5/16/2022

Below is a quick glance at what you will find in this week’s eNews.

Schedule of Events
COVID testing and kit pick-up and drop-off, early release every Friday, A and B school calendar, track practice, no school, track meet

Roosevelt School News
PAR info, 2 liter bottles wanted, masks optional, yearbook purchase, becoming an Observer in Canvas, COVID: managing our resources, COVID testing and kit pick-up and drop-off, COVID testing: opting out, 8th/9th grade info: summer bridge program, SAIL program, 8th grad promotion, RMS family math night info, math interview

Extra Curricular Activities
Ophelia’s Place spring activities, volleyball camp, youth track and field activity, SE soccer camp, SE football

Community Resources
EEF Fundraiser, students ride free with LTD, free tutoring with SEHS Rotary Interact, free Spanish tutor, Middle School night out with YMCA, BIPOC art contest

Mental Health Support
Suicide prevention training, free access to Care Solace, mental health info from the administration and counselors, multiple links for support, 15th Night resource guide

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Schedule of Events
This Week
MAY 16th (M): B DAY
* 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM, Track Practice
MAY 17th (T): A DAY
* 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM, Track Practice
* Receive COVID Testing Kit
MAY 18th (W): B DAY
* 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Track meet vs. Cal Young @ SEHS
* COVID Sample Drop Off
MAY 19th (TH): A DAY
* 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM, Track Practice
MAY 20th (F): B DAY
* 2:35 PM, Early Release from School

Next Week
MAY 23rd (M): A DAY
* 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM, Track Practice
MAY 24th (T): B DAY
* 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM, Track Practice
* Receive COVID Testing Kit
MAY 25th (W): A DAY
* 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Track Meet vs. Spencer Butte @ SEHS
* COVID Sample Drop Off
MAY 26th (TH): B DAY
* 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM, Track Practice
MAY 27th (F): A DAY
* 2:35 PM, Early Release from School

**A and B School Calendar for 2021-2022

Roosevelt School News
PAR News
May PAR Meeting
As Parents of Roosevelt, we typically gather via zoom on the first Tuesday of each month. However, instead of meeting up on our regularly scheduled time of Tuesday May 3rd, we are going to combine our meeting with the 5th Grade Family Orientation on Tuesday, May 24th. We hope to introduce ourselves to our new families, celebrate the things that have happened this year, and look forward to what is going to be coming in the future. So, save the date for Tuesday May 24th!

We are also planning on one more Teacher/Staff Appreciation event to remind our teachers and staff how awesome they are and thank them for a great school year. Watch for details to come in the eNews and social media in the days to come.

Roosevelt Family Spring Clean Up
PAR invites our Roosevelt Family to a Spring Clean Up to make our school look beautiful and have lots of fun doing it. Grab your gloves and shovel and come on out Saturday May 21st from 9am-12pm as we weed the front of our school and do some projects to make our school look sharp and welcoming. This event is for the whole family. Coffee and treats will be served too.
Roosevelt Family Spring Clean Sign Up

8TH GRADE FESTIVITIES ARE COMING!
It’s almost time to give a fond farewell to our 8th graders! The 8th grade promotion ceremony is Thursday, June 16, 6:30-7:30 PM in the large gym, with students arriving at 6:00 PM. The dance, exclusively for Roosevelt 8th graders, follows promotion on June 16 at 7:30-9:00 PM. Friday, June 17 is a full day of school, including an ice cream social for Roosevelt 8th graders only.

Detailed information and permission forms are attached to an email that will soon be sent directly to 8th grade parents. That information will also be available on Roosevelt’s website and will be distributed to 8th graders in House in the coming days. In the meantime, we need your help to send them off to high school in style. We have volunteer opportunities to: set up and take down the dance decorations; set up and staff the snack table at the dance and clean up afterwards; staff and serve frozen treats at the ice cream social; ALL TO CELEBRATE OUR 8TH GRADERS.

And 7th grade parents, we encourage you to pay it forward by chaperoning the dance, in anticipation of next year’s 7th grade parents chaperoning your then 8th graders’ dance.

If you are interested in helping with 8th grade promotion activities, please email Laura Fuhriman at fuhriman_l@4j.lane.edu.

Interviews with Parents about Changes in Math
Parents/guardians of students at Roosevelt are invited to take part in a research project studying changes to Oregon’s mathematics education system. Interview responses will inform training materials for school employees across the state of Oregon about parent/guardian perspectives on the changes to math. While there is no direct benefit for participating in this study, parents will indirectly benefit through improved quality of support. The interviews will take place on Zoom and will last approximately 45 minutes.
* Would you like to share your perspective in an interview? Click here to reserve your time.
* Have questions? Email: Maddy Ahearn, PhD Candidate at the University of Oregon, mahearn@uoregon.edu

COVID-19 Testing: Opting Out
If you no longer wish to participate in the weekly COVID-19 test program, please contact the UO at c19studentsupport@uoregon.edu.

If you have any extra COVID-19 tests kits, please send them to school. Your student can drop them off in the office.

RMS Math Nights
On Thursday, May 5, we held our last RMS Math Night this year. Our teachers shared a series of ‘lessons learned’ and provided a look back at a year of examining complex instruction and modernizing math curriculum. Please click here to see our presentation and here to view our Zoom session.
This culminating event came at the end of a year-long series of thought-provoking sessions designed to shift family and student mindsets and attitudes about mathematics, intelligence, and achievement towards research-proven facts that all students can succeed in mathematics at high levels. Our work coincides with a state-wide movement to shift both instruction and course sequencing over the next year.

Our series can be found here:
* October 21: Overview of our RMS and state-level work
* December 9: Modernizing math instruction
* March 3: What’s meant by ‘college-ready?’
* April 7: Reckless versus responsible acceleration

As a result of our project this year, RMS will move to grade-level math in 2022-23 as early adopters in anticipation of a district-wide change in 2023-24. Students who are on specific tracks now will continue on and all students will have the option of testing in order to skip a grade level. Please watch your email for options about placement testing for the 2022-23 school year.

Please also watch your email for a 4j meeting on Thursday, June 2, that will outline district plans for changes to math course sequencing and the upcoming curriculum adoption.

Thanks for your thoughtful participation this year!

Calling All Empty 2 Liter Bottles!
Brian and Chad’s Science and Tech class is beginning their rocketry unit and need your clean 2 liter bottles. They don’t need the caps but if you have them that is okay as well. Please send them in with your kiddo to be dropped off with either Brian or Chad. Thanks!!!

Attention: 8th-Grade Families!
UO Summer SAIL Program
SAIL is a FREE week-long summer program hosted on UO campus where students have the opportunity to experience college firsthand. This summer, SAIL will offer in-person Day Only programs as well as Day + Residential Programs where selected students will get to stay in a UO Dorm Hall! Students can choose from a wide variety of subject areas taught by distinguished UO faculty who volunteer their time for the opportunity to connect with and educate SAIL Students through fun and interactive activities. Interested students should apply on our website: sail.uoregon.edu

Summer Program Dates for 2022:
* August 1- 5
* August 8 – 12
**To find out more information, click here to check out the flyer.
**Click here for information in Spanish.

Summer Bridge Program for Incoming 9th Graders
4J Summer Bridge is a program for any incoming 9th grade students at the high school they will be attending next fall. Students starting 9th grade at Eugene Online Academy may register to attend at their neighborhood high school.

Hear about high school from the experts! Junior and senior students will be at Summer Bridge with answers to your questions. They are ready to share lots of stories and advice about surviving and thriving in high school. By knowing what to expect, you’ll have a head start in high school! Find your way around your school and know where your classrooms are. Discover important school resources and how to access them. Connect with old friends and make new ones.

Learn the key ingredients of high school success from awesome Summer Bridge teachers!

Sign up by June 13, 2022.

Programa “Summer Bridge”
¡Prepárate para el éxito en la Preparatoria! El programa “Summer Bridge” está diseñado para ayudar a los estudiantes de 9º grado a prepararse para un buen comienzo en la escuela preparatoria. Durante la semana de Summer Bridge, los estudiantes participarán en actividades interesantes y divertidas con el objetivo de fomentar una buena transición al 9º grado.

Los estudiantes se conectarán con viejos amigos y conocerán a otros nuevos, escucharán a los estudiantes del tercer (11° grado) y último (12° grado) año de la preparatoria sobre las claves de éxito en la escuela, conocerán increibles maestros, conocerán mejor su escuela, y aprenderán sobre los recursos y las personas que pueden ayudarles a navegar por la escuela preparatoria.
La participación en el programa “Summer Bridge” es gratuita.

Registrarse antes del junio 13, 2022.

Information & Application
* Dates: August 1–5, 2022
* Morning Session: 8:30–11:30 a.m.
* Afternoon Session: 12:30–3:30 p.m.

Summer Bridge Registration Form 2022

Formulario de Inscripción del Programa “Summer Bridge” 2022

For more information contact:
* South Eugene HS:  Emily Rousseau
* Churchill HS:  Gene Chism
* North Eugene HS:  Bill Wagner
* Sheldon HS:  Jackie Owens

SEHS Transition from Middle School Info
South Eugene is excited to begin students’ transition from middle school to high school. SEHS counselors and admins hosted an incoming 9th-grade Family Information Night on Zoom. If you missed it, you can find a recording of it here.

**Click here to find out more information about 8th grade transition to South Eugene high school.

Purchase Your 2021-2022 Yearbook Now
Now is the time to order your student’s yearbook. Quantities are limited, so consider purchasing a 2021-2022 yearbook ASAP! The cost is $30 ($15 for students who qualify for the federal free and reduced lunch program).
If you would like to pay with credit card (there is no processing fee) please visit the following the web link to purchase your yearbook:   https://www.schoolpay.com/link/Roosevelt-2021-22-Yearbook . If your student qualifies for the federal free and reduced lunch program, go to this link: https://www.schoolpay.com/link/Roosevelt-2021-22-Yearbook-freereduced.

If you prefer to pay with cash or check, please send your payment to the office. Make checks payable to Roosevelt Middle School with “Yearbook and student name” written in the memo space.

Please check with Karen Kingzett, kingzett@4j.lane.edu, BEFORE completing your order to make sure you did not already purchase a yearbook at the beginning of the year. Some parents are inadvertently paying twice for a yearbook.

Interested in Volunteering
Interested in volunteering at RMS in the near future and/or for the next school year, please contact Laura Fuhriman at fuhirman_l@4j.lane.edu.

Observing Your Student in Canvas
Would you like to be able to see what your student is doing at school in Canvas? Become an Observer on Canvas. As an Observer you will be able to check grades, monitor assignments and due dates, as well as communicate directly with your student’s teachers.

**To be set up as an observer, use this link to request a pairing code. Then click here for step by step instructions on setting up an Observer account. The same instructions can also be found by watching this video in English or Spanish.

Masks are Optional
Masks are now optional, AND, students who are experiencing symptoms of any illness should stay home. Please call school to share about students who have tested positive and students who are feeling sick.

Here is the latest Oregon Health Authority guidance in use at schools:
Any student or staff can be at school if after exposure (regardless of vaccine status) as long as they are symptom free and well.

Any student experiencing ONE PRIMARY SYMPTOM may return after symptoms are improving and any fever has been resolved without medication for at least 24 hours.

Any student experiencing TWO OR MORE PRIMARY SYMPTOMS may return:
* If Negative COVID test result: same as one primary symptom
* If no test result: after 5 days exclusion
* If Positive COVID test result: see above for student who tests positive

PRIMARY COVID SYMPTOMS:
* COUGH
* FEVER 100.4 OR HIGHER OR CHILLS
* DIFFICULTY BREATHING OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH
* LOSS OF SENSE OF TASTE OR SMELL

Anyone with a POSITIVE COVID-19 test will be excluded from school for 5 days and will be asked to wear a mask for 5 more days after they return to school.

Other, related OHA guidance:
* Diarrhea: ( 3+ watery stools in 24 hours OR sudden onset of loose stools OR student unable to control bowel function when previously able. may return 48 hours after last episode.
* Vomiting: (one or more episodes that can’t be explained): may return 48 hours after last episode.
* Fever only: may return after 24 hours fever free without the use of fever reducing medication.

COVID-19 SUPPORT HOTLINE: call 866-917-8881 or text OHACOVID to 6122
This service is available Mon-Friday 8-6 and Sat 10-4.

**Click here to read a guidelines for keeping students home from school due to illness.

COVID-19 News
Trouble Accessing COVID Vaccines?
Do you want COVID vaccinations but due to your housing situation you cannot gain access to the vaccine? Lane County Public Health (LCPH) has mobile vaccine deployment for qualified individuals. To find out more information contact the LCPH call center at 541-682-1380. The call center in open Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM. They can help request a mobile vaccine visit.

Free COVID-19 Test Kits
Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com. Here’s what you need to know about your order:
* Limit of one order per residential address
* One order includes 4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests
* Orders will ship free starting in late January
Click here to order your free test kits.

Sign up for COVID-19 Testing
In addition please follow this link to find information for opting your student into free COVID-19 testing. If you would like your student to participate, please read the information and scan the QR code to register. Please also complete this waiver and email it to Laura Fuhriman at fuhriman_l@4j.lane.edu. Doing so will allow us to provide your student with the necessary materials for testing. We’ll have more updates once we compile student registrations.

Already Signed Up?
If you signed up for voluntary COVID testing your student’s test kit will be distributed directly to them on Tuesday during House.  When you receive the kit, collect your samples Tuesday evening or before school Wednesday morning and return your sample to the front office on Wednesday, by 11:00 AM. Families will be notified by the UO via email of results.

If you have questions, please email Laura at fuhriman_l@4j.lane.edu.

Extra Curricular Activities
Free Youth Activity at Hayward Field – Prefontaine Classic
With the World Track & Field Championships coming to the Eugene/Springfield area this summer, it is the perfect time to get local youth engaged in the sport of track & field. The Prefontaine Classic Youth Meet is the perfect opportunity for young athletes to compete in the same venue as the top athletes in the world and then enjoy the professional track & field meet that follows as a spectator for FREE!

* When: Saturday, May 28, 9:00 AM
* Check-in begins at 8:00 AM at the North Entrance to Hayward Field
* Who: All youth ages 7-14
* Events:
* Track: 100m, 800m
* Field: Long Jump, Turbo Javelin
* Participants are limited to registering for 2 events (1 track and 1 field)
* Competition will be broken into age groups (7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14) and genders (Boy/Girl)
* Registration is FREE!
* Every participant receives:
* FREE exclusive participation medal
* 2 FREE General Admission tickets to attend The Prefontaine Classic later that day (for seating in Sections 130-136)
**To find out more information, check out the flyer in English or Spanish.

South Eugene Football
SE Football is back! Head Coach Chad Kessler would like to invite you to a Parent – Coach informational meeting on Wednesday, May 25th in the SE Cafeteria starting promptly at 6:00 PM. Topics will range from upcoming schedules and safety to ways parents can get involved to help create a great high school football experience for their Student – Athlete! See you there and “Go South”!

Summer Art Camp
The Dotty and Frank Light Family are offering arts and technology summer camps for youth 11-18 yrs, with scholarships for low income families. Students will develop new skills and techniques in sculpture, painting, digital art and music, printmaking, leather making and more! Using traditional mediums and iPads/iPencils for each student, these camps are for ages 11-14.

This year, we are also offering an Artist Apprenticeship program for ages 15-18 to work alongside our camp instructors.

Their website has more info, detailed curriculum, scholarship forms and registration links. Let me know if you have any questions.

**Click here to check out the flyer.

Volleyball Camp Info
Are you interested in volleyball or just looking to stay active this summer?

Register for our All Skills youth camp this summer June 27th-30th at South Eugene High school. Brochure can be found in the Roosevelt front office or contact Alicia Chamness (chamness_a@4j.lane.edu) for more information.

Rose Children’s Theatre Summer Camps
Rose Children’s Theatre will be hosting a series of theatre camps this Summer. The camps will cover a variety of theatre and offer opportunities for Grades K-12. For more information and to register your student, head to https://rosechildrenstheatre.org/camps-workshops/summer-musical-theatre-camp/
RCT will be announcing our Fall show soon.

Ophelia’s Place Spring Activities
What is Ophelia’s Place?

Ophelia’s Place is committed to helping girls make healthy life choices through prevention, support, and education.

OP provides a range of services and support to meet girls and families where they are, when and how they need it. Services are available in person or virtually, and individually or as a group. Offerings include after and out-of-school workshops and activities; school girl empowerment groups; presentations to students; and strength-based therapy.
Girls cannot overcome challenges alone. (No one can.) Because of that, we offer guidance for parents, teachers and peers, including boys. That’s where our trainings for parents, teachers, and in-school programs come in. We also provide professional development training to youth-serving organizations.

**Check out this flyer (in both Spanish and English) of upcoming activities. And to register click here.

Request Your Child’s Free LTD Pass!
In 4J, elementary and middle school students need parent/guardian permission to receive a student transit pass. To get a free LTD student transit pass, fill out the permission form at this link or request a paper copy from the front office. 

The student transit pass can be used to get anywhere within the LTD service area, including on weekends and after school.

¡Solicite el pase LTD gratuito para su hijo!
En 4J, los estudiantes de escuelas primarias y secundarias necesitan el permiso de los padres/guardián para recibir un pase de tránsito. Para obtener un pase de tránsito estudiantil LTD gratis, complete el formulario de permiso en este enlace o solicite una copia impresa en la oficina.

El pase de tránsito para estudiantes se puede usar para llegar a cualquier lugar dentro del área de servicio de LTD, incluso los fines de semana y después de la escuela.

BIPOC Youth Art Contest
Calling all Black, Indigenous, Person of Color (BIPOC) Youth Artists! CALC is hosting an art contest to open up space for expression and dialogue around REVOLUCIÓN / REVOLUTION.

What does revolution mean/look like to you? ¿Qué significa la revolución para ti?

From the body to family to identity to relationships to government to power to community to safety to education to economy: revolution on the smallest to largest scales and everything in between!! All of these entities are constructions, and we need to hear from young people to reimagine a more just and sustainable world. Your thoughts, visions, and reflections matter.

Revolución a todas escalas — desde el cuerpo a la familia, las relaciones, el gobierno, el poder, la comunidad, la seguridad, la educación y la economía. Todas estas entidades son construcciones y necesitamos escuchar de les jóvenes para reimaginar un mundo más justo, más sustentable. Tus pensamientos, visiones y reflexiones importan.

The last day to submit your art is July 1, 2022.

**For more information about the competition click here or check out the flyer.