JANUARY FIELD TRIP Our next field trip is Tuesday, January 16 at the Oregon Food Bank. Students needs to be here by 8:45 as we will be leaving right at 9:00. Your student will not need to pack a lunch since we will be returning right around 12:00. Please let me know if you would like to come as a chaperone. Students attending will need to fill out a photo release form that is attached to this email. I will also send hard copies home with students at the beginning of January. Please let me know ASAP if your student would like to come, we have 30 spaces available, including chaperones. For planning purposes, we will not be having face-to-face class that day for 5th-6th grade
CHECK-IN QUESTION If your student is taking OdysseyWare classes, will they be working over break?
Monday, January 1
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 2
11:00-11:45 Chill Skills grades 7-8
12:00-2:00 3rd-6th Workday (NO REGULAR FACE-TO-FACE CLASS FOR 5th-6th)
12:00-1:00 PE Grades K-2
12:00-1:00 Art Club Grades 7-8
1:00-2:00 PE Grades 7-8
2:00-3:00 Face-to-Face Class Grades 7-8
2:00-3:00 PE Grades 3-6
Wednesday, January 3
9:00-10:00 PE Grades 3-6
10:00-11:30 Art Club Grades 3-6
12:00-1:00 PE K-2
1:00-2:00 PE Grades 7-8
Thursday, January 4
8:30-10:00 Chess Club Grades 3-6
10:00-11:00 Lego Robotics (class currently full)
10:00-11:00 Engineering Club Grades 3-8
11:00-12:00 Charger Club Grades 3-6
11:00-12:00 PE Grades 6-8
GRADING OVER BREAK New work will not be assigned in OdysseyWare over break, but all students will be able to access their school work if they are behind or want to get ahead. Since I will also be on break, I will disable the block feature temporarily (student progress normally is blocked when students score below 70% twice on a lesson, quiz, or test). If you know that your student is working over break, please monitor their scores and let me know if anything needs to be reassigned. I can reassign things when we return from break.
PARENT CONNECT DATE CHANGE The next Parent Connect meeting has been moved to Wednesday, January 10 from 9:00-10:30. Our Wellness Counselor, Sara Stollberg, will be the special guest speaker where she will be sharing scheduling strategies for the homeschool environment. As always, treats and Starbucks coffee will be provided.
TREX RECYCLING CHALLENGE Last year the district collected over 7,000 pounds of plastic, WOW! For the second year, all Hillsboro schools & support buildings are participating in the TREX Film Plastic Recycling Challenge, which runs through April 22, 2018. Students, staff, family, and friends and invited to bring in plastic bags and plastic wrap to a designated bin. Each bag collected will be weighed and recorded monthly until the competition’s end. After the materials are turned in, TREX will transform them into composite lumber, saving the plastic from adding to the landfill or clogging up sorting machines at the recycling center. The winning schools/site—which will be announced on Earth Day, April 22, 2018—will receive a TREX bench.
What can be recycled? PLASTIC FILM ONLY
-Grocery bags
-Bread bags
-Case overwrap
-Dry cleaning bags
-Newspaper sleeves
-Ice bags
-Wood pellet bags
-Ziploc and other closable bags
-Produce bags
-Bubble wrap
-Salt bags
-Cereal bags
All plastic must be clean, dry, and mostly free of food residue.
MOBYMAX CONTEST QUARTER 2 Students can earn points in MATH, FACT FLUENCY, and NUMBERS. The last day of the contest will be January 31.
MRS. KELLAR'S OFFICE HOURS I am here at HOA Monday-Thursday from 8:00-3:00. If you have concerns or questions, please email me and we can set up a time to meet. Pop-ins are generally not encouraged as there is no guarantee that I will be available or at my desk.
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I hope you all have a wonderful Winter Break! See you in 2018!