Hazeldale Elementary

Dear Hazeldale Parents and Guardians!

The first week of school was incredible! We visited many classrooms and answered students questions; from our favorite color to "Have you touched a jellyfish?". We saw lots of smiles and connections happening! Students shared about their summer break and their excitement about the learning that will happen this school year. Past students and older siblings also came to visit and shared how much they miss Hazeldale. Finally, we welcomed so many new to Hazeldale students!!!!! The new school year brings so much JOY!!!!!!!

Hazeldale staff spent time reviewing school wide and classroom expectations, developing and strengthening relationships, and creating community. We continue to brainstorm ideas on how to support our students as well as our community!

Next week, on Tuesday, September 9th, from 7:45-8:45am, we will host the first Coffee with the Principal. If you are available, we would like to see you and hear your ideas for the 25-26 school year!

#HawksAchieveAtHazeldale

#HalconesLogranEnHazeldale

House of the Hawks | Casa de los halcones

Warmly,

Carolina Cavedon & Anh Nguyen-Johnson

Hazeldale Principal & Assistant Principal

SEPTEMBER

Sept 8 1st Day for PreK

Sept 8 Team H.O.P.E. (PTO) Meeting at 7:00pm at Hazeldale

Sept 9 Coffee with the Principal at 7:45am

Sept 11 English QPR Suicide Prevention Information Night for Families from Kinnaman & Hazeldale (@Kinnaman) from 6:00-7:30pm

Sept 16 Spanish QPR Suicide Prevention Information Night for Families from Kinnaman & Hazeldale (@Hazeldale) from 6:00-7:30pm

Sept 22 No School - Staff Development

OCTOBER

Oct 2 Picture Day

Oct 3 Hustle for Hazeldale

Oct 8 International Walk + Roll To School Day

Oct 10 No School - Staff Development/Workday

Oct 13 Team H.O.P.E. (PTO) Meeting at 7:00pm

Oct 14 Coffee with the Principal at 7:45am

Oct 16 No School - Conferences

Oct 17 No School

Oct 20 Dental Sealants Grades PK, 1, 2, 3

Oct 27-30 Team HOPE Drive

Oct 31 No School - Grading Day

In alignment with Governor Tina Kotek’s executive order, the district has made adjustments to the personal electronic device policy. All personal devices — including cell phones, earbuds, headphones and smartwatches — must be stored in backpacks during the school day, including restroom breaks and lunchtime. Students with IEPs or 504 plans that include device-related accommodations are exempt. If you need to get an urgent message to your child during the school day, please call the main office.

Please take a moment to review this policy with your child to ensure a smooth start to the school year.

Every BSD school will host an information night on suicide prevention for parents/guardians in September, which is National Suicide Prevention Month. These events will offer practical tools to help you support your child’s mental well-being. We encourage every parent/guardian to attend, regardless of your child's age.

Kinnaman and Hazeldale Elementary are partnering to better serve the community. Please, use this form to sign up if you are interested in attending our parents/guardians only night to learn more about suicide prevention tools. Hazeldale guardians can join the English only session at Kinnaman and Kinnaman Guardians can join the Spanish only session at Hazeldale. We have a limited number of spaces (35) that we can accommodate for each of this evening events. If we have more than 35, we will have a waitlist and try to offer another event at a later date.

To sign-up, please, complete this form.

As was announced at the end of last school year, the BSD is transitioning from using the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) to the Naglieri General Abilities Tests (NGATs). This decision aligns with the BSD’s commitment to meet the needs of all students as described in our strategic plan.

In October 2025, BSD 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will be screened for giftedness in their classrooms using one of three NGATs, unless families choose to request their children to be given the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT).

• 3rd grade students will take the Naglieri General Ability Test - Nonverbal.

• 4th grade students will take the Naglieri General Ability Test - Verbal

• 5th grade students will take the Naglieri General Ability Test - Quantitative
  
  

During this school year (2025-26), families who want to request that their student take the CogAT must complete this google form link. Requests must be submitted by September 22nd. Please remember, students cannot be tested with the CogAT in consecutive years, so if your child took the CogAT during the 2024-25 school year, they will not be allowed to take the CogAT again this year. As of the 2026-26 school year, the district will only use NGATs. If you request that your child be given the CogAT, they will not take the NGAT in their classroom.

If your student is on vacation or ill when their class takes the NGAT, we will have a make-up day for all tests missed at the school. If your student misses the make-up test, they will not be tested this year. Exceptions may be made for 5th graders upon the discretion of the District TAG Coordinator.

It's normal for children to get sick from time to time. But when should a parent keep a child home?

Below are some guidelines to help you make the decision about when to keep your child home from school. The recommendations are based on the guidelines provided by the Communicable Disease Program of the Washington County Department of Health and Human Services. They were developed to help prevent the spread of potentially contagious disease.

Home is the best place for a child who is ill. If your child is sick with a diagnosed communicable disease, please notify the school as soon as possible. This notification will greatly assist others who, due to medical reasons and/or treatments, have weakened immune systems and may require immediate and specialized care.

For more information, please visit: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/teaching-learning/student-services/school-nursing/too-sick-for-school

Be Safe. Be Smart.

The new school year is the perfect time for students and families to start creating healthy (and safe!) habits. Safety is everyone’s responsibility! Here are some reminders when you are traveling in your neighborhood:

• Keep your eyes and ears open for traffic all around.

• Wear a helmet whenever you travel by bike, skateboard, scooter, or roller skates.

• If driving, slow down to 20 mph or less in school zones and neighborhood streets.

• Check for safety at all intersections and in bike lanes.

Remember to be alert and mindful of all road users (no texting!).

Don't Let Your Guard Down!

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!

Thousands of school children make it home safely thanks to our BSD Crossing Guards.

Motorists please:

• Slow down when approaching a School Crossing Zone.
• Stop when the Crossing Guard holds out the yellow ‘School’ flag and enters the roadway.
• Proceed only when the Crossing Guard has reached the sidewalk and all pedestrians have exited the roadway.

Hello Hazeldale Hawks!

The new school year is in full swing and we’re getting ready for our biggest fundraiser of the year — Hustle for Hazeldale: Fun Run 2025! 🏃‍♀️💛
Mark your calendars for Friday, October 3rd.

You can set up a profile for your student at www.pledgestar.com/hazeldale. Please share their profile with friends and family and encourage them to donate. Every dollar goes back to Hazeldale for events, teacher funds, field trips (and buses!), grants, and so much more.

🏆 Prizes: All registered students get a Burgerville ice cream coupon🍦, with top fundraisers earning Hopscotch Tickets, Flip Museum Tickets, and the top student winning a $50 Kingpins Arcade card!

👕 Every student will receive a new T-Shirt and they will be distributed the day of the event.

👉 Important Reminder: Even spectators must complete the Raptor volunteer application. Please be sure to fill out this application if you plan to come and cheer on your Hawks! This is good for two years, so if you completed this last year, you do not have to register again.

Dining for Dollars: Our first Dining for Dollars event will be on Thursday, Sept. 15 at SHAKE SHACK on Cornelius Pass Road. See flyer for details.🍔

Bottle Drive: Save your bottles/cans and drop them in Hazeldale blue bags. All proceeds support Team HOPE. See flyer for more details! ♻️
Art Literacy: We need Volunteers for all classes! Please sign up using this form. Art literacy is important in schools because it helps students develop creativity, critical thinking, and self-expression while building an appreciation for diverse cultures and perspectives.. 🎨

Finally, join us for our first Community Meeting on Monday, Sept. 8 at 7:00 pm in the conference room by the cafeteria. We will also be holding an Orientation at 6:00 for all new Volunteers! An agenda will be sent out prior to the meeting. Email hazeldalehawkspto@gmail.com with any questions. We’d love to see you there! 🤝

Thank you for supporting Hazeldale Hawks!
- Team HOPE

• Student hours are 7:45 am to 2:20 pm Monday through Friday

• Doors open at 7:30 am daily

• There is no adult supervision before 7:30am

• If your child is having breakfast at school, we strongly encourage you to drop them off promptly at 7:30 am

• The instructional day begins promptly at 7:45. Every instructional minute counts!
  

• Office hours are 7:30-3:30 pm Monday through Friday

Please drop students off at the front of the building at 7:30 AM. Family members can drive up through the drop off line, designated by the blue line on the map below, or park and walk their student to the front of the building. Please help keep traffic moving by pulling up as far as possible along the curb, using the crosswalk to cross the parking lot, and only dropping students off once you have passed the crossing guard (not in the parking lot). And remember, there will be a line of cars in order of arrival. Please, do NOT cross in front of other cars. Wait your turn!

Students should line up by the front door closest to the right and form a line around the building. At 7:30, a staff member will open one door , students will be greeted and allowed inside the building. Students in grades 1 to 5 enter through the right door. Kindergarten and Prek students enter the building using the left door.

PreK students wait outside in the designated area with a family member/guardian until a staff member arrives to greet and bring students inside the building. Please, remember, the first day for prek students is on September 8th.

*Please note: There is no supervision until 7:30am. Please do not drop your child before then.

Students that will be picked up from school will wait inside the gym. Family members can drive up through the pick up line, designated by the blue line on the map below. A staff member will communicate with the family and inform the staff inside the gym that the student should come outside. Students will walk to the car once the car has stopped. Families can also park and walk up to the waiting area. Please help keep traffic moving by pulling up as far as possible along the curb, using the crosswalk to cross the parking lot, and only picking students up once you have passed the crossing guard (not in the parking lot). And remember, there will be a line of cars in order of arrival. Please, do NOT cross in front of other cars. Wait your turn!

The building is open to all students at 7:30am, including students who will be having breakfast at school. If a student arrives late and needs breakfast, they will be able to get it from the cafeteria and eat it in their classroom.

Both breakfast and lunch are provided free for each student each day. Families do not need to complete the benefit application.

The Beaverton School District Menu for Elementary Schools can be found here.

Parents/Guardians should NOT bring treats, balloons, etc. to the classroom for a “birthday party.”

In addition:

1. Birthdays may be celebrated in the classroom through the reading of a child's favorite book or by creating cards, for example. This approach will allow for each student’s birthday to be recognized, maximizing instructional time, as well as limiting the sugary foods that are consumed when regularly celebrating birthdays in the classroom, avoiding allergic reactions and honoring the diversity among our students and families.

2. If your child wants to invite children from the class to a birthday party outside of school, the invitations should not be delivered to children at school unless the whole class is being invited. Please note that student phone and addresses are confidential and therefore cannot be provided by the teacher.

3. A great way to celebrate your child's special day is to send to school their favorite picture book to be shared aloud with the whole class. Make sure you let your student's teacher know about it.

Please, remember to label all your student's personal belongings as well as to send extra clothes in the backpack. Accidents can happen and the school doesn't have extra clothes to provide to all students. Thanks for understanding!

If your student will need medications at school, prescription or over-the-counter, parents need to bring those to school and fill out a Medication Authorization Form. You can stop by our school office during Meet Your Teacher night with your medication and fill out the form. You can find more information on medication requirements on our district website:

Student Health/Medication

ParentSquare Tip: Logging into the App

If you haven’t visited the ParentSquare app in a while and you see a bunch of old messages in your feed, there’s a good chance that you’ve been logged out due to an app update.

If you’ve been logged out, there’ll be a generic avatar in the top right corner of your mobile app. Tap the avatar and that will bring you to the sign-in screen. Once you sign in, your post feed should update.

ParentSquare Tip: Logging into the App (Spanish)

Si no has iniciado sesión en tu aplicación de ParentSquare por mucho tiempo y observas una lista de publicaciones antiguas, es muy probable que hayas cerrado sesión debido a una actualización de la aplicación.

Si has cerrado sesión, habrá un avatar genérico en la esquina superior derecha de tu aplicación móvil. Presiona el avatar y accederás a la pantalla de inicio de sesión. Una vez que hayas iniciado sesión, tu lista de publicaciones debería estar actualizada.

Starting this month, a convenience fee will be added to all online payments made with a credit or debit card via the district's online portal. The fee includes:

• $0.40 per transaction

• Plus 3.69% of the total amount

This fee helps cover processing costs and only applies to credit card payments. Cash and check payments will not have any fees added.

Our Spirit Shop is online — making it easier than ever to show off your school pride! Browse a wide selection of apparel, accessories, and gear from the comfort of your home. Whether you are looking for cozy hoodies, stylish t-shirts, or fun extras like mugs and stickers, we’ve got you covered.

Visit the shop anytime at: https://hazeldale.schoolspiritshop.com/

Support our school and look great doing it — Go Hawks!

Hazeldale Elementary School works to support and inspire every child to think, to learn, to care, and to engage with power and agency in a changing world.

We provide a learning environment and instruction that promotes engagement, academic excellence, self-confidence, independence, risk and resilience. We foster respect, an appreciation of self and others, and collaboration through inquiry, exploration, goal setting and service.

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La Escuela Primaria Hazeldale trabaja para apoyar e inspirar a cada niño a pensar, aprender, preocuparse y participar con poder y agencia en un mundo cambiante.

Proporcionamos un entorno de aprendizaje e instrucción que promueve el compromiso, la excelencia académica, la confianza en uno mismo, la independencia, el riesgo y la resiliencia. Fomentamos el respeto, la apreciación de uno mismo y de los demás, y la colaboración a través de la investigación, la exploración, el establecimiento de objetivos y el servicio.

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Website | Sitio Web: https://hazeldale.beaverton.k12.or.us/

Location | Ubicación: Hazeldale Elementary School, 20080 SW Farmington Rd, Beaverton, OR 97007
Phone | Número de teléfono: 503-356-2010