Newsletter 11/9/2026

ANNOUNCEMENTS

General PTA Meeting | Monday, November 9 at 7 pm
*TONIGHT*

The next PTA General Meeting will be held in the school library (or via Zoom) on Monday, November 9. All community members are invited to join! Check out the Meeting Agenda to see what will be discussed and get access to the meeting via Zoom.

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FALL BOOK HARVEST BEGINS TODAY
*NEW*

Get ready to clear out your kids’ bookshelves, because we are hosting a book drive for the Children’s Book Bank at SMART Reading in order to provide book bundles to thousands of local preschool and Head Start students! From Monday 11/9 until Friday 11/20, boxes for book donations will be located inside by the front door. Bring your new and gently used children's books for donation and give them a new life with another child or family.

The Children’s Book Bank is currently accepting board books, picture books, and chapter books for young students (no more than a paragraph of text per page). Not accepted are books for high-schoolers/adults, damaged/musty books, scribbled in books, coloring books, activity books, text books, encyclopedias, or ex-library books.

You can learn more about the Children’s Book Bank and the kids they serve here by clicking the link below.

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Save the Date - And the Bags!

BCS BottleDrop Fundraiser gets a boost! BottleDrop's Holiday Give will match all blue bags donated between Nov 15th - Dec 1st, up to $600! So stock up now and get ready to start dropping those bags on November 15!

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Last Week to Register Your OBOB Team!

Registration for the BCS Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) program is in full swing. This is the final week to join the fun! Registration is open through November 13, so be sure to register your 3rd–8th grade reader before the deadline.

Students register individually, but families can request specific teammates during registration. We’ll also need coaches and event-day volunteers to help make this year's program a success!

Ready to register?
Visit the website linked below for the registration form and additional program details.

Looking for OBOB books?
Thanks to the PTA, every 3rd–5th grade classroom now has three sets of this year's books, and Mr. Sundberg has a set available for middle school students.

If you'd like to purchase books for your child, please consider ordering through A Children's Place Bookstore (https://www.achildrensplacebookstore.com/oregon-battle-of-the-books) to support BCS. **Be sure to mention BCS in the order comments so our school receives credit!**

Help Keep OBOB Going!
We're also looking for one or more volunteers interested in helping lead the program! Brian Elliott, with Brooke's help, plans to coordinate OBOB this year and hopes to pass the torch to new leadership next year. This is a great opportunity to get involved, learn the ropes, and help keep this beloved BCS tradition going strong.

Interested in helping or have questions? Reach out to Brian Elliott at obob@beverlyclearyschool.org.

Register Today!

Order Your BCS Yearbook!

Order your BCS yearbook and capture all the memories from another great school year! Yearbooks are available now at the early bird price of just $25 through December 18. Order early to save and check one more thing off your list!

Order Now!

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