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February 22 - Garden Work Party 9 am to noon 27 - Black History Night 5:30-7 27 - Garden Work Party 3-5 pm 28 - Cafe en Espanol 9am 29 - Beach Rocks March 11 - Atlas Pizza Night 11 - PTA meeting, Garden Curriculum 16 - 20 Book Fair 20 - Principal Topic Talks 9am 23 - 27 No School Spring Break April 3 - All School Spirit Assembly (Engagement and Collaboration) 17 - Cafe en Espanol 9am 20 - Principal Topic Talks 9am 21 - Dub's Restaurant Night 25 - Beach School Bash, Auction May 12 - Pizzicato on Fremont Restaurant Night 22 - Principal Topic Talks 9am 29 - All School Spirit Assembly (Growth and Curiosity) 29 - Cafe en Espanol 9am ————— What is Membership Toolkit? Learn all about the app & how to use it here!
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What's Happening Next Week? 22 - Garden Work Party 9 am to noon 24 - OBOB Finals 9:40 27 - Black History Night 5:30-7 27 - Garden Work Party 3-5 pm 28 - Cafe en Espanol 9am 29 - Beach Rocks THANK YOU!
Thanks to all of you who showed up to support Beach School last night at Spitz!
Thank you to Charnetta Hutson, PPS Restorative Justice Program Manager for working with parents Wednesday night to learn more about Restorative Justice, Restorative Practices, and the WHY behind this important community buidling practice being used at Beach. Couldn't make the meeting and want to learn more? Please contact PTA VP Melinda Mechling, and I'd be happy to share some resources and contacts within PPS. You can also watch a great video we shared at the PTA Meeting about Restorative Justice here.
Thank you to Beach Parent Owned Ruby Jewel for treating our teachers and staff to delicious ice cream last week!
How Can I Support Teachers this Week? Complete our Successful Schools Survey https://www.pps.net/Page/14931 Portland Public School will begin the annual survey that allows us to gather data to make informed decisions about school climate and culture. The Successful Schools Survey begins on Monday, Jan. 27. Three segments of the PPS community will take part in the anonymous survey: students, who will be asked to share their experiences in their classrooms and school; families, who will be asked about their perceptions of the school their child attends; and all school-based staff. The survey window for students runs to Feb. 14, and the family survey will be open until Feb. 28. The district will again work with Panorama Education. Last year we partnered with Panorama for the first time, and the 2019 results set a baseline that will allow us to measure improvement in subsequent years. The survey will cover such topics as sense of belonging, school safety, school climate, barriers to family engagement, as well as students’ thoughts and feelings on diversity, equity and inclusion in school. Three groups of students will take part: fourth and fifth graders at the elementary school level; sixth and seventh graders at the middle school level; and freshmen and sophomores in high school. Every parent and guardian in the district will be invited to take the survey, which will be available to families in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Russian and Somali. The family survey will be active on this page starting Jan. 27. Personal Hygiene Essentials for Everyone!
Help Mr. Ramirez give his students some personal hygiene essentials like toothbrushes, toothpaste and deodorant to build self confidence in the classroom and beyond. Support Mr. Ramirez here. Come & Support our 3-5th grade Readers
3-5th grade OBOB teams have been reading their little hearts out to prepare for the Oregon Battle of the Books tournament next week, determining which team will compete in the regional tournament. Come cheer on the teams! Thank you to our amazing librarian, Ayn Frazee, for organizing this, and getting our students to read some awesome books. How can I help Beach School?  Beach Rocks-a night of brews and tunes! Join us for a night of live music and your chance to sing with the band!!
Book Fair Volunteers Needed
The Beach Spring Book fair is coming up this March 16-20th, and Ms. Frazee is in need of volunteers. If you have time to help with set appreciated. Check out the sign up here SNACKS NEEDED! Parents, Did you know that most classrooms have at least one snack time each day. Many of those classes don't have a supply of snacks on hand and have to rely on our Snack Closet. Please consider donating some healthy shelf stable and nut free snacks. Cash and gift cards are very helpful as well so we can fill the supply in bulk. There is a big purple bin in the office for donations to be dropped off. An envelope is available for cash and gift cards. Thank you!! Beach School Bash Auction - Volunteers Needed! Our auction is the largest fundraiser of the year, bringing in necessary dollars to assist the Beach School community. In the past, funds raised from this event has supported Playworks, SUN, technology enhancements and improving services for students and school staff. This fundraiser, slated for late April 2020, is made possible by a great group of parent volunteers and we need your help. Please email Amber Elf if you are interested in volunteering or learning more. —————————————————————————— Get to Know your Community BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION!!! THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27th FROM 5:30p-7:00p! *There will be no SEI SUN this day*
Ultimate Frisbee Kids League All 3rd 4th & 5th graders!  Ultimate is the best sport for young athletes. It's co-ed, self-refereed, active for everyone, and it teaches a type of intense competition that's also collaborative, where players support opponents' play. But don't take my word for it. Sign up! Our team name is ABC Ultimate. $55 (scholarships available) To sign up, follow these steps:
The season is April 5th to May 31st and is on Sundays at 9am - 11am at Lents Park  Right Brain Initiative (RBI) and West African Drumming Check out all the photos from classes--we will add more! Thanks to Amie Wooley for capturing the Arts at Beach. Kinder
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Topic Talks with Principal Lisa Hawking Topic Talks are a continuation of “Coffee with the Principalâ€. The title “Topic Talk†better describes what we’ll do and why (described below). We will also have Cafe en Espanol, scheduled for adjacent Fridays, along with Black Affinity Brunch starting in December Dates and times for Topic Talks are:
Dates for Cafe en Espanol are:
All Cafe en Espanol are facilitated by our wonderful Esther Romero, from 9-10 a.m. in the auditorium. The goals for Topic Talks and Cafe en Espanol are communication and community building. We want to create a space for parents to receive some information about important school-related topics, and a space to hear from, learn from, and better know those of you who are able to attend. (We regret this is not a time that works for many parents’ work schedules and hope that we’ll get to connect with you at evening events, around school such as at arrival or dismissal or in other ways-- please reach out if we can answer any questions orsupport you or your child.) We would love to learn topics of interest from you. Topic Talk topics I’m planning so far include school survey and assessment data, student assessments overviews (MAP, Smarter Balanced, etc.), Social Emotional Learning, Restorative Justice & Collaborative Problem Solving. This Friday’s topic is our 2019-20 School Goals including school data and team processes that led to their formation. At Topic Talks we’ll meet in Circle. Circle work increases the generativity of a group of individuals, helping us find common knowledge and interests, and productive differences, to accomplish shared purposes. We’ll structure the ability for each person to have a turn to speak or listen, and also a structure at closing for collecting additional questions from you that I’ll either be able to answer quickly, or connect with you about later, depending on time. I hope all parents will feel welcome to join us! Sincerely, Lisa Hawking
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Spring is on its way! Please join us for a garden work party! Saturday 2/22 from 9 am - noon and Thursday 2/27 from 3-5 pm We'll be weeding, planting and getting the garden ready for spring. Bring gloves and your favorite tools or use ours. Bring a mug for tea. Snacks provided. We need hands to help spruce up the swales in the lower playground area! This is a chance to improve our play area. We have donated rain garden plants that need to be planted. Interesting in being part of the garden team to help plan upcoming events, raise funds or tend the garden? Email mulysa@resiliencedesign.com —————————————————————————— Upcoming Fundraising Events Fundraising events cost money and everyone is invited. Our goal at fundraising events is to raise money for our community.
SAVE THE DATE: Beach Rocks - February 29th
Beach Rocks-a night of brews and tunes! Join us for a night of live music and your chance to sing with the band!!
First beverage free. Tacos available for purchase. Muchisimas gracias to Esmeralda Caldera, Beach parent and Catalina owner for her generous support of Beach! And many thanks to Great Notion Brewery. Contact Nate Query, nquery@gmail.com or 503-360-8664 for song selection or to play in the band. This event is a fundraiser for the Beach School Community and is for ages 21+ Beach School Bash - April 25th If you are interested in getting involved with this high energy event please contact Amber Elf and see our above post about how to get involved. Restaurant Nights
March 11 Atlas Pizza
April 21 Dub's Restaurant Night
May 12 Pizzicato on Fremont
—————————————————————————— PTA General Meetings PTA Meeting - February 12th Meeting Recap Thank you to Charnetta Hutson, PPS Restorative Justice Program Manager for working with parents Wednesday night to learn more about Restorative Justice, Restorative Practices, and the WHY behind this important community buidling practice being used at Beach. Couldn't make the meeting and want to learn more? Please contact PTA VP Melinda Mechling, and I'd be happy to share some resources and contacts within PPS.
March 11 PTA Meeting 7pm-8pm Learn about our Garden and the curriculum we use to teach out kids about the garden. You will learn how to reinforce the lessons your kids learn at the garden at home. —————————————————————————— —————————————————————————— 2019-2020 PTA Board of Directors!
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