Hiteon Highlights Newsletter

Greetings Hiteon Families,

The days at Hiteon are beginning to feel more normal each day, week, and month we are in person. The community building within classrooms and the school is wonderful to be a part of. We are excited that our parents will be able to be a part of this through volunteering.

Hiteon can't wait to open its doors once again to our community. We plan to welcome volunteers back into the teaching and learning process to work alongside us at Hiteon in January 2020.

In anticipation of this, please fill out your background check found here on the BSD website:

https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/communications-community-involvement/volunteer

Please follow the instructions to upload proof of your vaccination. All volunteers will need proof that they are fully vaccinated and must wear a mask at all times when in our school building. Please be sure to bring your vaccination card every time you visit Hiteon.

Our community is a large piece of our Hiteon Heart, and we enjoyed working alongside you in new ways throughout the pandemic. Remote instruction allowed us to forge new partnerships with you in teaching and learning. We look forward to bringing you back into our school building to deepen those partnerships.

Each teacher and team will hit the ground running in different ways with volunteers. Some classrooms will adopt an "ease in approach" and have limited volunteer opportunities, while others may have regular times and schedules. Volunteer work may be reading one-on-one with students, helping make copies, prepping materials, hanging artwork, etc. The possibilities are endless!

We're currently confidently navigating our Covid protocols at Hiteon with distancing, hand washing, mask-wearing, and contact tracing. While we look forward to having our building open again to volunteers, this will bring additional protocol layers. Classroom teachers will need to also be able to contract trace for students that work with volunteers, and volunteers will need to maintain six feet of distance from students at all times.

Individual teachers will share their plans as they decide what works for their class.

Don't hesitate to get in touch with the Main Office with questions.

Kind Regards,

Meghan Warren, Principal

Jenny Read-Emslie, Assistant Principal

• Exclusion Day is February 16
• BSD Food Resource Holiday Schedule
• Community Resources
• Being Good Neighbors
• Staying Safe at School
• Attendance Notification
  
• OHSU Weekly Covid-19 Testing December's Schedule
• Inclement Weather Information
• 5th Grade Parents Option School/Program Application Deadline
  
• Hiteon's Walking School Bus
  
• Don't Let Your Guard Down
• Lost & Found
• December's Calendar
  
• BSD Approved Activity Flyer Link
  
• Beaverton City Library Winter Fun

Exclusion day for state required vaccinations is Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

Letters will be mailed to parents whose children are not up to date or whose records are incomplete. Should you receive a letter, please provide updated information to the school as soon as possible.

Children who are not current for vaccinations by February 17th will not be able to attend school until records are complete.

There are a few changes to the Fall Food Resource distribution for November and December. Only two schools will host Urban Gleaners Mobile Markets during Thanksgiving and Winter breaks:

Beaverton High School

November 22 & December 20

2 :30 -3:30 p.m.

Aloha High School

November 24 & December 22 & 29

2:30-3:30 p.m.

Feel free to refer families to the Oregon Food Bank's Food Finder to find food pantries in their area: https://www.oregonfoodbank.org/ Or call these resources:

Care to Share (503)592-9025 and Beaverton Resource Center (503)207-5670.

Housing

-Community Action, rental assistance

-Call Mondays at 9am, 503-615-0770

-Fill out prescreening request here

-Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program **Fill out application by Dec 1** (there is a 6 week break after this)

-Start your application here

-St. Vincent de Paul, Hillsboro

-Apply here

-McKinney-Vento support

If you are experiencing housing difficulties you may qualify for additional services from Beaverton School District.

If you are living in any of the following situations:

• Shared housing with other friends or families

• Runaway/homeless youth, and students who are not living with a parent or legally court-appointed guardian

• Temporary or transitional housing

• Emergency and domestic violence shelters

• Motels or hotels

• Campgrounds or inadequate trailer homes

• Substandard housing (homes without heat, water, or working appliances

• Cars, abandoned buildings, parks, the streets or other public spaces

If you are experiencing these conditions, please reach out to me or call the Beaverton H.E.L.P. Center at 503.356.5071

Utilities

-Community action

-Energy conservation/repair assistance, click here

-PGE payment program (for PGE costumers only)

-St. Vincent de Paul, Hillsboro

-Apply here

Food

-Food boxes are available at the school

-From Pacific Foods. Non-perishables.

-Urban Gleaners at various Beaverton Schools

-“Shop” for various foods/meats/vegetables. Types of foods/availability varies depending on what is available and when you arrive.

-Care to Share, 503.591.9025

-Food pantry

-Oregon Food Bank, pantry sites

-Food finder (97008)

-Beaverton Adventist Church, 503-646-9828

-Food pantry open Tuesday 9am-12pm, 12:30-1:30.

-14645 SW Davis Rd, Beaverton, OR 97007-5136

-Sunset Presbyterian Church, (503)292-9293

-Food pantry open Wednesday 9:30-11:30am, 4-6pm

-14986 NW Cornell Road, Portland, OR 97229

-SNAP benefits, apply here

Click here for a good website for multiple resources from the Beaverton School District.

Please reach out to Hiteon's Social worker, Tim Ribner, for clothing or health/mental health/ dental/insurance needs or for any other resource questions.

tim_ribner@beaverton.k12.or.us

503-356-2140

Our Hiteon community goes beyond our students and parents, it also includes our neighbors. Although some of them may not have students here, we need to keep them in mind when we have events or even during arrival and dismissal.

We ask that all parents who park in the neighborhoods around school and walking students to and from school, NOT park in front of mailboxes, blocking driveways or trash cans on trash day.

Thanks everyone for being good neighbors.

Updated December 3, 2021

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.

As of December 3, 2021, students and staff will no longer be required to wear a mask outdoors. At Hiteon, if a student, staff, or parent prefers to wear their mask outdoors, we are supportive of that choice.

• Wear a Mask indoors
• 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: firstname_lastname@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

Please gather their sample and return it to school on Thursday mornings. 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

• December 1 - Testing
  
• December 8 - Testing
• December 15 - Testing
• NO Testing December 22 and December 29

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.

If you would like to enroll or withdraw your child(ren) for the OHSU weekly testing, please contact the Main Office (503) 356-2140.

The recommendation to delay or close school is based on the ability of:

• The district to operate school buses safely
• Students and parents to drive safely
• Students to walk safely
• Employees to get to work on time and safely​​

https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/public-safety/inclement-weather-information

Applications for the 2022-2023 school year 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.

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)

Our crossing guards work hard every day to help our children get to and from school safely. Whether on school property or in the community, if you see a crossing guard, please do what they are asking you to do. It takes all of us to keep the roads safe for everyone. Please be especially mindful in school zones, at intersections and crosswalks (marked and unmarked), near bike lanes and in neighborhoods. Thank you!

SRTS Messaging Toolkit English

SRTS Messaging Toolkit Spanish

Leah Biado-Luis
Safe Routes to School Coordinator

Follow us @BeavertonSafeRoutes

Wondering where your student's coats might be? Hiteon's Lost & Found is overflowing with sweatshirts, jackets, water bottles and more.

We will be rolling the Lost & Found cart outside in front of the main office. Next time you're in the neighborhood take a look.

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.

After-school Activities

English video: https://youtu.be/QepM_5ojYYo

Beaverton City Library has books, movies, games, Activities-to-Go, and lots of great online and onsite events over winter break. And it's all free!

Spanish video: https://youtu.be/7Aow4DgFcrM

La Biblioteca de la Ciudad de Beaverton tiene libros, películas, juegos, Actividades Para Llevar y muchos eventos excelentes en línea y en la biblioteca durante las vacaciones de invierno. ¡Y todo es gratis!

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