The Mt. Tabor Tribune

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The Cleveland Alliance for Racial Equity (CARE) leadership is teaming up with PPS Middle School art students and teachers from Sellwood Middle School, Hosford Middle School and Mt. Tabor MS in setting up a fundraising art sale of student works. The Schnitzer Cares Foundation will match 10 TIMES the total sales. These proceeds will go to CARE, which in turn will gift them to nonprofits to support and hire BIPOC Educators.

This event will take place on January 28, 2025 in the Cleveland High School cafeteria from 5-7pm.

Thank you!

Art students and teachers at Mt. Tabor, Hosford, Sellwood and the C.A.R.E. Leadership

1) Show your Mt. Tabor School spirit with a new t-shirt! Mt. Tabor PTA is partnering with local printer, Big Frog, creating these comfy gray T-shirts for $20 each for both children and adult sizes. Once you place your order, your Mt. Tabor Middle School t-shirt will be available in about 1-2 weeks. It'll be shipped directly or available or pick up. Here’s the link: https://mttabormiddleschool.itemorder.com/shop/home/

2) Please consider supporting our PTA upcoming dine out DAY:

Monday, January 27th (this is a no school/teacher grading day so kids will be home)

Slappy Cakes

4246 SE Belmont

8am-1pm

20% of profits are donated to the MTMS PTA

Families MUST mention the school MTMS when ordering.

Dear PPS Middle Grades families,

PPS is moving to a new Standards-Based Grading System for all 28 middle schools. The purpose is to provide clearer and more meaningful feedback to students. Some of our middle schools are already using this approach, and research supports its benefits. Our K-5 schools have also made progress in this direction with their report cards.

We invite you to visit our middle grades Standards-Based Grading website at pps.net/sbg. There, you can find updates, resources, timelines, materials, and FAQs.

There will be three family and community engagement events in person and virtually at the Prophet Education Center (501 N. Dixon St.) in the PPS Boardroom. We invite all who have current middle grades students or students entering into the middle grades to these presentations where we will provide updates as well as listen to feedback and answer questions.

Family and Community engagement (Virtual and in person)

• February 13, 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
• March 13, 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
• May 8, 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

We believe grades are an important way to communicate with students and families. This new system will make it clearer what students need to do to meet academic expectations.

If you have any questions, please contact Richard Smith at rsmith5@pps.net. Check the website often for updates. We look forward to working with you during this exciting transition.

We are raising $3000 this year to cover the following expenses:

• Band shirts for marching season

• Buses for the district band festival and Jr. Rose Parade

• Marching percussion (cymbals and sticks)

• Quality reeds

• Cleaning supplies

• Sheet music

• Repair supplies

To contribute, you can follow this link, which will take you to SchoolPay.

Thank you so much!

The MTMS 2nd Community Night at the Trailblazers is on Tuesday, February 4th, at 7:00pm, Blazers vs the Pacers. Come support our Blazers and our school community. Each ticket includes an after-game free throw on the Blazers court! Purchase our special discounted tickets here blazersgroups.com/mttabor. Tickets are $20 for 300 level and $45 for 200 level. The deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, January 13th. Go Blazers!

Please mark your calendars to join us for the first of two sessions to engage our families in creating and shaping our mission, vision and core values as a school. It has been a number of years since we have revisited the questions about what we want our school to stand for and the outcomes we want for our children and students.

Our first session is slated for Wednesday, January 22nd, from 6-7:00 pm in the MTMS library. We will be framing the process for all of you and soliciting your input. We will be likewise getting the input of students and staff as well through different means before bringing forward some drafts for consideration.

Dear PPS families,

As required by the Oregon Department of Education, we are providing you with the 30 Day Notice and Opt Out Form for Statewide Assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The notice is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Russian and Somali on the PPS Research, Assessment, and Accountability website.

Statewide testing is part of our balanced assessment system that offers all students, especially historically underserved students, opportunities to demonstrate their progress. Information provided by student assessments is critical in helping us determine district and school priorities for improving student learning.

If you have questions, please contact your school office.

Thank you,

PPS Research, Assessment, and Accountability Department

On January 27th and April 4th (inservice days), we will be opening up our beautiful studios for a full day of dance, taught by DAF Director Sonia Kellermann, along with several current DAF students. Families can sign up here and they can email danceatfranklin@gmail.com for more information.

Please follow the links to see your student-athletes' game schedules:

Franklin Youth Basketball Schedule

Franklin Youth Wrestling Schedule

Any time a student rides a different bus, is taking the bus for the first time or even wants to get off at a different stop than normal, parents need to write a note to the driver letting them know of this change. The student should bring this note to the office to be initialed by one of the Admin. Assts. before giving it to the driver. Drivers will not accept different riders or any changes to normal stops without parent permission. The drivers do their best to get to know all their riders and their stops so that they can keep everyone safe.

Thank you for understanding!

There are many families that have not yet completed the yearly student verification process. This updates information that we have on file for families. If you haven't done this yet, please log into ParentVue and at the top of the screen, you will see a tab for "Online Registration/Yearly Verification/Transfer Application". Click here and follow the prompts for the yearly student verification. If you do not have a ParentVue account set up yet, please contact me, Ann Pinzelik, at apinzeli@pps.net, and I will be happy to do that for you.

Thank you!

We have learned from a number of families that they had checked the box to not receive Remind messages when they did their ParentVue update at the beginning of the year. Please know that all district and school communication will be coming through Remind, so it is important to go in and check to see if you have checked that box.

In addition, if you are receiving what you feel are too many Remind messages, please go into your settings there and select how you would like to receive PPS communication, i.e. text, email, etc.

Thank you!

Do you enjoy planning a big party while making connections in the generous Oya No Kai community? Please join Victoria and the Annual Benefit planning team! What's the Annual Benefit, you ask? It is the biggest party for our Oya No Kai community where we raise money so that we can support our wonderful Interns, incoming and outgoing Cultural Exchanges, and community activities like Westwind. This year's Annual Benefit will be held on Saturday, March 8th, 2025 at the Melody Event Center in SE Portland. We have an awesome team already for Procurement; the planning team is doing the event coordination. Please email benefit@oyanokai.org!

Stay connected: sign up for an Oya no Kai membership! Now that your kids have moved on from Richmond, it’s time to get on the ONK mailing list. Register your family for free just to get all the news about the JDLI, or sign up for a paid Family Membership ($40) to be able to register your students for exchanges and camps - or just to support Oya no Kai’s mission. More information online at: https://oyanokai.org/membership/

In just the last week, we are seeing a marked increase in students reporting damaged Chromebooks and lost devices.

In this year's back to school packet (and in the Student Verification process in ParetnVUE), families are required to sign the "Required Technology Consent Policy and Acknowledgments form. In that document, it states:

PPS students who are assigned to take home a District technology device are responsible for all damages or loss, whether intentional or accidental and regardless of whether damage or loss occurs on or off District property. Parents/guardians will be fully financially responsibly for any associated cost for damage, loss, or theft, regardless of whether incidents occur at home or at school.

It is important to emphasize with your students the importance of taking care of their devices. This means that binders containing their devices should be kept in their lockers when not in use, and that they use provided tote bags to support transporting those devices around at school.

The current replacement cost for a Chromebook is $515.00 with chargers costing $11.50. Parents are responsible for paying these fees for lost/damaged cords; lost devices or devices damaged beyond repair; and intentional misuse, abuse, willful or negligent damage by the student or any household members.

Dear Portland Public Schools families and students,

As our students embark on another exciting year of learning and growth, we want you to know it is a priority to create spaces where your students feel safe, cared for, and connected to their learning environment. Ensuring a healthy and safe environment for our students, staff, and families is a shared responsibility, and we must continue to work together to prevent the spread of communicable diseases within our school communities.

Prevention continues to be the best health approach to minimize risk for illness and contagious disease. Our 2024-25 Family Guide for Preventing Illness and Contagious Disease in Schools includes practical prevention strategies such as keeping your student up to date with recommended vaccinations and boosters, outlines steps to take if your child is sick and/or diagnosed with a communicable disease, and addresses the current measles outbreak in Oregon. You can expect all PPS schools and facilities to continue regular cleaning and disinfecting, promoting vaccine and booster clinics, providing access to masks and COVID-19 tests, and improving air circulation.

Our schools remain vigilant and work with the Multnomah County Health Department to respond to communicable disease outbreaks and notify affected families if necessary. You may continue to monitor illness activity in our region through Oregon Health Authority’s Respiratory Virus Data dashboards.

We thank you for entrusting us with your students, and for your cooperation in ensuring our schools remain healthy, safe, and productive learning environments. Please contact your school administrator or Let’s Talk with questions about your school’s health and safety protocols.

In service,

Jey Buno, Chief of Student Support Services

Home of the Eagles. Be sure to follow us on Instagram at mttabormiddleschool

Email: tlongo@pps.net
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Phone: (503) 916-5646
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