Chargers Update

Home of the Chargers!

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

Greetings Charger Families -

We hope you all had a good week. We are working to collect information regarding access to technology and the internet for all of our families. Please take a moment to fill out our technology survey this week. This will give us more information regarding needs within our school and how we can support our students and families during distance learning

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Please see below for some important updates from Parkrose Middle School.

This next week is Teacher Appreciation week and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our teachers at Parkrose Middle School for their hard work and dedication to our students, our families and our community. We have an incredible staff who care deeply about each of their students and work tirelessly to ensure that each student is supported on a daily basis. During this school closure our teachers have stepped into new roles as we quickly transitioned to distance learning and ensuring that our students had the necessary tools and support to successfully learn at home. We have had teachers delivering food, academic prizes, Chromebooks and Hotspots to our families throughout this time. Everyday I am in awe of the level of care and amount of love our teachers provide to our students and our families. Please take time this week to thank your child's teachers for the work they do everyday to support our students. We are lucky to have each of them working in our school!

We are working on a video for our 8th grade Recognition this year and would like to make sure we include at least one photo of each of our 8th grade students in the video. Please send a picture of your 8th grade student from this year to MS. O'Leary at olearkri@parkrose.k12.or.us. We will need all student pictures by Friday, May 15th. Thank you and we look forward to celebrating our 8th grade class with this special video presentation!

Sparrow Club is still up and running, every Monday our Humanities teachers will post an update on their Google Classroom. This has activities that students can participate in for service hours that benefit our Sparrow. If you have any questions about these activities please reach out to Ms. O'Leary at olearkri@parkrose.k12.or.us

We are starting "Feature Friday" this Friday, May 8th. This is a chance for students and teachers to stay connected during this time. The first feature will be pets. Send a photo of you and your pet to Ms. O'Leary to be featured. We look forward to meeting a lot of your animal friends!

We are recruiting students for our AVID elective class next year. We are looking for current 6th and 7th grade students who would like to apply for AVID. Please go to this website to find out more information about AVID at Parkrose Middle School and to have your child apply for AVID next year. If you have requested paper packets of work from your child’s teachers during this time then we will be mailing home an application to you in the mail with a pre-stamped/addressed envelope for you to return the application. All applications must be completed by May 1st and then one of our AVID site team members will be in touch with your child regarding a time for an interview by phone. If you are a current AVID student you do not need to re-apply. Your teachers will be reaching out to you to make sure you are committed for next year.

Monday, May 4th

• Watch Google classroom and your school email for this week’s Learning Activity 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, May 5th

• Watch Google classroom and your school email for this week’s Learning Activity 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, May 6th

• Watch Google classroom and your school email for this week’s Learning Activity from your Social Studies/Humanities teacher.

• Chromebook Check-out will happen today from 11:00-1:00 at the main entrance to the middle school. Come and check out a Chromebook if you need it for distance learning.

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

Thursday, May 7th

• Watch Google classroom and your school email for this week’s Learning Activity 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, May 8th

• Watch Google classroom and your school email for this week’s Learning Activity 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)

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!