Chargers Update

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Website: ms.parkrose.k12.or.us
Location: 11800 Northeast Shaver Street, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: 503.408.2700
Twitter: @PMSPSD

Greetings Charger Families and Students -

It is hard to believe but we have made it to our final week of Distance Learning for the 2019-2020 school year. I want to applaud all of our students, families and staff for navigating this unprecedented time in our world, our work and our school! Thinking back to March 13th, our last day in our school to today, we have learned a lot and continue to learn from this experience. Together we have navigated distance learning during a pandemic. We have worked to support one another as we ensure our students and children have what they need. I am so proud of how so many in our community have come together during this extremely difficult time. We are Parkrose Strong and have shown that over and over! Students, your teachers will continue to check in this week and run class meetings. We hope you enjoy this final week of the 2019-2020 school year. I want to say a big congratulations to our 8th grade class! We are so proud of each of you and we look forward watching you succeed at Parkrose High School over the next four years!

As we begin to wrap up this school year we look forward to next year. We are anticipating the re-opening guidelines from the Oregon Department of Education this next week and we are continuing to plan for the possibility of both remote learning and in-person learning for next year. Our goal as we plan for next school year will be to be flexible enough that we are able to transition between both learning environments as the health and safety of our community demands. We will continue to communicate throughout the summer as we have more to share regarding our upcoming school year.

Please see below for some important updates including information on our 8th grade Recognition Drive Thru!

Please come to our 8th Grade Recognition this Wednesday!! We will be hosting an 8th grade Recognition Drive Thru time this Wednesday, June 10th from 3:00-6:00pm. We invite all of our 8th graders and their families to drive through the middle school parking lot and pick up some special items, awards and a gift to recognize your transition to the high school. Staff will be on hand and our PTO is donating funds to make it a festive environment. We hope all of our 8th graders and their families will participate as a way to celebrate the end of your child's 8th grade year and their transition from Parkrose Middle School to High School. Feel free to decorate your car as you drive through. We ask that 8th grade students sit on the passenger side of the car so we can hand them a special item at each of our stations. If families do not have a car, you are welcome to walk through the parking lot as well. We will also share an 8th grade Recognition video with all 8th graders and their families on Thursday, June 11th. We hope this will be a special memory of your time at Parkrose Middle School.

If you have a school issued Chromebook please plan to keep that Chromebook through the summer. We will communicate in the fall around a time when you will need to return the Chromebook. Please remember to take good care of your Chromebook over the summer.

Monday, June 8th

• Watch Google classroom for this year's final communication from your Language Arts/Humanities teacher

• Lunches provided - 11:00-1:00pm at all Elementary schools and the Middle School (all students and their siblings qualify)
  

Tuesday, June 9th

• Watch Google classroom for this year's final communication from your Science teacher.

• Lunches provided - 11:00-1:00pm at all Elementary schools and the Middle School (all students and their siblings qualify)
  

Wednesday, June 10th

• 8th Grade Recognition Drive Thru - 3:00-6:00pm (Parkrose Middle School Parking Lot)

• Watch Google classroom for this year's final communication from your Social Studies/Humanities teacher.

Thursday, June 4th

• Watch Google classroom for this year's final communication from your Math teacher.

• Lunches provided - 11:00-1:00pm at all Elementary schools and Parkrose Middle School (all students and their siblings qualify)

• Food Pantry - Available for all Parkrose Families at Parkrose Middle School from 3:30-5:30pm

Friday, June 5th

• Watch Google classroom for this year's final communication from your Electives teacher (this includes Wellness and AVID).

• Lunches provided - 11:00-1:00pm at all Elementary schools and the Middle School (all students and their siblings qualify)

Please take a moment to fill out our technology survey. This will give us more information regarding needs within our school and how we can support our students and families during distance learning times. Technology Survey

Lastly, please continue to check the district website for regular updates, educational resources and critical information. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions you may have. We are Parkrose Strong and will get through this time together!