Thank you to everyone who attended our December PTO meeting last week. Special thanks to Lissa Springer and Miranda GaRey for representing our teachers at the meeting! Attendees voted in favor of providing funding for Raz Kids reading software and the second grade classes' winter celebration. Meeting minutes are available on our website - please send any corrections to secretary@bspto.org. Our next meeting will be Thursday, Jan 12.

This January, it’s the return of student favorite Dollar Wars! Students will compete by bringing coins and bills to school to boost their own teacher’s score or subtract points from another teacher. Last year, the money raised helped us install the new playground spinner. This year, we’re hoping to raise $3,000 towards a new Crest Climber for the playground! Look for more information coming after the break!

As some of you may already know, I am currently the president of the Beaverton Together Inc. Coalition. We are a coalition of community organizations (schools, Rotary, Washington County agencies, etc.) working together around drug, alcohol and tobacco awareness and prevention in our youth.

One way we work to get our message and events out to the community is through social media.

Here is the link to our Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/beavertontogether/

And to our Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/beavertontogether

The National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest (see information below) is a nationwide contest for 5th grade students and is designed to promote awareness among teachers, parents/guardians and children and engage them in discussions about safety.

The top ten poster contest winners in Oregon will receive prizes and the first place winner’s poster will be entered in the national contest for a chance to win an all-expense paid trip for the student, their parents and their teacher to Washington D.C.!

Deadline for all posters to be received by OSP is February 15, 2023.

For more information and an application packet (available in English or Spanish), please email or call:

Julie Willard

Missing Children Clearinghouse Manager

503-934-0188

Julie.willard@osp.oregon.gov

Recruitment has begun for the 11th annual Beaverton Organizing and Leadership Development (BOLD) Program, to be held in a hybrid format from March-May 2023. BOLD is offered through a partnership with Unite Oregon and is a key strategy to increase engagement of underrepresented communities in city government. The program has graduated over 180 leaders to date.

BOLD builds leadership and civic engagement skills for emerging immigrant and refugee leaders and leaders of color in Beaverton. The program includes hands-on sessions focused on strengthening cross-cultural relationships; building leadership, community organizing, and advocacy skills; and providing an in-depth orientation to city government and opportunities for engagement. It also includes sessions with current city leaders and elected officials and practice giving public testimony.

There is no cost to participate but applicants must commit to attending all training sessions. English language proficiency is not necessary; interpretation is provided.

This year's program dates are: March 18th, April 8th & 29th, and May 20th.

Visit BeavertonOregon.gov/BOLD for more information.

Questions? Contact Paolo Esteban at 503-526-2439 or equity@beavertonoregon.gov.

Application: https://secure.everyaction.com/_Q9CL1hvWUi6Lyd-0Cdq8g2

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.

Winter Flyers

Please remember to include the office in any communications regarding your child's absences. You may leave a message on the attendance line at 503-356-2035 or email Mrs. McLeod at annmarie_mcleod@beaverton.k12.or.us

The most important information to include in these communications is:

1. Child's name
   
2. ID number (their library number)
3. Teacher
   
4. Date of absence
   
5. Reason for absence
   

We are in the process of creating a Bethany Family Directory, that will be shared with the families at Bethany. If you would like to be included, please fill out this form:

Bethany Family Directory

If you do not fill out the form, your information will not be included.

Once it is ready, it will be sent out to those families who participated.

Applications for the 2023-2024 school year will be available starting Monday, October 17. Current BSD students are able to apply online using their BSD student ID.

Information About BSD Learning Options and Application Process

Please do some early investigation of our option schools and programs online and plan to attend one or more of the upcoming open houses. Please know that students may only apply to one option school or program. Please give careful consideration to your choice of school. Once an application has been submitted, no changes are allowed

See In Person Open Houses Dates Below

Parents/Guardians: Please note if your child will be out of school for an extended period of time (10 days or more), you must fill out a Notice of Pre-Arranged Absence form, which you can pick up in the office. This form must be turned into the office at least ONE WEEK before the date the absence begins. Please contact the office if you have any questions. Thank you!

The Project Team will review existing LA/ELP curriculum and practices to make curriculum adoption recommendations to the School Board. The Project Team is an important part of the BSD Quality Curriculum Cycle (QCC), which provides a systematic means for making decisions about the curriculum review, revision, development and adoption of practices and instructional resources.

For more information please visit this website: Project Team Application