Parent Teacher Conferences - March 10-13
For families interested in face-to-face conferences, Spring Conferences will be held at OVMS Wednesday, March 12, 3:00-6:00pm.
Teachers will also be reaching out via email, phone call, and Zoom March 10, 11, and 13.
**If you would like to connect with your students' teachers, please don't hesitate to reach out.**
As a reminder, PowerSchool is updated weekly and can be accessed daily for all classes.
Have a great week!
Beginning March 17, Quarterline Road, near the Orchard View High School, will be blocked off preventing northbound traffic from reaching OVHS.
Orchard View High School's Principal, Ms. Sam Wilson, will have more information to share regarding high school student drop-off and how this may impact OVMS. When this information is finalized, it will be shared right away.
For now,
We can expect Quarterline traffic to largely shift over to Sheridan Dr.
OVMS strongly urges families to prepare for significant traffic back-ups as families get used to navigating the road closure and school start times.
Again, more information will be sent out to families, but for now, we wanted to make sure this was on your radar.
As a reminder, the middle school drop-off doors open at 6:50am.
Feel free to beat the traffic entirely!
Pi Day
Get ready for our Pi Day Challenge!
To celebrate Pi Day on March 14th, the math department is inviting all students to participate in an iReady challenge. Here’s how it works:
The student in each grade level (6th, 7th, and 8th) with the most passed iReady math lessons for the entire school year will win a pie to take home! For those of you who have been staying on top of their iReady lessons, this is your time to shine!
The student in each grade level (6th, 7th, and 8th) with the most passed iReady math lessons from Monday March 3 until Thursday March 13 will win a pie to take home! You have 2 weeks to outlearn your classmates!
We could continue talking about pi all day, but we don’t want to go on forever and ever. Good luck.
Week at a Glance
Monday, March 10
Early Release
Wrestling Meet (HOME) @ OVHS - 4:00pm
Girls' Basketball - Study Table: 1:10-2:00pm, Away (Shelby) - 4:00pm
Tuesday, March 11
Early Release
Girls' Basketball Practice - 2:30-4:00pm
Wednesday, March 12
Parent Teacher Conferences! 3:00-6:00pm
Girls' Basketball Game - Away (N. Muskegon) - 4:00pm
Wrestling Practice - 1:00-2:30pm
Thursday, March 13
Early Release
Wrestling Practice - 1:00-2:30pm
Girls' Basketball Practice - 2:30-4:00pm
Friday, March 14
No School for Students!
Staff Professional Development Day
Saturday, March 15
Wrestling Meet - AWAY @ Whitehall - 9:00am
Coming up!
Monday 3/17
Girls Basketball - HOME vs Montague- Conference Tournament - 4:00pm
Cooking Class
Mr. Smith emailed all students their Cooking Class groups. If you lost the email or feel like you were missed, please email him and he will double check for you.
If you would still like to sign up for cooking class, please click the button below to sign up.
Group 3
Tuesday, 2/25
Tuesday, 3/4
Tuesday, 3/18
Tuesday, 3/25
Group 4
Thursday, 2/27
Thursday, 3/6
Thursday, 3/20
Thursday, 3/27
Group 5
Tuesday, 4/1
Tuesday, 4/15
Tuesday, 4/22
Tuesday, 4/29
Group 6
Thursday, 4/3
Thursday, 4/17
Thursday, 4/24
Thursday, 5/1
Group 7
Tuesday, 5/6
Tuesday, 5/13
Tuesday, 5/20
Tuesday, 5/27
Group 8
Thursday, 5/8
Thursday, 5/15
Thursday, 5/22
Thursday, 5/29
Red Club
Red Club is a fun after school group where students learn skills that will aid them in managing their emotions and behavior and in improving their school performance. Last year's activities included games, arts and crafts, hiking, and group discussions. Red Club meetings will be after school on Tuesdays, and a late bus will be available to provide transportation home. If your student is interested in joining Red Club, they can pick up a permission slip in the middle school office. If you have any questions, please contact Lilliana Duyck by emailing her at lilliana.duyck@orchardview.org.
Reporting and Supporting Each Other
Middle School is a fun and exciting time, but it is important that we take care of each other.
As social groups form, students will seek out attention and validation from one another. While this is typical of your age group, if these social relationships do not stay healthy, unnecessary drama can be created.
Before you act or before you speak, take a few breaths, and think, "who is this helping?"
Ask yourself:
1) Is this true?
2) is this helpful?
3) is this inspiring?
4) is this necessary?
5) is this kind?
If you can't say, "yes" to all of the above, then don't do or say whatever it is you are considering.
If you know about a situation between students filled with drama or emotions that you think could turn into an altercation, whether it be verbal or physical, please make sure to connect with an adult right away. Every adult in this building is trained to support you or to get you access to someone who can support you. Violence is never necessary.
At the start of every newsletter is the:
CLICK HERE for "I need to Speak to an Adult" form - this will get you help the quickest.
or
CLICK HERE for Okay2Say - this is completely anonymous (but doesn't get to principals as quickly).
Finally
We are here to help. Please make sure to follow the Hallway SOAR expectations and thank you for helping us make our school community safe!
Gator Recycling
OVMS gets money from this dumpster (by weight). We intend to use this money to fund things like our SOAR Store. Please consider dropping any paper-based recycling products in our bin.