Rose City Park Elementary School

Dear Rose City Park Families,

Thank you to everyone who took time to attend and take part in the Community Budget Engagement sessions this week. As we continue in the planning and engagement phase of the 2026–27 budget process, we encourage you to share any additional thoughts through the Budget Feedback Form. We’re reviewing feedback as it comes in—from staff, students, families, and community members—and using it to inform and refine our finance team’s preliminary recommendations. We also encourage you to check the PPS Budget website, which is being updated regularly with new information, including FAQs, engagement opportunities, and the preliminary report on budget recommendations.

I hope the entire RCP community can join us for this year's VDLI Tết Festival on Friday, February 6th at McDaniel High School. Doors open at 5:30pm. There will be a Lion Dance at 5:45pm, student performances in the auditorium at 6:30 & 8:00pm, as well as food and other vendors, cultural crafts and activities, community resource information for families, and more open throughout the evening.

Providing this full festival experience for our students and families relies fully on parent and community volunteers giving a portion of their time that night to help out. Please sign up here to volunteer. As little as an hour of your time will make a huge difference in our event's success.

Please note that February 25 is Immunization Exclusion Day. Beginning January 14, MESD will run immunization reports in Synergy to determine which students will receive exclusion notices.

The Ellington–to–Rose City Park Walking School Bus is off to a strong start, with Jennifer and Hector walking a large group of students to and from school every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The program hopes to expand to Tuesdays and Thursdays and is currently looking for parent volunteers to support students on any of these walks. Interested volunteers can contact Nissa Jensen, Youth Program Manager at Trash for Peace, at 971-209-2043 or nissa.j@trashforpeace.org.

As always, we appreciate our community’s commitment to engaging thoughtfully and respectfully as we work together in support of our students and school.

For more important school news and information, please read below.

With gratitude,

Principal Orbase

The 2026 VDLI Tết Festival is almost here! We need additional parent volunteers in order to run the event smoothly and offer the full range of activities desired. Please sign up here to volunteer if you can. As little as an hour of your time can make a huge difference in the event!

Contact julie.dang@hphpdx.org with questions.

*** Volunteer information meetings will take place virtually and in person leading up to the event. More info will be shared via email.

HPH hopes the entire RCP community can join us for this year's Tết Lunar New Year Festival on Friday, February 6, at McDaniel High School.

Doors open at 5:30pm. There will be a brief welcome & Lion Dance performance featuring some of our own VDLI students at 5:45pm, class performances in the auditorium at 6:30 and 8:00pm, and vendors and activities in the Commons throughout the evening. See you at the Festival!

Donate to the PTO to Support School Events, Staff, and Families

The PTO is planning several events for the rest of the year. We rely on donations to ensure these can happen for free. Every little bit helps! We greatly appreciate your donations!

• Donate on Konstella - Click here! You can also sign-up to make monthly donations directly on Konstella.

• Donate on Square - https://rose-city-park-pto.square.site

If your employer matches donations to non-profit organizations, then please add the RCP PTO. Our tax ID is 830549283

There are 2 other easy ways you can contribute:

1. BottleDrop Blue Bags - pick up a blue bag and tag from the admin office. You can also transfer money from your BottleDrop account to the RCP PTO

2. Fred Meyer Rewards - Fred Meyer donates a portion of sales to non-profits! Go to your account (app or website), scroll to Community Rewards, search for "Rose City Park Parent Teacher Organization" and enroll.

Don't forget to join Konstella to stay up to date on everything at RCP! There is an app and a website that are user friendly. Konstella's website can be translated to any language, including Vietnamese.

https://www.konstella.com/cd/HJBKS7

01/13/2026 Meeting Agenda and Minutes

Next Meeting: 02/10/2026, 3:45pm-5:15pm

• February 1-29: Black History Month

• February 6th; 5:30-9:00 pm: TET Celebration at McDaniel H.S.

• February 11th: Early Dismissal at 11:50 a.m.

• February 16th: President’s Day = No School

• February 23rd, 5:30-6:30 pm: VDLI Prospective Families Info Session - In person & Online

• February 24th, 8:15-9 am: Kelly VDLI Prospective Families @ Kelly School

• February 25th: Immunization Exclusion Day

• March 11th, 11:50am-2:30 pm: Early Release Garden Clean Up

• March 12th, 9:30-10:30 am: VDLI Prospective Families Info Session - In person