Dragon News
Findley Elementary School
February 11, 2022
Message from the Principal
Happy Friday Findley Community~
What amazing weather we have had this week.It definitely feels like Spring is in the air! Hope you and your families find something amazing to do this weekend.
Although we have been back in person this year, school has not looked "typical". Students and staff have been practicing social distancing, and adhering to other, time consuming COVID procedures and protocols. We have had many students out at various times due to being sick and in isolation or in quarantine for being a close contact. The pandemic has not ended and will continue to impact our schools and students' levels of proficiency on progress reports. That said, our students have learned so much during this time, and I couldn't be any prouder of them, though much of this learning can't be quantified on a progress report. Our priorities will continue to be the safety of students, staff and our community, as well as the social and emotional well-being of our students. Please keep this in mind as you are looking over your students' progress. Progress reports are available today in ParentVUE. Here are the instructions for viewing progress reports.
As you may have read earlier this week, Mrs.Tammy Enghusen will be retiring at the beginning of March. Mrs. Enghusen has been valued member of the Findley School Community for 22 years. We wish her the best as she moves on to her next chapter in life. We are fortunate to have Mr. Karl Gustafson continue on through the remainder of the year as our full-time music teacher.
Enjoy this beautiful weekend,
Sherry Marsh, Ed.D.
Principal
Immunization Exclusion Day. - February 16
Exclusion Day for this school year is Wednesday, February 16, for children who are not up-to-date on their vaccines. Students can see their health care providers, go to a school-based health center or contact the Washington County Health Department to find other vaccination locations.
While recommended, BSD doesn’t require students to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Students won’t be excluded on February 16 if they haven't received a COVID-19 vaccination.
More information, including a full list of required immunizations for the 2022-23 school year, can be found on the School Nursing and Student Health webpage.
OHSU COVID TESTING
Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB)
Well it’s been an exciting 3 weeks for us!!! We completed the Preliminary Round with each team battling twice. We took the top 80% of the teams and moved on to the Competitive Round; which will be completed next Thursday February 17th. I will post the top 16 teams continuing on to the next level. These 16 teams will move on to our Championship Week the week of February 28th. That week will be a single elimination bracket play…Sweet Sixteen > Elite Eight > Fabulous Four > Top Two > FINDLEY SCHOOL CHAMPIONS !! The Champions will then have approximately a month to prepare for the Regional Battles. Continue reading and best of luck to all our teams these next few weeks.
If you have any questions, please reach out to me @ rita_vennes@beaverton.k12.or.us
Celebrating our Counselor
Volunteering
You must be cleared and have a valid COVID Vaccine card on file in order to be in the classroom with students.
Here is the link in order to complete the background check.
At this time, only Lunch Support volunteers are permitted in school buildings.
Community Resources
Bethany & Cedar Mill Library. -October Newsletter
Talking to Children about Scary Events
Coronavirus and Covid: A book for Children about the Pandemic
FREE E-Book "I Love you" A story about not being able to visit relatives during the pandemic
Extensive list of Children's Books related to the Pandemic
COVID-19 Free Washington County Counseling (+accepts undocumented folks)To request an appointment, email COVIDCounseling@co.washington.or.us or call Washington County Behavioral Health at 503-846-4528.
Student Health Center - Catherine Kately Williams is the new mental health provider. KateleyWilliamsC@nhcoregon.org It is easiest to reach her via email as she does not have a specific phone routed to her. Cat is available M-F 8-5 and will conduct sessions via zoom. She will serve a bridge gap, providing up to about 10 sessions before she moves students on to a long-term counselor if necessary. They are set up to take every major insurance plan including Kaiser for OHP kids. They will also have an intake person who can help families get the kids on OHP.
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.
Next Meeting: Monday, February 7 on Zoom
Zoom link to come!
Upcoming Events
February
11th - 1st Semester Grades Available in ParentVue
16th - Vaccination exclusion day
21st - No School - Presidents Day
22nd - No School Staff Development
23rd - OHSU Test Kits returned
March
10th- Early Release Day
21-25 Spring Break
April
14th - No School Staff Development Day
15th - No School Grading Day
19th- Early Release Day
22nd - Earth Day
27th - Conferences 4-8 pm
28th - 29th No School - Conferences
May
5th - 11th Book Fair
18th Rock & Roll Day
26th- Early Release Day
30th No School - Memorial Day
June
20th - No School JuneTeenth
21st - Last Day of School Early Release Day