MV E-School News
February 27, 2015
Next School Year
Believe it or not we are preparing for the 2015/16 school year! We invited our incoming 5th graders to join us on Thursday night to choose an elective and find out some of the differences between elementary and middle school.
On Tuesday, March 3, it will be our 6th and 7th graders turn! During their Science class, students will receive their elective form, be asked to bring them home for your signature and return them to the Counseling Office no later than Wednesday, March 4.
NHS Staff will be coming over to Mtn. View in mid-March to forecast with our 8th graders, so stay tuned for that! Remember to keep informed of events by visiting our website http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/mountainview/8th-graders-moving
Recycling
We continued our recycling competition this week. The lunch groups are really going at it! It’ll be fun to see which lunch recycled the most and will win music at lunch for a week! This Tuesday and next Tuesday classroom recycling bins were/will be emptied and measured to see which 4th period class will win an extra minute of passing time to 4th period for a week.
Students learned these recycling facts this week:
*Did you know that every year we produce enough plastic film in this country to shrink-wrap Texas? Or that although Americans recycle more than 2.4 billion pounds of plastic each year, it only makes up around 27 percent of the waste stream? While plastic offers the advantages of being flexible and lightweight, it also consumes fossil resources for its manufacture and contributes waste in our environment.
*Some consumers think glossy paper can't be recycled. That may have been true in the early days of recycling, but no longer. With today's recycling technology, nearly all community recycling programs accept glossy magazines and catalogs for recycling. Recycling just one ton of paper saves enough energy to power the average American home for six months.
*Did you know that a little more than 48 percent of all office paper is recycled? This is used to make writing papers, paperboard, tissue, and insulation
*Around 200 B.C.E. the Chinese used old fishing nets to make the world's very first piece of recycled paper.
Spirit Day
Today was “Dress to Impress” Spirit Day. Suits and nice dresses were seen here and there.
Jump, Shoot, Run (JSR)
JSR will be on Friday, March 6 in PE classes. Pledge forms will be coming your way soon.
What is JSR?
This Mtn. View Parent Group fundraiser helps to fund the PE department and the parent group which pays for all the special incentive trips.
How does it work?
Students will ask for pledges and return the pledge form only on March 6, the day of the JSR. The pledge sheets will come back with your student on March 6 after they have participated in the JSR. Donation turn in day is at lunch on Friday, March 13.
JSR Prizes
The students in the following categories will receive a Fantastic 5 Prize pack which consists of: a $5 coupon for Abby's Pizza, $5 snack shack cash, 5 Gum (1 pack), Take 5 candy bar, 5 Front of the Line Lunch passes
Most jumps 6th, 7th, 8th
Most shots 6th, 7th, 8th
Most laps 6th, 7th, 8th
Most money collected 6th, 7th, 8th
The student who collects the MOST money overall will get a $50 Amazon gift card
The TOP 3 with the most jumps, shots and laps overall will go head-to-head with Mrs. Converse (jump rope), Mr. Stockner (shots) and Mr. Alpert (laps). If the student beats the teacher, the student will get a FREE lunch from Jem 100.
A couple of Volunteer Opportunity
Twelve volunteers are needed to run the JSR. On March 6, come all day or for a few hours between 7:30am - 2:45pm! Contact Wendy at wendyr541@gmail.com to say you will help and what hours you can be at the school.
Can you spare some time once a week until the end of the school year from 2:35-3:00 pm? This fast paced volunteer opportunity is the MV Student Store which is open for students at 2:45 pm until approximately 3 pm. Contact Cindy at:tnkrbls@hotmail.com and let her know which day of the week works for you.
If you will be volunteering, please make sure you have a Newberg School District Volunteer Badge. If you do not have one or it has expired, please visit http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/district/getting-started-volunteer for forms and other information.
Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers! We so appreciate you!
MV Webstore
If you would like to purchase any of the following online, you can: PE shorts and shirts, sweatshirts and sweat pants, 8th Grade Celebration T-shirt, Art and Science Exploration class fees and yearbooks at the Mountain View Webstore. There is a processing fee for items purchased. You can also look to see if your student owes money for Instrument Rental, lost locks or lost textbooks and pay for them.
EFriday Folder and other Events.
Check out these and others events! Softball Camp on March 7th, Newberg Cultural Center Class Art of Glass, Ewing Young Elementary Bingo and Auction
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/district/e-friday-folder
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/district/after-school-classes-and-summer-camps
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/district/community-events
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/district/school-events-and-informational-flyers
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/district/sports-and-recreation-events-registration
http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/district/community-resources-0
Calendar
March
2 – 8th Graders to Salem during school day
7 – Solo and Ensemble in West Linn
4 - Late Start
6 – Hat Day for all Round 4 sticker students
6 – Jump Shoot Run in PE
8 – Clocks spring forward one hour at 2 am
9 – Lunches rotate
9 – Round 4 MDF/Star Sticker Incentive @ Lunch time in Lecture Rm
9 – 9th Grade Orientation at NHS 6-8:15 pm
10 – MV Spring Band Concert (Adv, Intermediate, Beg & Jazz Bands) 7 pm in Gym
11 - Late Start
11 – Builder’s Club 7:45-8:30 in Library
11 - MV Parent Group 1 pm in Lecture Rm
12 – Choir and Strings (Adv & Beg) Concert at CV 7 pm
14 – Battle of the Books Regionals in Silverton
17 – Choir Festival @ Veritas during school day
18 - Late Start
20 – Copy Cat Spirit Day (twin day)
23-27 – No School - Spring Break
