Rose City Park Elementary School

A Community Learning and Growing Together

Website: Home - Rose City Park Elementary School
Location: 2334 Northeast 57th Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: 503-916-6765
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Instagram: @rcp_otters

For our Newsletter in Vietnamese, please click the link here

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Dear Rose City Park Families,

Our walking students are featured in a new Oregon Walks video highlighting the Walking School Bus Program, which helps create safer, healthier, and more connected communities by bringing students and families together on their walk to school. We are proud of our students and volunteers who make this program a success! Watch the video here: Oregon Walks Walking School Bus Video. If you are interested in volunteering as a Walking School Bus Leader in the Ellington community, please click this link.

In addition to celebrating our students, I would like to share two important community updates.

First, Commissioner Moyer has introduced an amendment to fully restore funding for the SUN program and prevent the closure of nine school sites. The proposed $1.2 million restoration would allow SUN to continue supporting students' academic success and connecting families with essential resources. To make this restoration possible, Commissioner Moyer is proposing efficiencies within the County’s internal services budget to prioritize funding for critical community programs like SUN.

Shannon Singleton, District 2 Multnomah County Commissioner, will be hosting a community conversation to hear directly from constituents about their priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. She would welcome the community’s participation in this conversation:

Budget Community Conversation

Date: Saturday, May 23
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location: Rose City Presbyterian Church, 1907 NE 45th Ave, Portland, 97213

The County is expected to make a final decision on the proposal on June 4, 2026. We will continue to share updates as they become available.

Second, we are excited to continue moving forward with Phase One of our schoolyard depaving and nature scaping project, which will remove 6,000 square feet of blacktop from the north end of the schoolyard. Our Community Depave Day is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2026. As part of the project, RCP students will learn about stormwater management and watershed health and will have opportunities to help plant trees and native plants. We could not be more excited about this first grant-funded step toward realizing our Schoolyard Vision. Special thanks to the City of Portland’s Percent for Green Grants program, our project lead, the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, and our project partners, DePave and Juncus Studio.

Thank you for your continued partnership and support of our students and community.

Enjoy the three-day weekend!

For more important school news and information, please read below.

With gratitude,

Principal Orbase

(📜👇SCROLL DOWN FOR OLIDES, BUT GOODIES!!)

Hello 5th Grade Families!

On Thursday, the wonderful School Counseling team from Roseway Heights Middle School visited our 5th graders to explain the 6th-grade forecasting process. Forecasting is an exciting step that lets your student share which elective classes they would like to take next year!

Each student received a physical Forecasting Packet to bring home.

📅 Important Deadline

• What: Signed forecasting forms must be returned to your student's classroom teacher.

• When: By Tuesday, May 26th.

🔗 Resources & Links

If you would like to review the presentation and materials shared with your student, you can access them here:

• 6th Grade Elective Options Forecasting 26-27 Slide Show Link

• Elective/Course Description Guide Link

• Forecasting form for ESP Link

• Forecasting form for VDLI Link

Additionally, if you'd like to see the "Getting Ready for Middle School" lesson that Ms. Melissa and Ms. Shelby presented to classes last week, you can view the slides here:

• Transition to Middle School Lesson Link

Sincerely,

Ms. Melissa and Ms. Shelby, School Counselors

Dear RCP families,

While the budget for next school is still not finalized, we encourage you to sign up your students into RCP SUN Summer Camp for this Summer to secure the spots for your student since we still have 28 spots open for this summer camp. Please fill out this form for each of your students. If everything is good with the RCP SUN budget, you should receive a Summer Camp confirmation email by Thursday, June 18. Please feel free to contact SUN office if you have any questions at antran@pps.net or anniet@irco.org or 503-954-6331

https://forms.gle/kFWfA7tmfdYPGBJW6

Thank you!

We have more of the navy hoodies to purchase! We also have the classic logo design on purple and light grey zip-up sweatshirts. Sizes are available in both adult and youth.

Order in the link below and we will coordinate delivery.

https://www.konstella.com/open/sales/69926785f6ba7194bde01865

This fall, three VDLI students and their families spent an unforgettable semester abroad living in Hanoi while learning, teaching, and volunteering at our sister school, The Olympia International School. Come hear them tell their stories, and learn about future opportunities for similar exchanges. Free adminssion. Light refreshments provided. Children welcome. Register here.

Hosted by the Oregon-Vietnam Economic, Education, and Cultural Association in collaboration with Hội Phụ Huynh.

Global Pathways: A Semester of Discovery in Vietnam

Friday, May 29

6:30-8:00pm

Rose City Park Elementary Auditorium

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4FA9A92FA4F85-64098531-field

Hello RCP Community!

We still have about 50 yearbooks for sale! We should have them hot off the presses by the end of May or the beginning of June!

Please click the SchoolPay link here. Please let Ms. Karen in the office know if you have any questions. As is the tradition at RCP, all 5th graders will be gifted a Yearbook. If you have a 5th grader and you do wish to purchase an extra one, you can do so online using the SchoolPay link

Thank you!

What is your role at RCP?

Manager (Head) Custodian – responsible for supervising custodial operations and maintaining school facilities, the cleanliness and safety of the school.

My work helps ensure that students:

My work helps ensure that students have a safe, clean, and well-maintained school environment where they can focus on learning.

How long have you worked at RCP?

I have worked at RCP for one year and six months.

About me: Outside of school, I enjoy…

Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my family and going to church.

⭐Here is where you will find items from past newsletters that are still somewhat current!⭐

The Roseway Heights SUN program would love your help in inviting incoming 6th graders to participate in free summer SUN class programming at RHMS!

We'll be running 6 weeks of free SUN classes. Students can register by the week and by the round (AM/PM or both). We'll be serving free breakfast and lunch and have a bunch of fun class topics to help students stay engaged, make new friends, and get familiar with their new middle school.

Summer SUN program: 6/22/26 - 7/30/26

MONDAY - THURSDAY

9:45: FREE BREAKFAST

10 - NOON: AM ROUND

NOON - 12:30 FREE LUNCH

12:30 - 2:30: PM ROUND

Families can sign up for SUN classes online here. Please right click on the google form to translate to Vietnamese. Class schedule, topics and descriptions, and all other program details are listed.

Ms. Lindsay, 971-347-5319

Lindsay Ruoff (she/they)

Roseway Heights SUN Community School

Portland Parks & Recreation

971-347-5319

Contact Us

We look forward to working with you! Here is our contact information:

Melissa Toren Hrin

Full Time Counselor

Email: mtorenhr@pps.net

Phone: 503-916-6765, ext. 76635

Shelby Kugler

Only on campus Thursdays

Email: skugler@pps.net

Phone: 503-916-6765, ext. 76634

Please help to water the RCP Garden over the summer months!

Please click here to sign up!

The YMCA of Columbia‑Willamette has updated pricing for Before & After School Care for the 2026–2027 school year, including lower rates for many families, new 2‑day and 3‑day enrollment options, and pricing that better reflects actual program hours.

These updates were informed by family feedback and are designed to increase affordability and flexibility while maintaining high‑quality care. Families enrolled in YMCA Child Care are also eligible for 30% off YMCA membership.

Open registration begins Tuesday, May 26 at 7:00 AM for all families. Current participants should have received prior communication with early registration information.

Learn more and register at ymcacw.org/programs/childcare or contact CCRegistration@ymcacw.org.

Stephanie Vera | Leader, Youth Development

svera@ymcacw.org | she/her/ella

Phone: 971.487.7718

Hablo Español

Southeast Family YMCA as part of

YMCA of Columbia-Willamette

6036 SE Foster Rd.

Portland, OR 97206

ymcacw.org