Quick snippets on what’s ahead at Terra Linda!
Upcoming Events:
- Running Club: Every Tues. & Thur. during lunch recess
- Scholastic Book Fair: Oct 16-19
- Passport Club: Oct 18
- Movie Night: Oct 19
- OBOB Meeting: Oct. 23
- Usborne Author Visit, Eric Ode: Oct 23
Current Needs:
Look for all current volunteer opportunities on the PTC webpage under Volunteer.
Highlighted opportunities are below. Please click on the links to sign up.
Book Fair
The Book Fair needs a lot of volunteers to be successful. We still need more help.
Setup Fall 2018 – 10/15, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM, 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Cashier / Helper Fall 2018 – 10/16 – 10/19 Multiple times, including Friday evening
Pack Up Fall 2018 – 10/19 7:45 PM – 9:00 PM (after Movie Night ends)
Passport Club Helper
Specific dates, once a month, multiple shift times.
Help students with their passports. Training is provided – see here for more details.
Running Club – Tuesdays and Thursdays
Help students get out and run on our great track on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:35 – 11:35 and 11:30 – 12:30.
10:35-11:35 (Kindergarten/ First Grade/ Second Grade)
11:30 – 12:30 (Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades)
Read to Me: Kindergarten
“Read to Me” is reading and enjoying picture books out loud one-on-one with a student. Volunteers must participate in a short training session before reading to a student. Please contact Kristine Edmunds to set up a training time or with any questions (kristine_edmunds@beaverton.k12.or.us)
12:00 – 12:30 Daily
Read with Me: 1st Grade
Schrader
Wednesday – Friday, 10:15 AM – 10:40 AM
“Read with Me” is having a student read a book to you and helping them when needed.
Volunteers must participate in a short training session before reading to a student. Please contact Kristine Edmunds to set up a training time or with any questions (kristine_edmunds@beaverton.k12.or.us)
Popcorn Help
Help out at Movie Night by popping and serving popcorn from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm.
Bulletin Boards
Want a low commitment opportunity to share your creativity? The PTC needs help updating two bulletin boards throughout the school year. Interested? Sign up here.
Questions?
Please contact Volunteer Coordinator, Rick Collett, at volunteers@terralindaptc.org
PTC Club and Event Happenings:
Jog-A-Thon
Thank you to all the students, staff, volunteers, family members, and sponsors who made this year’s Jog-A-Thon a huge success! The Jog-A-Thon committee is working to finalize the results and will announce them as soon as possible.
Scholastic Book Fair
The Fall Book Fair is NEXT WEEK! This year’s fall fair theme is The Enchanted Forest.
This year, in addition to purchasing books at school, you can also purchase books online. See details below.
Before school 8:10am – 8:30am
Lunch time 10:45am – 12:30pm
After school Tue, Thur, Fri 3:05pm – 3:30pm, Wed, 1:35pm – 2:00pm
It is also open during Movie Night on Friday, October 19th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Look for the book fair flyer in Thursday folders this week.
The Book Fair is a wonderful opportunity to share your love of reading with your whole class by donating a book to your student’s classroom. Teachers have chosen books they would like to have in their classroom and set them aside behind the cashier.
Online shopping for the fair offers an expanded selection of books for all ages. Online shopping begins on 10/10 and ends 10/23. Any books ordered online can ship to the school for free and we’ll get them to you or you can pay to ship to an address.
NOTE: The site has a School Wish List, however the books listed are a default list from Scholastic and do not reflect what the school would like. Please visit the fair at school if you would like to purchase and donate books to classrooms. Thank you.
Please contact Book Fair Chair, Rick Collett at bookfair@terralindaptc.org with questions.
Movie Night
Terra Linda Movie Night will be held on Friday, October 19 at 6pm. The featured movie this year will be Coco.
Here is a review of the movie from Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/coco
Students MUST bring a parent/guardian with them to this event. There is no charge for the movie and popcorn will be provided for everyone. Additional concessions will be sold.
Doors open at 6:00 and the movie begins at 6:15.
Help out at Movie Night by popping and serving popcorn from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm.
This event is sponsored by the PTC.
Running Club
Terra Linda Running Club is off and running this year! The first day of running our students ran 89.5 miles and finished September with 839.75 miles!! This is like running to Sequoia National Park!
What is Running Club?
Terra Linda Running Club is PTC sponsored and volunteer organized. Every student is a member even though participation is optional. TLRC takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays during lunch recess. We have a group of committed volunteers that keep track of laps, hand out prizes, and cheer on runners!
Can my child run extra?
YES! This year we are encouraging every student to track the laps they run during P.E., brain breaks with their teacher, and laps during other recesses. We are also going to count miles from any race that students do outside of school!
We aren’t going to track a few things like fitbit counters, sports practice laps, or hikes on the weekends. We really want to encourage kids to choose to run on OUR track and not get distracted with too many other activities.
Prizes?!
We have a reward system for every runner! When students complete their first mile they are awarded a wristband. They then receive a chain and a token at 5k (3 miles) and tokens at other milestones! We also give out a special token once a month to every participant. Look for pumpkins in October! And for our kids that really go the distance we have a ribbon at a Half Marathon (13 miles) and a medal at a Marathon (26 miles).
Questions?
Contact Kelly Olson: kellyaolson@gmail.com
Passport Club
What country in South America borders every other country but two? Where do kagaroos live? Where was pizza born? Which country measures its success by gross national happiness?
Study this month’s passport countries to find out! Don’t forget you have extra help with online study maps!
Go to www.passportclubonline.com/maps.html – click on study maps, then enter Password: HelloWorld (case sensitive)
We will see you on Oct 18 to check your skills!
OBOB
Terra Linda will be participating in Oregon Battle of the Books for the fourth year and our season is about to get underway!
What is OBOB?
The Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is a statewide voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries in conjunction with a Library Services and Technology Act grant. Students in 3rd-5th grade, regardless of ability, are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints.
OBOB’s mission is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students.
How do I sign up for this?
Please complete this form to sign up for OBOB
When does OBOB meet?
All meetings are held after school in the library. Meetings end at 4:00 and pick up is in the library. Our first meeting will be informational and we encourage parents to attend. The following meetings will require only one parent from each team to attend.
October 23
November 20
December 18
January 15
February 19
March 5 Official Battles
What are kids reading this year?
Check out this awesome list that includes a brief description of each book and reading levels.
I still have questions?
Check out this website: www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org
Contact Kelly Olson: kellyaolson@gmail.com
Play.Fit.Fun
Looking for an after school program that will keep your kids active, engaged and having a blast?
Play.fit.fun is all about action, movement, the Power of Play and FUN.
THIS IS LIKE FIELD DAY CRASHED INTO PE…THEN BUMPED INTO TEAM BUILDING!
They meet every Tuesday, 3:05-4:45.
For more information or to sign up, email: spencer@playfitfun.com
Cedar Mill Taekwondo
Cedar Mill Taekwondo is hosting a fundraiser for Terra Linda!
Sign up your child for 3 weeks of class and the entire registration fee of $49, which includes uniform and belt, will be donated directly to your TERRA LINDA PTC.
For more information on how to register, download this flyer.
Author Visit
Terra Linda welcomes, author Eric Ode.
He is a national award-winning children’s singer/songwriter, a widely published author and poet, and a thoroughly engaging entertainer. His upbeat, high-participation programs are bubbling over with fun, interactive music and include stories, skits, poetry, props and puppets.
Tuesday, October 23rd – Assembly Schedule (parents welcome)
8:35 – 9:25 Grades 3, 4, 5
9:45 – 10:25 Grades K, 1, 2
Did you know?
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