Dear Sellwood Community,

It's the Friday before fall break and the Thanksgiving Holiday. The energy in the school is high, and I know students are very excited about having a week off from school. Teachers are eager to meet parents for conferences, which will take place on Monday and Tuesday. If you plan to sign-up, but have not yet, please do. The instructions for booking conferences can be found directly below.

We wish everyone a restful break and Happy Thanksgiving, and look forward to seeing parents at conferences.

I am so grateful for all of you!

Sincerely,

Jeandre Carbone

Sellwood MS Principal

Dear Sellwood Community,

Quarter 2 is humming along and we are coming up on Parent/Teacher Conferences and Fall Break. Please read conference section below for specific information and a link to the sign-up document. Several parents have asked whether conferences are required. They are not required, but recommended, especially for families who have questions, concerns, or need more guidance on how to help their students achieve academic success in their classes. It is also possible to sign-up for conferences with some but not all teachers. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to met with their children's' teachers, but we also know that since students have 7 classes this year instead of 6, appointments may book up quickly. So, if your child is doing well in a class and you do not have questions or concerns, you are not required to sign-up. However, if you do plan to sign-up for conferences, I recommend you do so without delay so you are able to book the times that work with your schedule.

Have a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Jeandre Carbone

Sellwood MS Principal

Dear Sellwood Community,

Parent/Teacher Conferences right around the corner, on November 25th & 26th. November 25th is reserved for in-person conferences, and November 26th appointments will be virtual. Times for both days will be: 8:00 AM-12:30PM, 1:00-5:00PM & 6:00-8:00PM.

On Tuesday, November 12th, I will be sharing the parent instructions and conference sign-up document so that you can easily book appointments with teachers.

Have a great three day weekend.

Sincerely,

Jeandre Carbone

Sellwood MS Principal

Dear Sellwood Community,

Today was the last day of 1st quarter. Please remember that there will be no school for students Friday, November 1st, and Monday, November 4th. Teachers will be working on grades and planning for 2nd quarter. This year, PPS is shifting to paperless report cards and families will be using ParentVue to check report cards. Here some handy instructions to view report cards on ParentVue (thank you Duniway Elementary for the helpful graphic)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hxWBvSxvLHxifPs9A_sPDmnoTUvrAB3y/view?usp=sharing

Also, here is a link to more detailed instructions, which, if you scroll to the bottom, show how to opt-out of paperless report cards and get a paper copy mailed.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dVYNHNTZ0wZqDCgrAt3IKcEs2dlX_7yJwUBWyZy01XQ/edit?usp=sharing

Enjoy the weekend, and we will see you quarter 2!

Sincerely,

Jeandre Carbone

Sellwood MS Principal

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