Mill Valley Weekly

October 28th, 2021

Hello Mill Valley Families,

What a year we had with our Mill Valley Community Garden. Our donations this year were at an all time high...928 pounds! Thank you to the families who helped harvest and deliver the fresh produce to the Muskego Food Pantry. It warms our hearts that we are making a difference for so many families in our community.

Reminder...Monday, November 1st is a day off for our students. Enjoy the day!

Sincerely,

Robin Schrot, Principal

Allyce Harris, Associate Principal

Thinking Students...Changing the World!

THANK YOU Mill Valley Families!

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We want to thank our parent pick-up families for your patience while we perfect our new process. For the past two days, we have opened the lot at 3:45pm and all students were picked up by 4:00pm. The entire process took a total of 15 minutes.

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TOMORROW...MV Halloween Parade

Door 12 will open at 2:20 (please do not arrive early)
Go directly to the gym where students will be circling through to show off their Halloween spirit!

10/22 Friday Paw Print Winners

MV Drop Off & Pick-Up Procedures ~ Click to Enlarge

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Parent FAQ Updates...

Updates have been made to the Parent FAQ document. They are marked in blue. We encourage you to take some time to read it thoroughly. Please don't hesitate to contact Mrs. Schrot, robin.schrot@muskegonorway.org or Mrs. Harris, allyce.harris@muskegonorway.org with additional questions.

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COVID-19

Please continue to submit the COVID-19 Symptom or Status Notification for any of the following:

Tests positive for COVID-19
Has been diagnosed with COVID-19
Has symptoms of COVID-19
Has been identified as a Close Contact to a person that has tested positive for COVID-19

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Please Remember...

If your student rides the bus to or from school, please remember to send them with a mask. Keeping an extra mask or two in their backpack would be greatly appreciated.

Health Room Request

The Mill Valley Health Room is in need of girls' pants, size 6, 7 & 8. If you would like to make a donation, please drop them off in the office.

In addition, now that the weather is turning cold, please swap out your student's "extra clothes" for warmer attire.

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Have you completed your VOLUNTEER APPLICATION yet?

Please do so before signing up to be a classroom helper. This is a mandatory step in order to be in your child's classroom.

HERE is the information and online registration link to become an approved volunteer.

(paper forms from past years have expired)

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Phy Ed

Catch up on Phy Ed FUN!

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Art

Follow Mrs. Owens (@ArtsyOwens) on Twitter to see what is happening in the art room.

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Music

Notes from Mrs. Awadallah.

Mill Valley Winter Concert: Friday, December 17th. Times will be communicated soon!

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Mill Valley Turkey Project

It is almost November and we will be going on Buddy Class Turkey Hunts this month! Your child is bringing home their own turkey to disguise! Please decorate this turkey as a family project and return it no later than Friday, November 5th. Turkeys will be displayed throughout the entire school for the month of November!

The turkey can be decorated in any way that you would like. Be creative with anything you have around the house - paint, feathers, fabric, crayons, cotton balls, buttons, bows, noodles, cereal, etc. I hope your family will have fun working together on this project! Finally, please cut out the turkey when you’re finished.

HERE is the turkey template

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Destination Imagination 2021-2022 Season

We are so excited to kick off a new season of Destination Imagination in the Muskego Norway School District!

Destination Imagination is a creative problem solving competition. It promotes creative thinking in students from 1st grade through college. It offers students a unique opportunity to participate in challenging and motivating activities from drama, writing, building, and creating. Students learn to work with others as a team developing self-confidence by creating solutions, evaluating ideas and making final decisions. If you believe this after school activity is for your child, there are a number of ways to learn more about DI. Please access the links below to learn more about DI. Check it out!

Sign up by November 9th.

If you have any questions, please contact Mill Valley’s DI coordinators Julie Hetzel or Rachelle Enk.

DI Handout

DI Loom Video of Slides

DI Slides Only

DI Sign Up Link

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Reset Mindfulness Lessons

For the next 10 weeks, we will share with you the Weekly Mindfulness Newsletter so you can stay informed of the lessons that are being taught in your child's classroom.

Lessons are specific to grade levels.

Kindergarten - Lesson 7

1st & 2nd Grade - Lesson 7

3rd & 4th Grade - Lesson 7

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You can still pre-order Yearbooks!

Order now and save 5% through October 31. You can still choose to personalize pages and upload later in the year.

Click HERE for our school's passcode.

THANK YOU

Thanks to all of our MV students & families that attended the Pumpkinpalooza Dance. We had such a great turnout and loved seeing everyone’s smiling faces. Thanks again to all of our wonderful volunteers (aka “THE BOO CREW”), we couldn’t have done it without you! Below are a few pictures from the night. If you want to check out additional pictures, please visit our Mill Valley PTO Facebook Page.