Hosford Middle School

It’s been a busy new year for some of our musicians.

First, a big congratulations to Jasper Lee for auditioning and being accepted into the All-State Honor Band, and as a 7th grader. Jasper performed in Eugene at the annual OMEA music educators conference with over 100 of the best M.S. musicians from all over the state. He got to work with nationally recognized Band Director Robert Herring from Texas. A day and a half of rehearsal culminated into an amazing performance.

And another huge congratulations goes out to Rio Hodge, Elliott Samson, Oscar Skooge, Elliot Rowe, and Ben Graf for being nominated and accepted into the PPS All-City Honor Band. Similar to the All-State experience, but this ensemble was comprised of the top 8th grade M.S. musicians in our district. They had the amazing Laura Arthur as their conductor. Laura led them through a day and a half of rehearsals and performed an incredible combined concert with the H.S. Honor Band at Benson H.S on Saturday.

Mr. Johnston, the Hosford staff, and community are so very proud of your hard work and efforts. Thank you for your dedication to musical excellence!

This resource tells what learning activities were assigned in each class. It is a great way to check on assignments with your child. Middle school is a time when students need help developing the routine of reflection and organizing materials. This resource is your support for those conversations.

February

February 26th - Mid-Term Quarter 3

March

March 2nd - NO SCHOOL (Training Day for some schools)

March 3rd - 9:30 am Start due to staff meeting

March 10th - Jefferson Dancers at Hosford MS 3 pm

March 11th - Early Release 1:45 pm

March 12th - 8th Grade Panoramic Picture & Portraits

March 23rd - 27th SPRING BREAK - No School

April

April 2nd - End of Quarter 3

April 3rd - NO SCHOOL - Grading Day

April 6th - NO SCHOOL - Planning Day for Teachers

April 14th - 9:30 am Start for Students due to staff meeting

April 22nd - Early Release 1:45 pm

June

June 9th - 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony

Looking for more 6th grade performers and visual artists to sign up for the annual Hosford Talent Show! Auditions will be held the week of March 9th and all talents are welcome! 6th graders perform in front of 6th graders only and it is an awesome and supportive environment. Sign up to show off your talents HERE!

As track season approaches, we understand that there are some students who attend Hosford who also live in the Franklin neighborhood. At the moment, the district's protocol is that all athletes must compete for their neighborhood cluster without exception. Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Eigo are working closely with PIL athletics to find common sense solutions to this issue, but at the moment the policy stands. If you are interested in registering for our track program and are impacted by this policy, please email Dunya Minoo at dminoo1@pps.net for more information.

With reading day in advisory and active class visits, we're happy to say that library circulation is up 19% from this time last year! Thanks to all your students who are doing their best to find engaging books. We've had a new Adopt-A-Shelf in the library from 8th graders Navy L. & Sal R. They did such a good job selecting Hosford favorites, many of their books were checked out. Have your student talk to us in the library if they are interested in curating a shelf of their own.

While we're still getting new books for your students, we've also recently updated our wishlist to include some books lost throughout the year. Please check it out to see if you have one to donate or if you'd like to buy one to support the library. Our SchoolPay link is included as well. We appreciate all the support we get from families throughout the year.

Thank you!

Alex Mahrt & Kate Fleming

Please submit baby photos for your 8th grade student!

Energy drinks are prohibited on campus.

All Smiles Community Oral Health will be providing free dental screenings, sealants, and fluoride at Hosford the week of March 30, 2026. Healthy teeth are important to your child’s overall health.

• A dental screening is a quick look inside your child’s mouth to check the overall health of their teeth.
• Dental sealants are protective coatings put on the back teeth to prevent cavities.
• Fluoride is a vitamin that is brushed on the teeth to make teeth stronger and prevent cavities.

Click this link to sign the permission form for your child online. Each student who turns in a permission form will be entered into a $50 raffle drawing, even if you decline services! Paper copies of the consent form will also be sent home with students.

Students without all vaccines will not be allowed to attend school after February 25th. Please see the flyer below for clinics where students can get their vaccines.

Are you trying to monitor your child's grades and missing assignments, but not sure what you are looking at? Do you need a guide for the new report card? Well check out the PDFs linked below. If it is clear as mud after reviewing these, reach out. We'll help you out in person.

Cookshop Summer Camp

Cookshop is opening registration for 2026 summer camps on February 1st! Information and registration can be found at portlandcookshop.com. The camp will include lots of hands-on experience as well as food-inspired art. All camps will run Monday through Friday, from 9am to 3pm.

Here's the calendar:

Middle School Baking + Art Camp:

June 22 - 26

July 13 - 17

July 20 - 24

August 3 - 6

The Hosford PTSA needs more helpers. We are currently operating without a president and vice president among other board members. Please consider helping even if you want to do just a small one-time task. The PTSA is responsible for fundraising and distributing around $10,000 for teacher and staff needs every school year, as well as supporting events for students and staff. We could really use help with the following events and tasks:

• Communications help - admin for Facebook and/or Instagram (low volume posting for restaurant dine-outs and news)
• Staff Appreciation help - coordinate one or more snack events for staff; do something for Staff Appreciation Week in May; coordinate end-of-year staff party
• 8th Grade Oaks Park field trip help - help organize meal for the 8th graders at their end-of-year field trip in June
• 8th Grade Promotion help - help organize reception refreshments at 8th grade promotion in June

Open Positions:

• Member-at-Large
• Communications Chair
• Staff Appreciation Chair
• President
• Vice President

Please email ptsahosford@gmail with any questions. Thank you!

Our dates for Outdoor School are here! Please mark your calendars for May19th - 22nd. Camp assignments and groups will be sent out by science teachers in mid-January.

To log into Canvas at home, students need to sign into Google with their user name and password. Then, go to my.pps.net.