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  • Free Meal Boxes Offered for Winter BreakFree Meal Boxes Offered for Winter Break
    Información en español Sign up by Dec. 15 for a youth food box with seven days of meals Winter break is coming, and so are winter break meal boxes. 4J students and other youth 18 years old and younger can request a free meal box to have nutritious food to eat during the school break. Meal boxes ...
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  • Students in Grades K–6 Begin to Get VaccinatedStudents in Grades K–6 Begin to Get Vaccinated
    Información en español Vaccine appointments for children age 5–11 are available from Lane County Public Health each Friday for the following week Vaccines against COVID-19 continue to roll out, now for students in grades K–6. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized emergency use of Pfizer’s vaccine for children age 5–11 and the U.S. Centers for ...
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  • Calendar Changes: 3 No-School Days Added
    Información en español School board approves changes to school calendar • First new no-school day is Dec. 6 for elementary schools and Dec. 7 for middle and high schools  Printable Calendar Three no-school days have been added to the 2021–22 school calendar. These will be no-school days for students and full work days for district staff. Monday, December 6, ...
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  • 4J School Board Meetings Add Video On Demand
    Información en español Community members can now view video after school board meetings   Eugene School Board meetings can now be viewed on demand after they are held. This is the latest advancement in ensuring school board activity is transparent and accessible to the public. The board’s public meetings have been broadcast on the radio on KRVM 1280 AM for ...
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  • Schools Open Day Before Thanksgiving
    Información en español Board elects to consider other no-school days instead 4J schools are scheduled to hold a regular school day on Wednesday, Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving. Parents were alerted at the start of November that schools could be closed the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Friday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, if the ...
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  • Watch: Parent Info Session on COVID Cases and Quarantines
    Información en español Recorded information session answers parent questions about COVID cases, contact tracing and quarantine for students Parent Information Session Recording Eugene School District 4J held a parent information webinar on Tuesday, Nov. 9, to keep families up to date about COVID-19 and schools. During the 45-minute session, introduced by Interim Superintendent Cydney Vandercar, district staff addressed questions ...
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  • COVID-19 Vaccine Available for K–6 Students
    Información en español Vaccine authorized for children age 5–11 • Vaccine clinics will be held at schools and other locations in November   Schedule a Vaccine Clinic Appointment (available each Friday for the following week) Update Nov. 5: Next week’s vaccine clinic appointments are filled. Lane County will open appointments next Friday for the following week. Vaccines also may ...
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  • Online or On-Site? Request Now to Change Learning Location
    Información en español   |  Solicitud para cambio Families may request to change between in-person and online school programs for second term • Deadline Nov. 15 for middle and high school, Jan. 10 for elementary  Change Request Form There are three learning pathways available to 4J students this school year: attending their regular school in-person full-time, 4J K–5 ...
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  • COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Coming Soon
    Información en español Local vaccine clinics are being planned for children age 5–11 Vaccination is the best protection against getting and spreading COVID-19—and the best prevention against having to quarantine—if exposed at school or elsewhere. Vaccines for students in grades K–6 may be available starting next week. The FDA has authorized emergency use of Pfizer’s vaccine for children age 5–11. Oregon is ...
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  • District Considering Calendar Changes
    Información en español Schools could be closed Nov. 24 & Jan. 14 if approved by school board   4J schools may be closed the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, and the Friday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 14, if the school board approves the change. These would be no-school days for students and full work days ...
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