Mill Valley Weekly

As we finish up this week, we would like to wish everyone a fun, relaxing and safe spring break! We hope everyone finds time to make memories together and comes back rested, as the remainder of this year is filled with a lot of events to look forward to.

• May Day Walk (May 1)
• All-School field trip (May 17)
  
• 4th Grade Music Concert at the PAC (May 17)
• 1st Grade Peter and the Wolf (May 23)
• 2nd Grade Bug Town Boogie (May 25)
• Field Day (May 31)
• Kindergarten Tailgate and Concert (June 1)
• 3r Grade Music Concert (June 2)
• 4th Grade Celebration (June 7)
  

Our 3rd and 4th graders will be kicking off the Forward Exam beginning April 11th. The end of the year always goes so fast!

Sincerely,

Robin Schrot, Building Principal

Allyce Harris, Associate Principal

Muskego-Norway School District is interested in hearing about your experiences in our schools, and thoughts and ideas to ensure our district is a place where all feel safe and welcome to engage and learn. As the district has worked through a comprehensive investigation of the March 3rd events (updates available on the website), we are focused on learning and growing as a school community by extending, to anyone interested, an opportunity to meet one-on-one, or in a small group, for a listen and learn session with Dr. Kelly Thompson. To schedule a listen and learn, please either email kelly.thompson@muskegonorway.org or call 262-971-1808. We are committed to continuous improvement and are dedicated to offering opportunities for open, meaningful, and productive dialogue. Please be assured that Muskego-Norway School District condemns all forms of racism and is committed to ensuring that our schools are an environment free from discrimination and harassment.

We are pleased to announce that the Muskego-Norway School District is offering a variety of summer school options for our elementary and middle level students through our Summer Learning Academy (SLA).

HERE is the Course Handbook!

REGISTRATION OPENS: Tuesday, April 4th (8:00am) - Thursday, April 6th (4:00pm)

Parents have one more day to complete the Student Profile Survey. This form will only be available until Friday, March 24th at 4:00pm. Please note that in order to make balanced class lists, we cannot accept teacher requests nor assume your family will have the same teacher you may have worked with previously.

Kindergarten → 11:00 - 11:30

1st Grade → 12:00 - 12:30

2nd Grade → 11:45 - 12:15

3rd Grade → 12:45 - 1:15

4th Grade → 12:30 - 1:00

The Mill Valley Student Council is participating in a community outreach project to support HAWS (Humane Animal Welfare Society). Their plan is to make dog and cat toys from recycled items. If you have any of the following items, please consider donating them by Monday, April 3rd. A collection box will be located by the main office.

• pieces of fleece or fabric
• clean childrens socks with no holes
• stuffing(polyester fiberfill)
• Clean strips of fabric
• Ripped up rags
• Plastic shopping bags
• Catnip
• String/yarn

HERE is the lesson shared with kindergarten classes.

HERE is the lesson shared with 1st - 4th grade classes.

There's still time to order your school yearbook!

Deadline to customize pages is April 11th.

CLICK HERE to order

We hit over $15,000 dollars worth of popcorn sales for our Pop’s Popcorn Fundraiser. We had a total of 115 families participate,1,892 bags of popcorn sold and approximately 50% of the total dollars earned will be donated directly to our Music and Art playground project. Mr. Smith’s class (3rd grade) sold the most popcorn and will get to enjoy a special Pop’s party to celebrate their accomplishments in the weeks to come. Thank you to all of our MV families for your continued support.

We need help on April 5th to distribute all of our Pop’s Popcorn orders to our MV families. Please sign up on the link below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084CA8AB2BA0FC1-pops

MV PTO & Mrs. Owens would like to invite you to a special MV student + 1 adult art night out. Our MV students and their plus one (adult companion) will create a diorama using different textiles, paints and modeling clay. All materials will be provided for you and our very own Mrs. Owens will take you through the project every step of the way. Limited spaces available, first 25 students.

Date: Friday, April 14th

Time: 6:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m.

Price: $15.00

Please click on QR code or link below to sign up

https://mill-valley-elementary-music-and-art-playground-fundraiser.cheddarup.com/

*All proceeds will be donated to the Art playground project

PTO will be sponsoring an ALL-School Field Trip to see the Milwaukee Milkmen at Franklin Field on Wednesday, May 17th.

More details to come.

Thank you Muskego Wendy's for providing our teachers with a Baked Potato Bar during conferences tonight!

Get ready for the upcoming baseball season with Muskego Storm Baseball Coaches

Hitting...Fielding...Pitching for ages 5, 6 & 7

Cost: $20 per clinic ($10 discount if attend all 4 clinics) Includes Storm t-shirt

Payment due the day of the clinic, check or cash

CAMP DATES:

Saturdays, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22 & 5/6

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Location: Muskego Storm Shelter

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Absences related to COVID ISOLATION will continue to be medically excused if proper documentation is provided such as a positive COVID test or written health provider statement. Documentation may be submitted to:

• The Health Office at your student's school (see the Health Services website for contact information).

• The Muskego Norway School Health Services email at mnshs@muskegonorway.org

Submission of the COVID-19 SYMPTOM OR STATUS NOTIFICATION also provides the opportunity to upload any test results or health provider statement.

Email: robin.schrot@muskegonorway.org
Website: muskegonorway.org
Location: W191 S6445 Hillendale Dr, Muskego Wi, 53150
Phone: 262-971-1830
Facebook: facebook.com/millvalleyelementary
Twitter: @mvwolves