Help your students start the day off with some fresh air and activity by walking or biking (or roller skating/blading or scootering!) to school with them on Wed, Oct 5th on Walk+Roll to School day! The TTSD school with the most bikers, walkers or bus riders can win the Golden Sneaker Trophy! Show your school spirit by walking or rolling to school with your friends and families. Students who walk, bike, or bus will receive a fun goody bag!

Some of the new options include:

• Classic Oregon Kids Sammie - Hazelnut macadamia butter and marionberry jam on whole wheat bread featuring: Laurel Foods and Oregon Growers
• 100% Local Hamburger - Pasture-raised, no hormone, no antibiotic, grass-fed beef. Featuring: Painted Hills Natural Beef
• Blueberry Yogurt Parfait - Pacific Northwest blueberries with local honey yogurt and granola featuring: Nancy's Yogurt and PNW Blueberries

Thursday, October 6th, is the PTA's first Restaurant Night fundraiser at the Tualatin Papa Murphy's. The PTA will receive 25% of net sales on all orders that day when families mention that they are supporting Tualatin Elementary School.

You can call-in an order or order at the Tualatin store, but we recommend ordering online. Don't forget to type DONATE in the promo code box, so the school will get credit. Order anytime on October 6th, and stock up on your favorite pizzas. They freeze wonderfully!

We are hiring a TEAF Coordinator to run the program for the 2022-2023 school year and into the future!

Tualatin Elementary Arts Foundation (TEAF) is a school enrichment program with emphasis on the arts, STEM, academics, and physical fitness. It is designed to provide our students with a variety of artistic, academic, recreational classes and clubs. This year there are 2 terms of classes during the school year (Winter and Spring) that in the past have included classes like chess club, hip hop, soccer, experiential science classes, ukulele, choir, Make a Music Video, Tae Kwon Do, gardening, ceramics, yoga, crafts.

If you think you might be interested in this rare opportunity, watch for the job posting to go live on Monday, September 26th. If you have questions, feel free to email

TEAFprogram@gmail.com.

Hello Black Bear Families! Welcome back! Another amazing school year is upon us and we are excited to see all that this year will bring. With the new school year comes the preparations and assembly of another fabulous memory book (yearbook) and our volunteers are eager to get started.

Now that the first weeks of school have come and gone, we would like to start accepting photo submissions from families and staff from the first days of school. Please send your photo submissions to tualatinschoolphotos@gmail.com by October 28th AND label with the following information: child's grade, teacher's name, students first and last name and the name of the activity, i.e. 2nd grade, Fossati, John Smith, First Day of School.

Have other memory book questions, please reach out to Ashley Young at tualatinmemorybook@gmail.com.

We love our volunteers and are excited to welcome you back into the building this year! To volunteer at Tualatin, please follow the steps below. When your application is completed, you'll receive an email from the front office and you'll be able to schedule volunteer time at the school.

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.) You will also need to complete the Child Abuse online training.
• Be vaccinated for COVID-19. Please provide vaccine documentation using the following link-TTSD Volunteer Vaccination Documentation or send a copy/photo of your card to the school office (athorderson@ttsd.k12.or.us)
• OR If you have a vaccination exception, please fill out the form that applies to you- Religious or Medical and submit to the following link- TTSD Volunteer Exception Documentation
• When the above has been completed, contact the school office (athorderson@ttsd.k12.or.us or 503-431-4800) and we will give you documents for the Volunteer COVID training through Tualatin Elementary.

Masks will be optional in the building for volunteers that are vaccinated. We ask that if you are sick or have any symptoms, that you postpone your volunteering until you are well.

Volunteers with a vaccine exception on file will be required to:

• Wear a mask while on TTSD property OR;

• Be given a rapid test at the time and location of their volunteer assignment.

Please contact Amanda Thorderson (athorderson@ttsd.k12.or.us or 503-431-4800) with any questions.