**Check out our lunch Affinity Clubs!**
Monday November 11- NO SCHOOL/VETERANS DAY
Tuesday November 12
6x12 BSU/Students of Color lunch club in Alberti's room
Wednesday November 13
3rd Grade Field Trip Oregon Historical Society 9:15-12:30
Fall Electives 1x5
PTSA @ 6:00 pm
Thursday November 14
6x8 SAGA lunch club in Erewyn's room
MLC Tour for Prospective Families w/Benner
PCC Vinyl Badge Workshop 11x12
Friday November 15
PCC & PSU HS Trips (all day)
Kindergarten Family Sing Along 3:00 pm
Coming Soon:
11/18 Hearing and Vision Screening/MESD
11/19 1x2 OMSI Trip 9:15am-1:30pm
11/20 EARLY RELEASE DAY @ 12:45!
11/25 & 26 No school for students/Parent/teacher conferences
11/25 VIRTUAL Open House for 6x12 Lottery 12:00 & 5:30 pm
11/26 IN PERSON Open House for 6x12 Lottery 10:30 am & 5:30 pm
11/25-11/30 No school for students
Holiday Meal Fundraiser
Our MLC Social Work & Counseling team in partnership with the PTSA is announcing our 4th annual Holiday Meal Fundraiser to support our MLC families in need!
If you have the means, we are asking you to consider contributing to this important cause for our community. Your donation will allow MLC families to purchase food and other necessities during the holiday season. As food prices continue to soar, the need this year continues to be high.
The past three year's drives were a HUGE success thanks to the generous support of our MLC community. The money raised has had a direct positive impact on many families in our school community. Let's make this year even better than the last!
Cell Phone and Electronic Device Policy
Cell Phones are not allowed in MLC classrooms or anywhere else during class time. They will be locked in a safe zone during each class by the classroom teacher. We will be very vigilant in keeping our classrooms phone free at MLC in order to keep learning distraction free. Please make sure you are discussing with your student prior to the first day. We will have students and parent/guardian sign a no cell phone agreement at conferences for grades 6x12.
MLC PTSA FALL NEWSLETTER
Check out our fall newsletter to learn more about field trip budgets and fundraising, as well as highlights of upcoming events and ways you can support MLC. Reach out to the Executive Board anytime to share your thoughts!
PTSA MEETING: Join us the second Wednesday of each month!
Wednesday, November 13, 6:00-7:30p.m.
MLC Library and Zoom (see MLCPTSA.org for Zoom link and agenda).
Dinner and childcare are provided for all meetings (email Sierra if you have dietary restrictions).
Join us to hear updates from MLC staff, our PTSA committees, and to discuss ways we can best support our school community this year. We will vote to reallocate our budget to provide field trip funds to each grade band (Kx5, 6x8, 9x12), maintain a general scholarship fund, and create a field trip fundraising match program.
BOTTLEDROP: Holiday Give *Fundraiser for 4x5 Class Overnight Field Trip Fund*
This holiday season, BottleDrop is running its Annual Holiday Give program, a combination of matching funds and social media contests. Our 4x5 classes will be hosting the fundraiser to raise funds for their big spring overnight field trip. We will be eligible to receive a 20% match on all deposits made with our blue bags between November 15-December 2. Start collecting your cans, bottles, and other refundables now and throughout the Thanksgiving holiday. If you’ve been saving up your bags, this will be the perfect time to get them turned in!
MLC-labeled BottleDrop blue bags are always available in the front office at MLC or other bins around school. We’ll also be handing them out several times during school drop-off and pick-up, so keep your eyes out for us. To avoid exceeding the total daily limit set by BottleDrop, we will be collecting bags on specific dates so that we can coordinate our deposits. We hope all MLC families will help support the important experiential learning that happens on the annual 4x5 spring overnight and help make this fundraiser a big success!
HOLIDAY MEAL FUND: It’s that time of year…
The Holiday Meal Fund supports members of our MLC community. Food scarcity, housing insecurity, financial stress, and other obstacles to learning are faced daily by students and their families. This fund is managed separately from the PTSA general funds. While it is not tax deductible, we are able to provide this directly to MLC families through the MLC Support Team.
Your gift will allow MLC families to purchase food and other necessities for the holiday season and throughout the year. Click HERE to donate to the MLC Holiday Meal Fund.
If you need assistance or would like to request a grocery card for your family, please submit this form to contact MLC's Social Worker Clement Wislon and the MLC Support Team.
We also want to give a huge shout out to our local Trader Joe's, who has agreed to sponsor our Meal Fund again this year with a gift card drive. Please show them some love when you're in the neighborhood!
VOLUNTEERS & DONATIONS NEEDED: PTA Clothing Center
Thursday, November 21, 9:30am-1:30pm
Marshall Campus, 3905 SE 91st, Room B-60
This past school year, the PTA Clothing Center assisted nearly 1,400 PPS students! Each PPS school is responsible for sending 5-6 volunteers twice a year to help students receive clothing and shoes, and to help sort donations so there are lots of choices for kids to see. Volunteers can be parents, grandparents or community members.They are also requesting donations of teen-adult size gently worn/new sweatshirts, hoodies, and warm coats, as well as boys pants, joggers, jeans size 4-14.
Contact Sierra with any questions or to answer this call for volunteers and donations! You can also reach out to MLC Social Worker Clement anytime to access the MLC Clothing Closet, The PTA Clothing Center, or many other resources.
CRAFT FAIRE: Registration open!
Calling all student and professional crafters! The annual MLC PTSA Craft Faire will take place Tuesday, December 10, 3:30-5:30pm. This is a treasured MLC tradition and a great opportunity to purchase gifts and goodies just in time for the holidays. Selling their own art and crafty wares helps students learn what it takes to create and make a profit from their creativity. We also welcome artist parents or community members so please spread the word to any adults who may be interested! Tables are free for students and open to non-students with a $20 donation to the PTSA.
To reserve a vendor space, sign up HERE. Students who are interested in playing live music during the celebration are welcome to sign up too! If you have any questions, please email Jeremy Booth. And if you don’t plan to be a vendor, be sure to save the date for shopping and celebrating the creativity of our MLC community!
ADVOCACY ALERT: Oregon PTA 2025 School Funding Advocacy Kick-off Event
November 13, 7.30pm on Zoom
Join school advocates from around the state for an interactive event and discussion. They will share how we can all be effective advocates for our schools and children in the upcoming 2025 legislative session and there will be small-group workshops led by independent parent/community leaders on topics such as special education needs, school facilities in disrepair, and organizing Lobby Days in Salem. Attend to be inspired and start planning! Register for reminders and future events in the Capitol to the Classroom series.
