• 4th - Staff Appreciation Drop-Off *
• 6th - International Walk + Roll to School Day*
• 6th - Dinner Night Out at Panera *
  
• 7th - TAG Parent Night, 6:00 pm Zoom link will be sent out in October
  
• 8th - Staff Development Day, No School
  
• 13-15 CogAT Screener for 3-5th grades *
• 20th - Conferences on Zoom, There IS School this day
• 21st - Conferences on Zoom, No School
• 22nd - Teacher Work Day, No School
• 25th - International Dwarfism Awareness Day, Wear Green

* See detailed information below

International Walk + Roll to School Day

On October 6th, 2021 join people from around the world as we celebrate International Walk + Roll to School Day. Walk, bike, scooter, skate, roll, bus or carpool to school and be entered to win fun prizes. The grand prize winner will earn a new scooter with helmet! Walking and rolling to school is great for kids, our community and our planet. Here are the top five reasons:

• 1. Fewer vehicles driving to school reduces traffic congestion and carbon emissions near schools and in our parking lots.
  
• 2. More people walking and rolling builds school community and makes routes safer.
  
• 3. Physical activity boosts kids’ readiness to learn and improves their physical and mental health.
  
• 4. Kids have fun with friends and bond with families while walking and rolling together.
  
• 5. Being outside builds independence and lifelong transportation skills.

• For more information visit www.beaverton.k12.or.us/safe-routes
  

October 7, 6:00 pm

• TAG Parent Night, on Zoom. Zoom Link for Meeting
  

• All Bethany 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will be administered the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) Screener. Please make plans to have your children here and on time for these three days.

This 30-minute test measures students’ learned reasoning abilities through verbal/picture analogies, number analogies and figure matrices.

Currently the main purpose for administering the CogAT is to identify students for TAG in the area of intellectual ability. Students who score at the 97th percentile or above on the CogAT screener will be invited to test with the full version of the CogAT that is used for potential TAG identification. The full version of the CogAT will be given in late October or November.

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Parent Nomination Forms For TAG Testing

Each year students are considered for Talented and Gifted students in the Beaverton School District. These services are provided by your child's classroom teacher(s). If you think your child might qualify, you may wish to complete the Parent Information Form below. Completing this form gives your child's school TAG committee more information about your child. Classroom teachers also collect observational data from students each fall and make recommendations for testing.

K-3 Parent Information Form

4-5 Parent Information Form

Volunteers are a very important part of Bethany. The DIstrict is looking at limited volunteer opportunities in the building, we will keep you updated as we receive more information.

All volunteers need to have a background check completed by the District, in order to work around our students. This includes classroom volunteers, going on field trips, classroom pary planners, Jog-A-Thon help etc.

We would encourage you to click on the link below and do your volunteer background check now. If you wait until the District begins to allow volunteers into the building, there might be a wait of a few weeks before you are able to help.

https://bethany.beaverton.k12.or.us/connect/volunteer

IMPORTANT: On August 19, Governor Kate Brown announced that all volunteers must provide proof of vaccination or complete a medical or religious exemption to volunteer in any K-12 school.

• New Volunteers: You'll be asked to upload your vaccination card or an exemption form.

• Current Volunteers: log onto your myimpactpage.com account. Go to the "My Profile" tab on the upper right, click on "Additional Information" and then select "Beaverton School District." Scroll to the bottom of the screen to find the COVID Vaccination section. From here, you can upload your vaccination card. If you need an exemption form, click on the "i" icon and download the form. After it's completed, it can be uploaded in this same area.
  

Happy fall and welcome back to in person learning! Our PTO would like to appreciate our teachers and staff by providing snacks and drinks for their use in the staff room. Donated items should be individually packaged and store bought, unfortunately we are not allowed to accept any homemade items.

If you would like to donate a food item for the staff please either sign up via clicking on the link below or by sending an email to staff.appreciation@bspto.org. (In the sign up you will see the list of wanted items.)

Due to COVID restrictions, donations will be collected outside of the school this Monday, October 4th between 7:30 am-8:30 am and 2:30 pm-3:30 pm. The staff appreciation coordinators Bintu and Benita will be located in the grassy area next to the first grade classrooms to collect any food donations. Thank you for your support and kind contributions!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A49A8AF29A2F85-bethany7

If you would like to know what your teacher's preferences are for snacks, please email Benita and Bintu at staff.appreciation@bspto.org.

For COVID Safety reasons, we have students eating outside

Dry Conditions: We have three separate grass areas that we are using, with each class in a designated spot.

Wet / Windy Conditions: We will continue to eat outside, undercover. Below is a picture of our lunch time yesterday when it began to rain. We are able to have each class separated, and keep social distancing for eating.

Please make sure to send a coat with your child on cold days.

Bethany Calendars

• Bethany School Calendar

• Year at a Glance Calendar

• Bethany A-F Day Schedule

• Specials Schedule
  

Here are 3 ways to stay up to date on important Bethany information.

The Bobcat Blast is our weekly Newsletter. You will receive it in your email on Thursdays. Please be sure to read it weekly.

Bethany Facebook

We also keep our website up to date, so you can always check there for important information

Bethany Website