School Board Math Adoption Mtg – Feb. 9th!

The Math Review Project Team recommends Everyday Math for the K-5 adoption. Also, a minority report will be submitted for Singapore Math. The first reading of the K-5 Math adoption will be considered at the Feb 9th School Board meeting located at the District Office.

http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/home/departments/instruction/quality-curriculum-cycle/math/materials-preview/

Family Restaurant Nights @ Si Senor!

WHEN:  February 10th, 2009 – ALL DAY!!

WHERE:  Si Señor Family Mexican Restaurant – Sunset, 625 NW Saltzman Road, Portland

Support Bonny Slope Elementary’s fundraising efforts at our Si Señor restaurant night.  Bring in your fundraising flyer (in your student’s Friday Folder February 6^th; extras available for friends/family) and 30% of your food order will be donated to the school to help fund various student programs – Art Literacy, Passport Club, Science Fair and many others.  We encourage you to order for work lunches and business meetings on Feb. 10^th (they have take-out) since these orders are typically larger and, therefore, generate more money for the school.  The donation applies to all food ordered in the restaurant and to-go. Scrip will not be accepted at this event. “

PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS FLYER IN ORDER TO GET BONNY SLOPE THE CREDIT!

Beaverton Clothes Closet Needs Your Help

We need your help! On Wednesday, February 11, Bonny Slope will be running the Clothes Closet, which is located at the Beaverton School District Offices. We are looking for 2-hour commitments:

When: Wednesday, February 11 from 9:00 – 4:15 pm (volunteer for 2-hour time slot)
Where: Beaverton School District Admin. Center @ 16550 SW Merlo Road. Clothes Closet is located in portables on the west side of the main office.
What will I be doing?: checking shoppers in, assisting shoppers in finding clothing and checking them out; sorting of clothing
How do I sign up?: email beth zappitello beth.zap@mac.com) or dawne eddens (dme356@comcast.net)

Here are some questions/answers about Clothes Closet:

What is the Beaverton Schools Clothes Closet? The Beaverton Schools Clothes Closet is a volunteer service organization that provides clothing for children in grades K-12 enrolled in a Beaverton school. The Clothes Closet is staffed by Beaverton School District parent group volunteers. Parent groups and individuals also support the Clothes Closet with financial contributions that are used to purchase new articles of clothing such as socks, underwear, coats and other hard to find items. Students can find school-type clothing at the Clothes Closet such as: jeans, t-shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, warm coats, socks and underwear.

Who can use the Clothes Closet?
Children in need, enrolled in the Beaverton School District may use the Clothes Closet up to two times (2) each school year and choose ten (10) items per visit. We do not provide clothing for adult members of the family. An admit slip from the child’s school is required to access the Clothes Closet.

Where do clothes for the Clothes Closet come from?
Most clothing comes from caring individuals who donate reusable clothing still suitable for children in grades K-12 to wear to school. Clothing also comes from lost and found items left at Beaverton schools. The Clothes Closet has several silent business partners who wish to remain anonymous. We ask that donated clothing be in good condition (freshly laundered, please) using the rule of thumb, “Would I want my child to wear this to school?” It is important that clothes be free from stains, tears, rips, holes, etc. We want children to feel good about themselves and the clothing that they choose at the Clothes Closet.

What can I do to help the Clothes Closet?
Volunteers are the mainstay of operation for the Clothes Closet. In addition to the parent groups who volunteer each Wednesday on a rotational basis, volunteers are needed for interim work. Volunteers help sort and hang donated clothing, launder clothes, conduct clothing drives and help clean the facility. A considerable amount of volunteer work continues in the summer. High school student groups, adult service groups, scout troops, senior citizens and client families are just some of the people who volunteer to help at the Clothes Closet.

Do You Shop at Albertson’s?

As many of you know, Bonny Slope Elementary has been raising money through the Albertsons Community Partners Program. We need your help to continue earning money through this program. Albertsons is updating their system and everyone will be required to re-link their Preferred Savings Cards in order for Bonny Slope to earn back money on your spending at Albertsons.

Even if you have linked your Preferred Savings Card to Bonny Slope Elementary in the past, you need to re-link your card number in order for us to continue earning funds. Link (or re-link) your Albertsons Preferred Savings Card to Bonny Slope Elementary now at:

www. AlbertsonsCP.com

All you need is your Preferred Savings Card Number and our Organization ID. It will only take a minute and will help us greatly.

If you do not know your Preferred Savings Card Number, please call 877-932-7948. Bonny Slope Elementary’s Organization ID # is 49001016678.

You must re-link your card at the website above by February 28, 2009 in order to keep earning funds for our organization.

Please pass his notice around to your friends, relatives, co-workers and neighbors so they can link their cards to Bonny Slope Elementary as well.

Every time you shop at Albertson’s and scan your linked Preferred Savings Card, Bonny Slope Elementary will earn back up to 4% of your shopping dollars.

Thank you for your support!

Jennifer Epstein
Jon-jennifer@comcast.net
Bonny Slope Elementary Fundraising

Last week’s Science winner!

Last week’s winner of the Science Fair Early Registration drawing is
Sarah Fulmer,1st grader in Mrs. Stewart’s class. Here Science Fair
project is titled – How to Make a Light Bulb. We look forward to
hearing all about it! Congratulations!!

Art Lit Completes Grandma Moses and Begins Studying M.C. Escher

Art lit classes have successfully completed their second artist this year, Grandma Moses. Grandma Moses was a remarkable woman, who started painting when she was 70 years old. Born Anna Robertson in 1860, she was raised in New York and married Thomas Moses in 1887. She had 10 children. Because she had arthritis, she could no longer work on her needlework projects and began painting. During her lifetime she created over 1,600 works of art. Her works are examples of folk art. She died at the age of 101. Most of Grandma Moses’ works were created from memory and were scenes of American rural landscapes. Bonny Slope students learned her technique of folk art by collaging patterned paper to create memorable landscapes.

The next artist Bonny Slope students will learn about is M.C. Escher, a graphic artist from the Netherlands whose works included optical illusions and repeating mathematical shapes such as cubes, cones, spheres and spirals, or tessellations. He used black and white to create a “3-D” effect. During his lifetime, Escher made 448 lithographs, woodcuts and wood engravings and over 2000 drawings and sketches. He illustrated books, designed tapestries, postage stamps and murals. Bonny Slope students will learn Escher’s techniques by creating their own tessellations with paper or paint.

Want to learn more? Check out these books from the Bonny Slope library:

1. Grandma Moses by Adam Schaefer. Call # 921 MOS
2. Discovering women artists for children by Jennifer Tarr Coyne. Call # 704 COY
3. I spy shapes in art by Lucy Micklethwait. Call # 701 MIC
4. Here’s looking at me: how artists see themselves by Bob Raczka. Call # 760 RAC

Also, take a look at these great artists’ works through Google. Type the artist’s name in the search box to find incredible examples of Grandma Moses’ folk art and Escher’s images.