Stoller News
May 6th, 2022
Important Dates
Thursday, May 12, 2022 - Spring Drama Performance
Friday, May 13, 2022 - Spring Drama Performance
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - Walk and Roll to School Day
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - PTO General Meeting - Zoom info below
Thursday, May 26, 2022 - Early Release (1:50pm)
Monday, May 30, 2022 - Memorial Day Holiday - School Closed
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - Safe Routes to School Parent Survey Deadline
Wednesday June 1, 2022 - Principal Chat (info below)
Upcoming Early Release Dates
Students will be dismissed at 1:50pm on the following days:
- Thursday, May 26
- Tuesday, June 21
*After school clubs will be canceled on early release days.
Message From The Principal
Good afternoon Stoller Families,
I hope this message finds you all well. As you have been reading, there is an uptick of COVID cases. This is a good time to remind your students to continue those practices that may mitigate the spread of the virus.
We are now in May and have six more weeks of school. There is still plenty of school left. Please reach out to your student’s teachers if you question or concerns around assignments or grades.
I have enjoyed talking to some of you during Principal Chats. We have one more coming up in June. If you are able to join, please do so.
I hope you enjoy your weekend.
Important News
Principal Chat
Please join Stoller Principal Veronica Galvan on Wednesday June 1st from 9:15-10:00 for a virtual Principal Chat. Use the Zoom Information below to join the conversation.
Time: 9:15am to 10:00am
Join Zoom Meeting
https://beavertonk12.zoom.us/j/85150024281?pwd=c1o1dDZFeEt3T2YvS1IrbjVNS1h0dz09
Meeting ID: 851 5002 4281
Passcode: chat
Weekly COVID Testing
The take home tests will continue until early June. If you want to opt out your student please email your student's name and number to christopher_temple-morris@beaverton.k12.or.us. Let him know you want to opt your student out of the weekly COVID tests.
Beaverton Safe Routes to School Parent Surveys
It’s data collection time again for Beaverton’s Safe Routes to School program. The purpose of this program is to make walking and biking to school safe, convenient, and fun.
Parent’s and guardian’s input into how students travel to and from schools and their impression of the safety of the route is valuable as the city and county prioritize needed improvements for our roads.
The following links will take you to a district survey and will be combined with classroom tallies to give us a good picture of how students are getting to and from schools throughout the district. The district survey will be open for responses for four weeks from May 1st until May 31st.
We appreciate your help in giving us information to make the Safe Routes to School program effective for all Beaverton School District students.
Survey Links:
English https://forms.office.com/r/vaCpecR32D
Español https://forms.office.com/r/JmQH2Und5A
اللغة†العربي†ة https://forms.office.com/r/ZAgVPzjGrr
中文 https://forms.office.com/r/LScgXwFDRw
日本語 https://forms.office.com/r/fvpdNUsBhf
한국어 https://forms.office.com/r/hLvG4Qy0QU
Русский https://forms.office.com/r/AJ2W9P3ver
Soomaali https://forms.office.com/r/6TX3seUpFU
Tiếng Việt https://forms.office.com/r/CBbDtCvkLY
BSD Math Information
The district recently sent out information for students seeking to take placement tests for additional acceleration in math.
For more information please see the BSD Math Placement Testing site.
2022 Intensive Summer Version Courses Offered are AGSII, Accelerated AGSIII, Health 1, and Health 2.
For our current 7th and 8th graders...
It is time to start planning for summer school for those who are interested.
For rising 9th graders (current 8th graders) who are interested in the Intensive Summer Version Courses registration begins May 2, 2022. Please visit this page for more information on the classes offered, cost, dates, credit and grading information and to register on May 2, 2022.
For rising 8th graders please note: "Incoming 8th graders may take a summer ISV class for enrichment (no credit is earned) or potential advancement into a higher level middle school course."
Congratulations are in order for the Stoller Marching Band!
Stoller's marching band received first place for middle school bands in the Loyalty Days Parade in Longbeach, Washington this past weekend!
All 6th, 7th, and 8th grades participated. It's the first parade where Stoller has marched in a very long time.
Great work everyone and #GoJags!
NWSE Awards
Congratulations to all of the Young Stoller Engineers and Scientists who were chosen to participate in the North West Science Exposition on April 29th, 2022. You all did a great job. Please help me in congratulating the following students for their outstanding accomplishments in the fair.
Best of Fair, Shreemoyee Saha
Animal and Behavioral Science, 1st Place, Tobechukwu Muota
Chemistry, 1st Place, Shreemoyee Saha
Chemistry, 2nd Place, Sanika Chaudhari
Earth, Weather and Mineral Science, 3rd Place, Sohan Govindaraju
Energy, 3rd Place, Gurucharan Chethan
Engineering, 2nd Place, Nitya Shah
Engineering, Honorable Mention, Nikaansh Singh
Environmental Science, 2nd Place, Elizabeth Shen
Mathematical Science, 1st Place, Tanay Chitlur
Medicine and Health, 2nd Place, Srija Attur
Physics, 3rd Place, Isha Ganpule
NASA Earth Systems Science Award, Nikaansh Singh
Taking the Pulse of the Earth, Shreemoyee Saha
Outstanding Project In Water Quality, Elizabeth Shen
Outstanding Use of the International System of Units, Isha Ganpule
Naval Excellence In Science And Engineering; Tanay Chitlur, Aashi Dixit, Shreemoyee Saha, Sanika Chaudhari
Broadcom Master; Tobechukwu Muoto, Shreemoyee Saha, Sanika Chaudhari, Nitya Shah, Elizabeth Shen, Tanay Chitlur, Srija Attur
8th Grade Celebration News
Hi 8th Grade Families!
Well it’s another year full of challenges. Someday our Class of 2026 kiddos will have a “normal” year, right?
Your 8th grade committee has been working hard on year-end activities. Typically this includes a send-off and a celebration as well as a class t-shirt. We aim to make this full of special memories for the kids as they leave middle school and get ready for high school.
Our tentative plan for our year-end celebration is a closed party at Kingpin’s during the last week of school. A closed party means the outside public is not allowed in during the party. We find this works best for both safety and health reasons. The party includes full food and games and school-sponsored transportation to and from the event.
We will also be doing a send-off where your kiddo will receive their t-shirt with their high school on it or just a generic class of 2026 if they prefer. Details for this are TBD.
We realize things are in flux and we are prepared to pivot at any time but as of now we are looking to collect funds of $45 from each family to fund these activities. If we need to scale back on our celebration we will offer full or partial refunds at that time, depending on the circumstances. We want to be clear that if you are not able to pay this amount, you will definitely still be included in the celebration. There are also options to donate more than the requested amount to support our Stoller families where contributing would be an unnecessary burden. We are very hopeful that things will be in a much different place come June!
We are requesting that you make your $45 payment using the link below by February 15th. Please also fill out your information using the other link in this email. This is not to track who pays or who doesn’t but ensures that your $45 goes to the 8th grade fund since the PTO has multiple sources of income. This also helps us track how close we are to our goal of fully funding these activities.
Last but not least, if you would like to help out with any of the aforementioned activities in a volunteer capacity, please make sure to mark your interests on your MyImpact volunteer profile and volunteer form link.
Any questions? Contact our 8th grade committee at Stoller8grade@gmail.com
We look forward to celebrating our 8th graders in the best way possible!
Thanks for your support,
Paul Baker, Amy Charon & Bradi Gates
How To Donate
After donation please fill out the completion form to indicate for 8th grade graduation, so the funds get allocated correctly.
https://stollerpto.com/donate - DONATE LINK
https://forms.gle/5Wks4Vr8p5gd5vAs5 - DONATE COMPLETION FORM
https://forms.gle/X7UdkPcibhGHPggWA - VOLUNTEER FORM
Donate by check
Parents may also drop checks off with in the front office, please make checks payable to Stoller PTO (8th grade celebration) and include your child’s name on the memo line. We appreciate your help and look forward to a fun party at the end of the year!
PTO - 50 for 50 Fundraiser
Don't forget to join the 50 for 50 fundraiser for the Stoller PTO.
Everyone is automatically a member! We're asking for just $50 per family so we can meet our goals for the year. You don't have to buy, sell, bake, knock on doors, or participate in any "thon" activities!
Write a check or donate online at stollerpto.com by the end of the month.
Thanks!
Stoller PTO
PTO Virtual Meeting Zoom Links
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86051536109?pwd=enZrNTF0dUFMV3pmTkxKbFVPQ1R3Zz09
Meeting ID: 860 5153 6109
Passcode: Stoller22
New PTO President & Vice President in 2022-2023
The President works as a liaison between the Stoller administration and Stoller PTO and runs PTO meetings, the Vice President helps the President.
If you are interested in this position, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at StollerPTOVol@gmail.com. Start now! You can shadow this job for the rest of this school year!
Art Literacy Chair in 2022-2023
We are so excited to launch Art Lit at Stoller next year!
We need you to make Art Lit happen at Stoller next year! Leading Art Lit may be a challenging opportunity, but Art Lit is such a rewarding program for the students.
If you are interested, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at StollerPTOVol@gmail.com.
More information about the Art Lit Chair is here.
Not a Registered Volunteer?
Volunteers at Stoller who contribute their time and talent make a significant difference to our students and our middle school community. No amount of time is ever too small – we need you!
Please go to the following site to register to be a volunteer and complete the required background check. https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/communications-community-involvement/volunteer
Stoller's PTO Officers
2021-2022 Stoller PTO Board
President: Jennifer Politsch
Vice President: Rajesh Botla
Treasurer: Saadia Loreth
Secretary: Flori Perjeru
Volunteer Coordinator: Atsuko Hiramatsu
Member at Large: Hui Du
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