Mill Valley Weekly

Thank you Mill Valley families for completing the Parent Satisfaction Survey. We surpassed our goal by receiving 311 responses. We look forward to reviewing the results and creating action plans as we strive to make Mill Valley the best place to be.

Sincerely,

Robin Schrot, Principal

Allyce Harris, Associate Principal

Students do not have school on Friday, February 19th.

Monday, February 22nd is a Planned Remote Learning Day. The expectation is for students to show evidence of learning upon returning to school on Tuesday, February 23rd. If your student is going to be absent from virtual learning, please call the attendance line at 262-971-1830, #2.

We thought it might be helpful to share with you the behavioral expectations for our students when they are learning remotely from home on BLUE DAYS. Teachers will be going through the expectations before February 22nd.

Finally we have some manageable weather to get outside and snow-shoe! With the harsh and bitter cold, we had to postpone having SNOW much fun outside and stick with indoor activity. We will start back up with our snow shoes on Tuesday the 23rd.

Reminder, students should have proper outdoor gear to be in the snow…

• winter coat

• snow pants

• snow boots

• hat

• gloves

Students without snow gear will be given an alternative assignment on the black top.

In an effort to minimize the amount of things you need to worry about your child needing to bring to school every day, we will communicate the week before which classes we plan to have snow-shoe on which days.

February 22nd-26th Schedule

Monday 22nd: Blue Day, no in person classes

Tuesday 23rd: McCarthy, Papson, Schmidt

Wednesday 24th: Smith, Bronstad

Thursday 25th: Driver

Friday 26th: Ellerson, Phelps, Ernst

Hope you all have a wonderful and safe weekend!

Mrs. Hoormann

Mr. Smith

To celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America, we will be having Spirit Days all week inspired by Dr. Seuss books. Classrooms will be enjoying district employee guest readers throughout the week. On Tuesday, we will have an all school read-in from 2:50-3:20 in our own classrooms. Students can bring their favorite Dr. Seuss or other favorite books and a stuffed animal.

A group of fourth grade students are starting a book drive for Children's Hospital. We are accepting donations of NEW books that would make kids smile (again, new books ONLY).

Our goal is to donate 250 books! If we accomplish this goal, the principals have agreed to have an All School Glow Party in our classrooms.

There will be collection bins outside the library by the butterfly wall, one box per grade level.

Muskego-Norway welcomes you to participate in the new Stopfinder app. This app will allow you to:

• View your student’s daily transportation assignments, including transfer trips and stops
• Securely share your student’s schedule with caregivers
• Send private messages to the Dairyland Group (Muskego-Norway’s transportation provider)
• Receive notifications and updates related to transportation
• Send real-time vehicle location notifications based on GeoAlert regions you create for your student. (Disclaimer: Please note that as you set up the GeoAlerts, you should choose a location that is close to your home. Setting a region too far out could trigger an alert that the bus has entered the zone you selected, however, the bus may be running the route through the neighborhood and may not be headed to your child’s pickup/dropoff location immediately. If you run into this issue, contact Julie Kelly right away.)

Please see the promotional flyer for details on the app, as well as a video tutorial for your reference.

You will receive a separate email from Transfinder, the software provider for Stopfinder, inviting you to subscribe to the service; there is no cost for this subscription. Please follow the instructions in the email to set up and begin using the app.

• 4K Virtual Parent Information Night ~ March 11th, 5:30pm-6:30pm (additional information and a Google Meet link will be coming soon)
• Kindergarten SPLASH ~ Friday, April 30th (more details to come)
  

4K and 5K online registration is now open on the Muskego-Norway Schools website.

HERE is your virtual newsletter for 2/18//2021.

We are excited to continue our Summer Learning Academy for Summer 2021! The course guidebook will be finished soon and viewable on our District website once complete.

General information regarding Summer Learning Academy:

• Location - Bay Lane Elementary School
• Registration Opens - Monday, March 15
• Registration Closes - Friday, March 26
• Confirmation of student schedule available on IC- Late May

During the all-district virtual learning day on March 26th, elementary and middle school students will have the opportunity to learn more about career paths by participating in various activities that may be of interest. We are looking for staff, parent, and community volunteers to create short demonstration videos to engage students in these different pathways. If you have an area of passion you would like to share with students, please consider creating a short video. More information can be found in the flyer.

Order the perfect addition to your Easter baskets with custom selections such as the “Bunny Blend” and “Muskego Mix.”

All proceeds will be donated to the Mill Valley Sensory Path Project to provide Mill Valley with another resource for all students.

Order forms were sent home this week.

Order online through PTO's Facebook page.

2/17-3/10: Pop's Popcorn Fundraiser

3/10: PTO Meeting, 6:00pm, PTO Officer Nominations Due

3/16: Family Dine Out Nite @ Lucky's at the Lodge

3/22: Pop's order pick up at MV 5pm - 7pm

Join Mill Valley PTO Facebook page TODAY! CLICK HERE.

Questions...email Mill Valley PTO at millvalleymuskegopto@gmail.com.

Thank you to those families who have made time to submit an intra-district transfer request for the 2021-22 school year. Should your family be interested in a new placement within our District, please complete and return the form. Realizing we are in the midst of staffing and scheduling decision making for next school year already, the sooner you can submit your request, the better. Beginning May 1, 2021 we will be reaching out to families with decisions about each respective request. Should you have additional questions regarding this process, please email jeff.petersen@muskegonorway.org

PLEASE NOTIFY MNS IF ANY STUDENT OR STAFF MEMBER EXPERIENCES THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS OR STATUS USING THIS FORM.

The more you keep MNS informed the better we can

STAYSAFE to STAYOPEN.

Please note that we continue to update our Parent FAQ document with relevant information. 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.

Volunteer Applications are now available electronically on our website HERE.

Please remember, due to our current state, we are only allowing essential visitors in our schools at this time. However, you are welcome to complete the application at anytime.

Email: robin.schrot@muskegonorway.org
Website: https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/millvalley/
Location: Mill Valley Elementary, W191 S6445 Hillendale Drive, Muskego, WI, USA
Phone: 262-971-1830
Twitter: @mvwolves