We need parents to help us keep Halloween candy out of school. We will not be able to allow quantities to be brought and distributed and would prefer that all of it stays at home. Thank you for the help with this.

The Focus Option School Transfer Window is open from November 5-December 3. This program allows students to apply to other schools that have special programs. In mid-January, the lottery runs and students receive offer letters in the mail. See the Read More

Do you love reading? Want to help with a program that promotes reading and teamwork? RGMS is looking for help with this year’s Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) program. You would work with Teacher -Librarian Julie McMillan to organize meetings, coach kids, and run battles to determine which team will represent RGMS in our region. We understand busy schedules and hope to build a team of adults who can support our kids in this fun academic competition. Please be in touch soon as we’d like to kick things off by October 24th. jmcmillan@pps.net

In this week's PPS Pulse: Middle school singers preview their future at Franklin; schools prepare for earthquake in Great Shakeout

When Lent teacher Chris Meade took his middle school choral students to the recent Franklin Fall Festival, he watched in amazement as they entered the fully modernized high school’s state-of-the-art auditorium.

Families who currently have students in the fifth grade in Portland Public Schools should take note of an important date change. If your students wants to attend a focus option school in the middle school years, the window to apply for the 2020-21 lottery is:

The City of Portland’s Safe Routes to School program encourages families to use active transportation (typically walking or biking) as a safe, convenient, accessible and desirable option for getting to and from school. It needs your help.