MLC Weekly News and Notes

Hello, MLC community! We made it though our first full week of the school year! Woo hoo! Only about 36 more to go...

K-8 picture day is Tuesday 9/19. This will also be a make up day for those 9th-12th graders that missed the first session. Don't forget to bring your envelope!

The weather has really decided to hold onto summer as long as it can. Please remember to send your student with a water bottle and clothing they can be comfortable in for those warmer afternoons.

Check out our lunch clubs/affinity groups listed below. There is also an opportunity to join an after school chess club!

HERE is the PTSA lunch helper sign up. We would love to have you!

Thanks for your support!

Best,

Suezann & Darren

Check out one of our HS Chemistry classes in action below!

MLC Calendar website link

Monday September 18th

Tuesday September 19th - PICTURE DAY! K-8

SAGA lunch group 7x12

Wednesday September 20th

Thursday September 21st

Students of Color lunch group 6x12

Friday September 22nd - Friday Focus 7x9

After school Chess Club 2x8 (info below) 12:10-1:10 pm

Coming soon:

Thursday September 28th - Back to School Night! 6:00-7:30 pm

Hello, Marvelous MLC Community.

I am sending out the official call for elective class offerings for our elementary/middle/high school students and know that you have a wealth of knowledge to bring to this program. Inviting our families into the building to lead small groups – while sharing their interests and expertise – is a vital part of making MLC a true community.

This year, we are excited to grow the program by including our 9x12 students, and will need even more volunteers than in the past. Students can also lead electives, so please consider co-teaching with your child or encouraging them to take on this leadership role.

Please use this Google Form https://forms.gle/XXGYPyRzfXKcRXKt7 to communicate your choices with me. It includes more details about the program and ideas if you aren’t quite sure what to teach.

Fall Term Electives: October 10 - November 30 (7 weeks; time commitment is roughly one hour per week for 7 weeks)

Not ready to teach on your own? Sign-up with a friend to co-teach or let me know you’d like to get your feet wet by working alongside an MLC staff member. Once you see how much fun it can be, I know you’ll be hooked and come back for more!

PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR CHOICES BY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th, but the sooner the better!

Many, many thanks,

Dana Lipson

MLC Electives Coordinator

When: Fridays 12:10-1:10pm

Dates: 9/15/23, 9/22/23, 9/29/23, 10/6/23, 10/20/23, 10/2/23, 11/17/23, 12/1/23, 12/8/23, 12/15/23

Location: MLC Library

Curriculum: Every student will receive a workbook as soon as we determine their current strength. We'll also have team jerseys arriving in a few weeks!

Find more info HERE

*This is a non PPS activity with fees.

October 13, 9am-3pm

The Lincoln High School varsity girls basketball coach is hosting a girls basketball youth camp for grades 3-8 on October 13th (Statewide Inservice Day) at Lincoln. Early bird pricing is currently available. Find more details HERE

In partnership with the Bodecker Foundation, PPS College & Career Readiness team have created an opportunity for students to build relationships with artists and peers over the course of a school year. We are introducing Bodecker Cohorts. See the flyer below.

High school student opportunity to take an interesting class AND earn college credit!! Perelandra Scholars Program at Portland State University, now in its third year, is designed exclusively for high school juniors and seniors to earn college credit in high-level humanities courses, taught in person on the PSU campus. Here’s what they tell us about their offerings:

The fall evening course begins in November and is Fantasy Literature & the Religious Imagination:

Through extended discussion of C. S. Lewis’s novel Perelandra as well as other texts by Christian and Jewish writers, we will explore how fantasy writers have engaged questions of good and evil, faith and redemption, through the literary imagination. Readings include J.R.R. Tolkien’s “On Fairy Stories,” and G.K. Chesterton’s “The Ethics of Elfland,” as well as selections from the book of Genesis.

Winter and Spring evening courses are The Idea of the Nation and Identity & U.S. Politics. Registration for those courses opens later in the school year. Courses cost $75 and scholarships are available.

Course information is at the following link: https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/perelandra-scholars-program

PTSA Meeting

October 3

6:30-8pm

MLC Cafeteria or Zoom (see mlcpsta.org for the Zoom link)

Join or renew your MLC PTSA Membership HERE to become a voting member.

Lunchtime Helpers

Volunteers are needed 11:30-12:30 M-Th to provide extra help on the playground and wherever help is needed while the kids are at lunch/recess. Sign up HERE

You will need to complete your PPS background check. The background check does take some time, but it’s good for 3 years. You can apply for the background check at www.pps.net/volunteer

Parking Fundraiser Volunteers Needed

It’s peak soccer season and this is one of the best times of year for our school to fundraise by offering parking for the Timbers and Thorns games. These parking fundraisers hosted by the PTSA, will continue to fill the gap and help support our staff and students with the much-needed funds for student activities. Our parking coordinators will teach you everything you need to know to get you well on your way!

We need people for September 23 & 30, October 7 & 21 (plus playoff games to come).

Sign up HERE

BottleDrop

Grab one of our MLC labeled BottleDrop blue bags to collect your redeemable containers in. Then drop them off at one of the BottleDrop location points and all the money goes to MLC!

MLC does not have space to store bags for cans so please drop the bags off at one of these locations near MLC or find another convenient location here.

Trader Joe's - NW Glisan and 21st

Fred Meyer - NW Burnside and 20th

New Season's - NW Raleigh and 22nd

Contact Adam Perryman for more information.

K-6 Drop off

School Start Time: 8:45 am

1st -3rd grade families have the option to come inside for drop off or use the blacktop car line.

The main front door will open at 8:40 for students/families to enter.

Class time will start promptly at 8:45. We will be clearing the halls of parents/guardians by 8:50 to start the day.

4th-6th grade students will enter the building at 8:40 through the main doors.

Breakfast will be served for those K-6 interested at 8:30 in the cafeteria. Students will enter through the cafeteria door. Once the student has eaten breakfast, they will then return outside to wait for the main door to open for the day. ONLY students eating school breakfast will be allowed in the cafeteria. Exceptions will be made for weather determined by admin.

STUDENTS SHOULD NOT ARRIVE TO MLC BEFORE 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 be dropped off and picked up in the Kindergarten classroom!

The main front door will open at 8:40 for students/families to enter.

Class time will start promptly at 8:45. We will be clearing the halls of parents/guardians by 8:50 to start the day.

Where do I park?

Street parking is the only option in our neighborhood. The back lot is reserved for staff with very limited and assigned parking.

DROP OFF (cars using the black top)

Please pull all the way up to the front doors/the line before students exit your vehicle.

Stay in the line to await exit upon Tony's signal. Line cutting is a safety issue with younger students close to the area.

Please do not use the back lot for drop off. This is our staff parking with assigned and very limited space. We want to make sure our educators are able to park and get into their classrooms each morning in time to prep for each day of learning.

K-6 Pick Up

School End Time: 3:20 (Monday-Thursday)/12:05 (Friday)

PICK UP (cars using the black top)

CAR LINE PICK UP

Students that are picked up by car in the parking lot will be in lines by designated cones/teachers.

Car pick up students cannot go to the playground/court while waiting for pick up.

Drivers will need to stay in their cars. A staff member will come to you for your child's name/with your child.

Stay in the line to await exit upon Tony's signal. Line cutting is a safety issue with younger students close to the area.

WALK UP PICK UP

Please come to the north side of the pick up line for walk ups (opposite of the cars). This will keep our car sight line and congestion clear.

There are zero lot spaces available in the back to spare for family parking. Please do not use the back lot for pick up/drop off in any way. We need to make sure our staff can park without any issue to educate students!

Kindergarten students will be picked up in the Kindergarten classroom. Doors will open at 3:15 M-Th and 12:00 on Fridays for parents/guardians to wait outside the classroom.

7th-12th Drop off

School Start Time: 8:30 am

Students will enter the building at 8:40 through the main doors.

Breakfast will be served for those 7th-12th interested at 8:15 in the cafeteria. Students will enter through the cafeteria door. Once the student has eaten breakfast, they will then return outside to wait for the main door to open for the day. ONLY students eating school breakfast will be allowed in the cafeteria. Exceptions will be made for weather determined by admin.

STUDENTS SHOULD NOT ARRIVE TO MLC BEFORE 8:15 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.

Where do I park?

Street parking is the only option in our neighborhood. The back lot is reserved for staff with very limited and assigned parking.

DROP OFF

7th-12th famlies are encouraged to use the Hoyt Street drop off area.

(cars using the black top)

Please pull all the way up to the front doors/the line before students exit your vehicle.

Stay in the line to await exit upon Tony's signal. Line cutting is a safety issue with younger students close to the area.

Please do not use the back lot for drop off. This is our staff parking with assigned and very limited space. We want to make sure our educators are able to park and get into their classrooms each morning in time to prep for each day of learning.

7th-12th Pick Up

School End Time: 3:30 (Monday-Thursday)/12:05 (Friday 7th-9th). 12:30 (10-12th)

7th-12th famlies are encouraged to use the Hoyt Street pick up area.

Teachers will share the official contract during conferences.

7th-12th: There are two ways to sign out:

Using a phone or device with QR code located at the front doors

Paper sign out in the front office.

Students will not need to sign back in due to teachers taking attendance after lunch.

6th grade: Students will not have off campus lunch until teachers authorize they are ready.

When they do receive this privilege, students will sign out on a clipboard in their homeroom classroom. (Andre or Kathleen)

Schedules are created with student needs first as well as what is a state requirement.

Any student requesting a schedule change needs to fill out this google form:

Request for Benner

This link was sent to their school email and needs to be filled out by the student from their PPS student email. Next week Benner will begin to look at requests to see what is possible. We do our best to build a schedule that includes student requested classes in conjunction with required classes, class size balances, graduation requirements for high schoolers, and a tight schedule that is the nature of a small alternative school.

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Do you wonder what's going on in the Kx12 Art Room? Art teacher Ned and his students are posting their creations and flops on Instagram at studio_mlc !