1/12/2020

Dear North Plains Families,         

I know many of you are excited about our new gym and parent drop off/pick up area; I know I am!  Here is a link to the staging plan with some dates attached.  Since work on the gym will begin late Feb., we'll need to figure out some alternatives for recesses - more on that to come!  Here is a link to the staging plan for your information:  bit.ly/2Ru7Na2  

The end of the 1st semester is coming up on Thursday, Jan. 30.  Teachers will need Friday the 31st to do grades, and also have Monday, Feb. 3 to prep for the new semester so there is no school on those days.

On Jan. 21 we will begin lessons from the new Comprehensive Sexual Health Curriculum.  Schedules went out this week to families so please check your student's backpack!  Many of you are asking to see the later lessons that are from the Second Steps: Child Protection Unit and address the Erin's Law requirements.  If you would like to look at these materials, I will have them in our library next Wed., Jan. 29, from 2-4 PM.  Feel free to drop by and take a look.

Attention Parents!  FREE Dental Clinic for Children ages 3-17, Saturday, February 8, 2020  from    8:00-3:00 p.m.

Pacific University Dental Hygiene Clinic,  2nd Floor Creighton Hall 222 SE 8th Ave,  Hillsboro, OR 97123

                                           Call for an appointment at 503-352-7373:   No insurance or proof of identification required

Our North Plains Library has some really fun things coming up!

1. All ages are invited to join us for a Bilingual Storytime EVERY Saturday at 10 AM. Join us for songs, rhymes, stories, and crafts perfect for the whole family. 

Señora Laura will host every first Saturday of the month at 10 am. 

Señor German & Señora Ana will lead Storytimes on the 2^nd and 3^rd Saturdays of the month at 10 AM.  This Saturday’s theme will be Animales/Animals. 

      2. On the 4^th Saturday of each month the library will offer an open space for a Bilingual FamilyTime, a space to share with family and socialize with others with games, books, activities and music.

         3. North Plains Library features the Cultural Pass to Adventure  ~A library experience without borders

           Check out a Cultural Pass from Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) for free admission to local destinations. Cultural Passes offers introductions                 and free admission to destinations like Rice NW Museum of Rocks & Minerals, Oregon State Parks, Lan Su Chinese Garden and Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum to             name a few on the roster of 10 venues. 

           The system is an online system that is self-serve for patrons – they can search for, reserve, and print passes all from the convenience of home.        https://www.wccls.org/culturalpass  You may reserve one Admission Pass per destination each calendar year. You may have up to two active reservations at any given time, but they must be to different destinations. 

OBOB has begun!  If your student, grades 3-6 is interested in participating in Oregon Battle of the Books, please listen to the announcements for informational meetings during lunch.  Book lists are available online, click here for more info!  Oregon Battle of the Books

Do you have an old laptop computer you no longer need?  If you do, I would love to have it to take with me to Uganda this summer.  I'll be going back to Village of Hope, Uganda, in July to support the staff and students in both Bwayle and Bobi villages.  Technology is limited, and I'm hoping to bring at least two laptops, one for each doctor's office in each village.

Enjoy your week!

Becky Rios

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