Garden Work Party on Saturday
Our first garden work party of the year is coming soon! Join us Saturday, March 4th from 9:00-11:00 a.m.. Refreshments and tools provided. Bring family, friends, and water bottles. Plan to get dirty. We will be weeding, pruning and spreading mulch to get our garden beds ready for planting.
We also would love to have more committee members to help us keep our garden sustainable. Please contact Paul Taylor (paultaylorocnp@aol.com) or Pam Soderquist (psoderquist@ttsd.k12.or.us) to find out more.
See you in the garden!
Spring Forward, Sunday, March 12
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Packed with Pride Food Drive
Tualatin Elementary Den leaders are heading up a food drive in support with Packed with Pride Food Drive happening, March 6th-17th. Learn more about the food drive and PWP in this slideshow that the Den leaders presented to all of the classes this week.
Packed with Pride was developed by the foundation for Tigard Tualatin schools to provide food boxes to families impacted by the pandemic. Due to the need Packed with Pride continues to provide food to families. To do this they need the support of families and the community.
Items most in need-
- Peanut Butter
- Canned Sauces
- Soups/ Tuna Fish
- Rice and Pasta
Five TTSD elementary schools are competing to see who can collect the most items. Every item counts as one point except the following items which will count as two points: peanut butter and bags of rice. Classes have all set goals for how much they would like to collect.
Thank you for making a difference in our community- We could not do this without you!
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Vote for Site Council Members!
It's time for another election! Please take a moment to vote by March 9th, for 3 parent representatives for our Tualatin Elementary Site Council. You will vote for three members, and the three parents running for site council are: Charles Gravis, Nick Kjemperud, Ashley Young. Site Council Parent Vote Link
The Tualatin Elementary Site Council is a group of teachers, parents and classified staff who work with the principal to develop, review and evaluate school improvement programs and make recommendations for how to use our school resources.
Our Site Council’s main goal is to increase student achievement by improving instructional programs, plan professional development and foster family involvement.
Kindergarten Registration
There will be a Kindergarten Kick off on May 25th, where families can meet teachers, tour the school, take a bus ride, and more! Information will be sent to families in May.
Memory Books are STILL Available!!!
We still have a number of Memory Books available for purchase. They are on sale for $20 each!
Order forms went home with students and extra order forms can be found in the office or you can download and print it . You can also pre-order online: www.BuyTheYearbook.com; enter school code: 709558.
Although our pre-sales campaign is over, we will continue to advertise our sales until we no longer have any memory books available to sell.
FINAL DAYS for Memory Book Photo Submissions!!
Photo Submissions - Deadline March 5th, 2023 – There are only a few days left to submit your photos for use in the memory book. Please see below for specifics on the photo submissions we are now accepting. Your contributions will help make this year's Memory Book extra special!
We are accepting the following photos:
Art Lit
Spirit Week
Garden
Are you volunteering in the school?...what a wonderful opportunity for you to document school happenings while our memory book volunteers can't be there. Please snap some pics and send them our way.
Please send your photo submissions to tualatinschoolphotos@gmail.com AND label with the following information: student's grade, teacher's name, student's 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 tualatinememorybook@gmail.com.
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Health Room Clothing Needed
Parking Lot Expectations
- Please do not use the back parking lot to pick up or drop off your students. There is no room to safely turnaround or back up and students walk through that parking lot to get home.
- If you are dropping off or picking up your student, please remain in the car lane unless you are parking and getting out of your car to meet your student in the grassy area. It is unsafe for you to drive around other cars in line and pull up in front of them.
- Please follow all traffic laws around the school. If turning left into the front parking lot, please use the turn lane. Please do not pass cars on the right side in the bike lane and do not park your car and leave it in the line on 95th Ave.
If, on rare occasion, you have somewhere to be after school and are concerned that you will be late if you have to wait in the car line, please feel free to call the office and arrange for your student to leave early if necessary.
Volunteering at Tualatin Elementary
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.)
- 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 me (athorderson@ttsd.k12.or.us or 503-431-4800) and I will send you links to the training materials.
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.
Tualatin Elementary School