Kellogg Middle School News

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Happy Monday Kellogg Community.

Tomorrow is the start of Quarter 4 of the school year. With the start of quarter four of the school year, we also start the Spring season. The spring comes with it all kinds of fun, highly engaging community events at Kellogg.

In the next couple of weeks we will be communicating our spring picnic and our multicultural night. These two events are whole community evenings. Our hope is to open our campus to all of our students, families and community members to celebrate our community.

Our Multicultural Fair evening is May 27th from 6:00-7:30 pm. We welcome all families to this event. The Multicultural Fair information can be found below. On April 29th we will host our Spring Picnic from 5:00-7:00 pm here at Kellogg, we will get more information out shortly.

April 17th we will host our Spring Dance at Kellogg in the cafe from 5:00-6:30 pm. April 15th we will host an evening for our ELD from 6:00-7:00 pm with some food and important news on programming.

We are also in the early planning phases of our 8th grade promotion and our annual Oaks Park field trip for our 8th graders. If you would like to volunteer to assist with any of the end of year activities, please reach out to Dr. Carpenter or PTSA president Renee Becerra.

Our year to date attendance is steady at about 90%, and our attendance for the prior five day rose to 88%%. We have about 66% of our students achieving regular-acceptable attendance and about 23% of our students experiencing chronic absenteeism. Given our improvement goal of 68%, we are well below that value.

The Oregon Statewide Summative Assessment in ELA and Math are coming soon (Annual Notice). We are organizing our teams of teachers in preparation for these exams. Our tentative week of assessment is May 11-15 for ELA and Math.

As we look forward through this week we have included some news and resources. In this edition of the Kellogg Community News, please find the following big topics:

• Key Dates and Events,
• Message from the DLI team,
• Chaperones needed for end of year activities,
• Community events such as coffee with the principal,
• Multicultural Fair Information,
• District feedback on standards based grading,
• Yearbooks,
• ROAR Store,
• Counseling Corner,
• PTSA Information and Events,
• SUN School Events and Happenings,
• A Message from REAP,
• PIL sign up,

• School traffic circulation maps and asks from families,
• Bus routes,
• A message from the office staff,
• and much more...

Thank you families for being active in our community.

Sincerely,

Dr. Dan Carpenter

Principal

Kellogg Middle School

• Tuesday, April 14th = Late Start, School Starts at 9:30 AM
• Wednesday, April 15th = Coffee with the Principal, 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM in Room 313
• Wednesday, April 15th = SITE Council, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM in Room 313
• Wednesday, April 15th = Community Mixer: ELD Night. 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM in Cafeteria
• Friday, April 17th = Free Food Market, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
• Friday, April 17th = Spring Dance, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM in Cafeteria
• Tuesday, April 28th = Arleta & Lent Rising 6th Grade Day, 9:30 AM - 11:15 AM at Kellogg
• Wednesday, April 29th = Spring Picnic, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Thursday, April 30th = Marysville & Atkinson Rising 6th Grade Day, 9:30 AM - 11:15 AM at Kellogg

• Friday, May 1st = No School
• Tuesday, May 5th = Late Start, School Starts at 9:30 AM
• Thursday, May 7th = PTSA Meeting, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM in Library
• Monday, May 11th - Friday, May 15 = OSAS Testing
• Thursday, May 14th = Band Concert, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM in Gym

• Friday, May 15th = Free Food Market, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

• Monday, May 18th = Rising 6th Grade Family Night, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM in Cafeteria
• Thursday, May 21st = Choir Concert, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM in Gym
• Monday, May 25th = Memorial Day, No School
• Wednesday, May 27th = Multicultural Fair & Family Resource Night, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Hi everyone,

On behalf of the Kellogg DLI Team, we want to share our sincere appreciation for everyone who supported our 8th-grade DLI students during the recent STAMP testing. This assessment is a major milestone for our students, and it truly took a village to help them feel prepared, calm, and successful.

• Admin team: Thank you for your support, encouragement, and for providing the resources and coverage that made this testing window possible.
• 8th-grade teachers: Thank you for your patience and flexibility, especially for allowing students to step out and continue testing when needed. Your cooperation made a huge difference.
• Ms. Nowak: Thank you for your patience and steady support in the library each day. We are grateful for your partnership and care for students.
• Ms. Heyerly: Thank you for ensuring Chromebooks were ready and accessible for students, your preparation helped everything run smoothly.
• DLI parents and families: Thank you for being such a supportive community and for encouraging your child to be on time and to give their best effort.

We are grateful for the teamwork and care that surrounded our students throughout this process. Thank you for helping them complete an important step in their DLI journey.

With appreciation,
The DLI Team

Our 8th grade Oaks Park field trip has been rescheduled to Thursday, June 4, 9:30am-3pm. If you are available and interested in chaperoning, please reach out to Allison May Cruz in the front office at alcruz@pps.net.

We are excited to announce the launch of what we hope will become an annual Kellogg Community Multicultural Fair, taking place May 27 at 6pm. This event is designed to bring together students, families, community members, and local partners for an evening of cultural celebration and connection.

The Multicultural Fair will be a culminating community event where our school community gathers under one roof to share and celebrate the many cultures represented at Kellogg. The evening will include community partners sharing information about summer and fall opportunities for students and families, cultural affinity groups in our cafeteria sharing food, games, and artifacts; performances on our stage; and displays throughout the building where students and community members can share reflections on “What culture means to me.”

We would love for members of our community to participate in one or more of the following ways:

• Host a cultural table in the cafeteria, which might include sharing traditional food, games, artifacts, or stories with visitors.
• Share a performance such as dance, music, storytelling, or a short cultural presentation.
• Contribute food to our free community banquet featuring small, bite-sized cultural dishes to share.

This event will fill our building with community members who come together to celebrate culture, music, dance, food, and fellowship during this special two-hour gathering.

If you are interested in participating in this community-centered event, please see this link for more information on how to get involved. If you would like to attend, please see the flyer below for more information. We look forward to celebrating and sharing this space with you.

As we begin to plan for next year, we would like to gather input from students and families about standards-based grading. We have put together this short feedback form for families that we would appreciate your family voice in completing.

Thank you so much for your time and thoughtful responses about standards based grading here at Kellogg.

If you have pictures from school events like dances, athletic events, etc. to submit for the yearbook, please send them to alcruz@pps.net by April 24!

This year we will be designing yearbooks through Treering. Yearbooks can be ordered here until April 17. You have the option of ordering a soft cover as we've had in previous years or a hard cover for a little bit extra!

If you are unable to afford a yearbook for your student but would like them to receive one, please email alcruz@pps.net.

The ROAR Store has moved to its new location with new and improved items and lots of student excitement. The store is now being managed by Student Council. Please encourage your student to ask for ROAR tickets (our currency). Students earn ROAR tickets by upholding our ROAR values here at Kellogg. Our ROAR values are all about getting our students to operate in a respectful way, by being open-minded, by being their authentic self and by being a responsible citizen.

The Store is open Wednesday and Friday during lunch times with new and improved items for students to select from, including big ticket items that are more about an experience than a trinket they can lose. We are excited to get students reactions to the new items available at our new grand opening.

6th Grade: Ashley Slack: abevan@pps.net
7th Grade: Jeanette Scantling: jscantling@pps.net

8th grade: Holly Vaughn-Edmonds: hvedmonds@pps.net

Please reach out to your grade level counselor if your family is in need of support with groceries and you would like to be a part of the backpack program that our PTSA runs. Students in the program shop in our food pantry every Friday and take a bag of shelf stable groceries home.

If your students are growing out of clothes, coats, or shoes and you need help replacing them your grade level counselor can give you a clothing center referral.

If you are interested in checking out Mt. Scott Learning Center for your child to consider in high school, plan to attend its Open House on Thursday, April 28 from 6-8 pm. The address is 6148 SE Holgate.

Please join us for our final PTSA meeting of the 2025-26 school year on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 6:30 PM in the Kellogg Library. We will be approving a budget for next year, and electing the board for 2026-27. Interested in running for a board position? Email us for more information or to put your name in for a leadership role!

The final school dance of the 25-26 school year is on April 17, and we are looking for parent volunteers to help! Please sign up here if you’d like to chaperone, sell concessions, or help with front door check in.

Kellogg PTSA will be selling vouchers for hanging flower baskets and gift cards from Tony’s Garden Center from April 6 - May 3. The link for purchases will be in next week’s ROAR newsletter, and on our website and Facebook page. These make amazing Mother’s Day gifts! Vouchers and gift cards will be available for pickup May 7-8, and when you go pick out your flower basket, you also get 10% off the rest of your purchase.

Staff Appreciation Week is coming soon! We want to make this amazing for all of our teachers and staff, and show them how much we love and appreciate all that they do for our kids. We plan to have a lot of food and surprises, and are looking for anyone that would like to help with planning.

The market has moved! We are now located in a new space between the cafeteria and the gym. We are still open for shopping on Fridays from 4-6 PM.

We are currently in need of the following items, and donations can be left at the Kellogg office during school hours:

• Shelf stable milk, dairy and plant-based
• Canned fruit
• Spam
• Cooking oil
• Canned vegetables
• Nut butters
• Cake mix, frosting, and candles
• Condiments - ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, soy sauce, salad dressing, other condiments

We also give hygiene products to students and families - right now we need:

• Shampoo & Conditioner
• Deodorant
• Lip balm
• Laundry soap
• Hair gel
• New socks & underwear

Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated, and can be made here. Thank you for your support!

If you are experiencing food insecurity and would benefit from receiving a backpack with food and/or hygiene items, please speak with any teacher or staff member at Kellogg. We’d love to get you signed up to receive a backpack to help with food on the weekends.

Our beautiful students will bring home 3 blue bags. They can be shared with loved ones. Please fill them with cans and bottles to drop off from Apr. 16 to Apr. 25 for Earth Week 20% match. We appreciate your diligence from the bottom of our hearts

Interested in learning more about Kellogg PTSA? We have a new website! You can always reach us at info@kelloggmsptsa.org or through our contact form.

Hello Kellogg families! Spring SUN is set to begin on Tuesday the 7th and ongoing through May 22nd. SUN Forms are in full swing, so make sure to fill them out as fast as possible!

Forms can be turned into the main office, or room 113A (Library)

* space is limited *

• Cristina Flores, SUN Site Manager (available Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm)
• Antares Argueta, SUN Extended Day Assistant (available Monday and Tuesday, 12 to 6pm)

We provide wrap around services, such as resource navigation, program planning, after school and tutoring support, and more. If you are in need of utility assistance, food assistance, mental health referrals, etc, we would be more than happy to assist you! Please contact Cristina at floresc@latnet.org or at 503-839-0672 for questions.

As a reminder, if you have already filled out a SUN Latino Network registration form this school year, you do not need to fill it out again for our spring classes. All we need to know is what classes your student would like to sign up for!

To sign up for our lunch time and after school clubs, follow these steps:

1. Complete and submit our class selection form (available in English and in Spanish). You can either turn in a paper copy to the main office or email it to floresc@latnet.org

2. If you have NOT filled out a SUN Latino Network registration form this school year, you can sign up using these links for our English or Spanish forms.

3. And you’re done! We will be reaching out to confirm your student’s enrollment by this April 6th.
   

Our SUN School Program is currently low on funds, and we really need your support to continue offering fun, engaging programming and materials for our students! Your donations help us purchase supplies, and keep our clubs running strong. Every dollar truly makes a huge difference! Please consider donating at this link, and feel free to share it with your networks! Thank you so much in advance.

Financial Beginnings Workshop ( Virtual ) - April 7th from 6:00pm - 7:00pm

• Next week SUN in collaboration with Financial Beginnings we’ll be hosting a VIRTUAL Budget & Tools Workshop. Please join us and learn different tools / resources that will assist you in starting a college fund, managing bills & setting an achievable goal so that you can begin to lower stress!
• Please fill out this google form in order to sign up for this workshop. The Google Link will be shared once the form is filled out!

Free Food Market - April 17th from 3:30 to 5:00pm

• The Free Food Market will return next Friday! Grab a bag and come collect fresh produce and snacks for the whole family! No ID or sign in required. We are always looking for volunteers to help us out from 2 to 5:30, so please email floresc@latnet.org if you’re interested!

REAP is a leadership building education extension organization that works as a community partner in the Kellogg space. REAP has three amazing colleagues working with students throughout the day: Ms. Altynai, Ms. Abeni, and Ms. Geliah.

https://www.pilsports.org/middle-school-program/

The safety of our students and staff are our first priority! If a school official is directing traffic, please pay close attention to their instructions. Parents should not enter into the school parking lot from 9:00-9:20 am and from 3:45-4:10. Thank you for your attention to safety on our campus.

The Kellogg School traffic circulation maps outline the planned flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic around our campus during drop-off, pick-up, and other times when school-related traffic is high. The map is designed to help parents, students, school staff, and drivers understand the most efficient and safe routes for entering, exiting, and navigating within the school premises.

Our circulation maps also include nearby Park and Walk locations. These are sites near the school where families can park or students can be dropped off and walk the remainder of the distance to the school site, reducing car traffic in front of the school and allowing you to skip waiting in the drop-off line while students start the day with healthy physical activity, arriving at school more ready to learn. Some Park and Walk locations are at nearby parks, while others encourage families to use on-street parking within the school neighborhood.

Please utilize Park and Walk locations and avoid dropping off and picking up students at the front of the school along 69th Avenue or in the parking lot.

Action Item

• See image below or click here for Kellogg's circulation map.

Change Effective Date: 1/7/26
Impacted Route(s)*: 269-A
Change Described:

• Add stop: SE 58th Av @ SE Raymond St
• Remove stop: SE Gladstone St @ SE 26th Av, SE Division St @ SE 28th Av, SE Harrison St @ SE 43rd Av

*Note: -A means AM, -P means PM and -AP means both AM and PM.

The image below lists all the big bus routes and stops for Kellogg. You can access the image here.

Please call PPS Transportation Services at 503-916-6901 or email at transportation@pps.net if you have any questions.

If you are uncertain about how to check on your student's grades, missing work and or class work progress, here is a quick how to resource that might be able to help.

We are grateful that the PPS school community is using the SafeOregon tip line to report incidents that affect students' well-being and ability to learn in a safe environment. Just last year, there were over 300 tips that were submitted anonymously. We are responsible for keeping SafeOregon's contact information for our buildings accurate at all times so that school leaders can be alerted promptly. Please remember to reach out to Andrew Gerlach (agerlach@pps.net) whenever there is a staffing change to building leadership. Please save the SafeOregon number in your phone: 844-472-3367 This will allow you to identify their number when they need to call you if an urgent tip has been submitted in connection to your school.

During the 2025-2026 school year ...

• School officially starts at 9:15 AM and dismisses at 4:00 PM.

Throughout the school year there are Staff Meeting Days and Early Release Days.

• On Staff Meeting Days, school officially starts at 9:30 AM and dismisses at 4:00 PM.
• On Early Release Days, school officially starts at 9:15 AM and dismisses at 1:45 PM.

Click here for the 2025-2026 District calendar.

• Staff Meeting Days are noted with **.
• Early Release Days are noted with a clock icon.

At Kellogg we are proud of our schoolwide expectations as they provide our students with safe, structured, and productive learning environments. Please take the time to review some of our expectations below.

Cell Phones and Technology Devices

Cell phones and all personal technologies (e.g. apple watches, gaming devices, wireless headphones, Bluetooth speakers, etc.) are expected to be off and away during the school day. Students are expected to keep cell phones and technology devices turned off and put away in their lockers. Personal technologies and cell phones should not be on student's person in the hallways, restrooms, and at lunch recess. If a student is spotted with a cell phone or technology device, it will be immediately confiscated and taken to the front office. Students with repeated cell phone or technology violations to this expectation will be placed on individualized cell phone and technology plan.

Bags and Backpacks

In alignment with many other middle schools in the District, all bags and backpacks must be stored in lockers during the school day. Backpacks clutter classroom spaces and items are frequently lost or stolen unless they are stored safely in a locker. Students will use their binders to carry their learning materials throughout the school day.

Learning Logs

To help students stay organized and keep track of important dates and deadlines, students will be issued a Learning Log. Be sure to check your student's Learning Log regularly to stay up-to-date with your student's assignments, tests, and other announcements. Learnings Logs will also serve as the student's hall pass when students leave the classroom during non-transition times. It is critical that students do not lose their Learning Log.

Toys and Valuable Items

Students should leave all toys, valuable items, and any item that can cause safety concerns or distractions at home. Leaving these items at home will ensure items are not lost or stolen.

Closed Campus

Kellogg is a closed campus. All visitors must check-in at the front office. Students must be signed out and picked up by a parent or guardian with ID before 3:45 in order to leave campus before dismissal time. Additionally, our school will not accept DoorDash, Uber Eats, or other deliveries to students. Parents and guardians are welcome to drop off lunch items for their students at any time.

Student safety, student well-being, and student learning is our top priority. If you ever need to speak to a teacher, counselor, administrator, or any staff member, please call the front office or e-mail the individual directly to schedule a meeting. Unannounced meetings are often difficult to accommodate as school staff have busy and tight schedules. In particular, before school, after school, and lunch times are the busiest times in schools as most staff members are on duty to ensure student safety. Thank you for your support and understanding!