Rose City Park Elementary School

A Community Learning and Growing Together

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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,

On behalf of the Rose City Park staff, thank you so much to all of our volunteers this year. Your time, support, and partnership make such a difference in our school community, and we are truly grateful.

As we head into the last week of school, here are a few important reminders and updates.

Medication Pick-Up

All student medication must be picked up by a parent/guardian by Monday, June 8.

Per district policy, any medication left at school after the school year ends will be destroyed.

Please contact our MESD nurse, Jessica Martin, with any questions.
Phone: 971-303-8363
Email: jmartin@mesd.k12.or.us

Lost & Found

Our Lost & Found is overflowing!

Please stop by the cafeteria (after checking in at the office) to look for jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes, and other missing items.

Smaller items like glasses or special keepsakes may be in the office. Please ask Ms. Karen or Ms. Madalyn for help checking.

We will offer one additional day, June 11th, for families to look through remaining items.

After that, all unclaimed items will be donated to the PTA Clothing Center.

Volunteers Needed

We are looking for volunteers to help teachers move classroom materials and furniture as we prepare for summer cleaning and next year’s classroom setup.

Any amount of help is appreciated! Thank you for continuing to support our school community. Please sign up here.

VDLI Lottery Reopened

The lottery application for our Vietnamese Dual Language Immersion (VDLI) program has reopened. We have another Connect to K event on June 1st, from 3:00 - 4:00.

Please help spread the word to families who may be interested in joining our school community.

Thank you for your continued partnership and support throughout the school year.

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

With gratitude,

Principal Orbase

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Hello 5th Grade Families!

Thank you to everyone who has already turned in your forecasting form!

📅 Key Dates & Next Steps:

• Monday, June 1st: This is the final deadline to turn in your student's forecasting form with a parent/guardian signature. Please have your student drop it off in the Counselors' mailbox in the main office.

• Tuesday, June 2nd: Starting Monday, the Counselors will begin meeting with students individually to complete their forms. Please note that forms completed during these meetings will be submitted to RHMS without a parent/guardian signature.

If you want input on your student's classes for next year, please make sure your signed form is submitted ASAP!

🔗 Resources & Links

• 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

• Transition to Middle School Lesson Link

Sincerely,

Ms. Melissa and Ms. Shelby, School Counselors

The Summer Reading program begins June 15th and will last until August 15th. RCP students will be taking home summer reading game boards over the next week. I hope students choose to participate! One change this year is all students that visit the library and sign up get to pick out a free book on day one. The books and coupon prizes this year are a great way to enhance your summer reading experience!

We are excited to announce the new PTO board for the 2026/2027 school year!

• Co-presidents: Chelsea Epstein and Dani McSherry

• Secretary: Jocelynn Cambier

• Treasurer: Britt Appleton

Huge thanks to the outgoing PTO board for all their support!

• President: Christie Neuhoff

• Secretary: Kimberly Zacha-Stephens

• Treasurer: Andrea Mayer

Alison Taylor will also be leading our Staff Support Committee, previously led by Chelsea Epstein.

Parent involvement is greatly appreciated and necessary to continue to support our staff, students, and families. If you are interested in helping next year, then please consider joining one of our many committees.

https://www.konstella.com/app/school/66be58a01b5c72a5033ccd07/committees

Donations allow the PTO to host free events for the school. If you are able, please consider making a donation:

https://www.konstella.com/app/school/66be58a01b5c72a5033ccd07/donations/68ad05edf6ba811824f9db43

Calling all RCP Otters, Staff and Families! Please join the parade to represent our amazing school and the Vietnamese dual language program! Meet up will be between NE 53rd-56th, just south of Sacramento. Exact location will be announced Saturday morning after check in, no later than 11am via ParentSquare, Konstella, and the HPH Newsletter. Text 971-266-1697 with questions. Please arrive no later than 11:45am. Come and wear your RCP Otter Shirts or Áo Dài! Children must be accompanied by their adult/guardian in order to participate. RCP Elementary, RCP PTO and HPH are not responsible for chaperoning minors.

Unfortunately, despite our efforts over the past several months to arrange a location for Trai He summer camp, including exploring both PPS and non-PPS options, HPH was unable to do so, and will therefore be unable to offer summer camp this year.

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?

School-Based therapist - mental health professional working directly within schools to support students' emotional and social well-being - providing counseling, crisis intervention, and behavior management strategies to help students succeed academically and personally.

My work helps ensure that students are:

Supported not just as learners, but as whole individuals, fostering their emotional well-being alongside their academic growth.

How long have you worked at RCP?

I have worked at RCP for about 2 months so far.

About me:

Outside of school, I enjoy exploring local hiking trails, trying my hand at amateur photography, and planning my next trip out of the country!

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

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!

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!