The Wave - March 4, 2022

A message from Megan Elston

We made it to the end of term two! We celebrated today with some kickball skills and a students versus staff game! We also previewed Independent Projects by gauging students' interest in six areas of study. Ask them how it went and if they have a topic or two in mind!

We are so proud of the work our students have been doing all year. Our teachers will be finalizing grades over the next week and grades will be released in ParentVUE and StudentVUE shortly after that. Once we return from Spring Break, we will also send home our official report card that will include a student reflection and MAP scores from the winter. Thanks for your patience as we work to finalize everything during this busy time of year.

Health and Safety Updates

On Wednesday, March 2, the ODE made updates to the RSSL Framework based on new CDC and OHA guidance. The WLWV School Board voted in July to follow this guidance for the 2021-2022 school year and Three Rivers is following this district decision. The biggest update is that indoor masking is advised, but not required in district schools, including Three Rivers, You can see weekly county community levels here. Currently, Clackamas County is at a low level.

We will be meeting with all grade levels next week to talk about this transition and model how to interact with people who are making a choice different from yours. Please talk to your students about the decision your family will make and how to be accepting of others' decisions.

For Outdoor School folks, Trackers Earth is asking that we mask on buses, so please continue to plan on bringing masks to Camp Tapawingo.

Our newest update to the RSSL Framework is due on March 30th and we are working to update that document accordingly based on this new information.

The rest of this message is directly from Dr. Kathy Ludwig's email communication that went out on March 2 and talks about isolation, quarantine, and contact tracing protocols. I hope you all have a great weekend.

Isolation Protocol for students, staff, volunteers: Effective March 12

“Isolation” is the term reserved for individuals who are positive for COVID-19.
Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 should isolate for at least 5 days. Isolation may end after 5 full days if the individual is fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and other symptoms have improved. Individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a well-fitting mask around others at home and in public for 5 additional days (day 6- through 10) after the end of the 5-day isolation period.

Quarantine and Contact Tracing will be paused starting March 12

“Quarantine” is the term reserved for individuals who have been determined to be a close contact to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
OHA and ODE will pause quarantine and contact tracing for all students and staff regardless of vaccination status beginning March 12. Their decision to pause contact tracing and quarantine is based in science and acknowledges that the virus that causes COVID-19 has now evolved to become one of the most transmissible viruses known and by the time an exposure is identified and contact tracing is performed, transmission has already occurred.
The district will continue to focus on identifying positive cases of COVID-19 to prevent infected individuals from coming to school.
Schools will continue to provide exposure notifications when possible. The district will also continue to update the COVID-19 Dashboard daily on the district website.

Important Upcoming Events and Information

March 4: Last day of Term Two

March 7: Yearbook Meeting, 3:00-4:00p

March 9: 4/5 Week orders and fee due

March 9: ODS mail due to TRCS (optional)

March 9: Medication due to TRCS (if needed)

March 14-18: ODS & 4/5 Week

March 21-April 1: Spring Break, No School

*~* IMPORTANT REMINDERS! *~*

We have received a few lunch orders and fee payments from 4th and 5th graders, but there are many still missing! Please be sure to turn in everything, lunch orders & payments, and the $25 fee in by this Wednesday, March 9th. Unfortunately, we cannot accept late lunch orders. So don't miss the chance to have some yummy lunches delivered to school!

4/5 Week Schedule

4/5 Week Order Form

View the ODS Menu here!

Interested in helping us plan our spring fundraiser? We are meeting via Zoom on Monday at 4:00p to go over the initial steps. Email Megan Elston for the link!

Our Mathcounts team consisting of Arush Goswami, Anshu Mukherjee, Dev Sharma, Anvi Singh, Aarush Palve, and Aarush Vegesna competed in the chapter competition on February 17. They did very well. Our team was second in the county! Congratulations to Arush Goswami who was second in the county and advanced in the individual rounds to the Mathcounts State Competition to be held in Salem on March 5th. Nice work, mathematicians!

Three Rivers Students will participate in Oregon Statewide Assessments this school year. All testing will be administered after Spring Break in April and May. If you choose to opt your student out of ELA or Math, please follow this link and return the form to the school via [email protected] or in-person. If you want to exempt your student out of the science assessment (5th and 8th grade), you can do so based on either a disability or religion and need to send Three Rivers a written and signed note.

Chess Club is coming after Spring Break! It will meet on Thursdays after school from 3:00-4:00p. All beginners and chess masters are welcome!