Kellogg Middle School News

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Happy Monday Kellogg Community.

This past Friday we celebrated Autism Awareness Month with a pep assembly in our gym. The assembly put forth students and staff with Autism. We had a lecture, a speaker of truth, a musical performance, a unity game and more. We also had clubs to wrap up our last Friday of the month of April. Students who did not attend a club they were interested in can fill out the club change interest form provided later in this newsletter.

This week Kellogg is hosting our rising 6th grade trip. On Tuesday, April 28th we will host Arleta & Lent and then on Thursday, April 30th we will host Marysville & Atkinson. Students are bussed to Kellogg from their school. The event lasts from about 9:30-11:00 am and includes a quick pep assembly, a student panel and Q&A, and a tour of the school with our WEB Leaders.

This Wednesday, April 29th we will host our Spring Picnic from 5:00-7:00 pm here at Kellogg. This fun event is a come as you are with a blanket, some food and maybe a little cash if you want to contribute to the baking games our leadership students will be playing with our crowd. If you are a baker and want to donate a baked good, you can sign up for the event below.

There will be no school on Friday. This Friday, May 1st is a Portland Public Schools mandated furlough day.

Our Multicultural Fair evening is May 27th from 6:00-7:30 pm. We welcome all families to this event. The Multicultural Fair information can be found below.

Promotion and the annual Oaks Park field trip for our 8th graders will be on June 4th.

As I shared in the last couple of newsletters, we are working with students to ensure they get to class on time. This effort is one of our positive behavior support systems to help students learn a life lesson about being on time. If a student is late to class they will be given a warning, after a couple of warnings the student will get a lunch reflection (lunch detention) and a call home to inform their parent.

Our year to date attendance is steady at about 90%, and our attendance for the prior five fell to about 88%. We have about 65% of our students achieving regular-acceptable attendance and about 24% of our students experiencing chronic absenteeism. Our School Improvement Goal of 68%.

This is a reminder that the Oregon Statewide Summative Assessment in ELA and Math are coming soon (Annual Notice). We are organizing our teams of teachers in preparation for these exams. Our tentative week of assessment is May 11-15 for ELA and Math.

As we look forward through this week we have included some news and resources. In this edition of the Kellogg Community News, please find the following big topics:

• Key Dates and Events,
• A message from the nurses office,
• Club change interest form,
• Multicultural Fair Information,
• ROAR Store,
• Counseling Corner,
• PTSA Information and Events,
• SUN School Events and Happenings,
• A Message from REAP,
• PIL sign up,
• Community news,

• School traffic circulation maps and asks from families,
• Bus routes,
• A message from the office staff,
• and much more...

Thank you families for being active in our community.

Sincerely,

Dr. Dan Carpenter

Principal

Kellogg Middle School

• Friday, May 1st = No School
• Tuesday, May 5th = Late Start, School Starts at 9:30 AM
• Thursday, May 7th = PTSA Meeting, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM in Library
• Monday, May 11th - Friday, May 15 = OSAS Testing
• Thursday, May 14th = Band Concert, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM in Gym

• Friday, May 15th = Free Food Market, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

• Monday, May 18th = Rising 6th Grade Family Night, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM in Cafeteria
• Thursday, May 21st = Choir Concert, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM in Gym
• Monday, May 25th = Memorial Day, No School
• Wednesday, May 27th = Multicultural Fair & Family Resource Night, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

We're in the home stretch before summer. Let's finish strong! A few friendly reminders to help keep everyone healthy:

• Wash hands regularly

• Drink plenty of water and aim for 7-8 hrs of restful sleep

• Cover coughs and sneezes
• Clean high-touch surfaces such as door handles, kitchen tables, light switches, and tablets/phones

Kind Regards,

Nurse Jenny Hefele

We have one more club day on May 29!

If your student is interested in changing their club, please have them complete this form by May 22 using their PPS email address. This form has also been emailed to them directly at their PPS email address.

Only clubs that aren't full are eligible to be moved into, but this form will also ask for their interest in clubs that are full in case any of them open up. Club change requests submitted after May 22 will not be eligible for consideration.

We are excited to announce the launch of what we hope will become an annual Kellogg Community Multicultural Fair, taking place May 27 at 6pm. This event is designed to bring together students, families, community members, and local partners for an evening of cultural celebration and connection.

The Multicultural Fair will be a culminating community event where our school community gathers under one roof to share and celebrate the many cultures represented at Kellogg. The evening will include community partners sharing information about summer and fall opportunities for students and families, cultural affinity groups in our cafeteria sharing food, games, and artifacts; performances on our stage; and displays throughout the building where students and community members can share reflections on “What culture means to me.”

We would love for members of our community to participate in one or more of the following ways:

• Host a cultural table in the cafeteria, which might include sharing traditional food, games, artifacts, or stories with visitors.
• Share a performance such as dance, music, storytelling, or a short cultural presentation.
• Contribute food to our free community banquet featuring small, bite-sized cultural dishes to share.

This event will fill our building with community members who come together to celebrate culture, music, dance, food, and fellowship during this special two-hour gathering.

If you are interested in participating in this community-centered event, please see this link for more information on how to get involved. If you would like to attend, please see the flyer below for more information. We look forward to celebrating and sharing this space with you.

The ROAR Store has moved to its new location with new and improved items and lots of student excitement. The store is now being managed by Student Council. Please encourage your student to ask for ROAR tickets (our currency). Students earn ROAR tickets by upholding our ROAR values here at Kellogg. Our ROAR values are all about getting our students to operate in a respectful way, by being open-minded, by being their authentic self and by being a responsible citizen.

The Store is open Wednesday and Friday during lunch times with new and improved items for students to select from, including big ticket items that are more about an experience than a trinket they can lose. We are excited to get students reactions to the new items available at our new grand opening.

8th grade: Holly Vaughn-Edmonds: hvedmonds@pps.net

This past week, high schoolers from Franklin, Benson, and David Douglas (prior Kellogg students) spoke to our 8th graders about the social/emotional transition to high school. Here were some nuggets of sound advice:

1. Freshman year is not overwhelming academically. Teachers know that there’s a lot to balance in high school, and work you in slowly. However, not doing your work and getting lower grades affect your GPA and it can take time to get the GPA up when you’re looking at college and post high school opportunities.

2. Don’t skip class/miss a lot of class! If you fail a core class, you’ll be making it up in the summer.

3. The structure of the freshmen communities makes it easy to see the same students in certain classes. Talk to new people – don’t be afraid. They’re nervous too.

4. Go to tutorial to get your work done and get to know your teachers. Get comfortable emailing them.

5. Get involved! Join a club, a sport, or get involved in the arts.

Ms. Holly is looking for volunteer parents/community members for the final guidance activity next month. It’ll be a super fun interactive activity in English classes talking to adults from many different career pathways. Please reach out if you’re interested, or have friends/family that are!

Hvedmonds@pps.net

The market has moved! We are now located in a new space between the cafeteria and the gym. We are still open for shopping on Fridays from 4-6 PM.

We are currently in need of the following items, and donations can be left at the Kellogg office during school hours:

• Tortillas

• Macaroni and cheese

• Ramen

• Cup of noodles

• Long grain white rice

• Cereal

• Pasta and sauce

• Dried pinto beans

• Canned meals (chef boyardee, chili, soup)

• Jam/jelly

• Shelf stable milk, dairy and plant-based

• Canned fruit

• Spam

• Cooking oil

• Canned vegetables (especially corn, creamed or whole kernel)

• Tuna, canned chicken

• Nut butters

• Cake mix, frosting, and candles

• Condiments - ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, soy sauce, salad dressing, other condiments

We also give hygiene products to students and families - right now we need:

• Shampoo & Conditioner

• Deodorant

• Body wash/Soap

• Lip balm

• Laundry soap

• Hair gel

• New socks & underwear

Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated, and can be made here. Thank you for your support!

If you are experiencing food insecurity and would benefit from receiving a backpack with food and/or hygiene items, please speak with any teacher or staff member at Kellogg. We’d love to get you signed up to receive a backpack to help with food on the weekends.

• Cristina Flores, SUN Site Manager (available Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm)
• Antares Argueta, SUN Extended Day Assistant (available Monday and Tuesday, 12 to 6pm)

CLUB UPDATE: Our after school Culinary Club is FULL! We can add your student to the waiting list in case spots open up in the future.

SUN Spring Term - April 7th to May 22

As a reminder, if you have already filled out a SUN Latino Network registration form this school year, you do not need to fill it out again for our spring classes. All we need to know is what classes your student would like to sign up for!

To sign up for our lunch time and after school clubs, follow these steps:

1. Complete and submit our class selection form (available in English and in Spanish). You can either turn in a paper copy to the main office or email it to floresc@latnet.org

2. If you have NOT filled out a SUN Latino Network registration form this school year, you can sign up using these links for our English or Spanish forms.

3. And you’re done! We will be reaching out to confirm your student’s enrollment by this Friday.

REAP is a leadership building education extension organization that works as a community partner in the Kellogg space. REAP has three amazing colleagues working with students throughout the day: Ms. Altynai, Ms. Abeni, and Ms. Geliah.

The safety of our students and staff are our first priority! If a school official is directing traffic, please pay close attention to their instructions. Parents should not enter into the school parking lot from 9:00-9:20 am and from 3:45-4:10. Thank you for your attention to safety on our campus.

The Kellogg School traffic circulation maps outline the planned flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic around our campus during drop-off, pick-up, and other times when school-related traffic is high. The map is designed to help parents, students, school staff, and drivers understand the most efficient and safe routes for entering, exiting, and navigating within the school premises.

Our circulation maps also include nearby Park and Walk locations. These are sites near the school where families can park or students can be dropped off and walk the remainder of the distance to the school site, reducing car traffic in front of the school and allowing you to skip waiting in the drop-off line while students start the day with healthy physical activity, arriving at school more ready to learn. Some Park and Walk locations are at nearby parks, while others encourage families to use on-street parking within the school neighborhood.

Please utilize Park and Walk locations and avoid dropping off and picking up students at the front of the school along 69th Avenue or in the parking lot.

Action Item

• See image below or click here for Kellogg's circulation map.

Change Effective Date: 1/7/26
Impacted Route(s)*: 269-A
Change Described:

• Add stop: SE 58th Av @ SE Raymond St
• Remove stop: SE Gladstone St @ SE 26th Av, SE Division St @ SE 28th Av, SE Harrison St @ SE 43rd Av

*Note: -A means AM, -P means PM and -AP means both AM and PM.

Please call PPS Transportation Services at 503-916-6901 or email at transportation@pps.net if you have any questions.

If you are uncertain about how to check on your student's grades, missing work and or class work progress, here is a quick how to resource that might be able to help.

We are grateful that the PPS school community is using the SafeOregon tip line to report incidents that affect students' well-being and ability to learn in a safe environment. Just last year, there were over 300 tips that were submitted anonymously. We are responsible for keeping SafeOregon's contact information for our buildings accurate at all times so that school leaders can be alerted promptly. Please remember to reach out to Andrew Gerlach (agerlach@pps.net) whenever there is a staffing change to building leadership. Please save the SafeOregon number in your phone: 844-472-3367 This will allow you to identify their number when they need to call you if an urgent tip has been submitted in connection to your school.

During the 2025-2026 school year ...

• School officially starts at 9:15 AM and dismisses at 4:00 PM.

Throughout the school year there are Staff Meeting Days and Early Release Days.

• On Staff Meeting Days, school officially starts at 9:30 AM and dismisses at 4:00 PM.
• On Early Release Days, school officially starts at 9:15 AM and dismisses at 1:45 PM.

Click here for the 2025-2026 District calendar.

• Staff Meeting Days are noted with **.
• Early Release Days are noted with a clock icon.

At Kellogg we are proud of our schoolwide expectations as they provide our students with safe, structured, and productive learning environments. Please take the time to review some of our expectations below.

Cell Phones and Technology Devices

Cell phones and all personal technologies (e.g. apple watches, gaming devices, wireless headphones, Bluetooth speakers, etc.) are expected to be off and away during the school day. Students are expected to keep cell phones and technology devices turned off and put away in their lockers. Personal technologies and cell phones should not be on student's person in the hallways, restrooms, and at lunch recess. If a student is spotted with a cell phone or technology device, it will be immediately confiscated and taken to the front office. Students with repeated cell phone or technology violations to this expectation will be placed on individualized cell phone and technology plan.

Bags and Backpacks

In alignment with many other middle schools in the District, all bags and backpacks must be stored in lockers during the school day. Backpacks clutter classroom spaces and items are frequently lost or stolen unless they are stored safely in a locker. Students will use their binders to carry their learning materials throughout the school day.

Learning Logs

To help students stay organized and keep track of important dates and deadlines, students will be issued a Learning Log. Be sure to check your student's Learning Log regularly to stay up-to-date with your student's assignments, tests, and other announcements. Learnings Logs will also serve as the student's hall pass when students leave the classroom during non-transition times. It is critical that students do not lose their Learning Log.

Toys and Valuable Items

Students should leave all toys, valuable items, and any item that can cause safety concerns or distractions at home. Leaving these items at home will ensure items are not lost or stolen.

Closed Campus

Kellogg is a closed campus. All visitors must check-in at the front office. Students must be signed out and picked up by a parent or guardian with ID before 3:45 in order to leave campus before dismissal time. Additionally, our school will not accept DoorDash, Uber Eats, or other deliveries to students. Parents and guardians are welcome to drop off lunch items for their students at any time.

Student safety, student well-being, and student learning is our top priority. If you ever need to speak to a teacher, counselor, administrator, or any staff member, please call the front office or e-mail the individual directly to schedule a meeting. Unannounced meetings are often difficult to accommodate as school staff have busy and tight schedules. In particular, before school, after school, and lunch times are the busiest times in schools as most staff members are on duty to ensure student safety. Thank you for your support and understanding!