The Talbot Sunday Update

There is no school this Friday, April 12th.

• April 15th-April 19th-No School-April Vacation

• April 30-Community Dinner-4:30-6:00 pm at Talbot-Math focus with a dinner time presentation from the district on the Portland High School of the future.

• May 10-Coffee with the Principal-7:30-8:00 am in the Community Room at Talbot
• May 13-Art & Music Showcase-2:45-3:45 pm-Talbot Tiger choir, and student art will be showcased throughout the school
• May 16- Community Dinner-4:30-6:00 pm at Talbot-Literacy focus; student art will also be displayed for viewing during this event

• May 27th-No School-Memorial Day

• June 4-5th Grade Students will participate in a Step Up Day at Lincoln, Moore or King
• June 7-Coffee with the Principal-7:30-8:00 am in the Community Room at Talbot

Monday, April 8th- 5:00-6:00 pm-PTO Meeting - Lots of ways to get involved! Please come and learn about them! (Talbot Media Center)

Tuesday, April 9th, 7:30-11:00 am - STEM Expo concession fundraiser

Tuesday, April 24th- Coffee Cart

Tuesday, April 24th-PTO Meeting- 5:00-6:00 pm (Talbot Media Center)

May 6-10th- Teacher Appreciation Week. Stay tuned for lots of ways to your appreciation for the teachers and staff at Talbot!

May 18th- Neighborhood Clean Up and Celebration (more information to come).

There will be a full solar eclipse viewable in Maine on Monday, April 8, at 3:28 pm. While the full eclipse will only be visible elsewhere in Maine, there will be a partial eclipse visible in Portland.

To help Portland Public Schools students be able to view the eclipse safely without harming their eyes, the Foundation for Portland Public Schools has purchased protective solar eclipse glasses for all students that will be distributed in school on April 8. The glasses meet the safety requirements of the ISO 12312-2 international standard and were purchased from the list of approved vendors from the American Astronomical Society.

For more information on the eclipse, visit: https://astro.umaine.edu/eclipse/

https://drive.google.com/file/d/111qHGvLqddG7jOYiUly_pYzet4Ghmon7/view

Portland Public Schools uses assessment data to help inform our practices at the district, school, classroom, and individual levels for our students. Each year the Maine Department of Education issues a report for each district and each school. These reports summarize state assessments and other achievement data about our students. The report also contains information about teacher qualifications. The ESSA Data Dashboard at the Maine Department of Education allows you to review report cards for schools and districts across the state. The ESSA Data Dashboard has recently been updated with information from the 2022-2023 school year.

At its March 5 meeting, the Portland Board of Public Education voted to approve a calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. The first day of school for students in grades 1-12 will be Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 – the day after the Labor Day holiday. Pre-K and kindergarten students will start on Thursday, Sept. 5. The last day of school for students is expected to be Friday, June 13, 2025. Please note that the last day of school may be subject to change, depending on the number of snow days taken.