Calendar - Important Dates
- 23 - 25 - Holiday Break
- 28th - Staff Development, No School
- 30th - Picture Retakes
December
- 1st - PTO Meeting, 7:00pm
- 6th - Coffee Chat with Superintendent Balderas at Bethany, 4-5:00pm
Watch for More Information in the next few weeks
- 19-31 - Winter Break
Read-A-Thon Update
Thank you to all Bobcats for making the 2022 Read-A-Thon such a success! Together we raised over $22,000 for our school and read over 132,000 minutes! WOW!
We hope you all had as much fun as we did! Prizes were distributed Monday to all students and a special congratulations to the kindle raffle winners and top readers/earners:
- Kindle: Lily L.
- Kindle: Emerson C.
- Kindle: August S.
- Kindle: Anya D.
- Top Fundraiser - Barnes & Noble gift card: Anderson S.
- Top Minutes Read - Barnes & Noble gift card: Ava W.
- Top Minutes Read by Teacher - Barnes & Noble gift card: Mrs. Peterson
OBOB News from Ms. Hussain
The registration window for Oregon Battle of the books has been extended until November 30.
Here is a link to register your student: OBOB Registration (It can also be found in the OBOB information link below)
Please click on this link for more information, including a list of the OBOB books..
Parking Lot Reminders
As the weather turns cold and rainy, we want to remind you of a few important things:
- Please drive slowly when dropping off and picking up students. We are having cars drive fast out of the parking lot. Please be watching for young children who may enter the road.
- We encourage all parents to go through the Pick-up line. We are working on making sure there are two lines, both lines will turn for K-2nd grades. This helps keep traffic off of 174th.
- If you do park to pick up your child, we ask that you stay and wait for traffic behind you to clear. We are having cars that are trying to back up and leave, while cars are still coming in.
PTO Parent and Teacher Survey
You may have seen this QR code around school - we are aiming for 100% participation! As a little extra incentive, 1 in every 50 entries will win a $25 gift card! The reason for the survey is simple - we need your input to help guide PTO spending on school projects. We realize not everyone can attend PTO meetings, so we'd like to hear your voice today!
Please use the QR Code or click below on the link to take the survey.
Learning Garden Update
We are so excited to see the new Learning Garden taking shape. Kudos to Aaron Guffey, Randell and Colin Pelak, and Melissa Lasiw for all of their hard work! There will be opportunities to join us for (hopefully) our final Garden Work Party of the year to assemble the last garden bed, install it, and finish cleaning up the old garden area. Details to come soon!
We are so excited for the spring, when we can plant and grow some wonderful vegetables, fruits, and herbs. What would you like to see growing in the garden? Send ideas to: gardenclublead@bspto.org
Bethany Spiritwear Holiday Sale
Leave a Lasting Print at Bethany Elementary!
With each $150 donation your personal message will be etched on a charm and permanently hung on the central fence of Bethany Elementary School Playground. The money raised will go towards funding playground improvements and future PTO projects!
Complete this google form to secure your charm. A member of the PTO will contact you to confirm your charm text and arrange payment.
Immunization Exclusion Day
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Please note that Immunization Exclusion Day is FEBRUARY 15, 2023. Your child's immunizations must be up to date by this day. According to Oregon state law, no student will be allowed to attend school if immunizations have not been completed. All absences will be considered unexcused.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact AnnMarie McLeod at annmarie_mcleod@beaverton.k12.or.us
Hand Sanitizer Donations
During the last few years the District was providing hand sanitizer for schools. That plan has now stopped and we need to provide our own bottles.
We could use your help. If you are willing to donate a bottle or two (foam preferred), you can bring it to the office.
Thank you for your help.
State Report Cards
Each Fall, the Oregon Department of Education produces school and district report cards. Here is the 2021-22 Bethany Report:
Bethany Social Media
We are on Social Media! We have been posting fun pictures and videos, so be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook. You can click on the links below and still see the posts without having these apps.
We are in the process of taking pictures from different areas of the school. We may post pictures or videos, but there will be no names associated with the pictures. If you would prefer that we don't publish a picture of your child, please send me an email to: Sue_Kropilak@beaverton.k12.or.us
Bethany Elementary School