Dear Kindergarten and First Grade Families, 

We are so excited to be welcoming you and your child to the PPS family! Kindergarten is a special time for families, children, and schools.  This year, we are designing the start of school year to focus on welcoming our youngest learners, knowing that many of our first grade students have yet to experience a "first day" in person. Along with all other PPS elementary schools, we will start both Kinder and First grade in half-groups so that students can get used to a full school day in a smaller group of students. 

September 1: First full day of school for all students in grades 2-5

September 1: Warm Up Day (8:00-2:15) for First Grade Students with last names starting with A-M. These students will not attend school on September 2. 

September 2: Warm Up Day (8:00-2:15) for First Grade Students with last names starting with N-Z. These students will not attend school on September 1. 

September 3: First day of school for all First Graders 

September 3: Warm Up Day (8:00-2:15) for Kindergarten Students with last names starting with A-M. These students will not attend school on September 7. 

September 7: Warm Up Day (8:00-2:15) for Kindergarten Students with last names starting with N-Z. These students will not attend school on September 3.

September 8: First day of school for all Kindergarten Students

During the week of August 23rd we will be mailing home teacher and room assignments to every student. Should you need to know sooner, you can call the main office starting the week of August 16th.

When teachers are not with students, they will be reaching out to families to connect and learn about all of the talents and gifts your students are bringing with them to school. We can't wait to meet our newest falcons! 

As part of reopening Portland Public Schools in the 2021-22 school year, the district must submit a plan to the Oregon Department of Education. As part of the requirement, PPS is asking for feedback on the plan.

Dear PPS Families,

The 2021-22 school year is fast approaching, and we continue to prepare to safely reopen our schools for in-person learning. We want to make sure you are aware of upcoming opportunities to receive a COVID-19 vaccine during registration at our nine comprehensive high schools.

Dear PPS Students, Families and Staff,

As we finalize our last Back to School FAQ sections, we wanted to share with you a couple of updates. First, the district’s Office of Internal Performance Audit recently presented to the Board of Education its audit of our health and safety practices for hybrid learning last spring. We are pleased and proud to say that auditors reported no findings. From last week’s presentation:

Dear Colleagues,

The public health guidance is clear--vaccines are the best way to prevent the spread and the severity of COVID. Today we are announcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for all PPS staff.