Hosford Middle School

Dear Families,

Thank you for contributing to our Winter Wish List! We have raised $1,120 so far and are hoping to raise $6,500. This money goes to gift cards that directly support our Hosford families in need. If you are able, please consider donating to our families this week. Our staff and PTSA divide and distribute the gift cards among families the week before winter break. Last year we support about 30 families in our school with gift cards between $175 and $300 depending on the number of children.

If you are a family in need, please fill out this request here: Request Form

If you are able, please donate here: Hosford Winter Wish List Donations

Wishing you a happy and health week!

Warmly,

Jill Liddle, Principal

New:

• Important Dates
• Baseball and Softball Registration
• Afterschool Theater

Reminders:

• Logging into Canvas @ Home
• Successful Schools Survey - Please do. 🙏

• 8th Grade High School Information
• Outdoor School Dates & Information - 6th Grade
• Lost and Found
• Hosford Wish Lists
• The Greater Middle East Student Union

• Student Vaccinations
• Ski Bus to Hood Meadows
• Winter Sport Registration - Basketball and Wrestling

• Funds for Hosford

• Parent Resource
• After School Activities

• Join the Hosford Community Loop
• Donations

December 9th: Hosford Site Council 4 pm Library

December 11th: Hosford Band Concert - Cleveland HS 6:30 - 8 pm

December 18th: Early Release Day 1:45 pm Dismissal

December 23rd - January 3rd: WINTER BREAK

To log into Canvas at home, students need to sign into Google with their user name and password. Then, go to my.pps.net.

Please tell us what you think by completing the Successful Schools Survey. It is long, so I'm sorry, but we really do use this feedback!

It is the main data source for our school climate goal. Thank you for helping make Hosford better each year! https://surveys.panoramaed.com/portlandor/fall24family

Counseling Corner

Hello 8th grade families! The PPS transfer lottery is now open until December 16th. Directions are on the enrollment and transfer website.

To see the Hosford counseling team's 8th grade to high school presentation click here.

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.
• For information on all of Portland Public Schools high schools, please see here.
• Benson High School recruitment presentation.
• Info nights coming up:
• Benson High School November 20th 6-8pm
• Cleveland High School December 5th 6-8:30pm
• Franklin High School December 4th 6pm

Sahjo Brown sbrown3@pps.net

Cara Benny-Leo cbennyleo@pps.net

Plan ahead families. 6th Grade students will travel to various outdoor school camps the week of May 18th - 23rd. Students get dropped off on a Sunday and picked up at school upon return on the 23rd - usually around 1 pm or so. Below is more information about Outdoor School and all the fun 6th graders will have.

Hosford's Lost and Found is full to the brim! Leadership students will be organizing and displaying all items in the lost and found this week. Please encourage your student to take a look for anything they're missing. And when you come for conferences next week, stop by and take a look for yourself! All items will be on display outside the office. Anything leftover will be donated before Winter Break.

Contribute to Winter-time Gift Cards for Hosford Families!

Time to harness the giving spirit of our community! We are fundraising for gift cards for our families to be able to purchase items for their students. Last year, we raised just over $5,000, and the counselors were able to support over 30 families in our community!

This year, can we raise $6,500 to assist our community? All donated money will be used to purchase gift cards for families who request them (minus the small GoFundMe transaction fees) and will be distributed in December by the school counselors. If we raise enough money, the counselors will be able to reserve a few gift cards for any family emergencies that emerge later in the school year

If you are able, please donate here: Hosford Winter Wish List Donations

If you would like to receive a gift card, please fill out this request here: Request Form

This is such a strong and generous community! Thank you all!

Please contact salbert@pps.net with any questions.

Best,

Jessica Quarles (Hosford PTSA), Sara Albert, and your Hosford school counselors

The Greater Middle East Student Union is looking for money donations to help fund lunches and field trips. We are a new student affinity group this year and can use all the help we can get. If you feel called to help support us, please donate here. Anything helps! Thank you so much!

https://pps.schoolpay.com/link/GMESU

Vaccines play a crucial role in protecting our students from serious illnesses and help keep our community safe. Parents/ Guardians of students who are due to receive vaccines should receive a letter in the mail. Please check if your child’s vaccinations are current, including their recommended flu shot, and contact your medical provider or any of the resources listed below.

Multnomah County Student Health Centers

OHSU Wellness Center

Multnomah County Vaccination Clinic (English)

Clínica Comunitaria de Vacunación Gratuita (Spanish)

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

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

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