October 2025 PTC Updates

🍂 🍁 H a p p y  F a l l ! 🍂 🍁

We had an exciting time at the Tiger Trot, rooting on all of the students last week. They worked so hard these past few weeks gathering pledges. We want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who donated and to our amazing sponsors of the Tiger Trot. The funds raised will provide so many fun enrichment activities throughout the school year and beyond. We are so grateful for this amazing Tiger community. We had a lot of interest from families wanting to order the shirts that students and staff received, so please see below for the details on how to order! 

Be sure to follow us on Instagram @terralindaptc for updates on what the students are up to, as well as reminders about upcoming events!

Calendar 

  • Wednesday & Thursday, October 22 & 23: No School (Conferences)
  • Friday, October 24: No School
  • Wednesday, October 29th: Dining for Dollars @ Von Ebert Brewing 11:30am-9pm
  • Friday, October 31: No School

Current Volunteer Opportunities

For information on how to make sure you are registered as an approved volunteer, please refer to our Volunteer section below! 

Next PTC Meeting 

Join us on zoom for our first PTC meeting of the school year on Wednesday, November 19th at 7:00pm–All families are welcome to attend!

Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 929 416 9707

Passcode: GoTigers!

Help Build Our PTC School Directory – Opt-In!

We are putting together a School Directory to help families connect with each other throughout the 2025-2026 school year. The directory is a great way to reach out to volunteers, arrange playdates or carpools and to stay in touch with classmates and their families. Participation is completely optional, and only the phone &/or email information you choose to share will be included. This year we are being asked to generate the directory by opting IN, instead of the usual opting out. If you would like to be included in this year’s directory, please take a moment to fill out the short opt-in form HERE!  The deadline to submit your information is October 31, 2025.

Thank you for helping us build a stronger, more connected school community!

*Default setting is opting out, if you’d like your contact information to be published, you MUST fill out the form.

**As a reminder, the Student Directory information is password protected for Terra Linda families only and should not be shared with anyone outside of the Terra Linda community. 

***Please note, Changes made to the PTC directory do not affect any information given to Terra Linda Elementary School. The directory is a Parent Teacher Club resource. If you have changes for the school, please contact the main office

🐯 Tiger Trot Recap! 🐯

We’d like to extend a sincere thank you to our entire school community for an amazing Tiger Trot this year!  It was so fun to see staff, family, and friends cheering on all of our students!  Our tigers worked hard, and all the sponsorships, donations, motivational signs, bell ringing, and high-fiving from our community made all the difference!  THANK YOU to everyone!!! 

If you’d like to view some photos from the event, please follow the below link:

Tiger Trot 2025 Photos

Join us for the final celebration to wrap up Tiger Trot on October 17th at 8:25am in the gym, where all the prizes will be announced!  (Visitors need to check-in in the office before entering the gym, and please bring an ID.)

Tiger Trot 2025 Assembly Pictures

 

Lastly, we’ve had families interested in purchasing this year’s Tiger Trot T-shirts that staff and students received. In addition to the shirts being available to purchase, we are also excited to share that crew-neck sweatshirts and hoodies can also be ordered! If you’d like to order any of these, please click on the below link that will take you directly to the order form. The deadline to order is October 31st! 

Tiger Trot T-Shirt & Sweatshirt Order Form

Thank you again to our 2025 Tiger Trot sponsors:

Dining for Dollars: October 29th 

We are so excited for our first dining for dollars event this year!  We have partnered with the Cedar Mill Von Ebert on Wednesday, October 29th from 11:30AM to 9:00PM.  When anyone shows this flyer for dine in or take out, Terra Linda will receive 20% of the sale! (Gift card purchases and third party delivery app purchases are not eligible for donation.)

📚 Oregon Battle of the Books is Here! 📚

Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is kicking off for the 2025–2026 school year! OBOB is a statewide reading motivation and comprehension program where students in grades 3-5 compete in friendly “battles” about a set book list.

Practice Dates: OBOB sessions are held in the Terra Linda library after school, 3–3:45 p.m. Students who register for OBOB automatically have their going-home plan modified on practice dates. 

  • November 3
  • December 8
  • January 12
  • February 9: Battles!

Team Information: Teams consist of 3-5 students, with a maximum of 4 students competing in each battle. Teams can be formed across grade levels. Students can form teams prior to the first meeting, but aren’t required to do so before registering. We’ll help students create and adjust teams at the first meeting if needed.

Get Involved:

  • Register your student: https://forms.gle/JG1HKU1NDLFweRua6
  • Learn more: Watch an online information session, OBOB 101 for Grownups, hosted by Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries
  • Get reading: Check out books (or audio books!) from the school or public library, or purchase at Powell’s where OBOB books are currently 20 percent off. 

Questions? Contact allison_marlia@beaverton.k12.or.us or jenn.collett@gmail.com.

Volunteers

Your partnership plays a vital role in creating a positive and enriching experience for our students. We have a lot of exciting things happening in the coming months and would love your support! Volunteering is a great way to get involved, meet other families and make a difference in our school community.

Download the ParentSquare App for a fast and convenient way to search for volunteer opportunities!

  1. Step 1: Login to your ParentSquare account, you’ll be directed to the Home Screen.
  2. Step 2: Tap the “…” (More) button, bottom right-hand corner of screen.
  3. Step 3: Select Sign-Ups & RSVPs, here you will find current volunteer opportunities.
  4. Step 4: Toggle between All Sign-Ups and My Sign-ups to see what you are signed up for.

Volunteer Approval 

All volunteers need to register with Beaverton School District, no matter the type of volunteering/chaperoning you may be interested in throughout the school year. Terra Linda uses the BSD’s volunteer and background checking system called Raptor alongside ParentSquare to organize and sign-up for volunteer opportunities.

If you signed up last year when the new Raptor system went into effect, no further action is required this year. If you currently volunteer at a different school and have already been approved through Raptor, simply switch the school in ParentSquare to find volunteer opportunities for Terra Linda. Please note, you’ll need to resubmit your application for approval every two years. We recommend doing this process asap so it is ready when you need it.  Please make sure you have registered to become a volunteer at the link here 

**If volunteers arrive and they are not approved through Raptor, they will not be allowed to volunteer/chaperone. Unfortunately, we cannot make any exceptions**

Tiger Tracks Running Club 

Weekly, Wednesdays during lunch recess!

On your mark, get set, GO…our Tiger Tracks Running Club will be starting again this September and the kids are always so excited! But we are in need of a few volunteers each week to help the kids find their cards, scan as they run laps and cheer them along the way. No running experience required and weather dependent. The kids can run, walk, skip, dance, whatever their movement of choice is around the track during their lunch recess. All laps are recorded through Marathon Kids and earn them mileage milestone prizes throughout the year! 

  • K-3:  10:45am – 12:00pm
  • 4-5 & SRC:  11:50am – 12:50pm

If interested, please sign up to volunteer in ParentSquare. Join us for lots of fun, fitness and prizes!!

Community

Sunset Youth Basketball 🏀

Do you have a kiddo in the Sunset HS district who is interested in playing basketball? If so, check out the upcoming Open Gyms and tryouts for boys and girls, 4th-8th grade!
Girls Basketball Program Website: https://sunsetgirlsyouthbasketball.sportngin.com/
IG Handle to tag @sunsetapollosyouthbasketball
Boys Basketball Program Website: https://sunsetboysyouthbasketball.sportngin.com/
IG Handle to tag @sunsetapollosyouthbasketball

Cub Scouts Pack 208 🏕️ 

Terra Linda Elementary has a long-standing tradition of interest in the Cub Scouts Program. We are starting back up the program if enough families participate. We offer scouting for boys and girls, K–5th grade. We have a great group of dedicated leaders and are looking for parent volunteers to work with each grade of scouts to help get the most out of the program. Our monthly pack meetings are usually on the third Tuesday at Terra Linda Elementary during the school year. Den meetings are scheduled around each family’s availability, where we work on scouting skills, crafts, enrichment, and fun activities.
 
Information about Cub Scouts can be found at: https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/
With any questions, feel free to reach out to Mike Waltz

Instagram 📱

Follow us @terralindaptc to keep up to date with events happening at Terra Linda! 

PTC Board Members for 2025-2026

  • President: Jenn Collett
  • Vice President of Fundraising: Jamie Smith
  • Treasurer: Sarah Baglioni
  • Secretary: Amy Humble
  • Co- Communications Coordinators: Olivia Carter & Rachel Stenberg
  • Volunteer Coordinator: Lauren Hopkins

*Our bylaws were updated to reflect a change to the PTC General meeting frequency. Please follow this link to access / view the proposed changes: PTC Bylaws, Updated February 2025