Dragon News
Findley Elementary School
January 24, 2020
Message from the Principal
Happy Friday Findley Families,
New this month, we are doing announcements every week. Weekly announcements will be linked on our school website, under “Activities”. Each week we will highlighting all the great learning going on in the building and include any and all special events. Please tune in and enjoy!
This year BSD is going paperless with report cards! Report cards will be available for viewing on ParentVue, Monday, February 3, 2020. Please let our office know if you have any questions.
Don’t forget, we have no school on Monday, January 27 due to a teacher grading day.
Have another great three day weekend!
Sherry Marsh, Ed.D.
Principal
OBOB CORNER
The Battles Have Begun ...we have kicked off the 2020 OBOB Season with 29 battles this week!!! The battles have been fun; lots of smiles, laughter, and excitement.
I want to thank all the parents who have volunteered so far; the response has been amazing and I never could have done it without each of you. That being said, there are still openings on next week’s battle schedule; we will be battling Wednesday - Friday from 11:30am -1:00pm. Please sign up on the PTO Volunteer page (Click Here).
The next round of battles, The Competitive Round, will begin in February. The schedule cannot be made until after the completion of The Preliminary Round. Please look for that schedule after next Friday, January 31st.
Keep reading Findley Dragons!!!
New Year New Habits - Change of go home plans
Beginning 1/21 all messages will be delivered to the classrooms at 2:30 in a written note that your child will be able to refer to. Please contact the office prior to this so that we can get this information to your child's teacher before they pack up to go home.
If you are running late due to traffic, your child will go to their normal pickup spot and return to the office only if you do not get to the school before staff reenters the building.
Go Home options are still - Bus - Car Pickup - Flag Pole - Day Care - Walk
Thanks for talking to your student about this change and helping us make going home easier for everyone!
Meet our Team!
Our Specialists
Did you know that we have 7 specialists in our building that see your children each week? Let's meet them now.
MUSIC
Mr. Swardstrom - What is your favorite instrument? Right now bass guitar, but, what I really enjoy is playing a variety of instruments.
Mrs. Enghusen - What is your favorite song?
The Greatest Love of All & I Will Love You by Whitney Houston
PE
Mr. Onishi - What is your favorite sports team?
The Blazers
Mr. Lindell - What is your favorite game?
Capture the Flag
Technology
Mr. Temple-Morris - What is your favorite video game?
While I appreciate the creative aspect of Mindcraft, I would rather play a video game that has a conclusion, therefore, if given the chance, I will play any of the Super Mario World games, but I can easily be talked into a race or two on Mario Kart.
Library
Mrs. Vennes - What is your favorite OBOB book this year?
Being I graduated with a history degree, I was very excited to see 4 historical and historical fiction books on this year's OBOB list; Malala, Number the Stars, Out of Left Field, and Paper Wishes. However, I think my favorite book was WishTree by Katherine Applegate. It was a enchanting sweet book about friendship; I found myself reading it from cover to cover in one sitting!
Mrs. Etter - What is your favorite book to read at school?
My favorite read-aloud book is The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson.
County Health update regarding Coronavirus
We have been given an update from Washington County regarding the Coronavirus that is making the news. We currently DO NOT have any students diagnosed with this virus.
Families that may have been exposed through travel to China or family members traveling to / from China are supposed to be monitoring their symptoms for 14 days after potential exposure.
If they start to have sick symptoms (fever, cough, etc.) They should contact their provider prior to going in and seek immediate care. Students are okay to go to school if they have no sick symptoms.
Announcements week of 1/13
Announcements week of 1/21
Register to attend the Community-Wide Conversation Around Race
In our ongoing efforts to ensure equitable access, inclusion, and opportunity for our students, families, and staff, the Beaverton School District is engaging in the first of, hopefully, many community conversations around race. As a valued member of our community we would like to cordially invite you to attend and participate!
On Wednesday, January 29, 2020 from 3:15 to 6:00 p.m., we will be welcoming students, families, staff, and community members from throughout Beaverton and the surrounding region to join us at Southridge High School. The afternoon will include the elevation of student and adult voices from our schools and community partners in two breakout sessions focused on specific topics within the conversation around race. In between those two sessions, we will be listening to students engaging in conversation about the importance of developing and empowering our racial literacy. Please consider joining us for the event, and please share the opportunity with others!
You can learn more about the schedule, the various breakout sessions being offered, and register to attend the event by going to our website.
Southridge High School is located at: 9625 SW 125th Avenue Beaverton, OR 97008
For questions or assistance please call Susan Ouellette at 503-356-4431.
Whats Happening!
Congratulations First Lego Team #96 Gears in Motion!!!
Varun - 4th grade
Zoha - 5th Grade
Archith - 4th Grade
Anuva - 4th Grade
Hamza - 3rd Grade
Andrew - 4th Grade
Krupa - 4th grade.
This same team has also met with the PDX Parking Team and did a survey of the Pearl District regarding the street parking challenges.
Good luck in April.
Findley PTO
Findley PTO: Supporting our students by connecting parents, staff, and the community!
Visit our website at www.findleypto.com or email president@findleypto.com.
Findley Book Fair is coming February 28th!
The Spring 2020 Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Findley! This year's Jungle themed book fair will be Feb 28 - March 5. It will be held in a new location, Room 201, with ample space to showcase the hundreds of fun, engaging, and affordable books for your family to discover. Please support our book fair as proceeds from the fair benefit Findley.
This year, we will offer the E-Wallet digital payment option. This convenient cashless option allows parents to set up an account through Scholastic with a credit card. Parents set a spending limit for their child(ren) for use at the book fair, and unused funds are released back to the credit card at the end of the fair. To encourage participation in the E-Wallet option, every student who has an account will have their name entered into drawings for great prizes (books and posters).
In order for our book fair to be successful, we will need volunteers to help with setting up, preview day, sales, and packing up. Please consider helping out.
More details to come on specific fair hours, how to set up an E-Wallet account, and volunteer opportunities. Contact Annie Bulnes (abulnes3@gmail.com) or Marissa McAbee (marissamcabee@yahoo.com) for questions.
Art Lit: Jan/Feb Artist
GRANT DEVOLSON WOOD (1891-1942) - American Regionalist Painter
Grant Wood was born on a farm in Iowa in 1891. While in grade school he showed an early talent for art. After graduating from high school he took art classes and then traveled throughout Europe. Wood returned home and began painting in a realistic style that conveyed the farm and small town scenes he'd held dear since his childhood. One of his first paintings from this period is American Gothic which has become iconic in American art. This painting helped launch the American Regionalist movement of the 1930s and 40s.
With Art Lit volunteers in each classroom, Findley students will study and discuss a selection of Grant Wood's paintings, while also learning to identify the techniques of overlapping, size and position to develop a feeling of space. Students will then create their own inspired artwork using these techniques.
Thank you for supporting Findley Art Literacy! https://sites.google.com/site/artlitfindley/
YEARBOOK ORDERS ARE HERE!
Pre-Order your Findley Yearbook at FindleyPTO.com/Yearbook to ensure you receive your copy at the end of the school year. Sale begins 1/27!
Yearbooks are $16.00. Complete the online form by February 21st, 2020.
COMING SOON - Payment options via PayPal or by check to Findley PTO (drop box in Findley office). All orders will be processed once payment is received.
Findley Carnival Planning
Mark Your Calendar!!! Findley Science Fair is March 11th
Message from the Science Fair team:
This Friday your kids will be bringing home information about the Science Fair – the Science Fair form and a small paper with important dates. During the winter holidays, please encourage your children to relax and wonder. As they are baking bread, they can stop and wonder what makes the bread rise? If they are wishing for snow, encourage them to think, what factors help in snow formation!
The forms will be due by Jan 31st. If you need a Science Fair ‘engineering design’ form those will be available in the school office in January. These forms are also available on the PTO website.
Findley community is full of parents with science/engineering background. If you’re an interested parent, please sign up to be a judge. Please do not sign up middle school kids as judges. For example, a 5th grader will benefit more if a parent with working knowledge of science/engineering judges his/her project rather than a 6th grader.
If your middle and high school students want to volunteer, we have needs in other areas such as setting up for the science fair or at the exhibitor stations. The sign up for these opportunities will be going out in January.
We Need Exhibitors!!!
We are looking for exhibitors! If you know someone (through work or otherwise) who can be an exhibitor that would be great!! They can showcase existing technology; it doesn’t have to be anything cutting edge. For example, we had a mom who works at Intel set up a station with bunny suits that Intel fab folks wear and a Nike mom who brought in different types of shoe soles (all part of existing technology) that are commonly used at Nike. The kids love it!!!
Please email – mitra.poulami@gmail.com with any exhibitor information.
*Science fair Drop off
Evening Option Tuesday March 12 6:30 - 8pm
Morning Option Wednesday March 13th 7-8 am
Save the Date! Findley PTO General Meeting Dates
PTO General Meetings (Findley Library) – Presentations and staff updates. Open to all interested parents!
· February 10th
· May 18th
Up Coming Events
January
27th - Grading Day - NO SCHOOL
31st - All School Assembly
FEBRUARY
3rd - Report cards available on ParentVue
7th - Author Visit Lisa Schroeder
10th - PTO Meeting
10th - ELPA Testing begins
14th - Valentine Parties
17th - No School Presidents Day
18th - No School - Staff Development
19th - Passport Club
21st - International Language Day
21st - Staff Luncheon
21st - Passport Recheck
26th - Art Literacy Training
27th - Book fair setup
28th - Book fair begins
28th - All School Assembly
28th - Hip Hop Dance Company
28th - Bingo Night
28th - ELPA testing ends
Activities
- 2 Tutoring Teachers - Tutoring Academy
- Chess Odyssey - Chess Club
- Sunset Youth Lacrosse - Registration
Don't miss out!
Unicycle & Xylophone classes are now available through the online payment system.