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Peninsula
8125 N EmeraldPortland, OR 97217
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Phone: 503-916-6275
Fax: 503-916-2662
E-mail: cgalindo@pps.k12.or.us
School-created web pages: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/peninsula
Grade levels: K-8
Principal: Carlos Galindo
Student Enrollment: 380
About:
Peninsula's schedule provides a more consistent approach towards learning. The mission of Peninsula School is to, "Come together to seek knowledge, develop potential, and provide opportunities that create a joy in learning." Peninsula also offers the positive learning atmosphere of a small school, which encourages relationships and feeling of belonging. Peninsula encourages a love of reading through a balanced literacy program including small group instruction, literature, and phonemic awareness. Reading comprehension and fluency skills are taught in small groups during literacy blocks for at least five hours weekly. Students also have more than an hour of math instruction and 45 minutes of daily writing instruction. Parent involvement is encouraged throught the PTA and Site Council. A strong sense of community is evident as parents volunteer in the classroom and help students to be successful readers through the SMART reading program. Peninsula School will add an 8th grade during the 2009-2010 school year to become a K-8 school.
Kindergarten: All-day Kindergarten classes.
Kindergarten Round-up: Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 at 2:30PM.
Before and after school programs
- ETHOS
- Chess Club
Community partnerships
- Oregon Zoo, ZooVenture Camp for kindergarten-3rd grade, Urban Nature Overnight for 4th and 5th grades.
- Oregon Symphony (Kinderkonzerts) kindergarten-2nd grade.
- Web Trend, Provided backpacks for all students K-8
- Chess for Success
- University of Portland, 150 college freshmen helped to clean up school grounds and painted locker rooms.
Curriculum components
- Reading Recovery strategies for Title I students help build reading skills.
- Peninsula's math program is Investigations, a hands-on
approach emphasizing math strategies, problem solving and
real-life math situations. - Peninsula's language program integrates a literature-based
approach and phonics instruction. A strong emphasis is
placed on the writing process.
Staff
- Peninsula has 1 administrator, 1 .5 counselor, 27 licensed K-8th grade teachers, 6 educational assistants (some part-time)and 8 para educators who work in the CB classroom..
Parent and family support
- PTA.
Special programs and features
- English as a Second Language (ESL) program.
- Free breakfast for all students.
- SMART.
- Books 2U.
- Oasis Tutoring program.
- Roses Tutoring program.
- Peninsula Self Managers.
- STARS
Statistics and test scores
- Enrollment statistics
Updated in the late fall of each year - Report cards and AYP Scores
Oregon Department of Education school report cards - School Enrollment and Program Data
- Standardized test scores
Course syllabus
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