Drive-By Can Drive
For Caring Closet
Oct. 21, 6-7 p.m.
Oct. 22, before 8 a.m.
after 2:15 p.m.
Byrom is participating in a can and water bottle drive for the Caring Closet. Save your cans and water bottles and donate them outside at Byrom to help us provide families in our school district with much-needed shoes, clothing and other necessities.
It would help us tremendously if you could sort your plastic and aluminum BEFORE dropping them off at Byrom!
Please no Gatorade OR glass bottles!
The Byrom Jog-A-Thon was a huge success with Bobcat students finishing a total of 4,541 laps. Those laps and your children’s hard work resulted in reaching the $15,000 school fundraising goal. Thank you to all the parent volunteers, teachers, people who donated and everyone who participated.
The children run for 20-30 minutes and earn money from your pledges per lap, or a flat pledge for the event. The schedule of the running will be posted a few days ahead of time. Please come out and cheer for your student!
Helpers are also needed all along the way. If you can help the day of, that would be fantastic!
Leading up to the Jog-a-thon:
Sept. 16 (9 am) — Packet work party (stapling pledge envelopes, attaching labels)
Sept. 18 (1 pm) — Decorate school with posters, JAT info
Sept 25/ Oct 1 (Time TBD) — Recording pledges prior to event
Oct 1 (9 am) — T-shirt Distribution Work Party
Day of help required:
Lap counters
Water station
Classroom helpers
Runners to/from counting room
Recorders in counting room
Post Jog-a-thon:
Oct 18– Recording returned pledges
Local businesses or restaurants partner with the school and agree to donate a portion of their profits on a given night. You get to have a night out, and the school gets something back. Watch for flyers to be sent home as each event comes closer. Some of the businesses that have supported us are Bullwinkle’s, Burgerville, Applebee’s and more.
The Tigard Tualatin Foundation for Schools holds a coin drive each year. These funds do not go to individual schools, but help district-wide programs.
While the Field Days that cap off the end of the school year are actually sponsored by the Byrom staff, the PSO pitches in and helps run the various stations. The success of the event depends on the many willing volunteers who help the day run smoothly.
This is a nationally sponsored event. For those kids who live on bus routes, walking groups are organized and the kids can ride their bikes or walk safely in a group with parents and other kids. It’s a fabulous coordinated event with an emphasis on safety.
Walk and Bike to School – Official Website
The Library Committee runs two Scholastic Book Fairs a year: one in fall and one in spring. These book fairs fund new book purchases for our school library.
We have a long relationship with the Missoula Children’s Theater. Each year they send two well-trained theater enthusiasts with a trailer full of scripts, costumes, and sets. Auditions are on Monday right after school. Rehearsals begin Monday, and continue through the week after school, with two perfomances on Saturday in the high school auditorium.
The plays are usually quirky musical renditions of a well-known story with many opportunities for 50-70 children to participate on stage. Past productions have included The Wizard of Oz, Treasure Island, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Cinderella.
To celebrate their completion of their years in elementary school, the fifth graders have a party near the end of the school year. There is also a self-funded yearbook, and a legacy art project which is generally coordinated with a local artist and is also self-funded.
5th Grade Party – To celebrate their final year of elementary school, the 5th grade traditionally has a celebration that takes up a whole day of fun. In past years the party has taken place on the football field of the high school with bouncy houses and other fun activities, culminating in a barbecue back on the Byrom campus, a day at Bullwinkles Family Fun Center, and an Amazing Race event that pitted teams of 5th graders through tasks all over the Byrom grounds.
5th Grade Yearbook – To commemorate their elementary school years, the 5th graders generally get a yearbook with their school photos and pages full of memories and well wishes from the community. Often, the printing cost or other part of the yearbook costs is donated, and the rest is covered by ads or purchased well wishes from parents or other community members.
Legacy Project – The 5th graders for the last several years have created a lasting art project that is their gift to the school as a legacy gift.
Four nights this school year are set aside for a family activity.
Each fall we sponsor a family activity. This year, together with Lee Farms we are hosting a Byrom Family Carnival: Friday, September 22nd, 5 – 7:30pm. Come have some fun and meet other members of the Byrom community!
Families had a great time with this festive event last year. We look forward to sharing more information soon.
Teaming up with OMSI, we know this STEM event will be a Bobcat experience not to be missed!
The PSO sponsored a fun night with BINGO, Menchies and Book Fair Shopping last year. We look forward to bringing this well-attended, family favorite back!