Hello Tamarack Families,
It has been wonderful to see you and your children in the halls during conferences, watching as your kids share their school community with you, thank you for coming!
The coming weeks will fly by and soon we will be launched into 2025! In November we celebrated Gratitude, in December we will be exploring what it means to be Generous, to give without expectation of receiving. We will focus on acts of service giving our time to help others in the school, not material possessions :) Looking forward to a month full of service and words of affirmation as well as generously giving our time in support of each other.
Tamarack Community Group Website!
We have a wonderful team of families working hard to create events for you to socialize and spaces to keep you informed. Please visit: https://tamarack.hsd.k12.or.us/community-group/overview click on the link to stay up to date with all the happenings!
Also, coming soon (almost not yet), we will have an online swag store (Tshirts, sweatshirts & beanies) for sale with Horizing Up: https://huscreenprinting.com/school.php
bookmark the website now, and we will update you when items are ready for purchase:)
Resources for Families
Many of you have asked about team sports at Tamarack, we do not have sport teams at the elementary level in the schools, however Hillsboro Park and Rec organizes recreational team leagues for all schools through their classes/programs: https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/parks-recreation/classes-programs
Recreational Leagues are created from all the neighboring elementary schools and games are played at our neighborhood schools. In the Spring, Tamarack will have a track team for students in 4th-6th grade, this is through a grant and supported by Mr. Scheafer. Let us know if you need help navigating the park and rec classes.
Also, as we approach the Winter Break, here is a link to resources available in the Hillsboro community that provide services you may need for you and your family. Hillsboro School District staff also are available to help guide and assist you. Resources for Families | Recursos para las Familias 24-25
Black Villiage Meeting coming soon!
Next BVFAC Meeting is happening on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Century High School’s Library from 6-7:30PM. Dinner will be provided; Nigerian Cuisine. Childcare will be facilitated by Century High School’s Black Student Union. BVFAC Bingo Night.pdf Please share with all families with students that identify as Black/African/African American/Biracial/ Multiracial.
See Weekly Newsletter for Black/African/African American Identifying Families
See Weekly Newsletter for Black/African/African American Identifying Students
Learn more about International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3rd, click here to learn and show your support:
https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities
Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on 10 December. It commemorates the anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 and sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.
As a “common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations”, the UDHR is a global blueprint for international, national, and local laws and policies and a bedrock of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.
It is available in 577 languages, from Abkhaz to Zulu, making the UDHR the most translated document in the world.
November
25th-29th: No School; Family/Teacher Conferences Monday 25th & Tuesday 26th
December
3: Picture Retake Day *including all 6th grade who attended Outdoor School
6th: 2nd and 3rd grade Family Social @ 5:30-6:30 Tamarack Cafeteria
12: Family Night: Celebration of Arts & Culture @ 5:30-7pm
16: Coffee Chat w/ Mrs. Walters @ 8:05 am Front Office
23rd-January 3rd: Winter Break, No School
January
1st, 2nd, 3rd: Winter Break, No School
16: Tamarack Community Group Meeting @ 5:30 Library
20: No School in celebraiton of Martin Luther King Jr.
30: Coffee Chat w/ Mrs. Walters @ 8:05 am Front Office
31: No School, Teacher Grade Prep
February
3rd: No School, End of 1st semester
17: No School, Presidents' Day
20: Tamarack Community Group Meeting @ 5:30 Library
27: Coffee Chat w/ Mrs. Walters @ 8:05 am Front Office
March
20: Tamarack Community Group Meeting @ 5:30 Library
24th-28th: No School, Spring Break!
April
10: Coffee Chat w/ Mrs. Walters @ 8:05 am Front Office
11: No School, End of 3rd Quarter Prep Day
17: Tamarack STEM Night @5:30-7pm
24: Tamarack Community Group Meeting @ 5:30 Library
May
5-9th: Tamarack Staff Appreciation Week!
15: Tamarack Community Group Meeting @ 5:30 Library
26: No School, Memorial Day
29: Coffee Chat w/ Mrs. Walters @ 8:05 am Front Office
30: 2nd Annual, OTTER FUN RUN!
June
12th: 6th grade Promotion Ceremony @ 8:10 Gym
12th:Last Day of School Dismissal @ 11:20!