Skyline School

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11536 NW Skyline BlvdPortland, OR 97231Ph 503-916-5212Fx 503-916-2765

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    Hello Skyline! 
     
    This is Alli and Jenny, this year's garden and grounds stewards. 
     
    Did you know that our beautiful school grounds are maintained primarily through parent and community volunteers? This is both a difficulty (we have a large space) and a blessing (we all benefit from the gardens and can choose what we plant and care for). 
     
    One of our jobs as stewards is to help spearhead garden work sessions (we like to call them Garden Parties), where families and friends of Skyline join us for a couple of hours of work weeding, trimming and cleaning our school grounds. Kids sometimes help, or have a blast playing with friends on the playground while parents work. Chai and snacks are offered after the work is done. It is a lovely way to meet other parents, get some outside play time, and to feel good about making the school a more beautiful place!
     
    This year we are setting our garden party dates in advance so that those of us who are planners can mark their calendars. We are also trying out something new by making the garden parties focused on different classes each month. Though, anyone who wants to come can come to any of the parties!
     
    Here are the dates:
     
    October: Sunday the 6th 1:00-3:00 pm (3rd-5th graders)
    November: Saturday the 9th 10:00-12:00 (K-2nd graders)
    December: Sunday the 8th 10:00-12:00 (6th-8th graders)
    January: Saturday the 11th 1:00- 3:00pm (3rd-5th graders)
    February: Sunday the 9th 1:00- 3:00pm (K-2nd graders)
    March: Saturday the 8th 10:00-12:00 (6th-8th graders)
    April: Sunday the 13th 10:00-12:00 (EVERYONE)
    May: Saturday the 17th 1:00-3:00 (EVERYONE)
     
    What to bring? Bring yourselves, and any gardening tools you like to use.
    No tools? No problem!
    We have a selection of hand tools at Skyline for our gardening volunteers.
    Bringing a weed whacking device (like a brush hog) has been a great help in tackling the ever growing blackberry bushes that like to sneak into the playground, track field etc.
     
    The skyline gardens belong to all of us and we welcome everyone’s ideas and enthusiasm on ways to make it even better for our kids! 
     
    Special requests: 
    • We are looking for folks who have irrigation knowledge to help revive our current (non-functioning) system. 
    • We are also interested in finding a rototiller that can work on the steep slope between the field and the playground so that we can till up the blackberries and repopulate that area with native plants and wildflowers. 
    • We are always looking for volunteers with trucks/trailers that can help haul compost or wood chips in, and brush and debris out, on garden party days. 
     
    Please reach out to us (Alli: allisoleil@protonmail.com, Jenny: jennyhuntsf@gmail.com) if you have any questions or ideas! 
     
    Thank you!!
    Alli and Jenny
     

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  • Join the Climate Crisis Response Committee

    If you are a passionate student or community member that wants to make a difference at PPS, apply to join the Climate Crisis Response Committee! This is a committee that reports to the PPS Board of Education.

    On the committee you will learn about how PPS is making progress towards our climate justice and sustainability policies, provide input and recommendations to the PPS Board on how to better support PPS staff as we advance these policy goals, and connect with other passionate members of our PPS community from diverse backgrounds, knowledge areas, and lived experiences.

    No previous professional experience in climate change or sustainability required! Students can apply via this form. Community members can apply here.

    Deadline to apply: June 6. 

  • Students Dance Their Hearts Out at This Year's Earthstock

    Earthstock 2025 was a huge success!

    Each year, special education students from across the region gather at Portland's Crystal Ballroom for a truly unique and uniquely joyful high school dance. 

    Earthstock began in 1992 at the request of a young student who was confined to a wheelchair and was disappointed he couldn’t attend the high school dances because of transportation issues. There were 60 kids at the first event. Earthstock now entertains more than 700 students, staff and volunteers, and is rapidly becoming one the largest events of its kind in the country. 

  • Author and Former PPS Teacher Visits Skyline

    Students at Skyline school were recently treated to a visit from PPS teacher-turned-graphic novelist Aron Nels Steinke. 

    Steinke is the award-winning author and illustrator behind the popular Mr. Wolf's Class series. He also taught at Skyline during the 2015-16 school year.

    During his visit to Skyline, he opened up to a group of third, fourth, and fifth graders about how he got started as an author despite struggling to read and write in school. He also read a short excerpt from his newest book, Speechless. 

    Speechless tells the story of Mira, a sixth grader who spends her first year of middle school finding herself and her voice. Skyline students were some of the book's first readers. We can't wait to see what Mr. Steinke writes next!

     

  • Mayor Delivers State of the City at Franklin HS

    On May 2, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson delivered his first state of the city address at Franklin High School.

    Members of the district and Franklin student councils had the chance to hear Wilson speak about his plans and vision for Portland’s future. Student Representative JJ Kunsevi opened the panel with a powerful question about education funding and the impact on students. 

    It was an evening that put public education front-and-center and a chance for PPS student leaders to shine.

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