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Greetings!

My name is Richard Smith and I am the new principal of Kellogg Middle School. I am so excited to be able to work with each of you and your students. Next year will be my 9th year as a middle school administrator. I speak/write/understand both English and Spanish. This is truly a unique and exciting opportunity that we have to build a new school together that will serve students from five different communities. So much work has already been done and there is still much to do. I know that together we will build a school and a program that will work for you and your children. 

We will be hosting three community informational meetings about Kellogg in May. These will all be done via Zoom. The first will be on May 11th at 6 p.m. and will be in English. The second will be on May 12th at 6 p.m. in Spanish and the third on May 13th at 6 p.m. in Vietnamese. The links and information to join are at the bottom of this message. 

I look forward to meeting many of you and to share information about this new and exciting school! If you have any questions, please reach out to me at rsmith5@pps.net. 

Richard Smith
Principal, Kellogg Middle School 

May 11th at 6 p.m. (English)
https://pps-net.zoom.us/j/82894442697?pwd=Y3JzUkdqbHFKeVhjcEc2Y0NYMGNxQT09 
Meeting ID: 828 9444 2697
Passcode: 451883
One tap mobile
+12532158782,,82894442697# US (Tacoma)

May 12th at 6 p.m. (Spanish)
https://pps-net.zoom.us/j/82366057883?pwd=bEFvUDl4STdETExsUE1lVDhuNmo0dz09 
Meeting ID: 823 6605 7883
Passcode: 712734
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+13462487799,,82366057883# US (Houston)

May 13th at 6 p.m. (Vietnamese)
https://pps-net.zoom.us/j/83049240704?pwd=VmIwTTFsNDRjazJZeCtjTlBDcFRmZz09 
Meeting ID: 830 4924 0704
Passcode: 619949
One tap mobile
+13462487799,,83049240704# US (Houston)

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For Families 

It’s been a year unlike any we have experienced before and from the beginning we have been grateful to be in it together with you, our amazing Marysville families.  Understanding how you and your students are doing at school is an important part of us being able to do our job well.  Each year we look forward to the chance to hear from you about your experiences through the Successful Schools Survey.  

What is the survey? 

The Successful Schools Survey is offered to all families, students and staff as a way to measure how each school is working for different members of it’s community.  Families will have the opportunity to give feedback about issues like school fit, school climate, barriers to engagement and school safety.  The survey results are completely anonymous.  

When do I take the survey? 

Families can take the survey between  February 8th and March 12th.  

How do I take the survey?  

• Go to: surveys.panoramaed.com/portlandor/ppsfamily
• Select Marysville from the drop down menu of schools
• Complete the survey
• Hit the blue submit button to enter the survey 
• Let us know you submitted your survey by adding your name here.  Each week we will enter all participants into a drawing to win a gift card.     

Please let us know if you have any questions or need support accessing the survey.

We are hosting a Virtual Marysville School Community Meeting to discuss the scenarios and enrollment balancing process on Wednesday December 9th, at 6:30 PM.  Please join us at this google meet link.

Marysville has been very fortunate to have Ilene Geneva Clark Waterman from Kindred Heart Quilters donate many beautiful cloth masks for our community. They come in a varitey of sizes and fabrics. If you'd like one, you can pick one up during the meal/book distribution times from 3-4:30pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

If a parent, teacher, or student wants to nominate someone/themself for TAG identification they need to email the school’s TAG Facilitator. Facilitator names and email addresses are available on the Parent tab of the TAG website. 

When the TAG Facilitator receives an email that someone wants to nominate a student, the facilitator goes into the shared nomination folder for their school and sends the parent nomination form to the parent, the teacher form to the student’s teacher, and the facilitator form to themself. In order to send the form, open the form that is labelled as having the language you want to use. Once it is opened, click “Send” in the upper right hand corner of the page. This will open a box where you enter the email address of the person you want to send the form to. Please make sure to put the name of the student who is being nominated in the “Message” line of the “Send Form” dialogue box.

Nominations due from parents by December 4th (digital)

Marysville students created posters to express our values of racial equity and inclusivity. Click here to view the gallery!

Click here to see pictures from our Marysville Halloween Library Book Distribution.

Answerland's Crisis Calls resources has added a new Racial Equity Support Line. "The Racial Equity Support Line is a service led and staffed by people with lived experience of racism. We offer support to those who are feeling the emotional impacts of racist violence and microaggressions, as well as the emotional impacts of immigration struggles and other cross-cultural issues."

Click on these links to find out more and to access more crisis resources:  Racial Equity Support Line, Answerland's Crisis Calls page.

We will now be distributing book bags during all meal distribution times: Mon, Wed, Fri 3-4:30pm.

Let's Get Reading PDF

Hang Pham/ she, her and hers

School Social Worker- Woodmere & Marysville

Cell: 503-719-9077-hapham@pps.net

Hello, Marysville

My name is Hang Pham. I am a new addition part-time School Social Worker here at Marysville Woodmere. I have heard lots of good things about our school and our team. I am so lucky to be a part of the team. I am very excited and can’t wait to serve our students, families, and communities. I understand that my role as a social worker is to empower and advocate for students and families. I promise to serve the Marysville and Woodmere students and family with all of my skills, energy, and positivities. I also want to provide all of the necessary support/ tools/ resources to all of our students and community members including BIPOC populations. I find values in being culturally informed, understanding how social location comes into play with interactions, and will strive to use strengths-based approaches to practice. My strengths lie in working with immigrants and refugees, as well as people with mental health and intersecting social identities. I want to see our students and families get the services that they needed/ deserved in order to be successful including justice and equity. 

A bit more about myself: I am an alumnus of Madison HS and finishing my MSW at PSU. I am an outdoor person and I am more on the extrovert side but easy to get emotion sometimes. I am a vegetarian. I like cooking. I think that is enough for now. I will save the rest and share it with you as we go this year. Oh, one more thing that I am bilingual. If you need help with any Vietnamese students, families or anything relates to the Vietnamese language or culture please don't hesitate to reach out. I am more than happy to support you if I don't know the answer, I will help you to find out. Again, it is my honor and privilege to be on board at Marysville and Woodmere this year. 

Emergency Resources for staff, families and students/ Tài liệu dùng cho những trường hợp khẩn cấp cho nhân viên, gia đình và học sinh

Good Information for Families:

• https://www.whiteaccomplices.org/ Great and in depth resource for creating action and change in our community. (interactive resource - click on an area to think about how to take action)
• How to Talk to Your White Children About George Floyd
• Resources for talking about race, racism and racialized violence with kids.
• A Kids Book About Racism
• Black Lives Matter Meditation By Dr. Candice Nicole
• “Self Care Tips for Black People Who are Struggling With This Very Painful Week” by Rachel Miller for Vice

Dear PPS Families,

As we reach the end of an unprecedented school year, we want to extend our gratitude for the patience, flexibility and understanding shared by you and your students.

Dear PPS Families,

It has been a pleasure to serve your students meals this school year. We are happy to let you know that we will continue to provide access to meals during the summer, beginning June 21.

Dear PPS Families and Staff,

As we complete this most unique school year, we want to recommend two events being staged by the PPS Visual & Performing Arts department to showcase art pieces and performances by the creative students of Portland Public Schools.

Dear PPS Community,

As this is the last week of Mental Health Awareness month, we want to ensure that everyone has information about our continuum of care for students who experience mental health and substance use challenges. We also want to highlight services for our BIPOC students and families.

During our well-being lessons this month we will be talking about the difference between mood and mindset, perspective taking and mindful movement. Each of these topics explores the way we see and feelthings and the choices we can make to change that view, when/if we want to. When we realize we(students and adults!) have the power to shift our thinking and we learn how to do this, we often feel agreater sense of control and freedom in our lives - a feeling that may seem harder to find these days. To be successful at shifting our mindset or perspective, it’s important to first be able to identify how we arefeeling. Naming our emotions is something we practice at Marysville all the time! For a refresher on oneway to recognize and accept how you are feeling in the moment, try RAIN - a mindfulness practice forwelcoming your emotions.

For more information on these practices, click on the links above. And as always, if you have any questionsor you are curious about additional emotional supports for your children please reach out. I’m happy tochat, brainstorm, offer suggestions or just listen.

Warmly,
Sara Fuller, Marysville School Counselor, she/her/hers
Remind, (971)378-0428, K5 Counseling Website

Happy 2021! This is going to be a busy month of well-being! We start out practicing appreciation, then jump into neuroplasticity and the difference between good stress vs bad stress, and we’ll end the month with some mindful movement. All of these topics can be helpful at home as well as at school. Feel free to reach out for information on ways to do that. 

I also want to share a few resources with you. This Grounding Moment practice is a great way to practice mindfulness at home, for all members of the family. And if you are noticing increased anxiety at home these days or are just looking for fun, creative ways to manage anxiety, Create More, Fear Less is a wonderful, free resource with activities for anyone to do at home. I regularly use these activities during small groups with students who have extra worries and anxious thoughts. Check ‘em out and let me know what you make!

As always, if you have any questions or you are curious about additional emotional supports for your children please reach out. I’m happy to chat, brainstorm, offer suggestions or just listen. Be well.

Sara Fuller, Marysville School Counselor

Remind

(971)378-0428

K5 Counseling Website