Monday, August 27, is Jump Start Day, a special day for RGMS students in grade 6. All students attend on August 28. Students will learn to manage their school supplies, find classes, navigate lunch and meet their new peers and teachers. This is a great way to start middle school and it goes a long way toward easing transition anxiety.

The school supply list for 2018-19 is here.

RGMS is a Fuel Up to Play 60 school and has been awarded Touchdown status for the past four years. We are a leader in this initiative! Check out this slideshow that explains the importance of wellness in schools. 

RGMS would love it if parents would put money in their school meals account. We are in the hole by quite a lot. While we will not deny a child a meal, it does weigh heavily on us when we have outstanding debts. See the link for https://www.schoolcafe.com/. https://www.schoolcafe.com/

Our Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) lesson this month features the Be Internet Awesome project. The following fundamental practices make up its “Code of Awesome.”

1. BE INTERNET SMART: Share with Care
2. BE INTERNET ALERT: Don’t Fall for Fake
3. BE INTERNET STRONG: Secure Your Secrets
4. BE INTERNET KIND: It’s Cool to Be Kind

Please contact PPS Enrollment and Transfer if you are seeking a hardship transfer to enroll next year or use the link in the "read more" link.

The Robert Gray Music Program is collecting Box Tops for Education! Please collect them and turn in all Box Tops to Mrs. Miller's box in the fall. There is also an app for your phone so we can collect more points.If you use the app, our group code is 360040 under Gray Middle School. Thanks so much!

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.

Lockers are all personally assigned by the principal at Robert Gray in order to make our students comfortable and happy. They will be given out starting on August 15 at fall registration. If you have changes to the forecasting sheet submitted in the spring, please email them to bmadison@pps.net. Opening lockers can be a challenge for new students. Once students have their locker assignments, they are welcome to come to school and practice opening them. This link has a list of links that can help demonstrate opening a combination lock. Buying a padlock can be a good source for practicing, too.

The school year has been over for nearly three weeks, and your student is settling into a summer routine. But the time off can harm academic gains made during the school year. A number of studies point to weeks or months of learning loss, particularly for students who were already struggling. For some the “summer slide” can snowball over time, leaving them chronically below grade level.

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero has hired two educational leaders to play major roles in the district’s senior leadership team. Claire Hertz will serve as Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations, and Dr. Kregg Cuellar will join the district as Chief of Schools, the district announced.

During summer break, when many of our schools are closed, parents can still register their students for the coming year by visiting the Enrollment and Transfer Center at the PPS central office.

Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero and his staff have completed the 2018-19 budget for Portland Public Schools. The $655 million budget reflects the Superintendent’s priorities, including increasing investment in core instruction, staffing schools equitably, advancing racial equity, diversity and inclusion, and enhancing student safety and wellbeing. The PPS Board of Education is expected to formally adopt the budget at its June 26 meeting.

• 2018-19 Budget Highlights (PDF)
• Puntos sobresalientes del presupuesto para 2018-19
• Các điểm nổi bật của ngân sách 2018-19
• Бюджет на 2018-19 учебный год
• 2018-19年预算亮点
• Tilmaamaha Miisaaniyadda 2018-19