Author: Orterry, Darlene

Orchard View Middle School

ORCHARD VIEW SCHOOLS

October 2019

Middle School News

WWW.ORCHARDVIEW.ORG
(231)760-1500 OVMS

OVMS students are offered opportunities to raise money for their class field trips. Each field trip has a fee that covers admission and transportation. In order to help families cover the fees of these field trips, OVMS has set up many fundraising opportunities to help with the cost. Details for the future fundraisers & cost of the trips will be available soon.
Tentative dates for the field trips are as follows:
6th Grade Field Trip: May 7 (Thursday) to Brookfield Zoo in Chicago
7th Grade Field Trip: April 16 (Thursday) to Museum of Science & Industry (Chicago)
8th Grade Field Trip: May 27-31 (Wed.-Sun.) to Washington, D.C.

Current/Upcoming fundraisers:
Fall fundraiser from 9/19 to 10/3
Coupon Books will be sold in October (8th graders ONLY)**
World’s Finest Chocolate bars being sold in November
Specialty chocolate sale in February
**The 8th graders are being offered an extra fundraiser due to their field trip being to Washington, D.C.**

Please join us on
Friday, October 4, 2019 for Orchard View’s
Community Homecoming Parade & Picnic
Parade begins at 5PM in the Orchard View High School east parking lot and continues down Sheridan Road to Orchard View Middle School.
Community Picnic, sponsored by the Senior Parents, will follow.
There will be hot dogs or chili dogs with chips and a drink.
Games include pie in the face, life-size Kerplunk, face painting and much more!! Ticket prices are 4/$1.00.

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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River Creed Jared Dault
8th Grade 8th Grade
Favorite Color: Orange Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Book: Ungifted Favorite Book: Wings of Fire
Favorite Movie: Into the Woods Favorite Movie: Zootopia
Favorite Class: Art Favorite Class: Algebra
Favorite After-School Activities: D.I. Favorite After-School Activities: Soccer
Future Plans After High School: Special affects artist Future Plans After High School: Something technology based

Sjon’Vier Crump Tyler Ellis
7th Grade 7th Grade
Favorite Color: Pink Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Book: From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess Favorite Book: Wings of Fire
Favorite Movie: Ralph Breaks the Internet & Angry Birds 2 Favorite Movie: Avengers Endgame
Favorite Class: Art Class and PBL Favorite Class: Advanced ELA
Favorite After-School Activities: Shopping, watching TV, and Favorite After-School Activities: Soccer
Unboxing L.O.L. Dolls
Future Plans After High School: Grand Valley State University; Future Plans After High School: College to
Work at Gerber, do Animation or a Clothing Designer become a Paleontologist

Carter O’Brien Alexis Mullins
6th Grade 6th Grade
Favorite Color: Green Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Book: Percy Jackson Favorite Book: Chicken Girls: Rhyme and the Runaway Twins
Favorite Movie: Avengers Endgame Favorite Movie: Twilight New Moon
Favorite Class: Math Favorite Class: Art
Favorite After-School Activities: Soccer Favorite After-School Activities: Reading or playing the Sims
Future Plans After High School: College Future Plans After High School: Maybe a YouTuber

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2019-2020 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Schedule Subject to Change
Sept. 30 Picture Retake Day
Oct. 9 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Oct. 16 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Oct. 23 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Oct. 29 High School Fall Recital at 7:00 PM
Oct. 31 (Thursday) Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Nov. 1 End of 1st Marking Period
Nov. 6 & Nov. 7 Parent Teacher Conferences Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Nov. 8 Early Release at 12:35 PM
Nov. 13 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Nov. 20 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Nov. 27-29 NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 12 MS Holiday Choir Concert 7 p.m. at the High School
Dec. 18-19 HS Collage Choir Concert 7pm at the High School
Dec. 23 - Jan. 3 NO SCHOOL Winter Break
Jan. 6 School Resumes
Jan. 8 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Jan. 15 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Jan. 17 End of 2nd Marking Period
Jan. 22 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Jan. 29 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Feb. 5 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Feb. 12 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Feb. 14 & 17 NO SCHOOL Mid-Winter Break
Feb. 19 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Feb. 26 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
Feb. 27 MS Winter Choir Concert
March 4 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
March 11 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
March 18 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
March 20 End of 3rd Marking Period
March 26, 27, & 28 HS Revue Show at 7 pm at the High School
March 22 End of 3rd Marking Period
March 25 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
April 1 & 2 Parent Teacher Conferences Dismiss at 12:35 PM
April 3 Early Release at 12:35 PM
April 6-10 NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK
April 14 (Tuesday) Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
April 28 Fine Arts Festival 5:00-7:00 PM
May 14 HS Spring Choir Concert 7 p.m. at the High School
May 19 MS Spring Choir Concert 7p.m. at the High School
May 22 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
May 25 NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
June 4-5 Early Release Day Dismiss at 12:35 PM
June 5 Last Day of School

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FUN FRIDAY SCHEDULE
(All events/dates subject to change)
OCTOBER 2019
October 4 CARDINAL PRIDE Day: Today is Orchard View’s Homecoming Celebration. Show how proud you are to be a Cardinal and wear your Cardinal clothing. Hats may be worn as long as they say Orchard View Cardinal.
October 7 (MONDAY) BLUE UP AGAINST BULLYING Day: Today is the World Day of Bullying Prevention. We are asking everyone to Wear a BLUE SHIRT and join us in solidarity to stop bullying and cyberbullying. Each student wearing a BLUE SHIRT will receive a Pride Point.
October 18 PINKALICIOUS Day: Donate $1 to go towards Breast Cancer research to receive a Pink Bead Necklace and a Pride Point. ALSO - show your support for this awesome cause by dressing in your craziest PINK outfit. Get out your pink feather boas, hats, jewelry, etc. and go for the PINK! (Please remember - Pride Points are awarded for $1.00 donation, not just for wearing pink.)
October 25 HILARIOUS HAT Day: WEAR a Hilarious Hat and earn your grade a Pride Point. Your hat must be “Out of the Ordinary” to be worn and counted for a pride Point, which means plain baseball and knit hats are not allowed.
October 31 (THURSDAY) HALLOWEEN COSTUME Day: You’re never too old to dress up for Halloween! Wear your SCHOOL APPROPRIATE costume to school to earn a Pride Point.

STUDENT DROP OFF/PICK UP: Students are to be dropped off and picked up in the south parking lot. Students waiting for rides after school must remain outside of the building after 2:30 pm. Students are not allowed in the building after 2:30 pm unless they are with a teacher or a coach. Prior arrangements to stay after school must be made, or your child must be picked up no later than 2:30 pm. Parents are asked not to use the staff parking lots or bus drop off/pick up area to drop off or pick up students.

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 (each participant will earn a Pride Point)
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!

COMPUTER GUIDE TO ACCESSING POWERSCHOOL
(*For Smart Phone Access, see bottom of this page)
Step One: Go to the Orchard View home webpage: www.orchardview.org
Step Two: Click on the STUDENTS icon located towards the top
Step Three: Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the PowerSchool icon
Step Four: Enter the username and password
Username: Child’s School ID # (their lunch #)
Password: Child’s Birthdate (see example below)
June 15, 2003 - Password is 6152003**
**No extra zeros and the birth year has to have 4 digits
*Smart Phone: There is also an app for your phone called PowerSchool Mobile
After downloading it, you need to enter the District Code: WXMQ
Then just follow the directions above.

Dear Parent or Guardian:
Throughout the year I would like to work with students individually and in small group counseling sessions. I offer a variety of topics depending on need. If I am able to offer small groups, they would meet for approximately 6 weeks and may take place at any point during the school year. If you know of a concern you would like your student to discuss with a counselor, please call me at 231.760.1579 or email me at laura.wiles@orchardview.org. I will do my best to work with your student. Anything that is said in individual or group sessions is kept confidential unless a student is in clear and present danger. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about services offered by the counseling office.
Sincerely, Laura Wiles, Counselor

COUNSELOR’S
CORNER

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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