ANNOUNCEMENT

BCS Swag for sale: Deadline extended!

Get your gear! It has been so fun seeing all the kids, parents, teachers, and staff in your BCS swag this year! If you missed the first round last June or are looking to get some more t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hats for the family, now is your chance.

This will be our last round of orders until the end of this school year, so be sure to get yours in by Friday, March 7 to get your stuff for the spring season. All the proceeds will go to the BCS PTA!

Volunteers needed! We are looking for volunteers to help keep our swag program going. You'll help with things like sorting/distribution when the big order comes in, communicating with community.

ORDER DEADLINE: Friday, March 7

ORDER NOW

EVENTS

March PTA Meeting: Monday 3/10 at 7pm

The next PTA General Meeting will be held in the school library (or via Zoom) on Monday, March 10 at 7pm. All community members are invited to join! Check out the Meeting Agenda to see what will be discussed this month.

AGENDA

Alameda PTA Community Event: Promoting Safe and Healhty Online Experiences

All are invited to join the Alameda PTA Parent Education Series this Wednesday, March 5 from 6pm to 7:30pm at the Alameda Cafeteria. Check out the flyer for more details.

FLYER

Grant HS PTA Community Event: Attendance- Helping Students Show up and Succeed

Date: Tuesday, March 11

Time: 6:30 PM

Place: Grant HS Library

Topic: Attendance – From Absent to Present – Helping Students Show Up and Succeed

This meeting is open to all Grant feeder schools so that rising 9th grade families have the opportunity to come to campus and get connected to our great Grant Community. Joing the meeting will be: Lisa Kensel, Oregon PTA President – Sharing a Statewide and National perspective from the workgroup on attendance and how PTA advocates for all children. James McGee, Principal – Sharing the impact of poor attendance on Grant’s community and on student success. He will also share his vision and action plan for making improvements in attendance.

Grant HS Cheer 8th Grade Tryouts

Don't Miss the Opportunity to join Grant Cheer! See the attached flyer for info on 8th grade tryouts, information nignt and clinic dates. Please note: This is not a BCS PTA sponsored event all questions should go to Grant Cheer.

FLYER

VOLUNTEER 

Seeking PTA Board Nominating Committee Members for Next Year!

Help identify next year’s PTA board nominees through this essential committee. Committee members can work at their convenience to build the slate and must be PTA members this year. (You can participate regardless of interest in a board position yourself). Reach out to Kelsi Roberts, membership@beverlyclearyschool.org, to learn more or to volunteer.

BCS PTA Welcome Crew Needs You!

This year, we’ve seen some new faces around BCS, many joining post kindergarten. Some of our new families are now members of the PTA and have shared how hard it can be to feel connected in the beginning. We believe there is a need to identify families to serve as a touchstone for incoming families outside of kindergarten. Could you join our Welcome Crew? Email membership@beverlyclearyschool.org to confirm your interest. Welcome Crew may be matched with a new family, and asked to: Say hello and share your contact info Offer helpful tips, Plan to meet in person at pick up / drop off or other Plan to meet up at the first BCS event so friendly faces are present Answer/redirect questions As part of bringing new families into our community, we are also so fortunate to have so many amazing languages represented in our community (Currently 11)! Do you have a working knowledge of languages other than English, and would you be willing to use those skills to help include families new to BCS? If so, let us know! Please fill out this very brief survey to get started. This year at BCS, we have 11 different primary languages spoken at home: Dutch/Flemish Afrikaans Japanese Portuguese Russian Spanish Telugu Thai Turkish Vietnamese English Thank you for helping to welcome new faces to BCS!

Volunteern Here

Volunteer with the PTA Clothing Center April 3rd.

Thursday, April 3rd is Beverly Cleary's day to send 5-6 volunteers to the PTA Clothing Center at Marshall Campus. We need volunteers to represent our BCS community from from 9:30am -1:30pm. Volunteers will help PPS students receive clothing, and help sort donations. Volunteers can be any BCS adult community members including parents and grandparents. Each PPS school is responsible for sending volunteers two times during the school year to assist students in receiving clothing and shoes. We are excited to be able to have families come to shop for their students. This past school year, we assisted nearly 1,400 PPS Students! And logged over 2,800 volunteer hours. Please email communications@beverlyclearyschool.org to volunteer.

OBOB 2026

We are already thinking about OBOB 2026 - our current OBOB leads are ready to pass the baton so we are looking for new leadership for next year's event. There are great systems in place that we are happy to pass off. If you are interested please send an email to obob@beverlyclearyschool.org.

Help Capture the Memories – Join the Yearbook Team!

Calling all parents and staff! We’re looking for creative and organized volunteers to help with next year’s BCS yearbook. Whether you love photography, design, writing, or just want to lend a hand, we’d love to have you on the team! Join together as a team with staff in creating a keepsake that students will treasure for years to come. No experience? No problem! There is a guide, Josten's rep, and a meeting with former advisors to hand over all the tips and tricks. Interested? Email Liz Kobs, lkobs@pps.net, to learn more. Let’s make next year’s yearbook the best one yet

ADVOCACY 

Oregon PTA 

Oregon PTA is hosting a bi-weekly Zoom meeting space for parents to informally connect and coordinate advocacy efforts. We discuss what is happening in the legislature, share upcoming advocacy opportunities, and most importantly support each other. It is open to everyone (PTA-member or not, registration required) on every other Wednesday from 12.30-1.30pm. The next dates are March 5, and March 19. Issues discussed align with Oregon PTA's legislative platform.

REGISTER NOW

SUMMER 

Private Summer Camp with Ms. Walters and Ms. Nelson

Join 5th grade teachers Ms. Walters and Ms. Nelson for a week at Oregon Adventure Trips this summer. Adventure + Creativity + Summer = Oregon Adventure Trips Camps are June 16-20 and July 14-18 Our goal is to provide fun and educational ""field trips"" for kids to learn about, explore and appreciate Portland's treasures. *Please note: This is not a PPS or PTA sponsored event. This is a private program being offered by BCS Teachers. PTA Scholarships are not available. Please follow the link for more information and for contact information.

Camp Details