Principal's Message
Dear Hallinan Families,
I love the month of November! The weather change seems to signal us to stay in, cook hearty meals and create a warm and welcoming environment. Of course, we're Oregonians, so we still go outside whenever possible. Please make sure your children come to school properly dressed for being outside in cooler, drizzly weather. And consider labeling all their jackets and sweaters that they may leave on the playground so we can return them.
We will be studying the character trait GRATITUDE this month. We define gratitude as choosing to appreciate things in our lives. Counselor Brittany Erspamer has shared her monthly Counseling Corner with us this week. She has included her monthly newsletter, activities and lots of resources - to view everything, please click on Ms E's Counselor's Corner below. An additional activity, which I like to do whenever I have leftover pumpkins, is making thankful pumpkins. Grab some markers, a pumpkin or two, and let everyone write down something (or lots of things) they are thankful or grateful for. It's a creative and fun way to teach and instill gratitude. You could also do this with paper placemats or a table runner at Thanksgiving - or any day of the month!
At Hallinan, we have a lot to be grateful for, our beautiful school, outstanding staff, generous PTO, caring and supportive families and amazing students. I am grateful every day I have the opportunity to watch our students learn and thrive at Hallinan.
with gratitude,
Melissa Griffiths
11/11 - No School - Veterans Day
11/17 - PTO Meeting at 6:30 pm
11/18 - OBOB Forms (3rd, 4th & 5th grade) due Online or in the Office
11/21-11/25 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
12/2 - Photo Retakes
12/6 - Vision Screening
12/15 - PTO Meeting at 8:30 am
12/19-1/2 - No School - Winter Break
1/3 - Classes Resume!
How to Find Your Child's iReady Report
iReady assessments, a diagnostic tool for the purpose of providing specific data to assist in instructional planning have been posted to ParentVUE for 1st through 5th graders. This tool measures student performance linked to end-of-year standards, so students have not yet been exposed to much of the material in the assessment questions. We use these scores in conjunction with classroom work as well as daily, weekly, monthly, and term assessments to identify students' strengths and areas for improvement. You can find iReady reports by clicking on this link: ParentVUE and then on the documents tab.
Hello Hallinan Families!
Slice of Gratitude: A HUGE thank you to all the parents who helped make Harvest Fest and the class parties a success for the kids! Thank you to our popcorn volunteers - you were essential! And thank you to the parents who helped us set up a group game station!
Harvest Fest Photos: Photos are being uploaded by your Room Parents to a Google Drive. We will include a link in next week's newsletter.
Jog-A-Thon: As of now, we have earned around $33,000 from our Jog-A-Thon fundraiser! We still have some pledges coming in from corporate match sponsors and if that number changes significantly we will let you know! Again, a huge thank you to YOU for helping us achieve that number! And a huge thank you to Erin Saylor and Jesi Silco, our Jog-a-Thon Chairs.
Here are the Jog-A-Thon award winners (gift basket drawings announced shortly):
Since we had groups running in two locations, we have two overall class winners:
· The winner of the groups running in the gym, with an average lap count of 20, is Mrs. Graver’s 1st grade class!
· The winner of the groups running around the library, with an average lap count of 19.79, was Mrs. Franz’s 4th grade class!
Individual winners:
· In Ms. Arnold’s kindergarten class, the spirit award winner is Sadie Powell and the lap winner is Shai Silva.
· In Ms. Hagedorn’s kindergarten class, the spirit award winner is Mackenzie Meier and the lap winner is Maya Hartley.
· In Ms. Olson’s 1st grade class, the spirit award winner is Misha Hart-Markovics and the lap winner is Lane Borcherding.
· In Ms. Graver’s 1st grade class, the spirit award winner is Mateo Hollingshead and the lap winner is Lucas Setter.
· In Ms. Lopez’s 1st grade class, the spirit award winner is Amara Howard and the lap winner is Kalle Granada.
· In Ms. Locke’s 2nd grade class, the spirit award winner is Weston Pyrch and there was a three-way tie for the lap winner: Cooper Powell, James Ellison, and Drew Batchelder.
· In Ms. Lindsey’s 2nd grade class, the spirit award winner is Sarasija Gona and the lap winner is Briana Lee.
· In Ms. McLaren’s 2rd grade class, the spirit award winner would like to remain anonymous – but you know who you are! There was a four-way tie for lap winner: Marco Alvarez, Leo Tidwell, Everly Waldman, and Odin Hartzler.
· In Ms. Orme’s 3rd grade class, the spirit award winner is Milo Saylor. There was a two-way tie for lap winner: Oscar Dupuis and Everett Payne.
· In Ms. Burdick’s 3rd grade class, the spirit award winner is Dante Mantoan. There was a two-way tie for lap winner: Bennett Hughes and Arlo Wright.
· In Ms. Franz’s 4th grade class, the spirit award winner is Ronan Saylor. There was a two-way tie for lap winner: Aneil Frank and Weston Grim.
· In Ms. Dunne’s 4th grade class, the spirit award goes to Meera Isaac, and the lap winner was Tylon Davis-Porter.
· In Ms. Wetzel’s 4th grade class, the spirit award goes to Coltan Jerald. The lap winner was a tie between Iker Granada and Philip Daily.
· In Mr. Wulff’s 5th grade class, the spirit award goes to Gwen Baird-Gonzalez and the lap winner was Xavier Sanchez.
· In Ms. Miller’s 5th grade class, the spirit award goes to Emma Irving and there was a four-way tie for lap winner between Amir Gnain, Nils Rusnak, Luka Granada, and Daphne Peterson.
· In Ms. Musgrove’s 5th grade class, the spirit award goes to Miles Clarke and the lap winner was Easton Burley.
· Ms. Glumbik also wanted to nominate a spirit award winner this year, and that award goes to Cooper Hill in Ms. Miller’s class who showed amazing resilience and a positive attitude despite his disappointment about the move inside.
HOPES CANDY COLLECTION
HOPES is collecting extra or unwanted Halloween candy which will be donated to the Tualatin School House Pantry. Feel free to drop your candy donations into the cylindrical bin in the vestibule through Tuesday, November 8.
OBOB
We've been receiving OBOB registration forms over the last couple of weeks. An email will be going out to each of the coaches with confirmation of the team members registered so far and those we still need to receive. Each team member will need to submit their own form by November 18. Paper forms came home a couple of weeks ago. Alternatively, you can complete the ONLINE FORM.
Update to the book list: Ten by Shamini Flint has been dropped from this year's list as sourcing the book has been difficult. The 3rd-5th Grade teams will Battle over the remaining 15 OBOB Books for 2022-23.
Goals for November and December: Identify book coverage for the team members, name your team, and read, ReAd, READ!!! Please contact your OBOB Co-Chairs at hallinanobobteam@gmail.com with any questions. Coaches - You will be receiving a registration confirmation email if your team members have submitted forms.
Tara Clasen and Shelby Setter
Hallinan PTO Co-Presidents 2022-23
WHEN TO KEEP YOUR STUDENT HOME FROM SCHOOL
Please follow this link to see when and for how long to keep your student home due to various symptoms.
Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation will soon be conducting their annual vision screening of K,1,3,and 5th grades. Click for more information.
On the day of your school's vision screening, please consider donating any old glasses you have to the Lions Club. Click for more information.
Is your child up to date? Check here and be sure to update school records before you leave for Winter Break.
American Indian Heritage Month recognizes National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage. Native American Heritage Day, November 25, reminds us of the rich culture, tradition, and history of Native Americans so we can appreciate the contributions that First Americans have made and continue to make for our Nation.
Veterans Day, November 11, honors military veterans.
World Kindness Day is on November 13.
Parents-guardians who have concerns about a student’s well-being are encouraged to reach out to their principal, and to maintain strong lines of communication and partnership between students, families, staff, and other resources. SafeOregon is also an effective way to report a tip regarding safety threats or potential acts of violence to our students or schools.
(Students should also be aware that intentionally providing a false report is a serious offense.)
For the safety of children, volunteers are required to have an approved background check when volunteering in schools. Please click here: Volunteer Application for LOSD to start the online application and background check process.
Office Phone: 503-534-2353
Principal Melissa Griffiths - griffitm@loswego.k12.or.us
Administrative Assistant Lee Gates - gatesl@loswego.k12.or.us
Administrative Assistant Linda Stevens - stevensl@loswego.k12.or.us
Resources:
Self-Screening Tool for Keeping Sick Students at Home
LOSD Student and Family Handbook
