Winterhaven School

A Science, Technology and Math
focus option K-8 school

3830 SE 14th AvePortland, OR 97202Ph 503-916-6200Fx 503-916-2614

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Winterhaven News

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  • 2025-26 FOCUS OPTION LOTTERY INFORMATION

    The 2025-26 Middle School (grades 6-8) Focus Option Lottery window is opening soon!
    The Middle School (grades 6-8) Focus Option Lottery window opens on November 13, 2024 and closes on December 16, 2024. 
     
    The Elementary School (grades K-5) Focus Option Lottery window is from February 12, 2025 to March 12, 2025.    
     
    We will be holding an informational meeting for the Middle School (grades 6-8) Focus Option Lottery in December.
     
    Here is the date and time for the Middle School (grades 6-8) Focus Option Lottery informational meeting:
    Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
     
    While attendance is NOT required at the informational meeting to be eligible for the lottery, we STRONGLY encourage students and their families to attend the Middle School (grades 6-8) Focus Option Lottery meeting to learn about our school and to be able to make the best decision about which school the student and their family wants to attend for middle school.
     
    If you are not able to attend one of the informational meetings, we ask you to please read our slide deck about our school.  The link to the slide deck is here - Middle School Informational Meeting Presentation
     
    To apply to Winterhaven, applicants need to complete the Enrollment and Transfer's Focus Option Lottery Application once the lottery window opens.  Information on how to complete the application is online and can be found here: https://www.pps.net/Page/2343
    The Enrollment and Transfer website contains great information for families interested in applying to a focus option school.  We encourage families to read through this information and if they have questions, please contact our main office - 503-916-6200.
  • Winterhaven News

    Friday, November 8 - Middle School Dance - 3:30 pm to 5 pm

    Monday, November 11 - No School - Veterans Day

    Wednesday, November 20 - Early Release Day - All students dismissed at 12:45 pm

    Monday, November 25 - Book Fair - 8:30 am to 7:30 pm

    Monday, November 25 - No School - Parent/Teachers Conferences - 8 am to 8 pm

    Tuesday, November 26 - Book Fair - 8:30 am to 7:30 pm

    Tuesday, November 26 - No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 8 am to 8 pm

    Wednesday, November 27-Friday, November 29 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

    Tuesday, December 3 - Staff Meeting Day - All students dismissed at 3:15 pm

    Wednesday, December 18 - Early Release Day - All students dismissed at 12:45 pm

    Monday, December 23-Friday, January 3 - No School - Winter Break

     

     

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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Principal's
Message

  • Welcome to Winterhaven!  Winterhaven is a Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math (STEAM) focus option school.  We have a diverse learning environment in which its members are committed to meeting the educational, social, emotional and physical needs of all students in accordance with current practices, regardless of background or ability. This environment will stress academic excellence in a context of cultural enrichment and competency as well as community involvement. All stakeholders - students, staff and community - will feel valued and involved in the learning process.

    Sincerely,

     

    Mark Sandilands, Principal

     

    msandila@pps.net

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