Dear Bethany Families,

These are trying times indeed! I never want to rush time, but I do wish we could fast forward to a time when COVID isn't impacting our lives, our families, our school day, our news, our travel plans, and every other aspect of our daily existence. However, I am someone (almost to a fault) that looks for the opportunities in the struggle, for the lessons in our missteps, and the moments of joy in celebration in each day.

You may have read or heard that some schools in Beaverton are transitioning to TRL (Temporary Remote Learning), including Five Oaks, our feeder middle school. I want to be clear that they are not "shutting down." Learning will continue. Connection to teachers and school staff will continue, just in a different format for a brief time.

BETHANY is not on the radar right now for needing to transition to TRL.

District leaders look at a variety of factors in determining which schools should transition, including the percentage of student and staff absences among other factors. We at Bethany, are fortunate to have a healthy staff and relatively low number of students in quarantine and/or otherwise absent. I will keep you informed if anything changes.

Lastly, I want to thank everyone for your support and grace over these weeks, months (years) for our staff. I also want you to know that I appreciate two-way communication and am grateful to families who have reached out to share experiences and ways that we can do better to support you and your children.

Sending you all love and wishes for good health. Please enjoy a wonderful 3-day weekend in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr.

Sincerely,

Toni

Due to no school on Monday, we will not be sending home test kits tomorrow. The kits will resume on Friday, January 21st.

Variety Show: We are looking for volunteers who would be interested in producing the Student Variety Show. With COVID still making gathering in large groups complicated , we would like to produce a Variety Show Compilation Video to share with families. Students submit an entry describing their show piece, limit of 20-30 pieces each 2 minutes or less. 5th graders submit entries to be announcers. After school a practice can be held on the school stage and video recording taken of each piece before being compiled and presented via an online video platform to families on a specified date (March/April). Students can also be involved in writing up the Variety Show Program.(Other ideas or expertise for presenting this show to the community are welcome)

Jog-A-Thon: We are looking for volunteers interested in helping to organize the May Jog-a-Thon Fundraiser. Working with Mr. Stoller, come up with a plan for how the jog-a-thon would run, how sponsorships will be taken (99Pledges?/ old school paper forms), prizes/rewards.

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• January: Breakfast Menu

• January: Lunch Menu
  

If your child is presenting with any of the following primary COVID symptoms, a staff member will accompany your child to the school isolation room:

• Fever
• Cough
• Chills
• Shortness of breath
• Difficulty breathing
• a New Loss of taste or smell

Students with primary COVID symptoms, will need to have proof of a negative COVID test, or a Doctor's note, or quarantine for 10 days to return to school.