MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
THIS WEEK:
3/20 Monday First Day of Spring!
U of P Glaciology student visit for 4x6 pm
3/21 Tuesday - Elective Sign Ups! am
SAGA Lunch Group with Erewyn
Hunter's Lunch Group with Ned
Lockdown Drill @ 1:30
3/22 Wednesday -
Students of Color Lunch Group with Hakim & Tony
3/23 Thursday - Black History Month Assembly am
6-8th Rainbow Dance 6:00-8:00 pm
3/24 Friday - Last day before spring break! Spirit Day - Wear you Spring Break vacation "attire"! :)
COMING SOON:
3/27-31 SPRING BREAK!
4/4 Tuesday PTSA Meeting
Spring ELECTIVE Sign Ups!
Elective Sign-Ups will take place this TUESDAY, March 21st, in the auditorium.
Students will participate in an arena-style registration process that provides opportunities to read descriptions carefully, make choices based on their interests, strategically plan the order to sign up, wait responsibly for their turn, and learn what to do when a class becomes full. We will have an abundance of support staff and older students available to help children navigate this experience to make it a safe and positive one.
1x3: 8:45 - 9:15 a.m.
Link to 1x3 Catalog: 1x3 Spring Catalog.pdf
4x6: 10:05 - 10:35 a.m.
Links to 4x6 Catalog: 4x6 Spring Catalog.pdf
7x8: 9:25 - 9:55 a.m.
Links to 7x8 Catalog:
7x8 TuesThurs Spring Catalog.pdf
7x8 Wednesday Spring Catalog.pdf
Families Can Help By:
Discussing class selections prior to sign-ups and having students choose their favorites.
Expressing excitement over the variety of choices, the mixed ages, the small size of classes, and the opportunity to meet new friends and teachers.
Realizing that students may not get all of their top choices, and talking through possible responses ahead of time, including the value of trying new things.
Knowing they can reach out to Dana (dlipson@pps.net), the electives coordinator, to help resolve issues or answer questions.
Volunteering to assist with Sign-Ups; email Dana if you can be there.
To minimize crowding in line, the students will be grouped by FIRST NAME; a different group will be first to line up each trimester. GROUP THREE GOES FIRST THIS TIME!
Group One: A - F Group Two: G - N Group Three: O - Z
HS Portfolio Review Coming Soon
Hello MLC Community!
Our High School students are working hard on their year-end portfolios which they'll present in May. The portfolios are presented to a panel of peers as well as adults, and we need adult volunteers to come and support our students as they share their work. Portfolio presentations take place from 12pm-3:15pm on Friday, May 12th and 19th. You can sign up for one or both sessions, and you'll receive a rubric and training on how to review the presentations. It's a great opportunity to see what MLC students have been up to all year! Please sign up here and spread the word to anyone you know who may be interested.
Best, Tanya
Tanya Leib
Career and Community Partnerships Coordinator
(she/ her)
Student Spotlight!
Let's give an MLC shout out to our 4th/5th grade OBOB teams! This is our first year for OBOB at MLC. Four 4th/5th grade teams battled for the chance to compete at the Regional Tournament. The Witches represented MLC against 23 other schools on Saturday courageously and with grace. We are so proud of you!
Congrats to Greta! Louise! Loretta! Emma! Simon!
Coach Susan! Assistant Coach Jazz!
Staff Wish List
Our hard working MLC staff is in need of a few wish list items. If you have any of these things to donate, we would sure appreciate your generosity! Feel free to reach out to the staff requester if you can help them out. Click HERE to verify DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELP YOU HAVE ALREADY GIVEN! :)
Amanda - Sugarless Gum
Catherine - Whiteboard (dry-erase) markers
Chris - Whiteboard (dry-erase) markers, Poster paper (any size, color), Pencils
Clement - Social Work Wishlist
Cristina - Snacks for high school students - they love clementines, peanut butter or cheese crackers, nuts, cheese sticks, granola bars, and chips!
Gina - Art drying rack
Jenny - Whiteboard erasers and spray, black and blue Papermate Flair pens, lamps, file folders, 32 clipboards
Maggie - Ultra-fine sharpies (the ‘ultra’ part is important), sturdy pencil sharpeners, sugarless gum
Melanie - Pencils, regular 2 pocket folders, scotch tape, One three ring binder, please and thank you!
Minna - 6 Chess boards, 100 glue sticks
MLC PTSA Weekly Digest
Greetings! There are so many exciting things going on.
*Sign up for our mailing list -
lots more details to see… with pretty pictures, too.
*The Auction is Happening!
Saturday, May 6th - a new date…
Note that the date has changed! Through some unforeseen circumstances we’ve had to move the date of the auction to May 6th.
Join us for our first in-person auction in 4 years! We’ll have a silent auction, live auction, games, delicious food and drinks, music and great conversation… It’s been too long since we’ve all been able to gather, so let’s all COME TOGETHER on Saturday, May 6th at 7pm. It will be at the Odditorium, located at 1433 NW Quimby Street.
You can purchase tickets, register to bid, see our donors, and get basic info on the auction at Come Together 2023.
Want to help? Email us at mlcauctioncommittee@gmail.com.
If you know an awesome business that is interested in donating to the auction
you can use the online donation form linked here.
*The Auction needs Buy-in Party hosts!
Buy-in parties are events hosted by MLC families, teachers, alums, or supporters. They're like electives for grownups, or for the whole family, or even just for kids but outside of school time! Buy-in parties can be a class, an outdoor activity, a cooking lesson/dinner, a community event, or just a plain old PARTY! Participants pay to attend and the money raised goes to the MLC PTSA so buy-in parties are a great way to build community while raising money at our annual auction.
If you have a skill to share, an awesome activity you can lead, a concert to rock, or you just want to plan a party as we come back together, please consider donating your time and talent and signing up to host a buy-in party! Fill out the interest form and email Sierra with any questions.
*Upcoming School Dance - Chaperones Needed
With the MLC 6x8 dance coming up on March 23rd from 6-8pm there is a need for chaperones. The MLC Builders' Club, in collaboration with the PTSA, is putting on this dance. Admission is free and proceeds from refreshments will benefit the Trevor Project. Have you passed the PPS Background Check? To sign up to help click here. Thank you!
*Parking Fundraiser
Thank you to all the volunteers for the Timbers & Thorns Parking fundraiser.
Want to help with this very lucrative fundraiser? More dates are available by signing up here. Questions? Email the parent coordinators Tammy and Chenney. We made $1150 in just one day (lucrative!) and we are hoping to make even more on the 25th and 26th.
*Lunch Time Helpers
Would you like to spend some time watching out for the kiddos? This is the perfect chance. 11:30am-12:30pm Lunch Helper SIgnup
Make sure your background check is complete before signing up. https://www.pps.net/volunteer
Check in with Kathleen in the front office. Thank you for helping to keep our children safe.
*PTSA Meetings
The year is almost over. Only two more meetings. Fun to be had.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 @ 6:30 PM
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 @ 6:30 PM - Election!
Come help decide how the PTSA will be run. You have a voice and we want to hear it. The meeting will be in the MLC Library and on Zoom, 6:30-8:00 pm. Free childcare and a pizza dinner will be provided. (Find the zoom link at MLCPTSA.org) No membership is needed to attend. We'll have two positions open at the end of the year: Secretary and Treasurer. Would you like to vote? Follow this link for PTSA Membership
*4x6 Mount Rainier Trip
The 4x6 teachers have put together an amazing opportunity for the 4x6 students to get some in-field earth sciences experience at Mt Rainier! Can you help the 4x6 students go to Mt. Ranier for outdoor school? Any financial contribution is very much appreciated! You can donate with the link 4x6 Mount Rainier Trip.
*Fred Meyer
Shop at Fred Meyer? The MLC PTSA gets support from the Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program. To select us as your chosen organization, click the link below and search for us either by name: Metropolitan Learning Center PTSA, or by organization number: TT694.
Select your chosen organization. Thanks for your support!
*Things in the Wings
Our PTSA parents are gathering wonderful speakers
to come in and share different topics with us.
Keep your eyes out for these upcoming talks.
Safety Updates and Reminders
NEW Fences
We have been awaiting our new fences since October. They are now up and ready to receive an MLC touch with banners and student art. The new fencing is NOT used to keep MLC students restricted to the black top. Gates allow easy access for our student to use the playground during recess, lunch and breaks while enhancing student safety.
6th-12th OFF CAMPUS LUNCH SIGN OUT
Here is that process:
6th grade: Sign out on a clipboard in their homeroom classroom. (Maggie or Kathleen)
7th-12th: Sign out using phone or device with QR code located at the front doors or on paper sign out in the front office.
Students will not need to sign back in due to teachers taking attendance after lunch.
COVID TESTS:
MLC has received several COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test kits. The kits are available in the main office.
WEATHER:
Communications about inclement weather go out in a variety of ways, including text messages, robocalls, emails, and are posted on the PPS website. If you are a parent or guardian, a student, or a PPS staff member, you can opt in to receive texts by texting YES to 68453.
1st-8th students should not arrive to MLC before 8:15 a.m. At that time, students will need to wait outside until 8:25 unless they are eating breakfast. Breakfast students may enter the cafeteria at 8:15. Students may not enter the other areas of the school until 8:25 to start the school day at 8:30 a.m.
Unfortunately, we do not have enough staff to monitor all areas of the building and outdoors before those times. Teachers and staff are preparing for the day.
We want to make sure all students are safe and in designated areas where there is adequate supervision.
Kindergarten students will now be dropped off and picked up in the Kindergarten classroom!
Thank you for your help in keeping our students safe!