Rose City Park Elementary School
October 16, 2026
A Community Learning and Growing Together
Rose City Park Elementary School
Website: Home - Rose City Park Elementary School
Location: 2334 Northeast 57th Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: 503-916-6765
Facebook: Rose City Park PTO | Facebook
Instagram: @rcp_otters
Dear Rose City Park Families,
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for Dr. Armstrong’s listening session. I am grateful that we had the opportunity for Dr. Armstrong to hear your stories, understand our perspectives, and hear about the impact that a potential closure of Rose City Park would have on our students, families, and community. Your voices matter, and I appreciate the honesty, courage, and love for our school that you brought into the conversation. Thank you for continuing to share what makes our school so special.
I also want to acknowledge the heartbreaking news of the shooting in Bend. Moments like these remind us how precious life is and how important it is to hold our loved ones close. As parents and educators, nothing matters more than the safety and well-being of our children.
RCP follows Portland Public Schools (PPS) emergency management protocols, including established procedures for responding to a variety of emergency situations. We also regularly practice safety drills to help students and staff become familiar with what to do in an emergency.
As a reminder, please make sure to sign in at the main office every time you enter the school building and sign out when you leave. This is an important safety measure that helps us keep track of who is in our building and ensures the safety of our students and staff. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our school community safe.
For families who would like to learn more, please visit the following resources:
Tonight, hug your kids a little tighter. Tell them you love them. Listen to their stories, celebrate their little moments, and remind them that they are safe, valued, and deeply loved.
Please remember that Wednesday, October 21, is an early release day for students. Our staff will spend the afternoon engaged in professional learning focused on the Science of Reading. This is an important opportunity for our teachers to deepen their understanding of how children learn to read and strengthen the instructional practices we use in our classrooms. We are committed to continuing to learn and grow as educators so we can become even better teachers for our otters.
In the midst of uncertainty and difficult news, I hope we can continue to find strength in one another and in the community we have built together.
Thank you for being part of our RCP family.
Please consider signing up to help out our vision and hearing screenings on October 22, 2026. You will be helping the staff lining students up for their exam and contacting classrooms when it is their turn for their screenings. We have time slots in the morning and the afternoon. Vietnamese speaking volunteers, please also consider signing up for a slot! Thank you so much and let Ms. Karen know if you have any questions.
Link to sign up: Vision & Hearing Screenings — Signup Sheet | SignUp.com
Apple & Pear Fundraiser
Hội Phụ Huynh is doing it again! We’re selling Kiyokawa Family Orchards “Fresh Picked Apples and Pears” this year!
The money raised from this fundraiser will be going towards supporting the Vietnamese Dual Language Immersion program at 4 schools (Kelly Center Head Start, Rose City Park Elementary, Roseway Heights Middle School, and McDaniel High School)!
We would greatly appreciate everyone’s cooperation. Please help us by taking orders from friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers, or whoever would enjoy fresh fruit! Thank you very much!
Place an order online here: https://hphpdx.square.site/
Last day to order: Friday 10/16/2026
Delivery and Pick-up of Apples & Pears: Wednesday 10/28/2026
Please consider volunteering to help us distribute boxes of apples and pears to families on the day of delivery. Please email us at: fundraising@hphpdx.org
09/29/2026 Meeting Agenda and Minutes
Next Meeting: November 3, 2026 - 3:45-5:15pm
Hello RCP families,
It is time for Rose City Park’s 2026-27 Yearbook Contest. Application and drawing pages are distributed to students. The Contest is due on 11/10/2026.
Below is the link to the application and drawing page.
If you have any questions, contact Ms. Vang (pvang@pps.net)