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REACHES OUT

 Monthly news, fliers, and calendar updates                                                                June 2010

 Grades 4-8 and Multiage OPEPO 1-5

	The 4A’s For Success at Blue Heron: Academics, Attendance, Attitude and Activities

 

Dear Students and Parents:

            Reaches Out is a newsletter that is mailed directly to your mailbox and also posted on our website. The Reaches Out contains limited information with further information available at the Blue Heron Website-www.ptschools.org/BlueHeron. I encourage you to visit the website over the summer for periodic school updates. 

            Blue Heron wrapped up the 2009-10 school year on June 18. It is amazing to think that one year ago we didn’t even have the 4^th / 5^th and OPEPO classrooms on the Blue Heron campus, as they arrived in mid August 2009. I was extremely pleased with the school year and how staff, students, and parents came together, despite many challenges in closing our Mountain View Elementary School. I would like to thank everyone for their support and contributions. 

            The 2010-11 school year will bring new relationships and further opportunities to learn. Coming up on August 26, 2010, we have something new planned for students and parents. We will be hosting Back To School Days from 7 am – 6 pm, beginning August 26 and continuing through September 2. During that time parents will be able to stop by the school at their convenience and pick up their student’s schedule; find out their classroom teacher; sign for the student/parent planner and other important papers; pay fees; sign for their online username and password; and declare their child’s ethnicity as required by the State of Washington. Parents, beat the rush and stop by and see us between 7 am and 6 pm at your convenience - we are here to assist you! Of course, we will be celebrating on Tuesday, August 31 with our annual Back To School Celebration and free BBQ for our Blue Heron families. Students and parents will be able to visit classrooms and say hi to their teachers and reconnect with friends. 

            Parents, please see below for school supply information. In preparation for paying school fees (August 26 - September 2), please know that all students in grades 4-8 will pay $7 for a school planner and a $10 materials fee for a total of $17.  In addition, 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th graders must purchase a PE uniform for $18.  Students in grades 6, 7 and 8 who participate in after school activities like sports, drama, yearbook and ASB, must purchase an ASB card for $25. Students participating on a school sports team must pay $40 per sport.  Blue Heron offers cross-country, volleyball, boys’ and girls’ basketball, wrestling and track for 7^th and 8^th graders only. Any student choosing to purchase a yearbook will need to pay $35.  OPEPO students will pay a flat fee of $30 to cover materials and supplies. Finally, students who play an instrument and do not own one may rent a school instrument for a fee of $50.                                                                              Have a great summer!      

Principal Mark Decker

 

Important Dates to Remember:

June 25: Blue Heron office closes for Summer	September 16:  4/5/OPEPO Open House/Curriculum Night at 6:30-7:30 pm
August 17: Meet and Greet BH principal at 6 pm	September 16: BH Instrument Rental Night at 6:30 -7:30 pm
August 25: Blue Heron office opens for Fall	September 17: BH Individual picture day
August 25: New student registration by appointment    (Call 379-4543)	September 20: ASB 6/7/8 conducts Magazine Drive find raiser (September 20-October 1)
August 26-September 2: Blue Heron Back-To-School Days (7 am - 6 pm) See paragraph 3 above.	September 21: Meet and Greet BH principal at 6 pm
August 31: Back To School Celebration & free BBQ at 6-7 pm	September 22: 2-hour Early Release at 1:30
September 7: First day of school - Bus and student drop-off at 8:55 am; Classes begin at 9:18 am; Classes end and buses pick up at 3:30 pm; Students leave campus by 3:40 pm	September 23: BH PTA meeting at 6 pm
September 9: BH Site Council meeting at 6 pm	NEW-October 11: Early Release at 1:30 pm for student-led parent conferences (all grades)
September 16: BH Panoramic all school class photos	NEW-October 12 and October 13: NO SCHOOL for student-led parent conferences (all grades)

Blue Heron Dress Code for 2010-11

 

Students will come to school appropriately dressed.  Short skirts and skin tight shorts (hem of skirt and/or shorts must be below end of finger tips), spaghetti straps (2” wide or greater pass for okay), sagging pants, low-cut blouses, midriff-baring tops, halter-tops, visible undergarments, hats, hoods, hankies, bandanas, sunglasses and overdone makeup are all considered inappropriate for school. Chains, dog collars, pajamas, flip-flops and slippers are also not appropriate. Students are not to be a walking billboard for booze, tobacco, profanity, sex, gang affiliation or derogatory comments about others.  Students are expected to remove their hats upon entering the school and school events.  Students will be asked to change clothes and/or call their parents if dressed inappropriately.

 

 

School Supply Lists for 2010-11*

*Posted here online all summer and at SWAINS in Port Townsend, mailed home in June 2010

 

4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade	7th Grade	8th grade
Book bag or backpack labeled with your name	Book bag or backpack labeled with your name	Book bag or backpack labeled with your name	Book bag or backpack labeled with your name	Book bag or backpack labeled with your name
3 ring binder (2” spine)	3 ring binder	3 ring binder	3 ring binder	3 ring binder
3 spiral notebooks (70 page) wide ruled-Do not write your name on them	5 spiral bound notebooks (single subject)	3 single subject spiral notebooks (8 1/2 x 11”)	3 single subject spiral notebooks (8 1/2 x 11”)	6 single subject (70 page) spiral notebooks (8 1/2 x 11”)
2 pkg of wide rule notebook paper-Do not write your name on them	1 pkg of wide rule notebook paper	Notebook paper	Notebook paper	Notebook paper
Two 2-pocket style folder	Two 2-pocket style folders	Two 2-pocket style folders	Two 2-pocket style folders	Two 2-pocket style folders
2 dozen sharpened #2 pencils (wood only)	1 dozen sharpened pencils	Sharpened pencils with erasers	Sharpened pencils with erasers	Sharpened pencils with erasers
Colored pencils (1 set)	Colored pencils (1 set)	Colored pencils (1 set)	Colored pencils (1 set)	Colored pencils (1 set)
Calculator (4 function, not scientific)	1 small calculator	Calculator	Calculator	Calculator
2 glue sticks & 1 bottle white glue	1 pkg of glue sticks	Glue and/or glue sticks	Glue and/or glue sticks	Glue and/or glue sticks
12” ruler with metric (heavy plastic)	1 ruler	Metric ruler and protractor	Metric ruler and protractor	Metric ruler and protractor
1 black ultra-fine tip Sharpie marker	1 black fine tip & 1 black ultra-fine tip Sharpie marker	Black & Blue ultra-fine tip Sharpie markers	Black & Blue ultra-fine tip Sharpie markers	Black & Blue ultra-fine tip Sharpie markers
1 large box of tissues-Do not write name on it	One box of tissues	One box of tissues	One box of tissues	One box of tissues
1 pair of scissors	1 pair of scissors	Full sized scissors	Full sized scissors	Full sized scissors
1 large eraser	1 large eraser	1 large eraser	1 large eraser	1 large eraser
1 composition book-Do not write name on it	1 yellow highlighter	Black and blue ball point pens	Two 3 ring binders (1”) to stay in LA & SS room	1 each pink, green & yellow highlighter
Pencil box (maximum 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 2 1/2) labeled with your name	1 pkg markers	Hand-held pencil sharpener	200 small index cards lined and white on one side	200 small index cards lined and white on one side
Hand sanitizer	1 clipboard	PE Tennis Shoes (non-scuffing)	PE Tennis Shoes (non-scuffing)	PE Tennis Shoes (non-scuffing)
			2 pkg of notebook dividers	1 pkg of notebook dividers
				1 pkg of 3”x3” Post-it notes
				Black and blue ball point pens

     OPEPO: Book bag or backpack labeled with your name.  Teachers will contact students/parents regarding additional supplies.

Port Townsend, WA 98368
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