Bridgeport News

A Message from the Principal...Mr. Nihill

We have been having a number of issues with cell phones and Ipods being used during the school day. Students are allowed to bring these to school (students like to listen to them on the bus,) but they must remain in their backpack for the entire school day. All students have been warned about this policy. If they choose to take these out of their backpack and play with them during the school day the item will be confiscated and a parent will need to come to the school and pick it up.

Being a parent of three children myself, I know how tough it is scheduling dentist, orthodontist, and other doctor’s appointments. Please try to schedule these appointments outside of the school day if possible. We covet the time we have with your children and don't want to see them miss very important instructional time.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call me.

ACTIVITY FLYERS:

All flyers will now be posted on our website, instead of being sent home. You can find these flyers by going to the "Get Involved" blue tab (at the top) and then clicking on "Community Activities and Sports." If you have any questions regarding this, please contact Lauri Barry at 503-431-4201 OR lbarry@ttsd.k12.or.us. Thanks!

AUCTION INFORMATION

SCHOOL HOUSE ROCKS!! Totally Awesome Education for our Kids

Save the date! This year's Bridgeport Auction is schedule for April 28, 2012 at Club Sport and planning for this year's auction is in full swing! Thanks to your contribution and others, we raised nearly $30,000 last year, enabling us to provide a fully-funded trip for each student at Bridgeport, as well as supplies to support each classroom teacher, office equipment, and updated safety equipment for our PE program. Our hope this year is to support literacy programs in order to compensate for the cut library program and continue to fund educational field trips.

We invite you to partner with us in support of our biggest annual fundraiser. With your help, we hope to have another successful auction in order to bridge the financial gap left by recent budget cuts and benefit every child at Bridgeport Elementary. All funds raised by the Bridgeport PTA enhance the quality of education our children receive. Here's how you can help:

1. Consider donating an item for the auction. Ideas include:

* Gift cards to local restaurants or retailers. All of us have a couple buried in our wallet that we will probably never use. Or, ask the Manager when you are at your favorite restaurant, coffee shop, or salon! Buy a discounted package on Groupon or sharing shree.

* Event tickets. Do you have season tickets to the Blazers, college football, concerts, or plays?

* Vacation home getaways. These are great sellers!

* Host a party. Progressive dinner, poker, bunco, mother/daughter spa, murder mystery, cuisine of the world, wine or beer dinner, line dancing, family softball game and picnic. You get the idea.

* Gift baskets. Or even individual items you think would fit well in a basket. We can bundle them for you.

* Professional services. Landscaping, tax preparation, tutoring, coaching, music lessons, graphic or interior design, residential painting, babysitting. The options are limitless.

2. Make a cash donation. These tax deductible donations will be used to purchase large auction items and to cover the expenses involved with hosting the event.

3. Be sure to save the date! Join us April 28 at Club Sport for a fun night with your school community.

Please keep in mind, your donation is 100% tax deductible, and will be recognized in the Auction Catalog. On behalf of the students, faculty, and staff at Bridgeport, we thank you for supporting our school and investing in our children's future!

Bridgeport Elementary Auction Procurement Team

Leah Findtner

bridgeportauction@hotmail.com

971-533-3402

Broadway Rose Theater

Grades 2-5 will be taking a field trip to see “The Klondike: The Great Alaskan Gold Rush” at the Tualatin HS Auditorium on Wednesday, February 15. Students will be leaving Bridgeport at 9:55am and returning at 11:30am.

On July 17, 1897, the steamer Portland docked in Seattle's harbor with seventy ordinary men who were carrying an extraordinary million-dollar fortune in Yukon River gold. Their fantastic stories coursed through the city streets. "It was a half a ton of gold—no, a ton! —and the nuggets lay big as marbles, bright in the streambeds, just there for the taking." As one wide-eyed prospector said, "This is the richest thing ever known. Everybody is crazy." The bonanza promised wealth to anyone who could get to the Klondike, and the great rush was on! Yet would prospectors be ready for the unimaginable challenges to be faced in their quests to strike it rich? Join us on a musical adventure from Seattle to the wild Yukon to discover this important and thrilling period in Pacific Northwest history. Witness the hardships, struggles, and triumphs experienced by those in the frontier, and learn how the Klondike Gold Rush shaped our region forever.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Feb. 10 11am: 2nd Grade to Theatre

Feb. 13 2:45pm: Site Council

Feb. 15 10:15am: Broadway Rose (grades 2-5)

Feb. 20 NO SCHOOL: President’s Day

Feb. 21 7pm: PTA Meeting

Feb. 23 1:30pm: 1st Grade Music Rehearsal

6:30pm: 1st Grade Music Program

COIN DRIVE

When: February 13-17

Why: To raise money for The Foundation for Tigard-Tualatin Schools

How: Bring pennies for your class and other money (quarters, dimes, nickels, dollars) for other class buckets.

Pennies equal one point for your class. Silver or paper money equals negative points for other classes. The class with the most points (in each grade) at the end of the week will earn a reward!

FOUNDATION NEWS

The Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools Fund Drive

Donate Today at www.the-ftts.org.

Add info@the-ftts.org to your email address book to receive Foundation news.

Join us on Facebook & Twitter.

FUNDRAISER: Yogurt Shack

Treat your family to some delicious yogurt and help raise funds for our school. The Yogurt Shack has very generously offered to make the first Friday and Saturday "Bridgeport Elementary Day." All you need to do is go to the Yogurt Shack in Martinazzi Square (19245 SW Martinazzi Avenue), say you are with Bridgeport Elementary, and a portion of your purchase will go directly to our school. They are open from 12pm-10pm. tell your friends, family, and co-workers about this sweet treat and help raise funds for our school!

KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP

Kindergarten Roundup for the 2012-2013 school year will be Tuesday, March 6 at 6pm (for spanish families) and 6:30pm for everyone else. Students need to be five (5) by September 1, 2012. This is a parent-only event, where paperwork is completed. Immunization records and birth certificates are required. (It is helpful for you to bring us a copy, but we can make them that evening if necessary. At Kindergarten Roundup, sign-up sheets for full-day will be available. If you are interested in full-day kindergarten, attending this event is highly recommended! Questions? Please contact the school office at: 503-431-4200.

LUNCH/RECESS SCHEDULE

Kindergarten - 11:10 - 11:50

First Grade - 11:30 - 12:10

Second Grade - 11:40 - 12:20

Third Grade - 11:50 - 12:30

Fourth Grade - 12:05 - 12:45

Fifth Grade - 12:15 - 12:55

MATINEE PROGRAM

The Valley Cinema is proud to present the annual Spring Family Matinee Program. Matinee season tickets admitting children to all 10 movies are just $9.00 (90 cents per movie.) Parents accompanied with children holding season tickets are admitted FREE! Adults without children will not be admitted to the matinees in this program. Children 3 and over must have tickets to be admitted. Matinees will be shown each Saturday and Sunday at 9:30am, noon, and 2:30pm, with an additional showing on Sunday at 5:30pm. Showings Monday and Tuesday will be at 4pm and 6:30pm. (PLEASE see the flyer, which was sent home, for movie details. Extra flyers are in the front office.)

NEWSLETTER INFORMATION

We will be sending out our newsletter, "The Barker" at the beginning of each month. We will also have a one-page version on Fridays, as needed, called "The Growler." This shorter version will include IMPORTANT information which has been received in between the monthly editions. ALL articles for the Barker are due to Lauri Barry by the end of the day on Tuesdays. Articles can be placed on my desk or sent by email: lbarry@ttsd.k12.or.us. Thank you!

PTA MEETING

Our next PTA meeting will be Tuesday, February 21 at 7pm. We hope to see you there!

SPECIAL SCHEDULE

2/10 - Day 2

2/13 - Day 1

2/14 - Day 2

2/15 - Day 1

2/16 - Day 2

2/17 - Day 1

Tualatin Girls T-Ball and Softball

Spring Registration Open Now

T-Ball - Girls ages 4 - 6

* Free registration

* Team tee shirt - Name on back

* Team sweatshirt - Name on back

* Play with unlimited number of friends

* Opening Day Ceremony's - Tualatin High School

* 14 to 16 game schedule

* Season ending jamboree

* Teams of 7, everybody plays infield

* Coach pitch starts half way through season

Softball - Girls ages 7 to 14

For more information or to register please visit www.tualatinsoftball.org.

TUALATIN CITY LITTLE LEAGUE

Girls T-Ball - Ages 4-6

Registration: www.TualatinCitySoftball.com

Cost: FREE

Girls Softball: Ages 6-12

Registration: www.TualatinCitySoftball.com

Cost: $80 before February 1, $90 after February 1

VISITORS

We greatly welcome ALL visitors and volunteers who come to Bridgeport. The rule, however, is EVERYONE must sign in at the office and wear and visitor or volunteer badge. We request visitors/parents NOT go directly to the classrooms at any time. The office will assist in relaying items or information to your student if needed. This is to ensure safety. Visitors and volunteers will sign in/out on the computer in the front office. We appreciate your help and support!