General Resource Links:

• Information about MYP (Middle Years Program) - Programming and course requirements
• Example Year-Long Period Schedule
• AVID information and Resources - Fill out this FORM if you are interested or want more information about AVID.

 Upcoming Dates/Information

• Forecasting surveys are now open for all grade levels.  
• Mandarin in 7th grade (update/clarification) -  
  District information was shared with us in January indicating that our relationship with the Confucius Institute was most likely ending, which means we are not anticipating the funding to staff this position, moving forward.  We are exploring some options for students who have started Mandarin and want to continue for 8th grade, but at this point are still making decisions about how that will look. Communication will be sent if we have more information about this elective option.

Forecasting Process for Electives:

       STEP 1.  Resources for review BEFORE taking survey 

• 6th Grade Electives Descriptions (PDF)
• 6th Grade Elective Video Descriptions   - (Please be aware that we do not have a current video and that this video may not represent all our updated course options.  Please refer to the electives list for the most current elective choices.)
• 7th Grade Elective Descriptions (PDF)
• 8th Grade Elective Descriptions  (PDF) 

       STEP 2. Complete Forecasting Survey for next year's grade level.

CURRENT PPS STUDENTS WILL NEED TO USE THEIR GOOGLE LOG-IN I.D. to sign in.

   FEEDER/West Sylvan School Surveys                  OUT of District/New Student Surveys                

• 6th Grade Forecasting Survey                        Non-Feeder School 6th Grade Survey
• 7th Grade Forecasting Survey                        Non-Feeder School 7th Grade Survey
• 8th Grade Forecasting Survey                        Non-Feeder School 8th Grade Survey

Questions and Support 

If you have specific questions about this process, or need technical support, please contact:

• Greg Crabtree  (gcrabtree@pps.net) – Incoming 6^th Grade
• Ben Keller (bkeller@pps.net) – Rising 7^th & 8^th Grade
• Kimberley Hess-Torbert (khesstorbert@pps.net) – Enrollment and/or transfer
• Sharne Motley (spathiwillemotl@pps.net) – General office questions

WSMS Yearbook 2021 PHOTOS NEEDED

The Yearbook is a student designed and produced publication that will be released in spring before school ends.

Yearbook invites photo submissions from students, parents, and other members of the school community. In 2021, the use of photos sourced from the WSMS community will be crucial. 

We are accepting photos featuring West Sylvan students by email: wsmsyb@gmail.com. 

Looking for photos to be used on a college page by GRADE. When sending photos for the Yearbook class to consider using, you must include the following information:

• Names
• Grades
• Advisory Class
• If you are the photographer, include your full name and contact information and a sentence giving the Yearbook class permission to publish the photo in the Yearbook.
• If you did not take the photo(s), please include the name and contact information for the photographer so Yearbook staff can contact them to obtain permission

Deadline for all photos is March 18, 2021

ORDER TODAY!

THERE WILL BE NO EXTRA COPIES THIS YEAR!

Yearbookordercenter.com

Order Number 6339

Parent Access to CANVAS - Quick Guide 

 Quick Reference:

Portland Public Schools is thrilled to announce the availability of $10 million to support partners who provide summer safety and enrichment programming for students this summer. 

Dear PPS Community,

As we continue welcoming our students to hybrid in-person learning, today we want to share a new resource that is available to you. For this project, we ReImagine a Digital Experience – an experience that is easy to navigate, multilingual, user-friendly and welcoming for ALL.

Dear PPS Families,

We have been working hard to put the finishing touches on the safe return of students to our schools for hybrid learning, and are excited to see students in grades 6-8 starting next week! For families whose students will participate in hybrid instruction, we have included information and reminders to help you prepare for the first days of in-person learning this school year. 

We are excited to welcome our high school students back into buildings starting April 19. It will be great see students, hear the voices in the hall and connect with one another in person. The last few weeks we have been preparing for students to return and wanted to share a few reminders to students and families.