Sutherlin Middle School

ATTENTION SMS FAMILIES: The sports practice schedule has changed. Sorry for the confusion, here is the final schedule: Beginning November 30th: Monday: Track Practice 3:15-4:15 Tuesday: Volleyball and Cross Country 3:15-4:15 Wednesday: Wrestling 3:15-4:15 Thursday: Basketball 3:15-4:15 All Practices are optional and open to all 6th,7th, and 8th graders. Masks are required.

With generous support from our community, Sutherlin Schools would like to provide Thanksgiving & Christmas food baskets to the families of students who could benefit from food assistance this holiday season. If you have a student in our district and would like to receive a food basket, please complete the following survey, or contact Andrea Shaver, Family Liaison at 541-459-2912 x 3716. Holiday Support Form-Sutherlin School District https://bit.ly/3ncaoUp

November 4, 2020 School District Responds to Positive COVID-19 Case(s) The Sutherlin School District is taking steps to ensure the safety of all students and staff. A Sutherlin School District student at Sutherlin Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19. We are working closely with the Douglas Public Health Network to respond to this news and protect the health of our community. We are taking steps to ensure the safety of all students and staff. As soon as the Douglas Public Health Network informed us that a student in our district tested positive for COVID-19, we started notifying staff, and parents of the children in the cohort that a student tested positive, asking them to quarantine for 14 days and monitor for symptoms. We provided quarantine guidance and informed parents of exposed children that someone from the DPHN will be in daily telephone contact to provide additional monitoring. We will continue to follow and maintain the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education guidelines; namely practicing handwashing, physical distancing to the degree we can, requiring people wear masks inside the building, and upholding cleaning and disinfecting protocols. At this time, in-person learning will resume for the students and staff who are not quarantined. We understand families are concerned. We will keep families and the school community updated with any new information as it becomes available, while meeting the requirements to honor everyone's right to privacy.  Terry Prestianni, Superintendent

Good Morning SMS Families, Here is the meal survey for the week of November 9th- November 12th. Please have this filled out by Sunday Evening :) https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rPjAJluVM0uxkzCgm3D1L-LPTr9ndcBOsFoNcqTCHxxUMTFEMkhIQ0kyWjNJQ0ZSWU1SQVczNEEwMi4u You can always find this link on the Sutherlin Middle School website under the Dining tab. Have a wonderful weekend

Good Morning SMS Families, Veterans Day is November 11th. There will be NO School

November 1, 2020 School District Responds to Positive COVID-19 Case(s) The Sutherlin School District is taking steps to ensure the safety of all students and staff. A Sutherlin School District student at East Primary School has tested positive for COVID-19. We are working closely with the Douglas Public Health Network to respond to this news and protect the health of our community. We are taking steps to ensure the safety of all students and staff. As soon as the Douglas Public Health Network informed us that a student in our district tested positive for COVID-19, we started notifying staff, and parents of the children in the cohort that a student tested positive, asking them to quarantine for 14 days and monitor for symptoms. We provided quarantine guidance and informed parents of exposed children that someone from the DPHN will be in daily telephone contact to provide additional monitoring. We will continue to follow and maintain the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education guidelines; namely practicing handwashing, physical distancing to the degree we can, requiring people wear masks inside the building, and upholding cleaning and disinfecting protocols. At this time, in-person learning will resume for the students and staff who are not quarantined. We understand families are concerned. We will keep families and the school community updated with any new information as it becomes available, while meeting the requirements to honor everyone's right to privacy. Terry Prestianni, Superintendent

Clarification about COVID-19 case count. https://5il.co/mmm5

Good Morning SMS Families, Just a friendly reminder that if you chose "parent pick up" at the time of registration, we are unable to switch your student to ride a bus after school. Unfortunately, due to the social distancing guidelines and the number of kids on each bus, the Middle School is unable to make this change. If you need to make arrangements for your student to ride a bus after school, please contact Wendy at the district office 541-459-2228. Thank you for your patience and understanding,

Here is the meal survey for the week of November 2nd-5th. Please complete this by Sunday November 1st. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rPjAJluVM0uxkzCgm3D1L-LPTr9ndcBOsFoNcqTCHxxURTJNQzdPVjZIVFpHSUdHNTdZVzJaQlZOMS4u

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Good Morning SMS Families, Western Oregon University is offering math help for 4th-12th graders.

Good Morning SMS Families, Here is the meal survey for the week of October 26th-29th. Please have this filled out by Sunday evening. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rPjAJluVM0uxkzCgm3D1L-LPTr9ndcBOsFoNcqTCHxxURjAyNDg2QzFOUDZOSk9MOVVQRFlKVFdURi4u

Meal Survey for the week of October 19th-22nd https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rPjAJluVM0uxkzCgm3D1L-LPTr9ndcBOsFoNcqTCHxxUQURMVjAxMFY1Q0paQUgxMDBIQVEwV1Y2Ti4u

Good Morning SMS Families, Here are some guidelines before sending your kids to school each morning.

SMS Families, Here is some important information for the coming weeks https://5il.co/lwx0

Dear families of students and staff at East Sutherlin Primary School. We were notified by Douglas Public Health Network and Dr. Bob Dannehoffer, our Douglas County Public Health Officer (and local Pediatrician), that we have had one student test positive for COVID-19 at Sutherlin East Primary School. We are working very closely with local public health and The Oregon Health Authority to notify parents of the children in the cohort that the child that tested positive was in and are asking them to quarantine for 14 days and monitor for symptoms. “This is a great example of a school doing everything right regarding student cohorts, reducing risk and mitigating transmission of COVID-19 in a school setting. School officials are working very closely with DPHN and myself to care for the one positive case and advise parents, families and staff that are close contacts. We believe the risk is low to the school community and DPHN remains available to support the families that are quarantining.” Dr. Bob Dannenhoffer, Douglas County Public Health Officer If your child was in the same cohort and needs to quarantine, you would have been notified by school officials today, Sunday September 27th. If you have concerns or questions about COVID-19, please call the Douglas Public Health Network hotline at 541-464-6550, 7 days a week between 8-5:00 pm. Quarantine Flyer (https://5il.co/lhv2) Terry Prestianni, Superintendent Sutherlin School District 531 E. Central Ave Sutherlin, OR 97479 541-459-2228

Good morning Sutherlin Students and Parents, We had the opportunity to meet with the Oregon Department of Education this morning and have confirmed that our district can continue with the re-opening plan that we issued earlier this month. I have attached a link to that plan and we will continue to follow it unless the number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 in Douglas County rises above 30 for two weeks in a row. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Go Bulldogs! SSD re-opening calendar https://5il.co/lgv8

Those families that have students who are not currently registered at Sutherlin School District and who live within Sutherlin City Limits will be able to order weekly meals until December 31, 2020 under a COVID-19 meal waiver. If you would like to order meals please email the following information to ssd@sutherlin.k12.or.us: - Address - Name of Children receiving meal You will need to send the email by 7pm on Thursday, to receive meals the following week starting on Monday. For example, you would need to have the email sent by 7pm on September 24th for meals to be deliver daily for the week starting September 28th. You will need to do this weekly if you would like to continue to receive meals. This waiver expires on December 31, 2020 after which time all meals will only be available for students of the Sutherlin School District and they will be charged according to the National School Lunch Program as we do during a normal school year.

Good Afternoon Parents and Students, Due to the current hazardous air quality and the unpredictability of it improving, Sutherlin School District will have no onsite classes this week. All Sutherlin Schools will be using Comprehensive Distance Learning until Monday September 21st. Parents with children in Kindergarten- 3rd grade will be contacted by their teachers to introduce the communication and learning platforms to be used this year. We have full intension to return to onsite instruction for K-3 next week if the air quality improves. At this time Sutherlin School District has met the metrics outlined by the Department of Education to begin bringing students in grades 4-12 back on campus for onsite instruction. The design of our buildings and their aging infrastructure make it difficult for us to bring all students back immediately. Therefore, we are implementing the following re-opening plan to bring students back in a slow and steady fashion that allows everyone to resume onsite learning safely. Week of Grade Level and Instruction Method Sept 14 K-3 Distance Learning, 4-12 Distance Learning Sept 21 K-3 Full Onsite, 4-12 CDL with afternoon labs and onsite special program Oct 5 Grade 4 and 5 added to Full Onsite Instruction Oct 12 Grade 6 added to Full Onsite Instruction Oct 19 Grade 7 added to Full Onsite Instruction Oct 26 Grade 8 added to Full Onsite Instruction Nov 2 Grades 9-12 added to Full Onsite Instruction As always, thank you for your support and please call us if you have any questions. Go Bulldogs!

Preschool Promise information including income levels. Call South-Central Early Learning Hub at 541-957-4809