North Oct. 11

October 15 | North Picture Day

Say cheese! More details above.

October 17 | Nothing Bundt Cakes Fundraiser Order Pick-Up

Orders from the Nothing Bundt Cakes fundraiser by the Midview Compass Committee will be available for pickup at Midview Middle School from 4-7 p.m.

October 22 | Midview Compass Committee Marco's Pizza Nights

Take care of dinner plans while also supporting our schools! Throughout the year, grades K-6 will be invited to participate in a friendly grade-level competition as part of the Midview Compass Committee's Marco's Pizza Nights. Up first is kindergarten! The kindergarten class with the most orders will win a pizza party, and a portion of the sales will help fund scholarships, After Prom, PBIS, and the Backpack program through the Midview Compass Committee. To participate, family and friends can simply call the Grafton Marco's Pizza at (440)-926-0600 on the designated dates and mention the name of the kindergarten teacher who should receive credit:

• October 8 (CLOSED): Feldmann, Nelson, Krajewski, Moore, and Eierdam
• October 22: Heestand, Mullenax, VanderSluis, and Zbydnowski

October 24 | Trunk or Treat | 5-6:30 p.m. at MMS

Join us for a BOO-tiful evening of Trunk or Treat fun at Midview Middle School! Trick or Treat from car to car and trunk to trunk. Costumes are encouraged but not required. We kindly ask that participants bring a donation of money or a non-perishable food item (listed below) in benefit of the Backpack Program:

• Items: Juice boxes, cans of soups, fruit cups, prepackaged muffins, ramen noodles, granola/cereal bars, individual cereals, applesauce, pudding cups, meal in a box (Hamburger Helper), mac n cheese, individual snack bags (crackers, pretzels)

October 25 | North Halloween Parties

Classrooms Halloween parties will be on Friday, October 25! Students are welcome to wear costumes and celebrate with their classmates. However, we ask that families keep the following in mind:

• Costumes must be weather and school-appropriate
• Please make sure your child's face is not covered and that they do not wear a costume with a mask
• Costumes may not include weapons; however, small props are allowed as long as they fit in your child's backpack
• No food items may be sent in to share with the class unless previously arranged with the teacher

October 28-31 | Red Ribbon Spirit Week

Midview North, East, and West schools are excited to promote healthy choices in honor of National Red Ribbon Week. This annual campaign encourages students to make positive decisions and live a drug-free lifestyle.

October 31 | End of the 1st Quarter

November 1 | Professional Development Day (NO SCHOOL)

Cleveland Cavaliers Midview Family Night

• On-court student experiences: 25 TOTAL K-8 students will line the Boston’s Celtics cheer tunnel, and 15 TOTAL K-6 students will accompany Cleveland Cavaliers players on the court during the National Anthem. Please fill out the following form to enter your child into the raffle. Families are responsible for purchasing tickets for their students and all other accompanying attendees.

Learning to identify and read color words is such an important skill at the beginning of Kindergarten. We sing songs about how they are spelled, recite and tap color poems, and create projects about the color word we are learning! To make it even more immersive-- we ask students to wear that color clothing if possible. It's just plain fun!

On Tuesday, Miss Eierdam's class learned about the color Brown! When students were asked what indoor and outdoor things are brown, so many of them thought about trees and the changing leaves. With the help of Miss Eierdam, the students created a fall handprint tree. This tree is the perfect fall decoration for the Kindergarten classroom!

PBIS is an evidence-based framework that can be used in a variety of educational and therapeutic settings, including K-12 schools, early childhood programs, and treatment programs.

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) can have many benefits for students, teachers, and schools, including:

• Improved academic performance: Students perform better academically, and there's an increase in correct academic responses.
• Reduced problem behaviors: Students demonstrate fewer negative behaviors, and there are fewer office discipline referrals and suspensions.
• Better social and emotional skills: Students develop better social and emotional competence, and learn to manage their emotions and interact appropriately with others.
• Improved school climate: Students, teachers, and parents are more satisfied with the school climate.
• Increased instructional time: Students are more engaged, which increases instructional time.
• Empowered students: Students are empowered to play a central role in their education.

Every Friday is a special day at North. The students can turn in their tickets for prizes or lunch with the principal. We are so proud to see all the happy faces because they are making great choices!

Years in the district: 7 years

What excites me most about my job: Watching my students' skills grow

Three adjectives students would use to describe me: Strict, caring, honest

A few of my favorite things include: Time with my family, camping, crafting

What is most important to me in my role: To help my students communicate as effectively as possible

Years in the district: 6 years

Reason(s) I chose to pursue my position at Midview Local Schools: I missed working with the little ones! I wanted to go back to doing what I loved!

Some of my hobbies/interests outside of my career: Running, shopping, and watching Real Housewives

I am not a big fan of: Gossip

Working at Midview Local Schools has taught ME: To put forth my best each and everyday! And to not be so hard on myself!!