Stoller Weekly
February 12, 2021
Important Dates
Wednesdays - Free tutoring for Stoller Students - see info below
Thursdays in February - Sunset HS Incoming 9th Grade Zoom Tours - Thursdays February 11, 18, & 25 (updated info below)
Monday, February 15, 2021 - President's Day Holiday - School Closed
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - SCHEDULE CHANGE - Synchronous Learning
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - Immunization Exclusion Day
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - Additional day added for Sunset HS Incoming 9th Grade Zoom Tours (updated info below)
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - Forecasting for Stoller 8th Grade (more info below)
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - Staff Work Development - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Monday, March 22 through Friday, March 26 - Spring Break - School Closed
Monday, March 29, 2021 - Signal to Noise entry deadline (more info below)
Message From The Principal
Good Afternoon Stoller Families -
On February 22nd we have invited 40 identified students with wifi connectivity or other issues making remote learning inaccessible into the building for support (LIPI). We've worked closely with the District's return-to-school committee to setup guidelines and safety protocols to create a safe environment for everybody. The building remains closed to the public while we host these students. Please continue to check District announcements for updates on return to school.
Today some of our families will be celebrating the Lunar New Year, we wish them a prosperous and healthy new year.
I hope you are staying safe and warm with our winter weather. Enjoy your 3-day weekend.
Important News
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17TH - schedule change
Due to the President's Day Holiday on Monday, February 15th and no school, students' Monday classes will shift to Tuesday and Tuesday classes will shift to Wednesday.
The remainder of the week's schedule stays the same.
Principal Chats
All future principal chats will be postponed until further notice. This is because of the constant change regarding return to school guidelines. This topic is the most pressing issue for our families and Ms. Galvan would like to be able to inform you of the District's firm plan when a final decision has been made.
Until then, if you have questions or concerns pertaining to other topics outside of return to school please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Galvan directly via email veronica_galvan@beaverton.k12.or or her assistant, Cristina Guajardo cristina_guajardo@beaverton.k12.or.us.
You may also call the office, 503-356-2680 to set up a meeting.
Thank you.
CyberPatriot Competition
Congratulations to Stoller students Ethan Zhang, Justin Xia, Hrithik Ketineni, Monica Bao and Katie Jin for their State First Place award after three rounds competition in the Middle School Division for the CyberPatriot Competition.
They rank 19th out of 361 teams nationwide. For more information about this competition, you can visit https://www.uscyberpatriot.org/home.
Intel Employees: Updated Volunteer Info (Temporary Change)
Intel employees can track volunteer time up to 5 hours per day, per household, from Jan 1, 2021-June 01, 2021 for time spent on education and tracked to the school the child attends (i.e. Stoller). This temporary change can be applied to the employee’s child/children as well as other children they may be instructing. Hours can be logged at https://intel.benevity.org/
Please note that any donations made to school or PTO can be matched at https://intel.benevity.org/
2nd Semester Encore classes
New Encore classes for second semester like Choir, Drama, Tech and Spanish start this Monday, February 8th. If your student is unsure which classes they are supposed to take, have them check their class schedule on StudentVue on their district chromebook.
It’s under the student tab on the top of the district website: https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/.
New Encore courses should appear in their dashboard in Canvas by the end of the day today, Friday, February 5th. Students should look to their new canvas courses to find zoom links, assignments and daily agendas – just like all of their other classes.
If your student does not see their new encore course, have them click the courses button on the far left, click “all courses” at the bottom then put a star next to their new courses. They will now appear on the dashboard. Check the Stoller Facebook or Instagram for a GIF on how to find this.
Forecasting for 8th Grade
Stoller 8th graders -
Sunset and Westview High School Counselors will be joining Stoller Students at 10am during first period on Thursday, February 18th to forecast for the 2021-22 school year.
More information including zoom link will be shared in an upcoming advisory lesson.
Middle School Legacy Information
If you are a current 7th Grade Stoller family impacted by the Middle School Boundary changes, you should have received an email from District last Friday, January 29th.
For information about who qualifies for the 7th Grade Legacy Program Option visit the Enrollment page of the BSD website. The deadline to exercise your Legacy Option is February 26th.
UPDATE - Sunset HS Incoming 9th Grade Zoom Tours
Sunset High School incoming 9th-grade families,
Thursday January 29th Sunset began the first in a series of Live Zoom tours with Principal John Huelskamp. Sunset has updated and added a Wednesday to the schedule.
Please join at any of the times listed below for an interactive tour of the building, ask questions, and learn more about academics, athletics, and student life at Sunset High School.
We look forward to seeing each one of you!
Sunset High School Administration
Wednesday Tour Date
Feb 17, 2021 03:00 PM
Thursday Tour Dates
Feb 11, 2021 03:00 PM
Feb 18, 2021 04:00 PM
Feb 25, 2021 04:00 PM
Meeting ID: 871 1045 7786
Passcode: 839815
https://beavertonk12.zoom.us/j/87110457786?pwd=WWxHdnVPRTh6ZUFoejhzYzFVUytkUT09
Free Tutoring for Stoller Students
Westview H.S. National Honor Society students will be available for tutoring on Zoom, Wednesdays from 11:00-noon.
Interested students can sign up using this link.
Signal To Noise Film Festival Final Entries
The deadlines are published!
Signal to Noise Film Festival Final entries for Stoller students are due to Mr. Bush via the SMS Students Course on March 29th, 2021. That's the day we come back from Spring Break.
Watch the SMS Students course for more information and the way to submit your permission slip and project.
For more information check out the Signal to Noise website or contact Mr. Bush.
Library Service
Book Return:
There are still many books out from last year. Please check your child’s library account and return any BSD books to Stoller or any BSD school.
A Book Return bin is located outside the Stoller main entrance on school days from 8:30am until 4:00pm. Books from any BSD Library can be returned to STMS, or Stoller books returned to any BSD School.
See this link for all book return options.
BOOK BUS:
Take a walk on Wednesday afternoons to your local book bus! Rain or shine, we have books for you! Stop by to check out a book from the selection on the bus or pick up a hold you already placed. You can also return books here!
NW Columbia Ave. & NW 192nd Ave. @ 1:43pm
NW 178th Ave.( just past St. Juan Diego) @ 2:09pm
7284 NW 170th Ave. at Abby Creek Park @ 2:35pm
NW Mitchell & 153rd Terrace, near South Parc Apts. @ 3:05pm
NW Milford St. in front of Green Space @ 3:33pm
Questions about the Library? Email kelly_anderson@beaverton.k12.or.us
Clothes for Kids
Appointments are available now!
Use this link Clothes for Kids Appointment to schedule an online. Appointments are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. or on Wednesdays between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Clothes for Kids is also accepting donations. Appointments are not needed to make a donation. Preferred way to donate is when the program is open during the times listed above. However, there are two donation bins on the walkway in front of the program that are available Monday through Friday during normal business hours.
Community Outreach - Hillsboro Chamber & Local Nonprofit Partners
The Hillsboro Chamber and local nonprofit partners are working to make vaccination of the area’s Latinx community a greater priority. Our Latinx neighbors have been hard hit and we’re hoping that we can all unite in sharing vaccine information as its available. Please see the message below. If you have questions about this advocacy you can reach out to Nansi Lopez, our Latinx Outreach manager at NansiL@Hillchamber.org.
Las clínicas de vacunación para la Fase 1B - Educadores comenzaron el lunes 25 de enero. Incluyen proveedores de cuidado infantil, educadores y personal de educación temprana y K-12. Aunque todo el personal de cuidado infantil es actualmente elegible para las vacunas en los condados de Washington, Multnomah y Clackamas, actualmente no tenemos suficientes vacunas para todos al mismo tiempo.
Aquellos elegible incluye:
• Proveedores de cuidado infantil de ECC y todo el personal que trabaja con ellos
• Instalaciones sin licencia de ECC y todo el personal que trabaja y se ofrece como voluntario en ellas.
• Adultos jóvenes (de 16 a 18 años) dentro del hogar
Por favor sea paciente. Si está en el primer grupo y no obtiene una cita en su primer intento, vuelva a intentarlo otro día. Si está en grupos futuros, lo mantendremos informado sobre cuándo es su turno. No llame a la salud pública, a su proveedor ni al hospital, no pueden ayudarlo con una cita.
Salud Pública del Condado de Washington está trabajando para mantener pequeñas clínicas en nuestro condado. Si no puede asistir a una cita en el Centro de Convenciones de Portland, compartiremos más información sobre los sitios locales cuando podamos programarlos y recibir suministros de vacunas. Nuevamente, agradecemos enormemente su paciencia.
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PROGRAMAR SU CITA DE VACUNAS
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Haga clic en este enlace: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/
El enlace abajo lo llevará a un video instructivo sobre cómo programar su cita para la vacuna COVID-19.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oxao7wZlkg&t=1s
Inscríbase para una cuenta de MyHealth, haciendo clic en Registrarse ahora en la parte inferior de la página de confirmación. Su cuenta MyHealth le permitirá:
o Programar su segunda cita de dosis a su conveniencia.
o Cancelar o renegociar su cita, de ser necesario.
Si ocupa asistencia haciendo cita de vacunación comuníquese con las siguientes agencias:
● Centro Cultural (503) 359-0446
● Community Action (971) 223-6100 ccrr@caowash.org. Deje un mensaje con su información de contacto.
● Centro de Recuperación de Negocios ubicado en la Cámara de Comercio de Hillsboro (solamente la ubicación de Hillsboro del BRC) le podrá ayudar. Por favor llame Nansi Lopez a (503) 726-2151 o mándele correo a NansiL@hillchamber.org. Están abiertos de 9am a 5pm.
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PREPARACIÓN PARA SU VACUNA
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∙ En preparación para su cita de vacunación, revise las siguientes instrucciones e información importante:
∙ Deje tiempo para permanecer durante un período de observación de 15 minutos después de la vacunación en el área de vacunación. Si tiene antecedentes de alergias graves a cualquier cosa, será necesario que lo controlen durante 30 minutos en el lugar de la vacunación. Si no tiene tiempo para esperar, no será vacunado.
∙ Use una blusa holgada para que sus mangas se puedan enrollar fácilmente hasta su hombro y traiga una máscara o una cubierta facial.
∙ Se le pedirá que complete una hoja de pre-vacunación.
∙ Si tiene seguro médico, traiga su tarjeta de seguro, ya que esto le permite al proveedor de atención médica facturar a su seguro por administrar la inyección. Tenga la seguridad de que no se le solicitará ningún pago.
∙ Si puede completar la hoja de revacunación antes de llegar y llevarla a su cita, ayudará a reducir el papeleo requerido en el lugar. En enlace de la hoja se encuentra aquí:
o https://files.constantcontact.com/0b8e004d701/6423d2f6-3002-458f-ae55-c9e84c96e8b3.pdf
∙ No podrá elegir el fabricante de la vacuna. Dependiendo de la vacuna que le administren, la vacuna requiere dos dosis, con 21 o 28 días de diferencia. En el momento de recibir la vacuna, se le proporcionarán instrucciones sobre cómo programar la siguiente dosis.
∙ Lea la hoja de datos de Autorización de uso de emergencia para los beneficiarios de la vacuna Moderna y la vacuna Pfizer.
No asista a su cita si:
● le han dicho que se quede en casa debido a una infección o exposición al COVID-19.
● fiebre superior a 100 grados, sin tomar medicamentos antifebriles, durante las 24 horas previas al evento.
● recibió alguna otra vacuna en las últimas 2 semanas.
● recibió anticuerpos monoclonales o plasma de convalecencia como parte del tratamiento con COVID-19 en los últimos 90 días.
Gracias
Vaccination clinics for Phase 1B - Educators began on Monday, 1/25. They include childcare providers, early learning and K-12 educators and staff. Although all childcare staff are currently eligible for vaccinations in Washington, Multnomah, and Clackamas counties we do not currently have enough vaccine for everyone at the same time. Those who are eligible now include:
- ECC Child Care providers and all staff who work with them
- Licensed non ECC facilities and all the staff who work and volunteer within them.
- Young adults (ages 16-18) within the household
Please be patient. If you are in the first group and don’t get an appointment at your first try, please try again on another day. If you are in future groups, we will keep you updated about when it is your turn. Please do not call public health, your provider, or the hospital, they cannot help you with an appointment.
Washington County Public Health is working to hold small clinics in our County. If you cannot attend an appointment at the Portland Convention Center, we will be sharing more information about local sites when we are able to schedule those and receive vaccine supplies. Again, your patience is greatly appreciated.
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SCHEDULING YOUR VACCINE APPOINTMENT
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Attached below is a link to an instructional video on how to schedule your COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLyrG9qurxM&t=2s
Making a MyHealth account will allow you to:
- Schedule your second dose appointment at your convenience.
- Cancel or reschedule your appointment, if necessary
If you need assistance making a vaccination appointment, please contact the following agencies:
- Centro Cultural (503) 359-0446
- Community Action (971) 223-6100 ccrr@caowash.org. Leave a message with contact information.
- Hillsboro Business Recovery Center located at the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce can help you (ONLY the Hillsboro BRC). Please call or email Nansi Lopez at (503) 726-2151, or NansiL@hillchamber.org. Hours are 9am to 5pm.
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PREPARING FOR YOUR VACCINE
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In preparation for your vaccine appointment, please review the following instructions and important information:
- Allow time to stay for a 15-minute post-vaccine observation period in the vaccination area. If you have a history of severe allergies to anything, you will need to be monitored for 30 minutes at the vaccination site. If you don’t have time to wait, you will not be vaccinated.
- Wear a loose top so your sleeves can be easily rolled up to your shoulder and bring a mask or face covering.
- You will be asked to complete a Pre-Vaccination Worksheet.
- If you have insurance, please bring your insurance card as this allows the health care provider to bill your insurance for giving the shot. Please be assured, you will not be asked for any payment.
- If you can fill out the Pre-Vaccination Worksheet before you arrive and bring it to your appointment, it will help reduce the paperwork required onsite. The link to the Pre-Vaccination Worksheet is attached below:
o https://files.constantcontact.com/0b8e004d701/4f2ccd22-e084-498a-bf40-5568d607b80d.pdf
You will not be able to choose the manufacturer of the vaccine. Depending on which vaccine you are given, the vaccine requires two doses, either 21 or 28 days apart. You will be provided instruction at the time of your vaccine about how to schedule the next dose.
· Read the Emergency Use Authorization fact sheet for recipients of the Moderna vaccine and the Pfizer vaccine.
Please do not attend your appointment if you have:
o been told to stay at home due to COVID-19 infection or exposure.
o fever over 100 degrees, without taking fever-reducing medicine, for 24 hours before the event.
o received any other vaccine in the last 2 weeks.
o received monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma as part of COVID-19 treatment in the last 90 days.
Thank You
Stoller Clubs
Updated Club Information
Many online clubs have been formed for students during CDL.
Please use this link to review the descriptions of the available clubs listed below, dates and times, and to complete a universal parent permission form for participation.
Stoller has been awarded a grant for the 2020-21 Safe and Sound for Student Success Grant from the Beaverton Education Foundation (BEF). This grant will help us provide quality after school programming that will include Fit and Focused Club, Earth Advocates Club and Stoller Student Affinity Space. Thank you BEF!
The following clubs are still accepting students:
GSA Club
Project Lit Book Club
Science Fair Support Club
Stoller Stitches
Stoller Student Affinity Space for BIPOC Students
Student Device Damage & Protection Plan Payment Options
If you opted into the program there are 2 options to pay the $20 fee.
Students need to pay the assigned fee prior to any damage or loss claims to be eligible for the Protection Program coverage and no later than 30 days after they begin school.
This $20 fee may be paid via the Online Payment System or by submitting a check and a completed form to the office. Checks must be made payable to Stoller Middle School (NO CASH).
This fee is waived for families who qualify for the free or reduced meal benefits program and have completed the “Permission to Share” form.
If you do not need the coverage you can "opt out" of the program through your ParentVue account or by completing this form (Spanish Version) and returning to the main office.
Stoller PTO
Stoller Volunteers
Welcome Stoller Volunteers!
Volunteering in the 2020-21 school year will be unlike previous years. Although we are unsure what remote volunteer needs will be, we invite you to create a volunteer profile or update your existing profile. This will ensure you are able to help Stoller staff and students through volunteer work as opportunities arise. A volunteer profile is required for all volunteering within BSD schools. Please follow the steps below to update or create your volunteer profile. Additional information is available at www.stollerpto.com/volunteer.
Existing BSD Volunteers (new to Stoller)
Please send an email to update_volunteer_locations@beaverton.k12.or.us and request to add Stoller Middle School to the organizations listed in your mVP account. Provide your full first and last name as it appears in your profile. If you will no longer be volunteering at an elementary school, you may also request to remove that school from your profile.
New BSD Volunteers
If you are a new volunteer to the Beaverton School District, you must create a volunteer account. This process includes a background check.
- Parent/Guardian: Complete the Parent/Guardian Volunteer Application
- Community Volunteer: Complete the Community Volunteer Application (This applies to Grandparents, Nannies, Neighbors, etc)
- Youth Volunteers: Complete the Youth Volunteer Application
Within the application, please include all of the BSD schools where you are a volunteer. You will have one profile for all your BSD volunteering.
- This step also initiates a background check. It will come up for renewal every 2 years.
- Once your background check is complete, you will receive an email from Stoller PTO stating your background check approval status, and your volunteer profile at myimpactpage.com will be active.
Thank you for giving your time and talents to Stoller this school year!
If you have any issues with your device or logging in, you will need to contact the Student Help Desk.
Stoller Middle School
Website: https://stoller.beaverton.k12.or.us/
Location: 14141 Northwest Laidlaw Road, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: 503-356-2680
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stollermiddle/
Twitter: @StollerPOWER1