Hiteon Highlights Newsletter

• Principal's Greeting
• Daily Attendance
  
• State Testing Opt Out Letter
• After School on the Playground
• Cell Phone/Watch Policy
• 2023-2024 Kindergarten Orientation
  
• Coffee Chats with the Principals
• Follow us on Social Media
• Hiteon Garden Fundraiser
• Author Visit - Carrie Tillotson
• Hiteon Library Corner
  
• Frog Guessing Game
• Ready Set Kindergarten with the public library
• Hiteon's Calendar
• Hiteon PTC Corner
  
• PTC General Meeting
  
• Dining 4 Dollars at Joe's/Choza April 12th
• Krispy Kreme Digital Dozen
• Volunteer Opportunities
• April is Earth Month

Greetings Hiteon Community!

Welcome back, everyone! We hope you had a restful spring break, whether you traveled, had a staycation, or just rested and caught up with life. Hopefully, it was a time to relax and spend time with your family.

The remainder of the school year is a busy time. So much to do to finish this year strong! The calendar includes activities such as Kindergarten Orientation welcoming all our newest Hiteon Hawk families, state testing, Bingo Night, grade level field trips, and Fun Run, to name a few.

Spring brings opportunities for learning, growth, and connections with all our families at conferences on April 27 & 28. Teachers sent out their conference schedules on Tuesday, April 11.

Much appreciation to all of our families and community members for all you do to make Hiteon a wonderful place to learn.

Kind Regards,

Janet Maza, Principal

Jenny Read-Emslie, Assistant Principal

7:45 - Doors open & Cafeteria opens for breakfast

8:00 - School promptly begins

2:35 - Dismissal

Attendance is very important to student success!

According to BSD policy absences that are not medical in nature, such as vacations, will be marked as unexcused absence.

Tardy: School begins promptly at 8:00am.

Students that are not seated at their desk at 8:00am are considered tardy.

Unless they are in the cafeteria having breakfast. Unfortunately, this means that students that are in vehicles in the parking lot are still considered late if they enter the building at 8:01am.

Early Arrival: For your child’s safety, students must NOT arrive at school before 7:45am there is no adult supervision prior to 7:45.

Dismissal: Again, for student safety, all students must be picked up from school at dismissal time 2:35pm. There is no supervision after 2:35. Unless the student is involved in a supervised after-school activity. Students who stay on school property past dismissal of 2:35pm must have parent supervision.

Dear Hiteon Families,

This spring, students in grades 3 – 8 and 11 in the Beaverton School District and throughout Oregon will take state tests (Smarter Balanced) in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Our fifth graders will also test in Science.

In addition to content standards, these assessments are designed to measure critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills. The test results provide you, our schools, our district, and the state with information about how well we are preparing our students for their next steps, including college and career readiness.

Our students will take these tests once between January and June 2020. House Bill 2655 permits parents and adult students to annually opt out of Oregon’s statewide summative tests in English Language Arts and Math by submitting a form to the school the student attends. The school shall provide any student who is exempted from a state test with supervised study time while other students are testing.

These tests include:

• English language arts and mathematics summative tests for students in grades 3-8 and grade 11.

• Science summative tests for students in grades 5, 8, and 11.

• English language proficiency tests for all students eligible for the English Learner program.

These tests provide a snapshot of your student’s progress, help your child’s school, as well as the district, identify groups of students that may need additional support, and provide information to the state, which is used to make funding decisions.

If you do NOT want your student to take the English language arts or math assessment tests, please complete the opt-out form at the bottom of this webpage or click on the links below.

English Language Arts & Math Opt Out Form

For science or English language proficiency tests, a separate form requesting an exemption based on either religion or disability.

Science or English Language Proficiency Tests Opt Out Form

These forms should be turned in to Hiteon by April 8. If you have any questions about state testing, please contact:

Dawn Trout-dawn_trout@beaverton.k12.or.us

Best Regards,

The Hiteon Team

We need to address the use of the playground after school. Many students and their families stay after school dismissal to play and enjoy time outside with their friends. We absolutely support this activity for our families.

Our preference is for parents to supervise this time. We have been getting reports about unsafe behavior during this time. We ask that students follow Hiteon’s playground expectations when they are playing after school. Parents, we are sharing them with you so that you can support this.

Currently, Champions before and after school program utilizes the playground for the students in their care. We must ensure their safety on the playground after school. If we cannot provide this with our current open playground policy in place, we will need to reevaluate the use of the playground immediately after dismissal.

Safe:

• Walking and skipping are OK on concrete and bark chips

• Running is OK when it is on the grass

• Keep the bark chips on the ground

• Safe hands, safe feet, personal space—capture games or games with pretend weapons are never allowed

Kind:

• Invite everyone to play—all games are open

• Show good sportsmanship by following the rules

Respectful:

• Keep out of planted areas to let them grow.

• Respect the equipment—use the equipment the proper way

Thank you all for helping to keep Hiteon’s playground (and students) safe, kind, and respectful.

Please help us ensure that students with their cell phones and smart watches at Hiteon follow the expectations outlined below.

Many students, especially in our older grades, have their cell phones with them. They often use it before or after school to communicate with their families. This is understandable and acceptable.

However, we need to ensure students are NOT using their cell phones or smart watches and calling family during school hours. It is important if a student is not feeling well or needs something brought to school that, those calls go through the main school office.

1. Cell phones and smart watches may be used on school grounds before school and after school only.

2. During the instructional day, cell phones must remain out of sight and in silent mode.

3. If students need to place an emergency phone call during the school day, they should request to go to the main office to use an office phone.

Thank you all for your assistance in reminding your children about only using their cell phones before or after school.

Our Upper EGC is working to raise money for our school garden. It would mean the world to us and our school community if you could help our Beaverton Education Fund (BEF) project!

BEF will match anything we raise. Last year we raised about $450 for our garden with our garden sale. We are looking to add more garden boxes, a greenhouse, some garden decor, etc. Please visit our link below.

https://fundrazr.com/320fwd?ref=ab_9CHWka

We have two wonderful students (Decon and Emma) make a school wide frog guessing game...it's in the library.

All students will get to guess how many frogs are in the jar during their library rotation. Staff will also have a chance to guess.

Prizes will be awarded to the five closest guesses by students and one prize for the closest guess by a staff member.

Thanks Decon and Emma for bringing some fun to the library and to Hiteon.

Join us on Wednesday, April 19 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM to hear about new volunteer opportunities, reports from the Principals, Fun Run updates (“How do I volunteer for that?!”) and upcoming events (SCIENCE FAIR! THE NEXT DINING FOR DOLLARS! AND SO MUCH MORE!) at Hiteon.

We’ll be meeting at Hiteon in Room A118 and on Zoom.

When: Wednesday, April 19, from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

We look forward to meeting with you all!

Zoom Link - bit.ly/3H50Zv4

Meeting ID - 838 5394 5432

Passcode - 2023Hiteon

Digital Dozens from Krispy Kreme is back as a fundraiser for the 5th grade Graduating Class! If you enjoyed your donuts the last time or you missed out, now is your chance. Fundraiser is LIVE now and runs thru Sunday April 30th

Any questions, email Nancy at diningfordollars@hiteonptc.org

https://www.groupraise.com/offer-campaigns/7971-hiteon-parent-teacher-club-krispy-kreme-digital-dozens

Walking and Rolling is Good for the Earth!

April is the month we celebrate Earth Day and one way you can help our planet and combat climate change is to replace car trips with active ones! 2 miles of driving = 1.6 lbs of carbon emissions. Think about local car trips that your family takes often. Maybe it is a trip to the park or a friend’s house. Map your route and try walking or biking instead. We often think places are farther than they seem. Give yourself plenty of time to get to your location and be amazed at what your body can do for you!

¡Caminar o andar sobre ruedas es bueno para el planeta tierra!

Abril es el mes en que celebramos el Día de la Tierra y una forma en que puede ayudar a nuestro planeta a combatir el cambio climático ¡es no usando su automóvil, y mejor caminar o andar en bicicleta! Conduciendo 2 millas = 1.6 libras de emisiones de carbono. Piense en el tiempo que su familia anda en automóvil localmente. Tal vez sea ir al parque o a la casa de un amigo. Trace su ruta e intente ir caminando o en bicicleta. A menudo pensamos que los lugares están más lejos de lo que parecen. ¡Tómese el tiempo suficiente para llegar al lugar y sorpréndase de lo que su cuerpo puede lograr!

Janet Maza, Principal

Hiteon’s Mission Statement

Hiteon is a community dedicated to providing an educational experience in which everyone can reach their full potential and make positive societal contributions. We strive to enhance personal, community, and global identities while developing life-long learners.

Email: janet_maza@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: https://hiteon.beaverton.k12.or.us/
Location: 13800 Southwest Brockman Road, Beaverton, OR, USA
Phone: 503-356-2140