TUBMAN TRIBUNE

You are receiving this message because your student is currently registered to attend Harriet Tubman Middle School for the 2024-2025 school year. Please contact the school office if your student's enrollment has changed, at kibacon@pps.net (Kiah Bacon, School Administrative Assistant).

Community,

I hope you were all able to enjoy time with family and friends during the Fall break last week. Kids came back energized and ready to share their stories with teachers and friends!

I'd like to take a moment to recognize our Native American Student Union (NASU) who presented at our school-wide assembly on Friday, November 29th. It is the first time that NASU is up and running and able to share with their school community since the building re-opened in 2018-2019. We couldn't be more proud of the kids participating and all of the energy they're putting into their school community.

We also had our Student Council put on some fun activities as our 8th grade student leaders engaged with their 6th grade mentees. They played games, did some community building and in general had a great experience together before the break.

I want to thank all of you who were able to participate in our student led conferences last Monday, November 25th and Tuesday, November 26th. If you were not able to participate and would like to connect with a teacher, you can email the teacher directly or reach out to our front office for support.

Lastly, we have a busy month in December and a number of opportunities for you to join us in collaboration as we work to continue to make HTMS the community school our families need and deserve. We also have some exciting events planned for our kids like the Band concert this Thursday, a spirit week and the Winter Dance on Friday, December 13th!

Take care

Join us this Thursday, December 5th at 7pm for our Winter Band Concert! Families and community should enter at the doors off of Flint Street as students will be performing in the commons. We're looking forward to celebrating our kids with you!

Site Council will take place on Wednesday, December 11 at 4:15pm in the HTMS library. Site Council meetings are open for community engagement each month from 4:15 PM to 5:30 PM. We encourage you to join us in community as we discuss and prepare how to support our students, staff and community.

Our second Black Parent Affinity Group will meet Wednesday, December 11th from 5:30-7:00pm in the HTMS library! Please refer to the flyer where you can fill out a brief survey.

Grant High School 8th Grade Information Night will take place on Wednesday, December 11, 6p - 8p. This is an opportunity to learn about the 9th Grade experience and core classes.

Our Student Council is organizing our first dance of the year for ALL students! The dance will be on Friday, December 13th during the last hour of school.

We're having fun and sharing school spirit as we head out for winter break!

We will have an early release day on Wednesday, December 18th. This will allow staff to receive Professional Development (PD) and collaboration time from 2:00-5:00pm. You will see these days identified on the PPS calendar with a symbol of a clock.

• The early release days for students will be on the following dates: 9/25, 10/23, 11/20, 12/18, 2/26, 3/19, 4/23, 5/21

The next PTSA next meeting will be held Thursday, December 19th at 6 PM in the HTMS library. Parents, community members, teachers, and STUDENTS - All are welcome! PTSA meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of each month.

Click here to join the meeting on ZOOM

• Meeting ID: 835 9596 0474
• Passcode: 755849

Join the PTSA HERE!

• Your membership will help support student programs and services at Harriet Tubman Middle School

Please consider making a tax deductible donation to the HTMS Parent Teacher Student Association to help fund resources for our school community. We hope to raise $5,000 towards free classroom supplies and student activities.

Donations can be made online:

• Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/htmsptsapdx

• PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=GQEMXJFBN5UBL

• Checks made to the Harriet Tubman Middle School PTSA can also be dropped off at the front office.

Please share with friends and family and ask your workplace about setting up monthly or matching donations. Email htmsptsapdx@gmail.com for more information.

Harriet Tubman is collecting socks

to bring smiles and warm feet to sick kids in hospitals,Ronald McDonald houses and to families in need in shelters. Our goal is to collect at least 2000 pairs of new sock between December 2 - 20. Thank you for helping us reach our goal!

The PPS middle grades (6th - 8th) youth sports program, with the exception of recreational soccer, is directed by the Portland Interscholastic League (PIL). The student athletes represent their neighborhood high school cluster. Thanks in part to the financial support of many individuals, PIL Youth Sports offers football, cross country and girls' volleyball in the fall; girls' and boys' basketball and wrestling in the winter; and baseball and co-ed track and field in the spring. Fall season begins in late August, winter practices begin in mid November and spring practices begin in late February. Details for each sport can be found on the PIL website under "PIL Youth Sports".

Link to learn more...

Time to enroll your students in our after-school SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods) Program! SUN offers a range of enriching activities, academic support, and a safe, engaging environment for your child after school hours. Middle school students are not required to attend SUN Monday - Thursday. Single class enrollment is permitted. No student will be turned away.

To complete the enrollment process, it is MANDATORY to fill out the following forms. These forms are crucial for our data and ensure your student can participate in SUN. Without these completed forms, students will not be allowed to attend the program.

Please fill out the required forms using the link below: ENROLL HERE

Important Reminders:

• Pick-up time is no later than 6:15 PM. Persistent late pick-ups may result in students being unenrolled until the next quarter.
• All other necessary details are included in the enrollment form.

Portland Parks & Recreation offers exciting programs and activities for teens citywide! TeenForce strives to reflect the energy and excitement of the teens themselves in the awesome trips, classes, drop-in activities, events, and volunteer/service learning outings.

The TeenForce Pass gives FREE access to scheduled drop-in activities and designated open swims at five Portland Parks & Recreation community centers. The pass is available for youth ages 10 to 20.

Registering for a TeenForce Pass is easy, fast, and FREE! Registration must be in person at all Community Center locations including, Matt Dishman. Bring your address, parent/guardian address, parent/guardian phone number, your phone number, and information about any health conditions you may have.

Or download a TeenForce Pass Registration Form, print it, and bring your completed form to any of the five TeenForce sites.

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DECEMBER

5 Winter Band Concert, 7p

6 8th Gr field trip, Grant HS

12 Q2 Mid-term

13 Winter Dance, 3p - 4p (during school)

16-20 Spirit Week

18 Early release, 1:45p dismissal

20 School assembly

23-31 Winter break, no school

JANUARY

1 Happy New Year!

2-5 Winter break, no school

6 School resumes, 9:15a

14, 15 MAPs testing (ELA)

16, 17 All State Honor Band

20 Dr. King holiday, no school

22, 23 MAPs testing (Math)

24 AVID field trip

24 School assembly

27 Grading day, no school

28 Teacher planning day, no school

29 Lunar New Year Community Celebration

31 All City Honor Band

24 End of Q2

Community, at HTMS events students need to be accompanied by an adult in order to attend. This can be a parent, guardian, or other designee. Students will not be admitted unless there is an adult (18+ years old) who is willing and able to supervise them while in attendance. This includes events at HTMS as well as other locations such as but not limited to Jefferson High School and Grant High School.

Per PPS policy, all students will be required to wear their school I.D. badge during the school day. We will supply lanyards and holders for all students. We will have a “soft start” to this policy until student IDs have been handed out. Once students receive their new IDs, there will be no exceptions to the policy.

At Harriet Tubman Middle School, we would love for you to visit your student and to support our building! Please make sure to sign in at the office and if you would like to stay, per district safety policy, you will be asked to show your ID and will receive a visitor badge. Please remember to return to the main office to sign out.

If you would like to visit a classroom, you will need to provide educators with a 24 hour notice. This can be done via email or over the phone with the educator.

All volunteers must have a background check. Ask our front office how to get that going!

Harriet Tubman Middle School has several policies and expectations for our students and our Code of Conduct Agreement (CCA) outlines each of them. You will see expectations for students in regards to our general building expectations (A.S.K.), our attendance system (ASERT), behavior referrals and discipline ladder, cell phone policy, social media and attire expectations as well as our food policy.

Our goal is to create a safe and inclusive environment for all students. It is your responsibility to review our building expectations and to ensure both you and your student/s understand HTMS and PPS expectations and policies.

If you have any questions and or concerns, please reach out to our team for support.

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