Hiteon Highlights Newsletter

Greetings Hiteon Families,

The past month has gone so quickly, and new routines and rhythms at Hiteon have begun to emerge. The new practice of having students enter the three different entry doors to begin class in a calm and relaxed manner has been amazing. Students are not all traveling at full speed to get to class with no time to breathe instead they have time to acclimate to school at a slower pace.

Teachers are diving into the curriculum, and students are engaged in the learning through asking questions and making connections. It is impressive how resilient our students and staff have been.

Thanks to our generous PTC, we have been able to bring the 5 Oaks Museum to Hiteon. Below are the details about the exhibit, This IS Kalapuyan Land. It will be outside located on the backside of the school near the primary wing. We invite you and your family to come and enjoy the Indigenous artwork. There are QR codes you can snap on to learn more about each art piece and the artist.

Museum Details:

When: November 3 through November 19

Where: In the grassy area at the back of the school near the primary wing

What: ABOUT THE EXHIBITION This IS Kalapuyan Land opened in 2019 as a physical museum exhibition by Guest Curator Steph Littlebird Fogel (Grand Ronde, Kalapuya) and became an online exhibition in 2020. Fogel annotated panels from the museum’s prior exhibit on Kalapuyan peoples, curated contemporary Native artwork into the exhibition, and added historical content from David G. Lewis, Ph.D., who is a preeminent scholar on Western Oregon tribes. The exhibition prompts critical thinking around the representation of Indigenous history and identity in non-Indigenous institutions.

Why: It is an excellent addition to our Tribal/Shared History curriculum (Senate Bill 13)

The ten art pieces represented have been turned into yard signs and have QR codes that provide more information. Please come and enjoy!

Kind Regards,

Meghan Warren, Principal

Jenny Read-Emslie, Assistant Principal

• Parking Lot Traffic Flow
• Staying Safe at School
• Attendance Notification
  
• Hiteon's OHSU Weekly Covid-19 Testing
• Hiteon's Gym Use
• 5th Grade Parents Option School/Program Application Process
  
• Native American/Alaska Native Heritage Month
• Hiteon's Walking School Bus
• Thanksgiving Week Schedule Change
• Hiteon-PTC's Pumpkin Decorating Contest
• Dinning 4 Dollars at MOD Pizza
  
• School's November Calendar
• Fall Back Time Change
• BSD Approved Activity Flyer Link

Arrival Reminders:

Our arrival procedures have not changed. Please do not send students to school before 7:45 am. We have no adult supervision until 7:45 and when students arrive they go directly to their classrooms or to get breakfast.

Also, remember we have three different entries depending on your child’s grade level. Below is an explanation of this.

Arrival Locations:

Kindergarten & First Grade: Enter at the Purple Door

Second & Third Grade: Enter at the Yellow Door

Fourth & Fifth Grade: Enter at the Green Door

Navigating Hiteon’s Parking Lot

• Green & Yellow Zone entrances are open for parking and drop-off.

• Green Zone is off of Davies

• Yellow Zone is off of Brockman

(There is no through traffic in these areas)

• Purple Zone entrance - No parking, no drop-off, and no pick up during Arrival or Dismissal (Busses & Daycare Drop Off Only).

• We prefer you walk your child into Hiteon and/or use our parent drop-off lane.

We want to ensure that all our students and staff remain safe in the school building and school grounds. Please watch this slide deck filled with important information on how we can all stay safe during the school day. Remember, at Hiteon, everyone practices the 3W's.

• Wear a Mask
• Watch your Distance (Airplane arms - 3ft)
• Wash your hands frequently

Stay Safe at School

Attendance habits are set the very first week of the school year, so please start building good attendance habits early. As a parent, you can help by establishing a regular bedtime and morning routine. You can also avoid medical appointments during school hours, as well as extended trips when school is in session.

If your student does need to be absent or leave school early, be sure to follow these guidelines:

• Email your teacher at least 24 hours prior if possible.
• Inform them that your student will be missing school or being picked up early.
• Please give detailed reasons for the absence.
• Teachers emails follow this format: first name_last name@beaverton.k12.or.us
• Include the office team on the email as well. This is incase the teacher is also absent the office staff will also be aware.
• Principal Secretary's email is martha_spinks@beaverton.k12.or.us
• Registrar's email is valerie_sinnott@beaverton.k12.or.us
• We ask that you also call the Attendance line. Again include details regarding the absence.

ATTENDANCE LINE 503-356-2141

If you enrolled your child(ren) in the program prior to October 11th, your child(ren) was sent home with the first testing kit today.

Please gather their sample and return it to school tomorrow, Thursday morning. We cannot accept kits later in the day due to them being picked up for testing on Thursday morning. Any kits returned Thursday afternoon or on Friday will be discarded.

Non-School Days:

• If a test pick-up day falls on a non-student day, then testing will not occur for that week.
• Test kits will not be distributed during those weeks.

Hiteon’s Testing Schedule

• November 3 - Testing
• November 10 - No Testing - Veteran’s Day
• November 17 - Testing
• November 24 - No Testing - Thanksgiving Break
• December 1 - Testing
• December 8 - Testing

If your child(ren) is absent on the distribution or collection days, they will not be part of that week's testing. Also, if the testing kit is not turned in on the collection day, then it will not be part of that week’s testing. We are on a strict distribution and collection schedule with OHSU, and we cannot make exceptions to this schedule.

IMPORTANT SAMPLE COLLECTION INFORMATION

• DO THE TEST FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
• DO NOT ALLOW YOUR CHILD TO DRINK, EAT OR BRUSH THEIR TEETH BEFORE COLLECTING THEIR SALIVA.

Attached below are links to how-to videos on how to complete the screening test.

• Here is a link to the OHSU COVID-19 Screening Website.
• Here is a link to the English YouTube video on how to complete the screening test.
• Here is a link to the Spanish YouTube video on how to complete the screening test.

Enrollment into this testing program has already occurred. If you would like to add your child(ren) to the OHSU weekly testing, please contact the Main Office for more information (503) 356-2140.

Greetings Hiteon Community,

The start of the school year has gone well. Regarding Covid-19, we have had some positive student cases at our school, but we have not seen spread throughout the school due to these positive cases. We continue to mitigate spread through social distancing, mask-wearing, and hand washing. We want to thank all of you for your ongoing proactivity and support.

We’ve been utilizing our Gym as a second Cafeteria but will soon be adjusting this to bring PE classes back into the Gym. This will be a win for our PE teachers and students! They will be able to space out in the Gym and become more active due to their ability to distance themselves from one another.

Our Cafeteria space will adjust and move from the Gym and Cafeteria to our former Music Room and Cafeteria. Seating has been 6 feet apart since the start of the year, with the coming adjustments, it will now be 5 feet apart during lunch. We will continue to have seating charts in place and coach students to put their masks back on as soon as they finish eating.

This change will go into effect on November 15. We will monitor this adjustment and readjust the plan as needed.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions (503)356-2140.

Best,

Meghan Warren, Principal

Jenny Read-Emslie, Assistant Principal

Applications for the 2022-2023 school year will be available on Monday, October 18. All applicants must reside within the Beaverton School District boundaries. Resident students not currently attending a Beaverton school will need to complete a paper application.

Students may only select one Learning Option school on their application. They should give careful consideration to their choice of school. Once an application has been submitted, no changes will be allowed.

The following are the option schools/programs available:

• Arts and Communication Magnet Academy (ACMA)
• Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering (BASE)
• International School of Beaverton (ISB)
• Rachel Carson Program of Environmental Science at Cedar Park Middle School
• Raleigh Hills (8th Grade Only)
• Springville (8th Grade Only)

Applications must be received online or in the Learning Options office no later than Friday, December 10 at 4:00 p.m. Visit the Learning Options webpage for more information.

In 1990, former President George H.W. Bush signed the proclamation declaring the month of November as Native American Heritage Month. The proclamation celebrates and recognizes the accomplishments of the peoples who were the original inhabitants of the United States of America. In September 2020, the Beaverton School Board adopted a resolution, acknowledging the month of November as Native American/Alaska Native Heritage Month.

Join us in celebrating the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, histories and contributions of Native people.

BSD has been impacted by a nationwide labor shortage. Currently, we’re down 250-300 substitute teachers and 400 classified substitutes, as well as many full-time positions. This shortage is putting a considerable strain on our entire system. Mechanics and dispatchers are driving buses on a daily basis; teachers are forgoing planning time to fill in for absent colleagues; principals are spending their days in classrooms as teachers. Our staff is overextended and in need of some relief.

For that reason, we’re altering the school schedule in late November:

• Monday, November 22: No school for students; professional development day for licensed staff; work day for classified staff (Previously, this day was an instructional day.)
• Tuesday, November 23: No school for students or staff (Previously, this day was an instructional day.)
• Wednesday, November 24-Friday, November 26: No school
• Monday, November 29: Regular school day for students and staff; A/Odd Day (Previously, this day was a no student/staff professional day.)

The result of the calendar change is one less instructional day in favor of a Wellness Day for our students and staff. While this change may pose a challenge for some, I hope that you will agree that a focus on wellness is needed at this time.

Here are the winners from this year's Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

Luella Bowler - Kindergarten

Bentley Blackwell - First Grade

Kaito Huang - Second Grade

Rylee Bowler - Third Grade

Austin Scott - Fourth Grade

Haylee Araya - Fifth Grade

Winners, please email president@hiteonptc.org for prize details. A big thanks to all that participated!

Due to COVID-19,BSD is only accepting flyers for review with approved facility use and intergovernmental agencies (City of Beaverton, THPRD, WCCLS, and Washington County). Below please find the link to the approved list of flyers for November 2021.

Flyers approved for Electronic Student Distribution are listed alphabetically under elementary.

Please note there are NO Approved flyers for Community Table Distribution at this time. You can also access it on our webpage under the Family Tab.

Approved Flyers for Electronic Student Distribution - After School Activities

Meghan Warren, Principal

Jenny Read-Emslie, Assistant Principal

Hiteon’s Mission Statement

Hiteon is a community dedicated to providing an educational experience in which everyone can reach their full potential and make positive societal contributions. We strive to enhance personal, community, and global identities while developing life-long learners.

Email: meghan_warren@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: https://hiteon.beaverton.k12.or.us/
Location: 13800 Southwest Brockman Road, Beaverton, OR, USA
Phone: 503-356-2140