The Week of August 21st

 The Blue Jays Weekly Newsletter

The children have been brainstorming classroom expectations and creating jobs for themselves in the school environment.  It's lovely to see the children taking ownership of the classroom. 

iReady Testing

This coming week we will be completing i-ready testing on Wednesday and Friday.  Please make sure that your child gets plenty of rest the night before testing day and a big healthy breakfast on the morning of testing days

PTA

Please join us for our first PTA meeting on Thursday, August 25.  You can be involved as little or as much as you'd like but we encourage your attendance at the monthly meetings.  The Ellis class with the most parent memberships will receive an ice cream party to celebrate!  Please join PTA!

The First Great Lesson

Students received the First Great Lesson and we will continue our study of how the Earth began.  The exploration of many creation stories will be shared over the coming weeks and we will be experimenting with the various science concepts involved.

It is very important that all families sign up for our community Remind!  Please text @ac3c9 to number 81010 or if you are having trouble with 81010 try texting @ac3c9 to 971-239-4842  (Please sign up!)

The classrooms can be cool at times.  It is a great idea to send a sweater or sweatshirt, labeled your child's on the tag, in their bookbag. According to administration, students will not be allowed to wear hoodies in school.

Please send in a water bottle labeled with your child's name for them to keep at school throughout the week for when they get thirsty.  The weather is HOT and the children can become extremely thirsty at recess and throughout the day. 

 

Please be sure to login to PowerSchool and sign your student's technology permission slip.  You may also want to purchase a protection plan.  It is highly recommended that the computers remain at school where they can remain fully charged and ready for use each day at school.

This year, the children will be traveling to explorations on Tuesday mornings.  Be sure to send your child to school in shoes that will work well for them in P.E.  For those new to the school, the children have art, music, PE, Spanish, Technology, and Engineering with the exploration teachers in one morning each week.

*Dates to Remember

August 24- iReady Testing

August 25- PTA Meeting 

August 25- Fall Picture Day

August 26- iReady Testing

August 26- Donation Dress Down 

September 2- e-learning half day

September 5- Labor Day-No School