MS Messenger
June 24
These dapper fellows were promoted to the Ninth Grade
This is the last MS Messenger for this school year. Until June 30, we will be in and out of the office during the morning hours only. Please call us at 503-416-9264 if you plan to stop by so that we can ensure that someone is available to assist you. The MS office will officially open for the 2010-11 school year starting Monday, August 9, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Have a safe and wonderful summer!
For your convenience, we are including the 2010-11 class supply lists for all three grades in this Messenger. Please see links below. Although the lists are mostly complete, please be aware that some items may get added when classes resume in the fall. Also look for an email in late July with more information on textbook orders for next year.
Parent Happenings
| Tuesday, 08/31 | New MS Family Welcome 12:30 - 2:30 PM, MS Commons |
| Wednesday, 09/01 | First Day of School 8:30 AM Bell Tower Ceremony |
| Monday, 09/06 | Labor Day: NO SCHOOL |
| Tuesday, 09/07 | 6th Grade Parent Partnership 8:00 - 11:30 AM, MS Commons |
| Wednesday, 09/08 | 7th Grade Parent Partnership 8:00 - 11:00 AM, MS Commons 8th Grade Parent Partnership 12:30 - 3:00 PM, MS Commons |
| Tuesday - Friday 09/14 - 09/17 |
7th Grade Fall Trips |
| Wednesday - Friday 09/15 - 09/17 |
6th & 8th Grade Fall Trips |
| Thursday, 09/23 | MS Back to School Night 6:30 - 9:00 PM, MS Commons |
Please note that new or updated information to the Messenger each week will be marked *NEW* or "Updated" Here's what's new this week. Scroll below for details.
** MS Lost and Found
** Class Supply Lists for 2010-11
** Summer Reading Program
** Coming in August
** OES Fund Update
** Aardy's next party
MS Lost and Found *New*
Is your child missing a coat, sweatshirt, shoe, glove or anything else? If so, stop by the Lost and Found rack and table inside the MS. You might be surprised at what you find!
All unclaimed items without name identification will be donated after July 1st
Class Supply Lists for 2010-11 School Year *New*
School Forms for 2010-2011
Online School Forms must be completed by July 1. The forms that you completed on paper in the past are now found, pre-populated, in the online School Forms site. Log in using your User Name and Password that you use for the Parent Portal. Don’t remember your password? You may re-set it on the site, still having trouble – call or email Brad Kuhns 503.768.3190
Forms take only a few minutes to complete, the online site will ask you to:
- Update Emergency Contact information
- Provide permission for your child to participate in Field Trips
- Provide authorization for emergency medical care
- Update information for the school directory
- Download and print at least one form that needs to be hand carried or mailed to the school by July 1.
Questions? Call or email 503.768.3127
Summer Reading Program *New*
Students were notified by email about their summer reading program assignment. This information is also available in final comments. If you have not received this yet, please get in touch with as soon a spossible.
Coming in August *New*
Mandatory laptop training for students is being scheduled for August. Students are required to attend with atleast one parent before they can become eligible to take the laptops home. Please look for an email from Angela Hancock with all the details of the sign ups. If you have any questions, please contact .
OES Fund update *New*
To date, our community has raised over $665,000 in support of the school’s operating budget. Overall parent participation nears 75%, with MS parent participation as follows:
Grade 8: 68%
Grade 7: 88%
Grade 6: 75%
Raise the rates by donating now! Make a gift with real impact by June 30th the close of the OES fiscal year.
Sign-up Now for 2010-2011 School Year Volunteer Opportunities
Our school is a special place because volunteers, like you, enhance the learning experience. Many of the events we look forward to would not happen without our volunteers. Click here to volunteer for next school year. Help us getting a running start to the year by signing up early. If you have questions about volunteering contact the 2010-2011 Middle School Volunteer Coordinator .
Aardys' next party *New*
Students, Parents, Faculty, and Staff...
Aardy's next party is Saturday, April 2, 2011 and you have an opportunity to set the tone for the big event. We would love your idea for a name and logo for the 2011 OES Auction. It will be a celebration of our diverse global community as Aardy travels the world.
Submit your idea for a theme and logo by Friday, August 27th to the .
Books and Breakfast Next Year
As part of Books and Breakfast series hosted by the Community Diversity Committee, we will be reading and discussing the following two books during the next school year. These books will make great summer reads. More books will be announced during the year.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
It is about African American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s. The stories of three maids intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
My Abandonment by Peter Rocks
My Abandonment is inspired by the true story of a veteran and his daughter who lived undiscovered for four years in a tarp-covered, wood-framed structure in Portland's Forest Park.
Contact info for the Community Diversity Link Committee
Co-Chairs:
503.961.2731
and
503.936.2383
To submit information for the MS Messenger, please email in the Middle School office by Monday, for inclusion in that week's Messenger.