Mill Valley Weekly

We are so excited to continue partnering with PTO on our first ever Read-A-Thon at Mill Valley! Every morning, we announce the top classes who have the most reading minutes as well as classes who have the top donations so far.

We are getting closer to our goal so PTO can purchase our Book Vending Machine! The goal of the PTO is for every student at Mill Valley to be able to select a book from the vending machine by the end of the year!

Thank you to everyone who has registered and donated so far! If you haven't had a chance, it's not too late. CLICK HERE to register. Every student who registers gets a ticket to enter in the raffle prizes! Check out all of the incredible incentives and raffle prizes below in the PTO section. And don't forget...our Olympic Themed Spirit Week to go along with the Read-A-Thon begins on Monday, September 30th!

In Partnership,

Allyce Harris & Julie Hetzel

Mill Valley Principals

Wear your Mill Valley or Warrior Spirit Wear tomorrow! If you're looking to add your your collection,

CLICK HERE to order!

Online store closes Sunday, September 29th

Once a month, you will receive an email from Infinite Campus detailing your student’s attendance history. All families will be receiving this email even if their child has not been absent from school. This email is meant to be a communication between school and home. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Jaime Goelz, School Social Worker at jaime.goelz@muskegonorway.org. Good attendance habits in the early grades are strong predictors for future success in high school and beyond.

This year, classroom teachers will be teaching with two new resources! This will be an adjustment for staff, students, and parents/caregivers. We want to be sure to offer multiple opportunities to keep families engaged and learning alongside our staff and students.

Each month, there will be a short (less than 5 minutes) recorded presentation shared with you that answers a focus question. The videos will cover various curriculum topics. Please see the outline below. These videos will be linked in school newsletters and posted on the Muskego-Norway Teaching and Learning website.

If you have questions/topics you would like addressed, please submit them using the Google Form linked HERE.

• If your student did not have their picture taken at our Student Summit on August 28th, they will have it taken on October 9th. Ordering information will be sent home that day.
• If your student had their picture taken, but a retake is needed, please return the original picture package to the photographer at the time of pictures. The same package will be ordered with the new image. New packages will not be received unless the original package is returned.

Please contact Customer Service with any questions 262-780-2901

or customerservice@schoolandsportpics.com

In order to participate in the event, ALL 2nd, 3rd, & 4th graders must fill out THIS WAIVER.

Students who do not fill out the waiver will be able to watch the events, but not participate.

Wednesday, October 16th & Thursday, October 17th

We are so excited to kick off a new season of Destination Imagination (DI) in the Muskego Norway School District! DI is an international program that allows kids of all ages to be involved in creative problem-solving. If you participate in DI, you will join a small team with other students from your building to solve an open-ended problem, or “challenge,” and then present your solution at a tournament.

**Would your child like to be involved in DI? Before nominating your child, please consider if your child has any of the following criteria:

• motivated learner

• likes challenges

• creative thinker

• enjoys expressing self orally

• likes to write creatively

• likes to draw and make things

**Would you consider being a coach (team manager) and spending more time with your child?

• As a coach, your role is to give direction, not to solve the actual problem. The students are to solve the problem as a team.

• You will organize meeting dates and times for a team of students to work on the problem in person after school hours or on the weekends.

Please click this link to a Parent Handout with additional information.

HOW DOES A STUDENT JOIN?

Click here for online registration form due Monday, September 30, 2024

Register by September 27th , earn one additional raffle ticket
$40 level: I love to read colorful bracelet and sticker
$60 level: Free ice cream scoop
$100 level: 10 dollars in Scholastic bucks to use at the bookfair
$150 level: Free Round of Bowling at Alpine Lanes +Raffle ticket
$200 level: Lunch with Principals
$300 level: Book from Book vending machine
Turn in Blackout Bingo card: 5 additional raffle tickets
Raffle items include : Urban Air passes, Admirals tickets, Squishmallows
Top 3 Fundraising students: Get to choose any of these prizes: Scooter, Tablet, rollerblades,
hoverboard, gift card valued at $100.

$500 level: Crazy Hair/ Crazy Sock Day
$1000 level: Extra recess
$1500 level: Warrior Wolf visit
$2000 level: PJ Day
$3000 level: Reading light for every student in the class
Top Class: Extra library time (including Legos and Magna-tiles)
Top Grade: Gold medal at Closing Ceremonies

On Monday October 7th from 2:00pm to 3:15 pm, ALL students will participate in the Olympic Read-a-Thon Field Day to celebrate our success in reading and fundraising this year! Classes will rotate through several activity stations and then participate in Closing Ceremonies. The TOP 3 FUNDRAISERS and TOP GRADE will be announced.

If you would like to be a part of this fun event, please SIGN UP HERE to volunteer! All volunteers must be registered and approved volunteers. Only volunteers (no guests) will be allowed indoors if we need to move inside due to rain.

CLICK HERE to see all of your Mill Valley and Warrior Spiritwear!

Also available to order BeckHill Co earrings.

To view current support staff job vacancies, click HERE

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