Dear PPS Families,

As the 2020-21 school year gets under way, we are excited to share news about school meals. Through our partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture, we will be able to provide school meals for all students at no cost at this time. 

The USDA announced that it is continuing a program that made free breakfast and lunch available to all children during the summer. For Portland Public Schools, that means we will be able to offer seven days’ worth of meals every week for not just PPS students, but all Portland children ages 1-18.

As we announced in August, we have expanded our meals sites to 38 schools where families can pick up sacks of breakfast and lunch on select days, from 3 to 5 p.m. 

Our regular meal service schedule will be:

• Mondays: 2 days’ worth of food
• Wednesdays: 2 days’ worth of food
• Fridays: 3 three days’ worth of food

The complete list of meal pickup sites is available at our Fall 2020 Meals webpage. Families are welcome to visit any school site for meals, regardless of whether their children attend that school. There is no need to sign up, register or provide student ID when you arrive. All sites are outside, and we ask that you wear a facemask and practice physical distancing as you pick up meals. 

We will continue to inform you of any updates or changes to meal service. For more information or support, please contact the Nutrition Services department at 503-916-3399 or nutritionservices@pps.net.

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Hi Riders,

Remember, today is a Gold Day. This means that students are live with their 1st and 2nd period teachers.  

Chromebooks

We just found out that there is a defect in some of the Acer chromebooks that we have distributed to families.  The defect make the chromebook unable to connect to Google Meets.  If your chromebook is unable to connect to Google Meets, please bring it back to the building this week and we will get you a new device.  The district is working on a patch for this issue, but we are unsure how quickly it will be fixed.  You can come to the building on Wednesday from 2 to 5 or on Thursday or Friday (times to be announced once we determine how much need we have for new devices)

Attendance

We appreciate your patience as we work on attendance.  We know it's important that you are getting accurate information about whether your student is engaging in class or not.  More than ever, learning is a team effort this year.  Remind your student to be in live classes each morning and make sure they are completing assignments or other communication for their afternoon classes.  

Diverse Learner Night

Please see the flier sent out about Diverse Learner Night.  It's tonight from 5:30 to 6:30.  There is information about the upcoming Bond, SpEd, ESL, TAG, and Spanish Immersion.  

Thanks for all you do!  We appreciate working with you to support your students during Comprehensive Distance Learning. 

Go Riders!

KD, Dave, and Liz

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Hola Riders,

La semana pasada, pasé un tiempo en los salones de clases y me impresionó mucho el trabajo que los estudiantes y los maestros estaban haciendo juntos.

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Hola Riders:

El anuncio, la semana pasada, de que nos mantendremos en el Aprendizaje a Distancia Integral durante el semestre significa que todos estamos en esto por más tiempo de lo planeado. Todavía estamos resolviendo algunos problemas y agradecemos la paciencia de todos.

Dear Families of PPS Secondary Students,

During Comprehensive Distance Learning, opportunities are built into the schedule for all families to be able to connect with teachers during office hours. As in a traditionally formatted year, we will also be offering Parent-Teacher Conferences (morning to evening) on November 23-24. 

Dear PPS Families,

With the announcement that Portland Public Schools is extending Comprehensive Distance Learning through at least January 28, we want to make you aware of upcoming updates to our meal service as we adjust to the coming colder weather and shorter days.

Dear PPS Families and Staff,

We are now several weeks into Comprehensive Distance Learning, and simultaneously working on the next phases of a gradual re-opening of schools. PPS remains focused on published health metrics from the county and state and our medical experts. We also continue to observe Oregon Department of Education guidelines as we contemplate introducing limited in-person opportunities. While we are anxious to have all of our students back on campus, we will proceed in a measured and prudent manner that prioritizes the health and safety of our students and employees. 

Dear PPS Families and Staff,