Bulldog Bulletin

Please strongly consider making your voices heard at the upcoming community engagement sessions hosted by PPS leaders.

The district is in the process of figuring out how to “rightsize” schools, which means some schools in PPS will need to close as a result of the ongoing budget cuts.

Although the PPS director of multilingual services reassured me that he has not heard of any discussions that may impact DLI schools, I think it is always best to make our voices heard when the opportunity arises.

Click here to review some talking points to consider.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

-Principal Stacy Eto

The PTA Equity Committee and I are excited to invite Richmond families to a timely and meaningful conversation with connection at the heart of the evening. Our goal is to discuss how we can continue to cultivate inclusive and effective practices for all students in a time when educators are being asked to do so much more with so much less.

If you are interested in learning more about what the PTA Equity Committee does, please join us for this event! We are seeking new members to help us create an inclusive learning environment for all students.

RSVP not required, but it is helpful for planning purposes in regards to food orders, seating, etc.

THANKS A MILLION to all of our community members who donated to our Read4Richmond fundraiser! We reached our fundraising goal and our students are VERY excited to see the Reptile Man at our assembly this Friday! Photos will be shared in the next Bulldog Bulletin.

CONGRATULATIONS to Mogi Sensei's class and Maehara Sensei's class for reading the most minutes amongst all of our K-2 classes and 3rd-5th grade classes! They will be seated in the front row during our K-2 and 3rd-5th grade assemblies.

SPECIAL SHOUTOUT to Richmond parents Ellen Schiller and Sarah Weber for organizing this year's Read4Richmond fundraiser event! Thank you so much for finding ways to make reading fun while raising funds for our school.

We will have an earthquake drill at 1:50pm on Wednesday, April 15th. Right after our earthquake drill ends, I will get on the intercom to prepare our students for a fire evacuation drill. Our goal for fire drills continues to be to evacuate the building in less than 4 minutes using voice level 0 (silent).

We are really awesome at evacuating the building in an orderly manner in 3-3.5 minutes, but we are still working on keeping our voices off in case any new announcements need to be made during the evacuation.

Dear Parent/Guardian,
As we get closer to the end of the school year, we want to make sure that your students have their medications with them over the summer. Please put a reminder on your calendar to pick up your student’s medication from the health room before the end of the school year. These must be picked up by the last day of school, or they will be disposed of over the summer - we cannot keep them at the school over summer break. If you cannot come pick up medications on the last day of school, please reach out to the health room and we can help come up with a plan to get the medications back home with the student.

Please visit the cafeteria to collect your child’s items. There are raincoats, jackets, sweaters, hats, so many water bottles, even backpacks! We will start to wash and donate items on April 15. Please come before then to collect items or email richmondptapresident@gmail.com with a description and we will search for you!

Get ready for six weeks of "sizzling" creativity! With a different theme every week and limited spots available, now is the time to secure your space. Click the link below to explore our 2026 themes and join us for a summer of art and friendship.

When: June 22 – July 31 (Closed Friday, July 3)

Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Cost: $450 per week

Location: Abernethy School | 2421 SE Orange Ave, Portland, OR

Ages: Incoming 1st – 5th graders

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Get ready to unleash your inner scientist, registration is now open for the 2026 Richmond Elementary Science Fair!

• Join us Friday, April 17th from 6:30pm - 8:00pm, to celebrate and support our budding young researchers as they showcase their latest discoveries.

• New for 2026 - The Grant High Robotics team will be holding a demonstration of their designs, be sure to check it out!

• For more information and to register for the Science Fair, click here:

• https://forms.gle/sdQdFztdSjVeQXsZ9

• Registration will close on Sunday, April 12th, so make sure to sign up!

• Presentation boards are available in the office for $4 each.

• We need your help! The Science Fair can't happen with the support of our Richmond community and we need volunteers to help out with Judging, set up, and break down.

• For judge and volunteer sign up, click here:

• https://forms.gle/A1aQz75DL9DHgWsR9

• For judge and volunteer information, click here:

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/10-kRl2fdb5zUawRME4h-NWe94_l1SZtt/view

Looking Ahead:

We are also looking for a few people interested in taking the helm for next year’s Science Fair. It’s a well-oiled machine, and we’d love to "show you the ropes" during this year's planning so you feel confident leading the way in 2027.

Please contact Chuck at chuck.huang@gmail.com if you have any questions or need any assistance.

We’re excited to share that our Plant Sale Fundraiser is here! This is a wonderful opportunity to support our school community while bringing home something beautiful for your garden, porch, or home. We have a lovely selection of plants from New Leaf Greenhouse. Order plants online through April 14th: https://richmond-pta.square.site/shop/plant-sale/7

Pickup will take place at Richmond on May 8th, pickup instructions will be shared once we have a final delivery time confirmation

We finally got a date to host a Japanese hot lunch day - we are serving Japanese curry!

Mark your calendar on May 8th, Friday!

Volunteers will be needed! Stay tuned for more information!

Help support the Richmond learning garden by volunteering to build new raised beds.

This is an Eagle project done by a Richmond alumni and JDLI member, making 9 raised beds for the Richmond Elementary learning garden. There are 2 work days, Saturday 4/11 and Sunday 4/12, both 9am-3pm. Saturday is not age restricted while Sunday you must be 14+ to volunteer. Both days will have labor such as moving lumber and hauling soil.

You will need to bring water, a sack lunch, sun protection, and work gloves. Both days will mainly be at Richmond Elementary school, and partially at my house which is 4 blocks away from Richmond Elementary school. Use the link to sign up. Must be able to haul lumber/soil and be comfortable with using basic tools. https://forms.gle/vFe9FHQn4yAofzaUA

Farewell to the group of interns ‘25-’26!

Welcome new interns!

New 11 interns (8 at Richmond ES, 3 at Mt. Tabor MS) had arrived on April 2nd and started their internship on April 7th, Tuesday! Please welcome them when you see them!