Hello CV parents!
We are going to be emailing all parents once a month this year in an effort to keep everyone up to date on what we are working on as a CV parent group to support our CV staff and students.
Chehalem Valley Parent Group 2016/2017 | Teacher Support + Student Voice + Parent Connection
Next Parent Meeting: October 27th 6:30-8:00, the meeting was originally scheduled for the 20th, but there is a band event conflict on that date.
CVMS Resource Room: Almost 50% of our CV kids receive free or reduced lunch. Nearly half of our kids have limited resources, so the CV staff & parent community created a resource room last year. We depend on parent volunteers and donations to keep the room well stocked with clothing, school supplies and non-perishable food for our CV kids that are in need of some extra support. Students can go to the counseling office and request to visit the resource room. Donations can be dropped off daily at the front office. We love that having this room available is helping kids learn to advocate for themselves and to be resourceful! Students leave the room feeling cared about by their school, CV staff and community. It is also a great support for our CV staff and counselors to have an on site resource to provide immediate assistance when a student needs help getting basic items to be successful and comfortable at school. Please think of our room when you are out shopping or cleaning out closets. You can also make cash donations to ensure we have funds available when we need specific items for students. We have 6 parent volunteers, volunteer weekly for 1 hour shifts. Parent volunteers staff the room for student visits Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12pm-2pm.
Top 5 items needed right now in our resource room:
1. Easy to eat non-perishable foods like bars, fruit cups, crackers,nuts and oatmeal packets
2. Deodorant and all hygiene and feminine products
3. New socks and underwear
4. PE shoes
5. Extra funds so we can keep the room stocked with basic need items
Please contact our parent project leader Holly Gaunt @ 503-504-6675 if you have any questions or want to help in any way.
Fall Cookie/Magazine Fundraiser: This is the one BIG fundraiser we do at CV! We netted over 12k last year and we hope to net even more this year! This fundraiser provides important funds for teacher grants, teacher allocations, and so much more! Please encourage your kids to participate!
Volunteer Opportunities:
October 17th - Monday 8am-12pm - We need 4 more parent volunteers to help with the accounting for our fundraiser. Please text our fall fundraiser parent project leader Kelly Moen @971-563-2744 if you can help!
October 31st - Monday 1pm-3:45pm - We need 7 more parent volunteers to hand out the cookie dough and prizes to students. Please text Kelly Moen @971-563-2744 if you can help!
3 Dances: Fall dance: Oct 28th | Winter dance: January 27th | Spring dance: May 19th
Email our leadership teacher Mrs. McDonough @mcdonoughk@newberg.k12.or.us if you would like to offer to volunteer at one or more of the dances. You must have a district badge and approval from Mrs. MsDonough to volunteer at a dance.
Fall Conferences: You are invited to attend Fall Conferences at Chehalem Valley Middle School on Thursday, October 6th. Conferences will take place from 12:00-4:00 and 5:00-8:00. During the 12:00-4:00 time slot teachers will be in their classrooms by appointment only. During the 5:00-8:00 time slot teachers will be in the gym for drop-in conferences.
Picture Retakes: Thursday, October 20th
CVMS Playathon: Thursday, October 20th
Students will be staying after school and having rehearsals, sectionals, performances and lots of food and fun. This event starts at 3pm and a performance starts at 7pm. Please come and listen - sign up to help - join us for ice cream sundaes after the concert!
Principal's Coffee: Wednesday, October 26th from 9am-10am - This is great opportunity to meet with our Principal's for an hour! Principal coffee is the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 9am-10am.
Staff Potluck Meal for Conferences: Parents filled every slot on the signupgenius in less than 24 hours! Thank you! This meal makes our CV staff feel very loved and appreciated. There will be more opportunities to contribute to staff meals next conferences and teacher appreciation week.
New Parent Projects: This year we have parent project leaders for a talent show and obstacle course/color run! We also will be serving a free fruit or vegetable once a month at all 3 lunches! September was FREE ORGANIC LOCAL APPLES picked by our very own leadership kids! A big thank you to the parents that volunteered to help hand out apples! CV parents Bethany and Mike Caruso, owners of Caruso produce, OFFERED TO DELIVER & DONATE ALL OF THE FRUIT/VEGETABLES ONCE A MONTH for the next 8 months! October will be bundles of grapes for all 675 students! Parent volunteers will be handing them out with our shiny wheelbarrow and platters. We will post the date on our CV parent group Facebook page when we have the October date set, so that parents can volunteer to hand out grapes at lunch!
Staff Pictures: We are working to get our new CV staff on the staff picture display! A big thank you to Jenni Carmon with Jenni Carmon photography for donating her time and prints to make our staff picture project a success again this year!
Aspen Creek Landscaping: CV parents Scott and Amy Picker, owners of Aspen Creek Landscaping, offered for the second year in a row to send a crew to spruce up CV's japanese garden! We are so grateful for their generosity and support of our school!
Hot Lunch: Did you know we have an incredible team of 3 women who run our cafeteria? They are working to get more fresh fruit and veggies incorporated into our kids hot lunches! Now that we have three lunches vs two, the hot lunch line is not nearly as long. The kitchen staff has about 100 kids per lunch through line in just 7 minutes! That leaves kids over 20 minutes to eat. If you have been thinking about incorporating hot lunches for your kids, now is a good time to do it!
Yearbook Pictures: If you are at any after school band, team sport or other CV event, please email pictures to Mrs. Romo @ romok@newberg.k12.or.us. We could use the help getting great pictures of our CV students in action! Pictures from a real camera only, iPhone pictures won't work for the yearbook.
OUR FOCUS IS TO MOVE THESE 6 NUMBERS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION:
{The numbers are from our 2015/2016 school survey}
CV Students:
I feel safe in this school = 57%
Bullying is a problem at CV = 83%
CV Staff:
The students in my school show respect for our teachers = 32%
I feel the amount of work required of me is reasonable = 46%
CV Parents:
I am involved in the decisions that affect my child’s education = 58%
I’m satisfied with the parent participation opportunities the school has to offer= 60%
Last years parent group goal: Build value + trust + test ideas
This years parent group goal: Build a foundation for parent leadership to help create a true community of support for CV staff, students and parents with rich traditions @ CV for years to come! Join us!
Parents are working to take action to ensure ideas and conversations turn into something real for our kids and staff. We are working to create specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic and time defined projects that support staff,give students a voice and connect parents to our school.
TOP 3 WAYS TO START GETTING INVOLVED:
1. Follow the Chehalem Valley Middle School Parent Group Facebook page to stay connected to what’s happening at CV.
2. Make sure you have a current parent ID badge, so you are ready when volunteers opportunities arise!
3. Come to our monthly parent group meetings!
9 CV Parent Meetings: CV Parent meetings are on the 3rd Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:00, with the exception of our October meeting. Every CV parent is welcome! Put the 9 scheduled meetings on your calendar, and join parents in working to make CV the best it can be for our 675 awesome kids and 65 exceptional CV staff! These are informal meetings that give parents the chance to voice ideas, questions and concerns. It is also a great opportunity to get know principal Pugsley who attends every meeting along with getting to know other middle school parents. We are working to build a strong, connected and safe community here at CV, and it won’t be complete without you! We all have such different gifts, please let us know how you would like to be involved.
Do you have resources you want to offer to support CVMS this year? Would you like to help or lead on a project? Have a donation? Have an idea or question? Feel free to contact our PTO president or any of our CV parent project leaders!
Emily Chlumak
CVMS PTO President
CVMS PARENT PROJECT LEADERS:
PTO PRESIDENT
Emily Chlumak | 503-484-6127 | chlumak@oregonfirst.com
Emily was CV’s PTO president last year, and is excited to be president again this year! We believe that parents are needed more than ever at the middle school level! Middle school can be a very challenging age to parent and teach. Being a middle school student can be a very challenging time for our kids. We are working together to create the best school environment possible. Parents supporting our CV teachers and staff is where parents have the opportunity to make a big difference! CV staff and students need parents time, energy, connections and resources to help make CV the best it can be! Feel free to contact Emily, or any of our project leaders if you would like to offer some support. The more parents that are united, the bigger difference we can make! This year Emily created “bite size” leadership positions that are highly effective in creating good change at CVMS, while being careful to not ask too much of any one parent. We are also always in need “helper” parents, parents that take advantage of volunteer opportunities to ensure the parent lead projects are a success! Emily will be running the CV parent Facebook page and emailing a monthly {parent to parent} email to keep all parents up to date on projects we are working on & volunteer opportunities.
RESOURCE ROOM - SUSANS CLOSET | Started in 2015/2016
Holly Gaunt | 503-504-6675 | gauntjag@comcast.net
Almost 50% of our CV kids receive free or reduced lunch. Nearly half of our kids have limited resources, so the CV staff & parent community created a resource room last year. We depend on parent volunteers and donations to keep the room well stocked with clothing, school supplies and non-perishable food for our CV kids that are in need of some extra support. Students can go to the counseling office and request to visit the resource room. Donations can be dropped off daily at the front office. We love that having this room available is helping kids learn to advocate for themselves and to be resourceful! Students leave the room feeling cared about by their school, CV staff and community. It is also a great support for our CV staff and counselors to have an on site resource to provide immediate assistance when a student needs help getting basic items to be successful and comfortable at school. Please think of our room when you are out shopping or cleaning out closets. You can also make cash donations to ensure we have funds available when we need specific items for students. We will have 6-8 parent volunteers volunteer weekly for 1 hour shifts. Parent volunteers will staff the room for student visits Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12pm-2pm.
STAFF PICTURE | Started in 2015/2016
Jenni Carmon | 503-849-0110 | jennicarmon@comcast.net
We love to be able to see all the wonderful faces of CV’s incredible staff! Jenni Carmon of Jenni Carmon Photography, donates her time to take staff pictures for the the staff picture display AND the bookraiser frames. Jenni also donates all the prints to keep both projects at a minimal cost for CVMS!
BOOKRAISER | Started in 2015/2016
Amy Lutz | 503-740-1662 | amy.lutz@gmail.com
This project gives parents a chance to support and celebrate all CV teachers & staff while encouraging students to read new books and connect with all of our incredible CV staff! Parents get to pick the CV staff member they want to sponsor, and then deliver five copies of that staff members favorite book to them. CV staff are then able to check out the books to all 700 CV students! Do you want to be 1 of the 60 parents to sponsor a CV staff member? Contact Amy and let her know which CV staff member you would like to sponsor this year! Also, remind your child to look at the frames for each staff member. The frames list the teachers book that is available to check out, and it also lets students know the staff members favorite quote and what year they started working at CVMS. We have two teachers at CVMS that have worked at CV for more than 25 years! See if your child can find out which teachers they are by looking at all of the bookraiser frames.
KINDNESS LEADERS | Started in 2015/2016
Heidi Hopkins | 503.333.9276 | heidihop@gmail.com
Our parent project leader works closely with principal Pugsley, counselor Jeff McDonough and leadership teacher Kim McDonough to survey students throughout the year to find our CV kindness leaders. We will be working to recognize and celebrate students who are showing kindness and equipping those who struggle to. We will have quarterly rewards for our CV kindness leaders and will announce our new 6th, 7th, and 8th grade kindness leaders at the end of every year. Each of our three kindness leaders receive a medal from principal Pugsley and $100 in local gift cards at the end of the year! Winners are announced at the end of year celebrations & 8th grade graduation. Our message:
Nice kids finish first at CVMS! It is important we continue to spread a strong and clear message to our kids that being kind to each other is of the highest value in our CV community.
FALL FUNDRAISER | Long time CV tradition
Kelly Moen | 971-563-2744 | kellylthm@msn.com
This fall fundraiser raised over 12k for CVMS last year! We greatly depend on those funds to create money for teacher allocations, teacher grants, staff appreciation, testing snacks , CV’s respect campaign, our resource room, kindness leader rewards, end of year celebrations and much, much more! Please support this fundraiser if you can! With your support, this could be our best year yet!
ITALIAN SODA FUNDRAISER | Started 2015/2016
Robin Hergert | 503.550.3170 | hergertrobin@gmail.com
The kids LOVED having Italian sodas at the dances last year! Parents will be hosting an Italian soda bar at 3 CV dances. Our goal is to earn $1,000 to help support the fundraising efforts of our CV leadership kids that put on these awesome dances. We get the cups, lids and straws donated by Starbucks! Our project leader Robin is the Sherwood Starbucks manager! One of our CV parents Oanh Macris works at Sysco, Oanh gets us all of the syrups, soda and cream at cost from Sysco! All of our dances at CV are fundraisers! Please send your kid with extra cash to help support the fundraising efforts at dances.
TALENT SHOW | New this year!
Emily Garrick Steenson | 503-936-2922 | garrick_steenson@yahoo.com
Emily will be creating this from scratch this year! CV kids will audition and have the chance to perform their talent in front of their fellow CV students and families. Talk about an old school tradition worth keeping!
HEALTHY TESTING SNACKS | Started in 2015/2016
Oanh Macris | 503.349.5131 | macris.Oanh@pdx.sysco.com
Parents are excited to provide a healthy snack choice daily to CV students during important and often stressful testing weeks! Oanh gets the snacks from Sysco at cost! We will be looking for parents to sponsor snacks later in the year!
BIRTHDAYS | Started in 2015/2016
Anne Byles | 503.280.7298 | Annetrev@comcast.net
Student & staff birthdays are displayed each month! We look for parents and community members to sponsor each months prize! Principal Pugsley has a birthday card along with the prize of the month delivered on their birthday during class. If you would like to sponsor a birthday month and provide 60-100 small prizes, (tootsie roll, blow pop, mechanical pencil etc.) contact our project leaders!
BIRTHDAYS | Started in 2015/2016
Alix Fredrickson | 503-449-4654 | Sprecheral@yahoo.com
Student & staff birthdays are displayed each month! We look for parents and community members to sponsor each months prize! Principal Pugsley has a birthday card along with the prize of the month delivered on their birthday during class. If you would like to sponsor a birthday month and provide 60-100 small prizes, (tootsie roll, blow pop, mechanical pencil etc.) contact our project leaders!
CV WALL INSPIRATION | New this year!
Carrie Simmons | 503-577-1221 | caspas00@frontier.com
Carrie will be working on having inspirational quotes qand art chosen by CV students, staff and parents to put on the walls throughout the school.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN | Long time tradition
Susan Delventhal | 971-264-1572 | deventhals@gmail.com
This is an important role that gives a parent the opportunity to contribute a parents perspective to the quarterly school improvement meetings. This parent will be a part of the school improvement presentation at the end of school year to the school district. This parent will be involved in reviewing the annual parent, student and staff school survey data and will work alongside principal Pugsley and select CV teachers to work to improve CV in every way possible. They will also be invited to sit in on new hire staff interviews.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN | Long time tradition
Shanna Dixon | 503-550-3676 | shannaspring@frontier.com
This is an important role that gives a parent the opportunity to contribute a parents perspective to the quarterly school improvement meetings. This parent will be a part of the school improvement presentation at the end of school year to the school district. This parent will be involved in reviewing the annual parent, student and staff school survey data and will work alongside principal Pugsley and select CV teachers to work to improve CV in every way possible. They will also be invited to sit in on new hire staff interviews.
MONTHLY FRUIT OR VEGETABLE OF THE MONTH | New this year!
Bethany & Mike Caruso | 503-487-7737 | bgracecaruso@gmail.com
CV parents Bethany and Mikey Caruso, owners of Caruso produce, offered to DONATE a free piece of fruit or vegetable one day a month at lunch for all our CV students! This is a great way to get kids trying new fruits and vegetables! We will need 6 volunteers each month to pass out the fruit and veggies during the three lunches.
TEACHER APPRECIATION | Long time CV tradition
Lisa Waldal | 503.538.0295 | thewaldals@gmail.com
There will be many opportunities to contribute and support staff this year! There will be staff meals during conferences that we will need parents to contribute to and teacher appreciation week opportunities! We will announce opportunities to help and contribute using our parent Facebook page, email and at our monthly parent meetings. This will be Lisa’s third year in a row being the project leader for teacher appreciation throughout the school year! We have a teacher raffle in May. If you have gift you would like to donate {wine, gift card, book etc.} please contact Lisa.
6TH & 7TH END OF YEAR SUMMER CELEBRATION | Started in 2015/2016
Christina Sommers | 859-250-9789 | DeerHavenFarms@gmail.com
These can be some challenging years for our kids, and we want their send off to summer to be a huge celebration! All of these kids will be coming back next year as our upperclassman, so we thought combining the grades and making it a huge and memorable celebration was good idea! Last year we had a quick assembly to prepare them for the event! The event had beach balls, bubbles, hula hoops, basketball, soccer, side walk chalk, Hawaiian leis for each student, pool blow up giveaways, and a punch card for the community booths. Community booths: Jem 100, Boothshakalaka photo booth, Chapters book giveaway, Love & Plants fruit and veggie table, Pogy’s bite size sandwiches, lemonade/water table, watermelon table from social goods market & pulp & circumstance candy table.
8TH GRADE END OF YEAR CELEBRATION | Long time CV tradition
Tera Hilton | 503-407-4820 | tera_hilton@msn.com
This is BIG celebration for our 8th grade students going on to high school! We are going be brainstorming at parent meetings to ensure this years celebration is the best one yet! In the previous years we have sent kids to Camp Yamhill, which is a $10 cost per student. They had rock climbing, canoeing and more outdoor activities.
8TH GRADE END OF YEAR CELEBRATION | Long time CV tradition
Amy Rubottom | 503-936-7738 | amy@nikkijanes.com
This is BIG celebration for our 8th grade students going on to high school! We are going be brainstorming at parent meetings to ensure this years celebration is the best one yet! In the previous years we have sent kids to Camp Yamhill, which is a $10 cost per student. They had rock climbing, canoeing and more outdoor activities.
OBSTACLE COURSE/COLOR RUN | New this year!
Gretchen & Mike Boock | 503-537-8213 | Gretchen@winebyjoe.com
This will be a brand new event & fundraiser this year! We are so excited to create this new event for our kids! Mrs. Ceder, one of our PE teachers has really been wanting a great event like this for our CV kids to participate in.
TREASURER
Kim Doades | 503-537-4505 | kimmydoades@gmail.com
Helps create annual budget, does all parent group accounting and processes all teacher grants and allocations. Kim and Beth were our treasures last year, and we are so grateful to have them volunteer again this year to keep our accounting in order!
TREASURER
Beth Staats | 503-998-5755 | staats4@comcast.net
Helps create annual budget, does all parent group accounting and processes all teacher grants and allocations. Kim and Beth were our treasures last year, and we are so grateful to have them volunteer again this year to keep our accounting in order!
Project Leader positions still available:
Work with principals and counselors to create “CV Top Rules” posters
Leading on a CV Garden - 8 garden boxes being made October 9th!
CV Sport team/action shot posters in gym - working find sponsors - banners small,med,large - cost?
Organizing classes that teachers can teach (paid) that are fun/educational classes for students after school - cooking, finance, art, dance etc.
Parent & Student led classes (volunteer) & community member/business lead classes (paid or volunteer) GAL AT MEETING
Create a lunch recycle program
Healthier lunches advocate
Organize parents in classrooms to give job/career presentations & answer student career questions
Working to get parents volunteering in classrooms/cafeteria/hallway/office
Staff room organizer
