OV Family Newsletter for 9/30

Posted Date: 9/30/24 (5:41 PM)

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September 30, 2024

Hello, OV Families!

We're excited to share the latest happenings and updates from our school community to keep you informed and engaged.

SCHOOL HOURS:

8:05am - 2:45pm Mondays - Thursdays
8:05am - 1:30pm on Friday LIT days

LUNCH TIMES (updated 9/16/2024):

7th Grade

11:20am - 11:50am Mondays - Thursdays
11:22am - 11:52am on Friday LIT Days

8th Grade

11:50am - 12:20pm Mondays - Thursdays
10:33am - 11:03am on Friday LIT Days

6th Grade

12:20pm - 12:50pm Mondays - Thursdays
12:11pm - 12:41pm on Friday LIT Days

If you have any questions, please call our office at (425) 366-5200 or email our office manager, Jamie Wright: WrightJL@mukilteo.wednet.edu.

IMPORTANT DATES

10/2: OV PTO Snacks Ahoy sale at lunches begin (every Wed.)
10/3: Cookie Club in E110 from 2:45-4pm (must sign up with Ms. Rose--listen for announcement)
10/7: Fundraiser Assembly
10/7: Home Softball Game @ 3:45pm
10/7: OV PTO General Meeting on Zoom at 7pm
10/8: Curriculum Night at 6pm
10/9: Home Football Game @ 3:45pm
10/10: Picture Retake Day from 8am-11am
10/10: Home Cross-Country Meet @ 3:45pm
10/16: Home Football Game @ 3:45pm
10/16: Home Softball Game @ 3:45pm
10/18: Teacher Work Day (no students)
10/23: Home Softball Game @ 3:45pm
10/24: Home Football Game @ 3:45pm
10/28 - 11/1: Fall Spirit Week
10/31: Fall Spirit Assembly @ 1:45pm

CURRICULUM NIGHT

Our parents and guardians are invited to attend our school's annual Curriculum Night at 6pm on Tuesday, Oct. 8th.

This night is for parents/guardians only--no students or siblings unless needed to help with interpreting.

Here is the Curriculum Night agenda:

Pick up student's schedule (by last name just outside gym area). Your student will also be bringing home a letter from our principal with a blank schedule on the back. Have your student fill this out and bring with you as a backup.
Head into gym for welcome message from our principal and our PTO (Parent Teacher Organization).
Parents/guardians leave the gym and follow their students' schedules for the rest of the evening (10 minutes per period with 5 minutes passing time). Meet your student's teachers and learn more about their classes and requirements.

Hope to see you there!

SCHOOL PICTURES

Missed business day? Our picture retake day is on Thursday, October 10th from 8am-11am. Students that missed business day or any new students must get their picture taken for their FREE ID card and for the yearbook. If you ordered a picture packet and would like a retake, student must bring their picture packet to exchange it for a new picture.

Orders may be placed online by searching for your school name at mydorian.com and selecting the green order button next to your school retake day event. You can also order using this QR code. Online orders are available for up to four days after retake day.

Do you have a family member, friend or neighbor who is a veteran or currently serving our country? Are you an active service member?

We would love to honor OV military family members and veterans by having them as our special guests at our Veterans Day Appreciation Breakfast (8:10am) and Assembly (8:53am) on November 7th.

Veterans Appreciation Breakfast

OV's PTO is sponsoring an appreciation breakfast at 8:10am on 11/7 for our OV veterans and/or active duty members and their OV students prior to the assembly.

Want to attend? Must RSVP on this form to save your guest's spot. Limited spots are available. (Sorry--we do not have space for extra guests.)

Please check in at the main office when you arrive at OVMS for either breakfast or assembly.

Veterans Day Assembly & Slideshow

We also want to honor our OV military family members and veterans at our annual Veterans Day assembly on November 7th starting at 8:53am. (Families are welcome to attend if interested. Stop by the office to sign-in first.)

Want to have your veteran or active duty member included in our school's slideshow at the assembly?

Please FILL OUT THIS FORM to submit your veteran's or active duty member's photo and other pertinent info.
Must be submitted by October 31st at the latest.
NOTE: If you submitted a photo last year, you do not need to re-submit.

We thank you for your service!

Meet our Student Support Advocate

Hello! My name is Patricia Nogueda, and I am the Student Support Advocate for OV. I connect students and families to resources and support within the community.

I can help students and families connect to….

Food or Clothing
Housing Resources
Youth Shelters
Resources for paying utility bills
Mental Health Therapists
Support Groups
Health Insurance
Documentation – Birth Certificate, ID, DACA, Social Security
State and Federal Assistance
Legal Resources
LGBTOAI + Supports
BIPOC Supports
A safe place to talk and more

You can contact me with questions or to set up an appointment at (425)366-5224 or by email at noguedapx@mukilteo.wednet.edu. I look forward to a successful school year for you and your student(s).

Now that every student has had an opportunity to visit the library in their ELA classes, all students should have an independent reading book with them at all times. Ask your student when their library day is so they are better prepared at returning their books on time. If students have forgotten their books for more than four weeks, they will not be able to check out books from the library. This creates a problem because independent books are required in school.

Students can bring books from home or visit our Little Free Library (books donated by community members) at any time also. The school district sends out a message to parents on Sundays if there are overdue items on your student’s library account. If a student is not finished with the library book, they can renew it, if no one has a hold on that title. If you or your student think there is an error in the overdue message, or you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the librarian, Mrs. Peterson.

VOLUNTEERING AT OV

GETTING STARTED

Planning on volunteering at OV this year? We would love your help! CLICK HERE to fill out the district's new online volunteer application. Clearance is good for two years.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

Have an extra 30 minutes before Curriculum Night starts? Volunteers are needed to help pass out student schedules from 5:30-6pm on Curriculum Night (10/8).
Looking for 2-3 volunteers to help on picture retake day (Thursday, Oct. 10th) from 7:30am-11am.
Volunteers are needed to come in every 1-2 weeks to straighten up the lost and found. At the end of the month, the volunteer takes home the lost and found clothing items and launders them. Volunteer brings back the clothing and stocks it in our clothing closet. We hope to get 6-8 volunteers for this committee so each volunteer is responsible for one month only.

Please email or call our office manager, Jamie Wright, at (425) 366-5210 if you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help.

JOIN OUR CHAMPS PROGRAM

The CHAMPS program at OV exists to give adult community members an opportunity to have a positive impact on the lives of our students. These adult volunteers serve on campus as a source of encouragement. CHAMPS volunteers cultivate healthy, ambitious, motivated and prepared students.

CHAMPS volunteers will help to supervise before school starts and during lunches. We are extra eyes for OV's supervision staff, who will also be with you to support. As a volunteer, you may choose which day(s) of the week you'd like to volunteer. To learn more about the CHAMPS program or to sign up, please contact our CHAMPS volunteer coordinator, Jim Tinsley, at (206) 351-7669.

STUDENT TECHNOLOGY CENTER

Please remind your student to bring their fully-charged laptop and charger to school every day. If your student needs a loaner laptop or charger for the day, they can pick one up from the Student Technology Center (STC) in A110. Please note each student is allowed three loaner laptops and/or three loaner chargers per trimester. We want every student to be successful and prepared for learning.

STAY CONNECTED: HOW OUR DISTRICT COMMUNICATES

ParentSquare Family Access

ParentSquare is the district's notification system used to send important messages to parents by phone, text and email.

IMPORTANT: Activate your account to use the two-way features, set language and message method/frequency. Our district just sent out emails today to those parents/guardians that are not registered with ParentSquare. Please follow the directions in that email to get started.

QMLATIV FAMILY ACCESS

Qmlativ is a student information system that contains grades, attendance, state assessment scores and other educational records. Log into Qmlativ to check your student's information. Please keep your contact information current with your school.

If you don't know your log in info, please call our office at (425) 366-5200. We can re-send your Qmlativ log-in info.

SCHOOLOGY PARENT ACCOUNT

Schoology is a learning management system most teachers use to deliver class content to students. Parents and guardians can see what their students are working on in classes by logging in with a Schoology access code.

Please call the office if you need your parent access code for Schoology.

AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS

Good news! A few of our clubs have started. Check out the CLUBS CALENDAR for more details. (Make sure to check the start date.) More clubs will be added throughout the school year. Keep checking the calendar!

Students participating in an after-school club can ride the activity bus home (must live in bus boundary). Important--make sure your student knows his/her address. There is a North and a South bus; supervising staff can help students get on the correct bus.

Nintendo Switch Club Starts this Wednesday!

Come and join us in A105 to play video games in this new club. We play multiplayer video games, such as Mario-Kart and SuperSmash Bros.

Cookie Club Starts this Thursday!

Do you enjoy baking, or you just like to eat cookies? If you answered yes, then the Cookie Club is for you. Learn how to bake and decorate various cookies for all occasions. Cookie Club meets once a month throughout the year. Students must sign up in the office (starting tomorrow--10/1) as spots are limited to 30 students for the 10/2 club.

DONATIONS NEEDED

We are organizing our Clothing Closet and are looking for donations of pants hangers (the ones with clips). Please drop off any of these hangers in the office. We appreciate your help!

OV PTO

OV PTO sponsors many events throughout the school year!

CLICK HERE for PTO's Calendar of Events for 2024-2025 school year.
Become a PTO member HERE.
Stay up-to-date by following OV PTO on Facebook and Instagram.
Email OV PTO with any questions at ovpiratepride@gmail.com

OV PTO's upcoming events:

PTO Spirit Wear Purchases EXTENDED till 10/8

The OV Pirate Pride Store has been extended to Tuesday, October 8th. Get your orders in by then HERE. Purchases delivered later in October.

10/7 Zoom General Meeting 7pm

Come learn about PTO activities and how you can help! We will always raffle off two sets of $5 Snacks Ahoy bucks for your student to use. Log in HERE.

10/8 Pass the Hat with Curriculum Night

All the funds raised during “Pass the Hat” supports OV staff grants and PTO events. Cash/check or online donations will be collected during Curriculum Night. To donate before Curriculum Night, go HERE and give generously!

10/16 Sabor a Mexico Dinner Night Out

Sabor a Mexico (8410 Mukilteo Speedway # A, Mukilteo, WA 98275) is our next Dinner Night Out. Eat at this local restaurant between 10:30am-9:30pm and tell them OV PTO sent you and a portion of your bill will be given back to us.

CLICK HERE for PTO's Calendar of Events for 2024-2025 school year.

Stay up-to-date by following OV PTO on Facebook and Instagram. Email OV PTO with any questions at ovpiratepride@gmail.com

CONTACT INFO

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Office: (425) 366-5200
Office Manager--Jamie Wright: (425) 366-5210 or email WrightJL@mukilteo.wednet.edu

IMPORTANT LINKS:

OV SPORTS REGISTRATION

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2024-2025

MUKILTEO SCHOOL DISTRICT

OV PTO FACEBOOK

OV PTO INSTAGRAM

OV PTO CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Mukilteo School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator Simone Neal (425-356-1244), nealsr@mukilteo.wednet.edu, Section 504 Coordinator Becca Anderson (425-356-1277), andersonra@mukilteo.wednet.edu, and the ADA/Access Coordinator Karen Mooseker (425-356-1330), moosekerkw@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9401 Sharon Drive in Everett, WA. Inquiries regarding ADA/Access issues at Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center should be directed to Wes Allen, Director (425-348-2220) allenwr@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9001 Airport Road in Everett, WA 98204.