Beverly Cleary School

This week was riddled with illness on both staff and student ends, but that couldn’t stop this amazing team! A special highlight for me was being the guest teacher in 4th and then 8th grade! It’s a great reminder of why we all got into this work in the first place. It also has me scheming up how to get more chances to guest teach in the weeks ahead. Our teachers continued their professional learning community work this week, and some may call me crazy, but it’s one of my FAVORITE parts of the week. I have the joy of working with 3rd and 5th grade teams on Wednesdays, and wow- they are all stars! Last night was B2SN, and it was a joy to see families in the building interacting with each other and their students' teachers. This week, I also started a new book called Never Enough by Jennifer Breheny Wallace. While I am only a few chapters in, it's proving to be an incredibly relatable read. Stay tuned because I may see if families would want to join in a book club of sorts to read it, too! Finally, while we are settling in and closing out the first month, there’s still some modifications to students' daily schedules for the next two weeks with Picture Day, The Fun Run, and a Late Opening PD day. We are incredibly grateful for the community's ability to pivot. Sometimes, I feel like we are living out this clip from friends, and I’m glad to have “friends” like you to pivot with when necessary. Have a wonderful and relaxing weekend!

Outside Food on Campus

While having a CVS next door can be a great convenience (and HUGE money maker for them), we are experiencing A LOT of students bringing large bags of candy, chips, and soda on campus. Many have cracked open the bags before even entering school in the morning. While we don't want to dictate what students eat, we do want to make sure students are their best selves each day. We are asking families to support their students refraining from these early morning purchases.

Coffee Talk

Shout out to those who reached out about volunteer conflict if Coffee Talk coincided with The Fun Run next week. As a result, we will be moving our first Coffee Talk to Friday, October 6th at 9:00 AM in the cafeteria.

Multnomah County Library summer reading program was a big success at Beverly Cleary!

• September 28th - Picture Day
• September 29th - Fun Run
• October 4th - Late Start for ALL Students
• October 6th - Coffee Talk at 9am in the Cafetorium (Rescheduled from 9/29)
• October 13th - No School (Teacher Professional Development Day)

This year's Fun Run will be Friday, September 29th at the Grant Bowl! The Fun Run is the PTA’s signature fundraising event accounting for more than half of our budget. The Fun Run supports teacher grants, scholarships, arts and literacy grants, the garden program, community events, and more.

Start fundraising today! You can gather donations for your classroom or find your student's personal fundraising page by logging into the parent portal. Student donations also contribute to the total for their class.

Donate Here | Fun Run Information Direct any questions to our team at funrun@beverlyclearyschool.org. Thank you for your support!

Join the PTA Parent Portal

The PTA is inviting (and asking) new families to sign up for a free account on our website. An account will give you access to:

• receiving our newsletter,
• access to the school directory,
• volunteer sign up forms,
• ·and configuration of student fundraising pages for the upcoming Fun Run.

Joining the PTA is optional after this, but we welcome that too! You’ll be more connected to your fellow families and more informed about all the programs and community events the PTA has to offer. Questions? Reach out to president@beverlyclearyschool.org or webmaster@beverlyclearyschool.org.