You will be receiving links for the 2023 Successful Schools Survey in just a few days. We are hoping that ALL families will participate in the survey. By participating in the survey, you are letting us know how we as a school are doing in key areas such as community engagement, communication, school climate, and school safety. Your feedback is extremely important to us! Students in grades 3-8 will also be completing the survey during class. Click here for more information about the survey and how the results are used.

We’ve had a steady decline in lunch volunteers this school year, and we would love to see more of you in the cafeteria with our students! On popular lunch days (pizza, popcorn chicken), we see lunch lines so long that some of our students only get 5 or 10 minutes to eat their lunch! More helping hands helps our lunches go smoothly and safely. Sign up for a shift (or two or three!) here.

The American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge program will be kicking off with an all-school assembly on Thursday, February 2nd. This year, we’ll be running the program a bit differently. Rather than have students win “Thank You Gifts" (keychains, toys, jump ropes etc.) from the American Heart Association, we will be working towards a school goal all together as a team. Our school goal is to raise $10,000 to support the American Heart Association.

We will have fun experiences for the students along the way as they learn about heart health and helping others.

Special School Incentives:

1. Any student that registers and picks their challenge to Be Active or Be Kind will earn a Be The Torch Wristband!

2. The class with the most participation will earn a Free Choice PE!

3. And any student that completes Finn’s Mission will get to silly string Mr. Lewis and Ms. Martin!

4. If we reach our school goal of $10,000 we will have a special field day for our K-5 students!

We encourage every student and family to register online to learn Hands-Only CPR as a family through FINN’S MISSION.

Register today on the FREE Kids Heart Challenge App or at http://www2.heart.org/goto/Laurelhurst

This Thursday marks the end of the second quarter. Teachers will be working on Progress Reports / Grades on Friday, January 27th (REMINDER: Friday is a No School day for students). K- 5 students will bring home their report cards and middle school grades will be posted in Synergy on Friday, February 3rd.

Dear PPS Community,

Saturday night, gunshots were fired outside of a district-wide basketball tournament held at Franklin High School. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured and the suspect is now in custody, but if you have any information about the incident please call 503-823-3333 or utilize the SafeOregon tipline.

Dear PPS Families, 

As we prepare for the winter sports season, we want to share a few reminders for our spectators.  

Dear families, students, and colleagues,

It has been a joy to visit learning spaces over the past four months and see our students reengaged in their classroom learning and school activities. I am pleased to observe our students interacting with peers and diving into new curriculum materials. 

This has been a very productive time for Portland Public Schools. My appreciation to all the dedicated Team PPS members who work everyday to make our school system better and stronger.

Dear PPS Community,

Every single person in Portland Public Schools believes that our learning spaces must be safe, stable, and secure, and that we have a shared responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of the students under our care. We recognize that recent events, both locally and nationally, have rattled our community.

Superintendent Guerrero issued a broader statement about gun violence and its impacts on our schools, but we also want to explain how we both keep schools safe, and keep you informed.