Skyline K-8 News
June 8, 2020
Principal's Message
Dear Skyline K-8 Families,
Thank you all for another great week and thank you all for your continued dedication to our students.
I cannot say enough how proud and lucky I am to serve you all and the Skyline K-8 Community.
4th-8th Grade Student Belonging Pick-Up Day
Pick-up day for student belongings will be on Thursday, June 11th. This will be the only day available to pick-up belongings. It is important that this process is as contactless as possible.
Student belongings will be bagged and placed on tables by student name. If by any chance your student has materials in the classrooms of a teacher that the teacher may not be aware of, please email that teacher. We understand that this is a lengthy process and we appreciate your patience through it all. If you can not make it to school at the time listed, please email Ms. Aguirre to set up a different time. We are still following guidelines that we have been given and need to ensure that we limit the number of people at the school at a given time. After June 11, teachers will not be allowed back into the building until August.
Last Names:
A - E - 9:00 - 10:00
F - J - 10:00 - 11:00
K - O - 11:00 - 12:00
P - T - 12:00 - 1:00
U - Z - 1:00 - 2:00
First grade, second grade, and third-grade classrooms are under construction right now (having the windows replaced). Student belongings will be available in August.
8th Grade Promotion:
8th Grade Promotion is this Thursday, June 11th at 6:00 p.m. Thank you to all staff who helped put this together. As we are only allowed to have a gathering of 25 people, per CDC and PPS guidelines, we can not open this event to the community. 8th-grade families are asked to participate in one car only and remain in their cars. The district has asked that if you have your car windows down to please have a mask on. All teachers will be wearing a very special mask as well!
We are also asking for there to be no cars parked in the parking lot when the clap out begins at 6:00. Cars will enter the parking lot and drive up the right-hand side. There will be decorations to help you see the traffic flow! You will then drive up the driveway and do a u-turn at the bus barn and continue back down the driveway. Students will all receive an envelope of their certificates and a special graduation surprise. This will not be combined with picking up student belongings. As you drive back down the parking lot all teachers who are available to participate will be lined up to clap you all out! We look forward to seeing all you 8th-grade students as you are all amazing and are truly going to be missed!!
Virtual End of Year Slideshow:
Our Virtual End of Year Slideshow is this Wednesday, June 10. Thank you so much to Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Hiser, and 8th Grade students Samantha and Iris for putting this together! The slideshow will come out first thing in the morning. Be sure to check it out and celebrate the end of the school year!
Registration:
Register for Kindergarten Online!
If you have a child who will be 5 years old by September 1, please register for kindergarten! To register, go to pps.net/kinderenroll. The process takes 20-30 minutes and school staff will follow up with you later in the summer. With schools closed, online registration is the easiest option, but paper options will be available soon. You don’t need to register if your child attends a PPS Head Start or Pre-Kindergarten program.
Things we don’t have answers to yet:
The following items we do not currently have answers for but will update you as soon as possible.
What the beginning of the school year will look like next year
We are wishing you the best and miss your children very much! Please let us know what you need and keep washing hands and social distancing.
Best,
BG
Upcoming Events
End of Year Assembly Virtual
Wednesday, June 10
4th-8th Grade Student Belonging Pick-Up Day
Thursday, June 11, 9:00 AM- 2:00 PM
8th Grade Promotion
Thursday, June 11, 6:00 PM
Office Corner
Hello Skyline Families,
We will start planning for next year's classes over the summer. If your child will not be attending Skyline School next year can you please let us know at dgubbins@pps.net as soon as you are able. Thank you for helping us plan for next year.
Have a great day!
Counselor's Corner
Skyline students and families -
My first year as your school counselor has definitely been filled with surprises and experiences neither I or anyone else could have predicted or anticipated. One thing that I know to be true is that I have loved being your counselor. Skyline is a really special and unique place, and as much as I wish that we could end the year together in person, I am so grateful to have gotten to know everyone over the past school year. I have missed and will continue to miss seeing your awesome faces almost every day!
Even though I taught my final lesson last week, I hope that you can continue to reference some of the resiliency strategies that I have shared over the past few weeks. If resilience is the ability to cope with challenges, then some strategies you can utilize when things feel tough are: developing and having courage, seeking out and leaning on supportive people, doing things (big or small) that bring you joy, positive self-talk, focusing on the things you can control (vs. what we cannot), and practicing gratitude.
I am so incredibly grateful to be a part of the Skyline community, and I hope that everyone has a wonderful, safe, happy and healthy summer!
- Ms. Allie
Learning Center/ SPEd
Chromebook Devices
Students who currently have a PPS issued computer and/or hotspot may keep them over the summer.
Graduating seniors and students who know they will not be returning to PPS in the fall are asked to return their PPS computer and/or wireless hotspot.
- When: Mondays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Where: PPS district office (501 N. Dixon St). Please go to the lower level parking lot, which has an entrance on N. Larrabee Ave.
- Please bring: The PPS computer and/or wireless hotspot, along with any charging cables, that you are returning.
- Please be aware: We are asking everyone to use recommended physical distancing practices, keeping at least 6 feet of space between groups and wearing a facemask or face covering, if possible.
For more information, please visit: https://www.pps.net/devices.
Have a great summer!
Library
We are collecting library books and textbooks this week at Skyline. There is a collection cart outside the SIDE DOORS (where buses pull up) by the Lost and Found. We had to move it from the front door due to the rain! Please place your books inside the plastic tub which will be emptied each morning.
If you are unable to return books, no worries! Simply hang on to them until August.
Looking for summer fun?
Please check out the links below for:
Multnomah Co. Public Library Summer Reading Program and
PPS Explore, Imagine, and Create Summer Program!
Please remember there are many great resources available for at-home learning and reading. Students can access many resources from home via the Internet and the PPS Student Portal.
Be kind! Be safe! Be Reading!
Spanish Corner
¡Hola, junio! ¡Hola, Águilas de Skyline!
Vamos a celebrar lo que hiciste de español en marzo, abril y mayo:-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqOvxbFLwjY.
If you haven’t yet, please check out your Google Classroom to find some cool Spanish resources and save all the ones you wish to use again sometime this summer for fun. Disfruta español con tu familia, incluso en el verano!! The PPS Spanish websites are still available:-) I am always available via email. Con gran cariño para todos. Maestra Isa
PTA Connection
Dear Skyline Community:
Thursday’s PTA meeting was our last of the school year and my last as your president! Thank you to those who could join us. And thank you to those who signed the group e-thank you card! I can't wait to read through all the messages. It’s been an absolute pleasure serving our community alongside all of you. As I often say, it takes a team, and I could not have done any of it without the many parent volunteers and teachers who stepped up to fill in when needed, offer guidance when requested, and provide support throughout.
A heartfelt thank you to outgoing PTA treasurer Amber Anderson and secretary Carly Mersereau who waded through my countless emails and texts, discussed numerous PTA issues wherever and whenever, and who were like captains of an extraordinary team, people I grew to rely on and turn to for support. Thank you, both of you, for being my rocks these past two years, and for putting in so many hours for our kids, teachers, and community.
A heartfelt welcome to PTA's incoming president Langdon Peale, treasurer Ericka Macy Gustafson, and secretary Sam Freeman, all of whom were voted into office yesterday evening. You are wonderful additions to the PTA executive board. PTA Vice President Laura Watts and Volunteer Coordinator Abbey Poizer will help guide you during the transition. Thank you for stepping up when we needed you most! We look forward to seeing what you do these next two years.
And, finally, it's with tremendous pleasure that I announce this year's PTA Lifetime Achievement Award winners: Liz Ascher and Michelle Worthington-Ruppelt! They've given 1,000's of volunteer hours to Skyline over the years. We’ve grown to rely on their selfless dedication to our school.
Can it be? School ends next week?! I wish you all an EXCELLENT summer! Thank you, all of you, for your enthusiasm, energy, care and commitment to our community. We are small but mighty.
Keep on, keeping on, Skyline!
Yours, in appreciation,
Clarissa Kearns
Skyline PTA President (2018-2020)
Let’s Get Moving for the Arts!
Our Move for the Arts (MFTA) fundraising committee is moving forward with fundraising for next year’s visual arts programming! Skyline PTA will accept donations exclusively online via PayPal or credit card beginning now!
DEADLINE: June 12, 2020
How You Can Help: Please support your child and the visual arts by donating online via PayPal or credit card. Anyone can donate on behalf of your child/ren. Ask family members and friends to participate in this online fundraiser!
The money raised goes directly to Skyline PTA and is used to pay for 2020/21 visual arts programming for all Skyline students.
If each student donates $30, we will reach our goal of raising $6,000 to fund fully visual arts programming for the 2020/21 school year. But any amount is appreciated!
PRIZES! To be determined and distributed once school resumes in the fall. To be considered for a prize, please donate by June 12, 2020.
• Level 1 Prize: Raise at least $150
• Level 2 Prize: Raise at least $120
• Level 3 Prize: Raise at least $90
Corporate Matching! A donation of $60 becomes $120! Donations to Skyline PTA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, for visual arts programming are tax-deductible and eligible for corporate matching gifts. Request a receipt from Skyline PTA and then submit it to your employer to make your donation go TWICE as far! (Skyline Tax ID: 93-6039406).
How to Submit an Online Payment:
1. Click here to donate via PayPal* Click here to donate with a credit card*
2. In the message area, please type in the student’s name and “visual arts” (or something similar) so that Skyline PTA knows to whom the donation should be attributed and why.
3. You may submit one donation for multiple students, i.e. indicate “Student A, $30; Student B, $30” in the message area.
*Please consider donating a little extra in light of transaction fees. Thank you!
QUESTIONS? Need a receipt? Please contact Skyline PTA at skylineschoolpta@gmail.com
Extra Food Benefits for Families During School Closures
If your children normally get free or reduced-price school meals, you’re eligible to get extra grocery money. It’s a new program called Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT).
For each month that school is closed and you are eligible, you will get $5.70 per day for each of your children a K-12 school, school-based preschool, or school-based Headstart that normally participate in the National School Lunch Program. AND you can still get “grab and go” meals from school during the pandemic!
Immigration status does not matter for Pandemic EBT. Pandemic EBT will not count in a public charge test.
Here are the ways your family can receive the Pandemic EBT benefit:
- Already get SNAP? The extra money will be loaded on your Oregon Trail EBT card automatically.
- Don’t have SNAP, but already qualify for free or reduced school meals? A new EBT card will be automatically mailed to you with instructions. If your whole school gets free meals, you will qualify too. Even though Pandemic EBT uses the same type of card as SNAP, Pandemic EBT is NOT SNAP benefits and is not considered in a public charge test.
- Never received SNAP or free and reduced-price school meals before?
- A simple way to access the P-EBT benefit is by applying for free school meals here: https://www.ode.state.or.us/apps/frlapp.
- Receiving SNAP benefits can also qualify you, here's how to apply https://govstatus.egov.com/or-dhs-benefits.
- You will automatically be given Pandemic EBT benefits starting the month you’re approved for either free school meals or SNAP.
To find out more information, you can visit oregonhunger.org/covid-19 or call 2-1-1. You can also find some commonly asked questions and answers here.
For more food resources, please visit http://needfood.oregon.gov/
Stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay fed.
Sincerely,
Oregon PTA
Lincoln Youth Football
Lincoln Youth Football Families,
We wanted to provide you with a few updates on the upcoming football season. Lincoln Youth Football is still moving forward with plans for a normal season this Fall, we are working on contingency plans should we need to make changes and will keep everyone informed as we learn more. The most current information will also be posted on our website and social media channels.
Registration for the 2020 season is open:
We are seeing a great number of kids being signed up for the season and are always looking for additional players. Parents please get your player registered soon so we can plan accordingly for Fall and pass the information on to others that may want to play! We want kids to register now and to pay later~ At checkout click ‘pay offline’ and payment will be made once the season is confirmed.
Tackle: 3rd-8th grade, Flag: Kinder-4th grade
For more Information and to register - https://www.lincolnyouthfootball.info
Join us for a Zoom Q & A with high School Varsity Coach Jeremy Johnson June 14th, 6pm He will discuss the latest safety and changes being made to Football and why it’s such a great sport for kids! Email us if you’re interested in joining: registrar@lincolnyouthfootball.info