Bonny Slope Elementary
February 17, 2022
Dates To Remember
FEBRUARY
2/18 Celebrate International Mother Language Day
2/21 NO SCHOOL - President's Day
2/21 International Mother Language Day
2/22 NO SCHOOL - Staff Development/Work Day
2/23 OHSU COVID Screening testing drop off by 8:45 am
2/25 Principal Chat 11:30am-12:30 pm via Zoom
3/2 Read Across America Day
*BSCO sponsored event
You can also view up to date calendar information in Parent Square.
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PRINCIPAL AND VICE PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Bonny Slope Families,
We wanted to spend a little time talking with you about responsible use of technology. Many of our students in upper elementary have and use cell phones. We are finding that some chat apps and texting are starting to impact the work we do in our classrooms. A student texts something about another student to friends, who shares it with more students, and it quickly expands to impact classes and grade levels.
We know it’s tricky to continuously monitor our students’ technology. In fact, apps are coming and going so fast that we sometimes cannot keep up with them. We also know how much kids are wanting to connect with each other, and will often use technology to meet that need.
We have found in the past that talking with our students about using technology responsibly, and making good decisions about how they are using it, is often a successful deterrent to issues in the future. We are planning to have more conversations with our students about this, and maybe elicit some experts in the field that could provide more guidance. However, we wanted to bring it your attention now to get conversations started.
Thanks for all of your support with this and everything you are doing for our community.
A special thanks to our BSCO Staff Appreciation committee for the yummy bundt cakes we were given on Valentine’s Day!
Janet Maza and Jim Hiller
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COUNSELOR'S CORNER
Positive Parenting Tips
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Preschool (Ages 3-5) https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/pdfs/preschoolers-3-5-w-npa.pdf
Middle Childhood (Ages 6-8)
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/pdfs/middle-childhood-6-8-w-npa.pdf
Middle Childhood (Ages 9-11)
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/pdfs/middle-childhood-9-11-w-npa.pdf
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Special Education Parent Resource Fair - April 6th
Please join us for the 4th Annual Special Education Parent Resource Fair via Zoom on April 6, 2022 from 6-8pm!
Parents will have an opportunity to listen to presentations from different organizations and businesses that serve children with disabilities and their families! Parents will also have an opportunity to ask questions of the presenters after their formal presentations.
The fair will include presentations from:
Spectra Gymnastics
Oregon ABLE Savings Plan
Decoding Dyslexia
Palladio Consulting
TriMet: Ride Connection
Disability Resource Center at PSU
and more!
To register please visit: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/special-education/parent-resource-fair
We hope to see you there!
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Love the Bus Week
Please join us during Love the Bus Week to thank our wonderful bus drivers! During the week
Love the Bus 2022
Join us as we celebrate the big yellow school bus February 14-18th. During Love the Bus week we invite parents, students, and staff to take a moment to thank the 270 bus drivers that safely transport 28,000 students to our Beaverton schools daily. Elementary students are invited to create a card and show appreciation for their bus driver during the week. For more information and to download a card template visit www.beaverton.k12.or.us/safe-routes #lovethebus #BSDtogether #BSDsaferoutes
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Bonny Slope Elementary
Principal: Janet Maza
Assistant Principal: Jim HIller
11775 NW McDaniel Rd.
Portland, OR 97229
Phone: 503.356.2040
Fax: 503.356.2045
Attendance: 503.356.2041
Attendance email: