SUN program dates--April 8th-May 29th

Early Release for Staff PD--Wednesday, May, 21st (Students dismissed at 11:50)

No Classes for Memorial Day-Monday, May 26th

PTA Meeting-Wednesday, May 28th at 6 pm in the library

Email student absences to Malia Sanford (msanford@pps.net) or call/leave a message on the attendance line at 503-916-5275.

Learn more about Oregon law on student absences here.

Our community enjoys bringing their canine companions to school grounds during hours when students and after-school programs are not using the facilities.

Unfortunately, those sneaky canines manage to poop on our field and create some stinky situations for students and staff. 

We have decided to form a poop patrol! Click here for details and to sign up for a shift.
Our shoes and noses thank you in advance for doing your part.

Blue Bags: The Peninsula PTA has a “blue bag” fundraiser through the Oregon Bottle Drop. Just grab a blue bag, fill it up with cans and return to your nearest bottle drop redemption center, located in Delta Park or the St. John’s Safeway.  You can also make an easy donation to the Peninsula PTA by transferring funds from your personal “green bag” account to the Peninsula PTA account onlne. Pick up blue bags at the front office or on the porch at the bright yellow house across from the kindergarten pick up on Halleck, or the Mayfly Kenton. Thanks!

The assignment their teacher gave them was simple – make a short film that begins with a phone call and ends with someone hanging up. Benson first-year students Dylan Martinez-Torres and Dariel Soriano Zamora ran it all the way to a small city populated by two very big and rather iconic monsters – Godzilla and Hedora.

The result, Sorry, Wrong Number, is one of the more than 90 films entered into the annual Best of PPS Film Festival. The festival is a celebration of exceptional student filmmaking that includes a showcase at the historic Hollywood Theatre. 

The fourth annual installment of the festival took place on May 21 and included a screening of 13 standout films. The films came from all over PPS and ran the gamut from Dylan and Dariel’s monster short to documentaries, film noir, and broadcast journalism. 

If you are a passionate student or community member that wants to make a difference at PPS, apply to join the Climate Crisis Response Committee! This is a committee that reports to the PPS Board of Education.

On the committee you will learn about how PPS is making progress towards our climate justice and sustainability policies, provide input and recommendations to the PPS Board on how to better support PPS staff as we advance these policy goals, and connect with other passionate members of our PPS community from diverse backgrounds, knowledge areas, and lived experiences.

No previous professional experience in climate change or sustainability required! Students can apply via this form. Community members can apply here.

Deadline to apply: June 6. 

Earthstock 2025 was a huge success!

Each year, special education students from across the region gather at Portland's Crystal Ballroom for a truly unique and uniquely joyful high school dance. 

Earthstock began in 1992 at the request of a young student who was confined to a wheelchair and was disappointed he couldn’t attend the high school dances because of transportation issues. There were 60 kids at the first event. Earthstock now entertains more than 700 students, staff and volunteers, and is rapidly becoming one the largest events of its kind in the country. 

Students at Skyline school were recently treated to a visit from PPS teacher-turned-graphic novelist Aron Nels Steinke. 

Steinke is the award-winning author and illustrator behind the popular Mr. Wolf's Class series. He also taught at Skyline during the 2015-16 school year.

During his visit to Skyline, he opened up to a group of third, fourth, and fifth graders about how he got started as an author despite struggling to read and write in school. He also read a short excerpt from his newest book, Speechless. 

Speechless tells the story of Mira, a sixth grader who spends her first year of middle school finding herself and her voice. Skyline students were some of the book's first readers. We can't wait to see what Mr. Steinke writes next!