• Open to all Multnomah County youth, ages 5 to 19
• Youth under age 15 must be with a parent or guardian, or have written parental consent
• No out of pocket cost and no medical insurance necessary
• You don't need identification or a social security number
• You don’t need to attend the school where the center is located
• Nearby locations include:
  • McDaniel HS on Mondays and Fridays
  • Franklin HS on Wednesdays and Fridays

Click for Weekly Vaccine Clinic Flyer (English and Spanish)

Wednesday, November 17th at Whitman Elementary School, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Portland Public Schools (PPS) will hold a pediatric vaccine clinic at Whitman Elementary School this Wednesday, November 17. Our community has been invited to attend between 5:00-7:00 p.m. (Whitman Elementary School is located at 7326 SE Flavel St. in Portland.) Working in partnership with Costco Pharmacy, the clinic will provide PPS families with low-barrier, FREE access to COVID-19 vaccines - including the recently approved pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children ages 5-11.  

Portland Public Schools has experience hosting vaccine clinics across the district for students ages 12 and up, and looks forward to expanding vaccine offerings to students ages 5-11. Here are the full details on this week’s vaccine clinic:

• Students and families from Marysville may obtain their vaccinations from 5:00-7:00pm. Please note that vaccine supply is limited and will be offered to Whitman students and families first by appointment, then to other PPS families on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Students MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian to receive a vaccine.
• Vaccines are free. No ID or other documentation is required to receive a vaccine, but if you have insurance coverage, please bring your insurance card.
• The adult dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, as well as booster shots, will also be available.
• Because this vaccine is a two-dose series, PPS will host a second clinic on Wednesday, December 8 from 3:00-7:00pm. A second dose appointment may be scheduled at the first clinic this week.

Thursday, November 18th at Providence Park, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

In partnership with Providence Health & Services, the Portland Timbers and Thorns FC will play host to a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for children ages 5 to 11 at Providence Park on Thursday, November 18th. 

The pop-up clinic will run from 4 to 8 p.m., offering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines while supplies last. Those attending should enter through Gate F on SW 20th Ave. and SW Morrison St. This is a walk-in clinic; no registration is required. 

Children will receive an age-appropriate dose that is one-third of the adult dose, while containing the same active ingredients. Smaller needles designed specifically for children are also used for this group. The COVID-19 vaccine is free, safe, and over 90% effective at preventing the virus in younger children. In addition, the vaccine protects kids from some of the most damaging long-term consequences of the virus.

For additional information on COVID-19 vaccines, please click here.

Enrollment and Program Balancing Phase 2 Presentation

PPS Southeast Guiding Coalition Draft Proposals Review

Enrollment & Program Balancing: Phase 2 Introducion 1-Pager (English)

Enrollment & Program Balancing: Phase 2 Introducion 1-Pager (Russian)

Enrollment & Program Balancing: Phase 2 Introducion 1-Pager (Somali)

Enrollment & Program Balancing: Phase 2 Introducion 1-Pager (Chinese)

Enrollment & Program Balancing: Phase 2 Introducion 1-Pager (Spanish)

Enrollment & Program Balancing: Phase 2 Introducion 1-Pager (Vietnamese)

Click on this LINK to view the pictures from the Harvest Festival! 

Click on this LINK to view the pictures from the Fun Run!

The 3rd grade classes made these paintings to remind us all of the original Indigenous inhabitants of the land we are on now. Click HERE to see the whole gallery.

PDF

English PDF

Answerland's Crisis Calls resources has added a new Racial Equity Support Line. "The Racial Equity Support Line is a service led and staffed by people with lived experience of racism. We offer support to those who are feeling the emotional impacts of racist violence and microaggressions, as well as the emotional impacts of immigration struggles and other cross-cultural issues."

Click on these links to find out more and to access more crisis resources:  Racial Equity Support Line, Answerland's Crisis Calls page.

Emergency Resources for staff, families and students/ Tài liệu dùng cho những trường hợp khẩn cấp cho nhân viên, gia đình và học sinh

Good Information for Families:

• https://www.whiteaccomplices.org/ Great and in depth resource for creating action and change in our community. (interactive resource - click on an area to think about how to take action)
• How to Talk to Your White Children About George Floyd
• Resources for talking about race, racism and racialized violence with kids.
• A Kids Book About Racism
• Black Lives Matter Meditation By Dr. Candice Nicole
• “Self Care Tips for Black People Who are Struggling With This Very Painful Week” by Rachel Miller for Vice

With winter sports getting under way, the Portland Interscholastic League put a wrap on the fall season by announcing its all-league teams and awards. The all-PIL teams were chosen by a ballot of the league’s coaches.

Portland Public Schools continues to advocate for all eligible students and employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. To help kick-start the effort to vaccinate younger students after doses for children ages 5 to 11 were approved on Nov. 2, we held events at several schools to give students of color the opportunity to be vaccinated.

Dear PPS Families,

With low in-school transmission of COVID-19, Portland Public Schools has been exploring how to increase students’ classroom time during this pandemic. We are pleased to announce that we are finalizing the use of a “Test to Stay” model to augment our vaccinations efforts in schools.

In a Test to Stay program, students who are exposed to COVID-19 at school can continue to come to school and will receive onsite testing on specified days during the subsequent two weeks. Students who remain asymptomatic and have negative test results will not need to quarantine. 

We believe vaccination remains the most effective method to keep students and staff safe from COVID-19 and urge all who are eligible to be vaccinated or receive a booster. Test to Stay is intended for unvaccinated, asymptomatic individuals in a school setting where universal masking is fully in place.

The Test to Stay model is supported by the Oregon Department of Education. We are finalizing plans to start the program in January as we work in conjunction with our local public health authority. We will provide additional training and support to our building leaders and increase communication about timelines and testing to families.

You can help expedite the process by signing the consent form for the BinaxNOW test, which we have been offering for symptomatic students and staff in our schools since spring and will use in Test to Stay. You can get the consent form from your school, or download it at the links below, then sign it and return it to the school. 

Consent form for students 15 and older:

• English
• Español / Spanish
• Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese​​
• 简体中文 / Simplified Chinese​​
• Русский / Russian​​
• Soomaali / Somali​​

​Consent form for parents and guardians of students under 15:

• English
• Español / Spanish
• 简体中文 / Simplified Chinese​​
• Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese
• Русский / Russian​​
• Soomaali / Somali​​
• Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese

Dear PPS Families,

Last week, Gov. Kate Brown and state officials announced that they are lifting the mask mandate for outdoor settings, with school districts given the option to do the same. For now, however, Portland Public Schools will continue to require masks in all settings, including outdoors, and we want to let you know how we came to that decision.

During our well-being lessons this month we will be talking about the difference between mood and mindset, perspective taking and mindful movement. Each of these topics explores the way we see and feelthings and the choices we can make to change that view, when/if we want to. When we realize we(students and adults!) have the power to shift our thinking and we learn how to do this, we often feel agreater sense of control and freedom in our lives - a feeling that may seem harder to find these days. To be successful at shifting our mindset or perspective, it’s important to first be able to identify how we arefeeling. Naming our emotions is something we practice at Marysville all the time! For a refresher on oneway to recognize and accept how you are feeling in the moment, try RAIN - a mindfulness practice forwelcoming your emotions.

For more information on these practices, click on the links above. And as always, if you have any questions or you are curious about additional emotional supports for your children please reach out. I’m happy tochat, brainstorm, offer suggestions or just listen.

Warmly,
Sara Fuller, Marysville School Counselor, she/her/hers
Remind, (971)378-0428, K5 Counseling Website

Happy 2021! This is going to be a busy month of well-being! We start out practicing appreciation, then jump into neuroplasticity and the difference between good stress vs bad stress, and we’ll end the month with some mindful movement. All of these topics can be helpful at home as well as at school. Feel free to reach out for information on ways to do that. 

I also want to share a few resources with you. This Grounding Moment practice is a great way to practice mindfulness at home, for all members of the family. And if you are noticing increased anxiety at home these days or are just looking for fun, creative ways to manage anxiety, Create More, Fear Less is a wonderful, free resource with activities for anyone to do at home. I regularly use these activities during small groups with students who have extra worries and anxious thoughts. Check ‘em out and let me know what you make!

As always, if you have any questions or you are curious about additional emotional supports for your children please reach out. I’m happy to chat, brainstorm, offer suggestions or just listen. Be well.

Sara Fuller, Marysville School Counselor

Remind

(971)378-0428

K5 Counseling Website