Bobcat Bulletin January 24, 2025

January 24, 2025

January 31: Deadline to order Yearbooks

February 3: Vision screening for current 7th grade students

February 6: Conferences, 3:20p-8:15p

February 13: Conferences, 3:20p-8:15p

February 17: No School - Holiday/District closed

February 18: No School - Staff Development

March 6: End of Trimester 2

MS Digital Day calendars

Conferences will be held Thursdays, February 6 and February 13, 2025.

All conferences must be scheduled using the MyConferenceTime website. Families will have the option to select either Virtual (Google Meet) or In-person (in the teacher's classroom).

After you sign up for conferences, you will receive a confirmation email, which will contain the conference meeting link and/or in-person conference time. PLEASE save this confirmation email. It contains the meeting link for your virtual conference or your in-person conference time. You will receive a separate confirmation email and meeting link for each teacher with whom you schedule an appointment.

Please note we have teachers who are part-time and others who travel between multiple buildings, which limits their conference schedule.

If a teacher's conference schedule is full, you can always email them with questions or to possibly set up an alternate phone conversation.

If your child does not receive English as a Second Language (ESL) services, but you would like an interpreter for the upcoming conferences, please contact the school at , 763-506-5600, to arrange support with your child's grade level administrator.

We have included additional MyConferenceTime resources for parents below as needed.

MyConferenceTime Help for Parents:

• OMS Virtual Conference - Directions for Parents/Guardians

• Videos to help you sign up for conferences

• Cancel your conference online

• Look up conferences that you scheduled

**Attention 7th Grade Parents/Guardians**
In keeping with recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health, Oak View Middle School Health Services performs routine grade-level vision screenings for seventh graders.
Seventh grade students will be screened during the school day on Monday, February 3rd.
Please remind your 7th grade child to bring their eyeglasses or contact lenses for this screening!
To opt out of vision screening for your child, please contact Oak View Health Services at 763-506-5704.

**Attention 6th Grade Parents/Guardians**
Minnesota state law requires all students to be immunized before entrance to 7th and 12th grade. Your student could need one or more vaccinations or a legal exemption to meet these requirements. You may check your student’s immunization records in AH Connect. Be aware that seventh grade students should have a Tdap booster after the age of 7 years, 3 polio, 2 MMR, 2 Varicella (or medical provider proof of chickenpox), 3 hepatitis B, and one meningitis shot to enter 7th grade. All 12th grade students require a second meningitis booster dose to enter 12th grade. Any entry on the shot record of 1/1/1900 indicates that your child had a case of the disease and does not need the vaccine. Please check with your school health service department or private medical provider if you are unsure which immunizations your child is lacking. Thank you!

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 the upcoming 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, at the main entrance, for pick-up and drop-off. (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 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.

The goal of the OVMS cell phone and electronic device policy is to create opportunities for
digital citizenship and use of technology, while maintaining high standards for learning. In
order to promote the most effective learning environment possible, and limit distractions,
cell phones and other personal electronic devices will be powered off and put away from
8:25a to 3:05p. During the school day, staff will provide access to electronic
devices needed for any activities or assignments. In the event of an emergency, parents
can contact the Main Office to get a message to their student. Students who have their
phones and or other personal devices out during the school day will be directed to put
them away. Repeated infractions will result in parent communication and possible school
consequences, which may include leaving the device in the office, having a parent pick
up the device, detention, etc. Families are encouraged to review the technology insurance
options. Students are not allowed to make phone calls or send text messages between 8:25a to 3:05p. Students will be allowed telephone use in the Main Office during the school day provided they have a signed pass from their classroom teacher. Students will be allowed to have a call placed home for forgotten items provided they are school-related items. The item will be deilvered by a student worker to the student's current classroom. If the call home is for a forgotten
musical instrument, that instrument will be delivered to the music room.

Congratulations to our A and B Honor Roll students.

View A Honor Roll

View B Honor Roll

The Oak View Spelling Bee took place after school on Thursday, January 16th in the Oak View Room. There were 41 participants from grades sixth through eighth. The bee went 21 rounds with final placements as below:

1st place Scarlett Brown (8th grade)
2nd place Hadley Hiveley (8th grade)
3rd place Mason Chambers (8th grade)

Thank you all participants for being a part of this year's Spelling Bee!

AVOID the PANIC

Last spring, we SOLD OUT of yearbooks at Oak View! Don't miss out this year. Pre-order online before Friday, January 31 to be guaranteed a book this spring.

*After this date, there are no guarantees a copy will be available (since we place our final book order to Jostens).

Order today: OVMS Yearbook Order Link

Not sure if you ordered a yearbook yet? Call Jostens Customer Service Support: 1-877-767-5217

Other questions? Email: oms_yearbook@ahschools.us

6th Grade: Aiden Thao, William Ford, Liam Fields, Baylynn Lluveres, Adalyn Bartsias, Adelynn Stock

7th Grade: Liam Thorson, Adelynn Hruby, Jeron Faulkner, Kiya Kramer, Ava Palodichuk, Evelyn Reilly

8th Grade: Avery Froemming, Joseph Reed, Malaika O'Brien, Carter Evans, Avery Mattke, Ireland Christianson

Whiteford: Parker Mendoza, Alaia Lor

Montgomery: Greta Stalvig, Dylan Jenson

Fedder: Avery Stock, Noah Bayer

• 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)

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 in October and ends Thursday, May 29. (No Den on conference nights)
• The Bobcat Den runs Mondays through Thursdays from 3:10p to 4:15p.
• On Tuesdays and Thursdays there is an activity bus students can take home - the bus doesn't depart until 5p (students remain in the media center under supervision). On Mondays and Wednesdays, students will have to arrange their own pick up/transportation home by 4:15p (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

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

• Performance Cheer
• Dance Team
• Bobcat Book Club
• 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

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

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

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.

MS Parent/Student Technology Resources

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.

Minnesota weather is shifting gears, and the Anoka-Hennepin School District has plans in place for when extreme winter weather arrives.

The safety of all students is the first priority when determining if schools should stay open in adverse weather. If a determination is made to close school due to extreme winter weather, the district will alert families in a variety of ways, including:

• Phone, text or email message from AHlert system (for Anoka-Hennepin parents/guardians only).

• District and school websites.

• District and school social media pages (e.g. Facebook, Instagram and X).

• Media outlets including WCCO, KSTP, FOX 9, KARE 11, CCX Media, WCCO radio and Star Tribune newspaper.

Those responsible for activities scheduled in schools over the weekend will determine if adverse weather conditions necessitate a cancellation.

Read more about the district’s policies on extreme winter weather at ahschools.us/weather.