On January 26th, Hayhurst will host two virtual assemblies with author Kate Messner. Grades K-2 will meet with her from 9:00-9:35am and grades 3-5 will meet with her from 10:00-10:45am. The Zoom links to the assemblies will be shared by your student's teacher and Ms. Chambers.

An award-winning author, Ms. Messner was recently quoted in the Washington Post and will have a picture book biography of Dr. Anthony Fauci published this summer. For more about Ms. Messner and to hear read-alouds from her books, check out the links that Ms. Chambers created for us.

Kate Messner resources for grades K-2

Kate Messner resources for grades 3-5

PPS has created a Dyslexia Family Brochure that includes information about dyslexia, next steps, and contact information for community partners. The PDF file is linked below: 

PPS Dyslexia Family Brochure

Pack 254 has Scouting opportunities for girls and boys in Kindergarten through 5^th Grade. For the time being all our Pack meetings are on-line, and our Cubs have every opportunity for advancement.  During a time when so many other activities are being cancelled, Scouting is even more important than ever…… teaching the four aims of Scouting: citizenship, character, personal fitness, and leadership. Check us out on Facebook or contact me for more details. Barry Greenberg barryg@celebconn.com

https://www.facebook.com/groups/594382588113971

Dear PPS Families and Staff,

We want to update you on changes we have made to the Enrollment and Program Balancing proposal for Southeast Portland schools. The initial proposal (see a summary), drafted after months of Southeast Guiding Coalition meetings, was presented to the Board of Education at its January 12 meeting. 

Graduation rates for the 2019-2020 academic year were released today with impressive results for Portland Public Schools, whose high school seniors achieved an 83.7% graduation rate, the highest since adopting a four-year cohort model in 2010 and slightly higher than the 2019-20 statewide rate of 82.6%. 

Dear PPS Students, Families and Colleagues,

Today we celebrate and honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a hero of mine. As his influence is seen and felt in the ongoing movement for racial justice, I want to share this video created by the Boise-Eliot/Humboldt Elementary School community. They found a creative way to unify their voices to bring us a unique reading of Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech of 1963, originally delivered to a crowd of almost a quarter million people at the March for Jobs and Freedom in Washington D.C. I think you will enjoy this collaboratively produced presentation of Dr. King’s words brought to life by a new generation of change-makers for justice at PPS.

Dear PPS Families,

We are so grateful to our educators and our community who have continued to support our students through these times of transition this year. The presidential election and its fallout, especially the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, have been disturbing and unsettling for all of us, and the feeling of unease continues as next week’s inauguration of Joe Biden nears. We know it can be an especially difficult time for our students and we remain optimistic about the power of democracy and education as they try to make sense of the events and issues.