Knights Newsletter
North View Middle School will take the Fastbridge Testing in Reading and Math on the dates listed below. Please ensure that your student brings their fully charged Chromebook, charger, and headphones on their testing date.
- Reading: 5/5 & 5/6
- Math: 5/12 & 5/13
Thank you in advance for your help in ensuring that our students have a productive testing experience.
Science
Sixth grade Science students planted 63 trees on April 15, leaving a lasting impact on their school community. The project was funded by a U.S. Forest Service grant aimed at reducing heat and adding shade to outdoor spaces. Students also learned about tree selection through a hands-on lesson led by Great River Greening the week before planting day.
Social Studies
In 7th grade social studies, students are exploring the fight for voting rights by reading March by John Lewis, a powerful firsthand account of the Civil Rights Movement. Through this unit, students learn how events like the Selma to Montgomery marches helped lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Students are building their skills in reading, analyzing history, and understanding how young people can make a difference in their communities.
Hmong Club
We’re already halfway through the third trimester, time is flying by! At North View Middle School, we continue to focus on Restorative Practices, Trauma-Informed Practices, and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) by explicitly teaching expectations each trimester.
Click here to see how students reviewed these expectations in their advisory classrooms. In addition to teaching expectations, we aim to recognize and positively reinforce them. In April, we held our second No Tardy Party to celebrate approximately 150 students, 27% of our student body, who had zero tardies throughout the second trimester! Students received a certificate of achievement and voted on a pizza party with open gym time during lunch!
This year, our Restorative work has centered on Restorative Chats, facilitated conversations designed to repair harm and restore relationships. These chats can occur between students, between students and staff, or in any situation where harm, intentional or not, has been done.
Restorative Chats are guided by the following reflective questions:
- What happened?
- What were you thinking/feeling?
- What was the impact?
- What needs to happen to make things right?
Before a chat, both parties have an opportunity to process with a facilitator, often our Restorative Counselor Ms. McGinnis, or another staff member such as an administrator, teacher, counselor, or social worker. If both sides are willing, a conversation takes place in a neutral space and concludes with agreements or commitments. The facilitator follows up with informal check-ins to ensure accountability.
At the core of Restorative Chats is relationship. A strong relationship is the foundation of these conversations, as the goal is to repair, restore, or take steps toward rebuilding trust and understanding.
Click the links that follow for important detailed information about Park Center Senior High and Osseo Senior High sports. Many sports are available for seventh and eighth-graders.
