RGMS is doing a trial of MATHia X through July 25th. This online program from Carnegie Learning, to help students will help students stay on top of math over the summer. This program is available for incoming 6th graders and next year’s 7th and 8th graders of all math levels.

SUMMER PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY - Keep your math skills SHARP!

MATHia X Log-in Instructions: https://online.carnegielearning.com School ID: gray ms-97239                         User Name: 6-digit PPS Student ID# (find on StudentVUE) Password: click  “I need a new password” (use the same password as your apps4pps account) Log-in and build your skills!

8th graders Paige Crawford, Kelson Gipp and Scott Bremmer participated in the Wilson High School Dragon boat team and helped win medals and trophies in the big race this past weekend. Each boat crew in the teams, 'Green Wave' and 'Sea Chickens', won medals and trophies in their divisions. Congratulations! We hope to be able to offer this opportunity to a few of our students again next year. Thanks to parent Rob Bremmer for the invitation. Want to see something really cool? Check out their video!

It is time to register for SUN Summer of Fun 2017! Camps begin on July 10th and ends August 4th. Families may choose separate weeks or sign up for all four weeks at a discounted price. Themes include World Cup Super Bowl Grand Slam, Game Show Extravaganza, Art ‘n’ Adventure and Maker Week. Game Show Extravaganza week offers an optional Video Game Creation class for interested students. SUN Summer of Fun offers an excellent resource for incoming 6th grade students transitioning to Robert Gray. If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Keaton, SUN Site Manager, at jkeaton@impactnw.org or (503) 916-6570.

RGMS & PTA Chromebooks Fundraiser

Are you sure where your child will go to school next year in PPS? You can use this SCHOOL FINDER, which is an interactive map. Just put in your address in the box in the upper left and it will tell you schools for this year and next year.

$5 in the main office, cash, check or pay on pps.schoolpay.com.

Every student needs a durable water bottle that doesn't have a squirt top, with a lid, marked with their name.

¡Sí Se Puede! or Yes, we can! is an opportunity for students to celebrate and inspire one another, build relationships outside their schools and share the rich diversity of their talents and experiences with the greater Portland community.

Dear PPS staff and families,

Summer has started, but we want to let you know that the PPS Task Force on the Superintendent Recruitment is continuing to meet on a regular basis and work is happening daily to advance our efforts to find and recruit our next superintendent. We have a final position description and are still actively recruiting candidates.  We appreciate the feedback and candidate recommendations we have received from the community to date.  Below are highlights of our last meeting. We will keep you informed as we go forward. Thank you.

Julia Brim-Edwards, Chair, Superintendent Recruitment Task Force

SEI and Oregon Seal of Bi-Literacy awardees were honored at the June 13 Board meeting. PPS celebrated 13 years of partnership with Self Enhancement Inc. (SEI) Academy. Libra Forde, SEI Chief Operating Officer, Timothy Rodgers, SEI Academy Principal, and Linda Harris, 2006-2010 SEI principal, were presented with plaques honoring this partnership. SEI Academy was named a model school by the Oregon Department of Education in 2013 and 2014.

Dear PPS Families,

Over the summer, crews will be working in schools throughout the district to address health and safety issues, using funds from the bond that voters approved in May. At the same time, planning is under way for bigger projects to rebuild three high schools and a middle school. We wanted to give you an update on what is coming up.