Bulldog Bulletin

Linked here is the application form for our current 4th graders who are interested in joining the 5th grade Student Leadership Team for the 2026-2027 school year.

Applications were due on Monday, April 13th!

Our current 5th grade student leaders will be helping me with the application screening and interview process starting on Tuesday, April 21st. If your 4th grader missed the deadline, but really wanted to apply, please have them do so ASAP!

Please see the construction notice for a project beginning on Monday, April 20th right outside of Richmond.

As you may know, we already have other construction projects in progress around our school campus, so this additional project will only add more traffic concerns to our area.

Please drive extra patiently and slowly around our school, especially during arrival and dismissal times. Being on time will never be more important than the safety of our students and community members.

Your child's quarter 3 report card will be available for you to view in ParentVUE at 8:00am on Monday, April 20th.

Kortney Irias (Ms. Ais) is a Richmond parent and one of our most favorite substitute teachers to welcome into our school. She is also the talented author of the book Theo Rio Loves the Water!

In honor of Earth Day coming up later this month Ms. Ais will be hosting a special grade level assembly for K-2 classes on the morning of Monday, April 20th. The book's main character Theo will guide the reader through some of his favorite experiences playing in and observing water. He also invites students to think about the different ways water impacts the world around us.

REMINDER: Please strongly consider making your voices heard at the upcoming community engagement sessions hosted by PPS leaders. In person and virtual options are available.

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

Due to being short staffed today, I rescheduled our earthquake drill and fire evacuation drill to next Wednesday, April 22nd at 1:50pm.

Our Early Release Wednesdays this spring were turned into regular full days of school, so although we do not have any more early release staff meeting days, we will continue to have our 1st Tuesday staff meetings that take place at 2:45pm.

If you would like to sign up to provide snacks for our next staff meeting, it will be on Tuesday, May 5th, which also happens to be during Staff Appreciation Week! 💙

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our staff meeting snacks this school year. Your delicious acts of kindness brought so much joy to our teachers. We appreciate you!

Thanks to all of your generous donations, we reached our Read4Richmond fundraiser goal of $10,000 and all of our students were rewarded with a super fun Reptile Man assembly last Friday! The Reptile Man was a huge hit last year and he brought the same exciting energy into our school this year.

Click here for all of the photos from our K-2 and 3rd-5th grade assemblies!

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.

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!

Breakfast in the Garden is happening on Saturday, April 18th, from 9am - noon at Richmond learning garden! RSVP here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CACAA2FABFCC43-57183714-breakfast#/

The Spring Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for May 4–9. To ensure we can remain open before and after school throughout the week, we need your help.

We are looking for volunteers to undergo a brief training on our register system and Book Fair procedures. These individuals will then help share that information with our daily volunteers.

Without this support, the Book Fair will only be open on Monday morning, Friday, and Saturday during the Spring Festival.

Please contact Tera (tlstefan@gmail.com) if you have any questions or can assist us in maintaining access to the book fair for our community.

The PTA Equity Committee & Principal Eto invite you to a timely and meaningful conversation with connection at the heart of the evening.

Tuesday April 28th | 6:30-8pm at Richmond Cafeteria

Principal Eto is deeply invested in cultivating inclusive and effective practices during a time when staff are expected to do so much more with much less

Together, we’ll explore how to better support and include

all students and families in our school community, focusing on:

• Rightful Presence

• Creating a school that fits the needs of all students

• Neurodiversity

• Neurodivergent, neurotypical & everyone in between - that means you!

• Omoiyari

• Having empathy, compassion, selfless consideration and understanding

Join us for food, drinks, fidgets and connection

Dinner and childcare will be provided!

Filling out the short RSVP form will help us plan for amount of food and dietary restrictions:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAWbfa0s-ibfR7l-QxNAgCmbLwcQoYAF3A2Eyxm0DO4N3iHg/viewform?usp=header

We would also be grateful to get a couple adult volunteers to tend the childcare.

Please reply to morganpace@gmail.com if you'd like to volunteer, Thank You

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Get ready to unleash your inner scientist! Join us this Friday, April 17th from 6:30pm - 8:00pm, to celebrate and support our budding young researchers as they showcase their latest discoveries.

Special Event - the Grant High Robotics team will be holding a demonstration of their designs, be sure to check it out!

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

• If you need a presentation board, they are available in the office for $4 each.

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".

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

We are excited to say we are a month away from this year's Spring Festival!

Students are busy practicing away at their performances and so is the Teachers Band!

This year we will also have a dunk tank, Kona Shaved Ice, many new and returning vendors, bounce houses and carnival games and prizes for the students and even a little game for the parents to win some fun Richmond Gear!

Please put May 9th in your calendar and check the schedule for your child's class and their specific performance time!

Join us this FRIDAY & SATURDAY April 17 & 18 at Hapa Ramen for an ONK fundraiser!

A portion of every bowl goes toward Japanese immersion education in Portland Public Schools.

Bring your appetite April 17-18!

Thanks Hapa PDX!