Patterson Elementary
Parent Blast - February 12 , 2018
Upcoming Events
We have several fun events happening and coming up soon at Patterson. We hope you can join our community in these!
Upcoming Events:
- Pennies for Patients- ends Friday, February 16
- Kindness Challenge- February 12-28 (see below)
- Boxtop Contest- February 20-27th (more details coming soon, start saving!)
- Carnival & Auction- February 23
We are wrapping up our final week of Pennies for Patients. Thank you to all the students and staff that joined in our spirit week fun last week- so many smiles! Our first week Mrs. Crackel's class brought in the most money and won a popcorn party. This last week Mrs. Drake and Mrs. Garrett's class won a free recess, with Mrs. Gurskie's class coming in second place by just 35 cents! Currently we have raised over $2,375 and our goal is $2500! Awesome job Patterson!
We are also in first place for the second attendance competition- way to go Patterson students and families! We appreciate your commitment to coming to school regularly and on time!
Have a great week!
Jamie Lentz
Principal, Patterson Elementary
Kindness Challenge
What? The Great Kindness Challenge is a proactive and positively powerful anti-bullying tool. The Great Kindness Challenge School is devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible while at school and at home. Using the provided checklist of 50 kind acts, students take the challenge and prove that bullying is weak and kindness is strength.
Why? All kids deserve to learn in a safe, supportive and dynamic environment. The Great Kindness Challenge provides a powerful tool that actively engages students, teachers, administration, families and community in creating a school culture of acceptance, tolerance, unity and respect. Simply put, we believe that KINDNESS is strength and has the power to change the world for GOOD!
Who? All students, grades K-6, are encouraged to participate. How? It’s easy! Patterson students will read, write, and talk about kindness. Staff will read stories about kind acts to their classes and share short videos that highlight kind actions and how they can transform someone's day or life. Students will work independently, in small groups or as a whole class to complete all 50 challenges.
When? February 12-28.
Where? The 50 kind acts are to be accomplished anytime in or out of school. Students are encouraged to continue sharing their kindness at home, in their communities and in our world. Students will post the number of kind acts completed at the end of the month on our Kindness Tree in the cafeteria.
Booster Club
The annual carnival and auction is on February 23rd. There will be a themed basket raffle, coordinated by each class. We are also collecting gift certificates, merchandise and services for the silent auction fundraiser; if you have a business or know someone who would like to contribute, please contact Melissa Ashby (pattersonsilentauction@gmail.com). Items are needed by Monday, February 12th to be included in the auction directory.
Please use this link to sign up to volunteer for the carnival: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0848a9a823a7fe3-patterson1
Please visit our website which has the link to our amazon fundraising website. The Booster Club earns a percentage of the amount purchased when you shop through this link.
Staff Spotlight: Ruth Elison
Mrs. Elison is our amazing music teacher and play director! Read below to get to know her a little better. We are thankful to have such a passionate music and drama teacher exposing our students to the arts!
- Years in education: Currently in my 13th year of teaching.
- Years at Patterson: 13th! I was hired here right out of student teaching.
- Alma Mater: BYU-Idaho, Idaho State University, and PSU
- Favorite subject: English & History. My other bachelor's degree is in English.
- Hobbies/Interests: Making period costumes, going to the beach, open water swimming at Hagg Lake, playing D&D, & reading- especially the fantasy genre- Brandon Sanderson's my favorite author.
- My favorite thing about teaching/Patterson is: The feeling of family there is here. We pull together as a team of adults and students for each other. It's fantastic and I love it.
Staff Spotlight: Deanna Crackel
Mrs. Crackel is one of our amazing fourth grade teachers! Read below to get to know her a little better. We are thankful to have such an organized and purposeful teacher on our team!
- Years in education: Currently in my 20th year of teaching.
- Years at Patterson: This is my 16th year at Patterson
- Alma Maters: U.C. Davis, and Portland State University
- Favorite subject to teach: Reading & History
- Hobbies/Interests: Writing, gardening, baking, hiking, and reading.
- My favorite thing about teaching/Patterson is: Teaching here long enough to have taught many students and their brothers and sisters as well.
REVIEW- Mid-Year Surveys
REVIEW - TREX Recycling Challenge
TREX Film Plastic Recycling Challenge runs through April 22, 2018. The winning schools/site—which will be announced on Earth Day, April 22, 2018—will receive a TREX bench.
What can be recycled?
Grocery bags, Bread bags, Case overwrap, Dry cleaning bags, Newspaper sleeves, Ice bags, Wood pellet bags, Ziploc and other closable bags, Produce bags, Bubble wrap, Salt bags, Cereal bags
All plastic must be clean, dry, and mostly free of food residue.
Paul L. Patterson Elementary School
Email: lentzj@hsd.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.hsd.k12.or.us/patterson
Location: 261 NE Lenox St, Hillsboro, OR, United States
Phone: 503-844-1380
Twitter: @PattersonHSD