Peninsula K-5 School

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8125 N. EmeraldPortland, OR 97217Ph (503) 916-6275Fx (503) 916-2662

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Peninsula News

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  • Dates to Remember

    9/24- Back to School Night 5:30-7pm

    9/25- Early Release 11:50am

    9/30-10/2- Dental Sealants for 2nd & 3rd Grade

  • Community Volunteers Needed

    Our community enjoys bringing their canine companions to school grounds during hours when students and after-school programs are not using the facilities.

    Unfortunately, those sneaky canines manage to poop on our field and create some stinky situations for students and staff. 

    We have decided to form a poop patrol! Click here for details and to sign up for a shift.
    Our shoes and noses thank you in advance for doing your part.

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  • Reporting Student Absences

    Email student absences to Sara Gilds or call/leave a message on the attendance line at 503-916-5275.

    Learn more about Oregon law on student absences here.

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Enrichment News

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    At Peninsula, reading, writing and math are fundamental. Enrichments are essential. They bring pleasure to reading and creativity to expression. Enrichment classes teach cross-curricular skills that demonstrate to students how math applies to art, music, physical education, and beyond. Enrichments are the colorful ties that bind the fully educated child together. Each of these certified teachers has a subject "specialty," complete with its own set of adopted educational standards. Most enrichment teachers have stand-alone classes and all collaborate with homeroom teachers to make curricular connections. We want students to know math doesn't just happen in "math class," it's all around us. Enrichments are fundamental to student engagement in school. Enrichments foster agency within a child and their ability to participate in their education.  

    Each month you will receive a newsletter from all of us updating you on what is happening in our classes and subject area specialties.
    Archive of Specialist News Distributed via School Messenger 

    Visit our Teacher Tech Portal for additional information. 
    Each teacher has a website. Click on a name to view their website.

    "Enrichments" or "Specials" Teachers at Peninsula:
    Kirsten Slane, Art
    Patrick Nearing, Music
    Matt Challender, PE
    Paige Phillipson, Library
    Samara Carranza, Counselor

     

    Oregon Physical Education Standards

    Oregon Arts Standards (includes Music and Art)

    Oregon Library and Media Education Standards

    Oregon's Guidelines for Comprehensive School Counseling

     

District News

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  • Skyline Teacher Inspires Students to Slow Down & Look Up

    If you’re ever lucky enough to tag along with Tom Myers and his bird club at Skyline School, you’ll most likely notice a few things: that Skyline in the early morning can be a breathtakingly beautiful place, and that if you have a question about birds – or the natural world in general – the man his students call “Teacher Tom” can almost certainly answer it.

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  • Join Us for Movie Night!

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    PPS is hosting a series of events that focus on Belonging, Equity & Inclusive Practices where we will screen powerful, award-winning documentaries aimed at starting a productive conversation about what is possible in the systems we create for our children with disabilities. 

    As part of this series, we are excited to welcome you to a live virtual event, Including Samuel, on Monday, October 28 at 5:30 PM at OMSI Empirical Theater. The event will include a screening of Dan Habib’s film, “Including Samuel,” and a conversation with him and his son, Samuel.

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  • Jefferson High School Students Hit the Red Carpet for Student-Made Safety Film

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    The Dr. Matthew Prophet Education Center, the rather staid home to Portland Public Schools administrative staff, had a very different look on Monday evening when it hosted the world premiere of “The Return of Emergetron.”

    The red carpet event was in celebration of a new film starring students – and for students – about the many emergency scenarios they might encounter in a typical school year.

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  • PPS’s Comprehensive School Psychologist Program Gets Crucial Boost from $5.5 Million Grant

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    Portland Public Schools’ Comprehensive School Psychology program was recently named the recipient of a prestigious $5.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for its proven track record of improving student well-being and academic performance. 

    The renewable, school-based mental health grant will be used to provide comprehensive school psychology services to 18 Title I schools across the district for the 2024-25 school year. This is up from 11 schools served in the previous year. Through the duration of the grant, 25 schools designated as Title I at the time of the grant award will receive comprehensive school psychology services.

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    School Office Hours 

    Monday-Friday (on school days)

    7:30am - 3:30pm 

    If you need assistance after that time,
    please email Principal Claire at cskelly@pps.net or Assistant Principal Rina at rshriki@pps.net

    For enrollment questions email enrollment-office@pps.net

    For transportation questions email transportation@pps.net


    Parent Communications

    *These newsletters were originally distributed through Remind.

    Latest parent news:

    9/6 

    8/30

    6/13


    2024-25 School Year Supplies

    Some teachers request that, in lieu of purchasing supplies for individual children this year, parents make a School Pay donation, giving teachers the freedom to make their own supply purchases. Each grade level will have its own funding source. Consider donating to each grade level fund in which you have a student enrolled. Lists are included in the School Pay link, so community members can see how the money will be spent. Please do not make purchases from these lists except for backpacks, headphones, waterbottles, and three-ring binders (5th grade only). 
    For more information on School Pay, and activating your parent account, click here

    Kinder
    Link to School Pay Donation Site.

    1st

    Link to School Pay Donation Site.

    2nd

    Link to School Pay Donation Site.

    3rd
     Link to School Pay Donation Site

    4th
    Link to School Pay Donation Site.

    5th
    Link to School Pay Donation Site.


    Remind

    Peninsula uses a communication app called Remind to distribute information from the school. Download the app and get additional info. here
    Messages are best read if you download the Remind app onto your phone and/or desktop. 
    Once you have downloaded the app, turn on notifications so you don't miss new content.
    If you do not have regular access to a phone or a computer, please contact the office and we will work with you.
    Your student's teacher may communicate class-specific info. using different methods of communication.


    ParentVue

    ParentVue is a website that offers secure, private access to school and student information, including class assignments, attendance, emergency contacts on file, the school calendar, and teacher contact details. Parents and guardians can see information for all of their students who attend Portland Public Schools in one place. For students at the secondary level, student assignments and grades are available. 

    Click on the link to get started. Each parent or guardian will need an activation key (linked to the email address on file).  The school secretary can supply the key. Note: if you are calling the school for the activation key, you must call from a phone number on file.

    Each student also has an account to access the student version of this website, called StudentVue.


    Free and Reduced Lunch

    BREAKFAST and LUNCH are FREE for ALL Peninsula students during the 24-25 school year. Completing these forms helps Peninsula get access to other resources we may be entitled to.

    Free and Reduced Lunch forms are found at SCHOOLCAFE.COM You will need your student's ID number to complete the paperwork. If the student is a returning Portland Public Schools student their ID number can be found on their report card or in ParentVue. If the student is new to Portland Public Schools, you can get an ID number from the school office.

    If you have students at schools other than Peninsula, where lunch is free for all students, you still need to apply for students attending Peninsula.


    Box Tops have gone DIGITAL! 

    Now it is easier then ever to raise money for the school.  Download the Box Top App, scan your receipt, and earn the school money.  
     
    Click on the image to see the Box Top Flier to see the how to active the app.
     
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