Skyline K-8
May 17, 2019
Principal's Message
Skyline K-8 Community,
On Thursday, Dr. Kregg Cuellar, Chief of Schools, came to visit Skyline K-8. He was very impressed as we toured the building, talking to students, learning about their exhibition projects in all of the 4/5 classrooms as they prepared for IB Night.
Thank you to everyone who came to Skyline K-8 IB Night. It was so much fun watching all of our students show off the awesome work they have been working on throughout the year. I would like to give a huge shout out to Melissa Dunn, our IB Coordinator along with all of our staff members who put so much time and effort into making the night a big success!
Move For the Arts was AMAZING. Thank you so much to our MFTA Committee Shannon Garcia Shinn, Susan Anderberg, Deirdre Hubler, Susan Heffernan, Nicole Anderson, Amy Gervais, Kim Sammons and Julien Grivel along with the staff, students, our Nike and parent volunteers for putting on such a fabulous event. We are so lucky we have all of your support and an excellent art program at Skyline K-8.
BG
Upcoming Events
May 22- Site Council Meeting
4 pm
May 23- PTA Meeting
6 pm
May 28-30-7th Grade Career Technology Exploration
May 30- Foundation Meeting
7 pm
May 31- Skyline Carnival
June 5- Volunteer Appreciation Brunch
10-11 am
June 6- 8th Grade Promotion
June 12- Last Day of School
Counselor's Corner
Thank you to our amazing volunteers for making Move For the Arts so fantastic. I want to give a special thank you to Shannon Garcia Shinn for her years of dedication to our school arts program. Thank you for bringing so much joy to our Skyline students. You have given so much time and energy to ensuring our kids have the chance to play and explore through the visual arts. Your efforts are greatly appreciated and you will be missed.
Have a wonderful week,
Amy Gervais
School Counselor
Library
This week we read about some amazing artists: Diego Rivera, Pablo Picasso, Mary Blair! The final day for ALL Library books is Friday, May 31. All books will be due at this time, and there will be no more check out. Please help your child find anything missing library books. Fines can be paid via School Pay. All classes with a 100% will have a Popsicle Party the last week of school!
19 for 2019 Reading Challenge (January 28- June 1)
Donations:
If you would like to donate a 2019/20 OBOB book to the library for next year, please click on the link. Thank you for your support!
Class Library Schedule
K/ Porter- Friday (1 book)
1/ Sammons- Friday (1 book)
2-3/ Arias- Monday/Tuesday
2-3 Teacher Tom- Wednesday/Thursday
4-5/ Griffith- Monday/ Thursday
4-5/ Melton- Wednesday/Friday
4-5/ Nagel- Tuesday/ Wednesday
Middle School visits the library as needed for check-out.
Skyline Foundation
At Back to School night the Foundation and the PTA stated a fund-raising goal for the year of $135,000 dollars. It was an ambitious goal, it was an audacious goal, and while many of you fell out of your seats when we unveiled the number, we knew that working together as a school, we could do it.
Well, Skyline, give yourselves a pat on the back! As of March 31, 2019 the Foundation and the PTA (meaning ALL of YOU) have succeeded in raising a gross total of $150,000!!!!!!
We sincerely thank you for writing cheques at the beginning of the year, coming to all the PTA fundraisers, coming to the auction, pledging recurring donations, getting matches for those donations, shopping at Fred Meyer and through Amazon Smile, and submitting your volunteer hours for our school. Every dollar counted. Every dollar helped.
Skyline, you are AWESOME! You never cease to amaze and you never let our kids down.
Take a moment when you are at the school and check out the Feed the Eagle sign. It is a wonderful sight to see that we reached and surpassed our fundraising goal!
Our next step will be to reconcile expenses from the auction and Skyline’s contribution to the PPS Equity Fund to determine the net proceeds that we will use for teachers and enrichment for our kids.
Until then, know that YOUR contribution helped to reach our goal and more!
Sincerely,
Your friendly neighborhood Foundation and PTA
PALS (Parent Advocates for Learning Success)
Jim Hanson, Lincoln's highly regarded School Psychologist, will be speaking at an upcoming PALS (Parent Advocates for Learning Success) sponsored event -
Strategies To Support a Disengaged Student
Tuesday, May 21 @ 7pm - room 169
- Communication strategies to use at home to develop your relationship which are foundational to re-engage your child in academics and home life
- What's typical teenage behavior and what is not
- Those strategies taken from Lincoln's Parent DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) class materials, an evidence-based program used at Lincoln.
- Time for parent Q&A and discussion of resources available
Yearbooks Available
A limited number of yearbooks are still available. Get your's before they are gone!
Order your Skyline Elementary School Yearbook while supplies last at ybpay.lifetouch.com to make sure your child doesn't miss out on this year's school memories. Yearbook ID Code 12899019.
Checks can be dropped off in the office. Please make sure they are written out to Skyline School. Please put the child's name/grade on the 'subject' line.
Oregon Health Care Coverage
PTA Connection
Site Council Meeting
Wednesday, May 22
4 p.m.
Melissa Dunn’s Room
All are welcome! Contact Ms. Dunn with questions and for a copy of the agenda.
PTA Meeting & Parent Education
Guest Lecture – New Health Curriculum
Thursday, May 23
6-7:30 p.m.
Library
Join us for our last PTA meeting of the school year on Thursday, May 23 beginning at 6 p.m. in the library. Jenny Withycombe, Ph.D., Program Administrator for Health and PE with Portland Public Schools, will speak about the new health standards, laws and mandates, and curricula, followed by Q&A. Dr. Withycombe’s talk is limited to adults, only. PTA offers FREE childcare and a pizza dinner for the kids. Please RSVP for childcare by sending an email to Clarissa at: skylineschoolpta@gmail.com.
Check out a draft of the agenda, here (subject to change!): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S7A0uNF8Y9f6EFHpxaiT-EvpBs9To--rUroHPtsp1-g/edit?usp=sharing
We’ll also be saying goodbye to a couple of executive board members, Darby Currie and Deirdre Hubler, and thanking them for their service these past two years. Please join us!
Warmly,
Clarissa Kearns
Skyline PTA President
PTA’s Movie Nights are Back!
Please vote for one of the following movies by turning in the below form to the office, or sending an email to skylineschoolpta@gmail.com, by May 22: Wonder, Incredibles 2, or Christopher Robin.
The winning movie will be shown on: FRIDAY, May 24, 2019
Place: Skyline Gymnasium
Time: Movie begins promptly at 6:30 p.m.!
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Cost: FREE! Pizza sold for $1 per slice. Bottled water sold for $1.
Dress: Appropriate PJ Attire
Bring: Folding Chairs, Blankets, Pillows & Sleeping Bags
* All children MUST be accompanied and SUPERVISED by an adult at all times *
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Summer Soccer Camp @ Skyline!
Registration for summer camp the week of June 24-28 with Challenger Sports is OPEN! Challenger has revamped its camp to incorporate the best coaching methodologies and practices from England, Brazil, Spain, the US and France. You are in for a treat!
The half day program for ages 5-14 will run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., with an optional afternoon program. The Tiny Tykes program for preschoolers and incoming kindergartners will run from 8-9 a.m.
Please forward this email to friends and family. This camp is open to everyone, not just those who attend Skyline or live in the immediate area.
Please email Michael Smith of Challenger Sports at: msmith@challengersports.com, with questions!
Yours in soccer,
Clarissa Kearns, Skyline Soccer Club President
Skyline Soccer Club
Register NOW for fall recreational soccer with Skyline Soccer Club!
*Register here: https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=2609087
Fall Fees - 1st-5th $95 (includes a uniform)
Fall Fees - Kindergarten $72 (no uniform required) (preschoolers are welcome to participate!)
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Register before May 31 and receive a 10% discount.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE - June 30 (after June 30, a $25 late fee will be applied)
Season Starts - August 24
Season Ends - October 26
Games - August 24, September 7, 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26 (8 games total with one bye game)
Fall Kindergarten Program - September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4, 18
Scholarships, and coaching and sibling discounts are available. (Head coach - 25%; assistant coach - 15%) Sibling discount is applied automatically at checkout.
Please email skylinesoccerclub@gmail.com for questions about financial assistance and registration, AND if you're interested in coaching. A discount code will be provided that you can use at checkout.
Key to registration:
U7 - first grade
U8 - second grade
U9 - third grade
U10 - fourth grade
U11 - fifth grade
*Please register your child for her or his grade level. If we need to create teams that are blended grade levels and gender, we will do so once registration has closed.
*We've switched from Stack Sports to Blue Sombrero. You may need to create an account in order to register.
QUESTIONS? Email: skylinesoccerclub@gmail.com
Avid4 Adventure
Avid4 Adventure summer camps teach K – 7th graders of all levels to climb, paddle, bike, hike and thrive in the outdoors. With help from our time-tested curriculum and experienced instructors, we give campers solid outdoors skills and character-shaping confidence they can use at camp and beyond, launching them into a lifetime of empowering adventure.
Camps will run weekly from June – August at the Catlin Gabel School, 8825 SW Barnes Road, Portland, OR 97225.
Learn more and sign up at Avid4.com, call 720-249-2412 or email info@avid4.com.
Football Fun Day!
Lincoln High School Football team is hosting a fun filled afternoon of non-contact football, fundamentals & games!
All kids in grades K-8th grade that live in the Lincoln Cluster are invited!
Sunday May 19th 2-4 pm at the Lincoln High School Football Field. Raffles, Prizes and a BBQ!
FREE but please register at: www.lincolnyouthfootball.info
Lincoln Youth Football
FLAG FOOTBALL: Grades K-4th
ROOKIE TACKLE: Grades 3rd-4th
TACKLE: Grades 5th-8th
For more details and to sign up early & receive a discount on registration
($25 discount for Flag, $30 for Tackle) go to our website:
https://www.lincolnyouthfootball.info
Join the Flock & GO CARDS!!!
Project Community Care
Saturday, August 24
Project Community Care will be on Saturday, August 24. Since school starts on Wednesday, August 28, we will have Project Community Care the Saturday before school starts.
Skyline Ridge Neighbors
Got Photos of Our Community?
Skyline Ridge Neighbors (SRN) is putting together a flyer that shows who we are and what we do. There are a lot of diverse activities going on in our neighborhood and we want everyone to know about them. We would love to have some photos that depict the feel and nature of our community and SRN activities. Do you have photos of:
- The Summer Gathering
- SOLVE
- Emergency Preparedness (NET) training or our NET Team
- Local history
- Local fairs and artisan sales
- Invasive weed control efforts
- Getting your residential address sign installed by SRN
- How about some scenic vistas of a sunrise, bobcat or the elk herd?
We're open to your suggestions, photos and comments on what makes this neighborhood such a great place to live. Kindly send your photos to: nemorose@sbcglobal.net. This is the email for Alex Rose, who is working on the flyer. You may be selected to get your photos included in our new, spiffy flyer!
SKYLINE RIDGE NEIGHBORS ANNUAL SUMMER GATHERING
Save the Date!
Potluck Auction Community
When: Saturday, July 27th from 12 to 4
Where: Plumper Pumpkin Patch and Tree Farm on Old Cornelius Pass Rd
It's an afternoon of fun and community. We'd love to see you there and would also welcome your support. A fun way to fulfill those community service hours. Here's some ways you can help:
- We're still looking for a Kids Events coordinator. We've got some great activities and volunteers lined up for this day that's full of fun for all ages. We just need someone to bring their fun plans and oversee the kids games and activities.
- Donate an item, gift certificate or service to the auction
- Volunteer some time on the day of the event or set up before or clean up after
Contact: SRN@srnpdx.org to donate, volunteer or with any general questions. More news coming soon on ways you can help. Keep an eye on Facebook, SRN Newsline (subscribe on srnpdx.org) and the July issue of the Ridge Runner.