OGMS Weekly Update

Hello Ockley Green Families,

Please join me in congratulating two of our students that are being recognized as 2024 PPS All Stars on Thursday, May 30th. Alexa Vazquez Cabellero will be recognized for the ¡Sí Se Puede! award and Rachelle Davis will be recognized for the Young, Gifted and Black award in recognition of their leadership within the Ockley Green community and commitment to our core values. They are both amazing leaders and we appreciate the many ways they contribute to a positive school culture.

I also want to celebrate our MESA Team! We have been without a MESA program for about 5 years, so it is wonderful to see it back at Ockley Green. We are fortunate to have Mr. Huy's support in bringing it back and for his commitment to continuing to grow MESA in the coming years. It was wonderful to see the excitement of our budding engineers today at PSU for MESA Day.

In Partnership

Julie Rierson

Pronouns: she/her

Principal, Ockley Green Middle School

Summer Acceleration Academy has been reduced and is not offering programming to Middle School students. At Ockley Green, we have received grant funding to offer Summer Enrichment Programming to our current students that will be in 7th & 8th Grade next year. We have finished our priority registration and are now opening up registration to any Ockley Green student that will be in 7th or 8th grade next year.

We want to invite your student to join us this summer! All students will receive Language Arts & Math instruction and multiple elective classes. This will be a great opportunity for students to reinforce learning, engage in exciting electives and prepare for their upcoming academic year. The day will start at 9:25 am and end at 2:00 pm. Students will be provided breakfast, snack and lunch each day.

See below for a QR Code and link that will get you to the registration form. Registration will be open until June 3rd.

The Garden is continuing to be transformed. This week, Ms. Halbig and the Dragon Leaders put their starts into the raised beds and the SUN Program continues to make progress on building a new shed. Please come this Saturday for another Garden Crew work session, Saturday, May 18th, 2:00 - 4:00.

Yearbook sales have ended, but we do have 34 yearbooks left to purchase for anyone who may not have gotten the chance.

If you are interested, please call the main office and ask for Grace Duncan. Yearbooks are $15 each and we will not be getting any more ordered in. They will be first come first served.

The survey will open on May 6 and close on May 31. You will be able to take the survey online at home, any time you stop in the office during school hours, or at our Nutrition Fair (see below) on May 16.

Thank you in advance for your participation as it will allow us to make thoughtful and well-informed decisions about school climate and culture. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Ms. JJB in the office at jjardeeborquist@pps.net.

Please see below for a message from Andre Lawrence, Jefferson Youth Football Coordinator.

Jefferson Youth Football Families

I would like to introduce you to the staff:

Head Varsity Football Coach: Anthony Stoudamire - astoudam@pps.net

President of Jefferson Youth Football Program: Rayleen Clark Anderson - rclarkanderson@pps.net

Coordinator of the Jefferson Youth Football Program: Andre Lawrence - alawrenc@pps.net

The Jefferson Football staff wants to let you know that registration is NOW open up for all levels and will remain open until all spots are filled. It's a first come first serve basis and once all the spots are filled registration will be closed and a waiting list will open.

3rd/4th - 21 total spots; 5th/6th - 33 total spots; 7th - 33 total spots; 8th - 33 total spots

In order for your registration to be submitted in the system you will have to make a payment in full or a payment plan with the first initial payment at that time. Failure to do either of those your application will be invalid and not submitted in the system. Please go to Jefferson Youth Football - TVYFL (sportngin.com) to register. We look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Aug 5, 2024-Non contact practice begins. Players are required to have 10 hours of non contact practice before they can begin tackle practice.

Aug 12, 2024 is when contact practice will begin for those players who have met the 10 hour requirement.

Sept 7, 2024- First games of the season!!

Demos I Say!

May 28th - 8th Grade Field Trip to University of Oregon

May 29th - AVID Field Trip to World Forestry Center

June 10th - 8th Grade Oaks Park Field Trip

June 13th - Promotion @ Roosevelt

June 14th - Last Day of School & Field Day