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October 25, 2018

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess
Cedar Mill Taekwondo Fundraiser starts: Oct 29
Option Schools Information Night: Nov 1
Holiday Food Drive: Nov 5-16
PTC Meeting: Nov 6
Passport Club Check: Nov 15
OBOB Meeting: Nov 20
Dining for Dollars: Nov 27

Current Volunteer Needs:

Look for all current volunteer opportunities on the PTC webpage under Volunteer.

Passport Club Helper

The Passport Club team needs help. The opportunities are on specific dates, once a month, with multiple shift times.
To help students with their passports. Training is provided – see here for more details.

Running Club – Tuesdays and Thursdays

Help students get out and run on our great track on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:35 – 11:35 and 11:30 – 12:30.
10:35-11:35 (Kindergarten/ First Grade/ Second Grade)
11:30 – 12:30 (Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades)

Read to Me: Kindergarten

“Read to Me” is reading and enjoying picture books out loud one-on-one with a student. Volunteers must participate in a short training session before reading to a student. Please contact Kristine Edmunds to set up a training time or with any questions (kristine_edmunds@beaverton.k12.or.us)
12:00 – 12:30 Daily

Read with Me: 1st Grade

Schrader
Wednesday – Friday, 10:15 AM – 10:40 AM
“Read with Me” is having a student read a book to you and helping them when needed.

Volunteers must participate in a short training session before reading to a student. Please contact Kristine Edmunds to set up a training time or with any questions (kristine_edmunds@beaverton.k12.or.us)

Bulletin Boards

Want a low commitment opportunity to share your creativity? The PTC needs help updating two bulletin boards throughout the school year. Interested? Sign up here.

Questions?
Please contact Volunteer Coordinator, Rick Collett, at volunteers@terralindaptc.org

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

Fall Book Fair Update

Our fall Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success!

Thank you to all those who purchased books and especially those who donated books to classrooms. Also, a huge thank you to all those who volunteered at the fair.

Book fairs cannot happen without an army of volunteers!

We had sales of just over $6,000 (!) which means we get $3,315 back in Scholastic Dollars, which we use to purchase books from Scholastic. This allowed us to purchase books for the library and the remaining books the teachers picked out for their classrooms. Again, thank you! Your support of the Book Fair made this investment in Terra Linda possible.

Our next Scholastic Book Fair will be January 29 – February 1.

Cedar Mill Taekwondo

It’s not too late to sign up for this introductory class at Cedar Mill Taekwondo!

Classes start on Oct. 29th

Sign up your child for 3 weeks of class and the entire registration fee of $49, which includes uniform and belt, will be donated directly to your TERRA LINDA PTC.

PTC Meeting

Join us at the upcoming PTC meeting on Tues. Nov 6!

We will be sharing critical tips for ensuring your student’s academic success based on research from Columbia University. Also, learn what we are doing at Terra Linda to grow our readers and writers.

Running Club

Running Club will be presenting ribbons and medals at the assembly for everyone that has completed a half marathon or a full marathon!

Did you know that we count every lap your child runs at Terra Linda? Reminder you child to report laps ran during brain breaks, PE, and during recess. We also count races! So if your child has run a fun run, we will record those miles too!

Option Schools Information Night

Terra Linda will host an Options Information Night on Thursday, November 1 at 6:30 in our Cafeteria. This information is important for 4th and 5th Grade parents and students. However, all Terra Linda families are welcome. Much like looking at colleges in your junior and senior year of high school, it is important to think ahead.

Applications for the 2019-2020 school year will be available starting Monday, October 15, 2018. Students may only select one option on their application, so do some early investigation of the options online.

Applications must be received no later than Friday, December 7, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. (PST).

In addition to Terra Linda’s information night, the District will be holding open houses. Please see the Open House schedule for details.

OBOB

Registration will remain open through January.

The next meeting for OBOB will be on November 20, after school in the library until 4:00. This meeting will focus on the book, Real Friends.

Please contact Kelly Olson kellyaolson@gmail.com with questions

Passport Club

A big thank you to all who helped make October successful!

Already, our November Passport Club check day is fast approaching! Canada, Panama, Turkey, Algeria, and Mongolia are some of the countries we’re locating.

Please help and encourage your child to study.

Lost your map? Online study maps can be found at www.passportclubonline.com/maps.html

Password (case sensitive): HelloWorld

Can’t get enough geography? Add special itinerary! Same check day/time, just tell us you’re interested.

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.

We look forward to more bell ringing on November 15th!

Food Drive

Our annual canned food drive is coming soon!

Please bring nutritious, non-perishable food items to the Terra Linda lobby Nov. 5-16. All food collected will be distributed to Terra Linda families in need, along with a PTC-funded gift card to round out a Thanksgiving meal.

Sturdy, large and medium-sized boxes are also needed to package the food. Please drop off boxes in the office.

More details will come home with your child next week!

If you would like to apply for this or other food benefits available at Terra Linda, please contact the office.

Dining for Dollars

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Nov. 27

Our next Dining for Dollars night will be at the Cedar Mill Si Señor for “Taco Tuesday” on Nov. 27th from 11:00AM-9:30pm. Flyers will be sent home later in November.

Did you know?

There are a few other easy ways to help Terra Linda throughout the year!

Sign up for Amazon Smile
Plan to do a lot of holiday shopping on Amazon? Did you know if you sign up for Amazon Smile and choose Terra Linda, our PTC will earn a percentage of all your eligible purchases? More information here.

Recycle Bottles/Cans at Bales Cedar Mill Market Place
Bales Cedar Mill Market Place will take all your refundable bottles and cans and donate the proceeds to the Terra Linda PTC. Just put the bottles and cans in the labeled bin in the check-out area. It is as easy as that!

BoxTops
We collect box tops as part of the BoxTops for Education program all year long. There is a collection bin in the front office. For every box top collected, Terra Linda PTC receives $.10. Here is a link to the many products that participate in the program.

October 11, 2018

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess
Scholastic Book Fair: Oct 16-19
Passport Club: Oct 18
Movie Night: Oct 19
OBOB Meeting: Oct. 23
Usborne Author Visit, Eric Ode: Oct 23

Current Needs:

Look for all current volunteer opportunities on the PTC webpage under Volunteer.

Highlighted opportunities are below. Please click on the links to sign up.

Book Fair

The Book Fair needs a lot of volunteers to be successful. We still need more help.
Setup Fall 2018 – 10/15, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Cashier / Helper Fall 2018 – 10/16 – 10/19 Multiple times, including Friday evening
Pack Up Fall 2018 – 10/19 7:45 PM – 9:00 PM (after Movie Night ends)

Passport Club Helper

Specific dates, once a month, multiple shift times.
Help students with their passports. Training is provided – see here for more details.

Running Club – Tuesdays and Thursdays

Read to Me: Kindergarten

Read with Me: 1st Grade

Schrader
Wednesday – Friday, 10:15 AM – 10:40 AM
“Read with Me” is having a student read a book to you and helping them when needed.
Volunteers must participate in a short training session before reading to a student. Please contact Kristine Edmunds to set up a training time or with any questions (kristine_edmunds@beaverton.k12.or.us)

Popcorn Help

Help out at Movie Night by popping and serving popcorn from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm.

Bulletin Boards

Want a low commitment opportunity to share your creativity? The PTC needs help updating two bulletin boards throughout the school year. Interested? Sign up here.

Questions?
Please contact Volunteer Coordinator, Rick Collett, at volunteers@terralindaptc.org

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

Jog-A-Thon

Thank you to all the students, staff, volunteers, family members, and sponsors who made this year’s Jog-A-Thon a huge success! The Jog-A-Thon committee is working to finalize the results and will announce them as soon as possible.

Scholastic Book Fair

The Fall Book Fair is NEXT WEEK! This year’s fall fair theme is The Enchanted Forest.

This year, in addition to purchasing books at school, you can also purchase books online. See details below.

Before school 8:10am – 8:30am

Lunch time 10:45am – 12:30pm

After school Tue, Thur, Fri 3:05pm – 3:30pm, Wed, 1:35pm – 2:00pm

It is also open during Movie Night on Friday, October 19th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Look for the book fair flyer in Thursday folders this week.

The Book Fair is a wonderful opportunity to share your love of reading with your whole class by donating a book to your student’s classroom. Teachers have chosen books they would like to have in their classroom and set them aside behind the cashier.

Book Fair Online:

Online shopping for the fair offers an expanded selection of books for all ages. Online shopping begins on 10/10 and ends 10/23. Any books ordered online can ship to the school for free and we’ll get them to you or you can pay to ship to an address.

NOTE: The site has a School Wish List, however the books listed are a default list from Scholastic and do not reflect what the school would like. Please visit the fair at school if you would like to purchase and donate books to classrooms. Thank you.

Online Shopping Link

Please contact Book Fair Chair, Rick Collett at bookfair@terralindaptc.org with questions.

Movie Night

Terra Linda Movie Night will be held on Friday, October 19 at 6pm. The featured movie this year will be Coco.

Here is a review of the movie from Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/coco

Students MUST bring a parent/guardian with them to this event. There is no charge for the movie and popcorn will be provided for everyone. Additional concessions will be sold.

Doors open at 6:00 and the movie begins at 6:15.

Help out at Movie Night by popping and serving popcorn from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm.

This event is sponsored by the PTC.

Running Club

Terra Linda Running Club is off and running this year! The first day of running our students ran 89.5 miles and finished September with 839.75 miles!! This is like running to Sequoia National Park!

What is Running Club?
Terra Linda Running Club is PTC sponsored and volunteer organized. Every student is a member even though participation is optional. TLRC takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch recess. We have a group of committed volunteers that keep track of laps, hand out prizes, and cheer on runners!

Can my child run extra?
YES! This year we are encouraging every student to track the laps they run during P.E., brain breaks with their teacher, and laps during other recesses. We are also going to count miles from any race that students do outside of school!

We aren’t going to track a few things like fitbit counters, sports practice laps, or hikes on the weekends. We really want to encourage kids to choose to run on OUR track and not get distracted with too many other activities.

Prizes?!
We have a reward system for every runner! When students complete their first mile they are awarded a wristband. They then receive a chain and a token at 5k (3 miles) and tokens at other milestones! We also give out a special token once a month to every participant. Look for pumpkins in October! And for our kids that really go the distance we have a ribbon at a Half Marathon (13 miles) and a medal at a Marathon (26 miles).

Questions?
Contact Kelly Olson: kellyaolson@gmail.com

Passport Club

What country in South America borders every other country but two? Where do kagaroos live? Where was pizza born? Which country measures its success by gross national happiness?

Study this month’s passport countries to find out! Don’t forget you have extra help with online study maps!

Go to www.passportclubonline.com/maps.html – click on study maps, then enter Password: HelloWorld (case sensitive)

We will see you on Oct 18 to check your skills!

OBOB

Terra Linda will be participating in Oregon Battle of the Books for the fourth year and our season is about to get underway!

What is OBOB?

The Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is a statewide voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries in conjunction with a Library Services and Technology Act grant. Students in 3rd-5th grade, regardless of ability, are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints.

OBOB’s mission is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students.

How do I sign up for this?

Please complete this form to sign up for OBOB

When does OBOB meet?

All meetings are held after school in the library. Meetings end at 4:00 and pick up is in the library. Our first meeting will be informational and we encourage parents to attend. The following meetings will require only one parent from each team to attend.

October 23

November 20

December 18

January 15

February 19

March 5 Official Battles

What are kids reading this year?

Check out this awesome list that includes a brief description of each book and reading levels.

I still have questions?

Check out this website: www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org

Contact Kelly Olson: kellyaolson@gmail.com

Play.Fit.Fun

Looking for an after school program that will keep your kids active, engaged and having a blast?

Play.fit.fun is all about action, movement, the Power of Play and FUN.

THIS IS LIKE FIELD DAY CRASHED INTO PE…THEN BUMPED INTO TEAM BUILDING!

They meet every Tuesday, 3:05-4:45.

For more information or to sign up, email: spencer@playfitfun.com

Cedar Mill Taekwondo

Cedar Mill Taekwondo is hosting a fundraiser for Terra Linda!

Sign up your child for 3 weeks of class and the entire registration fee of $49, which includes uniform and belt, will be donated directly to your TERRA LINDA PTC.

For more information on how to register, download this flyer.

Author Visit

Terra Linda welcomes, author Eric Ode.

He is a national award-winning children’s singer/songwriter, a widely published author and poet, and a thoroughly engaging entertainer. His upbeat, high-participation programs are bubbling over with fun, interactive music and include stories, skits, poetry, props and puppets.

Tuesday, October 23rd – Assembly Schedule (parents welcome)

8:35 – 9:25 Grades 3, 4, 5

9:45 – 10:25 Grades K, 1, 2

Did you know?

The PTC Budget is available live for anyone to view? We value transparency and welcome your thoughts. We are in this together!

September 27, 2018

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

Jog-A-Thon: TOMORROW
Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess
PTC Meeting: Oct 2
Movie Night: Oct 19
Scholastic Book Fair: Oct 16-19
Usborne Author Visit, Eric Ode: Oct 23

Current Needs:

Look for all current volunteer opportunities on the PTC webpage under Volunteer.

New Badge box for frequent volunteers!

In an attempt to make finding badges easier, a third box has been added for frequent volunteers, those that volunteer weekly or monthly.

Running Club – Tuesdays and Thursdays

Read to Me: Kindergarten – Daily starting Monday 9/24

Bulletin Boards

Want a low commitment opportunity to share your creativity? The PTC needs help updating two bulletin boards throughout the school year. Interested? Sign up here.

Questions?
Please contact Volunteer Coordinator, Rick Collett, at volunteers@terralindaptc.org

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

Jog-A-Thon

Tomorrow, Friday 9/28 is the Jog-A-Thon!

Please send students to school ready to run and with a water bottle. All are welcome to come cheer on the kiddos, please check in as a visitor in the office first.

Jog-A-Thon schedule:

9:00-9:35 4th Grade & SRC (Mrs. Hefty)
9:35-10:10 3rd Grade
10:10-10:45 2nd Grade
10:45-11:20 5th Grade & SRC (Mrs. Cyphers)
11:40-12:15 1st Grade
12:15-12:50 Kindergarten

There is still plenty of time to collect donations in either PledgeStar or in the donation envelopes sent home. All donations are due by Friday, October 5th.

Thank you for helping make our biggest PTC fundraiser of the year a success. All Terra Linda students win when we make our $25,000 goal. If you wonder what that $25,000 pays for, review the PTC budget here.

Scholastic Book Fair

The Fall Book Fair is coming soon! This year’s fall fair theme is The Enchanted Forest.

The fair will be open Tuesday, October 16 – Friday, October 19 in the school library:

Before school 8:10am – 8:30am

Lunch time 10:45am – 12:30pm

After school Tue, Thur, Fri 3:05pm – 3:30pm, Wed, 1:35pm – 2:00pm

It is also open during Movie Night on Friday, October 19th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Look for the book fair flyer in Thursday folders on 10/11.

Please contact Book Fair Chair, Rick Collett at bookfair@terralindaptc.org with questions.

Box Tops

Help our school earn cash by clipping Box Tops from products and sending them to school! Each one is worth 10¢ and will go toward funding various PTC activities.

Clipped Box Tops can be deposited into the blue box located in the Terra Linda office.

Boy Scouts of America

Cub Scouts just started back up for the year! We’d love to have new members for grades 1-5, especially new 1st graders looking to try it out. Contact justicejay@gmail.com if you are interested.

Eco-School Network

Calling all eco-warriors!

The Eco-School Network is a group of parents in the area who plan and implement green initiatives in schools. Every fall, they hold a training for any new, interested parents. Information below for interested parties.

Our parent leaders and students are getting so darned excited about school gardens, green teams, waste reduction, and dreaming up their next green school project!

Join us for a dessert meet-up on October 1st to connect with our supportive community and learn about our free training that can help you create change at your child’s school. Meetings are from 7-8:15pm at the homes of parent leaders.

Free childcare provided

Did you know?

Terra Linda PTC is social too! You can find us on Instagram and Facebook

September 13, 2018

Welcome! The PTC will host all PTC Blasts on our website. Grab a cup of coffee and look around. We hope this will be a great resource for you!

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess
Handel’s Dining for Dollar Event: Sept 13
Passport Club: Sept 20
Future Apollo Game: Sept 21
Jog-A-Thon: Sept 28

Current Needs:

Bulletin Boards

Want a low commitment opportunity to share your creativity? The PTC needs help updating two bulletin boards throughout the school year. Interested? Please contact Rick Collett

Committee Chairs NEEDED

WE STILL NEED chairs for the following events:

Clothes Closet
Spirit Week
Walk/Bike to school
Science Fair Co – Chair

If you have questions about any of these roles, please contact Rick Collett

Upcoming needs

Also, look for email announcements that will be sent out soon about volunteer opportunities for Picture Day (9/27), Jog-a-thon (9/28), Read with Me, and the Book Fair.(10/16-19).

For more information, to sign up to volunteer, or to ask questions, please visit the Volunteer section of the PTC website.

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

New volunteers to Terra Linda

Thank you to those that have signed up to become volunteers!

New volunteer applications are still being processed by the district. We are just now starting to see new volunteers added to Terra Linda who applied at the end of August. If you completed the application, know that this time of the year is the busiest for the District and it may take a few more days to hear back.

Please ensure you have signed up in My Volunteer Page to volunteer in your child’s classroom as a classroom volunteer, party helper, or field trip helper depending on your interests. This will help the classroom representative, and party parent know who is interested in helping in the classroom.

Information will be sent to those who have signed up for the Classroom Representative and Party Parent positions by the end of the weekend. They will work with the teacher and then will reach out to those who have signed up to volunteer in the classroom with details about any classroom volunteer opportunities and to request party help.

Student Directory

The online student directory will be sent out to parents in the coming weeks. This will be a password protected link that only Terra Linda parents will have access to.

If you would like to opt out of sharing any part of your personal information, please submit this form by Friday, 9/14.

Handel’s Homemade Ice-Cream: Dining for Dollars Event

A new school year calls for ice cream!

Our first Dining for Dollars event of the year is TODAY, September 13th, at Handel’s Homemade ice cream from 11AM-10PM.

Handel’s is located next to Safeway at 13539 NW Cornell Rd. When anyone presents the flyer your child brought home (or this digital flyer), Terra Linda will receive 20% of the purchases, including gift cards!

In addition to single servings of ice cream, they sell pints, quarts, milkshakes, and they make ice cream pies and cakes, to name a few of their treats!

Spread the word, and stop in to support Terra Linda and this new business in our community!

Fine Arts Class

Veronica Lake, Terra Linda Alumni Parent and professional artist is offering a fine arts class to Terra Linda students, 2nd – 5th grade. This would be a great after school activity for early release Wednesdays. For more information, check out this flyer.

Kindergarten PARENTS!

Looking for a place to connect with other kindergarten parents? Join this class of 2031 facebook group.

Future Appolo’s Football Game

Sunset High School is hosting a future Appolo Night!

Meet Mrs. Batsell at Terra Linda’s flag pole on Friday, 9/21 @ 6:15 and we’ll walk over to Sunset High School to watch the Varsity Football team.

Students get in FREE! Parents must accompany students. Cash only!

Jog-A-Thon

It is Jog-A-Thon time again on Friday, 9/28!

This year our fundraising goal is $25,000. Reaching this goal is crucial to funding PTC events and programs this school year.

Are you curious what the PTC help fund? Check out the PTC budget .

You can easily send emails to family and friends, near or far. Simply log in to PledgeStar. It is the most efficient way to collect money but all donations, big or small, in any form, are happily accepted and very appreciated.

A huge thank you to this year’s sponsors. Because of their generous contributions, we will once again be able to provide t-shirts (look for a new, fun, retro look this year!) to all students and staff.

- World of Smiles Pediatric Dentist
- Pet Barn
- Sunset Science Park Credit Union
- Cedar Mill Veterinary Hospital
- Cedar Mill Chiropractic Clinic
- ProFocus Technology Professionals
- OrthoDirect
- Cedar Park Family Dental Care
- Keller Williams Realty – Margaret “Peggy” Cantwell
- Karina Stark – realtor
- Willamette HVAC, LLC
- US World Class Taekwondo
- Keller Williams Sunset Corridor – Andrew Finkle
- Club K
- Foot Traffic
- Jamba Juice
- Amber Graphics

Did you know?

Terra Linda PTC is social too! You can find us on Instagram and Facebook

Eat Ice Cream, Help Terra Linda

On Thursday, September 13th, we have our first Dining For Dollars event of the year! Not that we really need any additional reasons to go enjoy some ice cream, but when 20% of every purchase goes back to our school – everybody wins! And keep in mind that gift card purchases are included, so feel free to stock up!

June 14, 2018

Dedicated Volunteers: Upward and Onward

This graduating class of 5th grade parents have been much of the volunteer backbone of the PTC and we are so grateful for their commitment to make Terra Linda a great place to learn and grow!

We have many parent volunteers moving on to middle school. Although we cannot name all the incredible 5th grade parents who have given of their time, there are a few we’d like to thank publicly.

These parent volunteers have made many of the activities your students have participated in over the years possible.

A huge THANKS to:

Pam Jeffery

She has volunteered for 7 years at Terra Linda. This past year she chaired the Scholastic Book Fairs, 5th Grade Yearbook, and co-chaired Staff Appreciation & 5th Grade Party.

In years past, she has:

Chaired Terra Linda gear sales
Volunteered at Back to School Picnic
Held the PTC volunteer coordinator position
Volunteered as a class representative
Class volunteer/homework folders
OBOB volunteer
Track auction volunteer
Math lab volunteer
Coding club volunteer
Picture day volunteer
Party Parent volunteer
Field Trip Chaperone

So far this school year, Pam has logged 226 volunteer hours!

Rick Collett, our Volunteer Coordinator and next year’s Book Fair Chairman, says, “It has been wonderful learning the book fair ropes from Pam this past year. I had no idea how many other things she has done for the school. She will be missed next year! It will be very weird running the Book Fair without her.”

Penny Galvin, our Staff Appreciation Chair, said, “She has an awesome attitude, always willing to help and just a wonderful person to know!”

Lori Miller

She has volunteered for 11 years at Terra Linda. For 6 of those years, she has chaired PTC Passport!

In years past, she has:

Volunteered as a classroom volunteer coordinator
Worked on Thursday folders
Listened and read to K-3 read out loud
Volunteered on numerous field trips
Donated time and food for Staff Appreciation
Volunteered in the library
Volunteered with class parties
Volunteered to staff the book fair

This year alone, she has logged 56 volunteer hours!

Amanda Englund, new Passport Club co-chair, “Lori is so flexible and easygoing that she makes Passport Club a super fun place to be for adults as well as kids. She always leads by example and also encourages and empowers everyone to follow their own ideas and strengths. She always has a big smile to share and makes everywhere that she is a warm and sunshiny place to be. I always feel like she believes in me and I’m inspired to be better when I’m around her. She will be missed from Terra Linda big time!!

Desiree Wolfe

She has volunteered for 9 years at Terra Linda. She has organized volunteers for the library for the past few years, and spent MANY hours shelving books and helping students in the library.

In years past she has:

Volunteered Passport Club
Volunteered in classrooms
Donated items for Staff Appreciation
Organized Thursday folders
Listened and read to K-3 read out loud
Chaperoned on field trips

Lisa Nelson, Terra Linda’s Librarian said, “She is friendly, organized and willing to help out with anything!”

This year alone, she has logged 58 volunteer hours!

Sonia Peterson

Sonia has faithfully volunteered at Terra Linda for 9 years. Her final contributions to Terra Linda include chairing this years Movie Night and 5th Grade Party.

In years past she has:

Chaired Dining for Dollars
held a PTC Board position as the VP of Fundraising

This year alone, she has logged 30 hours!

Lelisa Rozendal

She has volunteered at Terra Linda for 8 years. She chaired Math Lab for 4 years. Students, 3rd-5th grade would meet weekly with community volunteers to receive coaching and instruction.

In years past she has:

Classroom volunteer
Art Lit Classroom Rep (presenter & project lead)
Class Party helper
Field trip chaperone each year
Back to School event help
Polynesian Dance Club help (fixing costumes, decorating for performances, coordination of weekly reminders from teacher, t-shirt orders)
Career Day speaker
Work Party volunteer
Carnival Night volunteer
Field Day volunteer
Photo Day volunteer
Vision/Eye Testing Volunteer
Supported Staff Appreciation Week
Helped fundraiser for & build the new Playground Equipment
School Auction volunteer
Volunteered for School cleanup & work party days
Book Fair volunteer

You will all be greatly missed!

May 31, 2018

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

Fourth Grade Fundraiser: June 1
Scholastic BOGO Book Fair: June 1
June PTC Mtg: June 6
Field Day: June 15
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: June 19

Current Needs:

Field Day
Friday, 6/15, 9:15- 11:00 UPDATE TIME
Come out and help the students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades have a blast at Field Day by helping run stations for Gym Games, Team Games, Water Games, and Field Games.

(NOTE: K, 1st & 2nd grade games will be run by 5th graders in the afternoon.)

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

Fourth Grade Fundraiser

DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT SHOW!

Come support the fourth grade class. They are raising money for their fifth grade end-of-the-year graduation party….FOR 2019!

This fundraising event will be on June 1st, 6-8 at the Terra Linda Gym.

The evenings’ events will include:

A silent action
Food for purchase
LIVE entertainment including music, dancing, jokes and more all hosted by the fourth grade!

Every class is welcome so please help spread the word and come out to support our fourth graders.

SCHOLASTIC BOGO BOOK FAIR

LAST DAY: Friday, June 1st

All books, posters and school supplies are BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!

The fair will be in the library:

Before school 8:10 – 8:30
Lunch time 10:45 – 12:45
After school 3:05 – 3:30 (Wed 1:35 – 2:00)
Friday 6:00 – 8:00 PM during the Fourth Grade Fundraiser

Come by and stock up on reading for the summer or buy a book for yourself and get one free for your classroom.

PTC MEETING

Our finally PTC Meeting of the school year is Wednesday, June 6th @ 7pm. We will approve the final budget for upcoming school year as well as vote in one final board member. Please attend if you have questions, concerns or would like to know more how to get involved!

Field Day 2018

Friday, 6/15, 9:15- 11:00 UPDATE TIME

Field Day is the is the highlight of the school year and we could really use your help running field day games for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.

Right now we have 38 out of 50 volunteer slots filled. Please sign up here.

Question? Please email Danielle Justice at dcjustice03@yahoo.com

Recyclables at Bales Cedar Mill

As the season of picnics and BBQs is upon us, please don’t forget to take your recyclable cans and bottles to Bales Cedar Mill and place them in the Terra Linda bin. It is an easy way to help Terra Linda all summer long!

Jog-A-Thon planning

Planning for next fall’s Jog-A-Thon is in full swing. If you would like to help with this very important event, please contact Charity Dart charitydart@gmail.com or Jennifer Collett at jenn.collett@gmail.com

Service Day

A huge thank you to the enthusiastic crew of Terra Linda and Sunset students, parents, staff members, as well as community members, who came out to help at the Terra Linda Service Day.

A few hours of work made a huge difference! If you are interested in helping plan the next Terra Linda Service Day, please contact Jennifer Collett at jenn.collett@gmail.com.

Passport Club

Great job to all of the students on their final check day last week! Because of state testing and mixed – up timing, 5th grade classes of Rafanan and McAndie will have their final check day for May countries on the morning of Thursday, June 7th.

June 7th is also second chance day for any students who would like to make up for any countries they have missed in previous months. Come and check those off to improve your record! Everyone is welcome- please study whatever you’ve missed and come see us in the lobby that day. We can’t wait to help!

To find this month’s study maps, check out our Passport page.

Did you know?

WE STILL NEED chairs for the following events:

Back to School Picnic
Author Visit
Scholastic Book Fair Co-Chair
Back Pack Program
Clothes Closet
Coding Club
Fall Dance
Science Fair
Spirit Week
Walk/Bike to school

If you have questions about any of these roles, please contact Rick Collett

Dining for Dollars: Bethany Public House

Our final Dining for Dollars event is: Sunday, May 20th @ 9:00am-9:00pm.

Enjoy a weekend breakfast, lunch, or dinner out with your family and Terra Linda will receive a percentage of the day’s sales!

Take out orders are included too.

Please present this flyer (electronically or physically): Bethany Public House flyer

May 17, 2018

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess
Pioneer Day: May 18
Sunset High School Service Day: May 20
Dining for Dollars: May 20
Passport Club Check: May 24
Scholastic BOGO Book Fair: May 29
June PTC Mtg: June 6
Field Day: June 15

Current Needs:

Scholastic BOGO Book Fair (Buy one get one free)
Tuesday 5/29 – Friday 6/1
Work a shift, typically 1-2 hours in length, in the library, ringing up sales for books and other items sold at the book fair. Also help with setting up and pulling down the fair. The proceeds go towards our school and also to Terra Linda’s library for new books. Please click on the link below to view shift times and to sign up.
Cashier / Helper BOGO 2018

Makerspace Help
The school is looking for volunteers to help keep the new Makerspace organized. If you are interested, please click on the links below to sign up and then you will be contacted with more information. The first person that signs up to be the coordinator gets the job and will be responsible for working with the other volunteers to assign tasks.
Makerspace Coordinator
Makerspace Volunteer

Field Day
Friday, 6/15, 1:00 – 2:45
Come out and help the students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades have a blast at Field Day by helping run stations for Gym Games, Team Games, Water Games, and Field Games. Please click on the link below to sign up. (Games for the K-2 students are run by 5th graders in the morning.)
Field Day 1:00 – 2:45

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

Passport Club

One week until our last regular passport check day of the year!

Help your students finish strong!

To find this month’s study maps, check out our Passport page.

Here are the remaining check days:

May 24 • June 7 (2nd chance day)

Fourth Grade Fundraiser

The fourth grade class is raising money for their fifth grade end-of-the-year graduation party….FOR 2019!

This fundraising event will be on June 1st, 6-8 at the Terra Linda Gym.

The evenings’ events will include:

A silent action
Food for purchase
LIVE entertainment including music, dancing, jokes and more all hosted by the fourth grade!

Every class is welcome so please help spread the word and come out to support our fourth graders.

Dining for Dollars: Bethany Public House

Our final Dining for Dollars event is: Sunday, May 20th @ 9:00am-9:00pm.

Enjoy a weekend breakfast, lunch, or dinner out with your family and Terra Linda will receive a percentage of the day’s sales!

Take out orders are included too.

Please present this Bethany Public House flyer

Service Day

Sunset High school’s student leadership team has planned a Service Day at Terra Linda on May 20th.

They plan to paint the bike racks, plant flowers, demolish old garden beds and few a other projects! If you would like to participate in this service day, please sign up here.

If you are unable to participate but would like to help out, below is a list of items that are needed for the May 20:

6 Wheelbarrows (to move dirt/weeds from Garden Beds)
8 Drop Clothes (to put under bike racks and fire gate as we paint)
2 Pry Bars (to break apart garden bed boards)
12 large shovels (to dig up garden beds)
3 large garden rakes (to finish garden beds)
10 5-gallon buckets (to collect weeds)

You can drop off these items at Terra Linda office May 17-18, 7:30am – 4:30pm.

Please label each item with your name. ALL ITEMS will be returned and available for pick up on May 21st.

SCHOLASTIC BOGO BOOK FAIR

Tuesday, May 29th – Friday, June 1st

All books, posters and school supplies are BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!

The fair will be in the library:

Before school 8:10 – 8:30
Lunch time 10:45 – 12:45
After school 3:05 – 3:30 (Wed 1:35 – 2:00)
Friday 6:00 – 8:00 PM during the Fourth Grade Fundraiser

Come by and stock up on reading for the summer or buy a book for yourself and get one free for your classroom.

Flyers will be sent home with students soon!

Sam Day 5k

Terra Linda Alumni, Sam Day, was diagnosed with a rare pediatric cancer while he attended Terra Linda. His absence has left a huge gap in our community but his legacy still lives on through many of you!

In his honor, the Day family, along with the Sam Day Foundation, is hosting a 5k & 1k fun run to raise awareness and financial support for rare pediatric cancers.

If you would like to attend this event held on June 23 at Sunset High School, please sign up here: https://runsignup.com/Race/OR/Portland/SD5K

Terra Linda Discount: Use the code, Terra at check out and you will receive $5 discount

Field Day 2018

Friday, 6/15, 1:00 – 2:45

Field Day is the is the highlight of the school year and we could really use your help running field day games for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.

Right now we have 10 out of 32 stations filled. Please sign up here.

(Games for the K-2 students are run by 5th graders in the morning.)

Question? Please email Danielle Justice at dcjustice03@yahoo.com

Did you know?

WE STILL NEED chairs for the following events:

Back to School Picnic
Author Visit
Scholastic Book Fair Co-Chair
Back Pack Program
Clothes Closet
Coding Club
Fall Dance
Science Fair
Spirit Week
Walk/Bike to school

If you have questions about any of these roles, please contact Rick Collett

May 3, 2018

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess
Teacher Appreciation Week: May 7-11
Pioneer Day: May 18
Sunset Service Day: May 20
Dining for Dollars: May 20
Passport Club Check: May 24
Scholastic BOGO Book Fair: May 29
June PTC Mtg: June 6
Field Day: June 15

Current Needs:

Plant Sale
Thursday, 5/10
A few volunteers are needed to help with the Plant Sale. Please click on the links below to sign up.
1. 10:30-12:00 – Help unload and sort plants.
2. 12:00-1:30 – Babysit plants and help people find their orders.
3. 1:30-3:00 – Babysit plants and help people find their orders.

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

Passport Club

Build a foundation in global literacy! Inspire curiosity about the world! Make this last month of passport a great one. Start studying now to prepare.

To find this month’s study maps, check out our Passport page.

Here are the remaining check days:

May 24 • June 7 (2nd chance day)

It’s Grad Party Time!!!!

The fourth grade class is raising money for their fifth grade end-of-the-year graduation party….FOR 2019!

This fundraising event will be on June 1st, 6-8 at the Terra Linda Gym.

The evenings’ events will include:

A silent action
Food for purchase
LIVE entertainment including music, dancing, jokes and more all hosted by the fourth grade!

Every class is welcome so please help spread the word and come out to support our fourth graders.

Plant sale pick up

Thanks to New Leaf Greenhouse for donating $623 of plant sales to the PTC!

If you purchased plants from our plant sale, you can pick up your items on Thurs. May 10th from 12:30-3:15 under the covered play area by the north parking lot.

If you can spare an hour please sign up to help unload and sort plants and assist people in picking up orders.

1. 10:30-12:00 – Help unload and sort plants.
2. 12:00-1:30 – Babysit plants and help people find their orders.
3. 1:30-3:00 – Babysit plants and help people find their orders.

Staff Appreciation: A Thanks From Around The World

Monday – French pastries and coffee bar will be set up for staff.

Tuesday – Bring a flower for your teacher. Flowers can be purchased for $1 in the lobby. Bouquets will be made for each teacher. Supplies will be available for students to write thank you note.

Raffle tickets will also be available for $1 in the lobby. Three teachers will be awarded money. If their raffle ticket is chosen the money can be spent on classroom supplies.

Wednesday – A Taste of Italy, staff will enjoy a pizza lunch with all the fixins. Raffle tickets can be purchased in the lobby.

Thursday – English Tea will be available for staff to enjoy. Raffle tickets can be purchased in the lobby.

Friday – Nacho average teacher nacho bar will be served to our wonderful staff for lunch. Raffle prize winners will be announced.

The PTC will be providing meals and treats for the staff throughout the week. Contact Penny Galvin for more information penny.galvin@gmail.com

If you are looking for a gift idea to thank your child’s teacher for Teacher Appreciation Week or for an end-of-the year gift, there are still many items to choose from on the Wish Lists.

Dining for Dollars: Bethany Public House

Our final Dining for Dollars event is: Sunday, May 20th @ 9:00-9:00.

Enjoy a weekend breakfast, lunch, or dinner out with your family and Terra Linda will receive a percentage of the day’s sales!

Take out orders are included too.

Please present this Bethany Public House flyer

Service Day

Sunset High school’s student leadership team has planned a Service Day at Terra Linda on May 20th.

They plan to paint the bike racks, plant flowers, demolish old garden beds and few other projects! If you would like to participate in this service day, please sign up here.

If you are unable to participate but would like to help out, below is a list of items that are needed for the May 20:

6 Wheelbarrows (to move dirt/weeds from Garden Beds)
8 Drop Clothes (to put under bike racks and fire gate as we paint)
2 Pry Bars (to break apart garden bed boards)
12 large shovels (to dig up garden beds)
3 large garden rakes (to finish garden beds)
10 5-gallon buckets (to collect weeds)

You can drop off these items at Terra Linda office May 17-18, 7:30am – 4:30pm.

Please label each item with your name. ALL ITEMS will be returned and available for pick up on May 21st.

Sam Day 5k

Terra Linda Alumni, Sam Day was diagnosed with a rare pediatric cancer while he attended Terra Linda. His absence has left a huge gap in our community but his legacy still lives on through many of you!

In his honor, the Day family along with the Sam Day Foundation is hosting a 5k & 1k fun run to raise awareness and financial support for rare pediatric cancers.

If you would like to attend this event held on June 23 at Sunset High School, please sign up here: https://runsignup.com/Race/OR/Portland/SD5K

Did you know?

You have an opportunity to influence class sizes at Terra Linda?

Currently 5 Terra Linda Teachers are funded by Ballot Measure 34-284. Use your voting power to renew this Levy. Click here for more information on what this levy entails.

VOTE BY MAIL by May 15th