Irvington Weekly Newsletter

So good to see everyone at the Spaghetti Dinner last night! I love opportunities for the whole community--families and staff--to come together, and I look forward to hosting the event again next year!

Our final spirit day, on Friday, June 7, is rainbow day, and here are the class assignments:

• Kindergarten, purple
• 1st, blue
• 2nd, green
• 3rd, yellow
• 4th, orange
• 5th, red

Have a good video of a music performance on Arts Night? Please send it to Ms Emma (edowning@pps.net).

Please mark your calendars and plan to come to the last PTA General Meeting of the year on Monday, June 3, 5:30-7:30pm. We’ll be reviewing this year, planning for next year, voting on the proposal to increase LSF spending this year, and voting on next year’s budget.

It's hard to believe the year is coming to an end, but it is! All library books are due June 3, so please start looking around so we can get all books returned! The goal is to get ALL books back in the library so classes can earn a popsicle party to celebrate! Thank you and happy reading!

Due to some supply chain issues, Balfour, the company that produces our yearbooks, will behind on their production and distribution, and they anticipate that ours will not be ready until July. I apologize for the delay; this is not how we want yearbook distribution to work! We are asking that Balfour send yearbooks directly to students' houses since no one will be here in July to receive and distribute them.

The Equitable Giving Circle is hosting its annual Juneteenth celebration at Irvington this year on Saturday, June 8! Please see the details below and note that this is an affinity space for families of color.

Did you have a great time at this year’s auction and want to be part of the planning committee for next year? Come to an Auction Volunteer Info Night next Thursday, May 30, at 7pm at Steeplejack and meet with past auction chairs and other interested volunteers! Let’s share information, brainstorm ways to keep the auction successful but lighten the volunteer load, and put together a team for next year. As the biggest fundraiser of the year, it takes many volunteers to put on. It takes a large, committed group to make it happen. Grown ups from all grades and all experiences are encouraged to come and join the conversation.

OMSI's mobile planetarium visited the school this past Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and all classes had the opportunities for an hour-long tour of the solar system. Thank you to the PTA for funding this event!

We will host our final dinner/meeting for Families of Students of Color on Wednesday, June 5, from 5:30-7:00pm. Even if you've never come to a meeting before, I encourage you to join! Free food and free childcare!

Lost & Found will be rolled out to the blacktop every Wednesday morning from 8:30-9:00am starting next week until the end of school (5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12). Please note that unclaimed items at the end of the year will be donated.

Every May, Portland Public Schools reaches out to families to gather feedback about how schools are doing. All families should have received an email invitation to complete a survey earlier this week, but in case you missed it, you can complete the survey here.

Thank you to everyone who has been able to help serve lunch in the cafeteria so far this school year! We’re in the home stretch - May and June sign ups are now open - CLICK HERE to sign up! Interested in helping out? Start by becoming a PPS-approved volunteer here.

Wednesday, May 29: Lost and found at drop off, 8:30am

Wednesday, May 29: Annual talent show, 9am

Thursday, May 30: Auction Volunteer Info Session, 7-9pm, at Steeplejack Brewing

Monday, June 3: Popcorn Monday, 3pm

Monday, June 3: PTA general meeting, 5:30-7:30pm

Wednesday, June 5: Lost and found at drop off, 8:30am

Wednesday, June 5: Final Families of Students of Color dinner/meeting, 5:30-7:00pm

Thursday, June 6: Lazy Days Brewing Company restaurant night, 3-9pm

Thursday, June 6: Final Site Council meeting, 3:15-4:15pm

Friday, June 7: Spirit day (rainbow)

Friday, June 7: Staff vs 5th grade volleyball game

See it all at a glance here: https://www.irvingtonschool.com/