All Hosford Students will be issued chromebooks October 19th!

With voter approval for the 2020 School Bond last fall, we will continue the vital work of improving the health and safety of our aging school buildings with new roofs and mechanical systems, seismic retrofits, plus accessibility and security upgrades. Additionally, this Bond provides our students and staff with new textbooks, curriculum materials and new technology to support classroom and distance learning, while updating classroom and district technology devices. 

Because of this bond, all students will be provided and assigned a Chromebook to use for both in-school and at-home work. Students will be given a chromebook even if they have a personal device they already use.

Also, if your student has a PPS chromebook they checked out previously, please have them bring it to school on October 19th where they will turn it in, and get their new chromebook.

For more infomration on the 1:1 policy please go to >> https://www.pps.net/Page/17529

For more information click >> in Spanish or in English

Hosford Middle School 2021-22 Request for Support

Follow the links to complete online (preferred) or click here to print a PDF to return with a check (payable to Hosford Middle School)

FEES 

Student Body Donation (all students) - $20  

The student body fee funds student planners and student activities.

Yearbook (optional)  - $20  | Chinese | Spanish

Buy a Hosford Yearbook to remember your awesome year!

Total Fees = $40

DONATIONS 

Please contribute as you can. No student will receive a different educational experience based on payment level.  If you are able, please consider contributing extra to help families who are not able to donate.

** All donations are 100% tax deductible - Tax ID# 93-6000830 **

Click on the links to Donate:

• Principal’s Discretion: (open amount)  To be used to fund additional student activities.
• Immersion Donation (Mandarin Immersion Students only): (open amount)  The cost of curriculum for Chinese Immersion is only partially funded by the district. This fee will help ensure these classes have the resources they need. 
• Library: (open amount)  Help the Library purchase copies of the latest books that middle schoolers love!
• Leadership: (open amount) To help fund school activities.
• Hosford Equity Fund: (open amount) to fund a wide array of Affinity Groups for our underrepresented and historically underserved students.
• Woodshop/Engineering: (open amount)   A good woodshop needs good supplies and this donation ensures students have access to what they need for a great year of building!
• Hosford Band: (open amount)   Donations ensure students have access to the best instruments and instruction.
• Art Class: (open amount) This donation helps the art teachers purchase the supplies they need to make the year one of awesome creativity!
• Counseling: (open amount) Supplies for students in need.
• AVID: (open amount) To help augment the district funds for AVID classes.
• Tech Fund: (open amount) To help keep our tech cutting-edge.

If paying with a credit card, please go to SchoolPay (left side of Hosford website homepage) and search “Hosford” or follow links embedded above.

Dear Hosford Students and Families, Current and Future -

We are excited to welcome you in a few days as we start our new school year together. In addition to a physical Back to School packet, this year we have also gone digital. There is a lot of important information in this “packet” that will help ease the transition from summer to school. We have embedded links in each section to make navigating the packet as easy as possible. Please be sure to check out each section.

Remember, Rising 6th Grade Students join us for Jump Start on Wednesday, September 1 at 9:15 AM; all other students return on September 1 at 11:15 AM.

Welcome to the new school year; we’re glad you’re a part of the Hosford family!

SCHOOL

Request for Support (student fees, yearbook, donations, etc) Chinese, Spanish

Yearly Verification (also access to ParentVUE) Update your address, phone #, etc

School Supply List 

Hosford Contact List

School & Family Communication Tools

Family Survey

SchoolPay

Bell Schedule all grades

• 6th grade
• 7th grade
• 8th grade

HMS Handbook

Walking Field trip Permission Slip

DISTRICT

PPS Policies, Handbook & Guidelines (Student Rights & Responsibilities)

District Calendar 2021-2022

Free & Reduced Lunch application

Bus Routes

HEALTH

COVID Testing Consent Form

MESD information: Exclusion Guidelines 

Other MESD and School Health Services information

2021-22 Immunization Requirements:

• English  
• Russian  
• Somali
• Chinese
• Vietnamese
• Spanish
• Arabic

PPS has a new dashboard for all student learning apps at My.PPS

Students will need all supplies on the list below for use in Hosford core classes. If purchasing supplies is a hardship, please let your counselor know, and they will assist to make sure your student has what they need. 

• 6th Grade Counselor: Cara Benny | cbenny@pps.net
  
• 7th Grade Counselor: Sahjo Brown | sbrown3@pps.net
• 8th Grade Counselor: Elise Newhouse | enewhouse1@pps.net

** Planners are provided by the student body donation funds and do not need to be purchased.

Students may need to replenish some of their supplies for 2nd semester.

OFFICE MAX PERKS ID# 3912877996                    OFFICE DEPOT SCHOOL ID# 70084275 

2021-22 School Supplies

Please click here for more information about the Free & Reduced-Price Meal Program 

PPS wants to hear from you to weigh the impacts of requiring all students 12 years and older to be vaccinated against COVID-19. We heard that Saturday is a better day for Spanish-speaking families to attend this session. This session will be conducted via Zoom.  

The state of Oregon’s requirement that all school employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 will have a minimal impact in Portland Public Schools classrooms and campuses. As of the state deadline of Monday, October 18, more than 96% of the district’s employees were fully vaccinated.

Dear PPS Families,

As the PPS Board of Education considers a requirement that students (ages 12 and older) be vaccinated against COVID-19, we are providing you a quick summary on the timeline for a possible decision:

The PPS Board of Education, at its meeting on Tuesday, October 26, will consider making Friday, November 12 into a professional development day for teachers, with no classes for students. Because November 11 is a federal holiday, Veterans Day, students would have a four-day weekend.