Glencoe Elementary School
Weekly Newsletter - May 15, 2026
Dear Glencoe Community,
It’s hard to believe that it is already mid-May! This end of year is flying by, but there is still much to do! I hope you will join us on Thursday, May 21 for our Volunteer Appreciation Coffee from 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM in the Cafeteria. Our family volunteers are such an integral part of our community, and we want to show you how much you mean to us!
Please note that the date for the Storybook Parade was incorrect on a flier that was sent home last month. The Storybook Parade will be Friday, May 29 from 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM.
I hope to see you all at some of our upcoming events in May and June! I wish you a wonderful weekend, and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday!
Warmly,
Katie
End-of-year Events by Month
MAY
Tuesday, May 19 - Connect to Kindergarten Event (Adults and Children), 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday, May 20 - Final PTA Meeting of the year, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Thursday, May 21 - Volunteer Appreciation Coffee, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM (each class will prepare one piece of appreciation to share with parents)
Monday, May 25 - Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
Friday, May 29 - Storybook Parade, 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
JUNE
Monday, June 1 - Camp Glencoe!
Tuesday, June 2 - Safety Patrol Field Trip
Wednesday, June 3 - Field Day!
Thursday, June 4 - End-of-year assembly, 5th Grade Promotion
Friday, June 5 - Last day of school, 5th grade field trip, 5th grade clap-out!
COMING UP:
May = Bike to School Month! – see below for details and fun
PTA Meeting & Elections – Wednesday, May 20th, 6-7:30pm, join us!
VOLUNTEER AT GLENCOE!
Field Day Volunteers – Wednesday, June 3rd. This is SUCH a fun event, sign up to help here!
Thank you to everyone who ordered Glencoe gear! Items are expected to be delivered to your child’s classroom next week. The PTA raised $1,509 from the merch store!
CIRCUS CASCADIA
ELECTRONIC MUSIC CLUB
EXPERIMENT PDX LEGO ROBOTICS
KNIGHT CHESS SCHOOL
PORTLAND DRAMA CLUB
SKYHAWKS SPORTS
YOGA PLAYGROUNDS
PEDALHEADS SUMMERCAMP DISCOUNT – NOW THROUGH JUNE!
Fundraising opportunity! Use code GLENCOE26 by June 30, 2026, to receive $25 OFF any Pedalheads bike or trail camp in Oregon or Vancouver, WA! For every code redeemed, Pedalheads will donate $25 back to Glencoe PTA.
2026 SUNDAY PARKWAYS KICKS OFF ON MAY 17
The Kick off for the 2026 Portland Sunday Parkways season, Presented by Kaiser Permanente, is on May 17, 2026, from 11am to 4pm in Southwest Portland. Join the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) in celebrating car-free streets for walking, rolling, playing and shopping with neighbors and friends.
The Southwest Portland route will create a 2-mile corridor for biking, walking, and rolling, as well as a 2.6-mile self-guided walking route. At five activation areas along the route -- Gabriel Park, Village Park, Multnomah Arts Center, Multnomah Village, and Spring Garden Park -- people are encouraged to stop and enjoy vendor marketplaces, free family-friendly activities, and live entertainment.
Kaiser Permanente invites participants of all ages to learn, play and explore healthy habits at its popular interactive booths: MOVE, PLAY, NOURISH and CONNECT. Families can play the popular Kaiser Permanente Sticker Hunt by visiting each booth to collect stickers and earn a prize.
New this year, as the official medical provider of the Portland Thorns and Portland Fire, families can stop by the MOVE booth in Gabriel Park for Portland Fire–inspired activities and the PLAY booth in Multnomah Village for Portland Thorns experiences. Sessions on jumping and landing safely, along with ACL injury prevention, will be led by Kaiser Permanente’s team physicians for the Thorns and Fire, Dr. Jackie Brady and Dr. Melissa Novak Ott. Visitors can also enjoy healthy treats at the NOURISH booth and contribute to a community mural at the CONNECT booth designed to spark conversation and help reduce stigma around mental health.
"Sunday Parkways uses our street space as a place for families and everyone in our community to gather," PBOT Director Millicent Williams said. "Our Sunday Parkways event in Southwest makes it easy to choose to walk, roll, or bike in an environment where you can experience car-free streets. Come and enjoy parks, business districts and the rolling hills of Southwest Portland with us this Sunday."
PPS FILM FESTIVAL
We’re excited to invite you to the 5th Annual Best of PPS Film Festival on May 20 at 6:30 PM at the iconic Hollywood Theatre!
This is one of our favorite events of the year. It's a unique chance to come together and celebrate the creativity and talent of PPS student filmmakers as they see their work on the big screen. Industry professionals have already reviewed and voted on this year’s submissions, and we’re so excited to share the final selections with our community. Come support our students, celebrate their work, and enjoy a fun night at the movies: tickets are free!
RSVP and claim your FREE tickets HERE!
Best of PPS Film Festival Schedule
6:30 – 7:00 PM - Arrive & Get Settled
Grab your concessions, find your seat, and get ready for the show! Each attendee will receive one small popcorn and one small soda—on us!
7:00 – 9:00 PM - Film Festival Screening
Enjoy a curated showcase of powerful, creative films by Portland’s emerging student filmmakers.
9:00 – 9:30 PM - Filmmakers’ Photo Op
Celebrate the filmmakers! Students will have the opportunity to take photos and capture the moment following the screening.
We hope you’ll join us for a wonderful night celebrating our incredibly talented PPS filmmakers! For more details, please check out the official Film Festival poster. We can’t wait to see you there!
LIBRARY NEWS
End of Year Library Dates:
Friday, May 22 - all student books due back for the year
SIBLING STORYTIME
Bring your student's younger sibling(s) for a fun storytime in the Glencoe Library from 8:10am-8:45am with Library Assistant extraordinaire, Diane Newton Prior.
MAY STORYTIME DATES:
May 27 (last storytime of the year)
ARCHITECTS IN SCHOOLS SUMMER CAMP
My name is Sam Majors, and I work with the Architecture Foundation of Oregon. We are a statewide organization that is committed to educating and inspiring Oregonians of all ages and backgrounds to engage in the design of our built environment. One of the ways we do this is by providing resources and opportunities for elementary school students to engage in design, including but not limited to architecture, engineering, construction, interior design, art, and other design fields.
Our goal is to make sure elementary students and their families across Oregon know about AFO and can utilize our resources as they navigate their education journey and deepen their learning.
We are wrapping up our 23rd year of Architects in Schools statewide, (54th year total) and the energy around student exhibits reminds us how valuable this free programming is! Please let me know if you are interested in a direct email when the Architects in Schools applications open for the 2026-2027 school year!
We are preparing for our 6th annual Architects in Schools Summer Camp that will be held virtually June 22, 2026 through June 26, 2026. I have attached our camp flyer, and our registration links which are available in English & Spanish. We would be thrilled to have you join us for this engaging camp!
Lastly, I’ve also included our 2026 Summer Camp Catalog (for students K-College). There are several great camps for Oregon students to explore design this summer (including our Architects in Schools Camp, NOMA PDX's Architecture Summer Camp, UO’s SAIL Summer Program and more) and we have compiled those opportunities into our 2026 Summer Camp Catalog (please see PDF attachment).
Please consider joining our youth opportunities newsletter to stay up to date on exciting offerings!
BIKE BUS WAYFINDING SURVEY
Glencoe families!
The Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School program is inviting feedback from families at Glencoe on the Bike Bus Wayfinding Pilot during the 2025-26 school year. Please help us by taking this 4-minute survey—yes you!
Link to survey: https://forms.office.com/g/Ff6D3EakWM (available in English and in Spanish)
The survey will be open through May 31st, 2026.
BIKE TO BOOKS DESIGN CONTEST
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and Multnomah County Library are teaming up once again for the eighth annual Bike to Books design competition. Contest runs May 1-June 1. Portlanders are invited to design original art to celebrate Bike Month and the hundreds of miles of bike lanes around the city. Participants start with the standard sharrow bike lane marking and put their own flair on it for the chance to add color and whimsy to Portland streets! Submit art in the Pre-Kindergarten to 2nd grade, 3rd through 6th grade, 7th through 12th grade, or adult categories. Learn more and download a Bike to Books design sheet
FRANKLIN GIRLS SOCCER YOUTH CLINIC
Join the Franklin Girls Soccer team for a Youth Soccer Clinic June 8-10th with our own Glencoe parent, Abby Houston, who is the new Head Varsity Girls Soccer Coach at Franklin HS! See flier for details.
Go Lightning! GO GULLS!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR KINDERGARTEN
Kindergarten Enrollment Information
At PPS, our goal is for every incoming family to feel connected to their school community and confident about starting school in the fall. If your student will be five years old on or before September 1st, 2026, they are eligible to join PPS’s incoming 2026-27 kindergarten class.
Registering for school is the first step in preparing for the start to kindergarten. To register, go to the Enroll website. If your child is already enrolled in a PPS Pre-K program or is receiving special education services from MECP, you are already registered in your neighborhood school.
2026 FRED MEYER JUNIOR PARADE
Greetings from the Portland Rose Festival Foundation!
We’re thrilled to invite you to join the festivities at the 2026 Fred Meyer Junior Parade! In the spirit of making the Fred Meyer Junior Parade more accessible to children, youth and families, we are excited to announce that this beloved Rose Festival tradition will be moving to a new day and time in 2026.
The parade will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 12:00 noon on the streets of Northeast Portland's Hollywood District.
The Fred Meyer Junior Parade is the nation’s oldest and largest children's parade! Each year, thousands of children and their adult chaperones gather to march in the spirit of fun and celebration. Come share the joy: bring your family, friends, team or class. You can build a float, dress up or ride your bike or trike.
The Fred Meyer Junior Parade welcomes walk-up entries the day of the parade! Visit the Decoration Station at NE 52nd & Sandy Blvd to receive FREE supplies for decorating your bike, wagon, scooter, umbrella, or even yourself.
More information about the Junior Parade is located at:
https://www.rosefestival.org/events/2026/juniorparade2
We hope you can join this year's Junior Parade on May 30!
