Kelly Community Newsletter
November 15th, 2024
Dear Kelly Families,
On Wednesday, Kelly Elementary School had the honor of hosting School Board Chair Eddie Wang at Kelly for our Slavic Tea event. Thank you to Ms. Larisa, our IRCO Community Agent, for hosting the event, and thank you to Ms. Katia and Ms. Nazgul for helping organize families and welcoming Director Wang to our community.
We visited Russian Immersion classrooms, learned about the history of Russian Immersion at Kelly, and heard testimony from families about how our program provides an essential cultural and language resource for Slavic families and is an important point of cultural exchange for students and families from all over the world. Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your commitment to immersion programming in Portland Public Schools.
Kelly Elementary School is remarkably diverse - there are 24 home languages spoken in our school community, Russian being the most spoken non-English home language - and our school is a testament to the power we have when we come together to work for the future of our children.
Read on below for important and timely information about:
- Fall Garden Clean Up - Tomorrow!
- How to access the Successful Schools Survey - Window open now!
- Middle School Transition
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- PTA Bottle Drop Fundraiser
- Kelly Winter SUN Support
And more!!
In the service of students and families,
Jeff Waters
Principal
Lost and Found - Come Check it Out
Recognize any of these clothing items? If you have noticed that something is missing, it might be in our Lost and Found. Check in at the office and let us know that you are hoping to take a look at the Lost and Found and we will help get you set up.
The school will donate lost items to Goodwill 2x per year (once in December and once in June).
Prepare for Fall Weather
The weather has been pretty nice so far this Fall, but we know that rain is right around the corner. We will only let students play outside when it is safe and they have a choice to be under the covered shelter AND we want to give students that opportunity to play outside - even if it's raining.
Please send your student to school prepared with a rain jacket and / or umbrella. If you need assistance getting your child winter clothing, please reach out to our Counselor, Ms. Kangas at mkangas@pps.net.
