SUNDAY May 12th - Happy Mothers Day!
6th grade outdoor school Camp Collins; 3 p.m. bus departure
Monday May 13
8th grade trip to Camp Gray; Departure: 9 a.m
Tuesday May 14
4x6 Electives
Sources of Strength lunch group with Clement
Wednesday May 15
1x3 Electives, 7x8 Electives
Students of Color lunch group 6x12 with Alberti
8th Grade Trip Return - ETA 2:30 p.m.
Thursday May 16
4x6 Electives
SAGA lunch group 7x12 with Erewyn
Friday May 17
Friday Focus 8 - LAST FF!
6th Grade ODS Return: ETA 1:30 pm
Coming soon through the end of the school year:
5/22: Builders' Club Sponsored Snow Cone Sale: 3: 30pm. blacktop
5/23: Spring Electives end
5/24: HS Portfolio
5/24: 4x5 field trip Oregon Children's Theater 9:45am.
5.27: Memorial Day: no school
5/29: Senior Assembly 8:30 for High School and 12th grade families
5/29: All-school assembly end of day during elective time
5/30: Egg drop 12:30 p.m.
5/31: Seniors last day
5/31: HS portfolios AM
5/31: Senior Trip to Bullwinkles 12:30 ish
6/1: Celebration in honor of Avril Murno in auditorium; Time 1-3pm
6/3: Kinder Field Trip
HS Trip To Lakeside Industries
6/4: PTSA 6:30 pm
6/5: Graduation: Providence Park 4:30 pm
6/6: Portfolio night K-6 & Tour with Benner
6/7: Move Up Day & Kinder Connect
Volunteer Appreciation 8:45 am
6/11 4x5 FT to Central Library
6/13: All School Picnic
6/14: 8th Grade Promotion 10:00 am & LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
Portland Backpack Food Drive!
The College and Careers Volunteer class is working with Portland Backpack, a nonprofit organization that provides food sacks for children experiencing food insecurity in our community. For more info, click here! We'll be hosting a food drive from May 3rd through May 16th. Each class will collect as many items as possible, and the class that collects the most will win a donut party courtesy of the College and Careers department. To participate, see the list of needed items (here or on the QR code below), and send them to school for your student to put in their class' basket. We'll announce the results on Friday. Thanks for your support!
Successful Schools Survey
Dear families,
Today Portland Public Schools begins the annual Successful Schools Survey. The Successful Schools Survey is an opportunity for students, staff, and families to provide important feedback on their school environments, learning experiences, and sense of well-being and safety at school.
The survey is conducted once every school year to provide timely information to schools, district leadership, and the community, allowing us to make informed decisions about school climate and culture. This year, the survey window is open May 6-31.
Portland Public Schools highly values the input and opinions of its families, and we welcome all PPS parents and guardians to complete this year’s survey. We use the data to help improve our schools, providing targeted feedback and training on how to create healthy school environments that are welcoming for all.
You can complete the Successful Schools Survey online using the link provided below. Please complete one survey per household. If you have more than one student at PPS, we ask that you complete the survey considering the experiences of your eldest child.
The survey will take approximately 15-30 minutes to complete and is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Somali, Vietnamese and Chinese.
https://surveys.panoramaed.com/portlandor/familyspring24/surveys
For more information about the Successful Schools Survey, please go to pps.net/sss2024.
Sincerely,
Dr. Renard Adams, Chief of Research, Assessment, and Accountability
Jey Buno, Chief of Student Support Services
HS Portfolio Survey
We're having our high school student portfolio presentations on Friday, May 24th and 31st, from 8:30am-12pm, and we're looking for community panelists to participate.This is a great opportunity to see what our high school students have been up to! Panelists will be provided with a short training and a grading rubric prior to the presentations. If you are interested in being a panelist, please fill out this brief survey, and we'll follow up with you!
--
Tanya Leib
Career and Community Partnerships Coordinator
(she/ her)
Changes for 2024-25 - Updated!
PPS schools have changes in scheduling and staffing for the 2024-25 school year.
MLC is exploring a full day on Friday for students and staff to accommodate the changes in the contract as a result of bargaining as well as FDA rules regarding lunch not being served on a half day.
PPS recently sent an email with new start and end times for all schools. We are an MPG school (Multiple Pathways to Graduation) so we are able to decide which model works best for us. Here is a potential schedule:
Monday-Friday
Kx12 Start Time: 8:45 am
Kx5 End Time: 3:15 pm
6x12 End Time: 3:30 pm
There would also be a once a month early release day at 12:45.
We know families need to plan as soon as possibly for next year. Once a schedule is 100%, we will let you know. For now - here is a good idea of what you could expect.
Grow Together: MLC Community Event & Auction
LIVE EVENT: Friday, May 10, 6-10pm
The Evergreen, 618 SE Alder St
ONLINE AUCTION: Open to all May 3-12
ourschool.support/MLC2024GrowTogether
Our ONLINE AUCTION is open for bidding! We have over 100 wonderful packages, showcasing something for every taste and budget. More Buy-In Parties are on the way, so bid early, bid big, and check back often! Please note: if you have tickets to attend the Community Event & Live Auction, you are already registered for the Online Auction. If you need to register, you can do so on the Online Auction Registration page.
And just one week until our big COMMUNITY EVENT & LIVE AUCTION on May 10. Join us for an opportunity to connect and feel energized by what a special community we all contribute to creating at MLC. We'll enjoy dinner from Creative Catering By Dorothy, and The Evergreen offers a cash bar with beer, wine, and cocktails as well as free non-alcoholic beverages. There will be several raffles and activities for you to participate in with some awesome prizes. The evening's program will include MLC Trivia hosted by Ned sprinkled throughout so sharpen your pencils and see who will be crowned MLC Trivia Champion. A highlight of our program is always the live auction where guests will have the opportunity to win one of the interesting class projects that our students created or a getaway package. We're also planning a special appeal that will help fund the kind of experiential learning that our kids are asking for and that we all want to see more of at MLC. More information about all the evening's activities will be posted on our website in the coming days so stay tuned. We encourage everyone to join in creating community whether or not you plan to bid or buy.
Get your tickets! Tickets are available with tiered pricing designed for inclusion. It is important to us that cost not be a barrier to attendance and that all feel welcome. It’s helpful to have a rough headcount as we make final preparations so secure your spot now.
We love volunteers! Read detailed descriptions and express your interest on the Grow Together: 2024 MLC Community Event & Auction Volunteer Sign-Up Form!
Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week May 6-10: Thank You for Helping Us Grow!
Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week is just around the corner! The MLC PTSA is planning a week of activities May 6-10 to thank our teachers & staff for all they do to make MLC so special. Please check out the Teacher & Appreciation Week Flyer for a few ways for students and families to join us in showing our appreciation. These ideas are suggestions only and are completely optional, but we hope they give you some ideas about how you can contribute with flowers, wishlist fulfilmets, and notes of gratitude. Don’t take the daily suggestions too literally…you can do any of these things (or more!) anytime next week. Please submit messages of gratitude by Friday so that we can finalize their gratitude rings.
For more info and directions, check out the Messages of Gratitude Flyer and the Complete Staff List. Thank you for helping us shower our teachers & staff with LOVE! Contact Sierra with any questions, or to volunteer with TSAW efforts.
Join the Parking Crew for May and June
The MLC PTSA hosts parking in our school lots for Timbers and Thorns games and we need volunteers. This is an easy and fun way to raise money for our school. Shifts are short and we will be there to teach you everything you need to know. For every shift you volunteer, we will enter your name into a drawing for a prize (Timbers tickets, Oaks Park skating passes, and more). Thanks to our generous donors for these fun incentives. Sign up HERE with a friend or come make new ones! Questions? Contact our coordinators, Tammy or Chenney.
IS IT YOU? We Need PTSA Board Members for Next Year
The MLC PTSA will be holding elections on June 4 for board positions for the 2024-25 school year. We are looking for candidates for:
President - 2 year term
Vice President - 2 year term
Secretary - 1 year term (to finish out current term)
The PTSA is a great way to meet new families, get to know staff better, and to ensure that our teachers and students are supported. No prior board experience is required -- just a love for your kids and our school community. We hope to have some new parents join us and would LOVE to see more families get involved! If you are interested in serving, or just want any more information about the positions and what they are responsible for, please contact current President Jeremy Booth.
UPCOMING PTSA MEETING: Join us the first Tuesday of each month
Our next meeting is Tuesday, May 7, 6:30-8:00pm
MLC Library and Zoom (see mlcptsa.org for the Zoom link)
Dinner and childcare are provided for all meetings.
Summer Camp!
KCLC Summer Camp Registration is open!
Camp will run from June 24th through August 2nd. Weeks are themed with two field trips per week with special guests, activities lead by a highly qualified staff and lots of fun! For more information and to register, visit their website at kidscommunity.org.
