From the Eagles Nest
5.7.21
Save the Date
Monday, May 31
- Memorial Day Holiday NO SCHOOL
- Last Day of School
From Mr. Nihill
We have many families that move into our school attendance area due to our high levels of academic achievement as well as our amazing parent involvement. We have had to put a pause on our parent volunteers working in the building due to COVID-19. We still have parents going above and beyond the call of duty, especially those parents volunteering for our Woodward PSO.
Our current board members are-
Danielle Smart- President
Kristi Sloan- Secretary
Jen Vasicek- (Past Volunteer Coordinator)
Cyndi Clere- (Past President)
Erin Buck- Treasurer
Tanell Ogbeide- Assistant Treasurer
Webmaster- Kristin Romelhardt
Our PSO is an integral part of our school community. They provide resources that help support our classrooms, after school activities, the Woodward garden, reading assistants along with many other examples. The resources come in the form of financial support as well as countless numbers of volunteer hours.
We need your help! Many of our board members have been involved in some leadership capacity for multiple years. We are looking for parents that would be willing to join us on our Woodward PSO. I certainly understand that times are tough and many families are scrambling to change their work hours to accommodate schooling and life itself during this pandemic. The adage, "many hands make light work" certainly comes into play here. In times past we have had parents share roles on our PSO and they have been able to split the workload into sizable chunks. Please consider joining our PSO board and feel free to call me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jerry Nihill
Principal
Free Pre-Kindergarten in TTSD
TTSD’s free Pre-Kindergarten programs are expanding! Enrollment is open to all four-year-olds within the district. Starting fall 2021, Pre-K classes will be available at:
- Templeton Elementary, in TTSD's new Early Learning Center;
Byrom Elementary, located in the Tiny Timberwolves classroom at Tualatin High School;
Durham Elementary, located in the Little Tigers classroom at Tigard High School;
Tualatin Elementary, located inside Tualatin Elementary;
Metzger Elementary Preschool Promise classroom for three- and four-year-olds. This is a Two-Way Spanish-English Immersion Prek located in Metzger Elementary.
To find out more and start the process, please complete our one-page Free Preschool Program Interest Form. You may:
email your completed form to preschoolinfo@ttsd.k12.or.us
text a photo of the form to 971-330-5930
deliver to your neighborhood Tigard-Tualatin elementary school, or
mail the form to the Early Learning Coordinator TTSD 6960 SW Sandburg Street Tigard, OR 97223
Please see Early Learning page on the TTSD website. On the site please find recordings from recent Virtual PreK Open Houses, one in English and one in Spanish. In the videos we offer a glimpse of our programming and info on our coordinated enrollment to all free, public PreK in the Tigard-Tualatin community.
From our Library
Social Emotional Learning
Focus: Building Self-Confidence
How do you build your self-confidence?
Handout for families to use at home:
Kindergarten Registration is Open Online
Kindergarten enrollment for 2021-22 is underway. A child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2021, to enter Kindergarten for the 2021-22 School year
Parents/guardians will need the following to complete the enrollment process:
- Your child's birth certificate
- Proof of address (current resident electric, gas, or garbage bill, rental/lease agreement or property tax bill)
- Immunization record
Go to the Enrollment page to complete the online enrollment process or to download the enrollment forms.
For more information, go to:
https://www.ttsdschools.org/Domain/3516
Attendance Information
MW Attendance Line
503.431.4720
Attendance Email: woodwardattendance@ttsd.k12.or.us
If your student is absent from school, it is your responsibility to call the Attendance Line, 503.431.4720 or email woodwardattendance@ttsd.k12.or.us as early in the day as possible.
Because of the shortened school day, the automated attendance calls will start very early for each hybrid session. Automated calls go out for unexcused absences at 8:45 AM for the morning session and at 1:00 PM for the afternoon session. Our attendance secretary, Mrs. Debbie McRobert must hear from you early to excuse the absence before the robo calls start. Remember, Wednesdays will continue the same as before, with a morning meeting online, and asynchronous learning the rest of the day. Hybrid students do NOT come to the building on Wednesdays, but there is still school and attendance is taken.
It's great if you email the teacher if your student is absent, but please email the office at woodwardattendance@ttsd.k12.or.us as well. You can simply copy us on the email that you send to the teacher so you don't have to write two emails.
This is a good habit to start building whether your child is doing 100% online or hybrid instruction. Student safety is a priority at Mary Woodward, and it it essential that we hear from you whenever your child is absent from school.
PSO News
Message from the PSO President
We’re in the home stretch! 27 more days left in the school year, WOW!
We had a great Staff Appreciation Week celebrating our Superhero educators – thank you Cyndi Clere and Megan Wise for a wonderful job coordinating a week’s worth of events!
Thank you to Monica Bjers for setting up our last few dine out nights for the school year. Keep on the look out for the upcoming dates and locations.
I’m so thrilled that we have parents who have stepped up for most of the board positions and committee chair spots for next year! We do have a few still open, so if you’ve been looking for a way to get more involved, this is a great time to check it out. For board positions we have President and President Elect without any nominees, and for committees, we have Art Literacy Team, Caring Closet, Missoula Children’s Theater , Science Fair Team Spring Auction and Enrichment Assembly to fill.
As always, please contact me if you have any thoughts or questions about anything PSO!
Danielle Smart PSO President (mwpsopresident@gmail.com)
Our final PSO virtual meeting is on Thursday May 20 at 6:30 pm. We will elect our 2021/22 Board Members for next year. If you or anyone you know is interested in getting more involved, please let us know and come to the meeting!
Danielle Smart
PSO President
Staying Connected with TTSD
This link show a chart on all the different ways to stay connected to what is going on in TTSD.
https://www.ttsdschools.org/domain/3523Home of the Eagles
Office Phone: 503.431.4700
Office Email: woodwardoffice@ttsd.k12.or.us
Attendance Line: 503-431-4720
Attendance Email: woodwardattendance@ttsd.k12.or.us
Bilingual Secretary 503.431.4713
Email: woodwardoffice@ttsd.k12.or.us
Website: http://woodward.ttsdschools.org/
Location: 12325 Southwest Katherine Street, Tigard, OR, USA
Phone: 503.431.4700
Twitter: @WoodwardEagles