BEH Weekly Family Message

With Portland proposing to close 11-14 schools and Salem putting out their proposal to close six schools, it seems like public schools are in the center of the conversation in Oregon right now. We all need to weigh in and support moving our system to a place that is more sustainable for the future. Hopefully we can get a funding structure that better supports our schools and get back to a place where we can effectively serve all of our students.

As we go through this journey of adjustment it will be important that we all get accurate information and share our voice around what works and what does not work for our community and most importantly for our students at BEH. If you are looking to get more information or engage in deeper conversation on the topc and the effect on BEH, the PTA is offering a time for us to connect on Tuesday evening this week.

As for this week at BEH, we have an action packed week so continue reading below to find out what is going on at BEH this week and beyond:

Greetings from the PTA -

RUN for BEH is October 16th. Our fundraiser is live. We are working together to raise $10,000 for learning experiences like field trips and performing artists at BEH assemblies and more! Find your student’s page here: link Share with friends and family to make it easy for them to support your student at BEH. Interested in volunteering for the run? Join us by signing up here: Sign Up

Schedule:

Kindergarten 08:35-09:05

1st grade 09:15-09:45

2nd grade 10:00-10:30

Lunch 10:50-12:05

3rd grade 12:20-12:50

5th grade 01:00-01:30

4th grade 01:40-02:10

The next PTA meeting is this Tuesday, October 13th. Join us in person or online at NOON. This month we are trying something new to see if attending a PTA meeting on a lunch break is easier than an evening time. We will review and vote on our budget for the 2026/7 school year.

PPS School closure news. The PTA is offering an additional meeting on Tuesday October 13th at 5:30pm to come together as a community and discuss the impact the proposed changes could have on our school. Mr. Kaveh will be there to share his thoughts. While we may not have answers to every question, we want to create space for our community to share concerns, listen to one another, and make sure every voice is heard. We will use the PTA meeting link for this discussion. tinyurl.com/BEHPTA2627

Harvest Fair is October 22nd at 5:00. We will celebrate the season with games, candy and food! Costumes are encouraged. We need adults to make this fun for everyone. Sign up to volunteer!

• Supporting the PTA is easy with ongoing fundraisers like Bottle Drop, Fred Meyer Rewards, Raise Right and the BEH Paw shop.

• Follow PTA events and more on BEH Panthers Shared Calendar, click here. Note: this calendar includes events for grades K-5. The pre-K program follows a different calendar. Email info@behpta.org with any questions or corrections.

Our school picture day is this Wednesday. Fall pictures are uniform pictures. This means that students still come to school in uniform. These are the pictures that will go in the class composite. Order forms went home in backpacks if you are interested in ordering picutres. Make sure that students return the completed forms with payment to the teacher by the picture day. We will have another picture day in the spring that will be non-uniform pictures.

We will have our annual Run for BEH Fundraiser this Friday. Classes will run around the block that SEI & Unthank park are on. Each grade will run during their specials time. We choose the date for this run in June each year and this year it turns out that PK is not in school on the day of the run. As a result, Ms. Smith will be working with the PK teachers to do a different date for PK to participate in Run for BEH as well.

SUN School officially started today!! There are still a few classes that have space. If you are interested, but have not signed up yet, here is the information again:

1. SUN will only be serving 1st-5th grade Fall and Winter Term

2. You must have a Case worthy app for your student to be enrolled in SUN. ​Portal 26-27 Handout - SUN Returning Families.pdf​ ( I CANT ACCEPT ANY STUDENTS WITH OUT THIS APPLICATION COMPLETED)

3. I will NOT be making any class changes after the first week of programming

4. Programming dates have changed due to the I5 Project we will begin October 12th- December 17th

Here is the Link for Registration Boise-Eliot/Humboldt SUN: Registration for Fall 2026 Programming – Fill out form

If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me directly.

Thanks,

Ms. Ali

Oregon Battle of the Books is coming back to BEH! Permission forms go home this week in your student's Tuesday folder. If your student wants to join OBOB, please return the form by Oct. 13th. OBOB encourages a love of reading, builds comprehension, and promotes teamwork through friendly competition. This is an in-school program, and we need volunteers, team coaches, and parents to make it happen. Interested in helping? Email Emily at emilyhoppe2@gmail.com.

Portland Backpack brings together members of the community to provide your child meals for the weekend. If you like your child to receive a meal sack each Friday to bring home for the weekend please complete this form. Each sack contains non-perishable foods; two meals, fruit, two snacks, and two oatmeal packs. One sack provided for each child, if you have more than one student at your school please complete the form for each child.

We had our TAG Family Info Night last week as well. Here are the slides for those that may have been interested in the information but not able to make it.

The Center for Black Excellence was at our Back to School Night sharing about the Third Grade Tutoring, 5th Grade Dream Days, and other amazing work they will be doing with our community. They are currently looking to hire and train tutors to do some of this work this school year. They shared this Indeed link for folks to apply to become a tutor at CBE if you are interested.

October:

• Monday the 12th - First Day of Fall SUN School
• Tuesday the 13th - PTA Virtual Meeting @ 12:00 PM
• Wednesday the 14th - Picture Day (Wear your uniforms)
• Friday the 16th - Run for BEH Fundraiser
• Wednesday the 21st - Early Release @11:50 AM
• Thursday the 22nd - PTA Harvest Fair @5:00 PM