Black Bear Bits
December 10, 2021
Important Dates
12/13-17: SPIRIT WEEK
12/13: PJ Day
12/14: Super Hero Day
12/15: Crazy Clothes Day
12/16: Sports Day
12/17: Black Bear Day-Wear your spirit wear or school colors (red, black, white)
12/20-1/2: Winter Break
In this edition...
- Letter from the Principal
- Flash Alert
- Volunteers Needed
- Bundlets and Books
- OHSU Covid Screening
- Tualatin Elementary is Hiring!
- Packed with Pride Needs Our Help!
- Memory Book Photos
- Flu and Covid Vaccines Available
- Volunteering at Tualatin Elementary
- Exclusion Guidelines
- Important Links
Letter from the Principal
Dear Tualatin Black Bear Families,
We are getting close to a much deserved winter break. Our staff is looking forward to having fun with students next week as we wrap up 2021. Please contact our office or your child’s teacher for more information if you would like to volunteer when we come back in the new year.
Cafeteria Update:
Having students eat at tables is a high priority as we continue to move forward within the guidance for safety and health
We will have students back at tables to eat during breakfast and lunch times sometime next week
There still may be a need to make some adjustments in January after we see how a new set up works with students
Please contact our office if you have any input, feedback or questions about school this year. We are here to help keep you informed. (503-431-4800).
Enjoy the weekend, and Go Black Bears!
Mr. Kingery
Principal
Spirit Week Next Week!
Next week is Spirit Week! Join in the fun and dress up each day! Please note on Super Hero Day, a regular (mouth/nose) face mask is ok, but no full costume face masks.
Monday: PJ Day
Tuesday: Super Hero Day
Wednesday: Crazy Clothes Day
Thursday: Sports Day
Friday: Black Bear Day-Wear your spirit wear or school colors (red, black, white)
Important Update from Food Service
As we navigate these uncertain times, it is important to work together to put temporary solutions in place. In the meantime, if your student typically gets milk at lunch, please be sure to send a water bottle with your student in case milk is not available.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kim Leung, the District Food Service Manager, at (503) 431-4061 or email her at kleung@ttsd.k12.or.us.
Here is the latest issue of Tastebuds, TTSD's Food Service newsletter. It contains information about the supply chain issues, some fun recipes, and other interesting information.
Preparing for Snowy Weather
Volunteers Needed to Help with Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
If you are interested in helping out with the December 16 and 22 Pediatric Vaccination Clinics and January 6 and 12 2nd dose clinics at the TTSD Training Center, located between Twality Middle School and Templeton Elementary. 9550 SW Murdock St, Tigard, please sign up on this Google Form for a time slot. We are in need of volunteers for the following duties:
- welcome and passing out paperwork
- filling out vaccine cards
- assembling paperwork
- help with language interpretation
- directing people where to park
We appreciate any time you can give.
Bundtlets and Books
OHSU Covid Screening and Vaccinations
If your student is participating in the OHSU screening program and has received both vaccines, please let us know if you would like to remove them from the screening program. They are also welcome to continue the screening program, if you prefer.
Tualatin Elementary is Hiring!
Tualatin Elementary is hiring an instructional assistant position for small group reading support. (3.75 hours per day.) Interested candidates can apply through the job posting below, or contact Christine Allen (TuES literacy specialist) or Mr. Kingery. (503-431-4800)
Packed with Pride Needs Our Help
Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Opportunities include helping to:
* unload and stock food items
* pick up donations from our grocery store partners
* fill the food boxes
* help check-in station with your Spanish/English bilingual skills, every other Wednesday, 5:00-7:30p
* move and load boxes into cars at handout
* help with some schools needing to make home deliveries every other Wednesday evening
Email packedwithpridecommunity@gmail.com to be included in our weekly email about volunteer opportunities. Thank you in advance for your helping hands.
MEMORY BOOK PHOTOS
We are now accepting photo submissions for the 2021-2022 Memory Book!
We need your help as we document this unique year of school. In addition to masked photos of the students attending school, we would LOVE to include the smiling faces of your students taken at home without a mask.
We currently need the following types of photos:
- First day of school photos
- Walk and Roll
- Playing outside
- Fall fun
- Halloween costume photos
- Reading books at home
- Working on school iPads
- Wearing school colors/spirit wear
- Volunteering in the school garden
Please send in photos of your student/s to tualatinschoolphotos@gmail.com.
- Please make the email subject as follows: student first and last name, grade level, and teacher name.
- If you have more than one student who attends Tualatin Elementary, please send each student's photos in separate emails. Only one student's information should be listed per email subject.
- Parents/guardians, please include your first and last name in the body of the email.
Thank you Black Bear Families!
Flu and Covid Vaccines Available
Vaccine clinics will be held from 1:00 to 7:00 PM at the Kalapuya Community Center, 9550 SW Murdock St, Tigard, for Children ages 5 to 11. Families must sign up to attend. (The community center is located between Twality MS and Templeton Elementary).
- December 16, 2021, Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
- December 22, 2021, Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
Did you know? The school-based health center at Tualatin High School offers flu and Covid vaccines for children living in TTSD boundaries.
- Flu vaccines: 6 months – 18 yrs of age
- COVID vaccines for youth 12-18 yrs
- Pfizer Pediatric mRNA vaccine for youth 5-11 years of age (This will be offered, regardless of insurance.)
Call for appointments! 503.941.3180
You can also use the vaccine locator to find a vaccine near you.
OHSU has reserved appointments for families of racial and ethnic backgrounds disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 as well as children with disabilities. Schedule those here.
Volunteering at Tualatin Elementary
Note: All volunteers must complete the checklist below to volunteer
- Complete a background check at: www.helpcounter.net/ttsd. (This needs to be renewed every three years.)
- Be vaccinated for COVID-19. Please provide vaccine documentation using the following link-TTSD Volunteer Vaccination Documentation
- Complete Volunteer COVID training at Tualatin Elementary
- Volunteer training will be held in our school library with limited seating to meet physical distancing requirements. Masks required.
- To reserve your space at an upcoming volunteer training, please contact the office at 503-431-4800
Screen for Covid Symptoms at Home
Every day before your child leaves for school, check for symptoms of Covid. If your child exhibits any of the following symptoms, keep them home. Please call the attendance line (503-431-4770) to let us know what symptoms the child has so we can help you determine how long the child will need to be out of school.
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
Please notify the school if your student has asthma, seasonal allergies, or another CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION that would cause coughing or other covid-like symptoms. Your doctor should fax this information to the school office at 503-431-4810 so that your student is not inadvertently excluded from school.
Exclusion Guidelines
If your child presents with any of the following symptoms at home or at school, there are specific exclusion guidelines we will follow.
Primary Symptoms:
Fever greater than 100.4
Chills
Cough
Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing
New loss of taste or smell
If your child has any of the above primary symptoms, the Tigard-Tualatin School District requires your child to stay home for 10 days after the onset of symptoms unless:
Proof of a negative COVID-19 test result OR A doctor’s note indicating a different diagnosis and that COVID-19 is not suspected; AND
Be fever free for 24 hours without use of fever-reducing medications, such as Tylenol or ibuprofen;
Symptoms must be improving.
Tualatin Elementary School
Email: tualatinoffice@ttsd.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.ttsdschools.org/tualatin
Location: 20405 SW 95th Ave
Phone: 503-431-4800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TualatinElementaryGarden/
Twitter: @TuES_BlackBears