Happy Friday to All of You and Welcome Back from Break!
CVMS 5K!
Please join us for our first ever CVMS 5K run/walk. The 5K will take place on May 4th.
If you register by April 15th you get a discount on registration and on a shirt. Thank you to our PTO for working diligently to organize the event. Please check out the link!
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/chehalemvalley/run-wolves
Parent Conferences
Spring conferences this year will be on the evening of April 10th from 4-8 PM in the Commons and in the Gym. As always we encourage all of you to attend. A one call will go out next week reminding everyone of the conferences. We specifically would like to see families of students who may be struggling with either a D or an F in one or more classes. If you cannot attend please feel free to email your student's teachers and/or his/her counselor to set up an appointment. There will be no school on April 11th and April 12th.
End of the 3rd Quarter
Parent Conferences coincide with the end of our 3rd quarter. 3rd quarter grades are considered progress report grades thus we will not be sending home hard copy reports. Please continue to check Edline. At the end of the year we will average the 3rd and 4th quarter grades in calculating the final 2nd semester grade.
Spring Dance April 5th
Our last all school dance of the year is today from 7-9 PM. It is a Hollywood theme. Only students with no referrals and less than 4 tardies will be allowed to attend. The cost is $5.00 or 15 Wolf Bucks.
State Testing
I will let you know what classes are testing the following week so you can re-enforce the importance of eating breakfast, and getting a good night's sleep beforehand. Attendance is obviously very important! The following teacher(s) will be testing their classes the week of April 8th:
Mrs. Boles
Mr. Christiansen
Mrs. Rice
Mrs. Silva
What Parents Can Do At Home
• Acknowledge test-taking anxiety as normal, but stay positive.
• Encourage your child to think positive thoughts like “I can do this!”
• Give compliments for effort: “I’m proud of how hard you have studied.”
• Go over the test-taking tips with your child.
• Adequate rest makes a difference! Make sure your child goes to bed at a reasonable
time; being active earlier in the day (not right before bed) can help kids get to sleep.
• Nutrition also influences how well children do on test; a good breakfast is important, but a large meal right before the test can be distracting.
• Your child should wear comfortable clothing for long test-taking periods.
• Help your child learn how to relax. Some find it helps to take a few deep breaths before starting the test; others like to imagine a peaceful place like the beach or park.
School Improvement Goals:Percentage of students we expect to have meet or exceed the state benchmark.
Reading: 6th grade-80%, 7th grade-84%, 8th grade-85%
Math: 6th grade-70%, 7th grade-75%, 8th grade-78%
Science: 8th grade-79%
Sex Education
House Bill 2509 requires age-appropriate comprehensive sex education to be taught starting in the 6th grade. We will begin Sex Education instruction with the 7th graders on Monday, April 15th. 7th grade letters and a one call was sent to all 7th grade families. We sent home a 7th grade brochure and message this past Tuesday. If you do not want your child to participate we will need a written letter stating this. If you wish to preview the curriculum please do hesitate to come in. Thank you.
6th grade-April 1-10
7th grade-April 15-26
8th grade-April 29-May 10
Advanced Classes Criteria
-Students desiring to be placed in Advanced Core must meet the following criteria.
1) Exceeding Score on Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS)
2) Student grades reflective of student mastery of the content standards in Reading and Writing
3) Advanced score on Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)
4) Demonstrating above proficiency on writing work samples
*Note: Placement in Advanced Classes does not guarantee placement into future Advanced Classes if student does not meet above criteria every year.
-Students desiring to be placed in above grade level math classes must meet the following criteria
1) Exceeding score on Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS)
2) Student grades reflective of student mastery of the content standards in Math
Anti-bullying shirts
The anti-bullying shirts are in! Anyone can purchase these shirts. They are on sale for $10.00 or twenty-five Wolf Bucks. Please come to the main office if you would like to purchase a shirt.
Home stays for Wadayama
We are beginning the process of looking for home stays for visiting students from Wadayama. There has been a change with the dates in which they will be coming. Wadayama Junior High will be joining exchange programs with other schools from the surrounding towns within their area, thus they are wanting to visit us for only two days in August, which will be August 3rd and August 4th. It looks as if 10 students and 2 adults will be visiting. We realize that this is during the summer, but if you are interested please email Simone Conley at conleys@newberg.k12.or.us. She can fill you in on more of the details. Thank you!
Next Wadayama fundraisers:
Tuesday, April 9 Burgerville
Important Transition Dates:
Early April: Mr. Hampton will visit 5th grade classrooms to explain the CVMS behavior incentive program.
Late May: 5th Graders tour CVMS and get locker partner forms.
August 22nd: 6th Grade Orientation, 9AM-12PM-5th graders come for tours, group building activities and a BBQ lunch.
September 3rd: First Day of School!
School Visitors
It is very important that you check into the office anytime you enter the school building. If you do not please be prepared to answer questions from staff regarding your reason for being in the building. Staff have been instructed to by hyper vigilant in regards to anyone on campus without a visitor's badge.
Working Hard is Important to Us!
We address lack of work completion as a behavior with minor incident reports (MIRs) and behavior referrals. Please check out the link regarding our MIR (Minor Incident Report) policy regarding homework completion.
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/mir_pol...
CVMS Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in volunteering for CV please click on the attached link or contact our volunteer coordinator, Stephanie Carstensen, home 503-538-6102 or stephaniec@c-ware.com. We have the following immediate volunteer needs:
Homework club help 2:30-3:30 PM (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
Read 180 Classes: Mrs. Brower is looking for parent volunteers to help within her classroom. Please contact Mrs. Brower if you are interested: browerc@newberg.k12.or.us
FAQ's about standards/proficiency based grading
As all of you know we are transitioning to standards/proficiency based grading. 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. 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
Student/Parent Handbook
In case you were wondering, our student/parent handbook is located on our website.
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/chehalemvalley/chehalem-valley-parent-handbook
Chehalem Valley Middle School Improvement Plan
If you want to learn more about our school improvement goals and steps we will use to meet these goals please click on the link to our School Improvement Plan.
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/chehalemvalley/chehalem-valley-school-goals
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.
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State Testing in Christiansen's, Rice's, Silva's Reading classes and Boles's Math classes -April 8th-April 11th
April 10th 4-8 PM Parent Conferences
