4J is upgrading our ParentVUE & StudentVUE software. This update will impact the functionality of any open sessions.

Parents and students are advised to sign out of their current ParentVUE and StudentVUE sessions starting Monday, December 22nd and establish a connection to the new StudentVUE and ParentVUE websites.

Please contact us at waite_g@4j.lane.edu if you are experiencing difficulty.

Dear Cal Young Middle School Parents and Guardians,

We are committed to keeping our school community healthy and reducing the spread of illness. You can

help by encouraging good health habits at home, including:

• Keeping students home when they are sick

• Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer

• Cover mouth and nose with a tissue or elbow when coughing or sneezing

• Remain up-to-date on recommended immunizations

Please review the Communicable Disease Guidance Chart on the second page of this letter. It outlines

common symptoms, when students should stay home, and when it is safe to return to school, based on

guidance from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).

Please notify the school if your child is diagnosed with a contagious disease, including chickenpox,

diarrhea caused by E. Coli, Salmonella, or Shigella, hepatitis, measles, mumps, pertussis, rubella, scabies,

tuberculosis, or another disease as requested. The school will protect your private information as required

by law [OAR 333-019-0010; ORS 433.008].

Please contact your student’s healthcare provider about any serious illness or if you are worried about

your student’s health. If you need help in finding a health care provider, you may contact the local public

health authority.

If you have questions or are unsure whether your child should attend school, please contact the school

nurse. Thank you for partnering with us to keep students and staff safe and healthy.

Sincerely,

Bonnie Schrouder, RN

schrouder_b@4j.lane.edu

(541) 790-6416

It’s a volunteer who signs up to get a text and/or email when a student in our community has an unmet need. The alert includes a link with all the details.

The Cal Young PTO is just getting started! Please join our email list by filling out this brief form. You can also join our facebook group by clicking here.

We meet the first Thursday of every month at 6pm. Our next meeting will be Thursday, January 8th. Join us in the library to see what we are up to and how you can get involved!

Thank you to everyone who came out to Papa's to support the Cal Young PTO!

The Sheldon baseball team is putting on a camp this winter break & you're invited!

Cost is $60 for middle school students and $50 for kinders-3rd grade.

Beginning Jan. 1, 4J students will be prohibited from using smartphones and other personal electric devices for the entirety of the school day under a revised policy the school board approved on Wednesday, Oct. 22, to comply with a statewide order.

The device must be stored and silenced “off and away” from the start bell to the dismissal bell for all grades, including during meals and time between classes. The district already generally prohibits student use of personal electronic devices during instructional hours, although high schools have allowed students to use them between classes and at lunch and free periods.

After surveying families and students about device use and concerns earlier this fall, district staff will develop rules to implement the revised policy, including how phones may be stored and how students will be reminded to follow the policy.

Other things families should be aware of under the policy:

Nearly 4,700 4J family members and students responded to online surveys to help refine how the policy is explained and enable 4J to develop proper supports for students and families.

The policy complies with an executive order Gov. Tina Kotek, in her capacity as Oregon’s superintendent of public instruction, issued last summer that directed all K-12 school districts to adopt policies that implement a “bell to bell” ban on student use of personal electronics. The aim is to improve academic outcomes and well-being for students by removing distractions during instructional hours so their focus can be on learning and personal connections with peers and staff. 4J originally adopted a policy on student use of personal electronic devices in 2018 and had begun work to update it prior to the governor’s issuance of the executive order on July 2.

We have solutions for the whole family! Check out the group of programs, classes and camps we have coming up this Winter! From your toddler who just needs to burn off energy and the 4th grader who is bored by the 3 day of break, to your uncle who challenged the whole family to a free throw shooting contest... we have something for everyone! 

Click below for Program Descriptions: 

Unified Basketball 

FitKid Fridays 

Participants: Bring the whole family!

Cost: $20/family per session

Dates: Dec. 22, 28, 30

Time: 3:00pm–5:00pm

Location: Kidsports Fieldhouse at 2054 Amazon Parkway, Eugene, OR, 97405

Get out of the house with your family over the Winter Break and come to Kidsports and move your bodies! Enjoy day to explore different activities, games, and equipment in a safe, inclusive environment at the KS Fieldhouse at Civic Park. All children (and adults) with and without disabilities are invited and welcome.

Families will have access to equipment and games that they can play together. Staff will be on sight to help with any questions on how to use equipment and offer ideas on games to play with different ages and abilities. This is not a staff lead class.