Students with no recorded behavior referrals along with no more than two recorded late arrivals to classes between September and February of this year will receive invitations to attend the LAIKA art exhibit at the Portland Art Museum. “The Portland Art Museum and the Northwest Film Center celebrate Animating Life: The Art, Science, and Wonder of LAIKA, a groundbreaking view behind-the-curtain into the visionary artistry and technology of the globally renowned animation studio.” This exhibit has gotten rave reviews from people of all ages.

175 amazing Lane students qualified for this celebratory field trip! This large group of fantastic students will be split into four groups and in April and May a different group will have the opportunity to attend this field trip. Thank you, students, for doing your part to make Lane a wonderful place.  

SafeOregon is a program that allows anyone to anonymously report and respond to student safety threats. Access the SafeOregon Tip Line via the “Report unsafe behavior” button on our school websites, the Safe Oregon website, calling or texting 844-472-3367, emailing tip@safeoregon.com, or downloading and sending information through the “SafeOregon” mobile app. Let’s work together to keep our school community safe.   

The Lane Food Pantry is OPEN - Thursday afternoons from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. If you have any questions please email the Food Pantry Coordinator Vickie Huston at vhuston@pdx.edu.

Want to make a difference in a child’s life?? 

 Hello Lane Teachers, Staff, Parents, Families, and Community,

We have big hopes, dreams, wishes AND plans for Lane M.S. and her community this year. Join us and have a voice in how we accomplish this! We’re here to support our children and our teachers. The Brentwood-Darlington and Lents neighborhoods are growing. The residents are getting involved in the effort to make our community stronger and safer.

Our schools need our support in our mission to make this a great place for all of us to live and thrive. If you'd be interested in joining the Lane Middle School PTA in making Lane great, or if you know of someone who'd be an amazing addition to our team, please email us at: lanepdxpta@gmail.com.

Best Regards,

Esther Crowell-Duncan, Lane Middle School PTA 2017/18 President

What does that mean?

That means that we are using AVID strategies and goals to prepare all of our students to graduate from high school prepared to apply to a college or career program. We are focusing on organization, determination and proven study and learning strategies to support our students towards success. 

If you would like more information about AVID and how to support your student, contact Ms. Coffman at lcoffman@pps.net.

Stay tuned for an upcoming AVID school event to learn more. 

 

 

Dear PPS Community,

Please know that in collaboration with school administrators, district leadership actively monitored the hundreds of mostly middle and high school students who walked out of our schools today as part of a national demonstration against violence in schools. I am pleased to say that, by all reports, this was a peaceful and respectful event with no serious incidents. While these actions were not district-sponsored activity, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all who helped keep students safe, starting with the students themselves who remained organized, calm and intentional throughout. Others who helped include Portland police, PPS security, and other PPS staff. Thank you all.

Portland Public Schools is in the process of allocating teaching staff at schools throughout the district. As has been true for many years, we are working within a budget that has been chronically underfunded by the state, and we are doing our utmost to make the most of the resources we have. Understandably, parents, students and PPS staff want to know what will happen at their specific schools. While precise allocations won’t be known until enrollment figures become clear in the fall, we can share what we know at this point, and answer many of the questions we have heard to date.

It’s been 50 years since some impassioned students led the movement to rename their school after Martin Luther King, Jr. Last Friday, the community turned out in force to show appreciation, and to honor Dr. King with a huge celebration at the school.