Hey friends, Tualatin Elementary PTA has the sweetest offer for you. By ordering a dozen (or two) original glazed doughnuts, you can treat your family to the freshest doughnuts in town and 50% of the order will be donated back to Tualatin Elementary PTA!

From now until January 16, you can get your dozens using our fundraising sales page below.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for Tualatin Elementary PTA

How it works: purchase your dozens online, visit your nearest Krispy Kreme store & redeem using your code. You can also purchase doughnuts and gift them to friends and family, or perhaps some well deserving colleagues! Dozens are redeemable nationwide, so feel free to share this page with other doughnut lovers!

Thank you in advance for your support, we hope you enjoy this sweet offer.

WHAT ARE YOU CHILD CARE NEEDS?

The Early Learning Division is asking for feedback on your family’s experience searching for and using child care. Take the survey and help make a difference! Your input will help the state understand family needs and increase support for child care providers.

All parents and caregivers who complete the survey will receive a $20 Amazon gift card!

Visit their website to complete the 15-minute survey.

Survey closes January 31, 2023.

Questions? Contact Denise Ford with ODI at (916) 205-6851.

Lutheran Community Services Northwest Citizenship Program will offer FREE Citizenship classes for ESL speakers AND N-400 application services with immigration specialists. Winter Term begins Tuesday, January 10, 2023. We will offer remote and in-person classes. ALL remote classes will meet in person for the first and last classes. The classes will run for 12 weeks. New students are welcome to join at any time during the first 3 weeks of term.

Eligibility:

Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) are eligible to apply for citizenship 90 days before their 5-year anniversary or 3 years if they are married to a U.S. citizen.

How to Sign Up:

1) Fill out the "New Student Form" for registration

2) Students will receive a follow-up email from me.

Please email aruonavaarakaras@lcsnw.org or call me at 503-731-9585 if you have any questions.

Mark your calendars for upcoming musical performances this year.

4th Grade music concert Jan 19, 2023

5th grade music concert Feb 9, 2023

2nd grade music concert March 2, 2023

All concerts will from 6:30-7:00 p.m.

One of the common childhood illnesses we’re seeing occasionally in our school is also showing up in adults as well - hand, foot and mouth disease. This is an illness caused by a virus, and is very contagious. It commonly shows up as a rash, made up of small reddish bumps or blisters.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO PREVENT GETTING IT AND SPREADING IT

If your student exhibits symptoms, please contact your pediatrician and inform the school.

Caring for Our Community emergency utility and rental assistance fundraiser

TTSD families are experiencing evictions and challenges paying utilities more now than during the pandemic. Please consider donating to the Family Resource Center fundraiser

Call 503-603-1588 or email Catherine West cwest@ttsd.k12.or.us to make a donation.

We have designated disability parking spaces in our front and back parking lots. Lately, vehicles with no visible disability parking permit are using those spaces during afternoon pickup. One of our families has been unable to access these spots because of this. We ask that you leave those spots open all day for our families who need them. It is unlawful for anyone to park in a disability parking spot without a conspicuously placed parking permit. Thanks for modeling respectful behavior to our students.

The memory book is accepting photos for the following activities. Please help make this year's memory book a success!

We are now accepting the following photos:

Spirit Week/Days (Hat Day, PJ Day, etc)

Classroom Field Trips

Art Lit

Garden

Winter Holiday

Are you volunteering?...document your time in the school and send us your pictures.

Please send your photo submissions to tualatinschoolphotos@gmail.com AND label with the following information: student's grade, teacher's name, student's first and last name and the name of the activity, i.e. 2nd grade, Fossati, John Smith, First Day of School.

Have other memory book questions, please reach out to Ashley Young at tualatinememorybook@gmail.com. Sales won't begin until after the New Year.

We love our volunteers and are excited to welcome you back into the building this year! To volunteer at Tualatin, please follow the steps below. When your application is completed, you'll receive an email from the front office and you'll be able to schedule volunteer time at the school.

All volunteers must complete the checklist below to volunteer

• Complete a background check at: www.helpcounter.net/ttsd. (This needs to be renewed every three years.)
• Be vaccinated for COVID-19. Please provide vaccine documentation using the following link-TTSD Volunteer Vaccination Documentation or send a copy/photo of your card to the school office (athorderson@ttsd.k12.or.us)
• OR If you have a vaccination exception, please fill out the form that applies to you- Religious or Medical and submit to the following link- TTSD Volunteer Exception Documentation

• When the above has been completed, contact me (athorderson@ttsd.k12.or.us or 503-431-4800) and I will send you links to the training materials.

Masks will be optional in the building for volunteers that are vaccinated. We ask that if you are sick or have any symptoms, that you postpone your volunteering until you are well.

Volunteers with a vaccine exception on file will be required to:

• Wear a mask while on TTSD property OR;

• Be given a rapid test at the time and location of their volunteer assignment.

Please contact Amanda Thorderson (athorderson@ttsd.k12.or.us or 503-431-4800) with any questions.