Happy Friday to all of you!
The highlights of the week were the anti-bullying pledges all the students took in Wolf Reading on Wednesday.
Students were shown a video on the importance of making the difference against bullying which means standing up for themselves or against others if bullying occurs. Students who were willing to take the pledge put their names to paper which we will proudly display in the front of the school. Wednesday also marked the day where we began keeping track of tardies, and to re-enforce this message we had our first tardy sweep of the year with many more to come.
The kids are doing great. I am not hearing as many issues with lockers or with not remembering where their classes are. As expected, two weeks in and I am hearing more about how "awesome their classes are" or how much the 6th graders "love passing time."
ParentVUE
-ParentVUE (the new system taking the place of Edline) is not online until September 20th. Once it is online we will be letting you know specifically of how to sign up so stay tuned!
Student-Parent handbook
Please see the attached link: http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/chehalemvalley/chehalem-valley-parent-handbook
Planners
-Students are required to have planners so if you haven't purchased one as of yet, please do so. Planners are available for purchase in the main office.
Raptor
We have a new security and doorbell system. All of our doors will be locked during the school day. Visitors will be required to ring the bell, come to the office and have their ID scanned. I do realize that this is going to take a little more time, but is definitely worth it as we are talking about the safety of our kids.
Picture Day
Students will be taking pictures tomorrow (Friday) during their PE or intervention classes. We passed out picture packets on Tuesday so please remind your student(s) to bring them.
PTO
Our first PTO meeting is scheduled for tonight at 6:30 PM. Please see the attached link for PTO meeting times and agendas. Mr. Hampton will be subbing for me as I have my son's Back to School Night. The highlight of the night is a big welcome to parents, followed by a presentation on Leadership class by Leadership teacher Ms. Brennock.
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/chehalemvalley/chehalem-valley-middle-schoo...
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. Students will be required to attend HW club if they do not satisfactorily complete all of their test re-takes.
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
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...
Facebook
You can now "Like us" on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chehalem-Valley-Middle-School/432691263436339
Twitter
You can now follow us on Twitter: cvmsmiddleschool @cvmswolves
Upcoming:
-PTO Meeting tonight, 6:30 PM
-Picture Day tomorrow (Friday)
Have a great weekend!
