 Hello, MLC Community, Happy spring! Check out the news and notes from your PTSA: Set your alarm clock: The MLC Backyard Concert Series tickets go on sale at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at MLCPTSA.org For a complete line-up of shows, check out MLCPTSA.org. Want to help? We are looking for catering, beer, and wine donations for the events If you would like to donate food and/or drink, please email Amy Ouellette. If live music isn't your thing, consider making a financial contribution. We are hoping to raise $25K for the 2022-23 school year to help pay for field trips, electives, experiential project-based learning... all of the stuff makes MLC magical. MLC + Couch Park Cleanup is this Sunday, April 2, 2022 from 10AM-noon. Kids and grownups are welcome. Please bring gardening tools, gloves, garbage grabbers, and lawn & garbage bags. Thanks to all that came out last month, it was a great turnout! New Dates for the Used Book Sale Wednesday through Friday, May 25, 26, & 27 in the MLC Auditorium. HOLD ON TO YOUR donations of new or gently used children's and grownup books for now. As you know, MLC is a small building with lots of creative projects going on, so right now we're making space for sale books. We will need help before, during, and after the sale, email me if you and or/your student is interested. MLC Clothing Closet and Food Pantry is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from noon-1PM. Our clothing selection is fully stocked so we are not accepting any clothing donations for now. We'd love donations of nutritious snack foods such as KIND bars, fresh fruit, and gluten-free snack options. April PTSA meeting via Zoom, is next Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 6:30 PM. We'll start having our PTSA meetings in person at MLC as restrictions lighten up for using PPS buildings. -Alisa Welch MLC PTSA President  Behold! Ned and Kathleen's 6th grade classes built this amazing sail boat with Portland's Wind & Oar Boat School. The project was partially funded by MLC's PTSA and... it could be yours! Stay tuned for information about the boat raffle to benefit more project-based learning like this at MLC!
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 Hello, MLC Community,
I'm excited to share some of the activities and events that the PTSA has planned for the spring and summer. For starters, The MLC Backyard Concert Series has SIX shows in May and June. There's something for everyone: a kid dance party, comedy night, folk music and more! Tickets for all shows will go on sale on April 7, 2022 at MLCPTSA.org We are looking for catering, beer and wine donations. If you would like to donate food and/or drink, please email Amy Ouellette. If live music isn't your thing, consider making a financial contribution. We are hoping to raise $25K for the 2022-23 school year to help pay for field trips, electives, experiential project-based learning... all of the stuff makes MLC magical. ALSO We're establishing a monthly MLC + Couch Park cleanup starting Sunday, March 6, 2022 from 10AM-noon. Kids are welcome! Please bring gardening tools, gloves, and lawn & garbage bags. We will meet on the first Sunday of every month through summer, 2022. AND FINALLY, our Spring Used Book Sale needs parent coordinators. Email me if you're interested. For more details about all of this, please join us for our March PTSA meeting on Zoom, next Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 6:30 PM. We'll start having our PTSA meetings in person at MLC as restrictions lighten up for using PPS buildings. -Alisa Welch MLC PTSA President Hello, MLC Community, I hope that your holiday break has been restful and restorative. The PTSA has been cooking up a fundraising event that will replace the annual auction* and we're super excited to announce... THE MLC BACKYARD CONCERT TOUR 2022 WHAT IS THS? A series of small music concerts hosted by MLC families Each event will feature a different music genre with food & drink options GET INVOLVED! Interested in hosting? Interested in performing? Know a band or musician who wants to perform? Interested in helping with ticket sales and other tasks? FIILL OUT THIS FORM: https://forms.gle/gXxP1RaruB3jVNqE7 *WHY NO AUCTION? The short answer is that an auction is an enormous amount of work and no one has volunteered to take it on. Plus, a large event in this pandemic era could be easily cancelled. A series of smaller events will raise funds while still building our MLC community. Let's rock 2022! -Alisa Welch MLC PTSA President (Concert poster designed by Sammy)  The Craft Faire was a success!! Thank you to all of our crafters, helpers, and SHEILA! who organized the event. One of my favorite parts was our live entertainment, courtesy of Joelle Graff on her banjo, 4th grader Greta on fiddle, and Peter Siegel on accordion.
 November PTSA Meeting
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 @ 6:30PM on Zoom. We'll be talking community safety, upcoming events, and how we can support each other, our teachers, and students. The agenda is here. ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN! You do not need to be a member of the PTSA to attend. Bottle Drop MLC Green Team is distributing special blue bags for you to fill with bottles and cans and return to a Bottle Drop location. All funds raised are deposited right to MLC PTSA's BottleDrop Give Account. Your donations of bottles and cans will help MLC's kids and teachers thrive. Get your blue bag today and THANK YOU! MLC Craft Faire This annual event allows students to buy and sell handmade crafts. We've set the date for December 16, 2021 from 3:30-5PM at MLC. Community member crafters are welcome too; the table fee is $20. Student and community member sign up is available here. Student Art Opportunities: Yearbook Cover: See more details on the flyers at school. Deadline: November 12, 2021 Please submit entries to Melanie or place in her cubby in the MLC office. Solstice t-Shirt Art: Winner has their art reprinted on t-shirts and receives a $25 gift card to Blick Art! For more information, check out our flyer. December Juried Art Show: More information TBA! (Art by Georgia) MLC Holiday Meal Fund Please contribute to our annual holiday meal fund drive. Your donation will allow MLC families to purchase food and other necessities during the holiday season. Donate here. If you need assistance or would like to request a grocery card for your family, please contact MLC's school social worker, Clement.  Green Team WANTS YOU to be a recycling hero for MLC! BottleDrop turns your redeemable bottles and cans into cash for MLC PTSA. Need a bag or two? Find one at an MLC family porch pickup site near you as well as flyers with detailed instructions:
8802 N Burrage Avenue 2147 NW Irving Street 1249 SW Cheltenham Street (inside CrossFit Hillsdale gym) 2207 NE 9th Avenue 14105 SE Laurie Avenue, Milwaukie Or find me on Mondays at school at pickup time! Together we can turn trash into treasure!! Thank you!! Dear MLC Community, I hope that you've had a restful and wholly un-eventful holiday break. Hopefully you had a chance to view the annual Solstice celebration that so many MLC students and staff contributed to virtually. f you've been around a while, you might remember the song "Winter" that the whole school sings at Solstice and is featured at the beginning of the video. (Here's (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy7Wt7OgQ8s) the original by John Krumm.) I've been humming this tune to myself as a reminder that for right now, we're dancing around the fire until spring time comes again. What's coming up in January at MLC! 2020-21 MLC School Directories are here! Purchase a hard copy for $5 and help to support our school. (http://www.mlcptsa.org/store/p67/MLC_2021-21_School_Directory.html) All MLC families that opted-in will receive a PDF version in a separate email. PTSA Meeting: Tuesday, January 6, 2021 at 6:30 PM via Zoom here (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85047396916) MLC ARC (Anti Racist Community) Meeting: January 14, 2021 at 7:00 PM via Zoom here (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88169348248?pwd=M1dmU0FoUkVsMURmVnlqNUNLeVlDdz09) . Passcode: 160904 MLC ARC believes that “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” This group for parents and community members meets monthly. ORCA, the Oregon Reader's Choice Awards books are available as e-books through the MLC library (https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/55744) . Get a jump on reading the nominees and the chance of winning a prize from Tim and Tini! SAVE THE DATE: March 8-21, 2021 MLC's first at-home book fair benefits our library. Shop for yourself, your teachers, or books for MLC's library. Can't wait to see you all IRL, Alisa MLC's PTSA President  The MLC PTSA hosted a live webinar with Janet Allison, founder of Boys Alive! "Why Boys Challenge You: Parenting and Teaching for Remote Learning Success." Recorded link is live!
 MLC will soon be the recipient of a new bike shelter on the blacktop, courtesy of Nicholas Woolridge, a high school student at Riverdale High School. Nicholas is building the shelter for his Eagle Scout project and along with Mark, the PTSA is super excited to support this addition to our school. The cost will be approximately $1,600 with $1,200 coming from the PTSA and $400 from Nicholas's fundraising. For a detailed cost estimate, please see this document. For more information about PPS bike shelter design and construction requirements, please click here. We'll be voting on the PTSA's contribution to this project at our December, 2020 meeting. THANK YOU, Nicholas!
 Hello, MLC Families,
What a long, strange trip this has been, right? As we await a time for us all to be together again in person, we all hold our friends and teachers close to our hearts. Still, we are still a community! Here's how you can get involved with MLC now: --Electives!: Share your knowledge with our kiddos by teaching a virtual elective this fall. Consider facilitating one of the BLM electives with elementary or middle school grades. Here is the link to the volunteer form: https://forms.gle/A43kNEGH8VtLRndz8 --If you need grocery or other assistance, please reach out to our counselors, Jeannette or Kelly or our new social worker, Clement to request a Fred Meyer card. --Join the PTSA and enjoy the member benefits and advocacy for all students. It's only $12 to join. --October PTSA meeting: Our next meeting will be Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 6:30 PM. We'll be virtual, so join us via Zoom here! We'll be talking about challenges and support for students during distance learning and November ballot measures that affect us all. --Save the date: Janet Allison, founder of Boys Alive! will be leading a webinar for MLC parents, "Why Boys Challenge You: Parenting and Teaching for Remote Learning Success" on Nov 6, 2020 at 6:30 PM. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdO-rqT4tGNa-eLnP8i-jb-oezK-LtId- This special event is free, courtesy of the MLC PTSA! Happy fall, and we can't wait to see you IRL! Cheers, Alisa & the PTSA board John Walrod, Vice President, Joelle Graff, Treasurer, & Rick Freud, Secretary |
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METROPOLITAN LEARNING CENTER
A Public Alternative K x 12
Since 1968
2033 NW Glisan St. • Portland, OR 97209
Main office phone: 503.916.5737
A Public Alternative K x 12
Since 1968
2033 NW Glisan St. • Portland, OR 97209
Main office phone: 503.916.5737