WELCOME BACK!!!

December 12-14 - Book Fair with Linda Letra Books!  https://lindaletra.com/  After school from 2:15-3:30 pm in the library

December 13 - 3-5 grade author visit (Breena Bard); 10:30-11:30

December 14 - Fire Drill

December 25 - January 2 - Winter Break (no school)

Garden News

After the Fall - Humpty Dumpty story about what happens after a big change

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs - a story about perspective

Say Something! - a way to use your voice

Pet Show - All about a pet show. For extended fun, draw your pet or a dream pet or a fantasy pet.

Saturday - A story about mindset and perspective.

The Day We Learned to Fly - a colorful story of hope.

The Soda Bottle School - a true story of recycling, teamwork and one crazy idea.

This is Not My Hat - A fish has stolen a hat and he will probably get away with it...probably.

Jabari Jumps - a great story about courage and being nervous.

One day in late October, second grader Carter Lee Buyas grabbed a pair of pom poms from a pile of objects laid out on a bench in the Kelly Elementary School courtyard.

“I like the sound pom poms make,” Carter said. “I like how they shake, shake, shake. Maybe I’ll mop with them. You know, clean the ground. Or I could be a cheerleader.” He pointed to a group of three girls doing a lively cheer on the sidewalk. “Or I could plant them. The pom poms could be flags. Or plants.”

He paused and looked thoughtful. “They can be whatever I want them to be.”

Last spring, when Portland Public Schools moved to ensure that every middle school in the district had an active advisory program, the focus was on relationship building and giving students and teachers the tools needed to nurture a sense of belonging.

The goals for the advisory programs were clear. What the district had yet to arrive at was a curriculum that would help everyone achieve those goals.

Harrison Park, which transitioned from a K-8 to a middle school this fall, recently held a school-wide vote for a new mascot. According to Principal Leah Dickey, these first few months as a middle school have been pivotal for students as they navigate the new exciting normal and establish an identity as a school and community. Picking a mascot has been an important part of that journey.

Principal Phu Dao is many things to the students and staff of Roseway Heights Middle School: mentor, role model, champion, friend. Ask anyone who has learned from and worked with him and they will tell you that he has dedicated his entire career to advocating for students, families, and educators. And now he’s being honored for that dedication.

Courageous Conversation, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit that works with individuals and institutions to address racial disparities through sustained, fruitful dialogue, has named Principal Dao this year’s recipient of the Dr. Charles Hopson Racial Equity Principal Leadership Award.