Newsletter

zoom_out_map

A Note from the Office:

April brings the start of halal meal options at East End and all PPS schools. Remember halal meals are available for all PPS students to enjoy. Please contact info@halalschoolmeals.org or montaj@portlandschools.org with any questions/concerns about the program.

 

The PTO is excited for East End's Family Dance Party on Friday, April 11th from 5-7:00 PM. Please remember an adult must attend with your students.

And, unsurprisingly, we need help! The PTO has been working hard to organize this and get a LOT of donated pizzas to serve, and now we need you to lend a hand during the actual event. We have made three simple shifts, each just one hour, and please, please, please sign up for one!
SHIFT 1: 4:30-5:30: setting up, handing out pizza and food when the doors open, and making sure that food is kept in the cafeteria.
SHIFT 2: 5:30-6:30: Handing out pizza and food when the doors open, and making sure that food is kept in the cafeteria.
SHIFT 3: 6:30-7:30: Finishing up snack hand outs, and helping us clean up.

Please help us make this easy - lots of people signing up will mean not a whole lot of work for anyone, which is the goal. SIGN UP HERE. Thank you!

zoom_out_map

A Note from the Office:

This week our Kindergarteners visited the PATHS Maple House as part of their Wabanaki Studies & Life Science Integrated Unit.

 

We're please to announce that beginning April 1, halal meals will be available as a daily lunch option at all PPS schools. Halal meals will be labeled with a green sticker, indicating that it was prepared at our certified halal kitchen. The halal menu will include vegan options like veggie burgers, rice and beans and chickpea curry, in addition to halal beef and bean burritos, and halal popcorn chicken. All pretzels & hummus boxes, sun butter & jelly sandwiches with dried chickpeas, and salad bars will also be fully halal except for clearly labeled salad dressings. PPS halal meals have been certified by the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA).

 

The halal meal options are available for all PPS students to enjoy. Please contact

info@halalschoolmeals.org or montaj@portlandschools.org with any questions/concerns about the program.

 

Also, please hold Friday, April 11th from 5-7:00 PM for East End's PTO Family Dance.

zoom_out_map

A Note from the Office:

We hope to see you Monday, March 17th for our Community Dinner (5:30-6:15 PM) in the cafe. Portland Schools' Food Service Director, Jennifer Montague, will be here looking for interested families who would like to be on the Parent Advisory Committee.

 

Kindergarten Registration is open until March, 24th. If your child is currently enrolled in the Portland Public Schools in one of our pre-kindergarten (4-year-old) classrooms, it is not necessary for you to re-enroll your child in kindergarten. Your child's enrollment will automatically "roll up" to your neighborhood kindergarten elementary school, according to your primary home address. Visit our Kindergarten Registration page for more information.

zoom_out_map

A Note from the Office:

Kindergarten Registration is open until March, 24th. If your child is currently enrolled in the Portland Public Schools in one of our pre-kindergarten (4-year-old) classrooms, it is not necessary for you to re-enroll your child in kindergarten. Your child's enrollment will automatically "roll up" to your neighborhood kindergarten elementary school, according to your primary home address. Visit our Kindergarten Registration page for more information.

zoom_out_map

A Note from the Office:

Reminder that conferences are NEXT week. Thur, March 6th and Friday, March 7th. Each day is early dismissal. Students will go home at 11:10 on Thur and Friday.

 

We would like to wish families who celebrate a “Ramadan Mubarak." This year, Ramadan is expected to begin in the evening of Friday, February 28, 2025 and end on Saturday, March 29, 2025. The Islamic Calendar follows a lunar cycle, and while these are the calculated expected dates of Ramadan, they can differ from place to place based on moon-sightings or lack thereof.

 

Kindergarten Registration opened, Monday, February 24th and closes on March, 24th. Visit our Kindergarten Registration page for more information.

zoom_out_map

A Note from the Office:

There is NO SCHOOL next week for Winter Break. Have fun and be safe.

 

Kindergarten Registration is coming up soon. It opens February 24th. Visit our Kindergarten Registration page for more information.

 

Students had a busy week- the 5th graders had field work at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and all students participated in Maker Space activities in the library this past week.

 

Also remember to Mark Your Calendars for the March 4th– School Budget Presentation. The Board of Public Education held a Public Forum on Feb. 4 to hear the community's priorities for the 2025-2026 budget as the superintendent prepares to present his FY26 budget proposal to the Board on March 4.

zoom_out_map

A Note from the Office:

There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 7th.

 

During the month of February, our school counselor will be discussing the difference between fair and equal with our pre-k through 2nd grade classes. Equality means treating everyone exactly the same. Fairness means treating people according to their needs. Understanding fairness and equality goes hand-in-hand with increasing students' tolerance and appreciation for diverse learners. Ask your students what the difference is between fair and equal!