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December 12, 2019

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

  • December 13 – Passport Club
  • December 18 – Winter Wonderland Choir Concert 7:00pm – all are invited
  • December 20 – Holiday Assembly, 8:30 am
  • December 23-January 3 – SCHOOL CLOSED for Winter Break
  • January 6 – First Day Back to School
Wishlists
Thinking about getting a little something for your student’s teacher for the holidays, but not sure what? Don’t forget about the Wish Lists located on the PTC website HERE. 

Makerspace

From the volunteers of the Makerspace room, we wish you all a wonderful holiday season!  We thank you to those who have donated materials and items so far.  Your donations are put to great use as teachers are using the space quite a bit with students. 

Please continue to review our  Terra Linda Makerspace Wishlist.  We hope to see a lot of use of the materials in 2020!  Donations of any size or quantity will be appreciated.  Please drop items off at the Terra Linda office and mention they are for the Makerspace room.

Our tech toy of the month is Dash.  It is a robotic toy that can be programmed to move, talk, and play sounds.  Please ask you child if they have been enjoying the robot so far.

Interested in helping the kids make their creations with Terra Linda Technology Educator, Rishika Batheja?  Or have ideas to share for future activities?  Please contact Maria Schaeffer at makerspace@terralindaptc.org

 
Green Team Update
 
 
Lights Out!
Do you tend to leave lights on when you don’t really need them? You have to see this! Produced by and starring some of our very own Terra Linda Tigers, this short film titled “Lights Off When You Leave the Room!” delivers a great message about energy conservation.
 
PlanetCon
This Recycling, Reuse & Sustainability Fair is happening on January 11, 2020 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Quatama Elementary in Hillsboro. It is a FREE community event brought to you by the Westside Master Recyclers. In addition to learning better ways to support our planet, you can actually take items to recycle at the fair, including all that styrofoam you are likely to collect over the holiday. Other acceptable items include plastics, batteries, and small electronics, so be sure to hang onto to these items for the fair.  For more information and a full list of recyclables, go HERE. 
 

Ski & Ride

Here are some details about an exciting opportunity for all winter sports enthusiasts!
 
2020 Mt. Hood Meadows SKI/BOARD Program
 
  • Sundays in January + Feb. 2
  • No need to drive and deal with parking at the Mountain.
  • Charter bus PICKS up and DROPS OFF at SAFEWAY on Cornell/Murray.
  • Parent may ride bus for $30
  • Ski and Board Lessons/rentals available.
  • Chaperones provided
  • 1st grade-High School
For more info, go HERE or contact Jenny Goodman – 5goodmans@comcast.net / 503-502-7308
 
See you on the slopes! ⛷
 
Dining For Dollars
For our next Dining for Dollars event we are partnering with Papa’s Pizza on Monday, January 13th from 11:00AM-11:00PM.  Our school will receive 50% of all dine-in and take-out orders when you mention Terra Linda!  (Beverages and delivery orders are excluded.) Gift cards are also available for purchase and 25% of the purchase will be donated to Terra Linda.  A flyer will be sent home with more information, but is not necessary to present at time of purchase.  Check out their menu!
 
Scholastic Book Fair – January 28th – 31st
 
Mark your calendars! Our next Scholastic Book Fair will be January 28th – 31st.  More information will be shared in mid-January.
 
Please contact our Book Fair Chair, Rick Collett, with any questions (bookfair@terralindaptc.org).

Passport Club

OUR NEXT CHECK DAY IS TOMORROW  – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13th! We’d love for all kids to know the five countries in level 1! Since December is a shorter study month, levels 2 and 3 are combined making achieving all five levels is easier as well.

Need a map? Study maps can be found online at https://passportclubonline.com/online-student-study-maps

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 **If you would like your student to learn U.S. states and capitals, this is your chance!**

5th grade- Rivers and Lakes of the World

Links to special itinerary study guides can be found on the PTC website: https://www.terralindaptc.org/about-the-ptc/what-we-do/passport-club

Staff Appreciation

Huge Thank You to everyone who participated in helping to make the recent event a success!

Volunteer Opportunities

We have found a Chair for Field Day, but we are looking for a Co-Chair to help! 

If you are interested in the position, please reach out to me!

Classroom Volunteer Opportunities

Read to Me – Kindergarten (Doughty)

Monday – Friday 8:35 a.m. – 8:55 a.m., throughout the school year. Volunteers will have time to read to two students.

Read to Me – Kindergarten (Kohl)

Monday – Friday 8:35 a.m. – 8:55 a.m., throughout the school year. Volunteers will have time to read to two students.

Read to Me – Kindergarten (Meinhart)

Monday – Friday 8:35 a.m. – 8:55 a.m., throughout the school year. Volunteers will have time to read to two students.

Literacy Skills – First Grade (Clark)

Monday – Friday 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. throughout the school year.

Read with Me – First Grade (Clark)

Monday – Friday 12:00p.m. – 12:30 p.m. throughout the school year. Writing Helper – First Grade (Clark)

Monday – Friday 10:25 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. throughout the school year. Read with Me – First Grade (Schrader)

Monday – Friday 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., throughout the school year. Classroom Volunteer – Fifth Grade (Rafanan)

Classroom volunteering throughout the school year.

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Art Literacy

Five times per year students learn general biographical information about a featured artist, learn about his/her work, and experience a hands-on art project. All materials are supplied and both lesson plans and PowerPoint presentations for each project/artist are provided. You do NOT need to be an artist or have any art history background to be an Art Lit presenter!

Clothes Closet – Lost and Found Support

Help sort through lost and found, launder clothes and deliver to Clothes Closet.

Fifth Grade Party

Help to plan the 5th grade end of year party!

Library/Media Center Volunteer

Assist with checking out books to students and reshelving books

Makerspace Volunteer

Help with organizing and refilling supplies in Makerspace

Oregon Battle of the Books

Encourages students who enjoy reading, with goals to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students.

Passport Club!

Help students learn geography by helping quiz them (maps and training provided). Typically, the third Friday of every month!

Running Club – Kinder & 1st Grade

Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Help keep track of laps the students run and encourage students. Meet at the track after signing in to the Volunteer Computer and grabbing your name badge.

Running Club – 2nd & 3rd Grade

Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:20 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Help keep track of laps the students run and encourage students. Meet at the track after signing in to the Volunteer Computer and grabbing your name badge.

Running Club – 4th & 5th Grade

Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Help keep track of laps the students run and encourage students. Meet at the track after signing in to the Volunteer Computer and grabbing your name badge.

As always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, please reach out to me. Thank you for volunteering!

If you have any questions, please contact Jamie McCarl at volunteers@terralindaptc.org.

I wish I could offer you some clever closing thoughts, but these visions of sugar plums just won’t go away. I should probably have it checked out.

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September 26, 2019

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!
  • September 27 – Passport Club check
  • October 2 – Multilingual Family Night, 6:30-8:00
  • October 3 – Option Schools Info Night 6:30
  • October 9 – Principal’s Chat, 8:35
  • October 10 – Jogathon
  • October 11 – Terra Linda Student Directory Opt-OUT / Opt-IN deadline
  • October 11 – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS – Staff Development Day

Special Note: This Blast is a long one, but it’s full of great information. Ready. Set. Scroll!

Jog-A-Thon

Jog-a-thon is approaching quickly! We have already handed out some prizes for both signing up for PledgeStar and being the first student to fundraise $100! This week we have a new goal and a new prize! Each student that sends out at lease 5 pledge requests by October 2nd gets a prize– and is entered into a raffle to win $118 to SuperPlay– good for 1 game of bowling, shoes, and a game of lazer tag for 8 people! Thanks for helping your student meet their goal–and as always– fundraise fundraise fundraise! We cannot meet our school-wide goal without you!

Student Directory

An online directory of students will be published. It will include your student’s home address along with email and phone numbers for the first two parent/guardians in your child’s enrollment record. You only need to submit the online opt out if you’re requesting changes.

Our Student Directory is based on information you provided to Beaverton School District(BSD) when you registered your student(s). If you did not specifically opt OUT of sharing your information, it will be shared in the Terra Linda Student Directory. If you did not opt OUT at the district level, you can still opt out of the Student Directory by using the form on THIS PAGE.

But wait, there’s more! If you DID opt OUT at the district level, but you would like to share your information in the Student Directory, you can use THIS SAME PAGE to opt IN.

The cutoff to opt IN or OUT is October 11.

Passport Club

CHECK DAY IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th!

We hope your world traveler will see 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? Study maps can be found online HERE.We raised $415 at the Chipotle dining event!  Thank you to everyone who helped make it a success!

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 **If you would like your student to learn U.S. states and capitals, this is your chance!**

5th grade- Rivers and Lakes of the World

Links to special itinerary study guides can be found on the PTC website:

Scholastic Book Fair

Our Arctic Adventure Fall Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the school library from Tuesday, October 15th – Friday, October 18th at the times below:
    • Before School   8:10 am – 8:28 am
    • Lunch Recess Time  10:45 am – 12:30 pm
    • After School 3:05 pm – 3:30 pm
    • and Friday, October 18th from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (during Move Night)
New This Fair – eWallet
    • Scholastic Book Fair’s new digital payment option is a great alternative to sending students to school with cash. Parents can easily create a Book Fair eWallet with a credit card and set a spending limit for their student. After the fair, any unused funds are released back to the cardholder. It’s so easy! Look for more information in the next Tiger Tale newsletter.

Parent/Guardian Information

    • Terra Linda will receive 50% of sales in Scholastic Dollars to buy books for the school!
    • Parents/Guardians: If visiting the fair during the day, a visitor badge, is required. Please check in at the office.
    • Teachers will set aside books you can purchase and donate to classrooms, if you wish.  When purchasing your own books at the fair, you can also chose to contribute additional money, in any amount, that will be used to buy books for the school.
    • You can also purchase books online 10/9 – 10/22.  Look for details in the next Tiger Tale newsletter.

Work Party

This year Work Party will be meeting on Tuesday mornings at 9AM.  The teachers give us projects (making copies, cutting things out, etc…) to work on in the lobby.  Bring your own coffee, chat with other parents, and help all at the same time. Come weekly, every other week, monthly – whatever your schedule allows.  Contact Alisha Holland at hollandalisha@rocketmail.com or Amy Waugh at awaugh@comcast.net for more information or just meet us there.

Dining For Dollar$

We raised $415 at the Chipotle dining event!  That’s A LOT of burritos y’all! Thank you to everyone who helped make it a success!

Contact beckyseppala@gmail.com with any questions.

Staff Appreciation

Did you know the PTC Staff Appreciation committee plans at least one event for our wonderful staff every month? Last month’s event was a welcome breakfast as well as a treat on the first day of school. Next month, a break room snack/drink stock-up is planned. These events are partially funded by the PTC and partially funded by our generous parents. If you would like to receive emails with needs for future events, please email Jennifer Collett at jenn.collett@gmail.com to be added to the request distribution list.

Running Club

Terra Linda Running Club is off and running for the fifth year!  

What is Running ClubRunning 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.  Teachers will have access to student cards and can record laps using an app.  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 pair of socks and a medal at a marathon (26 miles).

Volunteers Needed!

We always need volunteers for Running Club.  The best time to volunteer is from 10:45-11:15 during the kindergarten and first grade recess.  And don’t worry- we won’t make you run!  Instead you can hand out cards to runners, pass out prizes, and scan cards.

Questions? Contact Kelly Olson:  kellyaolson@gmail.com

Makerspace

The Terra Makerspace room was in use this month! Much of the kids this past cycle played with Ozobots during Technology. What are ozobots?

They are tiny toy robots that move and switch direction based upon colored lines drawn on a piece of paper. The kids had a wonderful time creating their own their world where some kids created mazes, made tracks shaped like hearts, and paths in which the bots were goalies at a hockey game!

Consumables donated by parents and equipment bought by the PTC made it possible. We found during this unit that much of our markers dried out from last year’s use. We hope to replenish our current stock and continue the fun during this school year.

We ask that parents, relatives, close family friends help support our TerraLinda Makerspace room to thrive. Below is a list of items that we could use more of and we will identify any more throughout the school year. Please go ahead and send them to the Terra Linda Office and identify them as the

Makerspace donations.

If you have any questions, or want to help volunteer in the Makerspace room, please sign up as a Tera Linda volunteer and contact Maria Schaeffer, Makerspace Volunteer Coordinator at the4schaeffers@gmail.com.

Donation list (preferable in bulk):

Special Note: You are halfway there! Just. Keep. Scrolling!

OBOB

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

What is OBOB?

OBOBThe 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:

https://forms.gle/8fGRYq3N5rmwScWu8

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 2

November 13
December 4
January 8
February 5Official Battles:  TBD

What are kids reading this year?  

  • The Ark Plan by Laura Martin
  • Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
  • Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia
  • Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
  • Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
  • Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
  • Just Dance by Patricia MacLachlan
  • Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls’ Rights by Malala Yousafzai
  • Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
  • Out of Left Field by Ellen Klages
  • Paper Wishes by Lois Sepahban
  • Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
  • Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
  • Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
  • The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell

Check out this website:  https://www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org/

Volunteer Opportunities

Hello Terra Linda Volunteers!

We are so excited that Jog-A-Thon is nearly here, and we are ready to start signing up volunteers to help! We are also in need of volunteers to help with Running Club on Tuesdays and Thursdays and many more volunteer activities! Please check out the links below for more information and to sign up!

Jog-A-Thon

Jog-A-Thon Set Up – 10/7/19

Help us place signs outside the school! 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Jog-A-Thon Set Up – 10/10/19

Help us set up for Jog-A-Thon! 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Lap Counter – 10/10/19

Help us count laps for the students! Multiple shifts from 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Swag Bag Table – 10/10/19

Help us hand out bags to students! Multiple shifts from 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Jog-A-Thon Clean Up – 10/10/19

Help us clean up after Jog-A-Thon! Two shifts: 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. & 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Running Club

Running Club – Kinder & 1st Grade

Help with running club for kinders and first graders. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. throughout the school year!

Running Club – 2nd & 3rd Grade

Help with running club for second and third graders. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:20 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. throughout the school year!

Running Club – 4th & 5th Grade

Help with running club for fourth and fifth graders. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. throughout the school year!

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Party Parent – Rafanan

This person will be responsible for coordinating the Classroom parties – 3 per year (Halloween, Valentine’s Day, End-of-Year) There is a budget set for the parties.

Fall Book Fair Help

Help ring up book sales and/or help students select books! Multiple shifts from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on 10/15/19 – 10/18/19

Passport Club!

Help students learn geography by helping quiz them (maps and training provided). Typically, the third Friday of every month!

Picture Retake Day! (Nov. 6th)

Help students to and from class during picture retake day. Two shifts: 8:20 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. & 9:25 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.

Read to Me – Kindergarten (Doughty)

Monday – Friday 8:35 a.m. – 8:55 a.m., throughout the school year.
Volunteers will have time to read to two students.

Read to Me – Kindergarten (Kohl)

Monday – Friday 8:35 a.m. – 8:55 a.m., throughout the school year.
Volunteers will have time to read to two students.

Read to Me – Kindergarten (Meinhart)

Monday – Friday 8:35 a.m. – 8:55 a.m., throughout the school year.

Volunteers will have time to read to two students.

Read with Me – First Grade (Schrader)

Monday – Friday 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., throughout the school year.

If you have any questions, please contact Jaime McCarl at volunteers@terralindaptc.org.

Note: we are looking for some new Committee Chairs for this year, please respond if you are interested in any of the positions below!

2019 – 2020 Committee Chairs Needed

  • Artist in Residence
  • Field Day
  • Movie Night

Phew! You did it!  Congratulations? You deserve a nap.

Would you like to get more out of the blast? Do you have suggestions? Please contact Nicholas at communication@terralindaptc.org with any feedback.

Back To School!

Just in case you missed the blast of emails and social posts, here are the details for Back To School Night on Thursday, August 29. This is copied directly from the school email that was sent to all families.

Hello Terra Linda Families,

We are excited to see everyone tonight for Meet Your Teacher, Supply Drop Off & Back to School Picnic!

Here are the Pizza Schmizza prices if you will be eating pizza at the Back To School Picnic tonight.

Cheese and pepperoni – $3.50/slice
Combo and gluten free – $4.00/slice
Water, juice and soda will be available for purchase as well.
Cash and card will be accepted.
In thinking ahead to next week, we would really appreciate it if you could say goodbye on Tuesday outside our lobby doors rather than walking your student to class. This will give teachers the opportunity to greet their new students and begin building their classroom community right from the beginning. This also helps keep our school safe by allowing all of our staff to focus on our students on the first day.
If you would like to take a picture of your student with their new teacher, tonight is the best opportunity. Bring your cameras!
On Tuesday, as on every day, students can go to the playground, gym, cafeteria, library, or lobby beginning at 8:10. If they have supplies to drop off on Tuesday, they can head to their classroom to drop them off then go to one of these areas. At 8:28, our bell will ring and students will head to class.
We will send additional information to our Kindergarten families regarding plans for their first day of school. Watch your email Wednesday afternoon (September 4th).

February 14, 2019

Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

  • Valentine’s Day Class Parties: Feb. 14
  • President’s Day – NO SCHOOL: Feb 18
  • Passport Club Check: Feb 21
  • Hearing Screening: Feb 26
  • Principal’s Chat: Feb 26

Good To Know:

If you still have a big bag of recyclable bottles and cans in your garage left over from the holidays or Super Bowl Sunday, don’t forget to take them to Bales Cedar Mill and put them in the Terra Linda bin. Our PTC receives 100% of the deposit amount.

Current Volunteer Opportunities:

We have a bunch of school activities which need volunteer help.

  • On the 26th we need a few volunteers to help with the hearing screening from 8:35 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Both 5th-grade classes need some math help from 1:00 – 1:20 (M-T-Th-F)
  • Running Club and Passport Club need help
  • 3rd, 2nd, 1st and Kindergarten students need reading help
Please see the detailed information on the Volunteer Page.

Questions?

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

Thank you for volunteering!

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

Passport Club:

Chile, North Korea, Botswana and Denmark are among some of the countries kids will be quizzed on next week. Please help them get ready!
We hope your world traveler will see 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.

Our next Passport Club check day will be:  February 21st

Staff Appreciation:

Did you know the PTC Staff Appreciation committee plans at least one event for our wonderful staff every month? The February event was a Valentine’s spread of baguette, cheese, fruit, fancy drinks, and treats. Next month, a nacho/taco bar lunch is planned. These events are partially funded by the PTC and partially funded by our generous parents. If you would like to receive emails with needs for future events, please email Jennifer Collett at jenn.collett@gmail.com to be added to the request distribution list.

Did you know?

The PTC is completely volunteer run!

Each PTC Board Position commitment is for one year. A person may serve in the same position for a maximum of two consecutive years.

The following board positions will be open for next school year (2019-2020)

  • President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Volunteer Coordinator (can be shared by two volunteers)

Board positions are crucial to the PTC and the school to provide support for our successful PTC programs.

If you are interested in becoming a board member, please see the position description/duties in our Bylaws and contact the current Volunteer Coordinator to share your interest.

Ideally, those interested should reach out now so they can shadow existing board members to learn more about the position during the current school year.

January 31, 2019


Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!

Upcoming Events:

  • One School, One Book Celebration: Feb. 1
  • Scholastic Book Fair: Feb. 1 (last day)
  • Sock Hop Dance: Feb. 1
  • PTC Meeting: Feb. 5
  • Valentine’s Day Class Parties: Feb. 14
  • No School: Feb. 18

Current Volunteer Opportunities:

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

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

PTC Club and Event Happenings:

Scholastic Book Fair

Our winter Scholastic Book Fair continues through Friday, 2/1 at the times below. Online shopping is also available through 2/5 (details below):

Before School: 8:10 am – 8:28 am
Lunch Recess: 10:45 am – 12:30 pm
After School: 3:05pm – 3:30pm
Friday, Before/During Dance: 5:45 pm – 8:00 pm

Terra Linda will receive 55% of sales in Scholastic Dollars to buy books for the school!

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 will have chosen books they would like to have in their classroom and set them aside behind the cashier. When purchasing your own books at the fair, you can also chose to contribute additional money, in any amount, that will be used to buy books for the school.

Book Fair Online

Online shopping for the fair offers an expanded selection of books for all ages. Online shopping runs until 2/5. 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.

The online fair is a great way to get a book that we don’t have at the fair, or one that sold out. Books purchased online still count towards additional books for the school.

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.

Sock Hop Dance

Get your poodle skirts and saddle shoes ready. The 1950’s Sock Hop for all Terra Linda families will be on Friday, February 1st from 6-8 pm.

Please join us for this fun-filled event where you can doo wop and dance with your family and friends.  50’s style clothing is encouraged but not required.

Admission is free and there will be snacks for purchase.

Questions? Please contact Penny Galvin at penny.galvin@gmail.com

This is a PTC sponsored event. 

One School, One Book

The final pages of The One And Only Ivan are scheduled for tonight, 1/31.

Thank you for participating in One School One Book, and congratulations to all of the trivia winners!

We will be celebrating our school’s reading success in the cafeteria, during lunch, on Friday, 2/01.

Play.Fit.Fun

Are you looking for an after school activity that will keep your child active and having fun?

Play.Fit.Fun is like PE that has crashed into field day and then bumped into team building.

They meet at Terra Linda after school on Tuesdays, 3:05 – 4:30.  Space is still available.

To sign up, send this form to Spencer, spencer@playfitfun.com

Passport Club

We hope your world traveler will see their name on our bulletin board as a “Frequent Flyer” (all 5 levels complete) or “First Class” (all 5 levels and Special Itinerary).

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 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

Our next Passport Club check day will be:  February 21st

School Directory

An email was sent to every parent/guardian with a link to the school’s directory.  You will need a protected password that was sent in the email to open this link.

***PLEASE NOTE: This directory is an information resource for Terra Linda Elementary School families only.  For the privacy of all, please do not share it or use it for solicitation purposes.

Did you know?

The PTC is completely volunteer run!

Each PTC Board Position commitment is for one year. A person may serve in the same position for a maximum of two consecutive years.

The following board positions will be open for next school year (2019-2020)

  • President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Volunteer Coordinator (can be shared by two volunteers)

Board positions are crucial to the PTC and the school to provide support for our successful PTC programs.

If you are interested in becoming a board member, please see the position description/duties in our Bylaws and contact the current Volunteer Coordinator to share you interest.

Ideally, those interested should reach out now so they can shadow existing board members to learn more about the position during the current school year.