Olivia Johnson
There has been a recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in our student population. As our goal is to keep kids at school for in-person learning, we have partnered with Lane County Public Health to offer a free “DRIVE-THROUGH” testing clinic this Saturday 10/16 from 10-2 in the Veneta Elementary School parking lot.
As the seasons change many of our students are coming down with ‘mild symptoms’ like runny noses, coughs, and sore throats. These can be symptoms of a ‘regular cold’ and can sometimes also be symptoms of COVID-19. We experienced students coming to school with minor symptoms for several days then ended up being COVID-19 positive this week. We’d like you to take the opportunity to do a free drive-through test this weekend if you or your child are having any cold-like symptoms or have been around anyone who has been sick. This clinic will also be available for anyone who is NOT having symptoms but would like to be tested “just to be sure”.
Anyone in the community can go to this clinic. The test is a swab in the nostril and the results will be called to you in 3-5 days. There are no insurance or ID requirements to get tested.
Please Note: If your child is already in quarantine from an exposure, a negative test on the 16th does not shorten that quarantine. They still need to stay home until the return to school date given by the school or the school nurse.
10/15/21
Dear Families,
Recently, we learned that a student on campus has tested positive for COVID-19. As members of the school community, we understand that this might raise concerns alongside a caring response.
At this time, we are conducting contact tracing (if they have been on campus during the infectious period) which includes but is not limited to: reviewing cohort logs, interviewing staff, and checking cameras.
If contact tracing determines that your child is a close contact and needs to be quarantined, you will be personally contacted by school staff within 24-48 hours of the school being notified.
While it is our goal to keep students in school, please be vigilant in regards to watching for primary COVID symptoms. Primary symptoms include: fever of 100.4 or higher, cough, congestion, chills, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or loss of smell.
We will keep you updated with any new information as it comes out, while meeting the requirements to honor everyone’s right to privacy.
If you have any questions, please contact Olivia Johnson, Principal (ojohnson@fernridge.k12.or.us) or Eric Carman Assistant Principal (ecarman@fernridge.k12.or.us) or Nurse Elliott, our district nurse, at selliott@fernridge.k12.or.us. You can also call Ms. Johnson or Mr. Carman at 541-935-8230
Thank you,
Olivia Johnson
For our virtual parent conferences, find the teacher you are meeting with and follow their Zoom link to your parent conference. If Zoom does not work for you and you prefer a phone conference, please let us know and the teacher will call you. Thank you.
Marian French (Social Studies)
Click here for Mrs. French’s Zoom Link
Heather Hohnstein (Language Arts)
Click here for Mrs. Hohnstein’s Zoom Link
Nick James (Science)
Thursday Evening Click here for Mr. James’s Zoom Link
Friday Morning Click here for Mr. James’s Zoom Link
Kathleen Pizzola (Math)
Click here for Mrs. Pizzola’s Zoom Link
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Jesse Light (Math)
Click here for Mr. Light’s Zoom link
A.J. Mauric (Social Studies)
Click here for Mr. Mauric’s Zoom link
Jessica Nelson (Language Arts)
Click here for Ms. Nelson’s Zoom link
Whitney Davis (Science)– Ms. Davis will not be available for conferences this week. She will be doing her conferences Tuesday the 19th thru Thursday the 21st from 3:20 to 7:00. Please call the office to schedule a conference for Ms. Davis during that time.
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Brad Davis (Social Studies)
Click Here for Mr. Davis’ Zoom Link
Kyle Humphrey (Math)
Click here for Mr. Humphrey’s Zoom Link
Ruth Larson (Language Arts)
Thursday Parent Conferences: Click here for Mrs. Larson’s Zoom Link
Friday Parent Conferences: Click here for Mrs. Larson’s Zoom Link
James Stoe (Science)
Click here for Mr. Stoes’s Zoom Link
Specialists (P.E., Music)
Colette McBride (P.E.)
Click here for Ms. McBride’s Zoom Link
Jacob Newman (P.E)
Click here for Mr. Newman’s Zoom Link
Megan Miller (Music/Band/Choir)
Click here for Ms. Miller’s Zoom Link
Just a reminder that due to parent conferences, there will be no school for FRMS students on Friday, October 15th.
10/14/21
Dear Families,
Recently, we learned that a student on campus has tested positive for COVID-19. As members of the school community, we understand that this might raise concerns alongside a caring response.
At this time, we are conducting contact tracing (if they have been on campus during the infectious period) which includes but is not limited to: reviewing cohort logs, interviewing staff, and checking cameras.
If contact tracing determines that your child is a close contact and needs to be quarantined, you will be personally contacted by school staff within 24-48 hours of the school being notified.
While it is our goal to keep students in school, please be vigilant in regards to watching for primary COVID symptoms. Primary symptoms include: fever of 100.4 or higher, cough, congestion, chills, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or loss of smell.
We will keep you updated with any new information as it comes out, while meeting the requirements to honor everyone’s right to privacy.
If you have any questions, please contact Olivia Johnson, Principal (ojohnson@fernridge.k12.or.us) or Eric Carman Assistant Principal (ecarman@fernridge.k12.or.us) or Nurse Elliott, our district nurse, at selliott@fernridge.k12.or.us. You can also call Ms. Johnson or Mr. Carman at 541-935-8230
Thank you,
Olivia Johnson
10/13/21
Dear Families,
Recently, we learned that a student on campus has tested positive for COVID-19. As members of the school community, we understand that this might raise concerns alongside a caring response.
At this time, we are conducting contact tracing (if they have been on campus during the infectious period) which includes but is not limited to: reviewing cohort logs, interviewing staff, and checking cameras.
If contact tracing determines that your child is a close contact and needs to be quarantined, you will be personally contacted by school staff within 24-48 hours of the school being notified.
While it is our goal to keep students in school, please be vigilant in regards to watching for primary COVID symptoms. Primary symptoms include: fever of 100.4 or higher, cough, congestion, chills, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or loss of smell.
We will keep you updated with any new information as it comes out, while meeting the requirements to honor everyone’s right to privacy.
If you have any questions, please contact Olivia Johnson, Principal (ojohnson@fernridge.k12.or.us) or Eric Carman Assistant Principal (ecarman@fernridge.k12.or.us) or Nurse Elliott, our district nurse, at selliott@fernridge.k12.or.us. You can also call Ms. Johnson or Mr. Carman at 541-935-8230
Thank you,
Olivia Johnson
10/11/21
Dear Families,
Recently, we learned that a student on campus has tested positive for COVID-19. As members of the school community, we understand that this might raise concerns alongside a caring response.
At this time, we are conducting contact tracing (if they have been on campus during the infectious period) which includes but is not limited to: reviewing cohort logs, interviewing staff, and checking cameras.
If contact tracing determines that your child is a close contact and needs to be quarantined, you will be personally contacted by school staff within 24-48 hours of the school being notified.
While it is our goal to keep students in school, please be vigilant in regards to watching for primary COVID symptoms. Primary symptoms include: fever of 100.4 or higher, cough, congestion, chills, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or loss of smell.
We will keep you updated with any new information as it comes out, while meeting the requirements to honor everyone’s right to privacy.
If you have any questions, please contact Olivia Johnson, Principal (ojohnson@fernridge.k12.or.us) or Eric Carman Assistant Principal (ecarman@fernridge.k12.or.us) or Nurse Elliott, our district nurse, at selliott@fernridge.k12.or.us. You can also call Ms. Johnson or Mr. Carman at 541-935-8230
Thank you,
Olivia Johnson
FRMS is happy to announce that parent conferen
ces will be Thursday, October 14th and Friday, October 15th. Thursday conferences will be from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM and Friday conferences will be 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. All conferences this fall are virtual. Most will be Zoom conferences but please let teachers know if a phone conference works best for you.
To schedule a conference, please contact the school office or the teacher(s) you want to meet with directly. We will be happy to schedule you in.
We will then post the Zoom links for each teacher’s conferences. There will only be one Zoom link for each teacher, so we ask that you wait in the “waiting room” until the teacher admits you for your conference.
To check how your child is progressing, you just need to sign into your parent Schoology account to see your child’s schedule and grades. You can also contact teachers by phone or email.
Look for teacher Zoom links to be posted the morning of the 14th.
There will be no school on October 15th due to parent conferences.
Below are the links to videos teachers made to introduce themselves and their classrooms to FRMS families. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email or call teachers directly. Click here for a list of staff emails and phone extensions.
Open House Teacher Videos
Brad Davis (8th Grade Social Studies): https://youtu.be/HDvg1PIce08
Whitney Davis (7th Grade Science): https://youtu.be/UQDnAowO3Ss
Marian French (6th Grade Social Studies): https://youtu.be/GXmPSLne33M
Heather Hohnstein (6th Grade Language Arts): https://youtu.be/yw4DPIRfHzo
Kyle Humphrey (8th Grade Algebra and Math): https://youtu.be/Fup1uVc049E
Nicholas James (6th Grade Science and Math): https://youtu.be/KLwk7y1bTss
Ruth Larson (8th Grade Language Arts): https://youtu.be/0HV150zVhPU
Jesse Light (7th Grade Math) : https://youtu.be/I4ZNx6_mv9s
Colette Mc Bride and Jacob Newman (Physical Education): https://youtu.be/qvSRdr4uODI
A. J. Mauric (7th Grade Social Studies): https://youtu.be/UVb54iXTnRA
Megan Miller (Band, Choir, Music): https://youtu.be/JjqjbgEw2lQ
Jessica Nelson (7th Grade Language Arts): https://youtu.be/KQ-5lVOSazg
Kathleen Pizzola (6th Grade Math): https://youtu.be/GFs-UarBsIU
Martha Pryor (Resource Language Arts and Math): https://youtu.be/gQv0paOCP_I
James Stoe (8th Grade Science): https://youtu.be/vMlxZySppkQ
10/4/21
Dear Families,
Recently, we learned that a student on campus has tested positive for COVID-19. As members of the school community, we understand that this might raise concerns alongside a caring response.
At this time, we are conducting contact tracing (if they have been on campus during the infectious period) which includes but is not limited to: reviewing cohort logs, interviewing staff, and checking cameras.
If contact tracing determines that your child is a close contact and needs to be quarantined, you will be personally contacted by school staff within 24-48 hours of the school being notified.
While it is our goal to keep students in school, please be vigilant in regards to watching for primary COVID symptoms. Primary symptoms include: fever of 100.4 or higher, cough, congestion, chills, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or loss of smell.
We will keep you updated with any new information as it comes out, while meeting the requirements to honor everyone’s right to privacy.
If you have any questions, please contact Olivia Johnson, Principal (ojohnson@fernridge.k12.or.us) or Eric Carman Assistant Principal (ecarman@fernridge.k12.or.us) or Nurse Elliott, our district nurse, at selliott@fernridge.k12.or.us. You can also call Ms. Johnson or Mr. Carman at 541-935-8230
Thank you,
Olivia Johnson