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Rehearsals the week of 5/5 - 5/9                                                                                           

Monday, May 5th ~ Dance 3-4 (Cam) 4:15-6:15pm

Tuesday, May 6th ~ Dance 3-4 (Tap) 4:15-6:15pm

Wednesday, May 7th ~ Dance 2 (Jazz) 4:15-6:15pm

Thursday, May 8th ~ Dance 3-4 (Cam) 4:15-6:15pm

Friday, May 9th ~ Dance 3-4 (Jazz) 4:15-6:15pm

Welcome Night for the 2025-2026 School Year

Date: Wednesday, May 14th  ~  Time:  5:00-6:30 PM

There will be a presentation in the auditorium about what makes da Vinci unique, as an arts-focused èßäÊÓƵ. Afterward, our leadership èßäÊÓƵ (the Leo Leaders) will be conducting tours of the building!

The date and location change for this year's 8th grade Promotion, yearbook purchasing, the Oaks Park Field Trip, the last day of èßäÊÓƵ and yearbook distribution.

Tuesday, May 6th ~ Late Start (èßäÊÓƵ begins at 9:30am)

Wednesday, May 7th ~ One lunch bell schedule for Staff Appreciation Week

Friday, May 9th ~ AAPI Assembly

Monday, May 12th ~ PTSA Fundraiser for da Vinci ~ Online only

Wednesday, May 14th ~ 2025/2026 New Student Welcome Night for èßäÊÓƵ and families

Friday, May 16th ~ Spring Dance Concert (Show A) 7pm

Saturday, May 17th ~ Spring Dance Concert (Show B) 1pm matinee

HeART of Portland, the annual celebration of local student artists, is returning to the Portland Art Museum (PAM) beginning April 16.

The two-week fine arts showcase features work by èßäÊÓƵ from across èßäÊÓƵ and is made possible by the Arts Access Fund, which also supports elementary visual and performing arts educators.

kicks off with an opening reception at PAM on April 16 at 6:30 p.m. and concludes with the Miller Family Free Day on April 27. The opening reception will include musical and theatrical performances, as well as a set from the elementary èßäÊÓƵ honor choir – made up of two singers from each PPS elementary – and the debut of the honor dance collective. 

In addition, the showcase will feature more than 100 works of student visual art, handpicked by PPS arts educators, and a collaborative art project for K-12 èßäÊÓƵ that embraces the rebellious spirit of the current PAM exhibition,  

The reception and HeART of Portland exhibits are free and open to everyone. Please join us in lifting up our student artists!

èßäÊÓƵ is continuing to host a series of events aimed at starting productive conversations about what is possible in the systems we create for our children with disabilities.

As part of this series, we are excited to welcome you to a free screening of  on Thursday March 20 at . Doors open at 6 p.m. and the movie begins at 7:00.

The Ride Ahead is a film about adult life with disabilities by a man with disabilities. It is the debut of 21-year-old Samuel Habib who, struggling to find his place in the world, decides to make a film that charts how a group of disabled adults navigate challenges and forge their own unique paths. The film serves as a roadmap for himself and others and illustrates the compelling power of one person truly determined to live life on his own terms.

In documenting his journey, Samuel is following in the footsteps of his father, the filmmaker Dan Habib. You can learn more about their work .

Staff, families, and community members are all invited. Parking is free and McMenamins' full menu is available for ordering. We hope to see you there!

In meteorological terms, Portland’s first big weather event of 2024 was the definition of a perfect storm. Frigid temperatures and high winds combined with snow and ice to bring down tree limbs, close roads, scramble traffic, freeze pipes, and knock out power for tens of thousands of residents.

It was a metaphorical perfect storm for èßäÊÓƵ as well. Fallen trees cut power to multiple èßäÊÓƵs and others have suffered water damage from broken pipes. Lack of heat was also a problem, and impassable roads, paired with snowed-in and icy parking lots, made it impossible for buses to run safely. Those same conditions limited how the district’s facilities and operations teams can even assess the scope of the issues, let alone begin working on solutions. And icy sidewalks meant walkers have no safe route to èßäÊÓƵ.

This week could bring similar conditions to the Portland area, and PPS’s School Closure Team is ready to meet the challenge. The team convenes regularly during inclement weather to take all of the above into careful consideration. By now, families are quite familiar with how the district communicates these decisions. What’s perhaps less known is how district leaders arrive at such decisions in the first place. 

As part of our district's focus on events that center belonging, equity, and inclusion, we have been screening a series of films that we hope will challenge our perceptions about what is possible in the systems we create for our children with disabilities.

The next film in the series is “Champions,” which will screen on Saturday February 8th at 2:00 PM at Lincoln High School. This event will also include first-hand testimonials from PPS èßäÊÓƵ.

This movie highlights the journey of a basketball coach who leads a team of players with intellectual disabilities. Through humor and heartfelt moments, the movie emphasizes the strengths, individuality, and value each player brings to the team and how inclusion enriches communities and creates positive, supportive environments.

Staff, families, and community members are all invited. Parking is free and light refreshment will be provided. We hope to see you there!