Springville Saga

Dear Springville Families,

We are down to the final day of school for the 2021-22 school year! Students have done incredible learning and shown tremendous growth. We are so proud of them and what they have accomplished throughout this year. We also want to thank you for your support during a year that brought both challenges and celebrations.

This final week has been a special time for students, staff, and parents as we reflect on all of the learning and growth this year. While saying good-bye to teachers and friends can be difficult, there is excitement about the summer as well as our next school year. We are still working to finalize our staffing and calendar for next year. Keep an eye out for updates this summer.

We wish the very best to you and your families. Thank you for sharing your children with us every day!

Best, Robin Kobrowski and Ellen Arnold

Next year I have a new assignment as the assistant principal at Vose Elementary School. Although I am excited about this new chapter, I will miss the Springville staff, students and families. Thank you for your kindness, support and partnership over the years. I have LOVED working at Springville and I have LOVED working with your children!

Ellen Arnold

June 20: Juneteenth Holiday: No School

June 21: Early Release (1:05 pm) & Last Day of School

Important Fall 22/23 Dates:

August 1: Springville Office Re-opens (schedule TBA)

August 22-24 Kindergarten Academy (more info coming)

September 5: Holiday- School Closed

September 6: First Day Grades 1-5

September 7: First Day Grade 8

September 8: First Day- Kindergarten A-L

September 9: First Day-Kindergarten M-Z

Please have a parent/guardian come to pick up any student medications by Friday, June 24th. Any medication left in the health room after the office closes for the summer must be destroyed. We are not allowed to store medicines for students over the summer.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the office at (503) 356-2480.

If your family is planning to move out of the Springville attendance area for the 2022/23 school year, please fill out the following form. This will help our office staff prepare records as well as give us a more accurate student count as we plan for next year's staffing.

Students Leaving Springville Survey

The staffing process for next year is in full swing. Springville is a large school and we typically have many staff changes. Here are a few updates!

We will be welcoming the following staff to Springville for 2022-2023:

• Rachel Bliss (.5) - Rachel has been on leave the past two years but previous to that was an ELD teacher at Springville.
• Larry Crnich - Larry was at FLEX this year and previous to that was a 4th and 5th grade teacher at Bethany Elementary School.
• Abi Lane - Abi was at FLEX this year but previously taught 3rd grade as well as Kindergarten and 5th grade at Springville.
• Cheryl Mandell - Cheryl was on leave this year but previously taught 4th grade at Springville.
• Megan Marston - Megan was on leave this year but previous to that, taught at FLEX as well as Springville. Megan taught 3rd grade and Kindergarten at Springville.
• Megan Philips - Megan was on leave this year but previously taught 1st and 2nd grade at Cedar Mill Elementary and Elmonica Elementary.
• Adriana Aivazis - Adrianna has 18 years experience teaching 3rd-5th grade in West Linn Wilsonville School District and Salem Keizer School District.
• Jennifer Lane - Jennifer has been substitute teaching in Beaverton, Portland, and Tigard Tualatin this year. She did her student teaching in Kindergarten at Sato Elementary.
• Jenna Lempesis - Jenna has taught the last 10 years in New York and Brooklyn in ICT (inclusive co-teaching) classrooms.
• Julia Marlin - Julia taught 4th grade at Oak Hills Elementary this year and student taught in the Reynolds SD.
• Amy Molony - Amy has taught kindergarten and 4th grade the last 4 years at Beaver Acres Elementary. Amy did her student teaching at Springville in 1st grade and 6th grade.

We will be saying good-bye to the following staff:

• Erin Sander will be teaching at Five Oaks Middle School
• Jenny Brady will be leaving Springville for new adventures
• Kevin Pearson will be moving to the East Coast with his wife and dog
• Tony Steele will be leaving Springville to work in a district closer to his home
• Katie Keller will be leaving Springville to stay at home with her daughter
• Ellen Arnold will be the new assistant principal at Vose Elementary School
• Laramie McCue will be working in the office at Aloha High School
• Jennifer Hillman will be leaving Springville to work in the private sector

We also have temporary teachers whose contracts end in June. These staff include: Brady Brewer, Jyoti Shah, and Adrienne Sakamoto. We also have one staff member taking full time leave next year, Jessica Ekegren. And, finally, we have four staff members retiring: Mary Provost, Carol Brem, Linda Culver and Debbie Seawell.

We are in the hiring process for several other positions, and will be monitoring enrollment throughout the summer. We may make adjustments and shifts to our grade level teams. Once the process is complete and teachers are informed of their students, they will be contacting families by email to welcome children to their new class during the last week of August.

2022 Field Day was AWESOME! After a two year break, students enjoyed belly bumpers, playing corn hole, tug-of-war and many other fun activities. Thank you, parent volunteers for helping work at stations and to our PTO for the much-loved popsicles!

As we near the end of the 2021-2022 academic school year, ODE and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) are partnering to expand at-home COVID-19 testing for all children in Oregon’s public K-12 schools. OHA is providing free, at-home iHealth COVID-19 tests for the Beaverton School District to distribute to our student population. Last week, each student received two test kits, containing 2 tests, to take home. This distribution represents one strategy to increase access to testing resources in our school communities.

OHA has flyers about the test kits available in 13 languages (OHA testing page under “For recipients of iHealth home test kits”). Flyers are available here in English and here in Spanish.

Students and families are encouraged to use the test kit for symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or who have had a known exposure to COVID-19 . If your student tests positive or experiences two of the following primary COVID-19 symptoms, they must stay home for 5 days from the onset of symptoms unless documentation of a negative COVID-19 test is provided.

● Fever of 100.4°F or higher

● Cough

● Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

● New loss of taste or smell

● Chills

Please be aware that muscle aches, headache, sore throat, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, new nasal congestion and runny nose are also symptoms often associated with COVID-19.

If you’d like more information on how the Beaverton School District is addressing COVID-19 in our schools, including testing options, please visit our website.

The Cedar Mill & Bethany Community Library May 2022 Wiser Kids K-5 Newsletter is available online and includes information about our upcoming summer reading program!

May's issue features:

Summer Reading Program: Join us for "Read Beyond the Beaten Path," our annual Summer Reading program for all ages! Summer Reading launches on June 1 and goes through August 31, 2022.

Student Library Cards: Public library cards are available for all Beaverton School District students. If your student does not already have a public library card with Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) please contact us.

Booklists:

• New Graphic Novels
• Chapter Books by Genre -- just updated!
• Leveled Books: Find books at your student's Independent Reading Level IRLA.
• Decodable Books and Games for Beginning Readers: Decodable books allow readers to decode words using the principle of phonics (the relationship between letters and the sounds they make). Decodables are helpful to anyone learning to read, but are essential for teaching readers with dyslexia.
• LGBTQ+ Picture Books
• Camping and Survival Skills for Kids

Summer Bike Rodeos - free for kids of all ages. Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free lunch. Featuring: Safety/Skills Course, Bike Helmet Fitting and Bike Checks!

• June 29 at Southridge High School
• July 6 at Five Oaks Middle School
• July 13 at Beaverton High School
• July 20 at Aloha High School
• July 27 at Highland Park Middle School
• August 3 at Westview High School

Email: robin_kobrowski@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/schools/springville/
Location: 6655 Northwest Joss Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: (503)356-2480
Facebook: facebook.com/SpringvilleK8
Twitter: @Springville_K8