It's that end-of-the-year time to bolster the future of RGMS by donating to help ensure our staffing needs are met. Our Foundation fundraising is off to a good start and you can help by donating through https://pps.schoolpay.com/. Thank you so much!

Thursdays, January 17-March 21
4:15-5:30pm at OmBase Studio in Hillsdale
This group is especially for middle school girls who want a place to show up as their authentic selves, relax and decrease stress and have fun in a nonjudgmental environment. Students can walk easily from Robert Gray to OmBase. Led by Kim Davies: www.Kimdavies.org/classes.

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Rehearsals will be on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
Registration deadline: January 3
We strive to make the many benefits of drama available to all. If you are in need of a full or partial scholarship, please contact us.
Questions? Email rgmsdrama@gmail.com

The deadline to request records or recommendations is February 1, 2019. Recommendations go to teachers and our counselor, Ms. Hyde. Records requests go to Berenice, bbrown4@pps.net, in the main office. Because our school records are digitalized, it will take more time for records to be sent to the schools. That is why we are setting a deadline to receive the requests.

SUN School WINTER GUIDE is now available. Forms are due on January 2 because programming begins the following week. All students using any SUN programs must have a registration form turned in. This includes Drama, morning library and gym, and clubs.

If your child is still incomplete in their immunizations, please make arrangements to obtain vaccinations and to provide this information to the school. Exclusion day for state required vaccinations is Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Students who are not current will not be able to attend school until current immunization records are provided to school staff.

We know that you know that we know many of you by sight as our parents or as PPS staff. But, please be sure to stop in at the main office and sign in and out when you are in the building if it is between 8:30 AM and 3:45 PM. Thanks for helping keep the building secure.

Text YES to 68453 to get the district emergency alerts.

Yearbooks orders will be placed only online this year using this link.
The cost is $20, a real bargain. Hard cover!
We will be looking for folks to be on this year's Yearbook Club to design, execute, proof, tag photos, take orders and distribute. 

Students in Portland Public Schools’ Community Transition Program will get to learn valuable culinary skills, thanks in a part to a donation from a legendary singer.

Student and staff safety is a primary concern for Portland Public Schools. As part of the 2017 Health, Safety and Modernization Bond, approximately $5 million was allocated to upgrade school security systems across the district. That work, known as the Secure Schools Project, uses national best practice recommendations that focus on securing school perimeters and controlling access.

Fifth-grade students will have the opportunity to visit their future middle school during open houses scheduled from January to May. This is a great opportunity for families to visit neighborhood schools, focus option and alternative programs.

Portland Public Schools marked a significant milestone in the work to bring a long-term vision to the district earlier this month, with the first meetings of the PPS Guiding Coalition. The meetings, which included about 100 participants and were themed “Let’s Dream Together,” took place Dec. 7 at the Blanchard Education Service Center and all day Dec. 8 at Faubion School.