We are in our last week before spring break and doing our best to keep pushing our work forward all the way to the break and then setting ourselves up to pick-up right where we are when we return.

Goal Setting Focus:

All teachers will be working with students this week to set two goals for each student in their home rooms. One goal will be academic focused and one will be focused on one of our core values (community, integrity, perseverance). When we come back from the break, we will have a whole school assembly to review goal setting and get each student their badges with their individual goals on the back. We will then work to review student goals at least monthly, moving forward.

 

As you may have heard, PPS has plans to cut 3 BEH classroom teachers for the 2023-2024 school year. This would mean our current kindergarteners, 1st graders, and 3rd graders are forecast to drop from 3 to 2 sections per grade level, increasing the number of students in each class.  The BEH PTA is concerned about these potential changes and we are working hard to bring awareness of this to the community and encourage families to keep their kids at our school. Additionally, if you know of other families that are unsure of their plans for next year, please give them a nudge to check out BEH! Principal Kaveh is happy to talk to any current or prospective families. Getting a couple more kids enrolled would earn us a 3rd teacher in affected grades, which in turn will mean smaller class sizes for all kids in that grade range. Rising 4th grade is the closest to securing a third teacher and we are working to communicate with the school district about this. If you would like to help PTA develop an action plan, please reach out at BEHPTA620@gmail.com.

 

Our monthly Site Council Meeting is this Thursday at 5:30 PM. This team is a collaborative team of families and staff that work to review our work and provide feedback around the direction we are going as a school. As usual, this meeting will be virtual and we will provide the recording to all families and staff following the meeting.

 

The SUN family meeting was held last week and review of applications and enrollment followed shortly after. I was told that all SUN acceptance emails came out today and that the programming for spring is currently full. There was a large turnout for SUN in the spring and several families were put on the waitlist if they did not get into programming. If you did not get an acceptance letter, then you can expect that you are on the waitlist and will have to wait until the first week of SUN to see if space opens up.

 

Six months ago, Portland Public Schools embarked on a historic plan that centers and strives to improve outcomes for Black students. The objective: the development of Portland's first-ever Center for Black Student Excellence (CBSE). Join us in envisioning what becomes of the Center for Black Student Excellence:  https://form.typeform.com/to/eJv25cJB?typeform-source=www.google.com

 

BEH School Calendar Updates:

• We will no longer have BEH Music and Poetry Night on Thursday, April 6th. We would like to focus on our Talent Show on Thursday, April 20th. 

• Our 22nd Annual Storybook Parade will now be on Friday, May 12th (a week early). We need to make this change due to the availability of the city to support with police escorts for the event. 

• Promotions will all shift to one day later due to the addition of the school day to make-up for snow days. As a result our 5th Grade Promotion will be in the evening on Tuesday, June 13th, PK & Kinder Promotion will now be in the morning on Wednesday, June 14th.

Thank you so much for your support and understanding.

Important Dates:

Whole Month: BEH March Madness Reading Challenge!

March 27th-31st: Spring Break

April 7th: Family Friday @ 8:00AM & Principal Connect @ 8:50AM

April 20th: Talent Show [If your child plans to participate please make sure their teacher is aware and that they are practicing for the performance]

Hopefully you are all adjusting to the time change and making it through the day awake today. The stormy weather and the time change seemed to have affected our attendance a bit today, but hopefully we get back on track tomorrow. Here is the info for the week:

 

This Wednesday, March 15th at 4:00 PM is the Spring SUN Family Meeting. If you enrolled your student for the spring SUN term, a parent/guardian must attend this meeting virtually by clicking on this link. If you have not registered yet, here is the registration link and if you have never attended SUN before you need to register with SEI here. Speaking of SUN school; here is a video Mr. Todd created with his SUN school Choir Class.

 

 

There will be another Secret Roller Disco under the covered basketball courts at BEH this Wednesday, March 15th from 7:00pm-9:00pm for anyone that is interested in checking it out.

 

Our first Connect to Kindergarten event at BEH will be this Thursday, March 16th at 5:30pm in the BEH library. We will share info about the transition to kindergarten, tour the school and answer any questions families may have. If you know any prospective kinder families please pass the message along. We will hold two more of these events coming up in May and June for families that are not able to attend this one. Additionally, I always welcome families to reach out to the school and schedule a tour on their own schedule if that is what works best for them.

 

 

Lost & Found

Our Lost and Found clothing rack has reached its capacity. If you think your items could be one of the many coats, sweatshirts, hats, etc. we have accumulated, please stop by and retrieve your item. We will be donating any items left in the lost and found before we go to spring break at the end of the next week. Here’s a photo of our lost and found items right now:

 

This past week has been a wild ride. Hopefully everyone was able to stay safe and find ways to make the best of the snowy situation. Now let's hope that this is the last that we see of that amount of snow for this winter season. It definitely threw our schedules for a loop. Here is what to look towards for this week:

 

This week we are coming back from a four day weekend and stepping into a four day week. There are some fun opportunities for engagement this week with our PTA Black Inventors night and we will have an all-school assembly to recognize all of our students who helped to fundraise through Run for BEH earlier this year.

 

What an exciting Black History Spirit Week last week! It was amazing to see many students participate in our spirit week, and get to have the talented Jefferson Dancers perform for our entire school last Wednesday. 

 

This week and next week are both shorter school weeks. Please remember that there is no school this Friday, February 17th, due to staff professional development sessions, and no school on Monday, February 20th, in observance of Presidents’ Day. 

 

Valentine’s Day Cards & Candy Grams:

Students may bring Valentine’s Day cards and candy grams for their entire class tomorrow to celebrate Valentine’s Day. All food/snack items must be store-bought and in original, unopened packaging. Due to allergies, please do not send in snacks that contain nuts. Also, please help us remind your students to keep these treats to enjoy mostly after school hours and/or at home. 

 

 

PPS Successful Schools Survey – Family Feedback (Closes on Tuesday, February 28th)

We would really like your feedback around how we are doing in serving your students and family at Boise-Eliot/Humboldt. As of right now, we have 30 family surveys completed. Our goal is to receive feedback through the survey from at least 50 BEH families. The survey is anonymous and it takes about 15-20 minutes to complete. We appreciate you taking the time to help guide our planning and work for next school year. Click this link to complete the survey. Thank you so much!

 

Belongings from Home

This is a reminder that students are responsible for the personal property that they bring to school. Boise-Eliot/Humboldt does not assume responsibility for the personal property of students and cannot reimburse students for loss of or damage to their property. Please remind your child to keep toys, stuffed animals, electronics and any other items unrelated to school at home unless the items are related to a current learning activity or are approved by the classroom teacher.

 

BEH Lost and Found

We have a build up of unclaimed items in our lost and found. If you think perhaps your items could be one of the many coats, sweatshirts, hats, etc. we have accumulated, please stop by and retrieve your item. 

 

Jefferson High School Modernization

The next phase of the Jefferson High School modernization is underway. Please join us for the first in a series of design Open House meetings and Public Workshops on February 16, 2023, 5:00 pm-7:00 pm., in the Jefferson cafeteria. You can drop in anytime. 

 

These meetings allow members of the public and the new Jefferson Design Advisory Group (DAG) the opportunity to talk with the project team and provide feedback on various design ideas. These may include information on topics such as floor plan layout, landscape design, signage, design of wall graphics/art installations, furniture choices and paint colors.

 

Exclusion Info and Resources:

Any student who is not up-to-date with their immunizations by the first bell on Feb. 15 will not be allowed to attend school. Students will be allowed to return once we have updated immunization records from their parent/guardian or health care provider. Exclusion letters were sent home last week to all families that are not up to date. If you are looking for ways to get caught up here is a link to some upcoming opportunities.

 

Soccer League:

The Irvington Soccer Club is starting their spring soccer leagues soon. Here is the flyer to sign up if your child is interested in playing soccer this year. The deadline for signing up is March 1st.

 

February Events

February 13-16: Battle of the Books

February 16: Site Council Meeting, Online at 5:30 pm

February 17: No School for Students

February 20: No School (President's Day)

February 23: PTA Black Inventors STEAM Night, BEH Gym, 5:00-7:00 pm

 

Thank you for your continued support and for helping us make Boise-Eliot/Humboldt a wonderful school community. Please reach out through responding to this email or calling the office if you have any questions or thoughts.

 

 

This week is our BEH Black History Spirit Week. It was fun to see students representing some Black owned businesses and entrepreneurs. Here is the slide deck sharing the themes for the week and below are the themes for the rest of the week:

Tuesday - Wear your BEH gear. Bonus for anyone that can find some older gear from family members or friends that may be Boise, Eliot, Humboldt, or Boise-Eliot gear.

Wednesday - Wear red, yellow, green, and black to represent the colors of the African flag.

Thursday - Wear an article of clothing or bring an item that depicts or represents your favorite African-American role model, past or present.

Friday - Blackout Day - Dress in all black to show your support and solidarity.

 

This week our BEH PTA will be meeting on Wednesday at 5:30 pm in the library to discuss their upcoming events and fundraisers. There is a lot coming up and they would love your input and support as they plan for each event.

 

We received our staffing projections for the next school year and we are seeing reductions in staffing across all of PPS primarily due to enrollment declines that have not recovered since coming back to school these past couple of years. At BEH we expect to lose three classroom teachers and some support staff as they forecasted us for two classes at all grade levels except for third grade which they projected at three sections for next year. I shared about this at our Coffee Chat last Friday and will dig deeper into it with our Site Council next week as well. We will have our finalized and submitted staffing completed by Wednesday, February 15th.

 

Our annual Successful Schools Survey is currently being collected. If you have not had an opportunity yet, please complete the survey at this link to provide us with feedback around how we are doing in serving your students and family at BEH. We use this information to guide our planning and work for next year.

 

 

SEI will be hosting a family movie night this Friday evening at SEI. Doors will open at 5:45 and the movies will begin at 6:05. They will be playing The Woman King in the gym and The Wiz in the auditorium. There will be free concessions for all that attend.

 

February Events

February 6-10: Black History Spirit Week: Link to slides

February 8: PTA Meeting at 5:30pm in the School Library

February 13-16: Battle of the Books

February 16: Site Council Meeting

February 17: No School for Students

February 20: No School (President's Day)

February 23: PTA Black Inventors STEAM Night

This week is our first week of the second half of the school year. It is amazing to see how far we have come from the fall and how our students are progressing. This week we are wrapping up our winter assessments and hope to get your students report cards and assessment data sent home on Friday. Here is what we are working on this week:

 

Successful Schools Survey:

This survey is open to complete from January 23- February 28, 2023

 

Please share your feedback. We would love to get an accurate representation of families and their perspective of how BEH is doing. We use this data to help guide our planning and work for the next school year. We have nine family surveys completed so far.

Click here to take the survey

 

More info about the survey

We had our first assemblies of the year last Thursday. We held PK-2 and 3-5 assemblies to review our core values and practice assembly routines. We are getting prepared for more assemblies in the future. Our next assembly will be next week  when we will have a whole school assembly to watch the Jefferson Dancers. It was great to see students as a large community and to have our younger students experience their first assemblies ever.

 

This Friday at 8:00 AM we will welcome students and families into the gym to make some valentines, socialize, and enjoy some treats.

 

Following the Coffee Chat, I will host any families that are interested in talking more about what we are working on at BEH and will answer any questions you may have. We will gather outside the office after the second bell at 8:45.

 

Next week will be our Black History Spirit week. I will share a detailed slide deck explaining the themes for each day later this week. Students that choose to participate in the theme for each day will be able to forgo uniforms. If they choose not to participate uniforms will still be expected Monday-Thursday.

 

This week we are transitioning into Black History Month on Wednesday. At BEH we strive to have Black History infused throughout the year, but we also try to take it up a notch in February. We look forward to involving our students and staff in many fun events in the coming month and look forward to sharing some of this work with you all as well.

 

Take care, 
Mr. Kaveh

It was great to be back at BEH this week. I spent far too much time in airports last week working on getting to and from the school conference we were attending. It was great information, but I always struggle with not being in the building when students are present. Here are some of the things we are focused on this week:

 

Our students and teachers have spent the last couple of weeks learning about the life and legacy of Dr. King and Mr. Todd put together a short video to share some of the students' work around this with the community. Here is the link to the video on our Youtube Channel.

 

Our winter session of SUN School started today and will run Monday-Thursday until March 9th. If your child is enrolled in SUN, please make sure that teachers know what the pick-up plans are for Fridays, as there is no SUN School. Enrollment for SUN is closed for this term, but we will send home enrollment for spring session with all students in March.

 

Our math team is looking forward to hosting a family math night this Thursday, January 19th from 5:30-7:00. We will have pizza for all, games, and math fluency activities that you can practice at home with your students. Please join us for fun and learning as a BEH community.

 

Student Assessments:
This week we are focused on testing all K-5th grade students in literacy. This will help us to see how we have progressed since the fall assessments. We are doing student testing for the entire month of January, so please help us by reinforcing the practice of pushing through difficult tasks and trying your best. Additionally, please help to encourage getting some good rest and eating well this week so that students can show their best on these assessments.

 

Students that are not up to date on their immunizations across PPS will be required to provide proof of immunization or exemption by February 15th this year. Our School Health Assistant has been reaching out to families that are not current so that they are aware. If you are looking for a convenient way to get up to date, here is info about upcoming clinics.

 

We are looking forward to another productive week at BEH. Thank you for your ongoing collaboration and cooperation in supporting our students.

 

Take care, 

Mr. Kaveh

 

This week will be a bit of an odd week for me. Our leadership team was asked to attend a training in Oklahoma City with six other schools from PPS and some central office administrators that takes place this week. This means that both Ms. Freeman and myself will not be here Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. We will be back next week. This is the first time that I have ever been away from BEH for more than one day while students are in school. Luckily, we have someone who knows BEH coming to support in our absence. Mr. Bacon (our previous principal) will be in the building for the three days that we are gone this week. He is excited to be back at BEH for the week and is looking forward to connecting with students, staff, and families.

 

Each week this month, we will be working on different assessments to evaluate student progress since our fall assessments. This information will help to guide our instructional plans moving forward. Here are the focuses for each week:

1/9-1/13 iReady (Math) Diagnostic (K-5)

1/17- 1/20 MAP English Language Arts (K-5)

1/23- 1/26 MAP Math (K-5)

1/30- 2/3/22 Successful Schools Survey (3-5)

Healthy Snacking:

Just a reminder that we have been working to eliminate chips, candy, and soda at BEH this year. Coming back from the break, we have seen an increase in the amount of these coming to school again. We wanted to ask you to help us reinforce that these can be treats for after school, but we would like to see them choose other options while we are at school and have many other healthy choices available.

 

SUN School registration is closed and SUN school will have their first day for winter term this coming Tuesday, January 17th after school. That means no SUN school for the remainder of this week and then it will be every school day Monday-Thursday starting next week.

 

The January BEH PTA Meeting is this Wednesday at 5:30 PM in the BEH library. Join them to hear what they have been working on and get updates on the upcoming opportunities to support their work.

 

Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As a result, there is no school for any students in PPS. Our classes have been working on some activities to learn about and honor Dr. King's legacy. We will share some of that work with students and families next week.

 

Our math team is working on preparing for a fun and informative family math night that will be held on Thursday, January 19th in the BEH gym at 5:30 PM. We will share more specifics in next week's family message, but we wanted to get it on family calendars before then.

 

I got word that there will be another Secret Roller Disco out under our covered basketball courts this Thursday at 7:00 PM. They hosted one of these on our playground last month and it looked like a fun time for families to gather and roller skate to music with disco balls and lights setting the mood. I thought I would pass it along for those that may be interested in checking it out and learning more.

 

We are looking forward to another great week and hope that your students are feeling supported and successful at school each day. Please reach out if you have any questions or thoughts as we move further into 2023.

Take care, 
Mr. Kaveh

 

It was great to be back in school today. The students were all so excited to see each other and their teachers this morning. For the first time in a while it felt like a long winter break for me, so I was very ready to see all of your amazing students and get back into our routines together. We will be jumping back into the work this week. Here are the updates for the week:

 

This Friday we will have family Bingo in the gym starting at 8:00 and running until the first bell at 8:40. Feel free to come in the main entrance and join us for some family fun, prizes, and some morning treats.

 

As soon as school starts at 8:45, I will meet any families that are interested in connecting around all things BEH. I will be available to answer any questions you may have, hear any feedback, and share some of the work that we are focusing on at BEH in the coming weeks.

 

I will be meeting with all of the 4th and 5th grade students who turned in safety patrol consent/interest forms before the break to review the expectations and ensure that they are still interested in the responsibility. We will be finalizing their schedules this week and we plan to have them start their shifts beginning next week.

 

SUN School will start Tuesday, January 17th. The registration is closed, but if you have questions or wanted to see if there is still space feel free to email Ali Martin at AlShawndaM@selfenhancement.org

 

We are looking forward to continuing our work in 2023 and are very excited to collaborate with you all as we keep pushing our students academically. Thank you for your ongoing support in getting your students here everyday.

 

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or thoughts.

 

Take care, 
Mr. Kaveh

This week will undoubtedly be a busy week, with many things to get done and students feeling a lot of emotions as they near the winter break. We are working to bring as much consistency as possible for them this week in hopes that it helps to bring some level of calm for everyone.

 

It was amazing to welcome back our students after a week away from school. We are looking forward to a few full weeks in a row before we get to winter break.

 

Tomorrow is giving Tuesday and many of the businesses on Mississippi Avenue are donating a portion of their proceeds tomorrow to BEH to support our STEAM programs this year. Here is a flyer that shows which businesses are participating. If you have spending to do at any of these businesses, tomorrow is the day to get it done and support BEH in the process.

 

In connection with Giving Tuesday, any family that eats at Por Que No tomorrow will have 10% of their cost donated to BEH for tomorrow. 

 

This Friday at 8:00 AM join us in the gym for some hot beverages, pastries and some holiday card making/crafting. Families are encouraged to join us until the morning bell rings at 8:40.

Come and join our assistant principal; Ms. Freeman at 8:45 for our monthly coffee chat. This is an opportunity to hear what we have been working on, ask any questions you may have and connect with our amazing assistant principal.

 

 

First, a friendly reminder that there is no school this week for students. Teachers are working Monday and Tuesday to hold conferences with all of you. If you missed the chance to register for one, feel free to call or email and see if they can still add you to their schedules. We will return to school on Monday, November 28th.

 

Conferences will be your last chance to look for anything that your children may have misplaced at school. We will be donating any unclaimed clothes/coats to the district clothes closet on Wednesday.

 

The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the library during conferences on Monday and Tuesday this week. Stop by if you are interested in purchasing any books to support our library.

 

If you come to the building for conferences, take a minute and walk the halls to see the student work and displays that our staff and students have been working on this year.

 

We completed our student council elections last week and held our first student council meeting of the school year. Our 3rd-5th grade students elected three fourth grade students; Kyndall, Amari, & Rahf and four fifth grade students; Elma, Victoria, Jah'bria, and Akyla. I am excited to work with this new team around the projects they are excited to explore for BEH this year.

 

Dorian will be returning on Tuesday, December 6th for picture retakes for anyone that missed or was not happy with the photos that their child took on our earlier picture day. More info and  a flyer will follow in the next couple of weeks.

 

I hope you all have an enjoyable week with family and are able to continue the conversations around thankfulness with your students this week.

Thank you all for your continued collaboration and support this year.

 

Take care,

Mr. Kaveh

This is yet another four day week of school. There is no school this Friday in order to honor Veterans Day. Here is what to expect this week:

I wanted to get out this week's message early since there are a few announcements pertaining to today. Additionally, I wanted to remind everyone that this week we are back to a typical uniform week for students. This means that this week, everyday is a uniform day, as we do not have school on Friday and contrary to student rumor we are always in uniform on Thursday, regardless of whether there is no school on Friday.

This week should be a fun week of activities for students and families. We have our annual fall spirit week, Run for BEH, and Harvest Fair all happening this week. Read further for more details around each event.

 

This week is spirit week for students at BEH. Each day has a different theme that students have an option of participating with. If students choose not to participate in the themed day, they are expected to be in uniform Monday-Thursday as usual. Here are the themes for the week:

 

Monday - Pajama Day

Tuesday - Dress Your Best

Wednesday - Wear your favorite color(s)

Thursday - Athletic/Sports Day

Friday - Dress as your favorite character

 

We have worked with our PTA and our site council members from last year to get our first Site Council meeting of this school year scheduled for this Wednesday evening. We will continue to meet virtually and record these meetings so that we can share them out with everyone.

 

Run for BEH:
We will have our annual Run for BEH Fundraiser this Thursday during the school day. We will be running around the block that SEI sits on and each grade level will be running at their own dedicated times throughout the day.

Harvest Fair:

Our PTA is hosting our annual Harvest Fair at BEH this Thursday at 5:30 PM. There will be food, games, costumes, prizes and fun. 

 

 

 

 

PPS is currently seeking membership applications for the district’s inaugural PPS Racial Equity and Social Justice Community Advisory Committee (RESJ CAC). This committee will advise both the Superintendent and School Board about the racial equity and education impacts of policy decisions and work collaboratively to increase understanding and progress towards the PPS Racial Educational Equity Policy and the PPS RESJ Plan and Framework, PPS reimagined, and the PPS Strategic Plan.

We are seeking to fill the remaining 12 positions from a diverse pool of applications from students, staff and PPS parents with lived experience to be able to provide critical advice and feedback to ensure that PPS meets its mission and vision to prepare students to lead a more just world.

Information about the RESJ CAC can be found in the PPS RESJ Community Advisory Committee charter. You can visit our website to find additional background information as well.  

Here are links in different languages for the application: English, Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese, Chinese, Russian. Applications are due by October 20th and will be reviewed by PPS Staff, Board and the Superintendent with a recommendation for membership made to the PPS School Board for approval at the November 1st School Board Meeting.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact: Lidia Lopez Gamboa at llopez@pps.net or at 503-916-3354. 

 

BEH Grief/Loss Support Night:

On Thursday October 20th, our Equity team along with our BEH School Counseling Team (Mrs. Eileen Spindor, School Counselor and Mr. Troy Loker, Qualified Mental Health Professional) and our community resource partner, Lines for Life will provide an opportunity for families to learn about and share experiences with others who have recently experienced loss. Lines for Life provides an array of professional resources, from grief and loss support, to suicide prevention, substance abuse support, and racial equity support. If your family has experienced a recent loss of a loved one or close friend, this evening will be an opportunity to learn more about grief and also how to sign up your child for our upcoming BEH School Counseling Team's 6 weekly Grief Group sessions, a safe space at BEH to help small groups of students process grief and loss. While not therapy, families who join us on Thursday 10/20 will learn about the combination of activities that participating students will be guided through during Grief Groups to help them share thoughts and feelings as much or as little as they feel comfortable. Dinner and childcare will be provided to support this important BEH community event. Click here for our Grief & Loss Support Night flier.

 

We have officially made it to October and somehow it looks like we are going to keep the warm weather coming. I guess we have to start getting used to this. This week we will be working to wrap up our MAP assessments and working to shift into data reflection. The district will be mailing home assessment summaries from last year in the next week or two, so this round of MAP assessments should give you another point of comparison around how your student is progressing academically.

 

I apologize for the tardiness of this weekly message. Things got a bit away from me yesterday and I did not realize I missed this until it was a bit late in the day. This week we are working on continuing to interview for our remaining vacant positions and are hopeful that we will be able to get fully staffed in the next few weeks.

 

We completed our first full week of school with all of our grades present (PK-5th grade). It was great to see our PK students join us and get settled into the new school year. This week we will again have a four-day week, as there is no school on Friday for teacher professional development.

 

MAP Testing in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math will start this week in K-5 classrooms:

Resources and Information for Families

Parent Guide to MAP Growth (English)

Parent Guide to MAP Growth (Spanish)

We are excited to welcome PK today, as the last of our students start officially this week. Please continue to remind families, particularly in PK and kindergarten that we have started school this year and that we would love to have them enroll at BEH. We are still a bit low in enrollment, particularly in kindergarten.

 

There are a lot of opportunities to connect this week, here is a rundown of what is coming up:

 

Thank you to all of the families that were able to join us for our first Family Friday Morning and Coffee Chat on Friday. It was great to connect with you all and fun to see the games going on in the gym before the school day started. This week, we are excited to welcome our kindergarten students to their first days as an entire class.

 

Thank you so much for your support with getting our students to school by 8:40 AM and picking them up at 3:00 PM. We saw a noticeable decrease in late students last week compared to our trend last year. Our teachers are focused on teaching from the morning bell at 8:45 all the way until the dismissal bell at 3:00. If there are rare occasions when you will need to drop off late or pick-up early, please communicate that with the teacher and the front office.

Tomorrow is the first day of school for our 1st-5th grade students for the 2022/23 school year. It was great to see many of you out at the Community Care Day and PTA BBQ. We were able to accomplish a lot and finally got up nearly all of our kindergarten fish from the past few years.

 

Our school doors will open at 8:40 AM every school day. The tardy bell will ring at 8:45 AM. School is out at 3:00 PM every school day. We would love all of your support this year to have our students here on-time and staying for the entire day. We are very excited about the new curriculums we are using this year and need to maximize all of the school day to get to all that we are teaching, so please help to ensure your children do not miss portions of these lessons. If your child is sick or has an appointment that cannot be avoided, please contact the office and let them know ahead of time.

 

We will continue to have grade level doors. Staff will be out at doors starting at 8:30 and the doors will open at 8:40. Doors will close at 8:45 so that staff can get to classrooms to support student learning.

PK - Drops off at exterior classroom doors.

K - Enter through the SW doors near the small playground.

1st & 2nd - Enter through the parking lot door on the east side of the building.

3rd & 4th - Enter through the SE doors near the parking lot and back drive way.

5th - Enter through the west door on Borthwick near the bakery.

 

We will be shifting our breakfast routine this year. Students that are planning to have a school breakfast will be able to grab a breakfast on their way to class starting at 8:40 when the doors open. Students will be directed to take their breakfast to class with them and their teacher will have a plan on how and when they eat it each morning. Breakfast will no longer be served after 9:00 AM. So please ensure that they get here on time to get a breakfast and if you will be later than 9:00 AM for any reason please plan to ensure they eat befor their arrival.

 

At BEH we are not allowed to have any other breakfast options other than what is provided at school. If your student needs or wants to eat something other than the school breakfast, please make sure it is consumed before their arrival. We will also be letting students know that soda, chips, candy, etc. will not be consumed at school. These can be saved for after school, but we will not be having these at school. If students have them out during school, we will simply remind them to put them away until the end of the day or we will help them find a spot to save it until the school day is over. Students can always bring their own lunch, but cannot bring other foods to add to the school lunch.

 

Dismissal starts at 3:00 PM and we will be having PK-2nd grade pick up from their classrooms and 3rd-5th will bring their students out to the covered basketball courts. If you have someone picking up your student other than yourself please make sure the teachers know. Any students not picked up by 3:15 will be escorted to the office to be picked up. 

 

AM Routes -

Route 231 -

8:14 - N Haight & Killingsworth

8:17 - NE Alberta & Cleveland

8:24 - NE Sacramento & Rodney

 

Route 208 -

8:04 - N Fessenden & Calhoun

8:07 - 9469 N Van Houten Ave

8:10 - N Willis Blvd & N Druid

 

PM Routes -

Route 211 -

3:10 - NE Sacramento & NE Rodney

3:17 - 5250 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

3:20 - NE Alberta & Cleveland

3:24 - N Killingsworth & N Haight

 

Route 208 -

3:22 - N Willis & N Druid

3:25 - 9469 N Van Houten Ave

3:34 - 9930 N Smith Ave

3:39 - 10000 N Burr Ave

 

 

We are a uniform school, which means that all students should be wearing a blue, yellow, or white plain shirt with a collar and khaki or dark blue pants/skirts/shorts. Friday is our free dress day each week. This means on Friday students do not need to wear a uniform, but do need to still follow the PPS dress code.

 

Please remind your students that if they bring a cell phone to school that it should be off and away or they should check it in with their teacher. If a phone is out and in use during the school day the teacher will collect it and save it to return to them at the end of the school day.

 

Upcoming Events:

9/5 No School - Labor Day

9/6 First Day of School (Kindergarten)

9/8 Site Council Meeting

9/12 First Day of School (Pre-K)

9/15 Back to School Night

9/16 Grandparents and Special Friends Day

 

All of this and much more is covered in our calendar and student handbook, which you will be getting a hard copy of this week.

 

I hope you are all enjoying the last few weeks of summer "break."  Today we are welcoming back many of our teachers and in one week we will be excited to start welcoming back students. The coming week will bring a few opportunities to connect before students return. Here is some of that information and a few details about logistics for the start of the school year.

 

PK - First day of school is Monday, September 12th. If your student is already registered, you will start to hear from your teachers before the first day and will have opportunities to come in and connect with our PK staff.

 

Kindergarten - First day of school is Tuesday, September 6th. If your student is already registered, you will hear from your teachers next week and they will schedule all students for a "practice day" on either Thursday or Friday of next week. This will be an opportunity for students to attend a full school day and experience the routines with fewer students in the classroom.

 

1st-5th Grade - First day of school is Tuesday, August 30th. All students should report to their grade level doors at 8:30 to receive breakfast. Doors will open at 8:40 so that students can get to class by 8:45 for the start of the school day.

 

Our entry doors for this year will remain the same, but as your student went up a grade level, their door may have changed.

 

PK - Enters through classroom doors

K - Enters through the SW Doors on the bakery side by the playground. 

1st & 2nd Grade - Enter through the east doors that are facing our parking lot

3rd & 4th Grade - Enter through our SE doors near the parking lot, facing the playground

5th Grade - Enters through the west doors facing Borthwick and the bakery parking lot

 

PK-2nd grade will shift back to families picking up their students from the classroom at 3:00. 3-5th grade will continue to bring their classes out to the covered basketball courts to excuse their students. School will end at 3:00 and we ask that families wait to pick up until that time.

 

This Saturday we will be hosting our Community Care Day on the playground at BEH from 9:00-12:00. We will be working on spreading bark chips, pulling weeds, clipping ivy, hanging our kindergarten fish on the fence, etc. 

 

Following our Community Care Day, our PTA will be hosting our PTA Back to School BBQ from 12:30-4:00. They will have resources on site for families (school supplies, uniforms, etc.). Additionally, they will have hot dogs and hamburgers for families. This is an opportunity to connect with other BEH families, our PTA, and other community collaborators as well. 

 

You do not need to purchase any school supplies or backpacks if you do not want to. We will have school supplies and backpacks for all students available on the first days of school and our PTA will have those resources available at the Back to School BBQ this Saturday as well. If you want to provide specific supplies for classrooms, reach out to your students' teacher to see what they may need.

 

We continue to be a uniform school. As a reminder, all students should be in uniform Monday-Thursday. A uniform at BEH is a plain collared shirt that is yellow, blue, or white, pants, skirt, dress, shorts, that are khaki or navy blue and can also include any BEH or SEI shirts. We will be working with our PTA to offer additional BEH shirts for purchase this school year as well. 

 

On Monday, August 29th, we will have an opportunity to come and meet your students' teachers from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM. They will be out on the back playground with popsicles to meet families and students before the first day of school on Tuesday.

 

Our PK is getting closer to being full at 18 students in each classroom. If you know families that are planning to apply, please remind them to complete the application soon. 

Our kindergarten is still low in enrollment. Please encourage anyone who has a kindergarten student who has not enrolled at BEH yet to come in to the office and register them. The sooner we get these students enrolled, the sooner we can accurately create the class lists.

 

We look forward to welcoming you all back to school in the coming weeks. Please reach out if you have any questions before school starts.

Take care, 
Mr. Kaveh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PTA Back to School BBQ:

 

It has not yet sunk in for me that the school year is over and that our amazing students will not be walking through those doors tomorrow. I assume it will take a bit warmer weather and some time before it fully hits me. I hope that you are all set for a fun and productive summer and that you were able to find the opportunities you were looking for around summer engagement for your students. Here are a few more details about summer and a few things to look back on:

 

Mr. Todd created two slide decks for 5th grade promotion and wanted me to share them out for anyone that wanted to take a look at them. One is the group slide deck that played before the promotion and one is the individual student slide deck that played when the students walked out. Thank you for making 5th grade promotion such a special moment for our class of 2029.

 

We have entered the last week of school for the 2021-22 school year. This year has brought us so many new challenges in education that we had to work to try and overcome while also presenting us with opportunities to improve and adjust our approach. While we will be excited to have the break and opportunity to reset for next year, we will also be faced with the anxiety of having some of our students move on and trust that we have prepared them for their next steps. 

 

Our fifth grade promotion ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 9th at 5:30 PM in the BEH gym. We will transition out to the covered basketball courts after the ceremony for pictures, information, and swag from our community partners. The ceremony will start promptly at 5:30, so we encourage families to arrive early and bring their students with enough time to get staged and ready.

 

Our PK promotion will be held on Friday, June 10th at 9:00 AM in the BEH gym. This ceremony will be for our PK students that will be transitioning to kindergarten next year. 

 

Our Kindergarten Promotion will be on Friday, June 10th at 10:00 AM in the BEH gym. 

 

We have a large collection of student jackets and other clothes that are in our lost and found. We will be working to roll these outside for families to claim before we go on summer break. Any items that are remaining after the last day of school will be donated to the district clothes closet.

 

If you are in need of a food box for the start of the summer break, please connect with Brenda Eads at beads@pps.net or (503)916-6171 x72053 before June 9th.

 

 

There are less than two weeks until summer break begins. If you have not already figured out what you are looking to get your students involved in, I would suggest looking back at my previous messages for some links and resources, checking your email for an email from summeracceleration@pps.net, or checking your students backpacks, as we have been sharing options over the past few weeks that you may want to consider.

 

SUN school has officially ended for this school year. The students and staff put together this amazing music video that they shared at the conclusion of SUN school last week featuring a song that two of our 4th graders wrote together. Check it out. It is an amazing testament to the family atmosphere that is created through this partnership. Don't forget to arrange and communicate pick-up plans for your children that were typically in SUN school for the next two weeks.

 

Our BEH Field Day is finally upon us. This Friday is our Field Day. Thank you to all the volunteers that signed up to help make this day possible. There will be many stations around the school grounds that will have activities run by our amazing family volunteers, while teachers travel to stations with their students and supervise the free-choice time for their classes. If you want to remember when/if you signed up to volunteer on Friday, here is a document that shows the list and schedule for volunteers at Field Day. We will have PK-2 participating in the morning and 3-5 participating in the afternoon with a break for our lunch/recess in the middle. Please remember to send your students with clothes that are OK to get wet and preferably with a change of clothes in their backpacks in case they get too wet and want to change after they are done with the event.

 

We are looking forward to an amazing event and lots of fun physical activity for our students.

 

In case you missed the amazing and fun BEH Storybook Parade on May 20th or you just want to revisit it. Mr. Todd was able to put together a compilation video of some of the photos and videos that staff had captured of the day that we wanted to share with you all.

 

Our Site Council met for the final time this past week to review our Successful Schools Survey data, discuss planning for next year and reflect on our work this year. We wanted to share the video of the meeting for anyone that would like to review it or learn about some of the work we are working on. If this is a team that seems interesting to you in the future, let me or our PTA know, as we will be working to identify our members at the start of next school year.

 

Thank you all for your continued support and collaboration throughout this school year. We are looking forward to closing it out in a positive and momentum-building way as we prepare for the summer and the beginning of our next school year.

 

Take care, 
Kaveh

 

Last week we were able to hold our annual Storybook Parade for the first time in three years. It was so much fun to hold an event that brought back some of the normalcy of a school year. The students did so amazing and their costumes looked great. Mr. Todd is working on compiling the videos and pictures that staff took of the event to put together into a culminating video for anyone that was not able to watch it. We hope to share it out in the next week or so.

 

This is the last week of SUN school. That means that Thursday, May 26th, will be the last day of SUN school for this school year. The last two weeks of school there will be no SUN school after school, so please communicate with teachers about what the end of day plan will be for your students on those days.

 

Our final Site Council Meeting of the school year is this Thursday at 5:30 PM. Our collaborative team of parents, staff, and admin will review our school's Successful Schools Survey data, look at any other new data that may be available, reflect on what we worked on this year, and plan for our Site Council for next year. As always, we will record this meeting and share it out with everyone in next week's family message.

 

BEH PTA is looking for lots of volunteers to help at this year's Field Day. Ms. Smith has lots of fun planned but could use some help from the community to make it the best Field Day ever! If you are interested in volunteering on Friday, June 3rd, please sign up HERE! 

 

Our fifth grade promotion will be held on Thursday, June 9th, at 5:30 pm this year. This is our opportunity to celebrate all that our 5th grade has accomplished since coming to BEH and send them off to middle school in a positive way. We will hold the ceremony in the gym and transition out to the covered basketball courts for treats and photos.

We will hold our kindergarten promotion ceremony on the last day of school; Friday, June 10th, at 10:00 AM. This is our opportunity to celebrate our students transitioning to first grade and recognize all that they accomplished in their first year of transition to elementary school. We will hold this ceremony in our gym as well.

 

We will have a promotion for our PK students who are transitioning to kindergarten next school year. We plan to celebrate our students through a promotion ceremony on the last week of school. The PK team will finalize the date and time by the end of this week and I will get out the information in next week's message.

 

Last Friday, not only did we celebrate as a school with our Storybook Parade, but we also got to celebrate with families at our annual PTA social/fundraiser. It was great to connect with families and staff alike. We look forward to planning more social events together in the coming year.

Take care, 
Mr. Kaveh

The next few weeks are going to be busy ones. Here are some of the events and topics to keep an eye on this week.

 

Thank you to all of you for showing your appreciation of our staff last week through your own gestures and through support of our PTA and their staff appreciation days last week. The partnership between families and staff is so crucial to the development of our students both academically and socially. Thank you for partnering with us in supporting all of these amazing young scholars.

 

Our PTA will be holding their final PTA meeting of the school year this Wednesday, May 11th @ 5:30 PM. There will be updates around the family social/fundraiser, elections for next year's PTA, and other topics/discussions.

 

 

There will be a PTA social/fundraiser next Friday, May 20th from 6:00-9:00 PM. Here is the flyer with more details.

 

 

Speaking of our 5th graders, their promotion ceremony will be on Thursday, June 9th at 5:30 PM in the BEH gym. Reach out to our PTA or 5th grade teachers if you are interested in supporting the planning of this event in the coming weeks.

 

 

We are now in May and have seen our first few field trips go off amazingly over the past week. I am excited to see more grades get out on field trips in the coming months and am hopeful that next year we can get back to our usual level of field trips across the school year.

 

This week is Staff Appreciation Week at BEH. Our PTA has some amazing plans to support our staff through an amazing breakfast and lunch this week. Each day of the week we will work to have appreciation for our staff through fun treats and meals. This is a nice week to encourage your students to write a nice note or draw a picture for their teacher to show their appreciation of the work that they do.

 

Last week we had our April Site Council Meeting and discussed our end of the year, summer, and fall planning. Here is the recording of the meeting for those that would like to review. If you watch the video and have feedback or thoughts around any of the discussion, don't hesitate to respond to this email or call the school to share your perspective.

 

This week our 3rd-5th grade students begin state testing online in their classrooms. Please check with your child’s teacher for their specific testing times.

OSAS (Oregon Statewide Assessment System): 

ELA (English Language Arts)- May 2- May 6

Math- May 9- May 13

Science (5th only)- May 9- May 13

Link to more information about the test- PPS OSAS (Oregon Statewide Assessment System) Info 

Family Friday/Coffee Chat:

This Friday is our monthly Family Friday Morning. You are invited to come with your student and join us under the covered basketball courts at 8:00 AM to play some family Bingo complete with prizes. Bingo will end at 8:40 so that students can get to class on time. Following student transitions into class by 8:45 Kaveh will come out to connect with any families that are interested in discussing some of our end of the year plans and ask any questions they may have.

BEH PTA is looking for lots of volunteers to help at this year's Field Day. Ms. Smith has lots of fun planned but could use some help from the community to make it the best Field Day ever! If you are interested in volunteering on Friday, June 3rd please sign up HERE! 

 

Connect to Kindergarten - 9:00 - We will host our second in-person Connect to Kindergarten family event. This is an opportunity for families of incoming kindergarten families to come and see the school, hear about what we do, and ask any questions they may have.

 

Storybook Parade - 1:30 - We will host our annual Storybook Parade down Mississippi. Each grade level has been working on art projects/costumes to wear/display for this parade around the community. We hope that families are able to help line the streets and cheer on our amazing students. Be watching for information around route and plans for this in the coming week.

 

PTA Community Social/Fundraiser - Our PTA is hosting an adult only fundraiser/social event starting from 6:00-9:00 in the Brandlive building at 3303 N. Mississippi Ave. Here is a Save the Date that the PTA shared with me.

We have officially started our last week of April. It is hard to believe that after this week, we will be turning the calendars to May. May will likely fly by, as we move into state testing, field trips, and our many end of the year activities.

 

In case you missed the video that was sent out over the weekend; Mr. Todd recorded many student's talents over the past few weeks and created a BEH 2022 Talent Show Video to share with families. This format allowed for the inclusion of many talents and created a fun compilation of the variety of talent that was shared.

 

Next week our 3rd-5th grade students will begin state testing online in their classrooms. Please check with your child’s teacher for their specific testing times.

OSAS (Oregon Statewide Assessment System): 

ELA (English Language Arts)- May 2- May 6

Math- May 9- May 13

Science (5th only)- May 9- May 13

Link to more information about the test- PPS OSAS (Oregon Statewide Assessment System) Info 

Site Council: 

This week our site council will meet to review our plans for summer programming and planning for the fall. We will discuss some of the systems we have been planning for the coming year and get feedback around schoolwide decisions and plans moving forward. As always, we will share the recording of this meeting with everyone in next week's message.

After a few weeks of silence, you have likely noticed that we have seen more reported positive COVID cases in our community the past couple of weeks. Please remember to encourage safe practices with your students and keep them home if you notice any symptoms. 

 

 

Hopefully this week will be a little less eventful weather wise. Now we just have to figure out how to dodge the rain a bit. As a reminder, we rarely have inside recess due to the fact that we only have one gym that serves as our cafeteria as well, so please ensure that your students are dressed appropriately for at least one outside recess daily.

 

Well this is an interesting start to our week! This is the first time I can remember having a snow day this late in the year. In case you didn't get the message yet, there will be no school for PPS today, due to the growing power outages across the city. Barring more snow related challenges, here is what is coming up this week at BEH:

 

Third quarter report cards will be sent home with students at the end of this week. They will be coming home in student backpacks by Friday. Please reach out to the classroom teacher if you do not receive them or if you have any questions.

 

Auditions for the BEH Talent Show begin this week. Auditions will occur during the school day with Mr. Todd (music teacher) and Ms. Ali (PTA President) coordinating.

 

We only have two PTA meetings left this year and this will be the last PTA meeting before our elections for our open PTA Executive positions for next year. If you are interested in supporting our PTA in the coming year in a more active role, I would highly encourage you to attend this week's meeting on Wednesday, April 13th at 5:30 PM. This meeting will be held in the BEH gym. In addition to electing officer positions, they will also be looking for parents to lead some committees for the coming year.

 

Our first opportunity for our incoming kindergarten families to come and meet our staff, see our building, and hear what we are focused on at BEH will be this Thursday, April 14th at 5:30 PM. This meeting will be in the BEH library. If you know families that are planning on enrolling their kindergartener at BEH next year, please let them know about this meeting. Families that cannot attend this meeting are welcome to attend our next event Friday, May 20th at 9:00 AM.

 

State Testing is Coming in May for students in 3rd-5th…

OSAS (Oregon Statewide Assessment System): 

ELA (English Language Arts)- May 2- May 6

Math- May 9- May 13

Science (5th only)- May 9- May 13

PPS OSAS (Oregon Statewide Assessment System) Info 

 

We are beginning our final week of the third quarter and the first full week of April. This has been quite a year to this point and though it is amazing to think that we are three quarters of the way through this school year, we still have a lot ahead of us in the final ten weeks of this school year.

It is great to be back in the building with all of our amazing students again this week. We are looking forward to getting back into our routines.

 

Please help to remind your students to be in uniform Monday-Thursday. This means that they should be wearing dark blue or khaki colored pants, skirts, or shorts and white, blue, or yellow collared shirts or BEH themed shirts. If students need uniforms please reach out to the office and we can help support as needed. 

 

We are working to reinforce our core values (integrity, community, and perseverance) with our students and reminding them what it looks like to demonstrate these across our school settings. Students are working to set goals with their teachers around these core values and then complete the badge process to earn their badge. I will be meeting with students who complete this process weekly and handing out badges on Fridays through the end of this year. There will be many incentives for students who are able to earn and maintain their badge, starting with an additional day of free dress weekly (Wednesday) for students who wear their badges.

 

Our Site Council will be meeting virtually this Thursday at 5:30 to review our data from our recent MAP assessments and the Successful Schools Survey. We will record this meeting and share it in next week's message for anyone who would like to review what we discuss.

 

This Friday starting at 8:00 AM we will have games, snacks, and coffee under the covered area for families that are interested in playing some games together before school starts. Once school starts, students will head to class and families are encouraged to stay and connect around what is going on at BEH and ask any questions you may have.

March Madness Challenges:

The last day to record reading minutes is Thursday, March 31st. Remember, Every minute counts! Our school total after 2 weeks is 47,323 minutes! 

Writing Challenge Stories (final drafts) are due to Mrs. Cardenas by Wednesday, March 30th. 

COVID Vaccine Clinic @ BEH:

We will be hosting a COVID vaccine clinic at BEH on Thursday, April 7th from 10:00-4:30. We will be sending information about this home with students this week.

Grief & Loss Support Night:

SEI and BEH are collaborating with the Dougy Center and Lines for Life to provide support and an opportunity to connect with other families that have experienced loss. This will be held at BEH on Thursday, April 7th at 5:30. Here is a flyer about the event.

Storybook Parade:

Our annual Storybook Parade will be back again this year. Ms. Cardenas was able to get us approved for the permit with the city and get the fire department lined up to join us. If you have not observed this before, this is a student parade from BEH down Mississippi and through the neighborhood. Each grade level will be creating themed art/costumes based on a book their classroom is reading. The parade will start around 1:30 on Friday, May 20th. We will share out more information as we get closer to the event.

Summer Enrichment Option:

“Avid4 Adventure offers kids summer-time enrichment focused on empowerment in the outdoors. Since 2003 our programs have encouraged kids to try new things, develop connections to peers, build environment awareness, and grow their skills outdoors. Whether beginners or experts, we live the mission of inspiring kids to choose active outdoor lifestyles. 

We have a camp close to YOU and would love to see you this year. We have a robust financial assistance program and would love the opportunity to support your child in their outdoor pursuits. Please check out our program offerings and submit an application for Financial Assistance! Deadline for applications is 4/1.”

Thank you all for your continued collaboration. We look forward to continuing our work this spring and ending the year with continued positive momentum going into summer.

Take care, 
Mr. Kaveh

 

This week we will be continuing our push to ensure that students are in uniforms Monday-Thursday and focus on working towards setting and meeting their goals while demonstrating our core values (perseverance, integrity, community) so that they can earn their BEH Self Manager Badges. 

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This event is intended for parents/guardians only, please.  5^th grade students will have an opportunity to tour HTMS, with their feeder schools, and talk with staff and current students in the spring (May 24 and 25); more details will be provided to 5th graders through their feeder schools. 

Thank you,

Ms. Drew & Ms. Katie, school counselors 

 

With each week of February, we have seen ourselves getting closer and closer to a more typical school year both academically and socially. We are working to continue to get more of our systems back in place in the coming weeks and identify more students who are demonstrating our core values, have set and met their goals, and are ready to earn their BEH Badge. 

This week is our transition from February to March. This week we will be working on sharing out much of the work that classrooms have been doing around Black History Month and getting ready to launch into our March Madness Reading Challenge. Here are the updates for this week:

 

Our 5th graders lead class tours of the bulletin boards today, sharing some of the info behind the displays. Additionally, we will be offering an opportunity for families to take a walking tour of our halls this Friday at the end of the day to see some of the displays. We will still have our typical dismissal routine on Friday, but then will offer an opportunity for families to come back into the building and walk in a directed way through the halls with your student(s) to see all the work.

 

 

Happy BEH Black History Month Spirit Week! We are looking forward to another fun week of community building and recognition of Black excellence. 

 

Sorry for the delay in this message. The day got away from me a bit yesterday. All the excitement around Valentines day and the excessive level of sugar intake led to an overly active day. Here are the updates for this week:

 

The annual PPS Successful Schools Survey window opens for students in grades 3-12, families, and staff on February 14 and closes on March 4. 

Please take the family survey and provide feedback on our school’s climate at www.surveys.panoramaed.com/portlandor/ppsfamily. 

• Survey support resources

• FAQ 

Do parents/caregivers with multiple children complete the survey more than once?

• Parents/caregivers should complete the survey for their oldest child in a given school. If they have children in more than one school, they should complete the survey for the oldest child at each school.

What if a child has more than one parent/caregiver? Should both parents/caregivers complete the survey?

• Both parents/caregivers are welcome to complete the survey, but this is not required

SEL Update:

This week, classes will continue discussion around Growth Mindsets, its relationship to our Core Values, and its importance with pursuing challenging goals. Here is an excellent Growth Mindset video we will be using to discuss the value of making mistakes for the learning process and for building our growth mindsets.

PTA Meeting:

In case you missed the BEH PTA Meeting last week and wanted to catch up on what you may have missed, here is a recording of the meeting to review.

Youth Baseball & Softball:

If you are interested in getting your students signed up for a baseball or softball team, take a look at this flyer with info around how to sign them up.

Badge Update:

We officially handed out our first BEH Badges last week. I was able to meet with each of the students one-on-one to quiz each student on their goals, growth mindset, our core values, and some specific scenarios. I look forward to meeting with more students each week, as we work to review badge applications, meet with potential badgers, and present new badges each week moving forward.Feel free to ask your student what goals they are working on and what our core values are as they work to earn their badge.

Please reach out if you have any questions or thoughts about our work at BEH. 

Thank you all for the ongoing collaboration, 
Mr. Kaveh

February is off to a busy start. We are in the midst of launching some new academic units, diving into Black History Month, completing academic testing, OBOB is ramping up, and we have refreshed our school wide expectations. Here are some of this week's updates:

Today was a much needed planning time with staff around ensuring consistency across our building moving into the second half of the school year. We are optimistically looking forward to this second half of the year as an opportunity to do much of the work that has been slowed by the many COVID related hurdles we have faced this year. Though this will still be a factor, I am hopeful that we will see the numbers and in turn, the restrictions reduce in the coming months and we can end this year with a spring that has increased opportunities for engagement and community building.

 

Last week our BEH Site Council met and reviewed our work on our school-wide goals for the first half of the year, discussed plans for the second half of the year goals, reviewed what we have planned for Black History Month at BEH, and looked at a road map for the rest of our monthly meetings. Here is the recording of the meeting for anyone that is interested in reviewing.

 

Here is a link from SEI for BEH families to request any assistance they may need. They can help with resources around; rent, utilities, food, clothes, household supplies, domestic violence, baby supplies, PPE, etc. 

 

We work hard to ensure that we are celebrating and recognizing Black excellence throughout the year at BEH, but we are putting together a couple of fun activities this month as a building to celebrate Black History Month.  

• Our fifth graders have prepared a different slide deck and audio recording that will be shared each morning school wide at 9:00 AM this month that will highlight some of the learning they have done about prominent Black figures or moments in history. 
• Each of our grade levels has also selected a different topic to study this month and they will be sharing their art and work around that theme through their door decorating displays at the end of the month. 
• We will be collaborating with various Black scientists, authors, inventors, etc. to speak with our students virtually and/or in person throughout the month.
• Many classrooms are also doing independent projects and activities to celebrate the month.

SEL Update:

We will be teaching the 12th of our 12 Tools this week: the Patience Tool, which aligns with our Core Value of Perseverance.  Our Learning Target for students is “I can use my Patience Tool to be strong enough to wait.”

We invite you to review this Patience Tool Home Letter for more ideas on how to support each other with having the Perseverance to overcome challenges of not getting what we want when we want it.   Families can also watch our Patience Tool Mini-Lesson, and a related Read Aloud story--Waiting is Not Easy!

This month we will host our "coffee chat" virtually on Thursday (2/3) at 5:30pm. Click on this link at that time to connect on what we have been working on at BEH, ask any questions you may have, and hear from other families at BEH. I am hopeful that for March we will be able to host a Coffee Chat in-person, but I will keep you all posted on that as it gets closer.

 

Thank you all for your continued patience and support as we have continued to navigate these continual challenges. I am excited to see us taking more steps over these past weeks to move our work forward and shift our attention from reacting to COVID and the challenges that come with it, to proactive planning with a focus on academic and social/emotional growth.

 

As always, please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or thoughts around the work we are doing at BEH this year.

Take care, 
Mr. Kaveh

 

It has been great to start seeing more of our students this past week and we are hopeful that we will continue to see increased attendance in the coming weeks. I was excited to start getting my first completed badge applications today and I am looking forward to having our first badges awarded in the next week.

 

This week, we are reviewing the Courage Tool in class, which aligns with our Core Value of Integrity.  Our Learning Target for students is “I can use my Courage Tool to do the “right” thing.” We invite you to review this Courage Tool Home Letter for more ideas on how to support the use  of courage at home.  Families can also watch our Courage Tool Min-Lesson to discuss this important tool further.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portland Parks has invited our community to sign-up early; starting today for their winter session. Open registration starts next week and these often fill fast. Info in English & Info in Spanish

 

 

In morning meetings, we will be teaching the 8th of our 12 Tools this week: the Personal Space Tool, which aligns with our Core Value of Integrity.  Our Learning Target for students is “I can use my Personal Space Tool to say I have the right to my space. You have the right to yours.”

We invite you to review this Personal Space Tool Home Letter for more ideas on how to build awareness about the space around them.  Families can also watch our Personal Space Tool mini-lesson and two related Read Alouds of Hands Off Harry and We Don’t Eat Our Classmates to learn more. 

 

 

 

 

 

Here at BEH we want to make sure that we take care of our community, so if you are in need of resources (food, clothing, etc.), please fill out this form and someone from our care team will get back to you shortly: https://forms.gle/6FJ7ywB3y4CACAdz9

We will be teaching the 7th of our 12 Tools this week: the Apology & Forgiveness Tool, which aligns with our Core Value of Community.  Our Learning Target for students is: “I can use my Apology and Forgiveness Tool to admit my mistakes and work to forgive yours.” We invite you to review this Apology and Forgiveness home letter. Consider modeling this tool by finding something to apologize for or offer forgiveness to your child. Families can watch an Apology and Forgiveness Tool mini-lesson and a related Read Aloud of the book “Matthew and Tilly”. 

Ms. Eileen (School Counselor) and Mr. Loker (QMHP) will also continue facilitating weekly SEL lessons.  This week continues practice with mindful listening.  Our mindfulness learning target “I can be alert and aware of what’s happening around me and inside me.”  Focusing on mindfulness is a foundation for building skills with self-awareness and social-awareness.

Picture Retakes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is already time to start planning for your student’s transition to Middle School. PPS should have sent a flyer to your home address this past week.  The PPS Middle School Lottery will be open on November 29th and closes on December 17th.

Information about Da Vinci Arts Middle School and other focus option  programs, their informations nights, and the application process can be found on the middle school enrollment and transfer page at:  https://www.pps.net/Page/2349 

On the same page you will find information about all  PPS neighborhood middle schools. If you plan on having your student go to your neighborhood middle school then you don’t need to do anything.. If you are unsure of what neighborhood middle school your student is assigned to please reach out to me anytime.

If you have any questions about the transfer and enrollment process, need help filling out a lottery application, or just want to know more please contact our school counselor (Eileen) and she will be happy to help in any way she can.

Phone: 503-916-6171 x7206

Email: eispindor@pps.net

Text: 503-941-0812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safe Routes to School invites you to honor Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day with us on November 17th. We've shared some history and resources below on this important day! 

With gratitude,
Safe Routes to School Team | Dana, Janis, Abra, Lale, Xao, Shaina & Corrine

• Honoring Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day on November 17th
• Travel with care - Daylight Savings ended Sunday, November 7th
• Community Programs Highlights and Reminders
• Job postings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov. 1 - Nov. 14

To shop click the link: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/boiseeliotelementaryschool1    

Our Book Fair is online and helps our students discover new books, favorite characters, and more! Every purchase earns our school rewards for much needed resources. Plus, shipping is free on book-only purchases over $25.

Thank you for instilling a love of reading and supporting our Book Fair!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEL Update:

This week we are discussing the 4th of our 12 Tools: the Using Our Words Tool, which aligns with our Core Value of Community.  We invite you to review this Using Our Words home letter and practice the Using Our Words tool to share feelings and needs in a respectful way.  To extend the learning at home, your family can also watch and discuss this Using Our Words Tool video lesson from our SEL team and two Read Alouds from our librarian Ms. Cardenas--Words are Not for Hurting and Martin’s Big Words.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will be teaching the second of our 12 Tools this week: the Garbage Can Tool.  We invite you to review this Garbage Can Tool home letter and to have conversations with your child this week about letting the little things go. You can also watch this Garbage Can video lesson from our SEL team, and a Read Aloud of You Get What You Get from our librarian. 

Battle of the Books:
Ms. Kali began introducing the books for this year's Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) to the 3rd, 4th  & 5th graders this week and is sending permission slips home. Her plan is to collect all permission slips of those wanting to participate by next Monday, October 18th. 

COVID Weekly Screening:
The OHSU weekly COVID screening is still not looking ready to launch, as we have not yet received the coolers or the tests to support the weekly distribution or collection. The coolers sound like they are currently out for delivery. The district is reaching out to OHSU around the expected arrival of the tests. At this point, I would assume that it will not get together in time for being sent home tomorrow, but I will let you know if this changes. I would think it should be fully ready to launch no later than next week.

Next week will be spirit week at BEH and some of our students have been working with staff to plan the themes for each day. I will share information regarding this and any other updates at the end of the week so that everyone is prepared for the first day.

Thank you all for your continued collaboration and support, 

Mr. Kaveh

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise SUN School registration for the Fall Session is now closed.  Programming Times: 3:00pm to 5:20pm 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEL Update:

Continuing our focus on identifying feelings and emotions, we will be discussing the Zones of Regulation this week, which are divided into four colors: Blue, Green, Yellow and Red.  In the blue zone our bodies feel low and slow in energy. In the green we feel calm and focused ready to listen to our friends, classmates and teachers, we can sit or stand comfortably.  In the yellow our bodies can feel wiggly and excited, our hearts may be beating a little faster- we may feel good but it is hard to focus- we are distracted by our feelings. In the red zone our bodies feel out of control- we want to run, yell, hide, we may feel really hot, sweaty, our hearts may be racing. Being able to do a Zones of Regulation check-in helps us recognize how our body and emotions feel in the moment. With this knowledge, we are better able to pick tools that support us in that zone.  

COVID Screening:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 2nd-5th Grade - First day of school is officially Wednesday, September 1st
• 1st Grade - Half of the grade will attend on the 1st, the other half on the 2nd, and all 1st graders start on Friday, September 3rd.
• Kindergarten - Teachers will be scheduling visits with families for September 1st & 2nd. Half of each class will attend on Friday, September 3rd, the other half will attend on Tuesday, September 7th, and all kindergartners are in school starting on Wednesday, September 8th.
• PK - Teachers will begin reaching out and scheduling meetings and visits starting as early as September 1st. The first day of school for PK is Monday, September 13th.

• First Grade Teachers
• Casey Rodhey
• Lauren Kimlinger
• Sheila Hallinan
• 2nd Grade Teachers
• Diana Peters
• Heather Casciato
• Jerry Wahl-Stephens
• 3rd Grade Teachers
• Kennedy Hutsell
• Pat Porter
• 4th Grade Teachers
• Jenny Miles-Gonzales
• Kristina Blanton
• 5th Grade Teachers
• Craig Switalla
• Sky Peterka

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Doors open at 8:40
• Tardy bell rings at 8:45
• School ends at 3:00

 

 

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• Spin, Pop, Boom - Monday, July 19th @ 6:30pm
• Observation, Hypothesis, Experimentation, and Conclusion - Tuesday, July 27th @ 6:30pm
• Space Science Show - Wednesday, August 11th @ 6:30pm