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

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

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!

Caitlin Klenz, Principal

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

DISTRICT

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

District Calendar 2021-2022

Free & Reduced Lunch application

HEALTH

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

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

To purchase a yearbook for the 2020-21 school year: 
https://pps.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Hosford-Yearbook-20202021/Schr96e

(Please note, yearbooks will be distributed in the Fall.)

For a downloadable PDF of PPS's 2021 Annual Asbestos Notification, please click here 

From Portland Public School's Office of Risk Management:

Date: January 21, 2021
To: All Portland Public School Principals
From: Risk Management Department, Environmental Health & Safety Section
Subject: 2021 Annual Asbestos Notification

Each year, as a requirement of the federally mandated Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), the District must notify the community of the existence and location of the Asbestos Management Plan (AMP). This letter accomplishes that requirement. A description of the location, quantity, and condition of all asbestos-containing material (ACM) and presumed asbestos-containing materials (PACM) is in the AMP located in the main office and in the District database.

Among others, asbestos is often present in the following building materials:
● Gaskets
● Ceiling tile
● Cement board
● Thermal system installation (TSI)
● Vinyl asbestos floor tile
● Spray-on textured ceiling
● Spray-on fireproofing
● Sound attenuation material
● Wall and ceiling material plaster
● Magnesite cementitious flooring

Employees shall not disturb or damage these materials in any way unless expressly authorized. Any damaged ACM should be reported to Risk Management Department, Environmental Health and Safety Section immediately. In addition, it is required that the information in this letter be shared with the parents and faculty of the school by including it as agenda item for faculty, PTA, and safety committee meetings or other appropriate means.

The Risk Management Department, Environmental Health & Safety Section is currently conducting a six month periodic surveillance of ACM. A copy of the results of that surveillance will be included in the AMP. In addition, a 3-year re-inspection was completed by EPA-certified inspectors in 2018. The next 3-year re-inspection is scheduled to take place this year in 2021. Thank you for your attention to this important regulatory compliance matter. If you have any questions or want additional information regarding the District’s asbestos management program, please feel free to contact the Risk Management Department, Environmental Health & Safety Section.

As part of reopening Portland Public Schools in the 2021-22 school year, the district must submit a plan to the Oregon Department of Education. As part of the requirement, PPS is asking for feedback on the plan.

Dear PPS Families,

The 2021-22 school year is fast approaching, and we continue to prepare to safely reopen our schools for in-person learning. We want to make sure you are aware of upcoming opportunities to receive a COVID-19 vaccine during registration at our nine comprehensive high schools.

Dear PPS Students, Families and Staff,

As we finalize our last Back to School FAQ sections, we wanted to share with you a couple of updates. First, the district’s Office of Internal Performance Audit recently presented to the Board of Education its audit of our health and safety practices for hybrid learning last spring. We are pleased and proud to say that auditors reported no findings. From last week’s presentation:

Dear Colleagues,

The public health guidance is clear--vaccines are the best way to prevent the spread and the severity of COVID. Today we are announcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for all PPS staff.