Happy Friday to All of You!
Transitioning away from mandatory re-takes 2nd semester
Beginning next semester we will no longer be requiring students that score below 70% on summative assessments
to re-take these assessments. Opportunities to re-take will be offered by all teachers, however re-taking tests will be optional for the students. 2nd semester we plan on focusing more on homework completion through our missing work policy which is attached below. We treat students not completing homework as a behavior and we will address it as such.
Policy:
3 Missing assignments in ONE class=Minor Incident Report
5 Missing assignments in ONE class=Behavior Referral
Missing work will be a part of our incentive criteria for activities and the incentive sticker each quarter.
Incoming 9th grade Academic Program Presentation
All parents of incoming 9th graders are invited to our annual academic night scheduled for Thursday January 30th. There will be two session (identical information) on the 30th. One will start at 1:00 in the lecture room at Mountain View Middle School and the other will begin at 6:30 in the NHS auditorium and continuing in the commons where many programs will have representatives. Come hear about the educational possibilities that await the class of 2018. If you have questions, please feel free to call the high school at 503-554-4400.
Student Preference Sheets
Students and parents will once again have the option to state their preference of which small school they choose to be a part of for the 2014-15 academic year. Forms are available on the high school website and in the main office at the high school. Please note that siblings of current students will be automatically placed in their sibling’s school unless parents request otherwise. A reminder that turning in a preference form is optional and final placement is determined by a balancing of students in each small school to mirror the demographics of the NHS campus .
Upcoming:
-MLK day-No school 1/20
-College Wednesday 1/22
-Jazz band festival 1/24
-College Wednesday 1/29
-End of the semester/Activity Day 1/30
-8th grade parent night at the High school 1/30
Positive Behavior Referrals
Congratulations to the following students who have received PBRs this week:
Tyler King
Max Testa
Alyssa Johnson
Randon Bunting
January 23rd Meeting for Spanish Speaking Parents
In an attempt to improve our communication with our Spanish speaking families, we will be having a meeting on January 23rd at 6:30 PM in the library. We hope to have similar meetings on a monthly basis. Daycare will be provided.
No PTO Meeting this month
We will not be having our regular PTO meeting this month. Instead, we are encouraging 8th grade parents to attend the high school sessions for incoming freshmen which will take place on January 30th. More information will be sent out through us and through the high school as we get closer to the date.
Please see the attached link regarding PTO meeting minutes as well as future PTO agendas.
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/chehalemvalley/chehalem-valley-middle-schoo...
Jazz Band Festival
Our Jazz band will be competing at a middle school Jazz Band Festival which will take place at North Albany Middle School next Saturday, January 25th.
End of the 1st semester
The end of our first semester is quickly approaching. The semester ends on January 30th which will also be our activity day for students with no missing test retakes, less than 4 unexcused absences, and no behavior referrals for the 2nd quarter.
CVMS Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in volunteering for CV contact our volunteer coordinator, Stephanie Carstensen, home 503-538-6102 or stephaniec@c-ware.com.
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/chehalemvalley/chehalem-valley-middle-schoo...
Student-Parent handbook
Please see the attached link: http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/chehalemvalley/chehalem-valley-parent-handbook
School Improvement Plan
If you are interested in reading about what our school improvements goals are as a school and the strategies we will utilized please feel free to peruse our school improvement plan for this year.
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/chehalemvalley/school-improvement-plan-cvms
Homework Club
We are offering HW club to students every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:30-3:30 PM. We do have a late bus that will pick the kids up. The late bus does not go to the Ewing Young area. Throughout the year we encourage students to stay after school to work with their teacher or to receive assistance from Mrs. Blanchard and Mrs. Wolfe in HW club.
Behavior Incentive Criteria
In order to be eligible for our end of the quarter incentives and to receive the incentive sticker students must:
-Have zero behavior referrals in the quarter
-No more than three unexcused absences for the quarter
-No missing re-takes (summative assessments) in the quarter
Absences
Every year we see more absences for trips and personal vacations. Although I understand that vacations do happen during the year, we ask that if at all possible you look to schedule extended vacations during our regular school breaks. Students can always make up work, however it is difficult to replace the loss of instruction.
Please be cognizant that we are extremely vigilant in regards to attendance. The following is the list of reasons the state provides as excusable absences:
-Student illness
-Illness of an immediate family member
-Emergency
-Doctor/Dental Appointment
-Death of an immediate family member
-Court summons
-Satisfactory arrangements, made in advance with the school for other reasons
*Absences for reasons not noted on this list will be marked unexcused.
FAQ's about standards/proficiency based grading
As all of you know we are a standards/proficiency based grading school. To gain further information, I encourage all of you to read the material on the attached link if you haven't yet . The link includes FAQs about our new grading, a rationale, and a summary of our plan. This year we are in year two, and students will be required to re-take any summative assessment in which they score less than 70%. If you have further questions please do not hesitate to call the office. I would be happy to sit down with any one of you or to speak with you on the phone if you have questions.
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/chehalemvalley/graduation-starts-today
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Have a great 3-day weekend!
