Author: Orterry, Darlene

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ORCHARD VIEW SCHOOLS

January 2018

Middle School News

www.orchardview.org
(231)760-1500 OVMS
231-760-1506 Fax #

No Nest and After School Programs January 15—26, 2018
No School for Mid-Winter Break:
February 16th & 19th

NEST—Needs Extra Study Time is being offered afterschool for students needing extra help in the four academic areas, Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. NEST will be available Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays until 3:45 pm.

OV Saturday Recreation program offers a number of athletic clinics for grades K-6, open gym and dodge ball for 6th through 8th grade students, and Yoga classes for adults. First session starts Saturday, February 2, 2018. For more information, call 231-760-1350.

When coming to the Middle School, please use the front door #1 to be buzzed in for the safety of our students. You will need to come to the main office.

Questions about your child’s lunch account?
Call Food Service at 760-1550.
Questions regarding bussing?
Call Transportation at 760-1330
Questions regarding middle school sports?
Call Hal Holman at 760-1502

End of 1st Semester
Friday, January 19th
Report cards will not be printed. Grade reports for 1st semester will be accessible online after January, 26th on the parent grade viewer via PowerSchool. If you have not signed up to access the parent grade viewer on PowerSchool, you will need to contact the office at 760-1500 to request the Access ID and Access Password for your student. If you do not have access to the internet, please contact our office for further assistance.

The mission of Orchard View Middle School is to provide a safe, positive, supportive environment that encourages academic growth, responsible citizenship and lifelong learning while showing respect for individual differences.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Schedule Subject to Change
Events for 2017 – 18
Jan. 10 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Jan. 17 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Jan. 18 Choir SNAP Fundraiser
Jan. 19 End of 2nd Marking Period/ 1st Semester
Jan. 19 Start of 3rd Marking Period
Jan. 24 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Jan. 31 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Feb. 7 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Feb. 14 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Feb. 16 & 19 NO SCHOOL for Mid – Winter Break
Feb. 22 Choir Winter Concert 7 PM at the High School
Feb. 28 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
March 5 Band Concert 7 p.m. at the High School
March 7 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
March 14 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
March 21 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
March 23 End of 3rd Marking Period
March 28 - 30 Parent Teacher Conferences
March 28 – 30 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
April 2-6 NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK
May 24 Henry Ford Field Trip
May 15 Band Concert7 p.m. at the High School
May 16 Choir Spring Concert 7 p.m. at the High School
May 25 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
May 28 NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
June 7-8 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
June 8 Last Day of School

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Winter sports will be starting soon. If your child is interested in participating in a winter sport, they will need to have a physical form on file in the office before the 1st day of practice. Physical form must be dated after April 15, 2017. Forms are available in the office 1st day of practice for Wrestling is Jan. 15th and Girls Basketball ‘s is Jan. 22, 2018.

Stay warm this winter! The OVMS clothing closet has gloves, and hats, available for students in need. We also have some coats and boots. Please see or call the front office.

Keeping our Building Safe
As stated in the student handbook, Orchard View Middle School will periodically allow a canine detection unit to search our building. The educational intent of this program is to maintain a safe and drug free environment.

PRIDE POINT COMPETITION
OVMS will once again be having the Annual Pride Point Competition between the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.
Throughout the year your grade will be able to earn Pride Points by participating in various events. We will keep a tally of the Pride Points earned and at the end of the year the grade with the most pride points will receive a trip to Michigan’s Adventure during the school day just for that grade’s students.
There are various behaviors and activities that Pride Points will be awarded for. These include:

The popular Fun Friday Spirit Events
The most General Mills box tops for each week
Random hallway checks—cleanest hallway wins points
Best behavior at random lunch periods or assemblies
Least amount of discipline referrals per random day/week
Most Cardinal Cards per random day/week

Pride point totals will be announced every Monday morning. This is a fun and rewarding way to show your school spirit and pride. Be sure to help your grade win by participating in all of the events!

Girls on the Run 2018
Registration ends Wednesday, January 24, 2018.
You can register at www.gotrkmc.org
Heart and Sole Celebration 5 K Run will be Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Practice will start in March on Mondays and Thursdays from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
For more information, you can contact Mrs. Colville at 231-760-1581.

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2017 – 2018 MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS
Wrestling
Day Date Site Opponent Time
Thursday Feb. 1 Ravenna Ravenna & Whitehall 4:00PM
Tuesday Feb. 6 Manistee Manistee & Mason CC 4:00 PM
Thursday Feb. 15 Hart Hart & Muskegon CC 4:00 PM
Thursday Feb. 22 Home Ravenna & Shelby 4:00 PM
Thursday March 1 Home Montague & Muskegon CC 4:00 PM
Tuesday March 8 Whitehall Whitehall & Manistee 4:00 PM
Tuesday March 13 Ludington Ludington Middle 4:00 PM
Friday March 16 TBA Conference Tournament TBA
Girls Basketball
Day Date Site Opponent Time
Wednesday Feb. 7 Home Ludington Middle 4:00 PM
Monday Fe. 12 Manistee Manistee Middle 4:00PM
Wednesday Feb. 14 Home Muskegon Heights Academy 4:00PM
Monday Feb. 19 Muskegon Catholic Muskegon Catholic Middle 4:00PM
Monday Feb. 26 Ludington Ludington Middle 4:00 PM
Wednesday Feb. 28 Home Manistee Middle 4:00PM
Monday March 5 Muskegon Heights Muskegon Heights 4:00 PM
Wednesday March 7 Home Muskegon Catholic Middle 4:00PM

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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER

Rachel Bruce - 6th Grade
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Book: Prisoner B-3087
Favorite Movie: The Polar Express
Favorite Class: Language Arts
Favorite Activity: Playing Basketball, reading and doing homework
Future Plans: Go into the Navy and go to MSU

Alex Grant -6th Grade
Favorite Color: Blue and White
Favorite Book: BFG
Favorite Movie: Unbroken
Favorite Class: Health
Favorite Activity: Playing hockey and riding bikes
Future Plans: to be very successful and rich in life

Jose Cuellar-Reyes— 7th Grade
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Book: Wonder
Favorite Movie: Transformers The Last Knight
Favorite Class: Math
Favorite Activity: Playing soccer outside
Future Plans: Become an Architect

Emma Hillard— 7th Grade
Favorite Color: Mint Green
Favorite Book: Dorothy Must Die
Favorite Movie: Labyrinth
Favorite Class: Science
Favorite Activity: Dance
Future Plans: Go to Harvard for Nursing

Joshua Aguilar— 8th Grade
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Book: Damian
Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump
Favorite Class: Social Studies
Favorite Activity: Playing video games, soccer and drawing
Future Plans: Become an Architect

Anna Fowler— 8th Grade
Favorite Color: Teal
Favorite Book: Because of Winn-Dixie
Favorite Movie: Any Disney Movie
Favorite Class: Language Arts
Favorite Activity: Spending time with my family, skating and bowling
Future Plans: Go to college and become an Interior Designer

Inside this issue:

School Calendar	2
NCA Info/Mission Statement	2
Parent Club	2
Fun Friday Schedule	3
Dance Schedule	4
Student of the Month	5

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Hello OVMS families. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Principal of OVMS and to welcome you back to what is sure to be a great school year. Joining me in the office will be Chris Curtis as the new assistant principal.
We have a few more smiling faces to add to our team. New to the district: Brittany McCarthy, Special
Education Teacher. She comes from the Jenison area. Brittany loves reading and being outdoors.
Cody Liverance is a new Social Studies Teacher. He comes from Muskegon and loves athletics and the
outdoors. New to her position is Sara Lindstrom. She will be teaching Math Basics and a couple of encore
classes. Sara loves spending time with her family. New to the building is Corrine Gerke who will be joining the special education department. She is coming from the High School. Terise Middlecamp will also be joining our MS team as a parapro. She is coming from Cardinal Elementary.
As always, the staff at OVMS continued to learn through the summer months by participating in multiple
professional learning opportunities including PBIS, Math intervention strategies, STEM training, Language Arts training, just to name a few.
Lastly, as we start this new school year, the Fall will offer plenty of opportunities to get involved with
extracurricular activities. I sincerely hope you take advantage of the opportunity to come out and support the students and staff of OVMS. Go Cardinals!!!! Sincerely, Hal Holman

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