All Star News
Newsletter: November 8, 2023
West Tualatin View Elementary School
School Office Hours
7:30am to 4:00pm
Office Phone line: (503) 356-2510
Fax: (503) 356-2515
Office Doors
The front double doors are unlocked and you can enter into the vestibule. Then look for the silver box to the right of the office door and push the round button. A secretary will speak on the intercom and allow entry.
Absences
To report an absence:
- Option 1: Call the main office at 503-356-2510 and press 1 to leave a voicemail message.
- Option 2: Submit the absence in ParentVue by 8:00am (it will not accept it after 8:00am).
- Option 3: New to West TV this year! Submit the absence on the West TV school website.
Going Home Plan Changes
- Report all going home plan changes only to the office (please do not email your child’s teacher with a change in going home plans). The information will be forwarded to teachers by the office staff.
Principal's Message
Dear West TV Families,
Thanks to all of you we've met our All Star Dash Fundraising Goal! We will have an Artist come to create a new art installation in our library in January that every student in the school will assist in creating.
I'd like to thank all of the All Star Dash team volunteers for their hard work and a special thank you to Monique Lance (All Star Dash Team Lead)!
All Star Dash Team
- Monique Lance
- Blair Seigel
- Christina Merrell
- Deana Bhamidipati
- Heather Sorensen
- Kelli Caldwell
- Kira Goodwin
- Myron Lee
- Sarah Loumena
- Tina Lee
Take a look back at the day and watch the new slideshow below! All the smiling faces of our walkers, runners, volunteers and staff are a reminder of what a special day we had for the All Star Dash.
Continent Club
This program, a volunteer led learning opportunity is always short on volunteers and can use your help. No geographic knowledge needed. In fact it’s a great way to brush up on and/or learn geography yourself!
You can sign up to volunteer via the My Impact page.
The check dates are; November 16, January 25, February 29, April 25 and May 30. Sign up for one or all 5.
Questions: continentclub@wtvptc.org Hope to see some new faces soon!
Exciting news for our 2nd grade teachers!
All Star Dash - We Met Our Goal!
Thank you to all the students, families, and community members who made our fundraising effort a huge success this fall. It was a team effort, and we did it together – we fully funded all the activities and events for our students and staff for the entire school year and our students will have the opportunity to work with artist Mark Brody to create mosaics that will hang in our school for all to enjoy! Below please find a list of students, classes, and teachers who went above and beyond.
Class Participation in Fundraising:
Class K-2 highest % of students participating in fundraising – Regali-Imus (16/18) = class party!
Class 3-5 highest % of students participating in fundraising – Anderson (22/28) = class party!
Individual Most Laps:
Individual: Student in each grade K – 5th who runs the most laps during the event
K: 10 laps Higdon = Mack Breniman, Parks Johnston
1st: 11 laps Brock = Silas Denny, Conor Tippin, Wyatt Trachsel
2nd: 14 laps Tichenor = Delaram Barrall
3rd: 15 laps Hoffman = Elias Putnam
4th: 15 laps Hauser = Gabriel McKibban, Anderson = Sammy Hurin
5th: 16 laps Corris = Cruz Watson
Individual Most Donations:
1 Student in each grade K- 5th who collects the most donations – 6 awards
· K: Theo Christiani (Higdon)
· 1st: Trace Merrell (Paul)
· 2nd: Victoria Gee (Matthews)
· 3rd: Marley Long (Hoffman)
· 4th: Christopher Sali Tangcoy (Anderson)
· 5th: Natalie Sorensen (Corris)
Individual Outstanding Effort: voted on by Principal Valentine and Ms. Cereda
1 Student in each grade K- 5th who demonstrates Outstanding Effort during Dash
● K – Deacon Nugent (Higdon)
● 1st – Emily Blanc (Brock)
● 2nd – Angel Padron De Mejia (Bailey)
● 3rd – Chloe Goodwin (Hoffman)
● 4th – Ivan Waldorf (Anderson)
● 5th – Annika Larson (Corris)
Individual Sportsmanship: voted on by Principal Valentine and Ms. Cereda
1 Student in each grade K- 5th who demonstrates Sportsmanship during the Dash
● K – Caroline Geppert (Higdon)
● 1st – Kekoa Drebin-Carvalho (Brock)
● 2nd – Ben Taylor (Tichenor)
● 3rd – Teddy Ferrer (Griffin)
● 4th – Lexi Lasich (Hauser)
● 5th – Khloe Bell (Knudsen)
Individuals raising $300 or more:
Reserved VIP Parking spot at WTV randomly drawn– 59 students that reached that amount – a record!!! Scarlet drew 1 name at the assembly – Deacon Nugent, Ms. Higdon’s Class.
Individuals sending out 10 or more Pledgestar requests:
4 student names randomly drawn to play a game with Principal Valentine – 43 students that reached that amount – Scarlet drew 4 names at the assembly!
· Avery Yesenofski, Ms. Tichenor’s class
· Oliver Guillen, Ms. Brock’s class
· Averie McKibban, Ms. Higdon’s class
· Alder Camblin, Mrs. Hauser’s class.
Teacher whose class has the highest number of pledges - irrespective of amount donated – Mrs. Hauser, 99 individual pledges.
Class Spirit award for showing All Star Spirit during the Dash – Mrs. Griffin’s class = trophy + class party
Jamba Juice GC free smoothies for every West TV student and teacher to thank them for participating!
Final award to Ms. Cereda who is the teacher who prepares our students for the Dash, instills in them a love of movement and exercise, and teaches them how to give outstanding effort and demonstrate good sportsmanship. Thank you!
West TV is on Facebook and Instagram!
The district has required all schools to post on both Facebook and Instagram - new posts each week, all year long. Be sure to follow West TV on both!
@WestTualatinViewElementary
@westtvelementary
Important Dates Coming Up...
November
6-8 Book Fair
7 Parent Teacher Conferences in the evening (this is a regular school day for students)
8 Parent Teacher Conferences all day and evening (no school for students)
9 No School
10 No School (Veterans Day Holiday)
20-24 No School (Thanksgiving Holiday)
29 Vision Screening (Grades K-5)
December
1 All School Assembly and Spirit Day “Pajama Day”
1 PTC Movie Night 5:30-7:30pm
5 Picture Re-Take Day
8 No School (Staff Development Day)
13 PTC Meeting 7-8:30pm
18-29 No School (Winter Break)
January
1 No School (New Year’s Day Holiday)
2 Art Literacy Volunteer Training (Session 1 at 8:30am and Session 2 at 7:00pm)
5 All School Assembly and Spirit Day “Mix and Match Day”
15 No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday)
16 No School (Staff Development Day)
17 PTC Meeting 7-8:30pm
18 PTC STEAM Night (6-7:30pm)
25 Continent Club Volunteers 8:00-10:30am
25 End of Semester 1
26 No School (Grading Day)
All information below was shared previously
Spirit Day Dates & Themes
Nov 3 - Hat Day
Dec 1 - PJ Day
Jan 5 - Mix & Match Day
Feb 9 - Time Travel Day
Mar 8 - Book Character Day
Apr 5 - Animal Day
May 10 - Color Day
Jun 7 - West TV Day (wear any West TV shirt or sweatshirt)
West TV Staff 23-24
Kindergarten - Traci Higdon, Angie Regali
1st grade - Megan Brock, Andrew Paul
2nd grade - Brooke Bailey, Kellie Tichenor, Peyton Matthews
3rd grade - Heather Griffin, Katie Hoffman
4th grade - Darleen Anderson, Courtney Hauser
5th grade - Amy Corris, Marisa Knudsen
Music - Krasi Nikolov
PE - Nicole Cereda
Library - Chelsea Sanderson
Technology - Griffin Wimminger
ESL - Rachel Youm, Erin Landeros
Learning Specialist (Resource Room) - Lisa Gerig
Success Success Coach - Susan Leonard
Academic Coach - Andy Blanc
Psychologist - Poppy Levin
Speech - Ali Fisque
Social Worker - Natalie Colbert
Counselor - Margaret Sherbourne
General Paraprofessionals - Jackie Brophy, Kris Mehlschau, Tandi Rose
Custodians - Luis Martinez, Adolfo Vega
Kitchen - Lisa Hackney, Sue Barry
Nurse - Jennilyn Vowell
Principal's Secretary - Susan Boos
Office Secretary - Andrea Martin
Principal - Scarlet Valentine
West TV Parent Teacher Club (PTC) 23-24
President - Christina Merrell
Vice President - OPEN
Treasurer - Ross Segelken
Secretary - Lindsay Krivosha
Volunteer Coordinator - Tina Lee
Co-Volunteer Coordinator - OPEN
Fundraising Chair - Monique Lance
PTC Website: www.wtvptc.org
Child Care Options for 23-24
YMCA
Each year at West TV there is an on site child care provider - it is the YMCA. YMCA offers both before and after school child care. To register your child click here or call the YMCA if you have questions at 503-608-3126.
Barnes-Miller Learning Tree
This child care option is off site - one of our school buses will bring students to/from the school that attend Barnes-Miller Learning Tree. Please contact them directly to reserve a spot for your child. Call 503-292-7847.
Kindercare
This child care option is off site - one of our school buses will bring students to/from the school that attend Kindercare. Please contact them directly to reserve a spot for your child. Call 503-641-6758.
Thrive
Thrive (Cedar Hills Rec Center) offers after school child care only and has a van that picks up from West TV. Please contact them directly to reserve a spot for your child. Call 503-629-6340.
Little Free Library
The Little Library was started by Andy Owens, who attended West TV from 1992 -1996. He decorated the Little Free Library and every week would come to West TV to clean up and reload books for children of all ages. It was a free library and children could take books, borrow books, or leave books.
Andy Owens passed away in 2017
All families are welcome to use the Little Free Library - donate a book, take a book or both!
At West TV we aspire to develop empowered lifelong learners who make a positive difference in the global community.
West Tualatin View Elementary School
Email: WSTV-Communications@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: westtualatinview.beaverton.k12.or.us
Location: 8800 Southwest Leahy Road, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: 503-356-2510
Facebook: facebook.com/WestTualatinViewElementary
West Tualatin View Elementary