Hiteon Highlights Newsletter

• Principal's Greeting
• 3rd Grade Testing 11/4 & 11/5
• Hiteon Academic Night
• Arrival Drop Off is 7:30am
• A Note from the Registrar
• BSD Vaccine Clinic
• Medication Needs at School
• MTSS Letter
• November Holiday Meal Assistance
• Picture Retake Day, Wednesday, Nov 20th
• Library Virtual Bake Off
• Hiteon's November School Calendar
• 5th Grade Option School Program
• Clothes for Kids Appointments
• BSD Food Resources
• Hiteon's Parent Teacher Club - PTC
• Dining for Dollars Panda Express on 11/5
• Piccolo Mondo Toys Fundraiser 11/9-11/15
• BottleDrop Fundraiser 11/15-12/2
• Lollipop Friday 11/22
• Hiteon's Virtual Pumpkin Carving Deadline Extended
• New Volunteer Background Check System
• Community Events

Dear Hiteon Families,

It was great to see our community out in full support of our PTC Trunk or Treat! We know it takes a lot of work to pull off such a huge community event, and we want to thank all those who contributed to its success. Thank you!!

We are excited to welcome you to our upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences! This is an invaluable opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teacher, discuss progress, and collaborate on ways to further support their growth and learning journey.

What to Expect:

• Individualized Updates: Your child's teacher will share insights on their academic performance, participation, and social development.
• Goals and Achievements: Together, we'll review goals set at the beginning of the year and celebrate achievements.
• Next Steps: We'll discuss any specific areas for focus to ensure continued success and address any questions or concerns you may have.

Tips for a Great Conference:

• Bring any questions or topics you’d like to discuss.
• Feel free to share observations about your child’s learning habits or experiences at home.
• If there are particular areas where your child needs extra support, let us know so we can work together effectively.

Strong partnerships between home and school play a crucial role in helping children thrive. Thank you for your continued involvement and commitment to your child's education. We look forward to seeing you!

We do not have school on Thursday and Friday because of conferences. As we continue to support the well-being and success of our students, it’s important to highlight the benefits of limiting screen time and incorporating morning exercise. Starting the day with physical activity boosts energy, improves focus, and sets a positive tone for learning.

Research has shown that children who engage in regular morning exercise are more attentive and better able to absorb information. Reducing screen time, especially before school, we help minimize distractions and promote healthier sleep patterns, contributing to better academic performance and well-being. Maybe Thursday and Friday can be an opportunity for our students to limit screen time and wake up to some exercise!

Let’s encourage our children to start their days actively and screen-free!

Finally, our goal is to meet with 100% of our families for conferences. If you cannot make it to your conference, please contact your child’s teacher and determine the best time to connect with your teacher. If it is impossible to have a face-to-face or Zoom conference, please set up a phone conference.

Thank you for all that you do to support the growth and learning of our students and have a wonderful Veteran’s Day weekend!

Sincerely,

Janet Maza and Jenny Read-Emslie

To All 3rd grade Parent(s)/Guardians,

In October or November, all 3rd grade students in the Beaverton School District, will be administered the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) Screener. This one hour of testing, measures students learned reasoning abilities, through verbal/picture analogies, number analogies and figure matrices.

Families whose student scores in the 90th percentile or above on the CogAT screener, will be notified and invited to give permission for their students to take the remainder of the test. There will be post-screener testing and full CogAT testing happening in elementary schools up until winter break.

If your student is on vacation or ill during the 3rd grade CogAT screener, we will not be able to accommodate a testing session in advance. When you return, check in with the buildings tag facilitator (Dawn Trout) to see if there is an easy way to add your student to a future testing session.

Hiteon Elementary Cogat screener testing dates are:

November 4th 8am-9am for Kunicki and 10:55-11:55 for Weisz

November 5th 8am-9am for Killian and 10:55-11:55 for Makeups

For more information about testing, please contact your schools Tag Facilitator Dawn Trout dawn-trout@beaverton.k12.or.us

It is important to know there is NO adult supervision before 7:30am.

We have seen a number of students standing outside as early as 7:15 am and with the

mornings now being very dark it is not safe for them to be dropped off so early.

For the safety of your child, please don't drop off your student until 7:30am.

ONLINE VERIFICATIONS:

For families that have not done their online verification, your ParentVUE features will be restricted until the verification is completed.

ATTENDANCE:

When parents report absences, a reason for absence is essential to code your students' absences appropriately.

Thanks,

Lekha Pillai

Registrar

It is URGENT that ALL medications either over the counter and/or prescription medications be checked into the office by a parent or guardian. This even includes such things as cough drops and chap stick.

Medications SHOULD NOT be carried by students in pockets, purses, book bags or backpacks. Students are NOT allowed to self administer at school.

Parents or guardians are required to bring all medications over the counter or prescription to the office in their original packaging (No ziplocks or loose items) and fill out an "Administration of Medication form".

This form is necessary if your child needs to take any type of medication (prescription or over the counter) during school hours, and must be completed by a parent or guardian.

Medication policies are strictly adhered to by school personnel. Please contact the school office at 503-356-2140 if you have questions.

Dear Hiteon Families,

Ensuring all students make progress towards standards is a key outcome of BSD’s Strategic Plan. As part of this plan, BSD is implementing a districtwide K-12 comprehensive literacy and math universal screener that will be used as an assessment tool for all students, including those identified as needing special education, academic interventions and/or Talented and Gifted services. Star Assessments are designed to align with and support Oregon State Learning Standards in language arts and mathematics. This alignment ensures that the assessments provide relevant and meaningful data to educators.

Star Assessments are short, computer adaptive tests that provide teachers with personalized learning data for each student. Students may take a Star test for early literacy, math, or reading.

Teachers will analyze the data they receive from Star Assessments to learn what students already know and what they are ready to learn next, to monitor student growth, and provide targeted instruction. This system of assessments will be used not only to inform data-based decisions, but to support an instructional framework of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS).

Students will take the Star Assessments three times during the 2024-2025 school year, during the Fall, Winter, and Spring.

At Fall Conferences, your child’s teacher will share a report of the Star assessment(s) taken in September. At Spring Conferences, a report that highlights your child’s learning growth will be shared.

Please contact your child’s teachers if you have any questions about the Star assessments.

Dear Hiteon Community,

We’re grateful for our community partner’s generous offer to provide a November meal to families in need. If your family would benefit from this support, please complete the form below by November 11th. Resources are limited so please submit the form as soon as possible.

For any questions or additional support, please feel free to reach out to

Tina Strub, Community Liaison

tina_strub@beaverton.k12.or.us

503-356-2140 ext. 62227

Here's the link to the Google form November meal assistance

1. 🍰 Check out a Hiteon library OR a Beaverton public library cookbook.

2. 🍪 Pick a recipe in the book you want to cook with your family.

3. 🎂 Write the list of ingredients you will need to buy.

4. 🥧 With parent permission, bake/cook the item.

5. 📸 Take 2 pictures.

6. 🥮 You holding the recipe in the book.

7. 🍮 You holding the food you cooked/baked.

8. 🧁 Send the 2 pictures to Mrs. Sadlouskos email mary_sadlouskos@beaverton.k12.or.us

After your parents send the picture to Mrs. Sadlouskos, Stop by the library to pick your prize.

Prizes will be a free poster! The bake-off ends Dec. 5, 2024

Nov 7 & 8 Conference Days

Nov 11 Veteran’s Day

Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving Break

Learn more about BSD’s option schools and programs, including the Arts & Communication Magnet Academy (ACMA, incoming grades 6-12), Beaverton Academy of Science & Engineering (BASE, incoming grades 6-10), International School of Beaverton (ISB, incoming grades 6-10) and Rachel Carson Environmental Science Program located at Cedar Park Middle School (incoming grades 6-8).

All-in-One Fairs

At these fairs, you’ll be able to get information about all the district's option schools and programs at one time:

• October 23 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Highland Park Middle School - The presentation will be in English. If you need interpretation, please call 503-356-3755.
• October 29 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Meadow Park Middle School - The presentation will be in Spanish. If you need interpretation, please call 503-356-3755.

Open Houses

These open houses will be focused on specific schools and programs:

• Arts and Communication Magnet Academy: November 4 & 20, 6:30 p.m.
• Beaverton Academy of Science & Engineering: October 30 & December 3
  • Last name - A-K: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
  • Last name - L-Z: 7:30-8:30 p.m.
• International School of Beaverton:
  • Prospective middle school students - November 6 & 12, 6 p.m.
  • Prospective high school students (incoming grades 9-10 only) - November 19, 6:30 p.m.
• Rachel Carson at Cedar Park Middle School: October 22 & November 6, 6 p.m.

The window to apply for an option school or program is October 14-December 13 by 3 p.m.

Clothes for Kids appointments for the October 2024 - February 2025 time period are now available. The program serves current BSD students whose families have limited income. This appointment window goes through February. There is one appointment per family during this timeframe.

BSD families must log into ParentSquare to make an appointment. Please know:

• One appointment per family, not per child.

• Up to three appointments per school year per family.*

• Clothing is only available for current BSD students and is limited to current inventory.

• Appointments are up to one hour in length.

• Bring reusable shopping bags, if available.

• Young children need to be supervised at all times.

To keep on schedule, it's very important to be on time for your Clothes for Kids appointment. If you arrive very early or very late, we may not be able to accommodate you. If you need to cancel, please do so at least 24 hours prior to your appointment.

Please note: Clothes for Kids is located on the east side of the District Support Center at 16550 SW Merlo Road. Just go straight through the gate and look for the Clothes for Kids building on the left.

*One appointment per family per trimester (up to 3 visits per school year). Please do not delete your appointment signup after you have attended.

https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/communications-community-involvement/clothes-for-kids

Craving Panda Express? Support our school while you dine on Tuesday, November 5! Visit Panda Express and show the attached flyer on your phone (or printed) when you order, or use our unique code online (enter 381673 in the fundraiser code box at https://www.pandaexpress.com/), and 20% of your purchase will go to our school. It's an easy and delicious way to help fund programs and activities for our students.

Thank you for your support!!!

Who doesn’t love shopping for great toys? Please join us at Piccolo Mondo Toys, a locally owned toy store for a holiday school fundraiser.

If you would like to get some ideas, visit their website at www.piccolomondotoys.com. Family and friends who are unable to attend the event can also call in orders during the week at

503-579-8100. Piccolo Mondo normally tracks and gives a $10 reward for every $200 purchase to their customers; but on this week all customer credit goes toward Hiteon.

😀. DATES: Saturday November 9th - Friday November 15th 2024

😁. TIME: 9:30am-7:00pm Monday to Friday and 10:00am- 5:00pm Sunday

🤗. WHAT: 15% of your total purchase amount will be donated to Hiteon Elementary.

😊. WHERE: Piccolo Mondo Toys in Progress Ridge 12345 SW Horizon Blvd. Suite 43, OR 97007

Due to the 15% donation, coupons and special prices/offers will not be accepted during this event. Please come support our school and a locally owned family business!

8th Annual Holiday Give campaign from

November 15th – December 2nd

Our Hiteon community appreciates Bottle drop donations throughout the year, but funds raised during the match period will receive a 20% match, for a maximum of $600 in matching funds from BottleDrop per Fundraiser!!

Two ways to donate:

1. Drop your Hiteon-tagged blue bags at any drop bottle location: https://bottledrop.com/locations/. Blue bags are available at the front office and will also be distributed during Trunk or Treat on 10/24!

2. Online donation from your Bottle drop green bag account: https://bottledrop.com/donate-nonprofits/

We are introducing a new treat to our students. We will be rotating popcorn and lollipops. The lollipops will not have a charge just like popcorn. We are welcoming donations of a quarter or any amount you wish to donate. Send your donation with your student on Friday November 22nd and we'll do the rest. We will still be limiting orders to TWO LOLLIPOPS PER STUDENT.

If you haven’t done so already, please reapply to be a volunteer in the Beaverton School District. We’re implementing a new volunteer management system over the summer and need time to process and complete the criminal background checks for all applicants.

Start on the Volunteer webpage on the district website. The entire process — including the review of the Child Abuse Prevention & Reporting and Adult Sexual Misconduct training materials — should take less than 10 minutes to complete.

Thank you for prioritizing our students’ safety and for your willingness to volunteer in BSD.

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