Broadway Vantage Meeting

From January 30th through February 8th our eight grade students will be receiving Junior Achievement Finance lessons in preparation for a field trip to the JA Financial Park experience. The lessons are on the topics of Income, Budgeting, Credit, Saving, Investing and Risk Management. This knowledge serves as a foundation in personal finance education and gives them the skills they need to take on their JA Finance Park® experience with everything they need to be successful.

Students' experience culminates at JA Finance Park®, where these young people have the opportunity to put their newly-learned skills to the test in this digital, 21st century, innovative learning environment. The "mini-city" houses a variety of storefronts and kiosks, correlating to the personal budget lines each student must manage during their JA Finance Park® visit.

As these young people enter the doors of Finance Park, they leave behind their lives as middle school students and take on a life scenario: an avatar with a career, salary, credit score, debt, a family, and financial obligations. On tablet computers, students make their way through various phases of the day.

Here is our needU - we need 30 volunteers to go to the JA Financial Park. If we do not meet this requirement then our student will not be able to go on the field trip and utilize their newly gained financial knowledge.

If you are available Monday, February 11th from 9-2pm please contact Señora Santiago: ksantiago@pps.net

SUN School

SUN School started today! Students can still sign-up after the start date. All SUN programs and services are completely FREE. We recently added an activity bus to transport eligible students home after programming! Please call or text the coordinator at 971-347-5319 if you have questions or concerns! The last day of the winter SUN term will be March 21st.

-Jennifer Garcia, SUN Coordinator

Beyond Differences "We Dine Together Event"

We are hosting our 3rd Annual We Dine Together event on 2/7/19, in which all of the proceeds support No One Eats Alone Day, and the important work of reducing social isolation in middle schools.  Portland’s top restaurants have donated tables and will provide multi-course meals with wine pairings for the event. For more information feel free to contact Rosie Platt at rosieplatt@beyonddifferences.org

Meetings in January

Friday, 1/18- A.M. Principal's Coffee, 9-10 a.m., Room 109 (next to Main Office)- We will be reviewing disciplinary data from the first semester.

Monday, 1/28- School Climate Committee, 4:30-5:30 p.m., RHMS Library- We will be reviewing our School Climate Handbook.

Monday, 1/28- P.M. Principal's Coffee, 6:30-7:30 p.m., RHMS Library- We will be reviewing disciplinary data from the first semester.

Happy New Year!

Here are upcoming meeting dates and descriptions. We have some meeting changes due to illness, so sorry for any inconvenience. All are welcome to attend!

Tuesday, 1/8- Parents Interested in Equity, 6:30-8 p.m., RHMS Library- This group is working on organizing opportunities and events to increase cross-cultural awareness across the Roseway Heights community.

Wednesday, 1/9- RHMS Music Concert, 6:30-8:00 pm, RHMS Multipurpose Room

Wednesday, 1/9- White Affinity Learning Cohort, 6:00-9:00 p.m., RHMS Library (pre-registration required)

Monday, 1/14- RHMS School Site Council, 4:00-5:30 p.m., RHMS Library- We will be reviewing our school Comprehensive Achievement Plan that was created using input collected during Back to School Night.

Monday, 1/14- PTA Meeting, 6:30-8:00 p.m., RHMS Library

Friday, 1/18- A.M. Principal's Coffee, 9-10 a.m., Room 109 (next to Main Office)- We will be reviewing disciplinary data from the first semester.

Monday, 1/28- School Climate Committee, 4:30-5:30 p.m., RHMS Library- We will be reviewing our School Climate Handbook.

Monday, 1/28- P.M. Principal's Coffee, 6:30-7:30 p.m., RHMS Library- We will be reviewing disciplinary data from the first semester.

Please take a few minutes to check out our new Facebook page and see some of the fabulous things going on at Roseway Heights: https://www.facebook.com/RosewayHeightsMS/

Upcoming Meetings

School Climate Committee Meeting, Monday 12/3

4-5:30 p.m., Library- We will be reviewing the School Climate Handbook and school disciplinary data for the year to date.

Evening Principal's Coffee- Monday, 12/3

6:30-7:30 p.m., Library- We will be sharing information about the teacher evaluation process.

Parents Interested in Equity Meeting- Postponed until January because the group met last week

School Site Council Meeting- Monday, 12/10

4-5:30 p.m., Library- We will be reviewing a draft of our school plan that was developed using community feedback collected during Back to School Night.

December's PTA meeting scheduled for December 10th is being cancelled due to other schedule conflicts. 

Spirit Week: December 10-14th

Student Leadership has planned our first Spirit Week. Here are the themes for each day:

Monday - Mismatch Day

Tuesday - Twin Day

Wednesday - Meme/Vine Day

Thursday - Rainbow/Pride Day

Friday - Pajama Day

Portland Public Schools will again be a featured part of the city’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tribute event. The 34th edition will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 21, at the Highland Christian Center, 7600 NE Glisan St. The event will feature digital, musical and artistic performances, and an array of community speakers.

The PPS Visioning initiative has entered a new phase in January, with a series of community meetings in which  students, families, educators and volunteers will be able to share what they think the future of education in Portland should look like. 

Christy Wheeler of Sellwood Middle School recently won the Oregon Counselor of the Year Award from the Oregon School Counselors Association. We asked her to share her thoughts on the role counselors play in school communities.