OVMS Bobcat Bulletin Feb. 18, 2025

February 18, 2025

March 4: Middle School Jazz Festival, 6:30p @ Anoka MS for the Arts

March 6: End of Trimester 2

March 7: No School - Staff planning and grades

March 10-14: No School - Spring Break

March 17: No School - Staff Development

March 18: Back to school, First day of Tri 3, digital day 2

March 29: District 8th grade Honor Band, 8:00a-4:00p @ OVMS

April 2-3: Scholastic Book Fair

2024-25 Middle School Digital Day calendars

Hello Oak View Middle School Families!

Tomorrow morning, we will kick-off our annual fundraiser at Oak View. Students will receive information outlining the fundraiser details during Advisory class.

We know that parents and students are busy, so we want to make the fundraiser EASY and as SUCCESSFUL as possible. We also want to stress that participation is completely optional. If you or your student chooses not to participate, that is completely fine. However, we appreciate all of your efforts, as we work to raise funds that directly support students at Oak View.

Our entire STEP IT UP fundraiser can be completed in as little as TEN MINUTES.

The most important thing you can do to support our school is to help your child complete the first night “Golden Ticket” email campaign that they will bring home from school tomorrow.

If you choose to participate, to get our fundraiser off to a great start, we ask that each family REGISTER and SEND OUT AT LEAST 10 EMAILS TOMORROW NIGHT to friends and family, enlisting their support. Don’t forget to add yourself, as you can donate online as well.

All donations are processed via PayPal, so they are safe and secure, and the emails you send will only be used for this fundraiser (not saved for any other purpose).

While you have until the end of our fundraiser to raise money, this First Night Golden Ticket Assignment will not only qualify your child some fun participation rewards and massive giveaway drawings, but will help us get off to an amazing start!

Please Visit: www.stepitupkids.com/Oakview55304
Parents, below is a two-minute “how to” video if you have any questions about registering:
https://p.stepitupkids.com/golden-ticket-how-to-video/

Thank you for your support!

The Scholastic Book Fair will be coming to Oak View on Wednesday, April 2nd and Thursday, April 3rd for all 6-8 grade students to shop during their ELA class. Cash, check, Apple Pay, credit card, or ewallet will be accepted at the fair. More information coming soon as the fair dates approach.

Our goal is to ensure the safety of all students. In order to do so, we have specific procedures in place for drop-off and pick-up. The student school day is 8:25a-3:05p.

For morning drop off, the doors to the school are open for students at 7:45a to wait in the foyer until the building/hallway doors and cafeteria open at 8:00a. Please do not drop your student off before 7:45a (especially in these cold months) unless it is prearranged for a club, class or activity. For these scheduled items, the instructor will meet the students for entry at the front entrance per the arrangement.

Due to the large number of vehicles and foot traffic, please understand that the drop-off/pick-up process will take time.

• Please patiently wait in the vehicle line to drop-off/pick-up your student.
• Use the entire curb area for drop -off and pick-up. The first vehicle in line should be almost to the stop sign, not in front of the main entrance.
  
• Students need to exit the passenger side of the vehicle onto the sidewalk.
• Do not cut through the middle lanes of the parking lot.
• Students are not to cross traffic to get to vehicles or out of vehicles. Do not let your student cross the parking lot.

Several vehicles are able to pick-up or drop-off students simultaneously when utilizing the whole curb, which speeds up the process for everyone.

• I need to pick my student up during the day, what is the process? Please enter the information in ParentVue or leave a message on the Attendance line, 763-506-5606, anytime in advance or send a note with your student the morning of the appointment. (OVMS Attendance, Absences, Early Dismissal and Late Arrival policy) Short notice pick ups also have to be processed through attendance, 763-506-5606, or ParentVue.
  

• Do I need to come into the building to pick up my student? Yes, a parent/guardian must sign the student out. (OVMS Permission to leave the Building procedure)
• Do I need my identification to enter the building during the school day? Yes, all visitors/parents/guardians must scan their identification, typically a driver's license, before entering the building.

• How do I report if my student is going to be absent, will be picked up early, or arriving late? Please enter the information in ParentVue or call the attendance line, 763-506-5606. (OVMS Attendance, Absences, Early Dismissal and Late Arrival policy)

• Can I report my student's attendance online? Yes (Directions to report student attendance online)
  
• AH District Attendance and Absences Policy
  

• How do I add money to my student's Lunch Account? (Directions to add money to student lunch account)

Grade 6: Greyson Rajewsky, Caelan Shaddi, Jessica Cranston, Kaylin Wozniak, Olivia Valenty, Elliot Anderson

Grade 7: Lily Kumpel, Kennedy Deshaw, Mila Serakos, Wesley Shimanski, Kingyuri Xeemthao

Grade 8: Noah Sachs, Benjamin Lawrence, Elizabeth Amelsberg, Emily Isaacs, Josephine Erickson, Calvin Ringel

Montgomery: Jackson Romportl, Josephine Peterson

Fedder: Evelyn Faris , Silas Snegosky

Whiteford: Eli Lee, Tenley Bass

Oak View Students have a place, after school, to:

• Work on homework
• Get help from a teacher
• Get caught up from being absent

Bobcat Den is located in the Media center

• The Den began Monday, Oct. 21 and ends Thursday, May 29. (The Bobcat Den will NOT be held on conference nights.)
• The Bobcat Den runs Mondays through Thursdays from 3:10p to 4:15p.
• On Tuesdays and Thursdays there are activity buses students can take home - these buses do not depart until 5:00p (students are supervised in the Media Center until the buses leave). On Mondays and Wednesdays, students will have to arrange their own transportation home (for safety reasons, students will not be allowed to linger in the building after the Den).
• The purpose of the Bobcat Den is to provide a safe, organized place for students to receive additional academic support. Students who are off-task and.or disrupt the opportunity for others will be removed from the Den and may lose the privilege of future participation.

(Students should bring all necessary materials when they report for help.)

View Bobcat Den Flyer (PDF)

For help with your Chromebook, send an email to:

Michele.Dunleavy@ahschools.us and Lisa.Cole@ahschools.us

or call Michele Dunleavy 763-506-5726 or Lisa Cole 763-506-5639

** Remember to try a Hard Reset before asking for help.

Upcoming Community Education Opportunities for OVMS students after school, evenings and weekends.

• Dance Team
• Babysitting Training
• Boys Basketball - Gr 6
• Girls Basketball - Gr 6
• Dungeons & Dragons Crew
• Advanced Archery Gr 6-12
• Strength, Speed and Agility Training
• RC Racing
• Firearms: Hunter Safety
• Fencing
• Rocketry
• Boys Tennis
• Girls NFL Flag Football
• Boys Volleyball
• Boys and Girls Track and Field

Please view the district wide Community Education offerings online at

https://ahschools.ce.eleyo.com/

If you have questions or need registration assistance, please contact Community Education Secretary Ruthi Bratsch Landaeta at 763.506.5642 or ruthi.bratschlandaeta@ahschools.us

Oak View Middle School has many volunteer opportunities throughout the school year. We look forward to working with you. Please visit our volunteer webpage to find the two required volunteer forms (Volunteer Application and Criminal Record History Release form). Once you sign up to be an OVMS volunteer, you will receive regular email notices for current and upcoming volunteer opportunities.

Please direct volunteering questions to Volunteer Services Coordinator, Cindy Roerig at 763-506-5730 or Cindy.Roerig@ahschools.us

Real-time bus information through FirstView app

Anoka-Hennepin families can check where their bus is — live — through a transportation app, called FirstView. The app monitors regular school bus routes in real-time. Best of all, it’s free for parents/guardians and students to use.

To find your student's bus information follow these step-by-step directions. Contact the transportation department at 763-506-1125 with questions.