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Rider Family News        

April 14, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

Spring is here! As the weather gets nice, we sometimes see students opting to come in late or leave early on bright, sunny days.  Please remind your student that attendance matters!  When we look at grades, students who are here and in class everyday are passing all, or most, of their classes.  If you feel your student needs help making an attendance plan, reach out to their school counselor.  Quarter three grades are posted in ParentVue.  If you get report cards mailed to you, they should be in your mailbox this week.  If you have questions about grades, please reach out.  We have nine weeks left of school, and we want everyone finishing strong.

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

April 8, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

It’s hard to believe it’s already the fourth quarter!  Parents of seniors - make sure you are checking in with your student this quarter. Senioritis is real and we want our students finishing strong.  

Spring sports are underway and band and choir competitions are happening at a rapid pace!  Check Trivory for dates and times that you can come out and support our Riders!

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

March 4, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

This week is the start of spring sports, and we are finishing up the winter season with play-offs.  Roosevelt Boys’ Basketball hosts the first round of the playoffs tomorrow night against North Medford.  

Progress Reports were posted last week, so you can access your students’ grades through ParentVue.  We will be mailing home progres reports to those families that opted out of the electronic option.  Please reach out if you need any information about your students’ grades.

Go Riders!

KD

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Feb 24, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

Thank you to everyone who came to the Public Education Forum last Thursday.  We had over 100 people there to ask our elected officials in Salem questions about how to adequately fund schools.  Winter sports are coming to an end.  Thank you to all of the athletes and parents who participated in winter sports, and a huge thank you to our coaches for all they do each day to support the success of our athletes both in and out of the classroom.  

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

Feb 18, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

This week will be our annual Black History Month Assembly.  Our Black Student Union creates this celebration each year, and I look forward to seeing what they will be performing this year.  

We have some upcoming events for our community.  Thursday, February 20th is a Forum on Funding for Public Education with our elected officials from North Portland.  Come to Roosevelt at 7pm on Thursday to hear how our elected officials are working to ensure stable school funding. This event is open to the entire North Portland community.   We will be hosting two events in March for families with questions around immigration.  Those events are open to families of PPS students in North Portland only.  

I know there have been questions about support for our LGBTQIA2+ students after some decisions at the federal level - especially decisions about pulling support for our transgender students across the United States.  Roosevelt continues to be a place where all students are welcome and are encouraged to come to school as their authentic selves.  Our community is stronger because of the rich diversity in our student body.  Part of that diversity is our LGBTQIA2+ students and staff.  The Oregon Department of Education released a LGBTQIA+ Student Success Plan a few years ago and stated “We set forth this plan...to establish strategies to increase inclusivity, increase student belonging, reduce bullying, address bias-based harassment and campus assaults, and improve attendance.”  At Roosevelt, we will continue to follow this plan and other guidance from ODE and the State of Oregon  If you or your student has questions or wants support, please reach out to their counselor.  

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News        

Feb 10, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

This is the second week of Black History Month.  Last week and this week, teachers are spending time teaching lessons about Black excellence in our different classes.  Our Black Student Union presented to the school board last week about the work we do around Black History Month.  They highlighted the student-led and planned Black History Month assembly that will be on February 21st this year.  Thank you to all of the work that our students are doing to create spaces to highlight excellence across our school and in our history.  

Go Riders!

KD

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Feb 3, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

Happy first full week of Semester 2!  We know that the weather is touch–and-go this week.  Listen for any school closures, late starts, or other changes to our schedule because of the weather.  I don’t think we will have any lasting snow this week, but you never know.  Stay warm!

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News

Jan 13, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

It’s hard to believe the end of the semester is here!  Students have this week to finish up before finals next week.  All teachers will be available both A and B Day flex times this Thursday and Friday.  Many teachers will be available for Extended Flex as well.  Check Trivory later this week for a list of teachers that will be available for extended flex from 3:30 to 4:45 on Thursday and Friday. If your student needs help or has questions about finishing the semester strong - have them reach out to their teachers or their counselor.  

Go Riders!

KD

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Rider Family News

Jan 6, 2025

Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a good winter break.  The end of the semester is right around the corner.  Extended Flex will be this week and next week.  Look at Trivory for which teachers will be offering flex on which days.  Make sure your student is doing what is needed to finish the semester strong!

Go Riders!

KD

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Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

It’s the last week of before Winter Break!  It’s hard to believe that we are almost through 2024.  Come celebrate our choir, orchestra and band this week as they perform their winter concerts.  Have a safe and restful break.  

Go Riders!

KD

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Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

It’s a busy week!  Site Council is tonight.   African Family Night is Wednesday night.  8th Grade Information is Thursday. Winter sport are under way and games/contests have started.  I’m so excited to watch our students compete this winter!  Have a great week!

Go Riders!

KD

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Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

This is our one full week of school for November.  Next week is Parent-Teacher Conferences.  All families are invited from 8:30am to 8:00pm on Monday and Tuesday next week.  Enter through the front doors and we will point you in the right direction.  Winter sports start today.  Please check the information below to find out how to sign up your student for tryouts.  Have a good week!

Go Riders!

KD

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Principal’s Message

Hi Riders,

We have two weeks until the Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences.  Conferences will be Monday, November 25th and Tuesday, November 26th from 8:30am to 8:00pm.  All conferences will be held arena-style, so you can have access to all of your student’s teachers.  You will enter through the front doors, and we will get you pointed in the right direction.  Conferences are an important part of the school year, and we want all families to come and talk with teachers.  If you cannot attend, you can email teachers and your student’s counselor to see if you can schedule times outside the two-day conference time.  We believe that a student’s success is because of the strong partnership between the home and the school.  We appreciate this dedicated time to connect with each of you.

Go Riders!

KD

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HeART of Portland, the annual celebration of local student artists, is returning to the Portland Art Museum (PAM) beginning April 16.

The two-week fine arts showcase features work by students from across Portland Public Schools and is made possible by the Arts Access Fund, which also supports elementary visual and performing arts educators.

2025 HeART of Portland kicks off with an opening reception at PAM on April 16 at 6:30 p.m. and concludes with the Miller Family Free Day on April 27. The opening reception will include musical and theatrical performances, as well as a set from the elementary school honor choir – made up of two singers from each PPS elementary – and the debut of the honor dance collective. 

In addition, the showcase will feature more than 100 works of student visual art, handpicked by PPS arts educators, and a collaborative art project for K-12 students that embraces the rebellious spirit of the current PAM exhibition, Psychedelic Rock Posters and Fashion of the 1960s. 

The reception and HeART of Portland exhibits are free and open to everyone. Please join us in lifting up our student artists!

Portland Public Schools is continuing to host a series of events aimed at starting productive conversations 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 free screening of The Ride Ahead on Thursday March 20 at McMenamins Kennedy School. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the movie begins at 7:00.

The Ride Ahead is a film about adult life with disabilities by a man with disabilities. It is the debut of 21-year-old Samuel Habib who, struggling to find his place in the world, decides to make a film that charts how a group of disabled adults navigate challenges and forge their own unique paths. The film serves as a roadmap for himself and others and illustrates the compelling power of one person truly determined to live life on his own terms.

In documenting his journey, Samuel is following in the footsteps of his father, the filmmaker Dan Habib. You can learn more about their work here.

Staff, families, and community members are all invited. Parking is free and McMenamins' full menu is available for ordering. We hope to see you there!

In meteorological terms, Portland’s first big weather event of 2024 was the definition of a perfect storm. Frigid temperatures and high winds combined with snow and ice to bring down tree limbs, close roads, scramble traffic, freeze pipes, and knock out power for tens of thousands of residents.

It was a metaphorical perfect storm for Portland Public Schools as well. Fallen trees cut power to multiple schools and others have suffered water damage from broken pipes. Lack of heat was also a problem, and impassable roads, paired with snowed-in and icy parking lots, made it impossible for buses to run safely. Those same conditions limited how the district’s facilities and operations teams can even assess the scope of the issues, let alone begin working on solutions. And icy sidewalks meant walkers have no safe route to school.

This week could bring similar conditions to the Portland area, and PPS’s School Closure Team is ready to meet the challenge. The team convenes regularly during inclement weather to take all of the above into careful consideration. By now, families are quite familiar with how the district communicates these decisions. What’s perhaps less known is how district leaders arrive at such decisions in the first place. 

As part of our district's focus on events that center belonging, equity, and inclusion, we have been screening a series of films that we hope will challenge our perceptions about what is possible in the systems we create for our children with disabilities.

The next film in the series is “Champions,” which will screen on Saturday February 8th at 2:00 PM at Lincoln High School. This event will also include first-hand testimonials from PPS students.

This movie highlights the journey of a basketball coach who leads a team of players with intellectual disabilities. Through humor and heartfelt moments, the movie emphasizes the strengths, individuality, and value each player brings to the team and how inclusion enriches communities and creates positive, supportive environments.

Staff, families, and community members are all invited. Parking is free and light refreshment will be provided. We hope to see you there!