Black Bear Bits
August 21, 2020
Important Dates
8/24: Virtual Family Technology Night - 101 Getting Connected & Learning about iPads/Chromebooks
8/26: Virtual Family Technology Night - 201 Parent Tools - ParentVUE and Canvas Observer accounts
8/27: PTA Meeting (Virtual) 7:00 p.m.
9/14: School Starts (100% online for first 9 weeks)
Tualatin Elementary Community Information Meeting
Tualatin Elementary held an informative Zoom session with parents of Tualatin Elementary students on Thursday, August 20. If you were not able to attend, please take the time to view the recording here.
Important topics addressed were:
- Daily schedule
- First week of school
- Attendance
- Interactive teaching and learning
- Ideas for setting up a work space at home
- Supporting our Sustainable Garden
- Staffing information
- Kinder Connect
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
- Accessing basic needs
- And so much more!
Pre-K Registration
TTSD Family Technology Nights
Beginning the week of August 24th, TTSD will be providing opportunities for families and students to participate in 1 hour bilingual “Family Technology Nights.” Each night will have:
- A theme/topic.
- 30 min of instruction and guidance in supporting students using iPads and Chromebooks at home
- 30 min of live Question & Answers
These nights will be shared on our TTSD website in advance. Zoom will be the video tool used to participate and sessions will be available to view afterward on the TTSD YouTube site.
For the week of August 24th, the following technology nights will be offered:
- Monday, August 24th - Family Technology Night - 101 (Getting Connected & Learning about iPads/Chromebooks)
- 5-6pm - 1st Language English, Spanish translation available
- 6-7pm - 1st Language Spanish, English translation available.
- Wednesday, August 26th - Family Technology Night - 201 (Parent Tools - ParentVUE and Canvas Observer accounts)
- 3-4pm - 1st Language English, Spanish translation available
- 4-5pm - 1st Language Spanish, English translation available.
Connecting with Basic Needs
If you are a new or returning family that has an unmet need, please reach out to Veronica at vaguilar@ttsd.k12.or.us
Garden Helpers Needed
Message from the PTA
Your involvement with the PTA will guarantee 5 things. 1) It benefits your child. 2) Gets you connected. 3) It allows you to tap into a network. 4) You will be a role model. 5) You will witness improvement. Whether we are together virtually or in-person your Tualatin Elementary PTA is committed to supporting our Students, Teachers, Staff and Families. We are better together, even when we are apart.
Please join us for our first PTA Meeting of the school year on August 27th at 7:00 p.m. It will be held virtually on Google Meet. You can sign up through our website or on the Tualatin Elementary PTA Facebook page. The link to join is: https://meet.google.com/kwb-uwtx-rye
TTSD Affinity Connections Series
We know that COVID-19 and Distance Learning has impacted our underserved & underrepresented families disproportionately. Join us in affinity & find support as well as share your lived experience, so that we know how we can do better for you and your family. We need your voice to ensure we plan with your needs in mind. This is the start of an ongoing series TTSD Hosts FACS (Family Affinity Connection Series). More than ever before the ART of Community is necessary for us not only to survive but thrive.
For more information and to view transcripts of prior meetings, go to the TTSD Equity Work Page.
Some of the affinity group meetings scheduled for the week of August 17th have been postponed to allow for coordination with facilitators and accommodate for school level meets.
These meetings will reconvene in September.
Tualatin Elementary School
Email: jkingery@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