Kellogg Middle School News
August 18th, 2025
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Happy Tuesday Kellogg Community.
Just a quick reminder that we have our Multicultural Fair evening is May 27th from 6:00-7:30 pm. We welcome all families to this event and doors will open at 5:30 pm. There will be food, music, performances and a ton of people to connect with to get your students involved this summer. We have over 65 community partners and vendors in the building. Everything in the building is free, but food in the parking area with our eight food vendors is for charge if you want to feed your family while here. All Multicultural Fair information can be found below.
We will have our final pep assembly and club day Friday, May 29th during the school day. Promotion and the annual Oaks Park field trip for our 8th graders will be on June 4th and our final school day will be June 5th.
Requirements to be eligible for the Oaks Park field trip were sent in an earlier communication. It is important that students be consistently reminded that the following two criteria were sent home and communicated to families by Parent Square last week:
- students who earn a level 2 or 3 referral between May 11 and June 2nd, and or
- students who earn more than 2 tardies per day (average) between May 11 and June 2nd,
- will be ineligible to attend the Oaks Park field trip.
Eighth grade promotion will take place on June 4th here in the Kellogg gymnasium from 5:30-7:00 pm. We will begin our special program at 5:30 pm and then conclude for light refreshments and some photo opportunities in our cafe at 6:30 pm. We are in the planning process for 6th and 7th grade field day on June 4th.
As we start to wrap up the school year we really need your help getting students to school. Our year to date attendance has remained steady at about 90%, and our attendance for the prior five fell to about 88%. We have about 64% of our students achieving good to acceptable attendance and about 24% of our students experiencing chronic absenteeism. Our School Improvement Goal for good to acceptable attendance is 68%, and we are falling well short of that goal. If there is anything we can do to support you getting your student to school please reach out..
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,
- Yearbook information,
- Dual Language Immersion Night,
- Sankofa Event,
- Message from the Library,
- A message from the nurses office,
- 8th Grade Oaks Park Field Trip Information,
- Multicultural Fair Information,
- ROAR Store,
- Counselors' Corner
- Message from PTSA,
- SUN School Happenings,
- A Message from REAP,
- PIL Information
- Community news,
- School traffic circulation maps and asks from families,
- Bus routes,
- and much more...
Thank you families for being active in our community.
Sincerely,
Dr. Dan Carpenter
Principal
Kellogg Middle School
May
- Wednesday, May 27th = Multicultural Fair & Family Resource Night, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Cost / Costo: $25
We have secured the spot at Oaks Park, but we still need to raise funds to pay for the buses and ride bracelets for the students. That comes out to $25 per student. Scan the QR code to the right or go to https://www.schoolpay.com/link/kelloggoakspark.
Ya hemos asegurado el espacio en Oaks Park, pero aún necesitamos recaudar fondos para pagar los autobuses y las pulseras para las atracciones de los estudiantes. Esto equivale a $25 por estudiante. Escanee el código QR de la derecha o visite https://www.schoolpay.com/link/kelloggoakspark.
Don’t have $25? Pay what you can, and/or email alcruz@pps.net! Have more than $25? Pay extra to help offset others! Feel free to share this link with family and friends interested in helping to create a memorable experience for your 8th grader.
¿No tienes $25? ¡Paga lo que puedas y/o envía un correo electrónico a alcruz@pps.net! ¿Tienes más de $25? ¡Haz una contribución adicional para ayudar a cubrir los costos de otros! No dudes en compartir este enlace con familiares y amigos interesados en ayudar a crear una experiencia memorable para tu estudiante de 8.º grado.
The ROAR Store has moved to its new location with new and improved items and lots of student excitement. The store is 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.
We have a new ticket item in the store. Students can purchase Scholastic dollars with ROAR Tickets! Our amazing Librarian has shared with our Student Council an awesome opportunity for students to purchase 15-Scholastic Dollars for 15-ROAR Tickets! Our Scholastic Book fair is coming in late May and student can purchase currency to get books and other items at the book fair!
7th Grade: Jeanette Scantling: jscantling@pps.net
8th grade: Holly Vaughn-Edmonds: hvedmonds@pps.net
Multicultural Night, May 27
Raffle tickets are available until 8:00 pm on May 26, , and funds raised will go towards the Multicultural Night event! All of the activities inside of the building will be free, and this raffle will help us make that possible.
Thank you to all of the businesses that made this possible!
The SUN School wants to thank you all for a wonderful school year! Before your students head off into the summery months, please check these news out!
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.
Please call PPS Transportation Services at 503-916-6901 or email at transportation@pps.net if you have any questions.
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.
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.
