Newsletter

June 14, 2021

IMPT! Tech Device/Recorder Return

Elementary students in the Beaverton School District will need to return all school-issued devices (e.g., iPads, Chromebooks, charging cords, stylus, Hotspot, etc.) when the school year ends. We are also collecting the recorders that were used in grades 3-5 music classes this year.

This completed form must be submitted at the same time your device/recorder is returned:

Device/Recorder Return Form

Here are the device return dates:

Fri., June 18, Return in class (hybrid only)

Fri., June 18, Upper parking lot drop-off 2-4pm

Mon., June 21, Upper parking lot drop-off 8-11am

Mon., June 21, Upper parking lot drop-off 12-3pm

Tues., June 22, Upper parking lot drop-off 8-11am

Tues., June 22, Upper parking lot drop-off 12-3pm

End-of-the Year Virtual Assembly

Our last assembly of the 2020-21 school year will be held virtually this Wednesday, June 16th, at 8:30-9:15am. The assembly will be live-streamed on YouTube.com: https://youtu.be/IqBM875DC_M JW friends and families are welcome to join us!

2021-22 Supply Lists

Kindergarten

Please do not label supplies.

3 24-count Crayola crayons

10 large ELMER’S glue sticks

1 white durable view 1" binder

1 80+ pack unscented wipes

12 black Papermate medium point (0.7mm) Flair felt tip pens

2 fine point dry erase EXPO markers, blue or black

2 wide chisel-tip dry erase EXPO markers, blue or black

1 20-80 count gallon size Ziploc bags (last name A-L)

1 30-40 count quart size Ziploc bags (last name M-Z)

1 large box Kleenex

1 box 16-count color watercolor paints

1 bottle hand sanitizer

1st Grade

Please do not label supplies.

1 24-count Crayola crayons

24 sharpened yellow #2 pencils - Ticonderoga only

1 12-count Crayola colored pencils, sharpened

1 Pink Pearl erasers

1 8-10 count Crayola washable broad markers

1 pack black thin dry erase EXPO markers

5 pocket folders (not plastic, please): 1-blue, 1-orange, 1-green, 1-red, 1-yellow

1 side-bound composition book (not spiral bound)

10 small white glue sticks - Elmer's only

1 5" Fiskars scissors

1 large box Kleenex tissues

1 80-count (Clorox, Lysol) antibacterial wipes

1 box gallon size Ziploc type bags (last name A-L)

1 box sandwich size Ziploc type bags (last name M-Z)

1 8 oz. hand sanitizer

1 set of children's headphones labeled w/their name (plain, over the ear)-No Ear Buds

1 yellow highlighter

1 Prang watercolor set

1 ream (500 sheets) 8 ½ x 11 white copy paper, 92 brightness, optional

2nd Grade

Please remove items from packaging and LABEL name w/Sharpie

1 24-count Crayola crayons OR 1-12-count Crayola colored pencils

24 sharpened yellow #2 pencils - Ticonderoga only

2 fine point dry erase EXPO marker, blue or black

2 wide chisel-tip dry erase EXPO markers, blue or black

2 wide-ruled spiral notebook (2 colors)

4 pocket folders

4 large white glue sticks

1 4 oz. bottle Elmer's white glue

1 5" Fiskars scissors

1 zippered pouch

1 large box Kleenex tissues

1 9" x 12" wooden clipboard

1 pad of Post-It notes (3" x 3" square)

1 bottle personal size hand sanitizer

1 pair of sturdy headphones or earbuds (put in labeled Ziploc bag)

1 wooden ruler (metric and inches)

3rd Grade

1 24-count Crayola crayons

36 sharpened yellow #2 pencils - Ticonderoga only

1 12-count Crayola colored pencils

1 hand held pencil sharpener with lid

2 white vinyl erasers or Pink Pearl erasers

4 black Papermate Flair fine felt tip pens

2 fine point black Sharpies

4-6 thin dry erase EXPO markers (any color)

3 wide-ruled composition notebooks (not spiral)

4 pocket folders (red, green, blue, yellow)

1 plastic pocket folder

2 large white glue sticks

1 5" Fiskars scissors

1 9" x 12" clip board

1 roll Scotch clear tape

1 80 count (Clorox, Lysol) antibacterial wipes

1 large box Kleenex tissues

1 8 oz. hand sanitizer (boys)

1 box baby wipes (girls)

3 pads of Post-It notes (3" x 3" square)

1 set of earbuds or headphones

1 ream (500 sheets) 8 ½ x 11 white copy paper, 92 brightness, optional

4th Grade

1 24-count Crayola colored pencils

36 sharpened yellow #2 pencils - Ticonderoga only

2 white vinyl erasers or Pink Pearl erasers

1 8-count Crayola broad markers

2 black Papermate Flair fine point felt tip pens

2 black Sharpie pens (1 fine, 1 extra fine)

3 fine point dry erase EXPO markers

1 highlighter

1 package 3x5 index cards

3 packages Post-It notes (different colors)

5 pocket folders (solid colors, no designs)

3 college-ruled composition notebooks (solid colors, no designs)

3 college-ruled spiral notebooks (solid colors, no designs)

1 200-count college-ruled filler paper (last name A-L)

4 large white glue sticks

1 scissors (regular size)

1 12" standard/metric ruler

1 small pencil box (no larger than 5" x 9" x 3")

1 large box Kleenex tissue

1 80 count (Clorox, Lysol) antibacterial wipes (last name M-Z)

1 hand-held pencil sharpener with lid

1 set of inexpensive earbuds or headphones

1 Learning Advantage Geometry Template (available at Office Depot $5.60 -or-

at least a protractor)

1 ream (500 sheets) 8 ½ x 11 white copy paper, 92 brightness, optional

5th Grade

1 12-count Crayola colored pencils

12 sharpened yellow #2 pencils – Ticonderoga only

1 8-count Crayola broad markers

4 black Papermate Flair fine felt tip pens

3 black thin dry erase EXPO markers

3 college-ruled composition notebooks

1 3-ring 11/2" binder

8 tab dividers

6 glue sticks

3 pads of Post-it notes (3" x 3" square)

1 scissors (regular size)

3 Pentel Hi-Polymer erasers

1 12" standard/metric ruler

1 small pencil box/pouch

1 large box Kleenex tissues

1 set of inexpensive earbuds or headphones

1 handheld pencil sharpener

1 (150 count) ream of college ruled notebook paper

Summer Reading Program

Summer Reading program information is posted on our website! Students can earn t-shirts, gift cards, stickers, books and more!

Click here for more information: Link

Elementary Report Cards

This year’s elementary progress report looks a little different. Assessing a child’s knowledge, skills and understanding in Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) is a challenge, and the assessment tools and assignments we normally use as evidence for progress may not accurately represent how your child is doing this year. Teachers provide feedback to daily work and assess along the way, but we acknowledge that children are still missing the multitude of opportunities to show what they know like they would with in-person instruction; therefore, it’s not equitable to provide a summary judgment.

This year, we’re suspending the practice of assigning proficiency to end-of-year learning targets. The progress report won’t show 1-4 proficiency marks. Instead, each section will indicate which targets have been taught during the semester, and another mark will reflect the student’s learning progress according to the evidence gathered during CDL. The Behavior, Language and Speaking & Listening sections won’t be assessed and will be grayed out.

The revised progress report is a reflection of how we continue to use our equity policy as a guide in our decision-making. And while we are pausing the traditional way in which we assess elementary students, we will return to proficiency-based grading at the elementary level when we move back into full in-person instruction.

Report card information links:

Progress Report Guide for Families

Progress Report Information

Reading Your Child's State Test Scores

English Language Arts (ELA) math and science (5th grade only) state test scores are available in ParentVue approximately 2-3 after students complete the test. Students receive a score of 2, 3 or 4 for each subject. This chart from ODE provides information on how to read your child's scores.

June 1, 2021

JW Family Appreciation Slideshow

Since we were unable to host our annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast this year, the JW staff made this special slideshow to thank our families for your amazing support this school year! We couldn't have done it without you!

A Very Special "Thank You" to Our

Eagle Run Coordinators

Lori Near, Courtney Austermiller & Amanda Netter

...your time and dedication to JW's only fundraiser is appreciated by students, staff and families who are the recipients of your hard work and community donations.

...And to Our Dedicated 2020-21 PTO Board...

Sonia Lall, President

Cara Coates, Secretary (Interim)

Shauna Rakshe, Secretary (Acting)

Shalini Sivas, Treasurer

Tomoko Tokunaga, Member-At-Large

Anne von Haartman, Co-Volunteer Coordinator

Pooja Madan, Co-Volunteer Coordinator

...Thank you for your wonderful service during this unique school year!

Specials (PE & Music): New Schedule Starting June 1st! Link

Reminder: Wednesday, June 2nd, is a Synchronous Day!

Since there was no school on Monday, May 31st, due to the Memorial Day Holiday, this Wednesday, June 2nd, will be a regular synchronous learning day so hybrid students are to come to school. Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Connect & Play Last Day is June 9

The last day of Sunset High School CONNECT & PLAY from 10:30-11:30 is June 9! For security reasons, please be sure a parent/guardian signs your child in and out.

An Important Message from a Caring Group of 5th Grade Students

Dear Jacob Wismer Families,

As 5th grade leaders, we felt a responsibility to support our community during this pandemic. Many of our families have loved ones who have been affected by COVID-19. We want to support everyone and show that we are all in this together. We made this slideshow to show that we are supportive of everyone and we care. Love, compassion, togetherness, and community are our goals. Please feel free to share this with your families, friends, and neighbors.

With care and compassion,

Mahi Jayswal

Smrithi Chary

Sameeha Gohil

Dhikshaa Arunsundar

Sameeksha Boggarapu

Akshaya Ankireddi

RaeAnn Li

Rose White

Eagle Run Update

JW Community,

We hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend! On behalf of the Jacob Wismer PTO and Eagle Run Team, THANK YOU for once again supporting our amazing students and staff through Eagle Run!

Despite the unprecedented year we had, our community managed to come together for our kids. To date, we have raised nearly $44,000 and counting, with nearly 370 students registered.

If you are still considering making a donation, or if you have friends/family still interested in supporting your student(s) efforts, it is NOT too late. PledgeStar will remain open and ALL donations including corporate matches that are received by Wednesday, June 2^nd, will count towards students’ ability to win prizes. Donations in ANY amount go a long way!

We have thousands of prizes to give away! Entire classes can win for their combined registration and fundraising efforts, as can entire grades. Prizes are not only for students who raise funds, but also for registering in PledgeStar at www.pledgestar.com/jacobwismer. Registration is still open, so it is NOT too late to register your student(s).

If you are making a donation through your company's internal site for a match, please be sure to select Jacob Wismer PTO and not Jacob Wismer Elementary as your charity of choice. Once your donation is made, please email your receipt to jweaglerun@gmail.com. This will allow us to immediately enter the donation amount and its match to PledgeStar so that your student and their classmates receive credit towards earning prizes.

Our Eagle Run will not return until Spring 2022. So please consider supporting our efforts, as the funds raised will go towards our 2021/2022 school year. As this is our only school fundraiser, we will not be asking for your support again until next Spring!

Thank you again JW Community.

Go Eagles!!

THANK YOU JW community for all your support of our efforts this year. We truly appreciate it!

Questions? Comments?

Contact us at jweaglerun@gmail.com

Not Attending JW Next Year? Please let us know!

Please email our registrar, Kelly Cruickshank, at kelly_cruickshank@beaverton.k12.or.us if your current K-4 child will not be going to Jacob Wismer next year. This information will be helpful as we form classes for the 2021-22 school year. Thank you!

Book Stop/Classroom Deliveries

The last day to check out books is June 4th, so please stop by the Book Stop or order your books (through Destiny holds) before it's too late!

JW June 4th Q & A Session for Japanese Families

IMPORTANT: BSD Student Tech Devices (iPads, Chromebooks & Chargers) are Due at the End of this School Year!

All K-5 students will need to return their iPad (K-2) or Chromebook (3-5) AND CHARGERS at the end of this school year.

Hybrid students: Please see your child's teacher for specific instructions.

CDL students: You will be notified of the day and time you can drop off your device and charger during the week of June 21st.

If you will be moving before the end of the school year, please bring your child's device and charger to the front office before you leave.

Any family using a district issued hotspot will need to return the hotspot as soon as the school year ends.

Any student whose device is damaged should send an email to shd@beaverton.k12.or.us that includes the following information as soon as possible:

Name
Contact information (phone number)
School
Student ID
Description of the issue

5th Grade TAG Testing Results

Fifth grade students who completed the CogAT and/or ITBS tests this spring can find their results in ParentVue. Newly identified TAG students as well as students who are ineligible will be receiving notification in the US mail within the next 1-2 weeks. Previously identified TAG students who did not score high enough to be identified in another area (intellect, math or reading) will not receive notification but parents can view the test results in ParentVue. Please contact BSD TAG Coordinator, Heidi Hanson at heidi_hanson@beaverton.k12.or.us if you have any questions regarding the test results.

State Testing Results

State testing results can be found in ParentVue approximately two to three weeks after students have completed the test.

Here are some links from the Oregon Dept. of Education that were made for parents who have questions about test scores:

https://youtu.be/WdPP-j6nH-E

Here is a link to other ODE assessment information for parents:

https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/assessment/Pages/asmtlit.aspx

JW's End-of-the-Year Assembly Slide Show

Students who want to be in our end-of-the-year slide show to be shown at our last assembly on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 8:30am should complete this survey: https://forms.gle/PJx6GGk8YfUyUkCdA The due date is Monday, June 7, 2021.

The end-of-the-year assembly will be live streamed on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/IqBM875DC_M

4th & 5th Grade Japanese Incarceration Presentation

If you missed the 4th & 5th grade Japanese Incarceration presentation by the Japanese American Museum of Oregon that was held last Wednesday, May 26th, you can view it on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/degpJYEPcPU

Annual Parent Survey

Please take a few moments to complete the BSD Annual Parent Survey! Our goal is to ensure that every member of our school community feels welcomed, valued, and informed, so it is important for all parents/guardians to complete the survey.

A link to the 2021 Annual Parent Survey will be sent to all valid parent email addresses via School Messenger on Sunday, May 16. The deadline to participate is Wednesday, June 2.

BSD Summer Meal Program

May 17, 2021

Staff Appreciation Banner for Journal 5.14.21

Thank you for a wonderful Staff Appreciation Week!

From your grateful Jacob Wismer Staff

Eagle Run is Finally Here!

Eagle Run is finally here!!! Today and tomorrow during your students LIVE PE Zoom class, they will participate in a fun and exciting Eagle Run activity. Please remind them to show their JW school spirit by wearing blue and yellow, along with the Eagle Run bracelets, tattoos and sticker they received in their Eagle Run goody bag!

Thank you to everyone who joined us on YouTube for our assembly on Friday and to our CDL families who walked or drove by on Wednesday to pick up your Eagle Run Goody Bags! If you were not able to pick up your bag, please stop by the main entrance to the school during office hours to pick it up. EVERY student should receive a bag!

Thanks to YOU, our amazing JW community, we are making progress in both student registration & fundraising:

Is your student registered for Eagle Run? If not, it is FREE, easy to do and it’s NOT TOO LATE! Simply visit www.pledgestar.com/jacobwismer and follow the online instructions! Our school goal is to raise $75,000 and with your help, we can get there. Through your PledgeStar account, consider sending an email to friends and family asking for their support. Any donation in ANY amount goes a long way in helping us reach our goal. It’s as simple as asking 10 friends for $10, and you’ll have raised $100!!

Does your company match donations? If so, your donation can be doubled. Be sure to make your donation through your company’s charitable donations website and select JACOB WISMER PTO as your charity of choice, and not Jacob Wismer. Although those donations still benefit our school, they are directed to a separate area through BSD and do not go towards PTO programs.

Once you’ve submitted your donation through your company’s charitable giving website, please be sure to email your donation receipt to: jweaglerun@gmail.com and include student name(s) and teacher(s). As soon as we receive your receipt, we will enter the donation into your student(s) PledgeStar account, to be counted towards their efforts and their ability to qualify for individual, classroom and grade level prizes. For more information on corporate matching, please click here.

***EAGLE RUN ZOOM LINKS/TIMES BY GRADE & CLASS***

CDL-Monday, May 17

Grade/Time	Teacher/Link
2nd Grade 9:20-9:50am	Sundahl/England-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Toevs/Amato-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V
1st Grade 9:55-10:25am	Reid/Reimer/Stewart-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Varadi/Guilfoyle-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V
Kindergarten 10:30-11:00am	Sippel/Vuksich-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Karim/Gilchrist-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V

CDL-Tuesday, May 18

Grade/Time	Teacher/Link
5th Grade 9:20-9:50am	Scoggins/Elms-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Getty/Brundidge-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V
4th Grade 9:55-10:25am	Silver/Richardson-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Hanson/Guevara-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V
3rd Grade 10:30-11:00am	Eggers/Kerrigan-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Little/Dargen/Johnston-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V

HYBRID-Monday, May 17

Grade/Time	Teacher/Link
2nd Grade 12:35-1:05pm	Sundahl/England-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Toevs/Amato-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V
1st Grade 1:10-1:40pm	Reid/Reimer/Stewart-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Varadi/Guilfoyle-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V
Kindergarten 1:45-2:15pm	Sippel/Vuksich-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Karim/Gilchrist-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V

HYBRID-Tuesday, May 18

Grade/Time	Teacher/Link
5th Grade 12:35-1:05pm	Scoggins/Elms-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Getty/Brundidge-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V
4th Grade 1:10-1:40pm	Silver/Richardson-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Hanson/Guevara-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V
3rd Grade 1:45-2:15pm	Eggers/Kerrigan-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. A Little/Dargen/Johnston-Eagle Run Zoom Link with Mr. V

THANK YOU JW community for all your support of our efforts this year. We truly appreciate it!

Questions? Comments?

Contact us at jweaglerun@gmail.com

Eagle Run Assembly Replay!

For those who missed our assembly or just want to view the slideshow and video again, here are the links:

Shoe Slide Show Photo for 5.17.21 Journal

Click here for the " The Eagles have Landed" video. Click here for the Student Slideshow.

Jacob Wismer Alumni PTO Scholarship and Cherie Pun Memorial Scholarship Award

Jacob Wismer PTO gives out three scholarships for $300 each to seniors who plan to continue their education and who attended Jacob Wismer for at least one full year. At least one of these scholarships designated as the Cherie Pun Memorial Scholarship emphasizes community involvement and volunteer service. Please pass on the information to seniors in high school who are Jacob Wismer Alumni.

To be considered for the scholarship, applicants should e-mail their completed application by May 24th 2021 to Sunita Thulasi (PTO Scholarship Chair, rrstpdx@gmail.com) and Joan McFadden (Jacob Wismer Principal, Joan_Mcfadden@beaverton.k12.or.us). For more information on this and the application form, please visit the Jacob Wismer PTO website: http://www.jacobwismerpto.org/

JW's End-of-the-Year Assembly Slide Show

The assembly will be live streamed on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/IqBM875DC_M

Special 4th/5th Grade Presentation on May 26

Memorial Day Holiday, Monday May 31st

There is no school on Monday, May 31st, due to the Memorial Day Holiday. Wednesday, June 2nd, will be a regular synchronous learning day so hybrid students are to come to school. Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions.

JW June 4th Q & A Session for Japanese Families

Annual Parent Survey

A link to the 2021 Annual Parent Survey will be sent to all valid parent email addresses via School Messenger on Sunday, May 16. The deadline to participate is Wednesday, June 2.

Middle School Social Studies Adoption Instructional Resources Preview and Input Request

The Oregon Department of Education has adopted new standards for Social Sciences. The Beaverton School District is currently engaged in our Quality Curriculum Cycle to address these required changes. Beaverton Middle Schools will be implementing Social Studies courses in the Fall of 2021 that are aligned to the 2021 Social Science Standards Integrated with Ethnic Studies. The district has conducted an extensive search for appropriate instructional materials to address the state standards, meet the BSD learning targets, and support meaningful and engaging Social Studies learning for all of our students. To view the instructional materials provider finalists for our middle schools and to access their resources, please click here to go to our Social Studies Adoption resource page on our district website.

Beaverton Safe Routes to School Parent Survey

It’s data collection time again for Beaverton’s Safe Routes to School program. The purpose of the program is to make walking and rolling to school safe, convenient, and fun. Parent’s and guardian’s input into how students travel to and from schools and their impression of the safety of the route is valuable as the city and county prioritize needed improvements for our roads.

The following link was generated from the National Safe Routes to School Center and will be combined with classroom tallies to give us a good picture of how students are getting to and from schools throughout the district. The school’s survey will be open for responses for three weeks starting May 1^st. We appreciate your help in giving us information to make our program effective for all Beaverton School District students.

Parent Survey Link: http://www.saferoutesdata.org/surveyformparent.cfm?key=5933414

Thank you,

Leah Biado-Luis

Beaverton Safe Routes to School Coordinator

May 3, 2021

Special Guest at Our May PTO Meeting

Meet Jacob Wismer's new principal, Laurie Huntwork, at our virtual May PTO Meeting!

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

6:00-7:00pm

Zoom: 937 7257 5223 passcode: 810818

Eagle Run Home Stretch!

Double Donations Through Corporate Match!

When submitting a donation through your company, please be sure to select Jacob Wismer PTO and not Jacob Wismer as the charity of choice. Although those donations still benefit our school, they are directed to a separate area through BSD and do not go towards PTO programs.

After you’ve submitted your donation through your company match website, please be sure to email your donation receipt to: jweaglerun@gmail.com and include student name(s) and teacher(s). As soon as we receive your receipt, we will enter the donation into your student(s) PledgeStar account, to be counted towards their efforts and their ability to qualify for individual, classroom and grade level prizes. For more information on corporate matching, please click here.

***IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER***

HYBRID SCHEDULE:

DATE	ACTIVITY
Monday, May 10^th	Wear Your JW Colors - Blue & Yellow Goody Bag Distribution - In Class
Tuesday, May 11^th	Wear Your Favorite Team Jersey or Favorite Color
Wednesday, May 12^th	No dress up planned due to State Testing and Asynchronous Learning
Thursday, May 13^th	Wear Your Favorite Ball Hat, Sun Hat, Silly Hat etc.
Friday, May 14^th	Wear Your Grade Level Color: K = BLUE 1^st = GREEN 2^nd = YELLOW 3^rd = ORANGE 4^th = RED 5^th = PURPLE Virtual Assembly: 9:05-9:25am https://youtu.be/qOGgVMVjT9c
Monday, May 17^th Eagle Run	12:35pm – Sundahl, England, Toevs, Amato 1:10pm – Reid, Reimer, Stewart, Varadi, Guilfoyle 1:45pm – Sippel, Vuksich, Karim, Gilchrist
Tuesday, May 18^th Eagle Run	12:35pm – Scoggins, Elms, Getty, Brundidge 1:10pm – Silver, Richardson, Hanson, Guevara 1:45pm – Eggers, Kerrigan, Little, Dargen, Johnston

CDL SCHEDULE

DATE	ACTIVITY
Monday, May 10^th	Wear Your JW Colors - Blue & Yellow
Tuesday, May 11^th	Wear Your Favorite Team Jersey or Favorite Color
Wednesday, May 12^th	No dress up planned due to State Testing and Asynchronous Learning Drive Thru Goody Bag Pickup: **11am to 1pm and 3pm to 5pm If you cannot make it to one of the times above, please visit the school office during office hours to pick up a bag for your student(s), or email us at jweaglerun@gmail.com and we will arrange a pickup time that is convenient for you.
Thursday, May 13^th	Wear Your Favorite Ball Hat, Sun Hat, Silly Hat etc.
Friday, May 14^th	Wear Your Grade Level Color: K = BLUE 1^st = GREEN 2^nd = YELLOW3^rd = ORANGE 4^th = RED 5^th = PURPLE Virtual Assembly for CDL Families: 12:20-12:40pm https://youtu.be/fq_DzBCu32M
Monday, May 17^th Eagle Run	9:20am – Sundahl, England, Toevs, Amato 9:55am – Reid, Reimer, Stewart, Varadi, Guilfoyle 10:30am – Sippel, Vuksich, Karim, Gilchrist
Tuesday, May 18^th Eagle Run	9:20am – Scoggins, Elms, Getty, Brundidge 9:55am – Silver, Richardson, Hanson, Guevara 10:30am – Eggers, Kerrigan, Little, Dargen, Johnston

THANK YOU JW community for all your support of our efforts this year. We truly appreciate it!

Questions? Comments?

Contact us at jweaglerun@gmail.com

Thank you to our Sponsors:

BSD Talented and Gifted (TAG) Update

Identification of TAG students typically includes a test score from a normed national or state standardized test. In response to the challenges and impacts of COVID-19, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) adopted a temporary rule allowing districts to pause TAG identification for the 2020-21 school year.

The rationale provided to ODE for this pause included the following:

“Historically underrepresented populations (students of color, economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities and linguistically diverse) are disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. . . The 2020-21 school year has been anything but typical. Adhering to traditional processes and administering assessments that were developed and normed in a time and space that does not reflect our current reality is concerning to many district and state leaders.”

We agree. It is not in the best interest of students in this atypical year, particularly our youngest learners, to take assessments in the last eight weeks of school solely for the purpose of TAG identification. We believe that testing students for TAG identification in the fall after school routines are established is a better plan.

This pause will not affect nominated students in grades 5-8, whose testing has already been scheduled.

State Testing Information

3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Families: We have reserved a seat for students who have opted-in for testing based on the BSD state test survey that parents completed prior to April 30, 2021 (deadline). Seating has not been reserved for families who did not respond or have opted-out of testing. If your child is testing, please read the important information below.

Before the Test

Please consider having your student take the sample tests in advance. This will give you the ability to see the format of the test and the type of questions asked and it will give your student the ability to practice navigating the test. Students do not receive a score on the sample test; it is to gain familiarity with the tests.
If your student will be riding the bus, you will receive bus stop pick-up and drop-off times on May 10th.
If your student is in CDL, make sure your student is familiar with school safety protocols and knows to check in at the front desk.
A good night’s rest is important!

On Test Day

Your student should arrive for testing with their fully charged Chromebook, mask, and their own earbuds or headphones for the English Language Arts test.
Students may bring a filled water bottle (optional).
Your child should enter the school through our cafeteria doors. Only students will be allowed inside.
Change in dismissal from earlier instructions: We have decided to not dismiss any students until the end of the session since the disruption of students leaving could impact the concentration of students who are still testing. Students who finish early may read a book or do asynchronous lessons on their Chromebooks.
If your previously confirmed student is unable to test, please let us know.

After Test Day

Scores will be available in both StudentVue and ParentVue approximately one week after testing. Students will receive an overall score and performance level for each test.

Testing Schedule

3rd Grade:

May 12-ELA 12:45-3:00pm

May 19-Math 12:45-3:00pm

4th Grade:

May 26-ELA 12:45-3:00pm

June 9-Math 9:00-11:15am

5th Grade:

May 12-ELA 9:00-11:15am

May 19-Math 9:00-11:15am

May 26-Science 9:00-11:15am

Questions? Please contact Joan McFadden at joan_mcfadden@beaverton.k12.or.us

COVID-19 Requirement for Hybrid Students

Your child will be sent home or not allowed to come to school if they have ANY primary

COVID-19 symptoms. Primary COVID-19 symptoms include: fever 100.4 or over, chills, cough,

shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and new loss of taste or smell. To return to school in

person, ONE of the following conditions must be met and the student must be fever-free for 24

hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and all symptoms have improved.

1. Isolate at home for 10 days after the onset of symptoms.

2. Student has a negative COVID-19 test and has had no known close contacts with

anyone who’s tested positive for COVID-19. (If your student has a negative test, but has

had close contact with someone who has COVID-19, your student will need to isolate for

10 days.)

3. Physicians authorization stating a clear alternative non-respiratory diagnosis has been

identified.

If anyone in your student’s household has symptoms of COVID-19 and has had close contact

with a known positive case or tests positive, then your student will need to stay home from

school. Please notify the school. Students will be able to join the synchronous lessons with CDL

students in the afternoon while they are absent.

We realize this can be especially difficult during allergy season. We have no way of

differentiating between a cough related to COVID-19 and a cough due to allergies. As a result,

we are requiring physicians authorization for students to return to school.

We are doing all we can to keep our kids healthy and safe in school. Thank you for your

understanding and patience.

Future Apollos ~ Play & Connect Outside!

JW Team Wins 1st Place in OSCF Chess Tournament

Congratulations to the following students who won 1st place in the Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation State Championship!

Top Row

Eesha Juneja - 4th Grade (Eesha also won an Individual Medal in the tournament!)

Avyukth Sunil - 4th Grade

Methmi Goonetileke - 4th Grade

Bottom Row

Kavish Dhar - 3rd Grade

Anay Shah - 3rd Grade

May Walk + Roll Challenge Week

Please join Beaverton Safe Routes to School for our final Walk + Roll event of the year! Over 100 prizes will be raffled, and the Wheel Fairy will visit elementary schools to attach an extra prize on any wheels they find in the racks. All students (any grade level, hybrid and CDL) can enter our raffle by completing the May Challenge form. There are five activities to choose from and an extra raffle entry for each activity completed. Find more information at www.beaverton.k12.or.us/safe-routes

Clothes for Kids

If your student needs clothing at no cost, Clothes for Kids is ready to serve you. Appointments are required. Clothes for Kids hours: Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Wednesdays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Thursdays 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

To schedule, please complete the Clothes for Kids Appointment form or call 503-356-4322. Visits are limited to one adult with four children or two adults with 8 children. All visitors must wear masks. If you don't have your own, we'll provide one.

We’re also looking for Clothes for Kids volunteers. Please contact Johanna Shrout at johanna_shrout@beaverton.k12.or.us.

Middle School Social Studies Adoption Instructional Resources Preview and Input Request

Annual Parent Survey

A link to the 2021 Annual Parent Survey will be sent to all valid parent email addresses via School Messenger on Sunday, May 9. The deadline to participate is Sunday, May 31.

Beaverton Safe Routes to School Parent Surveys

It’s data collection time again for Beaverton’s Safe Routes to School program. The purpose of the program is to make walking and rolling to school safe, convenient, and fun. Parents' and guardians' input into how students travel to and from schools and their impression of the safety of the route is valuable as the city and county prioritize needed improvements for our roads.

The school’s survey will be open for responses for three weeks starting May 1^st.

We appreciate your help in giving us information to make our program effective for all Beaverton School District students.

Thank you,

Leah Biado-Luis

Beaverton Safe Routes to School Coordinator

Parent Survey Link: http://www.saferoutesdata.org/surveyformparent.cfm?key=5933414

April 19, 2021

Greetings From Laurie Huntwork, Incoming Principal

April 2021

Hello Jacob Wismer School Community!

My name is Laurie Maheen Huntwork. It is with great joy that I join you in service of Jacob Wismer as your new principal! I’m sure that once you found out you were getting a new principal you may have had some questions about who I am. I am hoping this will serve as a beginning introduction for you. I am so excited to share some of my story with you and look forward to learning more about all of you in the near future.

I joined the world of education in 1994, in a variety of roles including school social work, school counseling at the elementary level, outreach and student engagement for 6th-12th grade students, and assistant principal. This is my twenty second year in the Beaverton school district where I have had the opportunity to experience a full range of educational settings and leadership roles that include Pre-K through Early College.

I come from a family of six children who are racially and linguistically diverse. I was born and raised in Iran because my parents were medical missionaries. After moving to the United States in the mid-seventies, I returned to Iran to graduate from an international high school in the capital city of Tehran. I was raised speaking both English and Farsi, and have learned Spanish as an adult. As an educational leader, I believe in the strengths and power of children, staff and families working together. I am excited to come to know Jacob Wismer and to embark on this next journey as a community with all of you.

It is an honor to follow a principal who leaves with us a legacy of rich teaching, learning, and joyous experiences. I am excited to be a part of this wonderful community of people dedicated to the academic and social-emotional wellness of our children. I am also thrilled to be partnering with Wendy Bernard, whose intelligence, grace and humor has been a gift in my life for the last eleven years.

I want you to know that I am invested in getting to know you and your children. Relationships between schools and our most precious assets - our children - are the most important to me. I will honor, care for, and respect you and your children in all the ways you deserve.

Principal McFadden has invited me to the May 4th PTO meeting for initial introductions. I am excited to meet you and look forward to connecting more deeply with all of you throughout the summer and into the fall. Until then, know that I am thinking of our Jacob Wismer community with great anticipation for all that the coming year holds for us!

Most warmly and respectfully yours,

Laurie

Special Guest at Our May PTO Meeting

Meet Jacob Wismer's new principal, Laurie Huntwork, at our virtual May PTO Meeting!

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

6:00-7:00pm

Zoom: 937 7257 5223 passcode: 810818

Eagle Run News

Our Eagle Run campaign is well underway, and thanks to your support we are making progress. Thank you to all our talented students who submitted a Sneaker Coloring Sheet. We are excited to share your work with our JW community at our upcoming May assembly!

Over the past few weeks our team have been working hard to secure exciting prizes for students and classes who achieve various registration and fundraising milestones. Congratulations to Mrs. Getty’s 5^th grade class for being the first to reach 75% of students registered. You have won a FREE SANDWICH at Chick-Fil-A!!!

A few other classes who are close to reaching this milestone and winning this prize as well are: Ms. Amato 2^nd Grade (74%), Mrs. Toevs 2^nd Grade (60%), Ms. Kerrigan 3^rd Grade (57%), Mrs. Elms 5^th Grade (52%) and tons more! To view our prize flyer and learn how your students can win, please click here.

If you haven’t registered your student(s), please do so TODAY!

www.pledgestar.com/jacobwismer.

1. Click “NOT REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT”
2. Enter your name and email (Please enter YOUR information here, not your students)
3. Click “Submit”
4. Follow the instructions on-screen to register student(s)

Corporate Matching Funds – Double your Donation:

Nearly 50% of funds raised through Eagle Run are thanks to Corporate Matched Funds. In 2019, over $60,000 was raised through matching contributions from companies like Intel, Nike, Columbia, Kaiser, Adidas and more. Before making your donation, please check to see if you’re company will match it! For more information on corporate matching, please click here.

Please remember to select Jacob Wismer PTO when choosing the company to match, and please email your match confirmation to jweaglerun@gmail.com with student name and teacher. This will allow us to credit students for the funds they raise.

Why are we raising funds in difficult times?

Despite these trying times, our students and staff still need support. Whether it’s to provide learning materials through packet pickups or for in-person hybrid, or to offer technology equipment for those in need, it is important for our PTO to remain financially healthy.

In a normal school year, it costs our PTO on average $60,000 just to run all of our basic annual programs. Additional funds raised allow us to consider improvements to other areas of our school, and to enhance existing programs like STEAM nights, field trips, PE, library and music initiatives.

Dates to Remember:

May 10^th – Spirit Week Begins, Goody Bag Distribution to ALL Hybrid Students

May 12^th – Goody Bag Drive Thru Pickup for ALL CDL Students

May 17^th & 18^th – Eagle Run during PE Classes

May 31^st – Fundraising closes, Last day to qualify for Prizes!

Questions? Contact Us Today at: jweaglerun@gmail.com

Eagle Run Prize Flyer for 4.19.21 Journal

Eagle Run Slideshow Deadline Extended!

We have extended the deadline for students to be in our next assembly slideshow to today, Monday, April 19th by 4:00pm.

Here are the instructions for students who are interested:

1. Download our Eagle Run shoe template at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZdwygzA0NRPueR0m0MWTgosYk5oXl3qS/view?usp=sharing

2. Decorate the shoe any way that you want. Here are some ideas: color, paint, glitter, marker pens, pom poms, collage.

3. Have someone take a photo of you holding the shoe. Be sure we can see both you and the shoe in the photo!

4. Upload the photo onto this link:

https://forms.gle/n73MhwpbouNMCTVX7

5. Watch for your photo at our Eagle Run assembly on May 12th.

PE & Music ~ Attendance Counts!

Music with Ms. Belgique: Zoom ID: 272 413 9928 passcode: eagles

Music with Ms. Angle: Zoom ID: 615 122 8571 passcode: music

PE with Mr. Arnold: Zoom ID: 811 207 2369 passcode: PEmra

PE with Mr. Van Volkinburg: 754 954 2880 passcode: pewithVV

Is your child showing up to PE and Music on Zoom when they have synchronous instruction with Mr. V, Mr. A, Mrs. Belgique and Mrs. Angle? Whether they are in hybrid or CDL, attendance is important and necessary so students acquire the skills and knowledge taught at their grade level. Parents of students who are not attending their music or PE class on a consistent basis may receive communication from the school to determine why. Above are the Zoom meeting IDs and passcodes for each specialists. Below is a link to the specials schedule for hybrid and CDL students.

Hybrid Students' Music & PE Schedule (note: classes are combined)

CDL Students' Music & PE Schedule (note: classes are combined)

State Testing Update

Because of the pandemic, the Oregon Department of Education requested a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education that would have allowed school districts to skip state testing this spring. However, the federal government denied that request. Therefore, to maintain our federal funding, the Beaverton School District must offer testing to our students. Parents and guardians have the right to OPT OUT their students from testing. More on that below.

Shortened versions of the following statewide tests will be offered:

3rd Grade: English Language Arts (ELA) & Mathematics
4th Grade: English Language Arts (ELA) & Mathematics
5th Grade: English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics & Science
6th Grade: English Language Arts (ELA) & Mathematics
7th Grade: English Language Arts (ELA) & Mathematics
8th Grade: English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics & Science
11th Grade: English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics & Science

To maximize in-person instruction time for Hybrid students and to provide testing opportunities for Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) and FLEX Online School students, the district will provide testing opportunities on Wednesdays (asynchronous learning days only) in May and June. Students will take the tests at their current schools; FLEX students will take the tests at the District’s Central Administration Center (16550 SW Merlo Rd.). Transportation will be provided for students who live one mile (elementary) or 1.5 miles (secondary) from their home schools; FLEX families must provide their own transportation. (Note: if a school plans to test outside of the Wednesday windows, the school will communicate an alternate schedule directly with families.)

	Testing Start Times	Testing End Times
Early Elementary* (Morning Session**)	8:00 a.m.	10:15 a.m.
Early Elementary* (Afternoon Session**)	11:45 a.m.	2:00 p.m.
Elementary (Morning Session**)	9:00 a.m.	11:15 p.m.
Elementary (Afternoon Session**)	12:45 p.m.	3:00 p.m.
Middle Schools	10:30 a.m.	1:30 p.m.
High Schools	9:45 a.m.	12:45 p.m.
Option Schools	11:30 a.m.	2:30 p.m.

*Early-start elementary schools: Barnes, Bethany, Errol Hassell, Fir Grove, Hiteon, Oak Hills, Raleigh Park, Vose, West T.V.

** Students will be assigned to a morning or afternoon session.

Testing Dates	Elementary and K-8 Schools		Secondary Schools
5/12	Grade 3 & 6 (PM - ELA)	Grade 5 & 8 (AM - ELA)	Grade 7 (ELA & Math)
5/19	Grade 3 & 6 (PM - Math)	Grade 5 & 8 (AM - Math)	Grade 8 (ELA & Math)	Grade 11 (ELA & Math)
5/26	Grade 4 & 7 (PM - ELA)	Grade 5 & 8 (AM -Sci.)	Grade 6 (ELA & Math)	Grade 11 (Science)
6/9	Grade 4 & 7 (AM - Math)		Grade 8 (Science)

To help us schedule transportation and deliver a safe and successful testing experience for every student, we need to know by April 30 whether your student will or will not participate. Please complete this form in English or Spanish.

If you need additional translation services, please call our Multilingual Department at 503-356-3755.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would a student choose to test?

Test scores provide one piece of evidence of student attainment of state standards.

Will students be penalized or receive a negative grade if they don’t test?

Will my child’s school be penalized or receive a negative report card rating if my student doesn’t test?

No. The U.S. Department of Education won’t require the Oregon Department of Education to use summative test data for accountability purposes this year.

Will schools be adhering to the same safety protocols as during In-Person Hybrid Instruction?

The health and safety of our students and staff is our highest priority. All safety protocols will be followed including mandatory mask wearing and social distancing.

Who will administer the tests?

School staff who have met training and security requirements will administer the test.

How long is each test?

The Oregon Department of Education has decreased the number of questions in the English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics tests by 40% and removed field test questions from the science test. The estimated testing times are:

English Language Arts (ELA)	1.15 hr.
Mathematics	1 hr.
Science	1.20 hr.

Can my student opt to take one test but not another (for example, take English Language Arts (ELA) but not Mathematics)?

Yes

My student needs transportation. When will I find out when and where my student will be picked up and dropped off?

Families will receive an email on May 10 with their students’ routes, bus stop locations and pick-up and drop-off times.

When can I expect to receive my child’s test results?

We expect individual overall student test results will be available in ParentVue in August. Contrary to prior years, the Oregon Department of Education won’t be reporting subscores. For example, in English Language Arts (ELA), students won’t receive subscores in reading, writing, listening and research.

Will test results be used to identify students for TAG or Summa?

No. Statewide, many students continue to learn remotely, and parents may not wish to have their children participate in testing this year. In addition, the circumstances under which students have participated in learning this year have varied widely compared to a traditional school year. If this year’s test participation isn’t representative of students across Oregon, percentiles produced by the Oregon Department of Education won’t be comparable to prior years. While these percentiles may be informative for parents, they won’t be used for identification or placement decisions.

English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics tests are one way for students to demonstrate Essential Skills to earn a diploma. Are Essential Skills required for the Class of 2022?

No. On April 15, 2021, the State Board of Education suspended the Essential Skills graduation requirement for the Class of 2022. The Board previously suspended the requirement for the Class of 2021.

Webinar: Stress and Anxiety in Asian Youth

(This information has been provided by our school counselor, Maggie Patterson. Please contact Maggie at margaret_patterson@beaverton.k12.or.us if you have any questions.)

Due to the rising number of AAPI hate crimes and increasing pressure facing the AAPI community, we’re hosting a new webinar called “Stress and Anxiety in Asian Youth” at 3 PM PST/6 PM EST on April 24th. The webinar will feature Dr. Szu-Hui L. Lee, a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School, and two panelists. They’ll be providing an overview of stress and anxiety and examining how cultural factors affect family dynamics. Beyond that, they’ll also be covering how to make your child feel valued and supported. Attached below is a flyer containing this information.

Health Curriculum Information for Parents

Here in the Beaverton School District, we teach children important skills for getting along with others
and doing well in school. In order to help our school be a safe and supportive place where everyone can
learn, we also provide age-appropriate health instruction. There will be two primary resources used for
this instruction: The Great Body Shop to teach the adopted Oregon Health Standards and
fightchildabuse.org to teach sexual abuse prevention in accordance with Erin’s Law. Continue reading
for more information on each resource.

Oregon Health Education Standards
The Great Body Shop, published by The Children’s Health Market, will be used to teach the Oregon
Health Education Standards. It offers skills-based instruction that addresses physical, social, emotional,
and mental health. Human Sexuality Education instruction is age appropriate, medically accurate, and
relevant for all students.

Erin’s Law (Sexual Abuse Prevention)
An important component of our curriculum is to help children protect their bodies, get support when
abuse has occurred, and report to a trusted adult. In accordance with Erin’s Law, we are educating
children about sexual abuse and promoting awareness within our communities. The Oregon Department
of Education has required all Oregon schools to comply with Erin’s Law. The Erin’s Law lessons
address personal safety, touching safety, and assertiveness.

Previewing Materials/Opting Out
The process for previewing materials and opting out of instruction will be slightly different due to the
pandemic. Your child’s teacher will be sending communication home prior to instruction in human
sexuality and sexual abuse prevention to address this.

Thank you for helping us to make our school a safe and supportive place where everyone can learn.

References:
Oregon Health Education Standards:
https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/health/Documents/2016ORHEStandards.pdf
Materials Preview Process:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eV2_2zifeQshFC4uOP8v3Fkvs4zvYSuTEXInyTvag2Q/edit?usp
=sharing
Erin’s Law Resource: Fightchildabuse.org

Kindergarten Orientation ~ May 6, 2021

JW Families - Please share this information with families who have incoming kindergarten students for the 2021-22 school year.

Parent Input Form for 2021-22 - Due: April 30th

Our teachers will be making up class lists for the 2021-22 school year in May so we are collecting information from current K-4 parents to let us know if their children plan to return to Jacob Wismer next year and to let us know if there are any special circumstances that you would like us to consider. The Beaverton School District is not considering any retentions this year so parents who have concerns about their child's progress should address these with their child's new teacher at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year. Completion of the parent input form is optional. Please remember that the survey must not contain specific teacher names or requests. Here is the link to the form: https://forms.gle/hnHUavMCc4YsJfhS8

Special Education Parent Resource Fair

The Special Education Department and Special Education Parent Advisory Council are hosting our Annual Special Education Parent Resource Fair on April 27th from 6:00 - 8:00pm via zoom.

Parents will have a chance to listen to presentations from different non-profit organizations, businesses and more that serve children with disabilities and their families! Parents will also have a chance to ask questions of presenters after their formal presentations.

The fair will include presentations from:

International Dyslexia Association- Oregon Branch
Camp Yakety Yak
Family to Family Resource Center through OHSU
NWRESD- ECSE
Paladio Planning-Financial trusts and planning for students
Specialty Athletics
Swindell’s Resource Center
and more!

Please visit https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/special-education/parent-resource-fair to register.

BimaxNOW Covid-19 Test Information

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) supports COVID-19 testing in public and private K-12 schools in Oregon for students and staff who display symptoms of COVID-19. The Beaverton School District has registered to have Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen testing available for students and staff who develop primary symptoms of COVID-19 at school. Primary symptoms of Covid-19 include:

New or different than usual shortness of breath
New or different than usual coughing
Fever of 100.4 or higher
New loss of taste or smell.

The Abbott BinaxNOW test will only be administered to students who have consent from their parent(s) or legal guardian on file. The student must be capable and willing to perform a nasal swab test independently. The parent(s) or guardian can decline testing and opt to test their child with a healthcare provider. If there is any doubt as to whether a specimen may be safely self-collected by an individual, they should be referred to their healthcare provider for COVID-19 testing. Positive test results will be shared with the Local Public Health Authority to assist in contact tracing.

If you would like your child to participate in this testing program, please complete and return the consent form to the school office. You can find the consent form at this link: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/public-safety/emergency-preparedness/coronavirus/return-to-in-person-instruction/covid-19-health-safety-guidance under the COVID-19 Testing Information. For further information on the Abbot BinaxNOW rapid antigen test see the following link: FDA information on BinaxNOW test.

Counseling Office Hours for Students

Students may visit Ms. Patterson's office hours for 1:1 emotional support and/or problem-solving on Fridays from 11:30-12:15. No appointment necessary. Please see this link for details: Counseling Office Hours for Students. If your child would like a 1:1 meeting at a different time, please email for an appointment. Thank you!

Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries Present: Talking to Your children About Race and Racism-April 21st, 7-8:30pm

Learn how to talk with your children about race, diversity, and racism. You'll receive an overview of racism and the impact it has on children and families in today's society. You'll learn how to have open conversations with your children about the effect that race and racism has on their own lives.

Presenter: Alexander Smith, PsyD is a psychologist who works at the Children's Program. He works with children, teens, and their families focusing on issues such as anxiety, depression, and trauma.

Information: Link to registration

April Wiser Kids K-5 Newsletter

Subscribe here

This issue features:

Current Services, including Express Browsing at Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries

Parent Information Series: Join us for one or all of our virtual parenting series on Zoom. All sessions are free, but registration is required. Upcoming workshops include Talking with Your Children About Race and Racism on April 21 and Positive Parenting to Create a Happy Home on May 6.

Booklists:

Kids Books for Ramadan

#OwnVoices Asian Fiction for 3rd-5th Grade

Picture Books Written by Asian Authors

Picture Books for Earth Day

Flowers, Birds and More! Spring Picture Books

Rockstar Readers Book Club - An online monthly book discussion for grades 3-5 that explores books from various genres with an emphasis on diverse stories.

Virtual Read to the Dogs program for beginning or struggling readers with DoveLewis Canine Therapy Team!

April 5, 2021

In-Person "Hybrid" Instruction Begins Today for K-2

K-2 hybrid students began in-person instruction today (hybrid students in grades 3-5 begin Thursday, 4/8).

Read for Eagles ~ Final Results 3,420 hours!

Our Read for Eagles project ended on March 19th with 173 JW students reading 3,420 hrs.! Because our generous PTO has pledged $100 for every 500 hrs. hours that students read between Feb. 1 through Mar. 19, we have earned $684.00 to purchase books for students in our JW community who need them. A BIG "thank you" to the following students who participated:

Eagle Run News!

Welcome Back JW Families. We hope you had a restful Spring Break! Our Eagle Run, the PTO’s largest and only fundraising event of the school year is well underway, and in order to reach and exceed our goal of raising over $75,000, we need your help! If you haven’t registered your student(s), please do so TODAY, here’s how!

1. Click “NOT REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT”
2. Enter your name and email (Please enter YOUR information here, not your students)
3. Click “Submit”
4. Follow the instructions on-screen to register student(s)

Per the image below, we currently have just 214 students or 33% registered. It’s FREE to register and the first 325 students registered will WIN a 5oz FroYo. Let’s get to 50% of students registered THIS WEEK! With your help, we can get there.

Am I required to donate the student fundraising goal of $100?

No. There is no required donation, and any amount is greatly appreciated. However, if donations average $100 per student, that would help us meet our $75,000 school goal. Another way to raise funds is to ask family and friends to support your efforts. Asking 10 friends for $10 is one way to reach the $100 goal. This ask can be done electronically using PledgeStar, our online fundraising system.

Since it costs our PTO on average $60,000 to run all of our basic annual programs, additional funds raised will help keep our PTO financially healthy and stable.

Corporate Matching Funds – Double your Donation:

For more information on corporate matching, please click here. Please remember to select Jacob Wismer PTO when choosing the company to match, and please email your match confirmation to jweaglerun@gmail.com with student name and teacher. This will allow us to credit students for the funds they raise.

Shoe Coloring Fun:

To celebrate the Eagle Run, please click here to print our Eagle Run Show Coloring Sheet. Have your student(s) color, bedazzle, decorate their shoe in any creative way they want. Once complete, snap a photo of your student and click here to upload it so that it can be included in our May 12^th virtual assembly. All submissions are due by Wednesday, April 14^th!

Prizes:

This year, thanks to our incredible corporate sponsors – Century Dental, West Hills Vision Care, Four Seasons Outdoor Living, PDX Prime Realty and Frank’s Noodle House, EVERY JW student will receive a goody bag with some fun swag and prizes. More information will be available soon about our drive through pickup event, so stay tuned!

We have also been busy securing additional prizes that students will be able to win just simply through their participation and/or fundraising efforts. So far, we have items from The Seattle Mariners, Chipotle, OMSI, Trader Joe's, Chick Fil-A, Jimmy John's, The NHL, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and more!

Recent JW Staffing Changes

Our wonderful head custodian, Ashlee Hew Len, recently moved back to her home state of Hawaii and resigned her position at JW. We will have a substitute until her position is filled.

Nicole McAllister will be teaching the hybrid section only of Ms. Amato's second grade class. Nicole recently worked at Terra Linda Elementary School.

Wren Alman will be teaching the hybrid section only of Mrs. Egger's third grade class. Wren is a Teach for Beaverton participant and is completing his program concurrently at Vose Elementary School.

Former JW parent, Mary Kelly Rossow, is our new health room assistant and will be assisting students in our new Eagle's Nest (aka isolation room) where students who become ill will wait for their parents to pick them up. Mary Kelly will also be helping in our general health room and office.

Laura Friend and Kyrsti Sackman are our new Para II staff who are replacing Larry McLain and Padmasheela Kumar due to reassignments within the district. Laura previously worked at Scholls Heights and Kyrsti comes to us from West TV and McKinley.

Important Information for Parents

As we transition to in-person instruction this week, here are some important reminders:

1. All people (both adults and students) must wear a face covering and observe our 6 ft. social distancing requirements when on our school grounds.

2. If you have medication, an Epi-pen or inhaler that your child needs to have at school, please contact Jolene Urban at jolene_urban@beaverton.k12.or.us or Mary Kelly Rossow at mary_kelly_rossow@beaverton.k12.or.us.

3. All BSD School Facilities are CLOSED during the School Day

Please know that during our in-person, hybrid instruction time, our outdoor school facilities — playgrounds, fields, tracks and paths — will be closed to the general public for the safety of our students and staff. For schools with daycare programs, their outdoor facilities will be closed to the general public until at least 6 p.m. every school day.

Turf fields and stadiums remain closed for any community use. Tennis courts are open for use by THPRD residents and in accordance with existing agreements.

After school and child care hours, families are welcome to use playgrounds, fields, tracks, and do so at their own risk. Please be mindful and respectful to staff that continue to work in the buildings after in-person instruction.

Please note that playground equipment will not be sanitized by school staff. Playground visitors are recommended to take precautions for health and safety:

Follow state guidelines on outdoor recreation activities and face coverings.
Wash hands before and after visiting the playground.
Maintain physical distancing of at least 6 feet from people outside your immediate household.
Bring hand sanitizer or sanitizing wipes for use on surfaces that you touch.
Stay home if you are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or have been in contact with someone with COVID-19. Symptoms include cough, fever and shortness of breath.

Parent Input Form for 2021-22 - Due: April 30th

JW PTO Meeting ~ April 6, 2021

Please join us for our next virtual PTO meeting which will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 6:00pm.

Zoom: 937 7257 5223

Passcode: 810818

Sunset HS Earth Day Zoom Party

Link to RSVP: https://forms.gle/wKoczoKHPribS8g7A

Inter-District Transfers

Inter District Transfer forms for 2021-2022 are available beginning April 1, 2021. There are TWO ways to apply for an Inter District Transfer. More information is available on the TRANSFER website.

Bethany Childcare

Bethany Childcare has decided not to open at JW during hybrid due to small enrollment numbers. If you would like information about their fall program, please contact director Kathy Fleming at bethany_childcare@comcast.net.

BSD Food Resources

Nutrition Services continues to offer free MEALS to all BSD children aged 1-18 with no Meal Benefits application required. This will continue until the end of the 2020-2021 school year.

New Information: The Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT)program, through DHS, will offer MONEY to families who qualify for Meal Benefits. The money is being offered to help families purchase groceries during the pandemic.
Families who meet the criteria in this list for the 2020-2021 school year will receive P-EBT funds. No application or further action is needed by families who:
Have students only at CEP schools (families who have students at CEP and non-CEP schools need to apply for the non-CEP students to receive funds)
Have children who qualify for SNAP or TANF benefits
Have children with Homeless, Foster, Migrant, or Runaway status
Have applied and been approved for Meal Benefits at any time during the 2020-2021 school year.
Families who do not meet any of the above criteria need to apply right away for Meal Benefits if they wish to be considered for P-EBT funds. Online applications are strongly encouraged, using www.schoolcafe.com. The SchoolCafe website supports English and Spanish applicants.
Paper Meal Benefits applications, in both English and Spanish, are available at all meal pickup sites and all school offices.
For more information, follow this link: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/nutrition-services.
If you have questions, please call Meal Benefits at 503-356-3957 or email to NS-MealBenefits@beaverton.k12.or.us.

Safe Routes to School

Kids are everywhere. Drive like it.

As students return to schools for in-person learning this month, arrival and departure times may be different than you are used to. While traffic and activities around Beaverton schools may look different, one thing is for sure – kids are out and about in our community. Some kids may be returning to school buildings while others will be continuing to learn remotely and taking breaks outside during the day. Safety is everyone’s responsibility! Kids are everywhere. #DriveLikeIt.

Driving Safety Tips

Our community needs everyone to drive safely, be alert, and follow traffic laws, especially when observing students walking, biking, skateboarding, and scootering. Let’s work together to keep our students safe!

· Stop for school busses when red lights flash. Both directions of traffic must stop.

· Watch your speed. 20 mph is the school zone speed limit.

· Be ready to stop at all times. Kids may dart into the street without checking for traffic.

· Stop for people at intersections and when asked by the crossing guard. Check your blind spots before turning and behind your vehicle before reversing.

· Drive for conditions – This time of year is often rainy and foggy limiting visibility for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians so keep those headlights on to help others see you.

March 29, 2021

Jacob Wismer's Next Principal: Laurie Huntwork

Laurie Huntwork has been selected as Jacob Wismer Elementary Principal effective July 1, 2021. Before becoming an administrator, Laurie, who is multilingual, was a counselor, Child Development Specialist and Teacher on Special Assignment with the Beaverton School District. Laurie has served as Barnes Assistant Principal and William Walker Assistant Principal prior to being selected as Jacob Wismer Elementary Principal. Welcome Laurie!

New Hybrid Start Date for 3rd, 4th & 5th: April 8

BSD announced that 3rd through 5th grade students will now be starting hybrid on Thursday, April 8. Gov. Brown's most recent Executive Order calls for school districts to start in-person hybrid instruction the week of Mar. 29 but made an exception that schools may start on or before the week of April 5 if the week of March 29th was used to train staff for a return to in-person instruction. The change from April 12 to April 8 complies with the Executive Order.

Please remember that hybrid starts on Monday, April 5, for kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students.

No Snacks During Hybrid

Hybrid students should not bring a snack to school (unless they have a doctor's note requiring one) since the hybrid session lasts only 2.25 hrs. and eating will require the removal of masks. Thank you for your cooperation!

Bus Transportation Update

An email will be sent out this week regarding Jacob Wismer bus transportation. If your student (by address) is eligible for bus transportation, it will give you the bus number, stop and times. If your student (by address) is NOT eligible for bus transportation, it will state this (as you live in the non-transportation zone). Because of social distancing, no requests will be available within the non-transportation zone for the remainder of this school year.

CDL & Hybrid Schedule for M, T, Th, F

K-2: STARTS MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021

3-5: STARTS THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2021. *NEW DATE

Specials (Music & PE)* Schedule

CDL:

HYBRID:

*Specials will alternate synchronous/asynchronous (see classroom teacher for specifics); new schedule is effective April 5 (for K-2) and April 8 for (3-5).

School Supply Lists for JW Hybrid Students

*Please make sure your child comes to school wearing a face mask!

Hybrid Arrival Instructions for 2nd-5th Graders

Hybrid Arrival Instructions for K & 1st Graders

Hybrid Dismissal ~ Please Read Carefully!

For everyone's safety, parents should not get out of their car, walk or wait in the upper parking lot. Parents of kindergarten and 1st grade students are asked to pick up their child from their classroom door but leave quickly and refrain from socializing with other parents or staying to play on the playground.

Bus Riders: JW staff will supervise and load bus riders.

Daycare Vans: Since only a handful of students have indicated they are riding daycare vans, we are loading these students in the upper parking lot. Van drivers are to drive around the parent pick-up lane like all other vehicles.

Kindergarten & First Grade Pick-Up: Please park and walk to your child's classroom door to pick them up. We recommend parking in our lower parking lot off of Wendy Lane/Crady Lane. Please be sure to wear your face mask.

2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Walkers: Will be released from the classroom by the student's teacher to walk home. Students who are picking up K-1 siblings will be released to go to their sibling's exterior classroom door.

2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Parent Pick-Up: Stay in car, wear a face mask, drive in parent pick-up lane with sign (displaying student's name and teacher) on the front passenger window, wait for student to come to your car, do not get out. Link to sign template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11qlpZp1-BAt6FKiGSZ4c7TXlke0v1SemGMlPrGgVhfY/copy

Siblings: Please pick up your K or 1st grader from their classroom at 11:15am and then drive to the parent pick-up lane to get your 2nd-5th grader.

Daily Hybrid Screening for Sickness

For the safety of our students and staff, all students will be screened when they arrive at school (and on the school bus if they are riders) for Covid symptoms that include:

cough
fever (100.4 degrees)
chills
shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
new loss of taste or smell
other signs of illness: muscle pain, headsche, sore throat, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, new nasal congestion, runny nose

Students who exhibit signs of Covid, will be placed in a separate supervised room that we are calling our "Eagle's Nest" to keep them isolated from others. Parents will be called and expected to pick up their child from school immediately. Thank you for understanding that we need to keep all of our students and staff safe.

Parent Q & A Session on Mar. 31 with School Nurse

Jacob Wismer is hosting a Q & A Session with our school nurse, Joni Busche, to address and answer any return-to-school, Covid health-related questions that parents may have. The virtual session will be on Wednesday, March 31 from 4:00-5:00pm. Zoom: 894 6819 0330 Passcode: 858557

BSD Health Curriculum Update

Here in the Beaverton School District, we teach children important skills for getting along with others and doing well in school. In order to help our school be a safe and supportive place where everyone can learn, we also provide age-appropriate health instruction. There will be two primary resources used for this instruction: The Great Body Shop to teach the adopted Oregon Health Standards and fightchildabuse.org to teach sexual abuse prevention in accordance with Erin’s Law. Continue reading for more information on each resource.

Oregon Health Education Standards

The Great Body Shop, published by The Children’s Health Market, will be used to teach the Oregon Health Education Standards. It offers skills-based instruction that addresses physical, social, emotional, and mental health. Human Sexuality Education instruction is age appropriate, medically accurate, and relevant for all students.

Erin’s Law (Sexual Abuse Prevention)

An important component of our curriculum is to help children protect their bodies, get support when abuse has occurred, and report to a trusted adult. In accordance with Erin’s Law, we are educating children about sexual abuse and promoting awareness within our communities. The Oregon Department of Education has required all Oregon schools to comply with Erin’s Law. The Erin’s Law lessons address personal safety, touching safety, and assertiveness.

Previewing Materials/Opting Out

The process for previewing materials and opting out of instruction will be slightly different due to the pandemic. Your child’s teacher will be sending communication home prior to instruction in human sexuality and sexual abuse prevention to address this.

Thank you for helping us to make our school a safe and supportive place where everyone can learn.

References:

Oregon Health Education Standards: https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/health/Documents/2016ORHEStandards.pdf

Materials Preview Process: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eV2_2zifeQshFC4uOP8v3Fkvs4zvYSuTEXInyTvag2Q/edit?usp=sharing

Erin’s Law Resource: Fightchildabuse.org

JW PTO Meeting ~ April 6, 2021

Please join us for our next virtual PTO meeting which will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 6:00pm.

Zoom: 937 7257 5223

Passcode: 810818

Return to School 2021 – Plan Your Trip

As we prepare for return to in-person instruction, Beaverton Safe Routes to School invites you to explore your options for safe travel to school on our website. We have provided suggested routes for walking and rolling, as well as safety tips for all modes of travel. Additionally, you will find arrival and departure maps for every elementary and middle school. These maps indicate how students who travel by foot, bus and car should arrive and leave our school campuses. The safety of our students depends on you! To learn more visit www.beaverton.k12.or.us/safe-routes

March 15, 2021

Spring Break is Almost Here!

Spring Break is next week, Mar. 22-26, and there will be no school for students. Have a wonderful and safe time with your families!

No School for Students Mar. 29, 30 & 31

In preparation for the start of Hybrid, BSD staff will be engaging in three days of professional development and training prior to the start of Hybrid which will include:

Reviewing new health and safety protocols required by Ready Schools Safe Learners
Setting up classroom and other spaces to comply with state requirements
Planning and preparing synchronous/asynchronous lessons (elementary) or simultaneous instruction lessons (secondary)
Receiving additional technology training, as needed (secondary)

Please note that there will be no school for students on these preparation days:

For Elementary & Middle Schools (including Rachel Carson): March 29, 30 and 31
For Option & High Schools: April 19, 20 and 21*

New BSD Video for Hybrid Families - Link

"A Day in the Life of a Hybrid Student"

Required Survey for JW Hybrid Parents - LINK

Please completed this required survey for hybrid parents so we can finalize our in-person instruction plans. Thank you!

CDL & Hybrid Schedule for M, T, Th, F

K-2: Starts Monday, April 5, 2021

3-5: Starts thursday, april 8, 2021. *new date

Specials (Music & PE)* Schedule

cdl:

hybrid:

*Specials will alternate synchronous/asynchronous (see classroom teacher for specifics); new schedule is effective April 5 (for K-2) and April 8 for (3-5).

School Supply Lists for JW Hybrid Students

*Please make sure your child comes to school wearing a face mask!

Hybrid Arrival Instructions for 2nd-5th Graders

Hybrid Arrival Instructions for K & 1st Graders

Hybrid Dismissal ~ Please Read Carefully!

Bus Riders: JW staff will supervise and load bus riders.

Daycare Vans: JW staff will supervise and help load daycare van riders in the lower parking lot.

Kindergarten & First Grade Pick-Up: Please park and walk to your child's classroom door to pick them up. Please be sure to wear your face mask.

2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Walkers: Will be released from the classroom by the student's teacher to walk home.

Siblings: Please pick up your K or 1st grader from their classroom at 11:15am and then drive to the parent pick-up lane to get your 2nd-5th grader.

Read for Eagles ~ 2,370 Hrs! (Last day is Fri., Mar. 19)

From BSD Nutrition Services

Dear BSD Families,

The start of In-Person Hybrid Instruction is right around the corner, and our Nutrition Services department has been hard at work developing a plan for how to continue to provide free meals for all children during both Hybrid and CDL. The USDA has provided waivers for the rest of the school year that allow any child (ages 1-18) to access free meals.

Starting April 5, meal service via bus routes will be discontinued.

If you attend Hybrid Elementary School:

● Hybrid students can receive a free daily meal bag to take home.

● Two days of meals will be sent home on Tuesday.

● No registration is required.

If you attend Hybrid Middle School:

● Hybrid students can eat lunch for free at school on the days that they attend in-person instruction.

● Free meal bags with breakfasts, lunches, and supper snacks will be available for students to take home at the end of their in-person school day to cover days they attend school from home and/or asynchronously.

● No registration is required.

If you attend Hybrid High School:

● Students will be able to eat breakfast and lunch for free at school on the days they attend in-person instruction.

● Free meal bags with breakfast, lunch, and supper snacks will be available for students to take home at the end of their in-person school day to cover days they attend school from home and/or asynchronously.

● No registration is required.

If you attend CDL or are a non-enrolled community child:

● All CDL students and children not enrolled in the Beaverton School District can access a free 5-Day Meal Bag every Wednesday from 11am-12pm.

● Meal bags include 5 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and 5 supper snacks. Only children aged 4 and older are eligible for supper snacks.

● Families can select a school to pick up these meals in the Meal Bag Registration

Form.

● Registration is strongly encouraged.

● Children do not need to be present to pick-up meal bags.

● Masks are required to be worn by anyone picking up meal bags.

To register for 5-Day Meal Bags and for the most up-to-date information, please visit: www.beaverton.k12.or.us/meals

Eagle Run Coloring Fun!

Link to shoe template (download & decorate)

Link to upload photo for May 12 assembly slideshow

Dear Jacob Wismer Families,

Welcome to Eagle Run 2020/2021! We realize that this school year has been unlike any other, and we hope that the upcoming Eagle Run will serve as an opportunity for students, staff and families to come together as a community in support of our school.

This year’s event is set to take place virtually the week of May 17 to 21. Every student whether CDL or hybrid, will participate in Eagle Run activities during their scheduled PE class. This fun filled event is our schools only fundraising program of the year. 100% of the funds raised are directly invested into supporting and enhancing the educational experience of our students through important initiatives funded by the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).

Over the last few weeks, our Eagle Run team has been working hard to come up with ways to ensure that every student and staff member feels engaged and part of the festivities. Please have your student(s) print, color, bedazzle and decorate the Eagle Run shoe in any way they want. The link to the shoe temple is above.

Once your students’ shoe is complete, please consider uploading a photo of them with their shoe on the link to the form (see above). Photos will be included in a slideshow at our May 12^th virtual kickoff assembly.

Deadline to submit photos is Friday, April 2^nd.

Have Questions? Need information?

Behavior, Health & Wellness

Return to School Talking Points

Our upcoming changes with transitioning to either hybrid or staying with CDL learning will have many challenges. As a family, you can ease your child’s transition back to school or changes in your child’s virtual learning with chats and practice. Whether your child is in elementary school or a teenager, reassuring them that there will be changes and that they can be successful with those changes, will help decrease their nerves and anxiousness. Use these talking points as a guide for your family’s chats. These talking points include helpful tips to engage in supporting our children through changes to be more resilient.

Jacob Wismer Library News

See link to our library site at the top of the page.

Book Stop prizes March 8-19

Book Stop Prizes Photo — *Check out some of the great prizes!*

The kids are having so much fun participating in the Pokemon giveaways in February, we've decided to do another giveaway in March.

Any student who puts books on hold, and then picks them up at the Book Stop, will win one prize. The exact prize will be determined randomly and we will continue to give out books, stuffed animals, squishy toys, scented erasers, while supplies last.

BSD Student Survey

Elementary school students will be surveyed this year through Canvas. The survey will be available in English and Spanish. The survey window is March 30-June 4.

Student Survey

Each year the District surveys students, staff, and parents to gather information for planning, program evaluation, and assessment of progress on the District's Strategic Plan.
The student survey takes about 20 minutes during the regular school day. The data gathered from the survey are anonymous; your child will not put his/her name or other identifying information on the survey. Like other surveys, results will be presented only about groups. No individual data will be reported.
Your child may skip questions or stop filling out the survey at any time. Refusing to participate or withdrawing from the survey does not affect your child's grades or class standing in any way. If you or your child does not want to participate, your child can read or do some other activity while his or her classmates complete the survey.
A copy of the survey is available from your child's school and is posted at

h ttps://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/accountabiity/research-reports

After reviewing the survey, if you do not want your child to participate, please notify Wendy Bernard at wendy_bernard@beaverton.k12.or.us

BSD Marathon Kids Spring Run 2021

We are excited to announce our Marathon Kids Spring Run 2021! We will run the week of March 19-28. We can’t wait to see how many of you participate with us.

What is it?

A chance to run and track your miles for Marathon Kids!
Time to get outside this spring and exercise

Where can I find more information?

Here is the website with more information
Contact your child’s PE teacher if you have any questions!

Where do I run?

On the website there are 1 mile routes near your school to use
You could run a route near your home and track it on your own

Do I need to sign up?

No need to sign up! Just do your run, track your mileage and enter it into your students Marathon Kids account.

What if I don’t have a Marathon Kids account?

Reach out to your PE teacher and they will resend your login information
Look for an email from noreply@marathonkids.org

When is the Spring Run?

The Spring Run will be during the week of March 19-28th.

JW's Current Marathon Kids Stats!

link to March newsletter: March Wiser Kids K-5 Newsletter

March's issue features:

Current Services, including Express Browsing , including Express Browsing at Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries

Parent Information Series: Join us for one or all of our virtual parenting series on Zoom. All sessions are free, but registration is required. Upcoming workshops include Supporting Dual Language Learners on March 16 and Positive Parenting to Create a Happy Home on April 1.

NEW and NOTEABLE Titles for All Ages and Across All Formats: Find what's available now, including graphic novels and early readers.

If You Liked Narwhal by Ben Clanton: Short, fun and easy to read graphic novels-perfect for 2nd-4th grade.

Rockstar Readers Book Club - An online monthly book discussion for grades 3-5 that explores books from various genres with an emphasis on diverse stories.

Distance Learning Resources: Your libraries are ready to support parents, teachers and other caregivers with resources for distance learning. Find live tutoring, homework help, online reference materials, e-books, writing help and much more for all grades in both English and Spanish.

Virtual Read to the Dogs program for beginning or struggling readers with DoveLewis Canine Therapy Team!

March 1, 2021

BSD Elementary Hybrid Model Change

Watch the Video-Link

Dear BSD Elementary Families,

Thank you for completing the survey indicating your student’s choice between Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) and In-Person Hybrid Instruction. We’ve analyzed the results, and those results have presented us with an opportunity to modify the model in such a way as to provide the vast majority of families with what they truly wanted — the ability to remain with their existing teachers. Please allow us to explain.

While there was some variation by school, the elementary survey results were roughly split down the middle: 50% of students opting for CDL and 50% of students opting for Hybrid. Here’s what that allows us to do:

All students who opted for Hybrid will come to school for a morning session. During that time, students will receive live in-person instruction from their teachers in reading, writing, math and some health subjects. In the afternoon session, those students will be learning online at home asynchronously. They’ll be working independently on social studies, science and some other health lessons. Students may use Dreambox, our self-directed math program. They’ll also have music and P.E., either with live or recorded lessons. Students will attend school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; Wednesdays will be devoted to asynchronous learning online, much like it is right now in CDL.
All students who opted for CDL will be learning online at home asynchronously in the morning. They’ll be working independently on social studies, science and some health lessons. Students may use Dreambox, our self-directed math program. They’ll also have music and P.E., either with live or recorded lessons. In the afternoon session, those students will receive live instruction online from their teachers in reading, writing, math and some health subjects. Students will have live online instruction on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; Wednesdays will be devoted to asynchronous learning online, much like it is right now in CDL.
The model for Grades 6-8 at our K-8 schools (Aloha-Huber Park, Raleigh Hills and Springville) is not impacted by this plan.

Again, the vast majority of students will not need to change teachers. However, there will be a few instances where — because of student numbers and the required 35 square feet of space per student — this will not be the case. We’ve done our very best to accommodate the largest number of families.

In addition, the District has been working with our local child care providers. The following vendors have been given permission to operate in our schools once students return for Hybrid. It’s important to note that we do not run these programs. The providers still need to ensure that they have the proper staffing levels and the ability to adhere to enhanced health and safety protocols. To check on availability, you’ll need to contact the provider directly. We’ve provided contact information on our Return to In-Person Instruction webpage under the Child Care tab.

Bethany Child Care - Bethany, Jacob Wismer, Springville, Sato
Champions - Cooper Mountain
Club K – McKinley, Oak Hills (maybe), Scholls Heights (maybe), Terra Linda, Vose
Mari’s Little Lambs - Sexton Mountain
REACH - Ridgewood
Student Stop – Bonny Slope, Cedar Mill (maybe)
Vermont Hills - Montclair

(A few of the programs are marked as “maybe.” We’re still evaluating space implications at these schools.)

If this new information or the information that we announced last week regarding the start of Hybrid at our middle, high and option schools has caused you to change your mind, here are your options:

If you previously chose Hybrid but would like to switch to CDL, you can do that. Contact your school office to request the move.
If you previously chose CDL but would like to switch to Hybrid, you may be able to do that. You’ll need to contact your school principal to see whether the class counts and space availability will allow for the change. If not, your student will be put on a waiting list.
- Existing and new students will be put in a lottery if there are more hybrid requests than there are spots. Parents will be notified of the outcome of their request on March 12.

If the last year has taught us anything, it’s the value of remaining flexible. We continue to work each day to find the best path forward for our students and staff. Thank you for your continued patience and support.

Stoller Principal to Speak at March 2nd PTO Meeting

Principal Retirement Announcement

Dear Jacob Wismer Families,

While I made an announcement at a PTO meeting last spring, I realized that we have several new Jacob Wismer families who may not have heard the news that I will be retiring at the end of this school year. My last day will be June 30, 2021.

Our district's Human Resources Dept. is currently in the process of searching for JW's next principal and has asked both our staff and PTO board members for characteristics they would like to see in their new leader before they begin interviewing candidates.

I have no doubt that Jacob Wismer's next principal will find that they are working with the most supportive and dedicated parents and staff to bring the best educational experience to the students in the JW community. Please look for a message by the district office in the near future when your new principal is announced.

Thank you for providing me with the most fulfilling time of my career.

Joan McFadden

New BSD Health & Safety Resource

The Beaverton School District has created a new public-facing health & safety webpage that is the best source of information for staff and families. Here is the Link:

https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/public-safety/emergency-preparedness/coronavirus/return-to-school/covid-19-health-safety-guidance

The Book Stop

JW students are very lucky to have access to so many great books! The Book Stop allows all students the chance to pick books ahead of time, or to stop by and select from displays during lunch hours, or after school (different hours apply on Wednesdays). All students can check out up to 10 books each time they visit!

If your family is not able to come to the Book Stop during our open hours, please contact Mrs. Le to arrange for alternative ways to pickup books. We are here to help!

Check out our library website for all the information:

https://sites.google.com/beaverton.k12.or.us/jacobwismerlibrary/home

Book Stop prizes March 8-19

The kids are having so much fun participating in the Pokemon giveaways in February, we've decided to do another giveaway in March.

Read for Eagles ~ 1,600 Hours so Far!

Read for Eagles - Video Instructions

We had a request to produce a video for students that show where to find the Read for Eagles form, how to download and fill it out and how to email it to Kelly Cruickshank at kelly_cruickshank@beaverton.k12.or.us. Here is the link to the video.

Eagle Run

AVID for 6th Graders

AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) is a college readiness system in all Beaverton middle and high schools and includes the AVID elective class during the school day. Middle schools are currently looking for 5th grade students to be enrolled in the AVID elective class for next year.

The AVID elective is a year-long elective class, taken in addition to the academic core classes (humanities, math, science, and other required courses) at your middle school. It is based on writing as a tool for learning, the inquiry method, reading, organization, and collaborative grouping.

AVID students selected for the AVID elective are...

In the “academic middle” – meeting standards in all subject areas and passing standardized tests, but need a little extra support to do better
Needing help with study skills and organizational skills
Motivated to go to college but don’t quite know how or have resources at home
Willing to work hard and study every night
Historically underrepresented in 4-year universities (first one in the family to attend college, students coming from economically challenging situations, students of color, etc.)
Facing special circumstances that make it difficult for them to actualize their college dream

Students must complete an electronic application to be accepted in the AVID elective class. For instructions on how to apply, contact your child's 5th grade teacher or Ms. Patterson. We can assist you and your child through the process. Applications are due no later than Friday, March 19th. Please contact your child's 5th grade teacher or Ms. Patterson (margaret_patterson@beaverton.k12.or.us) if you have questions. Thank you.

Warmly,

Margaret Patterson

Behavior, Health & Wellness

How to Build Resilience in Our Kids

Now more than ever, we are being faced with new and ever-changing information. Building and encouraging resilience in our kids is now more important than ever. The good news is that resilience skills can be learned. Building resilience, the ability to adapt well to adversity or significant sources of stress, can help our children manage stress or feelings of anxiety or uncertainty. Read on for more information about resilience and how we can foster it in our own children. Teaching children to be resilient during times of adversity

Sunset HS St. Patrick's Day Zoom Party

New RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/ny7t6xZtoATEAmnj9

Community Conversation Around Race - Link

BSD Website Translations

View the BSD website in Arabic

قم بزيارة الموقع الإلكتروني للقطاع التعليمي لمدارس بيفرتون باللغة العربية

View the BSD website in Chinese

请浏览中文版的 BSD 网站

View the BSD website Japanese

BSD ウェブサイトを日本語で見る

View the BSD website in Korean

한국어로 된 BSD 웹사이트를 보십시오.

View the BSD website in Russian

Посмотрите веб-сайт школьного округа Бивертон на русском

View the BSD website in Somali

Ka fiiri bogga BSD ee ku qoran af-Soomaali

View the BSD website in Spanish

Vea la página web del Distrito Escolar de Beaverton en español

View the BSD website in Vietnamese

Xem trang mạng BSD bằng tiếng Việt

February 17, 2021

Jacob Wismer Journal ~ Feb. 17, 2021

District Hybrid/CDL Survey Update

As a reminder, ALL elementary families (with the exception of FLEX families) need to make a choice for their students — whether to remain in Comprehensive Distance Learning or move to Hybrid Instruction (part in-person/part online) on or after April 5. This decision will apply to the rest of the school year; no switches will be allowed.

The first group of students to begin Hybrid Instruction will be Pre-Kindergartens, Kindergartens, 1st Graders and 2nd Graders. We plan to bring 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders back on April 12.

For a full picture of what the Hybrid Instruction model will look like for students, please watch this video (English and Spanish). You also can read our Return-to-School FAQ for elementary students.

To make your decision: Go to our Return-to-School webpage and follow the instructions. If you would like to change your choice prior to February 18, you can do so by accessing the Parent Survey again.

We have extended the deadline. All decisions must be made by February 18. If you decline to make a choice, your student automatically will remain in CDL. No changes will be allowed after February 18.

Jacob Wismer's response rate is currently at 93%. Thank you to those who have already responded!

Read for Eagles! ~ Feb. 1 through Mar. 19. Link

Here is our current student participation tally (Great job, Eagles!):

Kindergarten: (40 hrs.)

Esha Sreejith (Karim): 20 hrs.

Pranavi Munagala (Sippel): 10 hrs.

Jacalyn Chen (Sippel): 10 hrs.

1st Grade: (30 hrs.)

Ravi Sourya Achanta (Reimer): 10 hrs.

Abigail Sweet (Guilfoyle): 10 hrs.

Siya Musale (Reimer): 10 hrs.

2nd Grade: (30 hrs.)

Ovi Bhole (England): 10 hrs.

Aileen Feng (Amato): 10 hrs.

Anirudh Buddala (Toevs): 10 hrs.

3rd Grade: (50 hrs.)

Jashwika Rameshkumar (Kerrigan): 20 hrs.

Rishaan Akbar (Kerrigan): 10 hrs.

Zunyra Kadri (Johnston): 10 hrs.

Anika Kadgi (Kerrigan): 10 hrs.

4th Grade: (40 hrs.)

Verna Acharya (Silver): 10 hrs.

Shanmukhapriya Mamidala (Guevara): 10 hrs.

Minchan Kim (Silver): 10 hrs.

Queenie Chen (Richardson): 10 hrs.

5th Grade: (80 hrs.)

Mahi Jayswal (Getty): 10 hrs.

Jasmine White (Getty): 20 hrs.

Rose White (Elms): 10 hrs.

Prajin Kannan Babu Sangitha (Brundidge): 10 hrs.

Harshita Buddala (Getty): 20 hrs.

Sameeha Gohil (Scoggins): 10 hrs.

Our JW Eagle Run is Officially Underway!

During the week of April 19-23, students will participate in Eagle Run activities during their PE class time. This year, our fundraising goal is to reach over $75,000. The first step to helping us get there is to register your student(s) in PledgeStar. Here’s how:

Go to – www.pledgestar.com/jacobwismer
Click “NOT REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT”
Enter your name and email (Please enter YOUR information here, not your students)
Click “Submit”
Follow the instructions on-screen to register student(s)

PledgeStar is our easy-to-use web-based fundraising system that makes it simple to request pledges from family and friends at home and around the world. Secure donations can be made online using a credit card, and all contributions are tax deductible under IRS Code 501 (c) (3) to the extent permitted by law. Collection envelopes will NOT be sent home this year, but any cash or checks received can be dropped off at the school office. PledgeStar will track students’ progress, notify you when a pledge is made, and allow Eagle Run volunteers to share classroom and school-wide progress.

To generate excitement and encourage registration, we are launching an exciting…

REGISTRATION INCENTIVE

The first 325 students registered in PledgeStar will WIN a FREE 5oz FroYo courtesy of Menchie’s Tannasbourne. Thank you to Menchie’s Tannasbourne for their incredible sponsorship this year!

How Can I Double My Donations?

Corporate Match Programs:

Nearly 50% of funds raised through Eagle Run are thanks to Corporate Matched Funds. In 2019, over $50,000 was raised through matching contributions. Before making your donation, please check with your Human Resources Department to see if you’re company will match your contribution! Some of the known companies with matching programs include Intel, Nike, Providence, Kaiser, Adidas, Columbia and more. For a list of companies known to match donation, click here.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

To ensure your student(s) receives receive credit for your donation and match, please send your confirmation receipt to jweaglerun@gmail.com. This will allow us to enter the donation to your students PledgeStar account and will help them qualify for some amazing incentive prizes.

Please make sure that when you are choosing the charitable organization on your employer site when requesting your donation be matched, that you look at the entire name of the organization. Often times, donors are quick to choose the option “Jacob Wismer Elementary School” instead of “Jacob Wismer Parent Teacher Organization” or “Jacob Wismer PTO”. Although our school will still receive the funds, they will NOT be directed to PTO programs and will NOT be counted towards your child’s personal or class goal to earn prizes.

Intel Employees: https://intel.benevity.org/user and search for PTO Jacob Wismer

Nike Employees: https://nike.benevity.org/user and search for PTO Jacob Wismer

Columbia Employees:

Employees must submit a copy of the official receipt of their personal donation to communityrelations@columbia.com for corporate matching consideration. Please maintain the original receipt for your personal tax records. CSC will match these donations twice annually (June and December).

Questions? Contact Us Today at: jweaglerun@gmail.com

Behavioral Health & Wellness

Youth Contact is offering two different classes for parents and caregivers. Registration is open for both classes online at https://youthcontact.org/classes/. For questions, please contact Sarah Healy, Jacob Wismer's School Social Worker at sarah_healy@beaverton.k12.or.us.

The ABCs of Parenting is a 7-week online series in English and Spanish meeting once a week on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 starting April 7th through May 19th. This series is for parents / caregivers of children 2-8 and includes an overview of positive and nurturing parenting practices. Here are the links for the flyer in both English and Spanish.

Nurturing Hope is a 12-week series for parents / caregivers with children with special needs or health challenges ages birth to 10, in an online format in both English and Spanish meeting once a week on Mondays from 6:30-8:00 starting February 22nd through May 17th. A unique opportunity in this online series is facilitators will check in with families by phone to help them cope with their specific parenting issues. Here is the link for the flyer in both English and Spanish.

Stoller Principal to Speak at March 2nd PTO Meeting

Kindergarten & New Family Q & A ~ Feb. 18, 2021

RSVP Link Please share with this event with our JW community!

Behavioral Health & Wellness

All the information shared with parents, caregivers, and children about changes in school during this pandemic can leave us feeling worried or frustrated. Sometimes we might feel we don't have control over our own situations. How do we support our children during this time? Studies have found when believe we can control our circumstances, we tend to feel more hopeful and optimistic about the future. Big Life Journal gives us 5 Ways to Help Children Focus on What They Can Control. By focusing on what we can control, we can help our children focus on what they can do.

TAG Update

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and our current reality of Comprehensive Distance Learning, CDL, the BSD TAG testing process will look different this year. Teachers will spend this Fall/Winter collecting evidence on how students respond to differentiation within their distance learning classroom. School TAG facilitators will collect nominations from teachers and parents this Fall/Winter and along with collected evidence, decisions will be made on which students will be selected to test in person in late Spring, 2021. The chart below show the testing timeline and options by grade level. Parents will be notified this spring if the child is selected for testing. Please note that students who test this spring will not be able to test this fall since the tests will be too close together.

Winter Walk & Roll Day is Feb. 24th!

Wet Weather Doesn’t Mean You Need to Stay Inside!

Join K-12 students and families for a wintery walk or roll in your neighborhood on February 24^th!

The following tips can help keep you safe and comfortable while walking and rolling in Winter:

Be Safe – Stay 6 feet away from those not in your household and wear a mask.
Be Seen – Wear bright, reflective clothing, use a bike light, and stay alert on dark, winter days.
Be Prepared – Dress for the weather. Rain gear and warm layers keep you dry and comfortable all season long.

After your trip, visit the link below and fill out the form to earn a raffle prize. 25 raffle prizes will include: reflective umbrella, clip-on safety light, bicycle seat cover and bicycle light! Tag #BSDtogether #BSDsaferoutes to be featured on BSD’s social media accounts.

https://forms.gle/kkWkVeo1WwUnHcSv7

Walk & Roll: It’s Good for Your Heart

Whether you walk or bike a few blocks or over a mile, physical activity is good for your heart, your whole body, and it’s fun! With cold winter weather, children spend less time playing outside, but a nice brisk walk or bike ride will help achieve their recommended 60 minutes daily exercise and help prevent childhood obesity and support healthy bones.

Clothes for Kids

Appointments are available now!

The link to schedule an online Clothes for Kids Appointment is under the Families tab on the District's website. Appointments are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. or on Wednesdays between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

To see open appointment slots, families need to click on a calendar date that works for them, then select either a Large Family (4 or more students) or a Small Family (1 - 3 students). After they've indicated the family size, open appointments for a date selected will be on the right side of the screen. If times are not shown, either family size has not been selected or they need to select a different date on the calendar. They need to click on the time that works for them and then complete a short form to book the appointment. While online is best, families can all call 503-356-4322 to schedule an appointment. (Press 1 for English and 2 for Spanish.)

District staff are more than welcome to schedule appointments for families. When you book the appointment, if needed, you can leave your information under the contact questions and fill out the remainder of the form with the student's information. On the day of the appointment, families will be asked to complete another very short form with the student's information.

In addition to scheduling the appointment, if needed and appropriate, you can shop for the family. You would just need to have an idea of what the student needs, their sizes and preferences. If you'd like to shop for several students and/or families, please book a 45 min timeslot. Volunteers will be there to help you.

Appointments are not needed to make a donation. For the program, donations are best when the program is open during the times listed above. Or, there are two donation bins on the walkway in front of the program that are available Monday through Friday during normal business hours.

BSD Long Range Facilities Planning

In order for the School Board to have the ability to refer a capital bond to the voters, the District must have an up to date Long Range Facilities Plan (LRFP). It is the LRFP that identifies the facility needs for all of the buildings and sites in the District. If you were unable to join us at our last PTO meeting, please view the videos below and take the survey.

Video #1:

Bond Recap 2021 English: https://youtu.be/ES6X-cVirUY

Bond Recap 2021 Spanish: https://youtu.be/zzq1LXOPXK0

Video #2:

LRFP Needs English: https://youtu.be/AG5XbY6bC8k

LRFP Needs Spanish: https://youtu.be/1VzScAPBK_8

Link to Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LFRP-English

Signal to Noise 2021 ~ BSD's Annual Film Festival

Important Dates:

Film Entries are due Monday, March 29, 2021 Link to entry form: https://forms.gle/1Xp9CH58AusAbYFs9

Online Awards Ceremony/Festival - Thursday, May 20, 2021

Please review the guidelines below and check out the website for resources to help you create your master piece!

FILM CATEGORIES

Animation
Comedy
Drama
Documentary
Music Video
Experimental (High School Only)

2021 GUIDELINES

All video submissions are subject to being shared publicly.
Projects will be accepted and evaluated within three grade level divisions:
- Elementary (K-5)
  - Video projects have to be less than 1 minute for Elementary School.
  - Credits should include only first names of student(s).
- Middle School (6-8)
  - - Video projects have to be less than 3 minutes for Middle School.
- High School (9-12)
  - - Video projects have to be less than 5 minutes for High School.
All collaborations need to follow CDC and Oregon Health Authority guidelines.
While adult guidance is encouraged, the content of submitted work should clearly reflect student effort.
Each project requires a Beaverton School District staff sponsor. (This can be a teacher, principal, paraeducator, etc.)
Beaverton School District maintains a zero tolerance policy regarding the use of drugs, alcohol, violence and discrimination. Submissions depicting or implying these or other potentially objectionable themes may be censored at the discretion of the judges and school district.

For more information go to our website and follow us on Instagram and Facebook!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/S2Nfestival

Instagram: @s2nfestival

Website: www.s2nfestival.com

February 1, 2021

BSD Update: Returning to In-Person/Hybrid Instruction

Dear BSD Elementary Families,

As we indicated last week, we are planning to bring back elementary students for Hybrid Instruction (part in-person/part online) on April 5, at the earliest. Of course, this move is dependent on our continuing to meet the advisory health metrics set by the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority (≤ 350 positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 over the previous two-week period in Washington and Multnomah Counties). We are hopeful that COVID-19 cases will continue to decline.

The first group of students to begin Hybrid Instruction will be Pre-Kindergartens, Kindergartens, 1st Graders and 2nd Graders. After we’ve had a smooth transition with our youngest students, we’ll consider bringing back Grades 3-5, possibly one grade per week.

For a full picture of what the Hybrid Instruction model will look like for students, please watch this video (English and Spanish). You also can read our Return-to-School FAQ for elementary students.

If you’re not comfortable sending your students back for in-person instruction, they can continue to remain in Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL).

We’ve been asked by teachers and parents whether the District considered offering a third option of allowing families to choose to stay with their teachers, regardless of the method of instruction. Yes, the District fully vetted this idea. However, depending on the outcome of the survey, it wouldn’t have been possible to guarantee that the District could still offer a Hybrid option because of the complexities of staffing. Not offering Hybrid instruction to our families is not an option.

Please know that the District will do everything that it can to maintain current teacher-student relationships at the elementary level, where possible. However, no student — whether CDL or Hybrid — will be guaranteed the same teacher as the one instructing them now. Again, please refer to the video for a full explanation.

ALL elementary families (with the exception of FLEX families) must choose whether to remain in CDL or move to Hybrid. This decision will apply to the rest of the school year; no switches will be allowed. We do not know the exact start and end times for the morning and afternoon sessions, and you won’t know if you’ll be assigned the morning or afternoon session before making the choice. Please do not call your school asking this question. The information is not available.

To make your decision:

Access your ParentVue account.
Navigate to the upper right-hand corner and click on “Family Updates and New Student Enrollment” and then follow the instructions in the blue box.
You’ll need to make a choice for each of your elementary students.
If you don’t have a ParentVue account, read the sign-up instructions on our website.

You also can go to our Return to School webpage and follow the directions to submit your decision.

All decisions must be made by February 15.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Reminder: Friday, Feb. 5th is a Grading Day (No School for Students)

Note: Wednesday, Feb. 3 will be a regular asynchronous day.

"Read for Eagles" Starts Today!

Information Poster: Link

Download your tally sheet now: Link

Watch the video by our 5th Grade Leaders: Link

Book recommendations from Jacob Wismer students: Link

PTO Meeting - Tomorrow, Feb. 2, 2021

Guest Speaker: Steve Sparks

Zoom: 937 7257 5223 passcode: 810818 6:00pm

Please join us for the February PTO meeting via Zoom this Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 at 6:00pm. Steven Sparks, BSD Executive Administrator for Long Range Planning, will be speaking about:

the District's funding limitations and mechanisms
the purpose and findings of the planning practice
soliciting parent opinions on facility needs and priorities

Did you miss our Jan. 29 assembly? Watch the Replay!

Link: https://youtu.be/bLQbOaHJ_Tc

JW Virtual Eagle Run ~ Coming in April!

What is Eagle Run?

Eagle Run is Jacob Wismer’s ONLY fundraising event of the school year. Students raise funds through flat donations or per lap pledges, and in a typical school year, they then take to the track to walk, run or jog with their classmates, teachers and grade level peers. Eagle Run is a school-wide event that brings our Jacob Wismer community together in support of students and staff. It is a fun-filled day for all to enjoy.

In 2019, our incredible school community came together to raise over $120,000. This allowed our PTO to fund vital programs for our students, and to purchase much needed technology in the form of SMART TV’s for every classroom.

Virtual Eagle Run 2021

As COVID-19 continues to keep students’ home, the future of our school has never felt so unpredictable. Despite these difficult times, our PTO and Eagle Run team have decided that this year’s Eagle Run must go on, even from a distance. Our main objectives will be to bring our school community together, give our students and staff something exciting to look forward to, and raise important funds for our school. With the understanding that times are difficult, our fundraising goal this year is to raise over $75,000.

Why is Eagle Run important to Jacob Wismer?

Eagle Run is the sole provider of funds that our school needs to support vital PTO programs that directly benefit our kids. 100% of the funds raised are invested into enhancing the educational experience of our students through PTO funded initiatives that include:

Author Visits

Art Literacy

School Safety Equipment

Scholarship Programs

Engineering & Science Programs

Economics through Jr. Achievement

One School One Book

Music Program Materials

PE & Recess Equipment

Technology Tools & Materials

General Classroom & School Support

Passport Club

Reader Board for Parent Communication

Chrome Books

…and so much more!

How Do I Register My Student(s) and Raise Funds?

Parents/Caregivers are asked to register their students online using PledgeStar. It is our easy to use web-based fundraising system that makes it simple to request pledges from family and friends at home and around the world. Anyone can make secure online donations using a credit card and all contributions are tax deductible under IRS Code 501 (c) (3) to the extent permitted by law. Collection envelopes will NOT be sent home this year, but any cash or checks received can be dropped off at the school office. PledgeStar will track each students’ progress, notify you when a pledge is made, and allow Eagle Run volunteers to share classroom and school-wide progress.

To Register and Use Our Online Fundraising Tools:

1. Go to – www.pledgestar.com/jacobwismer

2. Click “NOT REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT”

3. Enter your name and email (Please enter YOUR information here, not your students)

4. Click “Submit”

5. Follow the instructions on-screen to register student(s)

NEW this year, every student registered will receive an Eagle Run T-Shirt and bracelet, so please be sure to register! Remember, the more emails you send, the more opportunity we have to reach our important fundraising goal!

How Can I Double My Donations?

Corporate Matching Programs are a great way to double your donations and further help us reach our goal. Many companies provide matching funds and/or volunteer hours for direct donations of time or money to the Jacob Wismer PTO. Before making your donation, please check with your Human Resources Department to see if you’re company will match your contribution!

**IMPORTANT REMINDER**: Please make sure that when you are choosing the charitable organization on your employer site when requesting your donation be matched, that you look at the entire name of the organization. Often times, donors are quick to choose the option “Jacob Wismer Elementary School” instead of “Jacob Wismer Parent Teacher Organization” or “Jacob Wismer PTO”. Although our school will still receive the funds, they will NOT be directed to PTO programs and will NOT be counted towards your child’s personal or class goal to earn prizes.

Intel Employees: https://intel.benevity.org/user and search for PTO Jacob Wismer

Nike Employees: https://nike.benevity.org/user and search for PTO Jacob Wismer

Columbia Employees: Employees must submit a copy of the official receipt of their personal donation to communityrelations@columbia.com for corporate matching consideration. Please maintain the original receipt for your personal tax records. CSC will match these donations twice annually (June and December).

Questions? Contact Us Today at: jweaglerun@gmail.com

JW Picture Day Thank You!

Thank you to our parents and students for following our safety protocols to make our Picture Day safe and successful!

Kindergarten & New Family Q & A ~ Feb. 18, 2021

RSVP Link Please share with this event with our JW community!

Kindergarten Registration for 2021-22 Link

From Mrs. Le!

Behavioral Health and Wellness

Seeking your input!

The Behavioral Health and Wellness team wants to express gratitude to the Jacob Wismer community. We appreciate connecting with you during our parent and school evening event focusing on our community's social-emotional well-being and mental health. Thank you!

We are seeking your input for the planning of future events. Please fill out this anonymous form and tell us what topics you would find interesting and/or helpful. We look forward to hearing from you.

From Your JW PTO ~ 2021-22 PTO Board Positions

January 19, 2021

Coming Soon! Jan. 25 - 29, 2021

School Picture Day is Wed., Jan. 27th ~ Appointments Required/No Drop-Ins

Schedule your child's appointment and order photographs here: Link

Dorian photographers will be at Jacob Wismer on Wednesday, 1/27/21, taking school photos for students attending Jacob Wismer this school year. Drop-ins will not be accepted due to social distancing requirements.

Please sign up NOW with the link at the bottom or top of this article! You may also order your photo package NOW by credit card to alleviate handling of envelopes and money come photo day!

Important Information For You To Know About This Year's Photos:

All backgrounds will be blue.
Classroom composites will not be available this year.
The easiest way to order your student's photos is online prior to picture day.
All packages purchased prior to or on picture day will be sent to your home at no charge. Please consider ordering your package prior to 1/27 to eliminate handling of envelopes and checks or cash on picture day (highly encouraged)!
Retakes are not guaranteed this year to be taken at our school. You will be advised at a later date about retakes, dependent on future circumstances.

On picture day, you may park in the upper or the lower parking lot. Dorian has asked that you remain in your car until 3 minutes prior to your appointment time. We are requiring that you and your child/children wear your face masks through this entire process. Your child/children will be asked to remove it for the photo.

Students (only) will enter through the outside cafeteria entrance (next to our undercover basketball and wall ball area). Parents, please remain with your student until he/she enters the cafeteria, then proceed to the undercover area and wait for your student to exit out the gym doors. The areas outside will all be well marked for our new families! Inside, our Jacob Wismer staff will be handing students their photo cards, directing them to the hand sanitizer stations and helping new students navigate through a very short path to the camera stations, then reuniting them with their parents outside the gym door.

Please sign up for your session -and- order your photos now at:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BAFA828A5FAC61-jacob

TAG & Summa Update

Thank you for your patience as we navigate TAG/Summa testing during the 2020-21 school year. The following updates have been made to our current identification processes to reflect comprehensive distance learning and research on test score stability.

TAG/Summa Testing

TAG testing for students nominated by parents or teachers will occur in the spring.
Current 5th graders will have the opportunity to qualify for Summa by testing in late spring/summer.
Outdoor testing opportunities for TAG/Summa will also be available in early summer.
Current 3rd and 4th graders will take reading and math achievement tests (ITBS) in the fall.
Current 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders will take a cognitive ability (CogAT) screener test in the fall.
In addition to national norms, local norms will be explored for TAG/Summa identification.

Summa Qualifying Tests and Criteria

No change in admission criteria, only tests used.
Results from full version CogAT tests (composite score ) in grades K-5 can be used to qualify for Summa.
Results of achievement tests in grades 3-5 can be used to qualify for Summa.
- Oregon Statewide Assessment System (OSAS) Language Arts and Math tests
- ITBS/Logramos Reading and Math tests (total scores)

Communication

Testing opportunities will be posted on the BSD TAG page as they become available
Invitations to test will be sent via School Messenger prior to testing dates
Summa eligible students will be notified before January 15, 2021S

If you have any questions, please contact Heidi Hanson, heidi_hanson@beaverton.k12.or.us or 503-356-4548.

JW Virtual Spirit Week! Jan. 25-29

Our All-School Assembly will be live-streamed on YouTube Jan. 29th 8:30-9:00am at https://youtu.be/bLQbOaHJ_Tc

JW Parents: Please Join Us for Our First Wellness/Mental Health Event! RSVP Link

Wed., Jan 20th Reminder

Because there is no school on Jan. 18 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday), Wednesday Jan. 20 will be a regular school day like M, T, Th and F. Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions.

TAG Parent Input Forms Due by Jan. 29, 2021

If you think your child might qualify for TAG, here is the link to the Parent Information Form. Please complete and return the form to Jolene Urban in our school office by Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.

K-3 Parent Information Form - submit the form to Jolene Urban*
4-8 Parent Information Form - submit the form to Jolene Urban*

*Email the form to: Jolene Urban at jolene_urban@beaverton.k12.or.us or send by US mail to: Jolene Urban, Jacob Wismer Elementary School, 5477 NW Skycrest Parkway, Portland, OR 97229

Coming Soon! Read for Eagles Challenge!

2021-22 Kindergarten/New Family Q & A

February 18, 2021 4:00-5:00pm

Zoom Meeting ID: 814 9328 5974 Passcode: 232941

RSVP Link

We would like to invite you to a preliminary meeting to learn a little bit more about Jacob Wismer and how to register your child for the 2020-2021 school year. If you have an incoming kindergartener or if you have a child who will be new to Jacob Wismer in grades 1-5, feel free to attend this very informal FAQ session. Here are a few sample questions that we will cover:

How do I register my child for 2021-22?
How old does my child have to be to enroll in kindergarten?
How do I find out if Jacob Wismer is the school my child can attend?
Can I provide information about my child to help with their teacher placement?

Please note that this meeting is not our regular Kindergarten Orientation which is scheduled for May 6, 2021. It is a chance for parents to ask questions related to registration. If you are planning to attend, please complete our RSVP Link.

Please share this with neighbors, friends and relatives who have incoming 2021-22 JW students!

BSD Community Conversation Around Race: March 10, 2021

BSD is once again hosting a Community-Wide Conversation Around Race event. This year's event is virtual and will be on March 10, 2021, from 4:00-6:30 pm. There is a committee of BSD staff members from across BSD planning this event alongside SRHS and the Office of Equity and Inclusion this year.

Do you have an idea for a breakout session that you would like to host? Please share your idea by completing this form no later than Friday, Jan. 29.

Sunset HS Zoom Party for All Grades

Resources from Our Community Libraries

January Wiser Kids K-5 Newsletter

Current Services at Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries

STEM for School Age Kids: Books with activities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for kids.

Picture Book Biographies About Ground Breaking Females: New picture book biographies about women and girls who have done extraordinary things.

Picture Books for Lunar New Year: Celebrate Lunar New Year!

Multi-Age Family Read Alouds: Great read alouds for families with kids 8 and up.

Parenting Power: New titles in the Parenting Collection.

How to Search by IRLA Reading Level: This video shows you how to search the WCCLS catalog for IRLA books.

Virtual Read to the Dogs program for beginning or struggling readers with DoveLewis Canine Therapy Team!

Cedar Mill Library OBOB Page: Find OBOB practice questions and OBOB Trivia Grades 3-5 on Kahoot!

Signal to Noise 2021 ~ BSD's Annual Film Festival

Important Dates:

Film Entries are due Monday, March 29, 2021

Online Awards Ceremony/Festival - Thursday, May 20, 2021

Please review the guidelines below and check out the website for resources to help you create your master piece!

FILM CATEGORIES

Animation
Comedy
Drama
Documentary
Music Video
Experimental (High School Only)

2021 GUIDELINES

All video submissions are subject to being shared publicly.
Projects will be accepted and evaluated within three grade level divisions:
- Elementary (K-5)
  - Video projects have to be less than 1 minute for Elementary School.
  - Credits should include only first names of student(s).
- Middle School (6-8)
  - - Video projects have to be less than 3 minutes for Middle School.
- High School (9-12)
  - - Video projects have to be less than 5 minutes for High School.
All collaborations need to follow CDC and Oregon Health Authority guidelines.
While adult guidance is encouraged, the content of submitted work should clearly reflect student effort.
Each project requires a Beaverton School District staff sponsor. (This can be a teacher, principal, paraeducator, etc.)
Beaverton School District maintains a zero tolerance policy regarding the use of drugs, alcohol, violence and discrimination. Submissions depicting or implying these or other potentially objectionable themes may be censored at the discretion of the judges and school district.

For more information go to our website and follow us on Instagram and Facebook!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/S2Nfestival

Instagram: @s2nfestival

Website: www.s2nfestival.com

Safe Routes to School 2021 Art Contest

BSD students in grades K-5 are encouraged to enter the 2nd Annual Walk + Roll K-5 Art Contest. This year’s theme is “Places We Love to Walk + Roll.” The deadline to enter is January 29. The grand prize is a new bicycle from Washco Bikes. Visit www.beaverton.k12.or.us/safe-routes and link for contest details. Please share with your children.

January 8, 2021

BSD In-Person Instruction Update

Note: this article is a repeat of the communication sent to parents by the BSD Communications office on 1/8/21.

Thank you to all of you — staff, students and families — for your resilience during the past several months. We know that you’ve all been working diligently to provide the best educational experience possible during these challenging times. Your efforts are very much appreciated.

On December 23, Governor Kate Brown announced changes to the state’s approach to reopening schools. Rather than mandating that all school districts meet designated health metrics to begin in-person instruction, she has made those metrics advisory — meaning the decision to reopen will be made at the district level instead of the state level. However, the bulk of the 90-pages of safety requirements issued by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in the Ready Schools Safe Learners Guidance have not changed.

As we plan for the next steps, we’re currently considering several factors:

On January 19, ODE is expected to announce revisions to the Ready Schools Safe Learners Guidance. We’re waiting to see if the state eases cohort numbers (current requirement: student cannot be exposed to more than 100 students/week) and social distancing requirements (currently requirement: 35 square feet of space per student). Those changes could impact what the District would be able to offer in terms of in-person instruction.
Also on January 19, the state may change the health metrics. Under the previously-mandated health metrics, positive COVID-19 cases in Washington and Multnomah Counties had to drop below 100 per 100,000 residents (during the previous two-week period) to begin in-person instruction. As of this writing, the current case count in Washington and Multnomah Counties is 324 and 342, respectively.
The Governor has prioritized teachers and district staff who have regular contact with students to be vaccinated in Phase 1b, after health care workers and residents of nursing facilities. As of this writing, it’s unclear when those vaccinations will be administered.
Currently, changes in working conditions are being bargained with our teachers' association, the Beaverton Education Association (BEA). As such, finalized plans are subject to agreements made in those negotiations.

Given what we know at this moment, here’s our current thinking. We must emphasize that these plans are NOT final.

Current guidance from ODE prioritizes the return of students in grades PreK - 2 to in-person instruction first. While not finalized, current hybrid plans have students who elect to come back to school being assigned to either mornings or afternoons (total in-school time: 2 ½ hours) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. When not at school, these students would be learning online. All students would be online on Wednesdays. Currently, we don’t have a start date identified. We hope to know more after January 19. Prior to returning to in-person instruction, elementary families will be asked to make a commitment to either hybrid or Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) instruction.
Because the District has committed to providing a Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) option for the entire school year, families should expect some teacher reassignments. Whether your elementary student remains in CDL or opts for in-person hybrid instruction, your child’s teacher may change. We realize that this is not ideal, but it’s also unavoidable. We will do everything in our power to minimize any disruptions to your child’s learning.
Because middle and high school students have several classes and are exposed to more students, in-person instruction under current required safety protocols remains impossible. Our tentative plan is to have all secondary students remain online in Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL). However, we are considering offering limited in-person instruction (LIPI) for students with disabilities, emerging bilingual students and students without reliable internet connectivity. We also may invite students who have credit-recovery needs to come to campuses.
We know that our secondary students are desperately missing social interaction. To meet these needs, we’d also try to facilitate small-group, in-person interactions. For example, we may be able to bring students in for AVID, clubs, community service, specific course activities and specific social activities. In terms of school-sponsored sports and activities, we’ll continue to follow guidance from the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA).

We appreciate that many of you have passionately shared your opinions with us over the past few weeks — whether you adamantly want your child to return to in-person learning or you adamantly believe students should continue online. At the end of day, no solution will be perfect. We’re simply trying to do what’s in the best interest of our children in vastly imperfect times - both in terms of their education and their safety — and the safety of our staff.

For now, we will continue in Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) and await changes to be announced by ODE on January 19 — after which, we will have a better idea of how to proceed.

As always, thank you for your continued patience and support.

Picture Day is Coming on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021

Dorian Studio will be at Jacob Wismer on Wednesday, Jan. 27 to take student photographs. Please watch for a School Messenger communication that will include a link to sign up for an appointment slot and ordering information. Stringent safety protocols will be in place, however, the event is optional if parents choose not to have their child participate.

JW Parents: Please Join Us! RSVP Link

Student Slideshow: Invitation to Participate

As we plan for our Winter assembly (date TBD at this time), we would like to include a student slideshow similar to the one that we included in our last all-school virtual assembly. Students who want to participate should submit a photo of themselves with a book that they recommend to this link. The submission due date is next Friday, Jan. 15.

Wed., Jan 20th Reminder

TAG Parent Input Forms Due by Jan. 29, 2021

If you think your child might qualify for TAG, here is the link to the Parent Information Form. Please complete and return the form to Jolene Urban in our school office by Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.

K-3 Parent Information Form - submit the form to Jolene Urban*
4-8 Parent Information Form - submit the form to Jolene Urban*

*Email the form to: Jolene Urban at jolene_urban@beaverton.k12.or.us or send by US mail to: Jolene Urban, Jacob Wismer Elementary School, 5477 NW Skycrest Parkway, Portland, OR 97229

Book Stop Contest Coming in February!

Enter drawings to win these awesome Pokemon prizes!

Hint: Be sure you know how to use the Destiny Discover program to hold and pickup books!

Safe Routes to School 2021 Art Contest

Sunset HS New Year's Zoom Party 2021

Behavioral Health and Wellness

Creating spaces for All Emotions

As we return to the routines of school, even at a distance, children might be experiencing strong emotions, such as frustration or sadness, as they adjust from the winter break. This Take-Home Skill by the Greater Good Science Center will provide a quick guide for caregivers to encourage their children to verbalize and discuss their feelings and emotions. By creating space for all emotions, this increases children’s secure attachment through spending time with your children to support their experiences with their emotions.

Literacy Resources for Parents

Shanna Schwartz, the Curriculum Coordinator for Primary Literacy at the Teachers College Reading & Writing Project at Columbia University, provided outstanding professional development for BSD teachers in December. She also shared the following resources for parents which we encourage you to explore.

PreK-2 Family videos

3-5 Family videos

6-9 Family videos

Box Tops for Education ~ Please Participate!

Dear Families and Friends,

During this challenging time, our teachers and students need more help than ever. Usually by this time of year we have collected over $500 worth of Box Tops for our school through the General Mills Box Top program. Our school has only collected $47 to date due to the trying times and the change from clipping Box Tops (the pink ones) to scanning the receipt (The blue logo tells us that we need to scan the receipt to earn the rewards instead turning in the blue label). No matter what school looks like, Box Tops for Education is a fast and easy way for you to help out from home.

The Box Tops program has been around for over 20 years, and it really works. In fact, Box Tops for Education has helped give Jacob Wismer Elementary $21,634 to fill in the gaps since we joined the program. In 2019, the program evolved to become digital so that we can earn for our school with just the touch of a button.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Buy participating products and use the Box Tops mobile app to scan your store receipt. The app identifies eligible products and automatically adds Box Tops to your school's earnings online. Even if you’re shopping online or doing grocery pickup, you can still submit your e-receipts and earn Box Tops.

Have physical Box Tops? As long as they aren’t expired you can save them and turn them in for 10 cents each when in-person school resumes. Have some that will expire before then? Please contact our school’s coordinator, Martine Ayers, to find a safe way to get them to her; whether that is thru the mail or a porch drop off or pick up. You can reach her by email (martine.ayers@gmail.com) or phone (541-231-5971) if you have any questions or are unfamiliar with the program and have too many questions to begin let her, help you, help our school!

Twice a year, our school gets a check! Your earnings may seem small, but they really do add up. The more people that participate, the bigger the impact we can make. So, let's give our teachers the support they need and help give more kids the opportunity to dream. Little by little, we can help make a big difference!

Resources from Our Community Libraries

Current Services at Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries

NEW and NOTEABLE Titles for All Ages and Across All Formats: Find what's available now, including graphic novels, early readers, books in Chinese, Spanish, Tamil and more.

One World Many Faiths: Celebrate the diversity of faiths in picture books!

Favorite Children's Non-fiction Books of 2020: A timely, beautiful and interesting selection of books that were published in 2020.

Virtual Read to the Dogs program for beginning or struggling readers with DoveLewis Canine Therapy Team!

OBOB Trivia for Grades 3-5 - Registration information can be found on our OBOB website, along with practice questions for this year's books.

December 7, 2020

Wishing Your Family a Safe & Peaceful Winter Break!

Marathon Kids Q & A Meeting & FAQ Document: Link

Mr. V has created an FAQ document (see above link) that answers many of the questions that students and parents have had regarding Marathon Kids. The FAQ document will be updated as new information and questions arise.

If you have any other questions that are not answered here, please join Mr. V for a question & answer session on Zoom. You can come in at any point during the meeting session to get your questions answered.

Marathon Kids Question & Answer Session with Mr. V

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 12:00-1:00

Meeting ID: 754 954 2880 Passcode: 240133

Zoom Link

Student Ideas for Spirit Days

We are planning our next Spirit Week for the end of January 2021 and are collecting ideas from students for daily themes (ex. crazy hair day). The form will allow students to submit up to three ideas (students will only be able to submit one form). The survey will close on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Here is the link to the form: https://forms.gle/oJhrqoaVRFphgCk59

Please encourage your child to submit their creative and fun ideas!

Please Help our Library!

We still have many books that were not returned from last school year, totaling almost $3,000. Please return these books as soon as possible so that we can safely redistribute them to other families. All books can be returned on a cart outside of the Book Stop, near the playground, daily from 11-3:30.

If you have lost any of these books, please pay the replacement fee via online.

Thank you for your help!

Wed. Jan. 20 is a Synchronous Day

Please mark your calendars: Because there is no school for students on Monday, Jan. 18, we will have a regular synchronous teaching day (like Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays) on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

Kindergarten Student Photos

Thank you to all of our kindergarten parents who have submitted photos of the kindergarten student for our student data management system. If you have not submitted your child photo (we are still missing a few), please do so at your earliest convenience by completing this form: Link

Please remember that the photo must be:

A portrait view of your child's face (front not side view) from the waist up
A solid color background

Behavioral Health & Wellness

Holidays During the Pandemic
As we head into the holidays, families everywhere are struggling to make plans appropriate for the pandemic. This article by the Child Mind Institute gives families tips for reducing stress, helping kids cope with change, and ideas for making new traditions for any celebration. By following these tips, family celebrations can feel as good as possible during this unusual year.

Sunset HS Future Apollos Opportunity!

Attention, Eagles! We want to tell you about a wonderful new opportunity coming your way! The “Future Apollos” committee is a group of Sunset high school Leadership students who are excited to make a positive impact in our Jacob Wismer community. Starting on Wednesday, December 2^nd, these students from Sunset High school will be offering zoom sessions every Wednesday for our Jacob Wismer students. In these sessions, you will have the opportunity to connect in breakout rooms and do games, activities and/or get help with assignments. It’s a great way to build community and help our students make positive connections with their older peers. We encourage you to join us! Please look at this Slide Deck to learn more. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Patterson at margaret_patterson@beaverton.k12.or.us

BSD Winter Break Meals

Beaverton School District Nutrition Services will be providing free meals to all children ages 1-18 during Winter break. Meal boxes consist of 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches and there are pick-up locations at both Sunset High School and Westview High School. To receive meals, families must fill out this form due on December 11th.

Resources from Beaverton Libraries

We know how important and challenging access to books is during CDL. The Beaverton City Library has great options for getting books to kids that we want to make sure everyone knows about. It would be great for teachers to share this information with families and encourage them to use the Library curbside / walk up pick up for book bundles and checking out books.

Beaverton Library

BCL To Go & Book Bundles
BCL Para Llevar y paquetes de libros

Cedar Mill & Bethany Library

Library Services (place holds to pick up)
Handpicked Books

Other Resources

SORA
Library Card Information
- BSD followed by your child’s student ID number (Example: BSD123456)

Cold Weather Doesn’t Mean You Need to Stay Inside!

With the change in weather it can be tempting to stay indoors. We know that our kids need to move every day and the extensive associated benefits of physical exercise. Here are some tips to help you build healthy (and fun!) habits into the remote school day:

Start your day by taking a walk or a bike ride. Do you still travel to a different location for school? Then make that trip an active one! Too far to walk? Try parking halfway and walking the rest. Commit to walking or biking 2 days a week and start building those healthy habits.
Take movement breaks in between classes or at lunch time. A brisk walk around the block will get your heart pumping and re-energize you for the rest of your day.
Need to pick up your library holds or free lunch? Bike over to your pickup location and reap the benefits of an active trip while checking off your to-do list.

BSD Open Enrollment for 2021-22

The Beaverton School District will offer open enrollment for students living within the BSD service area for the 2021-22 school year at the schools listed below. Applications for open enrollment are available in ENGLISHPDF opens in a new window and SPANISHPDF opens in a new window at each school and at the Administration Center, 16550 SW Merlo Road, Beaverton. The window for accepting applications is Monday, December 7, 2020 through Friday, January 22, 2021, 2:00 p.m. Completed applications should be returned to the school for which the student is applying.

How to submit your application:

Beaverton High School: Applications can be submitted in person or mailed to Beaverton High School, Attention: Ann Skaugset, 13000 SW 2nd Street, Beaverton, OR 97005. You can also email your application to ann_skaugset@beaverton.k12.or.us.

Southridge High School: Applications can be emailed to lorena_alvarez-alonso@beaverton.k12.or.us, or submitted in person at Southridge High School, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Elementary Schools

No slots available at the elementary school level.

Middle Schools

No slots available at the middle school level.

High Schools
(# of slots open)

Beaverton (50)

Southridge (50)

Please see the BSD website for more information about 2021-22 Open Enrollment.

November 23, 2020

Nov. 20 All-School Assembly Link

If you missed our all-school assembly on Friday, here is the link to the video: https://youtu.be/hASaE1EAefQ

Dorian Picture Day Canceled

Due to the Governor's recent pause to stop the spread of coronavirus, our picture day scheduled for Dec. 2 has been canceled. We will let you know when picture day is rescheduled.

Kindergarten Student Photos Requested

Kindergarten parents and guardians: Because we do not know when we will have student photographs taken this year, we request that you send us a photo of your child that we can upload in Synergy, our student data management system. The photo must be:

A portrait view of your child's face (front not side view) from the waist up
A solid color background

Please click on this link and upload your photo on this form by Dec. 1, 2020: Link

Note: If your child is new to BSD and does not have a photo in Synergy from last year and is in grades 1-5, we will be collecting photographs at a later date.

5th Grade CogAT Testing Canceled

Due to the Governor's recent pause to stop the spread of coronavirus, the 5th grade CogAT Dec. 2 and 9 testing dates have been canceled. We will let you know when testing is rescheduled.

BSD/Jacob Wismer Marathon Kids 2020-21

JW Marathon Kids Link

Video

Turkey Trot Information

The Beaverton School District is excited to announce its partnership with Marathon Kids; a running club that will be available to your student on Wednesday, November 18, 2020.

What is marathon kids?

An all inclusive running club
Students track miles run to earn Maratons
Rewards are available for students when they hit different mile markers

Marathon Kids mission is to get kids moving, one lap at a time, at the pace they choose. Walk, run, jog those laps until they have earned the goals they have set for themselves.

why marathon Kids?

We all know how that exercise and movement are important for not only our physical health, but also our mental health. Research shows that incorporating consistent running/walking routines into students' lives, helps them both physically and mentally. No matter the students ability, they can run/walk/jog at their own pace and set their own mileage goals. This is the perfect activity for students and families to do safely and socially distanced from others, in the time frame that fits each family's schedule.

how will this work during CDL?

Students will run/walk/jog and track their own miles at home with their families. Parents will then submit the miles completed on the Marathon Kids website. Miles will then be approved by the student’s PE teacher.

In order to have access, parents will receive an email to join the schools Marathon Kids Club. Be sure to click on the link in the email to get connected!

when does it start?

As soon as you receive your email and you are logged in, you can start running and tracking your students miles!

Be on the lookout for our Kick Off Turkey Trot event information coming soon! Happy Running!

Middle School Options Portal

This link will take you to the Middle School Options Portal where you can see important application dates and take a virtual open house at all of the options programs.

Device Protection Fees Reminder

If you intend to enroll in the Damage/Loss Protection Program (but have not as of yet), or if you have enrolled but not activated the coverage, you may pay for the coverage using the District's Online Payment System. If you have opted out of the Protection Plan, please disregard this reminder.

All students are automatically enrolled in the Damage and Loss Protection Program and have the $20 fee added to their account. The maximum fee is $60 per family per school year. Parents may choose to decline coverage, but this is not recommended, because the family is assuming full responsibility for any costs due to damage, loss or theft. These costs could be as much as $300 per incident, regardless of how it happens.

For more information, please visit https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/future-ready/chromebook-resources

Safety at the JW Book Stop

Our Book Stop can get very busy at times, so we are asking families to please help us to reduce the line by reserving books before you visit, whenever possible.

Please use our online system to reserve books at least one hour before coming to the Book Stop.

It's easy and the best way to ensure that your child receives the books they want! We have them all ready for them to pick up, and if they see more on display they can certainly add to their book pile.

More information and step-by-step instructions are on our website:

https://sites.google.com/beaverton.k12.or.us/jacobwismerlibrary/home

Behavioral Health and Wellness

the importance of gratitude for kids-part 2

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to stop and talk with your kids about gratitude. It’s definitely something that in this age of instantaneous everything, it’s nice to focus on. This gratitude activity for kids is the perfect way to focus on gratitude in a fun way. Click on the link to print out your own gratitude Tic Tac Toe board, and enjoy a simple and fun way to connect with your loved ones and focus on all you are grateful for! Access the free printable by clicking here.

Internet Activity Reports & Filtering/Archiving Page

This weekend IT began sending Parent Reports for students who have iPad devices. General information on these activity reports can be found here (link). If there are problems with the report, please submit a student help desk ticket at shd@beaverton.k12.or.us and provide:

Student Name

Contact Information (phone number)

School

Student ID

Description of Issue

iPad Serial Number

IT has also rolled out a new Filtering & Archiving page located at (link). This new filtering page explains:

The different layers of internet filtering the district provides
How we provide extra protections using Lightspeed Classroom and Google Apps
And if a family is interested in filtering sites at home, where they can find resources to do just that

November 9, 2020

Reminder: No School for Students Nov. 11 & 13

Please remember that there is no school for students this Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Veterans' Day) and Friday, Nov. 13 (Grading Day). The Book Stop will also be closed on these days.

JW Virtual Spirit Week is Almost Here! November 16-20

Picture Day is Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020

Photographers from Dorian Studios will be at Jacob Wismer on Wednesday, Dec. 2 to take student photographs. The link for parents to sign up for photo appointments and order their photo packages online for their child(ren) will be published in the November 23 Journal and sent out by School Messenger.

New Chromebooks for 3rd-5th Students - Last Call!

All 3rd, 4th and 5th graders should now have the newer model Chromebook. The newer model is a significant improvement over the older model and even comes with a stylus. If your child did not swap their old Chromebook out for a new one during our recent Chromebook Swap event, we still have a few new devices left. Please contact Lori Secker at lori_secker@beaverton.k12.or.us or call 503-356-2150 if your 3rd, 4th or 5th grade child is still using an old Chromebook that you would like to exchange for a new one. New Chromebooks will be given out on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.

JW Book Stop is Closed on Non-Student Contact Days

Please remember that our The JW Book Stop is closed on days when there is no school for students. These days include holidays, grading days, staff development days, breaks, etc.

TAG UpDate

TAG Testing

CogAT
- The CogAT Screener will not be administered to all 3rd & 5th grade students this year.
- Grade 5 students will be invited to take the CogAT Full Version at designated test sites on December 2 or December 9. Scores can be used for both TAG/Summa. Invitations for testing will be emailed from the District mid November.
- A school TAG committee will determine which K-3 students take the CogAT, based on nominations and collected evidence. Testing will occur after March, 2021.
Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS: Reading and/or Math) - TBD
- A committee will convene to look at achievement testing during CDL and recommendations will be made for the testing process.

Summa Testing and Eligibility
- Scores from the 3rd grade CogAT Full Version will be used for Summa eligibility. This is a change from last year.
- Scores from 4th grade ITBS Reading and Math tests will be used for Summa eligibility.
- Students will be notified in early November of their eligibility. Students who are eligible do not require further testing.
- All Grade 5 students will be invited to take the CogAT Full Version at a designated test site on December 2 or December 9. Invitations to all 5th graders will be emailed from the District in mid November.
- The process for reading and math achievement is currently under review. Updates will be posted once decisions have been made.
Summa and Learning Options
- There will be no Summa applications this year. Eligible students will be notified and asked to electronically confirm or decline a Summa position during January 27-February 3, 2021.
- Students may apply for one Learning Option in addition to being eligible for Summa.
- Students who are selected through the Options Lottery or from Second Consideration AND are eligible for Summa will need to make a choice by February 3, 2021.

Governor Releases New Health Metric Requirements

On Oct. 30, 2020, Governor Kate Brown announced that she is relaxing the criteria required to open school in a hybrid model (part in-school/part online).

Given current data, Beaverton School District does NOT qualify to move into a hybrid model at this time. You can find the full details in the Governor’s announcement. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be considering these new metrics and whether or not they will change our timeline for implementing a hybrid model. We continue to prioritize the safety of our staff and students while balancing the desire to bring students back on-site for in-person instruction.

Parent Communication in Lieu of Conferences

This year the calendar adjustments to accommodate remote learning have shifted how learning time is used. The District chose to keep student-contact days instead of setting aside two non-student learning days so that parent teacher conferences could occur at the elementary level. Weekly embedded Student Family Connection time in school schedules is intended to allow for regular opportunities for educators and families to communicate. Students do best when parents can support student learning through engaging in two-way communication with educators to support learning.

Behavioral Health & Wellness

The Importance of Gratitude for Kids - Part 1

Studies show that gratitude for kids can be a very powerful tool, with lots of benefits to mental and physical health. They include things like:

Higher levels of happiness and optimism
Improved sleep
Less stress and an improved ability to cope with stress
Fewer physical problems
Reduced depression
Less aggression
Increased self esteem
Improved resilience

The more children practice gratitude, the better they get at it and the greater the benefits. In fact, studies show that the benefits can be seen after just 2 weeks of gratitude practice, and they can last up to 6 months! So it’s definitely worth introducing kids to some simple gratitude exercises. Follow this link for a fun gratitude activity to try with your family in November. Gratitude

BSD Safe Routes to School Update

On Sunday, Nov. 1st, we lost an hour and it will be darker earlier. With shorter days this time of year, all road users should be extra alert to see each other. Here are some suggestions to help everyone stay safe on the road:

• Wear bright reflective clothing when walking or rolling.

• Don’t assume people driving will see you. Make eye contact before crossing in front of vehicles.

• Be alert! Keep eyes and ears open, especially while crossing the street.

• Cyclists should make sure to have lights and wear helmets – it is the law, and it helps people see you and keep you safe.

• Driving or biking? Use extra caution and slow down in the dark and rain. Always be alert for people on foot or bike at intersections, crosswalks (marked and unmarked), bike lanes and in school zones. Do not text and drive – it’s against the law, carries steep fines and is unsafe for all road users.

October 26, 2020

Principal Message

First of all, I want to express my appreciation for the support and care you are giving your child(ren) during on-line learning. I am aware of the challenges that this presents for parents and students. While this is not what we would hope for, I appreciate how all are making the best of the situation. Teachers are working tremendously hard, students are engaging and trying to the best of their ability and parents are giving so much. It is a remarkable time in so many ways!

One of the many aspects of my work that I enjoy the most is being in classrooms and watching children at work. The focus of our work with children is to engage them in thoughtful, rigorous work, hold them to high expectations and provide just enough support so that they can complete tasks independently. There is a sweet spot between offering too much and not enough help or support. As teachers, we have come to learn that when we step in to support at the first sign of struggle for a child, rather than giving them time and space to work through the challenge independently, we tend to limit their learning. In order for students to truly become independent learners, they need to believe in themselves and their ability to persist through the challenges they encounter.

We certainly do not want children to get the point where they feel frustrated and give up, but we do want them to experience success by working through tasks on their own or with a peer. When students make meaning on their own, ask questions for understanding and see that their hard work resulted in success then they not only feel better about themselves, their learning is far more durable. If the work is too easy or we support them too much, they may get the “right answer”, but their sense of self and the quality of the learning is not as strong.

This is part of our ongoing work, whether in person or on-line. As a school we continue to explore how to do this depth of work well. We invite you into this learning with us. If you see your child struggling, here are somethings you can do to help:,

Ask leading questions to guide their thinking
Instead of asking what they don’t understanding, ask them what they do understand about the task
Have them step away from the task and come back to it to give their subconscious time to wrestle with the work
Encourage your child to see mistakes as opportunities to learn
Praise them for their persistence

I am so proud of teachers and students and all they have accomplished this fall. We have all been engaged in our own “productive struggle”. As always, do not hesitate to reach out with questions, concerns or tips for how we can help you support your child at home.

New Chromebooks for 3rd-5th Graders

If your 3rd, 4th or 5th grader did not swap their old Chromebook for a new one at our "swap" event last week, please email Lori Secker at lori_secker@beaverton.k12.or.us to set up a time to get one. We would like ALL 3-5 students to have the newer model since they work much better than the older models and also come with a stylus.

CDL Extension for Pre-K to 3rd

Due to health metrics, the District previously announced plans to extend Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) through the end of first semester (February 4) for grades 4-12. We are now announcing the same decision for grades Pre K-3. Comprehensive Distance Learning will be extended for younger students through February 4.

As previously stated, the criteria established by Governor Kate Brown for starting hybrid learning for grades Pre K-3 students is different than grades 4-12:

30 or fewer cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people in Washington (and Multnomah) County over 7 days for 3 weeks in a row
Test positivity of 5% or less in Washington (and Multnomah) County over 7 days for 3 weeks in a row
COVID-19 is not actively spreading in the school community

Current health metrics for both Washington and Multnomah Counties are not trending in a desirable direction. (As a reminder, while the Beaverton School District is located in Washington County, we’re linked with Multnomah County because more than 10% of our employees live in that neighboring county.)

COVID Metrics	Washington County	Multnomah County
September 13	29.8 / 5.2%	32.1 / 5.3%
September 20	37.3 / 5.6%	45.0 / 5.6%
September 27	42.4 / 5.5%	40.8 / 6.4%
October 4	46.6 / 5.6%	58.9 / 6.7%

Know that if the District were to see a drastic change in metrics or the Oregon Department of Education/Oregon Health Authority changed the guidance, we could alter our decision. Our goal is to provide you with as much information as possible so that your family can make plans accordingly. Thank you for your continued support.

Visit our NEW JW Library Website!

https://sites.google.com/beaverton.k12.or.us/jacobwismerlibrary/home

Behavioral Health and Wellness: Growing Friendships During the Pandemic Series Part 3: Stay Strong

"The coronavirus pandemic has made friendship extra complicated for kids. Many are feeling lonely, anxious, and upset, wondering, “Will I even have any friends when this is over?” This practical and funny ebook helps children ages 6–9 navigate the challenges of social distancing.” In Part 3, kids (and parents) can learn about how families have different rules for handling the pandemic and what kinds of things you can do to “stay strong”. Kids will learn the importance of following safety rules and persevering when feeling fed up and frustrated.

In case you missed Parts 1 and Part 2 of this e-book, here are the links.

2021-22 Option School Application Process Now Open

Option school applications for the 2021-2022 school year open today.

Current BSD students may apply online using their student ID.
All applicants must reside within the Beaverton School District boundaries.
Resident students not currently attending a Beaverton school (i.e. homeschool or private school students) will need to complete a paper application available online or at any school office.
Applicants who don’t have internet access may complete a paper application.
Students may only select one option on their applications.
Please give careful consideration to your choice of school. Once an application has been submitted, no changes will be allowed.
Raleigh Hills and Springville will only be accepting applications for 7th and 8th grades.

Applications must be received no later than December 11 at 4:00 p.m. Important dates, deadlines and answers to frequently asked questions can be found on the Learning Options webpage.

Parent Tips for Remote Learning Success

Tip #1 - Don't hover or do your child's work for them

Take on the role of "encourager" by being positive and interested in your child's online learning. Help them start a learning task but don't hover. By correcting their mistakes and doing their work for them, you are not giving them the chance to learn from their own experience which it vital to their success virtually and when they return to school.

Tip #2 - Connect with the teacher if you're worried about task completion

If you're worried that your child isn't completing all of the assigned tasked, contact your child's teacher who can advise you on which tasks your child should focus on.

Tip #3 - Don't play the role of the "teacher"

Although this new learning environment will more than likely require a more hands-on approach from parents, try not to fall into the trap of becoming their teacher. Try not to correct their work or interfere with the learning process.

Tip #4 - Stay connected

Discuss any concerns, questions or requests with your child's teacher who is eager to support you. Reach out to other parents and consider setting up virtual play dates to establish peer connections.

Tip #5 - Help your child create and stick to a routine

Work together with your child to create a schedule that works for them. Focus on setting up a sustainable routine that can accommodate both your child's and your needs. Routines are helpful to get your child into a positive headspace for learning.

(from Dulwich College International)

Resources from Our Community Partner:

Click here for the link to the October WiserKids K-5 Newsletter

October's issue features:

-Virtual Read to the Dogs Program for beginning or struggling readers

-Distance Learning Resources

-Read Alouds

Child Care Subsidy

Washington County has secured a grant through the federal CARES Act to provide child care subsidies to parents/guardians. The Beaverton School District will be distributing approximately $2.4 million to families who are eligible and apply for these subsidies. In other words, if you pay for child care, you could be eligible to receive money to help cover some or all of your out-of-pocket expenses.

Eligibility Requirements

Monthly Household Income	Child Care Cost per Child*	Child Care Subsidy
$0 - $6,250	Up to $1,415	Up to $1,415
$6,251- $9,375	Up to $1,415	Up to $715
Over $9,375	Up to $1,415	Up to $415

*Maximum assumed cost per child based on Washington County average for a child, age 0-3

You are a parent or guardian who has a child (or children), age 0 (birth) to 17 years old.
You live in the Beaverton School District attendance area. However, your child does not need to be enrolled in the district.
Your child has been enrolled with a licensed child care provider any time after August 1, 2020 AND/OR your child will be enrolled with a licensed child care provider before December 30, 2020. Check the state’s list of licensed child care providers to verify that your child care provider is licensed.
Your job qualifies you as an “essential worker” (pages 7-23). Qualifying industries include (but are not limited to) health care, public safety, education, food service, grocery, agriculture, energy, water and wastewater, hazardous waste, transportation, logistics, government, public works, communications, information technology, critical manufacturing, defense, finance and housing. If you’re unsure if your job qualifies, simply apply.

If you answered “yes” to the above questions, you qualify for a child care subsidy up to $1415/month per child.

We will be opening the application window on October 28, 2020. To apply, visit the Child Care Subsidy website: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/child-care-subsidy. If you do not have internet access, you can pick up a paper application at your school or the District Office (16550 SW Merlo Drive, Beaverton). If you have questions, email child-care-subsidy@beaverton.k12.or.us.

In preparation to apply, we suggest that you gather the following information to include with your application. The funds will be distributed until they are gone. It is in your best interest to apply early.

Required Documentation

Receipts or invoices for any child care expenses paid or to be paid to a licensed child care provider, starting August 1, 2020 through December 30, 2020: If you do not have your receipts or invoices, ask your child care provider for copies. If you participate in an Employment-Related Day Care (ERDC) program or any program that already subsidizes your child care expenses, know that you may only claim your out-of-pocket child care expenses (the portion that you pay) for this subsidy. You’ll need to either scan or take a photo of your documents to upload online. If you’re applying via a paper application, you’ll need to include copies of your receipts or invoices.
Valid license number for your child care provider: Ask your provider for the number or check online.

We’ll be sending a reminder next week prior to the application window opening. If you need translation assistance, please contact our Multilingual Department before October 28 at 503-356-3755.

“Color a Smile” Volunteer Opportunity

Color a Smile is a nonprofit organization that distributes cheerful drawings to senior citizens, our troops overseas, and anyone in need of a smile. This is a great volunteer project to do from home during the pandemic. Color a Smile shows kids they have the ability to help others and spread joy during this difficult time. Anyone can volunteer and we encourage our Jacob Wismer families to check it out! Instructions can be found on their website: colorasmile.org

October 12, 2020

Talented & Gifted (TAG) Update

Every year students are considered for Talented and Gifted services in the Beaverton School District. These services are provided by your child's classroom teacher(s). Oregon law and District policy define gifted students as those who score at or above the 97th percentile on a standardized, nationally normed test of mental ability and/or academic achievement in reading and/or math. Behavioral, learning, and/or performance information is also considered before a student is identified for TAG services.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and our current reality of Comprehensive Distance Learning, our TAG evaluation process will look different this year. We will administer in-person TAG testing after January 11, 2021. Until then, teachers will collect evidence on how your student responds to differentiation within their distance learning classroom. This evaluation may include: file reviews, teacher and student observations, a collection of work samples, and/or individual or group assessments. This process may take some time, but every effort will be made to complete the evaluation in a timely manner. Parents will be notified of their school’s in-person testing dates in January.

If you think your child might qualify for TAG, here is the link to the Parent Information Form. Please complete and return the form to Jolene Urban in our school office.

K-3 Parent Information Form - submit the form to Jolene Urban*
4-8 Parent Information FormPDF opens in a new window - submit the form to Jolene Urban*

*Email the form to: Jolene Urban at jolene_urban@beaverton.k12.or.us or send by US mail to: Jolene Urban, Jacob Wismer Elementary School, 5477 NW Skycrest Parkway, Portland, OR 97229

Completing this form gives our school TAG Committee more information about your child, but it is not required. All qualified students will be considered regardless of the form’s completion.

The latest TAG information and Summa information can now be found on our school website at: https://jacobwismer.beaverton.k12.or.us/academics/talented-and-gifted-tag

Main JW page > Academics > Talented & Gifted (TAG)

2021-2022 Full-Time Learning Options Lottery & Admission Information-Apply beginning Oct. 19

Beaverton students in grades 6-12 have the opportunity to investigate learning options that best fit their academic needs. Students can choose their neighborhood school or apply to a Learning Option Program. Transportation is provided.

Please do some online research on the Learning Options Programs and attend one or more of the virtual open houses.

Applications for the 2021-2022 school year will be available starting October 19:

Current BSD students may apply online using their student ID.
All applicants must reside within the Beaverton School District boundaries.
Resident students not currently attending a Beaverton school (i.e. homeschool or private school students) will need to complete a paper application available online or at any school office beginning October 19.
Applicants who don’t have internet access may complete a paper application.
Students may only select one option on their applications.
Please give careful consideration to your choice of school. Once an application has been submitted, no changes will be allowed.

Raleigh Hills and Springville will only be accepting applications for 7th and 8th grades.

Applications must be received no later than December 11 at 4:00 p.m.

Important dates, deadlines and answers to frequently asked questions can be found on the Learning Options webpage.

Please have your children turn on their Zoom video so we can...

...read their facial expressions to see if they are understanding what is being taught, if they are confused about their assignment or if they need more instruction/directions.

...see if they are participating in a movement activity such as a game in PE, singing a song in music or giving a thumbs up or down to see if they understand a concept.

...increase their ability to build relationships with other students especially when they are working in breakout rooms.

...increase their ability to build relationships with the teacher, counselor, paraeducators and other trusted Jacob Wismer staff.

...give them the means to share their work visually with other students.

...increase their whole class' perception that they are a classroom community.

Thank you for your help!

Comprehensive Distance Learning Update

At the Sept. 29, 2020 School Board meeting, administrators announced plans to extend Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) through the end of first semester (February 8) for grades 4-12. We continue to consider extending CDL through February 8 for grades Pre K-3.

Grades 4-12

We’ve been watching the county and state COVID-19 metrics closely. While the Beaverton School District is located in Washington County, we’re linked with Multnomah County because more than 10% of our employees live in that neighboring county. To be able to start hybrid learning (part in-school/part CDL) for grades 4-12, the following metrics would have to be met:

10 or fewer cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people in Washington (and Multnomah) County over 7 days for 3 weeks in a row
Test positivity of 5% or less in Washington (and Multnomah) County over 7 days for 3 weeks in a row
Test positivity of 5% or less statewide over 7 days for 3 weeks in a row

Given the trajectory of the health metrics, we don’t believe that we’ll realistically meet those numbers by November 16, the end of the first quarter. We have previously communicated that we’d be making the decision to continue in CDL on a quarter-by-quarter basis.

Grades Pre K-3

As established by Governor Kate Brown, the criteria for starting hybrid learning with Pre K-3 students is different:

30 or fewer cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people in Washington (and Multnomah) County over 7 days for 3 weeks in a row
Test positivity of 5% or less in Washington (and Multnomah) County over 7 days for 3 weeks in a row
COVID-19 is not actively spreading in the school community

Again, current health metrics aren’t trending in a positive direction. However, we’ll wait until October 19 to make a final decision for the quarter.

Know that if we were to see a drastic change in metrics or the Oregon Department of Education/Oregon Health Authority changed the guidance, we could alter our decision. Our goal is to provide you with as much information as possible so that your family can make plans accordingly.

Book Stop Safety Precaution Reminders

To keep everyone safe, please be sure to practice social distancing (guidelines are marked for your convenience), wear masks and use the provided hand sanitizer when visiting the Book Stop.

All books are quarantined for 7 days before they are checked in and available to another student, which far exceeds the CDC guidelines.

Let's be safe and keep reading!

Behavioral Health and Wellness

Growing Friendships During the Pandemic Series Part 2: Message with Kindness

“The coronavirus pandemic has made friendship extra complicated for kids. Many are feeling lonely, anxious, and upset, wondering, “Will I even have any friends when this is over?” This practical and funny e-book helps children ages 6–9 navigate the challenges of social distancing.” In Part 2, kids (and parents) can learn about ways to cope with feeling cut off from friends when they don’t respond. As you explore Part 2 of this e-book with your child, you can discuss the ways a friendship might change or feel different during the pandemic and how your child can respond to worried feelings.

In case you missed Part 1 of this e-book, here is a link.

Beaverton School District seeks applicants for Social Studies Project Team

Teachers, students, parents, administrators, and community members are encouraged to apply to serve on the Beaverton School District’s Social Studies Project Team. The Social Studies Project Team will review existing Social Studies curriculum and practices in order to make curriculum adoption recommendations to the School Board. The Project Team’s work will begin on October 20, 2020 and will conclude by June of 2021. For more information on the Social Studies Project Team and a link to the application, please click here or email susan_ouellette@beaverton.k12.or.us

Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness Week (October 12-16)

BSD will be promoting its first Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness Week (October 12-16) to spread awareness of actions that we can all take to prevent suicide and reduce the stigma related to mental health concerns. Last school year, BSD staff completed 138 suicide screenings and/or interventions for elementary-aged students.Unfortunately, we suspect the number of students struggling with a mental health crisis was much higher.

As part of our effort to support student wellness, students at Jacob Wismer will be receiving Social Emotional instruction to promote positive mental health and navigating their feelings. Children and young people in particular can be overwhelmed by stress during an event like the COVID-19 pandemic. These stressors include changes in routine, breaks in continuity of learning, missing significant life events and feeling less safe and secure due to loss of housing or a shortage of food resources.

We wanted to highlight a few resources for parents of elementary-aged children that can be found on our website. Learn more about mental health and how to engage kids in important topics by accessing the resources at eachmindmatters.org. The organization has gathered quite a list of resources. Specifically related to COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed a Parental Resources Kit. It includes resources, by age group, to help you support your child’s social, emotional and mental well-being.

BSD Approved Flyers

Due to COVID-19 facility closures, BSD is not accepting flyers for review at this time with the exception of approved childcare. Below please find the link to the approved list of flyers for October 2020. Flyers approved for Electronic Student Distribution are listed alphabetically under elementary. Please note there are NO Approved Flyers for Community Table or Staff Lounge Distribution during CDL. Copy and paste the link below of the After-school Activities page in your school newsletter, or you can access it on your webpage under Family Tab.

Approved Flyers for Electronic Student Distribution – After-school Activities

September 28, 2020

Thank You for Attending our Back to School Night!

Please click here if you missed our Back to School Night Slideshow: Link

Please contact your child's teacher for the Zoom video if you missed their classroom presentation.

TAG Testing

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and our current reality of Comprehensive Distance Learning, the BSD TAG testing process will look different this year. Teachers will spend this Fall collecting evidence on how students respond to differentiation within their distance learning classroom. School TAG facilitators will collect nominations from teachers and parents this Fall, and along with collected evidence, decisions will be made on which students will be selected to test in person after Jan. 11, 2021. More details regarding testing will be updated on or before January 5, 2021.

Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT):

The CogAT screener will not be administered to all 3rd and 5th graders this year.
ALL 5th grade students will be invited to take the CogAT Full Version at their neighborhood school in late October/early November. Scores from the full version of the CogAT can be used for both TAG and Summa.
A school TAG committee will determine which K-3 students take the CogAT based on nominations and collected evidence. Testing will occur after Jan. 11, 2021.

Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS: Reading and/or Math)

For elementary schools, a school TAG committee will determine which K-5 students take the ITBS based on nominations and collected evidence. Testing will occur after Jan. 11, 2021.
For middle and high schools, a school TAG committee will determine which 6th-12th grade students will take the ITBS, based on nominations and collected evidence. Testing will occur after Jan. 11, 2021.

Summa Testing

Grade 5 students will be invited to take the CogAT Full Version at their neighborhood school in late October/early November.
All 5th grade TAG students will be invited to take the ITBS Reading and Math tests in late November at their neighborhood school.
All 6th and 7th grade TAG students will be invited to take the ITBS Reading and Math tests after Jan. 11, 2021.

Notes

A process for nominating your child for TAG will be available in mid October.
CogAT and ITBS scores are used for TAG identification in all grade levels.
For current 5th-7th graders, CogAT and ITBS scores administered after July 1, 2019 can be used for Summa eligibility. Test scores must be administered within a school system.

For more information regarding TAG and Summa, please go to the BSD website at: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/student-programs/talented-and-gifted

How to Use Destiny to Reserve Library Books

It's easy to reserve and check out a specific book that your student wants at our "Book Stop." Click here for directions:

Link

Navigating to Music & PE Activities in Seesaw

Here is a simple "How To" video if you're experiencing difficulty finding Music and PE activities and assignments in Seesaw: https://youtu.be/lJ_TYtX2km4

International Walk + Roll to Anywhere Day–Oct. 7th!

Join students and families from around the world as you walk or roll in your neighborhood on October 7^th. (Please remember to stay 6 feet from those not in your household and wear a mask.) All community members are welcome to participate. Use the link to fill out the google form for each person that joined you on your trip. (BSD students may include name and student ID number for a prize entry). This year students can earn things like flashing safety lights, reflective shoelaces and new bike helmets. Schools with the most participation will also earn a Safe Routes to School book bundle for their school library. Finally, celebrate International Walk + Roll Day with our Beaverton community by visiting our Facebook page @BeavertonSafeRoutes to share a photo of you with a sign telling us why you love to walk, bike, scooter or skate! (Use the hashtag #BSDtogether)

Google Form Link: https://forms.gle/9rBZws7qDdqAj6Ab6

Behavioral Health and Wellness

Growing Friendships During the Pandemic Series Part 1: Start the Fun
“The coronavirus pandemic has made friendship extra complicated for kids. Many are feeling lonely, anxious, and upset, wondering, “Will I even have any friends when this is over?” This practical and funny ebook helps children ages 6–9 navigate the challenges of social distancing.” In Part 1, kids (and parents) can learn about different ways to “start the fun” and connect with friends who are far away. As you explore Part 1 of this e-book with your child, you can find safe ways to help your child foster friendships during this difficult time.

Beaverton School District seeks applicants for Social Studies Curriculum Adoption Project Team

Parents, guardians, community members, teachers, students and administrators are encouraged to apply to serve on the Beaverton School District Social Studies Project Team. The Social Studies Project Team will review existing Social Studies 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 BSD curriculum review, revision, development, and adoption of practices and instructional resources.

The Project Team’s work will begin on October 20 and will conclude by June 2021. The team will meet on the following weekday evenings from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. via Zoom (unless otherwise communicated): October 20, November 17, January 5, February 16, March 30, April 27 and May 25.

The Project Team and supporting BSD Teacher Cadre will be charged with the following goals:

● Researching best practices and instructional materials to be considered for possible adoption in Social Studies

● Articulating and supporting long-term academic learning targets and assessments in Social Studies

● Recommending professional development and structures for ongoing professional learning

● Participating in learning opportunities in the form of readings, discussion and trainings related to culturally relevant teaching practices

These goals are aligned with Oregon Social Sciences Standards as well as Multicultural Studies and Ethnic Studies Standards (draft)

The District reviews and updates its curriculum, instructional practices and classroom materials according to Board policy and Oregon State Statute and Administrative Regulations.

Membership for the Social Studies Project Team will include:

● Elementary classroom teachers (4)

● Middle school classroom teachers (2)

● High school classroom teachers (2)

● Students (4)

● Parent/Community members (4)

● School administrators (2 elementary, 1 middle school, 1 high school) (4)

● Social Studies specialists (1 elementary, 1 secondary) (2)

● Teaching Specialists, including but not limited to special education, multilingual, dual-language, advanced program and additional content area specialists (6)

● School Board representative (1)

Please note that membership roles/numbers are subject to change based on applications received.

Google Form and/or email submissions are due on Monday, October 5 by 4 p.m.

Applications should include the following information:

Students: Name, address, school and grade level, plus any special training or experience in Social Studies.
Parents/Community members: Name, address, ages of children and schools where enrolled (if applicable), plus any special training or experience in Social Studies.
Teachers & Administrators: Name, address, teaching experience and current assignment.

All: Respond to the following questions/prompts: (please limit your response to no more than one typed page)

Why do you want to serve on the Social Studies Project Team and what contributions will you make towards its goals?
Please describe your personal/professional experiences with educational equity work, and your commitment to educational equity in the realm of Social Studies education. (Educational Equity Policy, BSD Equity Lens)
What unique skills, perspective and voice will you contribute to ensure an inclusive and socially just Social Studies education for all of our students?

Please complete the appropriate online application form here:

Or mail your application including all information listed above to:

Beaverton School District

Teaching and Learning

Attn: Susan Ouellette

16550 SW Merlo Rd.

Beaverton, OR 97003

For questions or additional information, please contact susan_ouellette@beaverton.k12.or.us

September 14, 2020

Welcome Back, Jacob Wismer Families!

Jacob Wismer is having Virtual Back-to-School Nights the week of Sept. 21st. Each grade level has selected different times so parents can attend each of their child's session if they have children at JW in more than one grade level. The times (see above) are the same for the whole grade level but the individual information session will be hosted by your child's classroom teacher. Please don't miss this opportunity to learn about the curriculum, virtual learning schedule and strategies to help your child be successful this year.

"Welcome Back from JW Staff" Slideshow!

Click here to view

Student Passwords

If your child has not changed their password, the password can be found in ParentVue. If, however, your child has changed their password from the original one and they can no longer remember it, parents will should email our Library Media Assistant, Tina Oki Le at Tina_Oki_Le@beaverton.k12.or.us

JW Staffing Changes for 2020-21

Our assistant principal, Erika Heslin, was transferred to Scholls Hts. this summer as their new assistant principal. Wendy Bernard, formerly assistant principal at William Walker, replaces Erika at Jacob Wismer.

Music teacher, Beverly Shuck, has decided to retire and is moving to Montana. Taking Beverly's place at Jacob Wismer is Kelly Angle, who recently taught music at Bonny Slope.

New first grade teacher Andrea Varadi is replacing co-first grade teachers, Jennifer Willis and Katie Alexander. Jennifer Willis has become a Flex Online teacher and Katie Alexander decided to stay home this year with her family and newborn daughter.

Other staffing changes include: 5th grade teacher, Heidi Bossert, is teaching 4th grade at Bonny Slope; former 2nd grade teacher Julie Eggers will now be teaching 3rd grade at JW; Allison Guilfoyle returns to 1st grade after teaching 3rd grade last year; and para-educator, Daniel Eells, has become a Technology Support Special with the district.

Introducing Wendy Bernard, Asst. Principal

Jacob Wismer Families,

My name is Wendy Bernard, and I’d like to formally introduce myself as your new Assistant Principal. I look so forward to being a part of your outstanding community and getting to know each of you better, despite the somewhat limiting circumstances of this time in history!

On a professional level, I have been an educator since 1995, when I first started teaching third grade in Michigan. Since moving to the Portland area in 1998, I have been an elementary classroom teacher, a middle school Language Arts and Social Studies teacher, a Middle Years Program IB Coordinator, a Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA), a Student Supervisor, and an Assistant Principal at William Walker Elementary. Although I have taught in several states, districts, and schools, at the heart of my experience is the belief that all our students come to us with strengths and the desire to do well. Our work is to create positive, inclusive learning communities for them.

On a personal level, I enjoy spending time with my family, especially out in nature on hikes or bike rides. My son Luke is a 7th grader at Mt. Tabor Middle School in Portland, and he is in the Japanese Immersion Program there. He is still a good sport about playing board games with his mom and dad, and we especially like Yahtzee and Scrabble. We adopted a “pandemic puppy” in March - an English cream golden retriever named Ripley who has already grown to 70 pounds! Needless to say, I spent a lot of the summer at the dog park, but we also enjoyed some road trips around Oregon, including a first ever visit to the Wallowas.

I am already so impressed with Joan’s leadership, and I am thrilled to be able to team with her and learn from her this year. The Jacob Wismer staff is outstanding, and I know they will work so hard to make this a memorable year for your students. I look forward to the opportunity to support you in any way that I can, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if I can help with anything.

Warmly,

Wendy Bernard

wendy_bernard@beaverton.k12.or.us

Welcome From Our PE & Music Teachers

Brent Van Volkinburg, PE: My name is Brent Van Volkinburg (Mr. V), and I am one of the PE specialists at Jacob Wismer Elementary School. I have been a teacher for 17 years. I taught 3rd grade for five years, Health for 2 years, and now PE for the past 10 years. I love being active with my family. The specialists will see all students throughout the school year on a rotating basis (still to be determined). Each class will meet once per week both synchronously and asynchronously with one PE teacher and one Music teacher. If you ever need to get in contact with me, please email me at brent_van_volkinburg@beaverton.k12.or.us.

Colin Arnold, PE: Hey Eagles, Mr A here, welcoming you back to school! I’m very excited to be in my 15th year at Jacob Wismer. Who am I you might ask? I’m an outdoor loving, game playing, coach, husband, father, world traveler and all-around crazy guy who loves sharing my joy of physical fitness and health with my students. Looking forward to seeing all your fantastic smiles soon! The specialists will see all students throughout the school year on a rotating basis (still to be determined). Each class will meet once per week both synchronously and asynchronously with one PE teacher and one Music teacher. If you need or want to get a hold of me here’s the info you need…Colin_arnold@beaverton.k12.or.us Or maybe just want to check out what we’re doing… Jacob Wismer PE Website https://www.facebook.com/jacobwismerpe/

Maralyn Belgique, Music: This is my 14th year teaching, my 7th in the district. I have three daughters, an RN at the VA hospital in Salt Lake City, a sophomore at BYU, and a senior at Wilson High School. I’m a kinesthete -I love playing my cello, walking, partner dancing, gardening, boogie boarding, and kayaking. This summer I kayaked at Scappoose Bay, the Willamette and Columbia rivers, and Sand Lake near Cape Lookout. The specialists will see all students on a rotating basis (still to be determined). Each class will meet once per week, both synchronously and asynchronously, with one PE teacher and one Music teacher. My contact information is maralyn_smartbelgique@beaverton.k12.or.us. Email or contact through Seesaw work best. I’m excited to do my part to make this school year interesting and engaging.

Kelly Angle, Music: My name is Mrs. Angle. Last school year, I taught K-1 music at Bonny Slope Elementary School, and I am absolutely THRILLED to meet all of you this year and teach alongside Mrs. Belgique! Beyond teaching, I love making food with my husband, going on runs in my new neighborhood, and curling up on the couch with a good book. The specialists will see all students throughout the school year on a rotating basis (still to be determined). Each class will meet once per week, both synchronously and asynchronously, with one PE teacher and one Music teacher. If you would like to contact me, my school email is kelly_angle@beaverton.k12.or.us. Feel free to chat with me at any time!

Greetings from our Student Support Services Staff

Maggie Patterson, Counselor: Greetings! My name is Ms. Maggie Patterson and I’m the school counselor here at Jacob Wismer. Whether you are brand new to our school or returning back, I’m so happy you are here. Here is a little bit about me and my background. This will be my 5th year as the counselor at Jacob Wismer. I’m originally from St. Louis, Missouri, and since beginning my career I have fallen in love with the Pacific Northwest and all the beauty of Oregon. When I’m not working, I love to relax with a good book, explore the beautiful outdoors, and facetime with my adorable 4 year old niece. My favorite part about being a school counselor is advocating for young students and helping them grow in their social-emotional learning (SEL). During distance learning, I will be working with students in a variety of ways, including whole-class SEL lessons, small “lunch bunch” groups, and individual check-ins. I can also provide families with connections to school and community resources that best meet your needs. I’d love to hear how I can support your child this year, so feel free to contact me any time. I look forward to connecting with you. My District email is margaret_patterson@beaverton.k12.or.us.

Hristina Stoilov and Pamela Jacobsen, ELD Teachers: Hello Dear Families! Mrs. Jacobsen and I are so thrilled to be your child’s ELD teachers! We are getting prepared for the challenges ahead in this unique school year and looking forward to new learning adventures and opportunities for making new friends!

Both Mrs. Jacobsen and I will be working with our newest JW students in Kindergarten. I will be teaching 1st and 2nd grade students, and my wonderful colleague will work with our 3rd- 5th grade ELD learners. As the ELD team, we will provide whole group, small group, and 1:1 instruction, depending on your children’s needs. We will also continue to collaborate and consult with classroom teachers as we all support the learning needs of our students.In my spare time, I enjoy playing with our dog, crafting, cake decorating, and spending time with family and friends. Both Mrs. Jacobsen and I love nature and share a common passion for traveling and exploring different cultures. Playing the violin, cooking, gardening, and hiking are a few of Mrs. Jacobsen’s favorite things to do.

We will reach out to you in the next couple of weeks to establish connections with the kids and to share our finalized ELD schedule. We want to partner with you in order to best support your children, so please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns you might have. We can be reached at: hristina_stoilov@beaverton.k12.or.us ( Mrs. Stoilov) and pamela_jacobsen@beaverton.k12.or.us ( Mrs. Jacobsen). Together we can make a difference!

Yvette Wallace, Intervention Teacher: Hi! My name is Yvette Wallace. When I'm not cuddling with my cats, reading, or planning travel adventures, I am the Intervention Teacher at Jacob Wismer. This role is a half-time position, and I will be supporting primarily Kindergarten-2nd grade students and teachers this year. I have taught 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades, as well as served for six years as a Reading Support/Intervention Teacher in my 29 years of teaching. I have been fortunate to be a part of our Jacob Wismer community since our opening in 2001. I can be reached through my district email Yvette_Wallace@beaverton.k12.or.us

Amy Curran, Speech Language Pathologist (SLP): Hello JW Families! My name is Amy Curran. I have been a Speech-Language Pathologist in the Beaverton School District for over 20 years. This year I am serving students at Jacob Wismer 2 days a week. I love my job and love helping students with their communication needs. My husband Paul and our three children (all teenagers!) live with two German shorthaired dogs, a leopard gecko and fish. This summer I have enjoyed working on projects around our home, reading, hiking and gardening. This year I will be jumping into learning how to serve students digitally through teletherapy. I wish you all a great year! amy_curran@beaverton.k12.or.us

Lisa Caverly, Resource Room Teacher & Student Success Coach: Welcome to the 2020-21 School Year, Jacob Wismer Families! I’m Lisa Caverly. I wear two hats in the Jacob Wismer community as both the Learning Specialist and the Student Success Coach. Working with students is a passion of mine and I am so excited to continue our work together this school year, even starting virtually. When I am not teaching you will find me hanging out with my family, walking, biking, camping, skiing, and hiking. I have lived in three different counties and love to travel and learn about new cultures. You can reach me through email. If you would like to set up an appointment, we can schedule a time either on the phone or through Zoom. I look forward to working with you and your student. lisa_caverly@beaverton.k12.or.us

Check Out our New Book Stop!

iPad & Chromebook Distribution Update

All kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students should have a BSD-issued iPad to use during Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) and all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students should have a BSD-issued Chromebook.

Students who do not have a device, may come to Jacob Wismer to obtain a device by following these directions:

Come to Jacob Wismer between 2:30-3:30pm Monday - Friday. You do not need to call the office first.
You will be asked to complete a short form and will need to know you child's ID which can be obtained in ParentVue. Please know the ID number before coming to school.
Newly enrolled students will need to wait one day before picking up a device since registration information will not be accessible in our online information system which is necessary to check out a device. For example, if you register your child on Monday, you will need to wait until Tuesday at 2:30pm to get your device.
If your device is not working properly, you must contact the Student Help Desk M-F 8:30am-3:30pm at 503-356-4656 or email: shd@beaverton.k12.or.us

Elementary School Daily Schedule Video

Online Enrollment Verification~Now Due

Before the beginning of every school year, we request that parents/guardians begin to review and/or update their family and student information. Keeping your family's information up to date is crucial to receiving timely communication from the Beaverton School District and ensures that you can be contacted in case of emergency. These updates can be done online through your ParentVUE account. Here is the link to get started: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/information-technology/parentvue-studentvue/online-verification

BSD Safe Routes to School~Link to Toolkit

Free Meals for Kids~BSD Link

Parents or guardians may pick up meals for students who are not present.
Meal pickups will occur two days per week: Tuesday (2 days of food) and Thursday (3 days of food) from 11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Meals will be packaged with breakfast and lunch together.
Masks must be worn by anyone picking up meals.

Curbside Grab-and-Go School Sites:

Elementary Schools: Aloha-Huber Park K-8, Barnes, Beaver Acres, Chehalem, Elmonica, Fir Grove, Greenway, Hazeldale, Kinnaman, McKay, McKinley, Nancy Ryles, Springville K-8, Raleigh Hills K-8, Raleigh Park, Vose, William Walker

Middle Schools: Cedar Park, Five Oaks, Highland Park, Meadow Park, Mountain View, Whitford

High Schools: Aloha, Beaverton, Mountainside, Merlo Station, Sunset, Southridge, Westview

Cedar Mill & Bethany Community Libraries

Links:

WiserKids K-5 Newsletter

Distance Learning Resources

Read Alouds by librarians (by theme):

A Final Note from Mrs. McFadden

I am so proud of the Jacob Wismer staff for their determination to make Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) engaging, fun and beneficial for all JW students. Not only are teachers learning how to navigate Zoom, Seesaw, Canvas, and posting their lessons on YouTube, they are also learning how to present the curriculum to your children using the most effective virtual strategies. The resilience that I see in our staff is the same that I'm sure we will see in your children. It is an essential trait for all of us to acquire as we navigate these unique times.

Please don't hesitate to communicate with your child's classroom teacher; music/PE teachers; our counselor, Maggie Patterson; our new assistant principal, Wendy Bernard; or me if you have any concerns with your child's CDL education. Since CDL is new to all of us, we depend on everyone to communicate their needs and suggestions to help us do our very best for your children. I look forward having your support and partnership this school year.

August 31, 2020

Dear Jacob Wismer Families,

Thank you for your patience as we prepare to bring Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) to your children beginning Monday, Sept. 14th. Although the conditions are not ideal, we are very excited about reconnecting virtually with all of our students and their families.

Classroom Teachers & Schedules

Students will find out their classroom teacher this Thursday, Sept. 3rd when their teacher will send you an email welcoming your child to their classroom. Your child's new teacher will also send you their daily schedule so you will know the times for class meetings, Music/PE, and each subject area. The following is a "general" schedule (which is the same for all elementary students across the district) that will be helpful for you to prepare for online learning at home:

Students will be learning 5 days a week.
The school day for students in all grades is 8:30am to 2:30pm which means any live instruction will take place during that time. Students are still encouraged to complete any assigned work outside of that time
Teachers will meet 'live' with their classes each morning from 8:30 to 9:00am to build community and make connections.
Lunch is from 11:00am to 12:00pm each day.
PE and Music lessons will alternate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (students will have 2 PE lessons and 2 Music lessons each week).
Wednesdays may look different than the other days as students may be engaging with other building specialists. Students may also be attending guidance lessons from our Counselor and SEL lessons (Social & Emotional Lessons) from our Student Success Coach. Students will also be able to participate in technology lessons and listen to a read aloud from our Library Assistant. Students may also be participating in other services such as Special Education services or English Language Learner support. Meetings regarding Special Education services may also be held on Wednesday.

Technology Devices

All kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students will be issued a BSD iPad to use at home for distance learning. Distribution instructions were sent to K-2 parents last week. If you did not see the communication, please come to the school upper parking lot on Wednesday, Sept. 2 from 12:30-3:00pm (only if you are the parent of a kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grade student) with this form completed:

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kxPsql_EW-eYGjRGJb8BTdIpIk5iyAfj/view?usp=sharing

Chromebooks will be available for all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students who do not have one at home. If you borrowed one in the spring, please continue using it this fall. The office is contacting new families directly with instructions on how to obtain their devices. The priority for the start of the year is for all students to have a working device.

Family Toolkit

The Beaverton School District has compiled a library of resources and on-demand videos to support families during CDL. Please keep checking this page for updates: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/connect/family-toolkit

Back-to-School Verification

https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/information-technology/parentvue-studentvue/online-verification

We hope that you enjoy the last weeks of summer vacation as you prepare for the upcoming school year!

Sincerely,

Joan McFadden

Principal

Beaverton School District | Jacob Wismer Elementary
5477 NW Skycrest Parkway, Portland, OR 97229
Main Office: 503-356-2150 | Attendance: 503-356-2151 | Fax: 503-356-2155

Go Eagles!

June 8, 2020

Farewell to a School Year Like No Other...

This has been a school year like no other. It is difficult to describe just how enormous the impact has been on families. And as if managing through the pandemic, quarantine and closing of schools didn't give us enough to navigate as staff and parents, we now have the tragic incidents with Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Abery and George Floyd as well as the riots and protesting resulting from the frustration people of color feel at the inequities of how they are treated.

Even though we may think our child is too young to know what is going on, they are very observant and perceptive to the stress and fear felt by those around them and we encourage you to talk to your child about what is happening. According to research conducted by The Children's Community School in Philadelphia (summarized here), "Silence about racism reinforces racism." By not talking about race, we leave them to grapple with their fears and emotions about what is happening without the context for doing so.

Here is a very brief video called "Talking to your Children About George Floyd and the Nationwide Unrest-NBC10 Philadelphia" where an educational psychologist and parenting expert shares some helpful tips.

Here is a brief article from ABC News called "How to talk to kids about race, privilege amid George Floyd protests". In the conclusion of the article you'll find 3 specific examples of ways parents can support young children through these difficult times.

Often with young children it's much easier to have these conversations at the appropriate level if you start with a story. Here is a list of "31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance-EmbraceRace" that will help give a context for your conversation:

The staff at Jacob Wismer are indescribably thankful to you for all your efforts to keep your children engaged in school while at home. As we head into summer where there will no longer be Zoom meetings or class assignments, this is a good time to focus on helping children identify and talk about their feelings. Sanford Harmony, the Social-Emotional Learning curriculum our teachers use with students, has a wonderful bank of resources for parents. Below are links to a few resources you can use to continue your child's social-emotional learning and development over the summer:

Lessons and Activities at Home: Empathy and Critical Thinking:

Empathy and critical thinking are the foundations of peaceful relationships and will strengthen each of the social emotional learning skills you learn at home. Here are detailed lessons, materials and activities for you to use.

Sanford Harmony Online Learning Portal:

If you would like to go deeper in supporting your child's social-emotional learning, Sanford Harmony has additional units, lessons, materials and other resources for parents.

Thank you again for partnering with us this year, in ways we never imagined would be necessary, to continue your child's education under stay at home orders. We hope these resources will be helpful for supporting your child's social-emotional well being over the summer.

While this is the last Journal of the 2019-20 school year, please look for updates from the district office regarding how school will look this fall. The updates will come via School Messenger and will also be communicated on the BSD webpage at: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/

Have a wonderful summer and stay safe!

Additional SEL Articles for Parents & Children

Resources for Parents:

Confident Parents Confident Kids Blog

Self Care During Covid19 for Everyone

Resources for Kids:

Videos: Just Breathe

Read Aloud: Listening to My Body by Gabi Garcia

Google Takeout for Students Leaving BSD

Seniors, or any student or staff member not returning to BSD next year have the ability to use Google Takeout to export all of their google documents and data. Instructions are on the district web site at this address: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/information-technology/export-data-from-google-apps

Summer Reading is Here!

Elementary Summer Reading Newsletter

Get ready for the summer reading season with information regarding:

Public library summer reading programs
How to access the district’s eBook library (Sora)
Recommended reading lists
OBOB 2021 title list with book trailers
ORCA 2021 title list with book trailers

PLUS a downloadable Summer Reading BINGO card!

Here's Your 20-21 JW PTO Board!

Congratulations to our 2020-21 PTO Board:

President- Sonia Lall

Treasurer- Shalini Sivas

Secretary- Shauna Rakshe

VP Community Affairs- Alexandra Yau

VP Fundraising: Paola Corredor

Volunteer Coordinator (BetterImpact): Pooja Madan

Volunteer Coordinator (Chairs coordinator): Anne Haartman

Member-at-Large: Tomoko Tokunaga

Thank you to the following outgoing 2019-20 PTO Board Members for your time and dedication to our Jacob Wismer community:

Cara Coates, Treasurer

Sonia Sahu, Member-at-Large

Margaret Maes, Co-Volunteer Coordinator

Last Week for School Supply Pack Orders

Just a reminder that this is the last week to order school supply packs online! Each pack contains everything requested by the grade's teachers at JW, even hard-to-find items such as hand sanitizer. Order online by June 13th and the supplies will be delivered to your child's classroom before school starts. (This is not a PTO fundraiser; the program is offered for convenience only.) Questions? Contact Shauna Rakshe at secretary@jacobwismerpto.org.

What? School supply packages, as requested by JW teachers. There is also an (optional) request for each student to supply a ream of copy paper; this is available through the online ordering as well, as a separate item.

When? April 6^th – June 13^th

How?

1. Go to www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks

2. Enter the school ID, WIS016

3. Follow the directions to complete your order.

4. Keep your online confirmation as your receipt.

JW PTO needs YOU to help build community next year!

We're launching two pilot programs next year to help JW families who might need a little extra support! Please consider volunteering a bit of your time to help another family at our school. The time commitment is small, but the impact will be big! If you're interested in either program, please contact member-at-large@jacobwismerpto.org for more information or to sign up!

Program #1 -- Buddies for New Families!

Remember how bewildering your child's first year at JW can be? Help support and encourage a new family as they adjust! You don't need to be an expert on JW, just a friendly contact person; you'll be provided support in answering any questions your new family may have!

A Buddy that's matched with a new family can answer questions, give advice or just chat about how the kids/parents are doing. During sign-up, Buddies should provide info such as: kids' grades, languages spoken, any other important info they'd like to share with new families (ie "I have a dyslexic kid so can help families whose kids need extra support", "I'm Hispanic", "I'm from India"...).

Once you are matched with a new family, you'll:

Contact your new family virtually (phone, email, Zoom...) at least two times, once before school starts and once within two weeks after the first day of school.
Help answer questions when contacted by the new family at any time during the school year. It's okay not to know the answers! The PTO Member-at-Large will be working with Buddies to help find any information you need.

Program #2 -- Community Coordinators!

Our school is very diverse, with many cultural groups, minorities, and foreign language speakers represented. We're seeking members of all these communities to help the PTO understand and address community concerns. No qualifications necessary, except a willingness to talk to other parents and to the PTO board members! Community Coordinators will be asked to keep in contact with the Member-at-Large regarding community concerns, and are invited (but not required!) to present concerns and suggestions at a PTO meeting.

May 26, 2020

May 28th is the FINAL Student Belongings Pick-Up Date

This Thursday, May 28, from 10am to 2pm is the LAST OPPORTUNITY for parents to pick up their children's belongings and any medications that were stored in the health room. Please note:

Students whose last name begins with R-Z can now pick-up.
Students whose last name begins with A-Q who did not pick up their belongs on the previous two Thursdays can also come on May 28 from 10am-2pm.

Instructions:

1. Please remain in your car.

2. IMPORTANT: For safety/social distancing: Please tape a sign with your student's name, grade & teacher to the front passenger side window (see photo below). Please do this before you reach the school.

3. A staff person will stop you at the entrance to read the student's information from the sign on a walkie-talkie. For safety, we will not lean into your car to speak to you if you forgot your sign. Cars without signs will be asked to leave and return with a sign.

4. Staff will then collect your child's bag from their classroom and give it to the runner to bring to your car.

5. Drive around to the pick-up/drop off lane in the upper parking lot and wait for the student's bag to be brought to your car. Please leave the sign visible on the window so we know what bag to bring to your car. Remain in your car at all times for social distancing.

Maralyn Student Belonging Pick Up 5.21.20

Notes:

Lost & Found items with names on them have been placed in the bag of students' belongings. All Lost & Found items without names have been donated to the Clothes Closet.
All students' medications from the health room will be included with their belongings. Parent will be asked to sign for them being returned.

Fall Return to School: What will it look like?

As we wind down this school year, we’ve received many questions about the 2020-21 school year. We need to be prepared for several possible scenarios for returning to school, based on direction and guidance from the Governor’s Office and the Oregon Department of Education. Possible scenarios include heading back to schools and classrooms with moderate social distancing requirements; a hybrid of classroom and remote learning instruction; or fully remote learning.

The Beaverton School District has convened an interdepartmental planning group to develop these scenarios. While the timeline for planning is very tight, we will be providing opportunities for staff, parents, students and community to share their thoughts about how the district can best serve students and families in each scenario. We will provide further communication on how you can weigh in, in the coming weeks.

Friday Furlough Days

To mitigate some of the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the District will be participating in Oregon’s Work Share program. This participation will result in weekly furlough days of staff each Friday through the end of the school year. To account for these furlough Fridays, the following adjustments to the student, teacher, and service provider weekly work schedule are necessary.

Teachers and services providers will continue to use a mix of synchronous and asynchronous interaction during the final month of Remote Learning. With one less day to connect with students each week, teachers will make adjustments to their Monday through Thursday weekly schedules. This may include adjusting their office hours and/or student contact time. Teachers and service providers will not be available virtually, by phone or via email on Fridays for student or parent consultation, to deliver instruction or to provide feedback on student work.

Students can continue to use Friday to complete work previously assigned. They also have access to the Art Literacy lessons.

Elementary Special Education

Special Education teachers, case managers, and service providers will continue to follow the four-stage instructional model of I Do, We Do, You Do, and Feedback for the delivery of Specially Designed Instruction and Related Services to students. The only difference is that students will not receive teacher-led or service provider-led instruction, SDI, and/or related services on Fridays. For the purposes of Special Education services, Fridays that are furloughed will be treated in the same manner as a holiday, snow day, or other school closure. Furloughed days will not count as part of the 60-day evaluation timeline.

● Students who receive daily teacher-led or service provider-led SDI or Related Services will not receive them on Friday and they will not be made up at a later time.

● Case managers and service providers will review their schedules and work with families to make adjustments as needed to provide weekly/monthly SDI or Related Services Monday-Thursday.

● Special Education staff will reschedule any Friday IEP meetings to another day of the week.

Elementary English Language Development

Students will not receive instruction or supplemental supports on Fridays. ELD teachers are still expected to collaborate with classroom teachers to align language and content targets during the teacher-led time and to provide supplemental activities to students. Small group check-in will occur from Mondays-Thursdays, especially for newcomer students and students at the emerging level.

Joyce Richards Spirit of Volunteering Award

LINK to downloadable form LINK to online fillable form

Nomination Deadline: Sunday, May 31, 2020

Each year at Jacob Wismer, a special volunteer is honored by receiving The Joyce Richards Spirit of Volunteering Award. Joyce Richards was a very special volunteer at Jacob Wismer who passed away unexpectedly many years ago. Her wonderful spirit, contributions, and the special connections she made with the students and staff exemplifies the true purpose of volunteerism.

Nominations are accepted each spring for volunteers that most exemplify the attributes that Joyce possessed throughout her life. The Nomination Committee reviews all applications based on the following criteria:

The nominee has inspired others to cheerfully volunteer his/her time and energy to school activities. By attitude or deed, the nominee has exhibited creativity, enthusiasm, leadership and responsibility and has encouraged these attributes in others.

The nominee has selflessly worked to contribute to an enriching experience for the students at Jacob Wismer Elementary School. Relevant criteria in this category would include the love of working with children, a “can do” attitude, an ability to successfully accomplish tasks, and a willingness to serve where and when needed.

The nominee has shown exceptional volunteer spirit through a wide spectrum of activities in the Jacob Wismer School community.

*Due to the school closure, all volunteering recognition for 2019-2020 must be carried out at a distance or online. We are so grateful to all our hardworking volunteers! If you would like to recognize a volunteer who has made exceptional contributions to our JW community, please nominate them for the Joyce Richards Spirit of Volunteering Award. Links to the nomination forms can be found at the top of this article.

Dreambox, Bookshelf & SeeSaw

DreamBox, Bookshelf, and SeeSaw and other programs students have been using this spring will remain open through the summer. They will be available for student usage up until about a week before next school year starts.

Report Cards

Parents should be able to view their child’s report card in ParentVUE starting on June 18 at the latest (link to ParentVUE report card access instructions). When a school’s report cards are posted, IT will send out a SM notification to the parents.

Summer Reading-Prizes from JW

Throughout the summer all JW students can enter to win Barnes and Noble gift cards by completing different reading challenges. Contests will be posted through Facebook and Instagram, so be sure to follow either or both for information. You will NOT need to post directly to these pages, but the information will be released there.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1080028362358936/

https://www.instagram.com/jacob_wismer_library/

Our first giveaway will be 6/1!

School Supply Lists 20-21

Link

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Spotlight

As you have undoubtedly discovered by now, facilitating your child's learning at home can be very challenging, and at times, quite frustrating. We are in the home stretch to the end of this school year now, but it's not too late to implement some strategies to help make learning at home more productive for your child and less frustrating for you. Here is an article from Edutopia called "7 Guiding Principles for Parents Teaching From Home" that you might find helpful. Hang in there and know that our teachers are very thankful for all of the hard work you are doing at home to keep children engaged in school!

Parent Wellness Resources

Here is a helpful link for parents that includes a collection of wellness tips for parents such as:

Responding gently to behavioral challenges
Encouraging kindness
Coping with challenges
Encouraging self-awareness
Fostering optimism
Work spaces vs. calming spaces
Sticking to a routine

2020-21 Kindergarten Registration is OPEN

Click here for our JW Virtual Kindergarten Orientation!

Any child who will be five (5) years of age on or before September 1 is eligible to enroll for Kindergarten at their designated home school.

Jacob Wismer encourage families to enroll their child using the district's Online Registration which is available for new student enrollment. If you register online, you can upload your child’s certificate of immunization, birth certificate and proof of address.

If you are uncertain about which elementary school is your home school, you can check any address to see what elementary, middle or high school attendance boundary it is located in using the District Address Locator or call 503-356-4500.

Other Parent Resources

8 Ways Parents can Support Their Children in Math at Home

Link to article

Covid 19 Five Helpful Tips for Parents

Link to article

Elementary Summer Reading: Includes information regarding public library summer reading programs, recommended reading lists, new OBOB and ORCA title lists, how to access the district’s eBook library, and BINGO.

Link to resource

May 11, 2020

Staff Appreciation Week ~ Thank You PTO!!!

We are so grateful to have such a caring, generous PTO who showed such creative ways to celebrate Staff Appreciation Week. A very heartfelt thank you from all of us:

New Dates to Pick-Up Student Belongings

We have had to change the dates when parents can pick up their child's belongings. Here are the new dates:

Thursday, May 14, 10am - 2pm, student last name A - I

Thursday, May 21, 10am - 2pm, student last name J - Q

Thursday, May 28, 10am - 2pm, student last name R - Z

Instructions:

1. Please remain in your car.

2. IMPORTANT: For safety/social distancing: Please tape a sign with your student's name, grade & teacher to the front passenger side window (see above photo). Please do this before you reach the school.

3. A staff person will stop you at the entrance to read the student's information from the sign on a walkie-talkie and runners will then collect the student's bag.

4. Drive around to the pick-up/drop off lane and wait for the student's bag to be brought on a cart to your car. Please leave the sign visible on the window so we know what bag to bring to your car.

5. Retrieve your bag from the cart and exit the parking lot.

Notes:

Lost & Found items with names on them have been placed in the bag of students' belongings. All Lost & Found items without names have been donated to the Clothes Closet.
All students' medications from the health room will be included with their belongings. Parent will be asked to sign for them being returned.

2020-21 Kindergarten Registration is OPEN

Click here for our JW Virtual Kindergarten Orientation!

Any child who will be five (5) years of age on or before September 1 is eligible to enroll for Kindergarten at their designated home school.

Spring Report Cards

When you receive the elementary report card in June, you will see the changes described below.

Behavior Marks:

X - Not assessed this semester

Each report card will also include the following auto-populated comment:

School closure was ordered by Governor Brown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Academic Progress is marked with an X as teachers do not have adequate summative assessment data for students. Comments in Reading, Writing, and Math reflect the participation and engagement of students during the period of Remote Learning. Paper packets which mirrored the learning of the Remote Learning classrooms were given to some students. During this closure, the social emotional health of a child was our number one priority.

Academic Progress for All Subject Areas:

X – Not assessed this semester

In the areas of Reading, Writing and Math, teachers will include a comment that reflects the students participation and engagement during this time. Report card comments will also reflect a goal for moving forward. PE and Music specialists will also be including information about the concepts and skills instructed during the period of Remote Learning.

Order Your 2020-21 School Supplies Online Now!

Our school supplies ordering program is now open for 2020-21 supplies! Each pack contains everything requested by the grade's teachers at JW, even hard-to-find items such as hand sanitizer. Order online by June 13th and the supplies will be delivered to your child's classroom before school starts. (This is not a PTO fundraiser; the program is offered for convenience only.) Questions? Contact JW PTO secretary, Shauna Rakshe at secretary@jacobwismerpto.org

What? School supply packages, as requested by JW teachers. There is also an (optional) request for each student to supply a ream of copy paper; this is available through the online ordering as well, as a separate item.
When? April 6 – June 13
How?
- Go to www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks
- Enter the school ID, WIS016
- Follow the directions to complete your order.
- Keep your online confirmation as your receipt.

One School One Book (OSOB)

The 8th annual One School One Book event at Jacob Wismer was introduced last week and is available online!

The book we've selected is Magic in the City by Heather Dyer! This year we are doing things a little differently by reading a book on Epic since we can't hand out books to every family. Find out all the details @ the JW OSOB Website: https://osob-jacobwismer.weebly.com/ and for current book: https://osob-jw-2020.weebly.com (note: BSD Chromebooks may not allow you to access these sites).

2020 OSOB Online Intro

You can find Magic in the City online via Epic (https://www.getepic.com/). Please see the new Epic guidelines in the article below for access Epic ebooks from home.

We hope you and your family have a great time reading together!

Jennifer Politsch & Shauna Rakshe - OSOB Co-chairs (marisky23@gmail.com, shauna.puhl@gmail.com)

New Epic Guidelines for Parents

The way students access Epic ebooks from home through June 30th has changed. Epic has requested that class codes no longer be used from home. Please see the steps below for details.

Families will receive an email invitation from Epic! Books for Kids <hello@getepic.com> to join Epic.
From the email invitation, select Sign Up Now to create an Epic account using your same email address that received the invitation.
After signing up for an account, go to https://www.getepic.com/sign-in and select the Parents button. Then enter your email and password.
Select your child’s classroom profile. Students can explore the library and check their Mailbox to access books sent to them by their teacher.

Washington Co./Cedar Mill Library Parenting Series

Parenting Anxious Children

Wednesday, May 20th from 7-8:30 p.m. via Zoom

Link to registration and more information: https://tinyurl.com/Parenting-Anxious-Children

Toddler Talk

Tuesday, May 26th from 7-8:30 p.m. via Zoom

Link to registration and more information: https://tinyurl.com/Toddler-Talk-with-Megan-Barell

Safe Routes to School Annual Parent Survey

It’s data collection time again for Beaverton’s Safe Routes to School program. The purpose of this program is to make walking and biking to school safe, convenient and fun.

Parent’s and guardian’s input into how students travel to and from schools and their impression of the safety of the route is valuable as the city and county prioritize needed improvements for our roads. This link was generated from the National Safe Routes to School Center and will be used to give us a good picture of how students are getting to and from schools throughout the district.

The school’s survey will be open for responses until May 31. We appreciate your help in giving us information to make our program effective for all Beaverton School District students.

April 27, 2020

JW Staff Parade

It was so wonderful seeing so many students and families as staff drove through the JW neighborhood on April 23rd. Thanks for coming out to watch!

1. Does it matter if my child does not complete their online assignments?

Yes! The lessons that teachers have been developed by the district to ensure that the learning targets taught in the spring are covered during this period of distance learning. While assignments are not graded and attendance is not taken, teachers are noting whether each student is:

1. Completing all of their assignments

2. Completing some of their assignments

3. Not completing their assignments

4. Engaging with their classroom teacher

This information will be noted on the child's report card in June and reported to their 2020-21 teacher to identify students who may have missed critical learning this spring.

2. Here are the curbside pick-up dates to get your child's belongings:

Here are the dates and times that students' belongings will be available for curbside pick-up in Jacob Wismer's upper parking lot:

Students whose last name begins with:

A-I Fri., May 15th 10am-2pm

J-Q Fri., May 22nd 10am-2pm

R-Z Fri., May 29th 10am-2pm

Procedure:

1. Stay in your car at all times for your safety and the safety of our staff.

2. Have your child(ren)'s name, grade and teacher written on a piece of paper to show staff positioned at the entry of the parking lot.

3. Staff will radio the runners who will obtain your child's belongings that are pre-bagged and will meet you in the drop off/pick-up lane in front of the school.)

3. Return your Jacob Wismer library books on May 1st or May 8th!

Many of you have been asking about the process for returning your library books and we now have a plan for how to receive nearly 3000 books.

Please bring your library books for curbside drop off on the dates/times listed below and place them in the large bin sitting in the first visitors parking spot in the upper parking lot (please do not come into the school):

Friday, May 1st, 10:00am-2:00pm

Friday, May 8th, 10:00am-2:00pm

Thank you so much for helping us to manage such an enormous task!

4. Student Plans & Input Form for 20-21

If you haven't already done so, please let us know if your child(ren) are planning to attend Jacob Wismer next year by completing this online form: https://forms.gle/Ho5mPJHPPkbWtwW17

This form also includes a space for parents/guardians to get input on considerations for their child's 2020-21 classroom placement.

5. Useful Resources for Parents

Seesaw: Tips for Parents Free Webinars on Tuesday April 28, 2020

Session 1: 2:00pm https://bit.ly/3cKWGml password: Seesaw4Fam

Session 2: 7:00pm https://bit.ly/2RVhyiA password: Seesaw4Fam

Community Resources: Link

Meals for Students: Link

6. News from Your JW PTO

Joyce Richards Spirit of Volunteering Award Nominations - Do you know a JW volunteer who deserves recognition for their exceptional service? We are now accepting nominations for the 2020 Joyce Richards Spirit of Volunteering Award! Nominations are due by May 18th. You can find more info and a fillable entry form (scroll down) on this page: Link Please feel free to nominate more than one person! Thank you to ALL our wonderful volunteers!!

PTO Alumni/Cherie Pun Memorial Scholarships - Spread the word! Seniors who are JW alums can apply for the PTO Alumni/Cherie Pun Memorial Scholarships! We have three $300 scholarships to award. You can find more info and application forms here: Link Applications are due May 20th!

Staff Appreciation - We celebrate our school staff--teachers, office staff, custodians, everyone!--every May. This year we can't have students bring flowers, but you can still send your notes of thanks via our Google form. Please help us thank the folks who do so much for our kids! We will be collecting notes through early May and compiling them for our Staff Appreciation event. Please submit as many notes as you like, and brighten the day of our wonderful JW staff members! You can submit your notes here: Link Thank you for your help!

EPI School Supply Ordering Open - Every year the PTO organizes online school supply ordering for parents who don’t want to drive around to stores looking for just the right type of flair pen or expo marker. This year, we received the school supply lists for next year shortly before the schools closed, and the ordering program has been set up as usual. This sale is not a fundraiser for the PTO; it is organized for parent convenience only and packages prices are set as low as possible. Online ordering is open April 6-June 13. Questions? Contact Shauna Rakshe at secretary@jacobwismerpto.org.

When? April 6th – June 13th

How?

1. Go to: www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks

2. Enter the school ID: WIS016

3. Follow the directions to complete your order.

4. Keep your online confirmation as your receipt.

April 13, 2020

Phase 3 Distance Learning Plan

Last Friday, April 10th, parents received communication from the district office regarding our transitioning to Phase 3 of the Remote Learning Plan. Please be sure to read the letter carefully so you know what to expect for your child for the remainder of the school year. Link to parent letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qhgjE2vg-Dlgzv1bcG40NsLh162ndPhe/view?usp=sharing

Here are some key points that parents should know as we enter Phase 3:

1. Phase 3 begins on Monday, April 20th.

2. Teachers will be tracking student involvement in Phase 3 lessons so their 2020-21 teachers will know which learning targets the student had mastered, or missed, in 2019-20. We no longer consider the lessons to be supplemental or optional as they were in Phase 2.

3. Teachers will upload daily recorded learning lessons and assignments by 8:00am each day so students can access the lesson at a time that is convenient for the family.

4. Students will receive instruction in reading, writing and math four times per week.

5. Students will also be receiving instruction in science, social studies and health.

6. Students will be receiving opportunities to participate in PE and music two times a week.

7. Teachers will be connecting with students three times a week via multiple modes including Zoom, Seesaw, email and phone calls.

Please remember that your child's success also depends on regular parent/guardian involvement in providing supplemental activities and meeting nutritional and wellness needs. Details can be found in the April 10th parent letter.

Seesaw for Specials!

The JW specials teachers (PE & Music) are learning to use Seesaw!
We have a Specials Class for each grade level that is shared between the 4 specials teachers.
To navigate to the Specials Class, look in the upper left corner. You should see your child’s name. If you click on his/her name, a list should appear below with your child’s classroom teacher and now you should see Specials Grade XX (KF for kindergarten, 01-05 for Grade 01-Grade 05).
If you click on the Specials Grade XX, it will open up the Specials Seesaw class.
This should bring you to the “Journal” page of the specials classroom. This is where you can see anything that has been approved by a specials teacher for that grade level.
We will be trying to post any “activities” in subject-specific folders. You can find those by looking on the right side. There should be three different options – Journal, Activities, and Inbox. You should be able to see the activities after you’ve clicked on the “Activities” tab.
When we post activities, we’d love to get responses from students. If you respond, you should be prompted to put the response in the correct subject-specific folder. Doing this will help the specials teachers to find the correct responses.
Seesaw is brand new for all of the specials teachers. We are still learning how to use it. Please be patient with us as we go through the learning process with this.
We have a general schedule of when things will get posted to Seesaw for specials beginning April 20th.

Ms. Belgique will post Music stuff on Mondays.
Mr. V will post PE stuff on Tuesdays.
Mrs. Shuck will post Music stuff on Wednesdays.
Mr. A will post PE stuff on Thursdays.

Student Access to BSD Resources When Out of the Country

Students that are currently out of the country and trying to log into BSD resources will be unable to do so. Due to the way the network is set up, they will not be able to access Canvas, or anything using Clever to log in. Unfortunately, at this time there is no way for the district to do individual exceptions and opening up the network to foreign countries poses a significant risk to the network. The students still have access to their District Google Accounts which gives them access to Email, and Google drive documents.

Essential Item Pick-Up

When we left school on March 13 we were under the assumption we would be back in two weeks. However, with the directive from the governor, we now know that students will not be returning this school year. Plans are being developed for all student items to be collected and distributed later this spring. However, we know that there may be personal items that are of an urgent need for learning, personal health or that a family may be moving out of the area. As a school, we want to help students collect these urgent items. However, we also hope families will understand that it would simply be impossible to get every item to each child in the school at this point.

For purposes of this opportunity, we will be identifying items that are urgent as:

Any medication that is in the health room
Any personal tech devices that support a child’s learning
Glasses, hearing aids or other physical support items
If a family is moving, all a student’s personal items will be collected

Each school has been given the following direction:

Students, families, and non-BSD employees are not allowed in the schools at any time.
Principals and/or school staff will be the only personnel to access school lockers, cubbies or desks.
Distribution of items will be done by curbside pickup only.
Principals and/or school staff will use nitrile gloves when collecting items
Student items will be collected and placed in one plastic bag and labeled with the student’s name.

If there are items that your child needs based on the criteria above, please complete this survey by 4:00pm, Wednesday, April 15th. Items will ONLY be available for pick-up by parents/guardians who complete this link by the April 15th deadline.

The curbside pick-up day will be this Thursday, April 16th, from 1-3pm at Jacob Wismer School. For safety, please remain in your car and the items will be brought to you. Thank you for your help and understanding with this process.

Student Plans & Input Form for 2020-21

If you haven't already done so, please let us know if your child(ren) are planning to attend Jacob Wismer next year by completing this online form: https://forms.gle/Ho5mPJHPPkbWtwW17

This form also includes a space for parents/guardians to get input on considerations for their child's 2020-21 classroom placement.

eBooks via Sora

Did you know every JW student has access to thousands of ebooks via Sora? Some very popular titles are available right now for your children to read (chapter books, picture books, even Pokemon!). New books have been added recently, so be sure to check out the new section!

Use the following links to help you navigate to this wonderful resource:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qya87PAB1Cz65-AygV5C5lv0CcO9mqAB/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WUrFzQUpocAIJ8KWrtVINF4jlNIhqZST/view?usp=sharing

Jacob Wismer Alumni PTO Scholarship and Cherie Pun Memorial Scholarship Award

To be considered for the scholarship, applicants should e-mail their completed application by May 20, 2020 to Sunita Thulasi (PTO Scholarship Chair, rrstpdx@gmail.com) and Joan McFadden (Jacob Wismer Principal, Joan_Mcfadden@beaverton.k12.or.us). For more information on this and the application form, please visit the Jacob Wismer PTO website: http://www.jacobwismerpto.org/

March 30, 2020

Calendar

March 30 through April 28: School Closed

Remote Learning Plan-Phase 2

These are unprecedented times, and we hope that all of you and your extended families are safe and well. Please don't hesitate to contact any school staff member if you need support of any kind. We will help to connect you with the resources that you need.

As you are aware from the recent district communications that have been shared with you, we are now entering Phase 2 of our Remote Learning Plan. Here's what this means:

Remote Learning Plan - Phase 2

Teachers will be connecting with students to maintain relationships and support social emotional wellness during this challenging time. Student and staff well-being is our highest priority.
We will be providing supplemental learning opportunities connected to typical classroom curriculum to prevent learning loss.
We are not creating an on-line school or trying to replace/match the learning that happens in classrooms everyday - we are creating supplemental learning opportunities for children.
Teachers will connect with students remotely on a regular basis to maintain relationships and support social emotional learning.
Teachers will provide remote supplemental learning opportunities in reading, writing, math, social studies and science.
PE, music, library and technology teachers will also be providing optional activities for students.
Our school counselor, student success coach, special education staff, and intervention teacher will be reaching out to families with activities or support as needed. Please don't hesitate to contact any staff member if you need assistance in any way.
All activities are optional. Students will not be held accountable for the lessons if they do not participate.
Students will receive feedback from their teachers but the activities will not be graded.
Learning will be asynchronous. This means that activities will be recorded and can be accessed at any time by families to fit the different schedules that you may have.

Please look for future updates from the district office. We are looking forward to making more connections with you and your children in the coming days. Be safe, well and healthy!

Elementary (K-5) Chromebook Needs Survey Round 2

We want to make sure all of our students can remain connected to their peers, teachers, and schools and have regular access to learning opportunities and curriculum materials.

Please fill out the form below if your elementary student or students need to borrow a mobile device from BSD. Please complete one form for each student that needs a device. If you already completed the survey in round one (1) and are scheduled to pick up a Chromebook this week, please do not complete this form again.

Survey link: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/information-technology/borrow-a-computer

Student Plans & Input Form for 2020-21

Please let us know if your child(ren) are planning to attend Jacob Wismer next year by completing this online form: https://forms.gle/Ho5mPJHPPkbWtwW17

This form also includes a space for parents/guardians to get input on considerations for their child's 2020-21 classroom placement.

PTO Connection

Follow the PTO facebook page for community news! Link: https://www.facebook.com/JWESPTO/

We will be posting information about book clubs, facemask collections, fun at-home activities, Earth Day activities, and more! Join us as we try to maintain community even while we're apart, and please feel free to share what your family has been working on!

Students of the Month for Perseverance

Kindergarten (front row, left to right): Ethan Malberg, Nickole Sharp, Kai Giles, Julian Sanders, Fermin De Ezcurra First Grade (middle row, left to right): Zachary Wang, Harshini Gatla, Simone D'Souza, Gunit Aggarwal Second Grade (back row, left to right): Aditi Rao, Peyton Kuo, Yash Murchite, Tom Diaz Arceo, Krish Telang

3rd-5th Students of the Month Perseverance

Third Grade (left to right): Guy Hen, Lydia Rutter, Eva Surlari, Quinci Holden, Dayan Loreth Fourth Grade (left to right): Milo Brook, Yuto Tokunaga, Julie Kise, Neeharika Sawant, Karthikeya Gondi Fifth Grade (left to right): Livia Stringer, Hailey Gabriel, Josh Sleman, Iden Park, Srinidhi Inam

Safe Routes to School Art Poster Contest

Out of 1000 entries to the BSD Safe Routes to School Art Poster Contest, two Jacob Wismer students had their drawings selected. Fifth grader Prajna Sripathi's drawing was selected as the 5th Grade Prize Winner and third grader Emily Xia's drawing was selected as the Grand Prize Winner. Congratulations Prajna and Emily!

Grand Prize Winner - Emily Xia

Emily Xia Safe Routes to School Grand Prize Winner 2020

5th Grade Prize Winner - Prajna Sripathi

PrajnaSripathi Safe Routes to School 5th Grade Winner 2020

March 9, 2020

bsd Coronavirus update link

Hand Sanitizer Shortage

Some of our classrooms are running out of hand sanitizer. If you can, please consider donating an 8 fluid oz. (or larger) pump bottle of alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Please bring your donation to the school office, and we will distribute the bottles to the classrooms that need them. Thank you for your help!

Calendar for March 9 to March 30, 2020

Mar. 16: PTO E-Blast

Mar. 16-20: Passport Club

Mar. 20: Crazy Hair Day

Mar. 23-27: Spring Break

Congratulations to Our OBOB Winner & Runner-Up!

A special thank you to our OBOB chair, Priya Mani and all of our dedicated volunteers!

1st Place: The Reading Pandas

(left to right) Raaga Mandala, Annika Telang, Tripthi Mathew, Swathi Ram

Runner Up: Relay Readers

(left to right) Riddhi Puthenkovilakam, Eva Surlari, Eesha Juneja, Aditi Adiraju

The Final Battle on March 2nd

Moderated by our librarian, Tina Oki Le, and parent volunteer, Aaron Loreth

OBOB Celebration on March 6th

Sign Up Now Open for Spring Conferences

Jacob Wismer is using PTCFast.com to schedule spring conferences. Please click on the link below or enter the following web address into your browser window:

https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Jacob_Wismer_Elementary_School_Spring2020

Please remember that there is no school for students on April 2-3, 2020.

Author Visit: Jody Little!

Thank you to children's author AND 3rd JW third grade teacher, Jody Little, for introducing her new book, Worse than Weird, and providing storyline writing strategies at an assembly for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students on March 2nd.

Click here to watch a video clip of the assembly!

Jody Little Launch Party Information March 2020

Book Character Dress-Up Day Photos

STEAM Night Challenge for Students

Something new! We'd like to invite all students and their families to participate in our Recycling Robots Engineering Challenge. Robots will be displayed at our STEAM Night on May 21st. Start working on your robot today! (Note: This is an optional activity that is to be completed at home.) Here are the details:

Click here for the Recycling Robots registration form!

Technology Tips for Parents*

General tips
- Have clearly defined, written rules about screens in your home. Be consistent with these rules.
- Keep all electronics (e.g., computers, tablets, cell phones) out of your child’s bedroom. The bedroom should be a room for rest, relaxation and sleep. Have children complete homework (that requires technology) in another room.
- Turn off devices one hour before bedtime. In addition, devises should not be used first thing in the morning.
- Do not use electronics as a reward. It makes technology usage a prize and that should not be a goal.
- Know your child’s passwords and check their devices regularly (especially with older children). Some parents worry about invading their child's privacy but when thinking of a digital footprint, technology is not private anyway.
- MODEL APPROPRIATE SCREEN USAGE. This is hard for parents, but the probably the most important. Put down your device at set times and practice using technology safely (e.g., not using cell phones when driving).

Video games
- Not all video games are bad, but they often produce a spike in dopamine in the brain. After playing a video game, children may “crash” and be reluctant to complete chores or homework. Instead, have your child play outside or engage in other physical activity immediately after playing a video game.
- Limit the amount of time your child plays video games and become familiar with the games yourself so you can decide if it is something you think is okay.
- Understand the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rating system of video game. Commonsensemedia.org and screenagersmovie.com are other resources you can use.

*This information is from Shawn Marshall, MA, LPC, who is a licensed professional counselor with over twenty years of experience working with children and families.

Bethany Library Tours: Mar. 30, Apr. 4 & Apr. 13

Notes from Meeting with Dr. Mary Ehrenworth

Dr. Mary Ehrenworth spoke about reading to a crowded gymnasium of parents and caregivers at Springville K-8 on Feb. 12th. Reading is powerful, transformational, and significant to academic success. Parents and caregivers can support the reading lives of their children in the following ways:

Fit more reading into kids’ lives. Protect this time.
- Read at night/after school, read more on the weekend, even more on longer weekends, even more on holidays and breaks from school, and even more over the summer.
  - When kids don’t read for five weeks, they drop a reading level.
  - When this happens in the summer, it takes until February to catch up to where they were in June.
  - When they do read over the summer, children move up reading levels.
Help kids fall in love with reading.
- When kids love reading, they find more time to read.
Give kids access to books they find fascinating.
- A book is a good book if your kid likes it. Channel their passions in book form.
Read aloud (picture books, early readers, series books above child’s reading level, fascinating chapter books and nonfiction).
- When reading, don’t stop to ask questions about words. Act like you find the book fascinating.
- Representation matters. Look for books featuring diversity, and pick books written and illustrated by “own voice” writers and artists.
  - These books build empathy and provide prospective.
Use audiobooks.
If you are a multilingual household, read books in all the languages spoken in your home.

Sources cited in this talk:
1. “Kids Who Read, Succeed.” from Scholastic
2. Outliers: the Story of Success by Malcom Gladwell
3. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcom Gladwell
4. Untangled: Guiding Girls through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
5. The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley
6. Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University
BSD Resources for Finding Books that Kids Find Fascinating
1. School Libraries
2. Sora app for e-books and audiobooks
3. BSD Librarians Recommend: booklists for K-12, updated regularly
4. Beaverton City Library: all BSD students have library cards

News from Your JW PTO

Spring Dance Postponed
- The Spring Dance (originally scheduled for March 13th) has been postponed, due to uncertainty regarding the novel coronavirus situation. We are rescheduling this event for later in the spring-- more information to come soon!
Science Fun Competition Registration Open Now!
- Jacob Wismer PTO Science Fun Competition is back! Mark your calendars: The 2020 competition will be held on Thursday, 7^th May 2020! After a successful pilot in 2019, the JW PTO Science Fun competition is set to be back, with all new events for JW 3^rd-4^th-5^th Graders to choose from. The competition will have teams of three (3) students each. Space is limited and only pre-registered teams will be invited to participate on a first-come-first-selected basis. Registration form and competition/event details are included in the registration packet which is available now on the JW PTO website (http://www.jacobwismerpto.org/programs/science-fun-day/). For questions, please contact the competition chair/committee at jw.sci.fun@gmail.com.
Passport Club
- Next Passport Checkout Week: March 16-20!
  Thanks to our wonderful volunteers and congratulations to our February high five students! Remember that Passport Club is an at-home study program – please go over maps with your child a few times before checkout. Our next checkout is March 16-20^th! You can find Study Maps at http://www.jacobwismerpto.org/passport-club-study-test-maps/. *If you don’t have access to a computer or printer, please contact us or your teacher to provide you with a printed map.
- POSTCARD CHALLENGE ACTIVITY: Spring break is coming and will be a great opportunity for you to join our PostCard Challenge, send a postcard to Jacob Wismer and share a couple of fun facts about the place you visit. We will create a collage at school to share the postcards. Drop off in the school office: place in the “Passport Club” drawer!
Middle School Boundary Adjustment
The BSD Middle School Boundary Adjustment committee is nearing the end of its public meetings, with only one meeting remaining!  Your comments on the BSD website are crucial input to the committee. Right now, the committee’s final recommendation is being formulated.  See below for the stance of the parent group leading JW community efforts*.  You can comment here: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/long-range-planning/boundary-adjustments/middle-boundary-adjustments/ms-boundary-comment-form

The most recent BSD committee meeting saw consideration of several options for reducing crowding at Stoller Middle School.  Splitting several elementary schools (JW, Sato, and Springville) to feed into more than one middle school apiece was proposed as a solution, but the only option that won a majority vote was splitting Springville.

The last MS Boundary Adjustment committee meeting is scheduled for March 12^th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, at Mountain View Middle School (17500 SW Farmington Road).  Doors open at 6 pm.

Due to the high level of interest in the JW community, the PTO will be reporting the stance of the parent group leading the JW community efforts with regard to the MS boundary adjustment.  Updates provided by the parent group will be clearly marked as coming from the MS Boundary parent team.

The following is provided by the MS Boundary parent team and the JW PTO:

1. Walkability.  JW families are 100% within walking distance of Stoller Middle School according to BSD criteria.  Since transportation money and teacher salaries come out of the same pot, the MS Boundary parent team believes that it is a waste to bus our kids elsewhere.

2. Healthy feeder patterns. The parent team feels that feeder patterns should bolster, not reduce, cohorts traveling together from elementary to middle to high school.  Currently JW Stoller kids make up 17% of students going to Sunset.  If SUMMA is moved elsewhere, this percentage drops to the single digits.

3. Maintain SUMMA at Stoller.  If SUMMA moves to another school, the remaining portion of JW kids at Stoller bound for Sunset drops into the single digits.

Please send your comments to BSD at:  https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/long-range-planning/boundary-adjustments/middle-boundary-adjustments/ms-boundary-comment-form
Film Plastic Recycling Competition

Our JW community has collected 110 lbs of plastic so far! Go Eagles!!! Keep up the great work!

JW is competing with other elementary schools to see who can keep the most film plastic out of landfills. This type of plastic is not eligible for curbside recycling in our area, and it’s a major pollutant in oceans. Even if properly disposed of in a landfill, it takes an incredibly long time to biodegrade. Keep your Ziplocs and bread bags out of the trash – send them to our film plastic collection bins to start a new life in Trex building materials!

Where? Yellow bins outside of JW office
When? Bins are up now; collection continues through April 15^th
What? You can recycle these materials (please make sure they are clean, dry, and free of food residue): grocery bags, bread bags, case overwrap, dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, wood pellet bags, ziplock & other re-sealable bags, produce bags, bubble wrap, salt bags, and cereal bags

Please note: You can recycle plastic Amazon mailer bags too! (Consider removing the sticker with your address if you’re concerned about privacy.)

These items are NOT recyclable: plastic clamshells; chip bags and plastic-and-metal laminate bags; candy wrappers; cellophane wrappers; any plastic bags that don’t pass the rule of thumb stretch test, such as cut salad bags and bags of dal or spices.

RULE OF THUMB: If you try to tear the plastic (you can also try to poke a hole with your finger)….plastic that STRETCHES can be recycled; plastic that BREAKS OR TEARS CLEANLY can’t be recycled.

Link to After-School Activity Flyers

Link to PTO E-Blast (PTO Parent News)

Health Curriculum Preview for Parents

In the Beaverton School District, we teach children important skills for getting along with others and doing well in school. In order to help our school be a safe and supportive place where everyone can learn, we also provide age-appropriate health instruction. There will be two primary resources used for this instruction: The Great Body Shop to teach the adopted Oregon Health Education Standards and fightchildabuse.org to teach sexual abuse prevention in accordance with Erin’s Law.

Oregon Health Education Standards

The Great Body Shop, published by The Children’s Health Market, will be used to teach the new Oregon Health Education Standards. It offers skills-based instruction that addresses physical, social, emotional, and mental health. Human Sexuality Education instruction is age appropriate, medically accurate, and relevant for all students.

If you would like to preview the health lesson materials, please come to the Jacob Wismer school office to look at our health notebooks (drop-ins are fine). If you would like to preview the student editions, you will need to complete the form on this link and submitted it to our school office to arrange an appointment time. Please note that the materials must remain in the office and cannot be photographed or copied. Download, print and return this form (link) if you wish to opt-out your child for any or all of these lessons/activities.

February 24, 2020

Calendar for Feb. 24 - Mar. 9

Feb. 24-28: Passport Club

Mar. 2: "Dress as Your Favorite Book Character" Day

Mar. 2: PTO Walking School Bus

Mar. 2: Sign Up for Spring Conferences begins *See below

Mar. 2: Art Literacy Training 8:30am & 7:00pm

Mar. 3: PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00pm

JW Valentine's Day Photos!

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Spring Conferences

Spring conferences are scheduled for Thursday, April 2nd and Friday, April 3rd. There will be no school for students on these dates. A school messenger will be sent to all parents on Monday, Mar. 2nd, with instructions on how to sign up for conferences on PTCFast.com.

Student Investment Act (SIA) Update

All community members are invited to provide feedback on the Student Investment Account. Information and a copy of the draft plan can be found on this link. The form to provide your individual feedback can be found on this link.

JW State Testing Window for 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades

Important: Please do NOT schedule family vacations during the months of April and May when grades 3-5 will be completing state testing. Thank you!

Parents-Below are some sample questions that are similar to those found on the state test. See if your child can answer them! More sample questions will be coming in future Journals.

3rd Grade Sample Math Test Item:

Grandpa’s Farm

Fred and Patti go to Grandpa’s farm. In the barnyard there are ducks and sheep. Fred and Patti see 9 animals all together. The animals have a total of 26 legs. How many ducks and how many sheep are there in the barnyard?

4th Grade Sample Math Test Item:

Kyle’s Corral Caper

Kyle works at Greenhorn Ranch every summer. He is building a rectangular corral using 64 feet of fencing. How wide and how long should he make the corral to get the largest possible area? Explain your thinking and your answer(s).

5th Grade Sample Math Test Item:

Jones Family Pizza

The four members of the Jones family are having pizza for dinner. John and his mother each eat 1/8 of the pizza. If Jana and her father divide the remaining pizza so that Jana eats twice as much as her father, show what fraction of the pizza Jana will eat.

click here for More math sample test items: Link

3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Writing Sample Prompts:

Narrative

Have you ever made someone happy—or given someone a good surprise? Tell a true story about a time when your actions had a positive effect on someone else.

Expository

Fish have fins, birds have wings, turtles have shells, and slugs have slime. Think of an animal and explain the things that make it special.

Imaginative

Imagine that you find a one-dollar bill on the street. As you look closely, you can see that a note has been written on it. Make up a story about what it says and what happens.

click here for More writing sample test prompts: link

click here for the Oregon State Sample training tests: Link

click here for math, reading and writing scoring guides: Link

Feb. 18th Staff Development Day Photos

2020-21 Kindergarten Registration & Orientation

Kindergarten registration information is now available on our school website at this link.

Families who are planning to attend our Kindergarten Orientation on Thursday, April 23rd from 6:00-7:30pm should complete this link: RSVP form on this link

News from your PTO!

Passport Club

We only have four more Passport Checkouts to go! Remember Passport club is an at-home study program, please go over maps with your child once or twice before checkout! You can find maps here: http://www.jacobwismerpto.org/passport-club-study-test-maps/

*If you don’t have access to a computer or printer, please PTO or your teacher to provide you with a printed map.

K = BLUE 1st = GREEN 2nd = YELLOW 3rd = ORANGE 4th = RED 5th = PURPLE

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K = BLUE 1^st = GREEN 2^nd = YELLOW 3^rd = ORANGE 4^th = RED 5^th = PURPLE

K = BLUE 1^st = GREEN 2^nd = YELLOW3^rd = ORANGE 4^th = RED 5^th = PURPLE