Our first unit concept in our Kindness in the Classroom curriculum is Respect. Our classes have been busy learning about what respect is and how we show it. In kindergarten, students are learning about 3 different types of respect (themselves, others, and space). In addition they learned about how everyone has their own personal bubble and how they can show respect to others’ space bubbles. In first grade, students are learning about how to show respect to themselves and they enjoyed using modeling clay to show how they care for themselves. In addition, they are learning about working as a team and respecting the ideas of others. In second grade, students are learning about how kindness can create a ripple and each class has their own kindness pond. In third grade, students are learning about 3 levels of respect demonstrated each day at school. In fourth grade, students are learning about identity, self respect and respecting others. In fifth grade, students are learning how emotions are influenced by others and healthy ways to care for their own mental and emotional health.

Extension Ideas For Home:

-As family, discuss the definition of respect. What does it mean to treat people, places, and things with kindness?

-Talk about how you show respect in your family. How can/do you show respect to yourself, each other, and to the broader community?

-The people in your home need encouragement and kind words just as much as you. Offer 3 genuine compliments to others in your home this week!

-Catch your family members being kind and respectful. Use kindness jars to “catch” respectful actions and words of others throughout the day/week. Each family member will get their own jar labeled with their name and whenever you see a person being kind and respectful (through actions or words) place a counter in that person’s jar. At the end of the day, dump each person’s counters into the family jar. Once your family jar is full, celebrate with a family reward. *It may be helpful to first brainstorm examples that qualify as kind and respectful words and actions (giving a compliment, helping someone else, thanking them when they help you, pitching in with a chore. etc.) before beginning.

Check out current volunteer opportunities every Tuesday in our Bobcat Volunteer Bulletin! Note: you will not receive this email if you are not a registered and approved volunteer through mIP.

To become a registered volunteer, fill out an online application to apply for a background check and upload your Covid vaccine card/exemption, as required by the Beaverton School District. All volunteer opportunities can always be found on mIP under the opportunities tab. Find documentation on the BSCO website for instructions on how to sign up for volunteer opportunities.

As always, if you have any questions about how to get involved, do not hesitate to reach out to Amanda Walker and Whitney Mattocks at volunteers@bonnyslopebsco.org.

Our 15th annual Bonny Slope Jog-A-Thon is tomorrow! Excitement levels are high as students, faculty and our community have really stepped up their SCHOOL SPIRIT! Students have immensely enjoyed visits from Bobby the Bobcat over the last few weeks and we look forward to Bobby continuing to pump it up on the BIG day! We can’t wait to see our students take to the track and show our community that we are STRONGER TOGETHER.

Participation and fundraising efforts have really picked up and we are excited to announce that we have already raised $50k, exceeding our fundraising goal AND have achieved our event goal of 80% student body participation! WAY TO GO, Bonny Slope! Prizes will be announced and distributed in the coming weeks.

To prepare your students for the BIG day please review these important reminders:

● Students will receive a FREE Bonny Slope t-shirt AND a custom BSE Jog-A-Thon bracelet in their class color. These will be given to the students in class on the morning of Jog-A-Thon. Students are encouraged to get creative and accessorize in their class color (i.e. class color socks, shorts, under shirt, headband, hair tie, etc.). Thank you to our sponsors Noyes Development Co. and Catalyst Financial NW for providing this year’s Jog-A-thon t-shirts!

● The weather is expected to be warm tomorrow so please provide your students with a water bottle as we will not have water stations on the field.

● Students should wear comfortable shoes for walking, jogging, or running. Students may also wear hats and sunscreen if they would like.

Families, come cheer on your students! Spectators will enter through the gate near the field and will get to participate from our designated cheering section (as shown in our event day map below). For the safety of our students and to help us manage the flow of people, we ask that you stay in the cheering section when the students head out to the field and refrain from approaching the class tents. Please arrive 5-10 minutes BEFORE the grade level start time so you don’t miss their grand entrance!

It’s that time again!

Each year BSCO publishes a Student Directory to assist in connecting families and students, organizing playdates, birthday celebrations, etc. It includes class lists, student and parent contact information (names, street address, email, and phone numbers). Faculty contact information, recess and lunch schedules, and other school reminders are also included.

The student and parent contact information in the Student Directory comes from the information you most recently submitted to the Beaverton School District (BSD) in enrolling your student or in completing the annual online verification process (if your student is already enrolled). If you have indicated with the District that your address and/or phone number is unlisted, you will also be unlisted in the Student Directory. If you are unlisted with BSD, but would like to ensure that your information IS included in the Student Directory, please submit a change request HERE. This will not change your preference for being unlisted with BSD. Please submit changes no later than Tomorrow.

The directory will be available online for free downloading as a PDF in mid-October.

Questions? Contact directory@bonnyslopebsco.org