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Posted Date: 10/02/26 (05:00 PM)
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Week of October 5-9, 2026


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Robert Frost Elementary Office Hours

(503) 873-5301

Our office is open from 7:45 am-3:15 pm on school days. If you need to get in touch with our office, please call during office hours. You can always leave a message after hours. 


If you have a change in dismissal plans for your student(s), please contact the office by 2:30 pm. 



As a reminder, there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 9 for a 

Staff Development Day


The Jog-a-Thon was a HUGE success!

A heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our amazing Robert Frost PTC volunteers who helped make the day so special! Your time, energy, and support made such a difference.

Our students had an absolute blast! There were smiles, laughter, lots of running, and so much excitement throughout the day. It was wonderful to see our kids cheering each other on and having such a great time together. 

We are so grateful for our wonderful school community and for everyone who helped make this such a memorable event for our students!

Thank you, Robert Frost PTC, for making the Jog-a-Thon a day to remember!



Oregon Battle of the Books-Off to a great start!

Our Oregon Battle of the Books season is off to a fantastic start! 

Oregon Battle of the Books, OBOB for short, is a statewide, voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program open to students in grades 3-5. 


This year, we have 7 teams with 30 students participating. We’re excited to see our students reading, building teamwork, and putting their knowledge to the test throughout the season.


Our next practice is Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 3-4 pm. 

The last day to sign up is also October 7. 

Good luck to all our teams this season! Go Bears!

Happy Reading, Mrs. Mattison



PBIS AWARD WINNERS

  • Golden Tray award for outstanding cafeteria behavior: Mrs. Becker’s class

  • Golden Dustpan award for a tidy classroom: Ms. Guyer’s class, Mrs. Mathis’ class, Mrs. Larned’s class

  • Golden Whistle award for outstanding recess behavior: Ms. Guyer’s class, Ms. Brown’s class, Mrs. Jorgensen’s class

  • Golden Shoe award for outstanding hallway behavior: Ms. Brautigam’s class

  • Golden Book award for outstanding library behavior: Mrs. Larned’s class

  • Golden Guitar award for outstanding music behavior: Mrs. Brueckner’s class

  • Frosty Bear (Highest Atten. %) 100 Mezz: Mrs. Guyer’s class at 99.58% 

  • Frosty Bear (Highest Atten. %) 200 Mezz:  Mrs. Denney’s class at 97.78%

  • Frosty Bear (Highest Atten. %) 300 Mezz: Mr. Jorgensen’s class at 96.67%


UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct. 6: Parent Club meeting at 7:00 pm in the cafeteria

Oct 7: Last day to sign up for OBOB

Oct 7: OBOB Practice from 3-4 pm

Oct. 8: Officer Aljets visits K-2 classroom in the afternoon

Oct. 9: No school, Staff Professional Development Day

Oct. 14: 2-hour early release @ 1:00 pm.


A MESSAGE FROM MRS. WOLD

First Grade Literacy Focus

Our amazing 1st Grade teaching team is continuing to build strong foundational reading skills with our students this fall! One of their key areas of focus is the alphabetic principle and using correct letter sounds when reading words.

What does this mean? 

The alphabetic principle is understanding that letters and combinations of letters represent specific sounds in spoken language. As students become stronger readers, they learn to consistently connect letters to their correct sounds and use those sounds to decode (read) unfamiliar words.

For example, when a student sees the word map, they use their knowledge of letter sounds to identify /m/ /ă/ /p/ and blend those sounds together to read the word map.

How Can Families Help at Home?

There are lots of simple ways to practice these skills at home:

  • Practice letter sounds: Show your child a letter and ask, “What sound does this letter make?”

  • Build words: Use magnetic letters or letter cards to make simple words and have your child sound them out.

  • Stretch and blend: Say the sounds in a word slowly and have your child blend them together: /s/ /ĭ/ /t/ → sit.

  • Look for familiar words: While reading together, have your child find words that contain letters or sounds they know.

  • Encourage sounding out: When your child comes to an unfamiliar word, encourage them to look at the letters, say the sounds, and blend the sounds together.

  • Read together every day: Listen to your child read and celebrate their efforts. Talk about the words and sounds you notice together.

Most importantly, keep reading practice fun and encouraging! A few minutes of practice each day can help students strengthen their letter-sound knowledge and become more confident, independent readers.

We are so proud of the work our 1st Grade team is doing to build these important reading foundations!