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March 25-29th: Spring Break, No School
April 4th: Vision and Hearing Screening
April 5th: No School
May 19th: Rieke Art Fair
May 23rd: Incoming Rieke Kinders School Visit
Another resource for Rieke events and activities is our PTA. Visit the Rieke PTA website!
Reminder:
The office is seeing an influx of forgotten items (backpack, coats, water bottles, homework, library books etc.). We are asking that unless it's an emergency*, please leave forgotten items at home.
It's a great way to help children learn (in a safe, low risk way) and we notice that they rise to the responsibility of being in charge of their school items.
*Emergency scenarios would be forgotten medications, allergen friendly lunches, etc.
3-15-24
Dear Rieke Rocket community,
As the sun warms us up, the days get longer, and we near spring break, this is a wonderful time to reflect on such hard work by our students in 2024. The progress and growth they are showing through their cooperation, their empathy, and their responsibility is inspiring. And their pure joy and excitement in joining us at Rieke in making bonding memories at events like the Oregon Battle of the Books and STEM Night. Thank you to Jani Colasurdo for her incredible effort and creativity in putting together such an amazing evening last night for our extended Rieke and Markham community! And thank you to the team of volunteers, including Rieke students, that reached out to Jani and joined the fun. You can see some great images on our newest episode of the Rieke Video News https://www.youtube.com/@
Next week is a complete full school week, hopefully ending with a Rieke Way celebration, a Funky Friday. Students can show their unique personalities in fun funky ways! Our next Rieke Way assembly to celebrate students who demonstrate leadership in cooperation is set for the first day back, April 1st at 2:35. All are welcome but some families will get special invitations from their child’s teacher. There is no school on Friday April 4th to provide teachers a professional day to work on report cards and other data. PPS has released the decision from our School Board regarding the end of the school year, and that date remains set as June 14th. After spring break, there will be school for students every weekday but April 5th and May 27th through June 14th.
One of the very amazing Rieke student art projects on display in our main hallway is a collaborative piece between Rieke and Cleveland HS. Our 5th graders created figure drawings as a composite from 3 artists. Then art students at Cleveland HS took those drawings and made 3 dimensional sculptures. We have done a story on this on the Rieke Video News). This project will be featured at the Exquisite Corpse Student Art exhibit at The Portland Building downtown. Attached is the flier for the Exquisite Corpse Student Art exhibit at The Portland Building downtown. The flier has information about the opening reception. The students' art will be on display in the second floor gallery from April through the end of May. If families can't make the opening reception, they can stop by another time to see the exhibit during The Portland Building open hours.
Summer school invitations are being sent out next week by Portland Public Schools. PPS has continued to invest in summer programming through federal grants and other sources. Summer school programs will run during the month of July and there is a SW Portland elementary site. If you get an invitation for your student and have any questions, please email me (and your child’s teacher) with any questions. I would be the best contact for programming and enrollment questions.
From the Rieke Foundation:
Fun auction updates! Our theme for the 2024 Rieke Auction is "Starry Nights in Paris." Gather up those berets and channel your inner Parisian to dress to the theme, or simply dress for a fun night out. Come however you'd like!
We have some new additions to the auction this year. Right after the program, we’ll continue the party with live music from Shelley Rudolph, a fun dessert bar and drinks in the MJCC lobby. The afterparty will then continue across the street at the Cider Mill Lounge featuring Mr. Jean's band Sproose.
We're still looking for donations of wine for our wine wall. Do you have a bottle or two ($25 value or above) that you're willing to donate? Bring it to Rieke next Friday morning, March 15 during dropoff! We'll have an auction committee member there to collect it. More wine dropoff dates will be announced in the coming weeks so there will be lots of opportunities to take wine off your hands. We're specifically looking for bottles of red wine, rose or bubbly.
And if you haven’t gotten your auction tickets or tables yet, do it now! We have only 7 tables left, so don’t delay: ourschool.auction/Rieke2024
After school enrichment
Rose City Chess is excited to return to Rieke this Spring! Last term, we had 18 students enrolled at our club, with 6 females. Female participation at Rieke has been excellent! We have financial aid available and can match any PTA contributions to scholarships on a 1:1 basis. Here is the registration link to send to families: https://www.rosecitychess.com/
Electronic Music Club is adding a spring class after a successful winter session. Registration link - www.electronicmusicclub.net/
Cheers!
Jon Jeans-Principal
When students from Cleveland High School’s Advanced Commercial Foods and Baking class visited Hosford Middle School last month to try out a new recipe they called Baked Pears Goat Cheese Sunflower Seed Delight, the results of an informal sticker poll were very much on the positive side: 26 kids liked it and 30 loved it. Twenty-two were on the fence.
Sixth grader Isaac Huynh was in the latter category. “I’ve had goat cheese before, but this goat cheese tastes different,” he said. “I think the whole thing might have been better with whipped cream.”
Ever wondered if dogs might be able to sniff out cancer? Or how Magic the Gathering is connected to the Satanic Panic of the 1980s? Or if your running watch might be gaslighting you?
Seniors in the Cleveland High School International Baccalaureate (IB) program answered these questions – and many more – at the 15th annual Extended Essay Senior Showcase on February 21. The showcase gives IB students the opportunity to present the results of two years’ worth of research into academic topics of their choosing. The topics begin as inquiry questions, which students then investigate and eventually answer in the form of a 4000-word essay.
At first glance, the annual Portland Public Schools district calendar might seem to fulfill one crucial function: to alert students, staff, and families to the days when school is in session and when it is not.
If that were the case, crafting the calendar would be the work of days, if not hours. In fact, the calendar is a multipurpose living document that involves meticulous planning and careful forethought to ensure the best possible outcomes for students and staff. It also reflects the needs and observances of the many diverse communities the district serves.
Ethan Kramer, Beaumont Middle School’s assistant principal, sees middle school math as so much more than 2x + 3y = 5.
“It’s helping to build the logic center – the prefrontal cortex – in analysis and processing,” he said. Given this, Kramer and others believe that middle grades instruction must lay a strong foundation to support more challenging math concepts in the future – first high school, then beyond.
But what are the components of that foundation? And how is it best established?
The district’s middle grades core academics team and its grades 6-8 math committee have spent the last year weighing these questions in tandem with educators and community stakeholders. Their goal: a comprehensive math curriculum that challenges students without rushing or skipping over key concepts.
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board- Budget Work Session with vote on a consent agenda
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM School Board - Facilities and Operations Committee meeting
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board- Regular Meeting
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Rieke Hearing and Vision Screening Day
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM School Board - Student Success Committee
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM School Board - Facilities and Operations Committee meeting
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board- Study Session with vote on a consent agenda