Bulldog Bulletin 01.15.25

I want to send a HUGE shout-out and thank you to our PTA Super Green Team and all of the volunteers who cleaned up the front of our school recently. They even power washed the paver stones and front walkway entrance, and it looks so beautiful outside! 🤩 Many of our students commented on how nice everything was, and it really warmed my heart to see how happy they looked as they arrived at school. Thank you for your time and dedication to this school community.

As a cultural activity some of our students were given the opportunity to eat mochi in class. Mochi is a very well-loved treat in Japan and is also eaten during special celebrations such as New Years.

Thank you so much to all of our volunteers who helped make this possible! I am constantly amazed by how supportive our community is. It is such a gift to have families like you who are willing to help enrich the educational experiences of our students. Arigato! 🙏

This week our school counselors, Ms. Matty & Mr. Candor, are visiting classrooms to teach SEL lessons to all of our students. Read below for more information on what each grade level is focusing on this week.

Kindergarteners are learning about strategies to help with task initiation, especially those that are non-preferred.

1st graders are learning about empathy and ways to offer kindness to others.

2nd grade is focusing on how to play fair and be a good sport.

3rd grade will be discussing intent vs impact and ways to repair relationships when we make a mistake.

4th and 5th grades will be learning about careers. 4th will be focusing on careers in social services; 5th will be focusing on careers in information technology.

Our next BSU meeting is this Friday, January 17th at 10:45-11:30 AM in room 104. Students who typically eat lunch during this time should bring their lunches with them.

Reminder: No school on Monday, January 20th for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Join us at the wave pool for this 5th grade Japan trip FUNdraiser at the North Clackamas Aquatic Park! Pizza dinner & drinks provided. $20 per person, sign up here https://forms.gle/FG3pvqicsDF1XSSt9 . Friends are welcome to join in the fun, the more the merrier. We will accept sign ups until this Sat 1/18 but please sign up by Wed night 1/15 so we know about how much food to order.

For questions ask Andrea, thenealthiesenshow@gmail.com.

All girls STEM camp

Hello! Our next PTA board meeting is this Thursday, January 16th at 7pm. As we mentioned in last week’s Bulldog Bulletin, we are in the middle of a slight board restructure to make board participation more feasible for folks with diverse capacity to contribute! If you have ever been board-curious about contributing to our school community through the PTA, this is a great opportunity to participate in a board meeting, and see if any positions are a potential fit for your interests, abilities, and capacity. Email the PTA Secretary, Andrea Hunt (richmondptasecretary@gmail.com) for information on the upcoming Zoom Board Meeting on Thursday, January 16th, from 7pm - 8:30. See you there!

Thank you to all of the hard working volunteers who showed up to help out at Saturday's Breakfast in the Garden event. We accomplished so much and the front of the school looks beautiful and ready for the prospective families open house in February. Good energy and good vibes all around - we appreciate you spending part of your weekend with us!

The focus for the next few months is rebuilding the fence of the learning garden. Stay tuned in the bulletins, on Konstella and the Richmond JDLI facebook page for more information as it becomes available - we will need a LOT of volunteers to get this done efficiently. Thank you!

See you there!

When: Feb 1st, Saturday, 1pm-5pm

Where: Richmond Cafeteria & Gym

What: Fresh hand-made Mochi purchase, Taiko performances, Mochi pounding experience, Japanese cultural crafts, and more!

What is the Richmond New Year's Festival?

This is the Japanese cultural event to share the opportunities to experience the taste of Japanese new years at Richmond! There will be freshly handmade mochi selling, Taiko performances, Mochi pounding experience, while enjoying some Japanese cultural crafts.

Save the date and join us to enjoy Japanese culture on that day!