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Soaring Eagle Times
Bi-Monthly Newsletter, Issue #16 April 5, 2024
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Spring smiles at Skyline!
Upcoming Events
New Principal Hiring Information
Community Principal Input Google Meet
Wednesday, April 10 @ 7pm
meet.google.com/kjr-ykwv-ezh
1 609-800-2855, PIN: 656 316 163#
- Community Feedback Survey 2023-2024 (google.com) - closes 4/12/24
Connect to Kindergarten
Please RSVP via our google form
These events are a great opportunity for your family to learn more about your neighborhood school and meet teachers, staff, and other families. Please watch the videos found here for PPS Kindergarten information and scroll down for links to our schools' webpages for more program details.
Friday, Apr 19, 2024, 01:30 PM
11536 Northwest Skyline Boulevard, Portland, OR, USA
Earthquake & Fire Drill
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024, 09:15 AM
Sammy & Friends
Hello,
Portland Public Schools (PPS) is invested in fostering safe, trauma-informed emergency drills that are taught and carried out in developmentally appropriate ways. Oregon schools are required to instruct and drill students on emergency procedures and it’s important that students are empowered to keep themselves safe in case of an emergency.
This week, Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd Grade students at our school will learn about Sammy the Sasquatch, Crittertopia, and the many ways Sammy practices safety. Crittertopia is kept safe by the Critter Elder’s magic. While it’s very unlikely a curious human will accidentally wander into Crittertopia, Sammy & Friends practice keeping Crittertopia safe by doing a Lockdown, “Locks, Lights, Out of Sight.” For more information on Sammy & Friends and resources to help empower your kids at home, please see that attached document.
School Counselors will read the illustrated children’s book, “Sammy the Sasquatch: Welcome to Crittertopia,” while students color an image of Sammy. About one week later the School Counselor will revisit the classroom with a Campus Safety Associates (CSAs) for a classroom coaching session. The team will focus on empowering students and providing choice throughout the Lockdown Classroom Coaching session, modeling how to do a Lockdown and allowing students to choose to practice together.
Classroom Coaching for Lockdown will not focus on any specific threat. Students will be able to ask questions which will be answered in trauma-informed and developmentally appropriate ways. Responses will always bring the focus back to:
Kids, and adults, practice safety in many different ways every day.
Doing a Lockdown does not mean school is unsafe. It means one of the caring adults did a great job of noticing.
School safety partners, like Campus Safety Associates (CSAs) and local first responders, are very good at their jobs and will respond quickly if students need help.
Skyline Library News 📘📗📕📙
LIBRARY: 1) We had such a fantastic time with OBOB this year, most recently at the school and regional competitions. Congratulations to everyone involved!! The new, 2024-25 Oregon Battle of the Books titles are here. 2) We are happy to let you know about an all-ages chess tournament in Portland Saturday, April 13th! This is a great opportunity to enjoy an in-person tournament and to establish/improve your official chess ranking! More information about signing up and extra chess tips here! You might just see other Skyline peeps… –Mr. S
🎨 Art News 🎨
FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS participated in creating individual artworks that will be displayed at the Portland Art Museum together with other PPS students. See the flier below for more information.
All Skyline students are invited to participate in the spring talent show! Group and solo acts welcome. Applications are available outside of the school office and the deadline to apply is April 24. Parents are welcome to attend the Talent Show, Wednesday June 5 at 8:45am in the gym.
News from our classrooms!
6th Grade
- Design Class: Mr. Childress
- Espanol: Maestra Isa
- Math: Ms. Tilt
- Science: Mr. Childress
- Social Studies: Mr. Fanning
- English Language Arts: Ms. Fondse
7th Grade
- English Language Arts: Mr. Fanning
- Espanol: Maestra Isa
- Math (Common Core): Ms. Tilt
- Math (Compacted): Ms. Tilt
- Science: Mr. Childress
- Social Studies: Mr. Fanning
8th Grade
- English Language Arts: Mr. Fanning
- Design: Mr. Childress
- español - Unit 1: Maestra Isa
- Heath & PE: Mr. Jepson
- Math (Common Core): Ms. Tilt
- Math (Compacted): Ms. Tilt
- Science: Mr. Childress
- Social Studies: Mr. Fanning
Community & PTA News
🐰 🐦💐 Spring Garden (clean up) Party! 💐 🐝 ☀️
Hello Lovely Skyliners! It is that magical time of year where the sun occasionally comes out, the daffodils are blooming, and the Vit D makes everyone giddy. It’s also a great time to start putting some TLC into the school gardens and grounds.
Please join us on April 13th, 10:00-1:00 at Skyline for some garden and ground weeding, pruning, wheelbarrowing, community building and fun!
Bring your tools and gardening gloves (there will be some school provided tools/gloves as well), your kids and neighbors, your experience, or just your willingness get dirty! The more the merrier!
There are jobs for every level of experience, but we are also looking for the following volunteers/donations:
~a load (or two or three) of wood chips
~cardboard for weed prevention
~trucks or trailers that can take away branches/blackberries/weeds
~weedwhackers and adults to wield them
~rototiller and adult to till with them
~Andrew and his amazing saw on a stick for pruning hard to reach places (or other awesome power tool experts!)
Delicious Chai and snacks to be provided by the amazing Saranea Rajaram
Questions? Contact a Skyline Steward: Jenny Hunt (415-378-9866) or Alli Novak (541-840-9868).
Hey Skyliners! The world-famous Skyline PTA Used Book Sale is coming up, and WE NEED YOUR HELP!
SAVE YOUR BOOKS! Please start gathering your gently used books to donate during collection week, April 15th through 18th. Place all books donations in paper grocery bags or boxes marked with the total number of books and the name of your student's teacher.
Please stop by the office with your labeled book donations and staff can direct you to the proper donation area.
SAVE YOUR BOXES! Please bring us your sturdy Costco boxes! We use these to display books during the sale. Get in touch with Shannon Sivell or Sam Freeman if you have boxes to donate. The more the merrier!
The Used Book Sale will run from April 22nd through the 26th. The class with the most donations wins a cupcake party! Thanks for all your help!
~Sam Freeman: (503) 841-7997
~Shannon Sivell: (971) 409-0977
Skyline Library or on Google Meet
March meeting minutes
All are welcome to PTA meetings, whether or not you are a member! Our website is full of great information for families, visit at www.skylineschoolpta.org
Field Day for the PTA
This year Move for the Arts is Field Day for the PTA! Your support helps to fund tons of PTA projects and events held each year. An email from 99pledges will be coming soon with fundraising information.
Lots of parent volunteers are needed for this super fun afternoon. Sign up today!
Questions? Contact us at skylineschoolpta@gmail.com.
Friday, May 10, 2024, 12:30 PM
11536 Northwest Skyline Boulevard, Portland, OR, USA
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Previous Newsletters
- Issue #1 (Aug. 27th, 2023)
- Issue #2 (Sep. 1, 2023)
- Issue #3 (Sep. 15, 2023)
- Issue #4 (Oct. 6, 2023)
- Issue #5 (Oct. 20, 2023)
- Issue #6 (Nov. 3, 2023)
- Restart of School (Nov. 27, 2023)
- Issue #7 (Nov. 21, 2023)
- Issue #8 (Dec. 1st, 2023)
- Issue #9 (Dec. 15, 2023)
- Issue #10 (Jan. 6, 2024)
- Issue#11 (Jan.23, 2024)
- Issue #12 (Feb.2, 2024)
- Issue #13 (Feb 16, 2024)
- Issue #14 (Mar. 1, 2024)
- Issue #15 (Mar. 15, 2024)