10/23/24

• 10/24 - Picture Retake, 9:15am-noon
• 10/28 - PTA Clothing Center Volunteers needed, see PTA article below
• 10/31 - End of Q1
• 11/1 & 4 - No School
• 11/5 - Late Start Schedule & Q2 Classes Begin
• 11/11 - No School
• 11/13 - PTA Meeting, 6:30pm
• 11/20 - Early Release Schedule
• 11/21 - RGMS 5th Grade Family Info Night, 6pm
• 11/25-26 Parent Teacher Conferences
• 11/25-29 No School

• Click here for the full RGMS calendar

Hey Hey Robert Gray,

So much is happening at Robert Gray! Tuesday morning, we arrived to school to discover a sinkhole on our upper playground! Our staff went into action quickly and secured the area to make it safe for students. The area has been assessed by PPS Facilities and a civil contractor who have determined the area is stable. A very heavy, very large steel plate has been placed over the sinkhole for safety and the area will be dug out later this week to find the cause. As we have more information, we will share it with the community.

Next week is a 4-day week, and so much is happening on our schedule. We have Spirit Week, End of Quarter 1 Assembly, and Halloween! Our Spirit Days are followed:

• Monday: JERSEY DAY
• Tuesday: TWIN DAY
• Wednesday: ROYAL DAY (Dress like a royal)
• Thursday: COSTUME DAY (All costumes must be school appropriate. No masks or facepaint. And no costume props of any kind.

SOOOOO much excitement is in the air!

Cheers,

Robin Mauldin

November 25 and 26 are Parent Teacher Conferences at RGMS. We will have a schedule out soon for signs up. Some conferences slots will be virtual. Others will be in person. Stay tuned as we plan for our time with you and your student to talk about how the year has started at RGMS.

2024-2025 RGMS Family Handbook.

2024 RGMS Student Handbook

Parent Guide to Canvas

Parent Guide to the Remind App

Parent Guide to ParentVue

If your student will be absent, please email grayattend@pps.net. Be sure to include your student's full name, date of absence and the reason for the absence.

Online Yearly Verification via ParentVUE deadline was 9/30/2024. Parents must submit the Yearly Verification in order to view all information in their ParentVUE. The Yearly Verification takes the place of the old Student Registration form. This is where parents can update their information.

Currently, if parents have not submitted the online Yearly Verification, they will receive the following message upon login to PVUE:

o The Yearly Verification process must be completed to continue. The only options for the parent are to click Begin Yearly Verification or click Logout.

Student leaders have approached Lisa and I with feedback about the backpack/locker policy. We have listened to their ideas and have decided to take them up on some of their recommendations. Here are the two changes:

• Students can go to their lockers during any passing period. We believe this will help them establish good habits in terms of thinking about what they need for each class and being prepared. We are also reminding students to consider how long it takes to go to their locker to ensure they are getting their materials quickly and arriving to class on time.
• Students may also use small tote bags to carry their items around school. Totes are small and do not impact our physical space as much as larger backpacks. We are ordering special RGMS Tote Bags for students to use, if they choose.

Registration for tryouts for the 2024-25 middle school basketball season is now open!

GO HERE TO REGISTER.

FOR MORE INFO:

BOYS MS BBALL - 2024-25 SEASON OVERVIEW

GIRLS MS BBALL - 2024-25 SEASON OVERVIEW

We're excited to announce that OGLA has been selected to host two (2) clinics during USA Lacrosse National Celebrate Lacrosse Week in November! The objective of these clinics is to provide a FREE and fun opportunity for girls and boys ages 6-14 to try playing lacrosse. Curriculum is designed for new players and applicable to both the girls' and boys' games.

Our goal is to get the word out into the community about this event to drive registrations. While we all have lacrosse contacts, we'll need to reach beyond those to non-lacrosse people. Please share this in your neighborhoods, gyms, other youth sport groups, local coffee shops, instagram, parent groups, schools - wherever you would like. We had a coach passing flyers out with candy on Halloween one year!

After the clinics, OGLA will have the opportunity to share contact information from participants with their respective leagues, both on the girls and boys sides.

Clinic Locations & Details:

Saturday, November 2nd (1:30 pm - 3:00 pm)

The Plex

8785 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Highway

Portland OR 97225

Register Here!

Sunday, November 3rd (10:00 am - 11:30 am)

Pacific University - Stoller Center

2331 Main Street

Forest Grove OR 97116

Register Here!

Let us know if you have any questions!

#celebratelacrosse

Ali Loeb

Executive Director

Email: admin@oregongirlslax.com

Website: oregongirlslax.com

Use this link to the School Nurse and Health Room Services Webpage for lot's of good information for parents.

The ParentVue trick to not getting your account disabled is to only try passwords twice, then just click on forgot password.

After 3 unsuccessful password tries your account is disabled. When disabled you have to call the school and have the office enable your account. Then to complete the reset, you have to click on forgot password and update your password.

Gray's counselors are Lisa Hyde, A-K & Laureen Held, L-Z.

Lisa Hyde - lhyde@pps.net

503-454-6829

Laureen Held - lheld@pps.net

971-231-4621

You can also contact them through this link: https://bit.ly/2024-25RGMSCounselorHelp

What is School Pay?

Throughout the year we will use School Pay as a way for families to pay for a variety of things. Currently, we are asking families to consider making small donations to offset printing costs for student planners, handbooks, class supplies and other curricular tools.

School Pay is a convenient way to pay school donations with a debit card or credit card. Use this link, https://pps.schoolpay.com/, to enter the School Pay site. Set up an account if you don't already have one.

Donation items are grouped by grade level.

• The Wells Cluster Equity Group meets regularly to share and discuss diversity and equity opportunities for our school communities. Join other SW parents, family members and PTA members for this year’s kickoff meeting at Salvador Molly’s tomorrow, Wednesday October 23 at 7pm.

• PTA Clothing Center Volunteer and Donation Needs

• Monday, Oct. 28th is Robert Gray’s day to send 5-6 volunteers from 9:30am -1:30pm. We still need 3 volunteers to help kids receive clothing and sort donations.. Volunteers can be parents, grandparents or community members. If you are able to volunteer please sign up here.

• The PTA Clothing Center is also looking for donations of teen-adult size gently worn/new sweatshirts, hoodies, and warm coats, as they are very low on those items. They also have a need for boys pants, joggers and/or jeans size 4-14. You can drop donated clothes off at the Marshall Campus; 3905 SE 91st, Room B-60.

• Thanks to all the students and teachers who ran, DJ’d and contributed to the energy of the wonderful Run for Grey on Friday! And many thanks to all the parent volunteers who supported it as well. This is the PTA's biggest fundraiser of the year and it’s not too late to contribute here: https://shorturl.at/5WPK8.

• Our next PTA meeting is Wednesday, November 13th at 6:30pm in the library at RGMS or via Zoom. Thanks very much for your input on topics and timing for our PTA meetings going forward. Based on feedback from students, parents and teachers, we are keeping meetings on the third Wednesday of each month as it best accommodates most schedules. The standing zoom meeting info follows:

• Link to Zoom Meeting

• Meeting ID: 847 8223 9102

• Passcode: 368760

• We’re keeping plastic film out of landfills this fall with a @getRidwell recycling drive! Bring your plastics to school on Thursday November 14th! We also have the chance to earn a field trip and ongoing recycling for the school. When 10 families sign up for Ridwell doorstep pickup using the link below by December 15 2024, the school earns plastic film pickup all spring! When 20 join, the school earns a field trip to the Ridwell warehouse! Find out more at https://get.ridwell.com/rgms.

• We are always looking for parents interested in advocating for better funding for public schools to interface with PAT, Oregon PTA and Parents for public schools. Please reach out directly to Kirsten Carr if interested.

• We’d love to grow our PTA membership this year. And with only 13 members to date, we can only go up from here! Please consider becoming a member of Robert Gray Middle School PTA and/or donating to our PTA. Your donation funds improvements to the school beyond what PPS provides, such as events (like Back to School Night and the Run for Grey), classroom supplies, and more. This school year, the PTA’s budgeted expenses are over $46,000- approximately $95 per student. If you’re able, please donate to support the PTA here.

• To join please visit this page on the Oregon PTA website, select Robert Gray MS PTA, complete the form, and make a payment online. If you’re unable to join the PTA online, please contact the PTA secretary.

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Email: lnewlyn@pps.net
Website: https://www.pps.net/gray
Location: 5505 Southwest 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: (503) 916-5676
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robertgraymiddleschool
Attendance Reporting: grayattend@pps.net