April 18, 2019

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events

  • April 19 – SCHOOL CLOSED
  • April 25 – Passport Club Check
  • April 30 – Principal’s Chat 8:35am
  • May 6-10 – Teacher Appreciation Week
  • May 7 – PTC Meeting 6:30
  • May 8 – Clothes Closet
  • May 9 – Plant sale pickup
  • May 17 – Bingo night / Silent auction
  • May 21 – Dining For Dollars

STEAM Night / Science Fair:

Thank you to all the Terra Linda families who attended last Friday’s STEAM Night and for all the students who completed a Science Fair and/or ArtBlast project. It was wonderful to see all the creative ideas!
If your student asked for a Science Fair project board, but did not end up doing a project, please return the unused project board to the school so it can be used next year.

Plant Sale Success

Thank you to all who participated in the plant sale! Terra Linda will receive about $500 from New Leaf Greenhouse because of your orders.
Don’t forget to pick up your plants on Thursday, May 9th between 12:30 and 3:15 under the covered play area by the North parking lot.
We could use some help on delivery day. Please sign up HERE if you can spare an hour.

Passport Club

Next check day is Thursday, April 25th!
Help your world traveler put their name on our Passport bulletin board as a “Frequent Flyer” (all 5 levels complete) or “First Class” (all 5 levels and Special Itinerary).
Need a map? Online study maps can be found HERE.
Password (case sensitive): HelloWorld.
Extras hard copies can be picked up in the office.
Can’t get enough geography? Add Special Itinerary! Same check day/time, just have your child tell us they’d like us to check S.I. also.
3rd grade- Landmarks and Monuments
4th grade- U.S. States and Capitals/ North American Neighbors
5th grade- Rivers and Lakes of the World
Links to special itinerary study guides can be found on the PTC website.

Cowboy Bingo and Silent Auction

Friday, May 17 from 5:30pm-8pm

Please join us for family bingo night…cowboy style!  Wear your favorite western duds, play bingo and bid on fabulous artwork created by each 4th grade class.  Expect a variety of other auction items including the highly prized Principal For The Day! This will be a fundraiser for the current 4th grade students to support their 5th grade celebration in 2020.  Mark your calendars today!

Book Exchange

Terra Linda Girl Scout Troop 40522 is organizing a book exchange as part of their Bronze Award community service project.  The Book Exchange will take place during Bingo Night on May 17th.  We will be collecting books prior to the 17th so be on the lookout for donation bins in the school lobby.

More information coming soon!

Dining for Dollars

Mark your calendars for May 21st for our last dining event of the year at
the Oak Hills McMenamins! They will be donating 50% of all food and
beverage sales from 5pm-close! WOW! Stay tuned for more details….

Volunteer Opportunities

We’re looking for volunteers to help with our turn at the Beaverton School District Clothes Closet on May 8th, for a couple of volunteers to take on the Volunteer Coordinator role, and for some new committee chairs for the next school year.

Please read below for details.

Clothes Closet Day

The Beaverton School District Clothes Closet offers free clothing to students throughout the year. Each school is asked to provide volunteers to help run the program. It is a very rewarding experience to be able to help these families. Please consider volunteering for a shift on our assigned day, Wednesday May 8 anytime between 9:30-4:30 pm. Use THIS LINK  to sign up. If you can’t make an assigned shift, please contact kelli@rbros.com.

PTC Board Position – Volunteer Coordinator

All the PTC Board positions for next year have applicants except for the Volunteer Coordinator position.  This position is crucial for communicating with volunteers and working with classroom representatives and committee chairs.  The position would be best for two volunteers to share the duties.  The main duties are:

  • Accepting new volunteers in the volunteer system, emailing those volunteers and creating name badges
  • Entering/updating volunteer opportunities in the volunteer system with the help of teachers, classroom representatives and committee chairs
  • Contacting committee chairs prior to events to assess volunteer needs
  • Attend monthly PTC and PTC Board meetings and participate in the board discussions and decisions
  • Attend Volunteer Orientation in the fall and Kindergarten Orientation in the spring
2019 – 2020 Committee Chairs 

To date, we know we need new Committee Chairs for the events below:

  • Field Day – you would have an opportunity to shadow this year’s chair at the event on Friday, June 7th.
  • Back to School Night – help organize the festivities as families come to school to drop off supplies and meet their teachers.

Learn more on the Volunteer Page.

Please contact our volunteer coordinator, Rick Collett, at volunteers@terralindaptc.org if you need further information

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

–Mahatma Gandhi

Did you know?

Unlike a typical house cat, tigers do not shy away from water and enjoy bathing in streams and lakes to escape the heat in hot climates.