Welcome Peninsula Panther Students and Families!

We hope you’ve had a joyful and restful summer. We are excited to welcome both new and returning students and families to the 2025–2026 school year!

Last year, during the 2024–2025 school year, our incoming 5th graders, Site Council parents, and staff came together to reflect on who we are as a community. Together, we distilled our shared identity into seven core values that define us as Peninsula Panthers.

This year, we look forward to deepening this work by defining, sharing and celebrating these values with our broader community.

We are eager to learn, grow, and thrive alongside you once again. Please take note of the important dates below as we begin this exciting new year together.

Kindergarten Ramp-Up:  Ramp Up to Kindergarten - PPS Ramp Up to K provides a welcoming, supportive introduction to school. Prior to the first day of Kindergarten, all incoming K students and families will receive: 

 A 1:1 family contact with their Kindergarten teacher focused on relationships and connections; and
 A full-day, small-group practice day for their child, focused on orienting the students to Kindergarten staff, spaces, and
routines. 

Kinder teachers will be reaching out the week of the 25th to schedule a meet and greet and set up the full day of ramp-up for either the 28th or 29th. 

First Day of all-day Kindergarten: 9/2/26

First day of school: 8/26/25

No School Labor Day: 9/1/25

11:50 a.m. Early Release Wednesdays: 8 times per year (9/17, 10/22, 12/10, 1/14, 2/11, 3/11, 4/22, 5/13) 

Link to PPS District Calendar

Are you the parent of a child ready for Kindergarten in late summer of 2025? Come meet the staff at Peninsula and learn about our program.

Connect to Kindergarten at Peninsula:

The SUN Program, in collaboration with the school’s administration, will be hosting four sessions next week for families transitioning into Kindergarten.
If you or someone you know has a child preparing to start Kindergarten this fall, please share this information with them!
There will be activities, school tours, classroom materials, and refreshments available for all participants. 

• August 11th: 9am-11am  AND 1pm-3pm 
  
• August 13th: 9am-11am AND  1pm-3pm

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Click Here to View our "Connect to Kinder" Slideshow 

Click Here  to enroll your child in Kindergarten.

If you are interested in YMCA camp click here: Summer

Enroll Online

You can register online if ALL of the following apply:

• Your child is NEW to PPS
• Your students did NOT attend a PPS Pre-K locations: Boise-Eliot/Humboldt, Clarendon, Creston Annex, Dr. MLK Jr, Faubion, Grout, Jason Lee, Kelly, Marysville, Lent, Rosa Parks, Sacajawea, Sitton, Whitman, Woodlawn
• Your student does NOT have an IFSP and did NOT receive services from Multnomah Early Childhood Program (MECP)
• You are enrolling your child in your neighborhood school and NOT a CBO/Charter
• You have an email address and access to a computer

Need Help?

• Call:

  English: 503-916-3205
  Español: 503-916-3205
  Tiếng Việt: 503-916-3584
  中文: 503-916-3585
  Русский: 503-916-3205 
  Soomaali: 503-916-3586 

  Email: enrollment-office@pps.net

  Visit: Enrollment & Transfer Center at 501 N. Dixon St, Suite 140

Immunization Requirements

To learn more about student immunization requirements and exemptions, see MESD Immunization.