Hosford Middle School

Dear Families,

We hope you are enjoying this long weekend with your children. November only has 13 school days, so it can feel a bit different from the rest of the school year. Routines provide comfort and predictability. With changes in time, sunshine, and routines, you may see a change in behavior and productivity. At school, our message to students is, we can all do hard things. Your number one job at this stage of life is as a student, and you need to show up ready to be a learner. (Binder, organized folders, pencil/pen, and Chromebook and dressed for the weather)

Thank you for helping us reinforce these messages at home. It takes a village and we are all in it for your children!

Above please notice our amazing Nutrition and Custodian leads, Renata and Jeff. They are behind the scenes of our operations daily and always have a smile on their face. We are so grateful they have chosen Hosford MS.

Just a reminder that Tuesday is a late start, student arrive around 9:15 am and school starts at 9:30 am.

Conference sign-ups will be coming in a separate email soon!

Have a great week!

Jill Liddle, Principal

New:

• Important Dates
• Native American Heritage Month
• Dec. 3rd - 7th Grade Field Trip
• Opting into Mailed Report Cards
• Preschool For All
• Tissues Needed
• Counseling Corner
• Flu Shots
• Ski Bus to Hood Meadows

Reminders:

• Free Covid Tests

• Winter Sport Registration - Basketball and Wrestling
• Volunteers for Lunch Supervision
• Site Council Volunteers

• Franklin B-ball Try-outs
• Cleveland Basketball Try Outs
• Jewish Student Union

• Funds for Hosford

• Parent Resource
• After School Activities

• Personal Electronics - Off and Away All Day

• Join the Hosford Community Loop
• Fall Sports
• Donations

November 5th: 9:30 am Start (Staff Meeting Day)

November 11th: No School Veteran's Day

November 7th: AVID Family Night 5 - 6 pm Hosford Cafeteria

November 15th: Black Student Union and SOL Field Trip to Hip Hop Nutcracker

November 20th: Early Release 1:45 pm

November 25th & 26th: Conferences (Sign-ups coming soon!)

November 25th - 29th NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

December 3rd: 7th Grade Field Trip to Oregon State University

High School Information Nights

• November 20th: Benson High School 6-8pm
• December 4th: Franklin High School (Time TBD)
• December 5th: Cleveland High School 6-8:30pm

On December 3rd, 7th Grade students will be traveling to Oregon State University to watch a Women's Basketball game against Grambling State, and to experience the university vibe. Field trip forms will be coming home soon.

We'll need students dropped off at 8:45 am on December 3rd to make it to the game on-time.

Report cards will be viewable in ParentVue. If you'd like to recieve a mailed report card, please follow the attached instructions.

We are in desperate need of tissues. If you are able to donate you may send them directly to the school through Amazon, or drop them off in the office!

Hosford Middle school

2303 SE 28th Place

Portland, OR 97214

Hello 8th grade families! This is an exciting time of year as we start talking about high school and exploring different options. The PPS lottery will be open from November 13 through December 16th. Hosford counselors will be visiting 8th grade social studies classes November 7th and 8th to go over the focus options available, discuss neighborhood schools, and do an overview of what to expect in high school.

Resources/Tips:

• Families should have already received, or be receiving, a letter from enrollment and transfer indicating what your students' neighborhood high school is. If you haven't, or aren't sure, please contact the office or one of the counselors.
• All lottery applications will need to be completed through parentvue. If you have not signed up, please see here.
• Please check out the enrollment and transfer page here for more information about the focus options and the lottery process.
• For information on all of Portland Public Schools high schools, please see here.
• Info nights coming up:
• Benson High School November 20th 6-8pm
• Cleveland High School December 5th 6-8:30pm
• Franklin High School December 4th TBD

From your counselors:

Sahjo Brown sbrown3@pps.net

Cara Benny Leo cbennyleo@pps.net

Folks can get a ride up (kids and/or adults), rent gear if needed, take lessons if desired and get discounted lift tickets. Questions can be directed to me at hosfordskibus@gmail.com.

Jane Van Dam, Group Organizer

Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home tests.

https://covidtests.gov

Even the shipping is free.

As the weather turns and more students stay inside for lunch, volunteers are needed to help supervise lunch!
There are two lunch periods (12:03 to 12:33 pm and 12:53 to 1:23 pm). Sign up to help at one -or both- using the link below.

Current PPS background check needed; check in at office for name tag when you arrive.

Thank you! This is really appreciated by staff!

Lunch Volunteer Sign Up

Would you like to help with school planning initiatives and goals? The Hosford Site Council needs three parent volunteers to provide feedback and help work through planning for the school. Site Council is a unique group, consisting of teachers, parents, and administration, where all voices are heard. We meet almost every month for about an hour from 4:15 - 5:00 pm to look at the School Continuous Improvement Plan (SCIP), school data, and plans for programs and professional development. If you're interested in this opportunity to get involved in Hosford, please email Principal Jill Liddle, jliddle@pps.net.

So far we have raised $3,271. Please help us reach our goal of $12,000 by donating today!

Thank you to Chris Tyler for organizing After School Programming for our students. Please click the link below to review and read about how to sign up.

https://www.hosfordptsa.org/heat

Cell phones, ear buds, headphones and smart watches are off and away all day. Please talk with your child at home so they can prepare for this.

If your child has listening to music as an accommodation on a 504 plan or Individual Education Plan, we have wired headphones that they will wear to access that accommodation. If your child needs noise cancelling headphones, we will have options for this as well.

Remind will be the PPS communication platform. You may click here to read more and download the app.

Sports are run through your child's feeder high school. Click the green PIL Middle School Sports button above to navigate to the web page.

Fall Sports: Football, Cross Country and Volleyball (Mid August Start)