Scholastic Book Fair

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

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)

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.

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

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

March 1, 2018

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

Bingo Night: Mar. 2
NO SCHOOL (Conferences): Mar. 8-9
PTC Meeting: Mar. 14
Coding Club: Mar. 16
Passport Club: Mar. 22
NO SCHOOL (Spring Break): Mar. 26-30
Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess
STEAM Night: Apr. 20

Current Volunteer Needs:

Please see the current volunteer opportunities below and visit our Volunteer Page for the current needs and information on how to become a volunteer.

Clothes Closet
It is Terra Linda’s responsibility to provide volunteers from 9am-4pm on Wednesday March 21 at the Beaverton School District Clothes Closet. 16550 SW Merlo Road, Beaverton, OR 97006. Having volunteers who are bilingual is not necessary, but very helpful. There are 3 slots available per each shift. Please click on the Clothes Closet link above to see the shifts and sign up. For information on the Clothes Closet, click here.

Read to Me: Kindergarten
Monday – Friday, ongoing, multiple shift times.
Volunteers will have time to read to two students. Link above will take you to Opportunities, scroll down to Read to Me: Kindergarten to sign up. Brief training required. Please contact Kristy Edmunds (Kristine_Edmunds@beaverton.k12.or.us) to setup a training session.

Read with Me: 1st Grade
Marlia – Schrader – Schroeder
Monday – Friday, ongoing, multiple shift times.
Volunteers will have time to read to two students. The links above will take you the shifts for each teacher where you can sign up. Brief training required. Please contact Kristy Edmunds (Kristine_Edmunds@beaverton.k12.or.us) to setup a training session.

Read with Me: 2nd Grade
Monday – Friday, ongoing, 8:30 – 9:00
Volunteers will have time to listen to/help two students read. Brief training required. Please contact Kristy Edmunds (Kristine_Edmunds@beaverton.k12.or.us) to setup a training session.

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

OBOB

Congratulations to 3rd Grade Team, Girl Power, for winning the Terra Linda OBOB competition.

Katelin, Mia, Zoe, and Maddie will represent our school at the Regional competition in March.

To get a head start on reading 2018-2019 OBOB list, check out our OBOB page.

PTC Meeting

Calling all 5th grade parents! Please come with questions on Wed. Mar. 14 @ 7:00.

Dr. Shannon Anderson, principal at Cedar Park, would like to introduce herself and talk about Cedar Park Middle School.

Passport Club

Thanks to snow, everyone had an extra week to study February countries! The kids did great today- thank you to all who helped! Hopefully if you watched the Olympics, your kids recognized many or all of the countries!

In March, we’ll have the luck of the Irish with us as we locate where the wildebeest migrate, where Perito Moreno Glacier caves, and figure out which is the largest landlocked country (and also believed to be the origination of the beloved apple).

Online study maps: Password (case sensitive): HelloWorld.

Links to special itinerary study guides for 3rd-5th can be found here.

Remaining Passport Club check days:

March 22 April 26

May 24 June 7 (2nd chance day)

Scholastic Book Fair

The Book Fair will be open during Bingo Night, Mar. 2, 6:00 – 8:00

Bingo Night

Mar. 2 @ 6:30

Lots of prizes to win! You don’t want miss out on this FAMILY FUN night for the whole family!

Bingo cards and concessions will be available for purchase.

Coding Club

The next Coding Club will be Friday, Mar. 16 after school in the Computer Lab. Pick up will be 4:00 in the lobby.

U.S World Class Taekwondo Association, Character Kids program

When you sign up your child for this 3-week class, 100% of the proceeds go to Terra Linda.

It’s really a win-win for everyone!

The three week class includes:
1. Focus and Confidence
2. Discipline and Respect
3. Bully Prevention

For more information or to sign up: click here.

REGISTRATION IS DUE ON MAR. 30

Plant Sale

New Leaf Greenhouse donates 30% of the sales to our school, so this is a great way to improve your yard and help Terra Linda!

Plant sale order forms will come home on Thursday, March 15th! Orders will arrive May 10th, just in time for Mother’s Day.

STEAM Night

Do you have a budding scientist?

The Science Fair will be apart of our STEAM Night coming up on Apr. 20.

Look for submission forms to come home this month.

Did you know?

You can now access Terra Linda Elementary’s student directory. This is password protected. All parents/guardians received an email on 2/23 with this school wide password.

February 15, 2018

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

NO SCHOOL: Feb. 19
Passport Club: Feb. 22
OBOB Meeting: Feb.23
Scholastic Book Fair: Feb.27 – Mar.2
Bingo Night: Mar. 2
Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess

Current Volunteer Needs:

Please see the current volunteer opportunities below and visit our Volunteer Page for the current needs and information on how to become a volunteer.

Scholastic Book Fair
Volunteers are needed to help ring up sales and/or helping student select books. The link above will take you to Opportunities, scroll down to Book Fair to sign up.

Art Literature is in need of classroom helpers. It is a once a month commitment, helping students put together art projects. Interested, Contact: Lizz Ostley

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

Clothes Closet: Donations Needed

Thank you to everyone for their recent donations! We received 2 large boxes that will go straight to the BSD Clothes Closet.

Terra Linda’s Clothes Closet is running low on boys sweats, size 4-7. Please bring new or gently used donations to the school office.

Scholastic Book Fair

This year’s spring book fair is Feb. 27 – Mar. 2

Open hours:

Before School 8:10 – 8:30

Lunch Time 10:45 – 12:45

After School 3:05 – 3:30, 1:35 – 2:00 on early release Wednesday

The Book Fair will also be open during Bingo Night, Mar. 2, 6:00 – 8:00

Bingo Night

Mar. 2 @ 6:30

Lots of prizes will be given away as well as Krispy Kreme donut holes. You don’t want miss out on this FAMILY FUN night for the whole family! Let’s be honest, we had you at Krispy Kreme, didn’t we??

2018/2019 Parent Teacher Club Board & Committee Chair Vacancies

We have many committee chair veterans whose students are moving on to middle school. The following committee chair vacancies need to be filled by May 2018, in order to be considered for next year’s PTC Budget.

Committee Chair Vacancies:

Clothes Closet
Back to School Picnic
Walk and Bike to School Day
Green Team
Coding Club
Fall Dance
Movie Night
Science Fair
OBOB Co-Chair

For a description of each of these opportunities, please visit our Volunteer Page, under Volunteer Opportunities.

PTC Board Vacancies:

Vice President of Fundraising
Communication Coordinator

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact: Rick Collett

Passport Club

Do the Olympics have you searching maps to see where athletes are from? Have your own family geography Olympics and compete with your children to find countries! Chile, North Korea, Botswana and Denmark are among some of the countries kids will be quizzed on next week. Please help them get ready!

Online study maps: Password (case sensitive): HelloWorld.

Links to special itinerary study guides for 3rd-5th can be found here.

Remaining Passport Club check days:

February 22 March 22 April 26

May 24 June 7 (2nd chance day)

Cast your VOTE

The Beaverton School Board on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 unanimously adopted a resolution to place a five-year Local Option Levy Renewal on the May 15, 2018 ballot. This is a vote-by-mail election.

If approved, the Local Option Levy Renewal would allow Beaverton schools to preserve 300 teaching positions, maintain class sizes, and help ensure students are prepared for post-high school success. The levy renewal costs $1.25 per $1,000 assessed property value. Homes with the median assessed value of $238,000 would continue to pay less than $25 per month. The levy could raise approximately $31-$35 million a year.

In 2013, voters approved a five-year local option levy to restore teaching positions that had been cut due to repeated state funding shortfalls. The levy has raised $128 million, and 100% has remained in Beaverton schools to fund approximately 300 teaching positions and reduce class sizes. In the 2017-2018 school year, 158 of these positions were allocated to Beaverton’s elementary schools, 53 to middle schools, 70 to high schools, and 18 to options schools. The current levy pays for five full time teachers at Terra Linda.

Did you know?

Thanks to parent volunteer, Gavin Redshaw, you can now access Terra Linda Elementary’s student directory. This is password protected. All parents/guardians will receive an email with this school wide password.

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess
Canned Food Drive: Nov. 13-17
Dining for Dollars, Pizzicato: Nov. 14
Passport Club: Nov. 16
OBOB Meeting: Nov. 17

Middle School Open Houses: NOVEMBER

ISB: Nov. 14
HS2: Nov. 15
Rachel Carson: Nov. 15
ACMA: Nov. 16
Springville: Nov. 16
ISB: Nov.28
ACMA: Nov. 28
Raleigh Hills: Nov. 29
HS2: Nov. 30

For more information for each of these events: click here.

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

Wish Lists

NEW THIS YEAR! We are very THANKFUL for our teachers! To show a little appreciation and to make their jobs a little easier, we have asked teachers to put together a Wish List of items they need or want for their classroom.

Please view the Wish Lists on the Terra Linda PTC website

Jog-A-Thon: UPDATE

The Jog-A-Thon committee is working hard to get all the generous donations counted and prize winners identifed. Results will be announced at the 11/29 assembly. Stay tuned!

PTC Meeting

You may have noticed that we’ve changed the format of the PTC meetings this year. We’re sending out the agenda and updates before the meeting, so everyone can see the topics ahead of time.

The updates will not be reviewed, in the meeting, unless parents/staff have questions. It’ll give us more time to discuss PTC business that requires parent input and feedback. Please bring questions or concerns to the meeting. We welcome your input!

We’re hoping this will help streamline the meetings, so we can discuss topics that really matter to our Terra Linda community. We’d love to see you at our next meeting!

Some months we will have guest speakers on topics that matter to you. Save the date for the December PTC meeting: Wednesday, Dec. 6

We’ll learn about how BSD elementary schools are approaching math instruction this year.

What are students doing during the school day?
How can you be supportive at home?
How do the math skills and strategies build from year to year?

Join us for an interactive presentation beginning at 7:00 pm followed by a brief discussion of PTC activities and events.

Scholastic Book Fair

Last week’s book fair was a success!

The PTC received 25% of sales, over $1,200, so we were able to purchase every book that teachers and Mrs. Nelson, our librarian, had requested.

Thank you to the many parent volunteers and Sunset HS students who made this event possible!

Canned Food Drive

Don’t forget our annual canned food drive is coming up next week.

If you are able to donate this year, please bring non-perishable food items to the Terra Linda lobby from 11/13 – 11/17.

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

Here are the most needed items:

Peanut Butter and Almond Butter
Rice
Canned tuna or chicken
Canned fruits and vegetables
Beans (canned or dried)
Pasta
Whole Grain Cereal
Shelf-stable Milk
Cooking Oil
Canned Tomatoes
Other nutritious foods

Again this year, the fifth-graders are managing this project with the leadership of Mrs. McAndie.

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

Piccolo Mondo shopping fundraiser

Want to get a jump on your holiday shopping and help Terra Linda at the same time?! Piccolo Mondo Toys is generously hosting a shopping fundraiser for local schools including Terra Linda.

Shop at Piccolo Mondo from Sunday 11/12 – Friday, 11/17 and mention you are shopping to benefit Terra Linda when you check out, and 15% of your total purchase amount will be donated to Terra Linda. It is easy as that!

Dining for Dollars

We are partnering with the Cornell Pizzicato for our next Dining for Dollars event on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

They will be donating 20% of their entire day’s sales to Terra Linda!

The restaurant has very limited seating, so it’s recommended that you call in advance for take out orders, or have it delivered to you! Check out their menu.

If you are unable to participate that day, you are able to order gift cards by emailing diningfordollars@terralindaptc.org by Friday, November 10th.

Running Club

Running Club had another successful month in October. We passed out pumpkin tokens on Halloween to everyone that ran a lap. This year students have run 575.75 miles!

Congratulations to our first half marathoner, third grader, Gabriel T.!

Thanks to our new track we have only had to cancel two running club sessions this year. We are looking forward to a winter of running and more half marathons soon!

OBOB

The next OBOB meeting will be held on Friday, November 17 in the library after school. The meeting will end at 4:00.

We will be assisting teams with registration, discussing the different types of questions and how battles are scored, and practicing battles with questions from Dash.

We also have a special letter to read to the class that Kirby Larsen, the author or Dash, wrote to the Terra Linda OBOB group!

Passport Club

Our next Passport Club check day is fast approaching!

Canada, Panama, Turkey, Algeria, and Mongolia are some of the countries we’re locating. Please help/encourage your child to study!

Online study maps can be found: here. Password (case sensitive): HelloWorld.

Links to special itinerary study guides for Grades 3rd-5th can be found here.

***Please remember that December’s check date has been changed to Tuesday, December 19th due to a scheduling conflict.***

Did you know?

For every box top you turn in, our school receives $0.10. That adds up real fast!
Terra Linda PTC could be receiving a donation every time you make an eligible purchase on Amazon! All you have to do is sign up for their Amazon Smile program.

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess
Scholastic Book Fair: Oct. 26-31
Dance & Glow: Oct. 27
PTC Meeting: Nov. 1 (6:30pm)
Canned Food Drive: Nov. 13-17
Dining for Dollars, Pizzicato: Nov. 14
Passport Club: Nov. 16
OBOB Meeting: Nov. 17

Current Needs:

Volunteers are needed for Book Fair, Read to Me, Running Club, and Passport Club. For more information on other opportunities, click here.

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

Jog-A-Thon

Our 3rd Annual Jog-A-Thon was a success!

Thank you to the many volunteers, parents, grandparents, community members, and Sunset High School students who came out to cheer on the students. We had a blast!

Please help us finish this fundraising campaign strong, just like the kids did on the track this week. Every donation, no matter the size, helps our Terra Linda community.

All donation envelopes, with all money included, need to be turned into teachers by Friday, Oct. 27.

Please make sure your student’s name and teacher is written on the envelope. The final day to collect pledges through PledgeStar is also Oct. 27.

If your employer matches donations, please use the tax receipts that come home with students this week to apply for matching funds. Additional 2017 Jogathon Tax Receipts can also be printed. If you are a Nike employee, please make your donation directly through the Nike giving website to get the match.

PTC Meeting

Mark your calendar for our next PTC meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 6:30-8:00pm.

ATTN: 4th & 5th Grade families:

We will review the BSD Option Schools for middle school and have a panel discussion with representatives from each school.

Canned Food Drive

Our annual canned food drive is coming soon!

Please bring non-perishable food items to the Terra Linda lobby Nov. 13-17. 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, medium-sized boxes are also needed to package the food. Please drop off boxes in the office.

Here are the most needed items:

Rice
Peanut Butter and Almond Butter
Canned tuna or chicken
Canned fruits and vegetables
Beans (canned or dried)
Pasta
Whole Grain Cereal
Shelf-stable Milk
Cooking Oil
Canned Tomatoes
Other nutritious foods

This year, the fifth-graders are managing this project with the leadership of Mrs. McAndie.

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

Dining for Dollars

We are partnering with the Cornell Pizzicato for our next Dining for Dollars event on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

They will be donating 20% of their entire day’s sales to Terra Linda (including gift cards)!

The restaurant has very limited seating, so it’s recommended that you call in advance for take out orders, or have it delivered to you! If you are unable to participate that day, you are able to order gift cards by emailing Becky Seppala at diningfordollars@terralindaptc.org

Also, students may submit this Budding Chef form to Becky Seppala or bring it to the school office if they would like their own pizza recipe to be entered into a contest to be the featured pizza special for the day of our event!

Gift card orders and recipe forms need to be submitted by 11/9

Running Club

Halloween will be a special event for Running Club! Every participant will receive a pumpkin token to add to their award chain!

Questions: runningclub@terralindaptc.org

OBOB

OBOB will meet on Nov. 17 in the library after school until 4:00pm. The focus book for November will be Dash.

Students may still join OBOB. Registration will remain open until January.

Please see the attached October OBOB Agenda if you were unable to attend the meeting.

Questions: OBOB@terralindaptc.org

Coding Club

Coding Club has decided to delay meeting until January. This should allow for additional time to recruit more volunteers, distribute applications, and develop the new curriculum.

Questions: TerraLindaCodingClub@gmail.com

Scholastic Book Fair

Fall Book Fair opens TODAY!

Thursday, Oct. 26 – Tuesday, Oct. 31, the Fair will be in the school library:

Before school 8:10am – 8:30am
Lunch time 10:45am – 12:30pm
After school 3:05pm – 3:30pm (not open on Friday after school)

It is also open during Fall Dance on Friday, Oct. 27 from 6:00 – 8:00pm and Wednesday morning, Nov. 1 from 8:10 – 8:30am.

Teachers have chosen books they would like to have in their classroom and set them aside behind the cashier.

Passport Club

Thank you to all who participated in check day TODAY. We had a great time with the kids and the bell was ringing!

Study next month’s passport countries with hardcopy maps coming home today or online study maps found here. Password (case sensitive): HelloWorld.

Links to special itinerary study guides for Grades 3rd-5th can be found here.

We will see you again on Nov. 16!

***Please note that December’s check date has been changed to Tuesday, Dec. 19 due to a scheduling conflict.***

Here are the remaining check days:

Nov 16 Dec 19 Jan 25

Feb 22 Mar 22 April 26

May 24 June 7 (2nd chance day)

Dance and Glow

Get ready to GLOW!!!

Dance and Glow, on Oct. 27 from 6:30-8:00pm at Terra Linda.

Wear your whites or glow in the dark clothes and come ready to rock out with your friends to our awesome DJ!

It’s gonna be GLOWTASTIC!

U.S World Class Taekwondo Association, Character Kids program

When you sign up your child for this 3-week class, 100% of the proceeds go to Terra Linda.

It’s really a win-win for everyone!

The three week class includes:
1. Focus and Confidence
2. Discipline and Respect
3. Bully Prevention

For more information, check out this: US World Class flyer. You may also sign up here. REGISTRATION IS DUE ON OCT. 28.

Did you know?

Last day to turn Jog-A-Thon pledges is Friday, Oct. 27
PTC is short for Parent Teacher Club
You can find us on Facebook for the latest updates too. Please invite other Terra Linda parents who don’t already follow this page.

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess
OBOB informational mtg: Oct. 20 (afterschool – 4:15pm)
Jog-A-Thon: Oct. 20
Scholastic Book Fair: Oct. 26-31
Passport Club: Oct. 26
Coding Club: Oct. 27
Dance & Glow: Oct. 27
PTC Meeting: Nov. 1 (7pm)

Current Needs:

Volunteers are needed for Jog-A-Thon, Book Fair, Read to Me, Running Club, Passport Club, Library Helper, and Classroom Opportunities. For more information and to sign up, click here.

Work Party

Seeking additional volunteers every Friday morning, after the bell rings, Work Party meets in the lobby for a couple of hours. We make books from stories the kids have written, cut out laminated bulletin board decorations, make copies of math worksheets and much more. So much, that we’ve not been able to finish it all for the last several weeks. Feel free to bring your coffee, we also get to chat while we work. You do not need to commit to coming every week. Sign up with myvolunteer page. Contact Amy Waugh awaugh@comcast.net with any questions.

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

We have an exciting few weeks ahead!

PTC Meeting

Mark your calendars for our next PTC meeting on Wednesday, November 1st 6:30-8:00 p.m.

ATTN: 4th & 5th Grade families:

We will review the BSD Option Schools for middle school and have a panel discussion with representatives from each school.

Jog-A-Thon

We are sure you have heard the news from your student that when we reach our school goal of earning $30,000, we get to Silly String Mrs. Batsell and Mr. Young!

And although that sounds like every child’s dream come true, you may have thought to yourself “Why should I does this? How does this benefit my child?”

The answer is simple. The money raised at the Jog-A-Thon will benefit every Terra Linda student, every single day.

The PTC can buy more books for classrooms and the library. It can continue to support teachers as they strive to make their classrooms as enriching and engaging as possible. Students may find a passion through participation in Passport Club, Running Club, Art Literacy, or the Science Fair. The Terra Linda community will be strengthened with fun events like the Fall Dance, Bingo Night, and Movie Night.

Jog-A-Thon helps fund all of these wonderful things and many more. Please give what you are able to and spread the word to family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors and help make this year’s Jog-A-Thon a huge success. The kids can’t wait to use the Silly String!

For more instructions on how to raise funds, how to use Pledgestar and the running schedule of your child, check out our Jog-A-Thon page.

Running Club

On Halloween we will be holding a special event where every runner will earn a pumpkin token to add to their chain. Look for special events every month!

Running Club is held on Tuesday and Thursday during lunch recess. Every student at Terra Linda is member and can choose to participate. Runners can earn awards for reaching milestones, such as a wristband for completing their first mile and a token and chain when they finish a 5k (3 miles).

We are always looking for more volunteers. As a volunteer you can pass out mileage cards, mark laps, and give high fives!
Questions: RunningClub@terralindaptc.org

OBOB

Love to read? Want to discover new books?

Oregon Battle of the Books will be holding an informational meeting for students and parents on Friday, October 20. The meeting will be held in the library, after school and end at 4:15pm.

OBOB is a reading competition for third, fourth, and fifth grade students of all reading abilities. Students create teams of four members and read sixteen books.

There will be monthly school wide meetings October-February and a final competition in late February.

Several OBOB books are currently on sale through Audible for only $4.00. This is a great opportunity to purchase an audio version of the book at a fantastic price. Books include: The Red Pencil, Esperanza Rising, Masterpiece, and Dash

More information, including the book list, can be found here:
http://www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org/

Questions: OBOB@terralindaptc.org

Coding Club

Coding Club will be returning to the computer lab on Friday, October 27 in the computer lab. Meetings will take place once a month. Applications will be sent home with 4th and 5th grade students next week.

The focus for Coding Club this year will be building a website.

Coding Club introduces basic coding skills to twenty fourth and fifth grade students. These workshops are taught by volunteer IT professionals.

Questions: TerraLindaCodingClub@gmail.com

Scholastic Book Fair

Fall Book Fair is coming soon!

Thursday, October 26 – Tuesday 31, the Fair will be in the school library:

Before school 8:10am – 8:30am
Lunch time 10:45am – 12:30pm
After school 3:05pm – 3:30pm

It is also open during Fall Dance on Friday, October 27th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm and Wednesday morning, November 1st from 8:10am to 8:30am

Look for the book fair flyer in Thursday folders on 10/19.

VOLUNTEERS: If you can spare an hour of your time to help at the Fair, please sign up at myvolunteerpage.com or contact Pam at terralindabookfair@gmail.com with questions.

Passport

QUIZ TIME!! What country in South America borders every other country but two? Where do kangaroos live? Where was pizza born? Which country measures its success by “gross national happiness?”

Study this month’s passport countries to find out! Online study maps found here. Password (case sensitive): HelloWorld.

We will see you on October 26th to check your skills! Here are the remaining check days:

Oct 26 Jan 25 April 26
Nov 16 Feb 22 May 24
Dec 14 Mar 22 June 7 (2nd chance day)

Thank you to all who participated in the first PTC Passport check day of the 2017/18 school year! It was fun, encouraging, and the bell was ringing!!

Dance and Glow

Get ready to GLOW!!! Mark your calendar for our fall dance, Dance and Glow, on October 27th from 6:30-8pm at Terra Linda. Wear your whites or glow in the dark clothes and come ready to rock out with your friends to our awesome DJ! Every child will receive a glow stick and a cookie. It’s gonna be GLOWTASTIC!

U.S World Class Taekwondo Association, Character Kids program

When you sign up your child for this 3 week class, 100% of the proceeds go to Terra Linda. It’s really a win-win for everyone!

The three week class includes:
1. Focus and Confidence
2. Discipline and Respect
3. BULLY PREVENTION

For more information, check out this: US World Class flyer . You may also sign up here.

Did you know?

We raised close to $500 from our last Dining for Dollars at Laughing Planet! Thank you to Laughing Planet and everyone who dined.
Looking for last week’s PTC Meeting Minutes?
You can find us on Facebook for the latest updates, too.