Bridger Creative Science News

Dear BCSS Community,

Staffing decisions are always among the most challenging we face, and this year is no exception. Like schools across the district, we’ve had to make difficult choices to ensure our resources are aligned with what our students need most.

Through staff feedback and careful consideration, it’s clear that increasing direct academic and behavioral support is a top priority. In order to make that happen, we are making some tough adjustments—including the loss of our assistant principal position. This change is especially difficult because it means saying goodbye to Andrew in this role. His leadership, kindness, and deep commitment to our students, families, and staff have had an undeniable impact on BCSS, and he will be deeply missed.

At the same time, we are making meaningful investments in student support:

• Retaining both of our Educational Assistants

• Adding a 0.5 School Climate Specialist to support student behavior across all grades

• Adding a full-time Behavior Intervention Specialist - a PFSP position that will work directly with students to provide breaks and interventions

• Adding a 0.5 Learning Center Teacher to reduce IEP caseloads

• Maintaining Reading Intervention at its current level to continue the momentum we are seeing in literacy improvement.

We also worked hard to preserve the aspects of BCSS that make it special—keeping Art, Music, and Library fully staffed, even as we face the loss of 0.2 PE and .2 Counseling.

I know these changes are not easy, and I want to acknowledge the feelings of loss and uncertainty they bring. At the same time, I remain confident that our school community—our staff, families, and students—will continue to adapt and thrive. Despite the challenges, we are committed to ensuring that BCSS remains a place where students feel supported, engaged, and inspired.

Thank you for your ongoing trust, your honest feedback, and your dedication to our students. We will navigate this together.

Tarehna Wicker

Pronouns: she/her

March celebrates Women's History

March 19 Early Release 12:45

March 24-28 No School - Spring Break

Hello BCSS Community,

The Lost & Found is overflowing! Please remind your student to check the Lost & Found for their items. The week before Spring Break the Lost & Found will be located in the gym for Scooter Island. If you want to take a look at it yourself please come to the back doors of the gym (over by the field) and you can look through it yourself from 3:15 to 3:45 Monday - Thursday. On Friday it will be packed up by 3:15 and headed to donation.

Thanks,

Allison

Site Council Agenda/Notes

3.10.25

Members Present:

Tarehna Wicker, Andrew Dauch, Laura Axon, Katie Messelt

Agenda

1. Warm Welcome

2. Data Review - Fall to Winter

1. MAP - Reading

2. MAP - Fluency - Early Reading

3. MAP - Math

4. iReady - Math

3. Staffing for 25-26

1. Prioritizing Student-facing supports

1. Reading Intervention continues

2. Academic Coach + School Climate Specialist

3. Behavior Intervention Specialist

4. Sped - .5 More Learning Center Teacher

Notes

• Data Review

• Cleveland HS - targeted interventions for students and being strategic and flexible with the schedule

• Walk to win - or unit testing together - getting the tests, reviewing results and building groups right away.

• Geometry - spreading it out through the year in a small way.

• Students don’t have exposure to things -

• April - talking a lot about Math and Try, Discuss, Connect - Building Thinking Classrooms -

• Reading -

• Staffing

• Big classes in 3rd, 4th - what will the supports be?

• Consider out of the box thinking about small groups, Walk to Math, etc.

In the 2000-2025 Time Capsule there was a certificate and letter from Make A Wish Foundation. Students at the time raised $402 for children with serious illnesses, and now we’re continuing the legacy! There are several ways for the community to get involved. Each class has a coin jar, there is an online donation site, and a car raffle. Our fundraising goal is $1000 - and wouldn’t it be fun to raise $2050!! Please consider making a donation that is right for you! No amount is too small (or too large)! This is a great opportunity to talk with your students about giving back and philanthropy.

• Contribute to the coin jar in your class!

• Contribute online via our BCSS Time Capsule 2050 Make A Wish page.

• Enter the Wish Upon A Car raffle! (different link!)

• The car raffle is for adults 18+.

• Be sure to credit our campaign, Bridger Creative Science School Time Capsule.

• Note: You must physically be in OR when you purchase your raffle ticket. This is for purchase of raffle tickets only.

Help our school earn Plastic film pickups for next school year '25/'26 LINK

Third Grade teacher Jen Kwintner is performing with the Beaverton Symphony Orchestra this weekend. Here are the links to the programs.

Link to the Friday concert:

BSO

There is also a concert Sunday at this link:

Sunday BSO

Register Here

Thursdays

April 10 - June 5

3:15-4:15

9 classes

$216

Register HERE!

To make registration seamless, we’ve included the direct link to our registration form here: https://activitymessenger.com/p/u7cMYxl?lang=en.

Is your child interested in participating in Track and Field?

If so, we’ve got you covered! Below is a link to our PIL website’s Youth tab, where you can find all the information you need about spring sports for middle school students in your cluster. On this page, you’ll find flyers with details on how to register, documents needed to participate, how to pay and important dates about when/where practice is.

Season is from March 10th to May 10th

Registration closes on March 21st

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the District Athletic Office by email at dbookout@pps.net or by phone at 503-916-3223.

We look forward to seeing your child on the field this spring!

PIL ATHLETICS WEBSITE - YOUTH TAB

Thank you, GO PIL!