Happy Friday to All of You.
Welcome Back!
I would like to welcome all of you back. I trust you had a relaxing and rejuvenating break and are ready for 2013. We are looking ahead to 2013 as we have much on the horizon. Happy New Year to you all.
School Safety
I wanted to reassure all of you again that school safety is and always will be our number one priority. The tragic event that occurred in Newtown has shaken us all deeply and it has reminded us about the importance of our own safety procedures and drills. Our school district is revisiting our existing safety plans, and we will look to make any needed adjustments. Our students have been reminded of what they need to do in the event of an emergency and we will continue to hold our monthly safety drills. The doors of the school, with the exception of one front door, will remain locked during the school day.
End of the 1st Semester
The end of the 1st semester will be Thursday, January 31st. 1st and 2nd quarter grades will be averaged to calculate your student's 1st semester grades. We will also have our end of the quarter incentive on this day.
Winter Formal
Our winter formal dance will be January 25th from 7-9 PM. Only students with zero behavior referrals and less than 4 tardies this 2nd quarter will be eligible to attend.
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
Newberg School Board Budget Committee Opening
The Newberg School Board Budget Committee needs a parent in Zone 6 to be a part of the committee for a short period, attending a monthly meeting from February - April 2013. Please contact School Board Member Mitsi Vondrachek atmitsivondrachek@gmail.com or 503-538-4241 if you have questions or an interest in helping out the committee.
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.
Visitor Check-In
If you are visiting the school for any reason please check-in at the main office. If you are visiting a student or a classroom you will need to sign-in and retrieve a visitor's badge.
Facebook
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Upcoming
No School-1/21 (MLK)
Winter Formal 1/25-Only students with zero behavior referrals and less than 4 tardies
End of the 1st Semester-1/31
