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March 31, 2025

Monday, March 31st                                 A Day

Monday, March 31st                                 8th grade survey "Monitoring the Future”

Tuesday, April 1st                                     A Day

Wednesday, April 2nd                             A Day

Wednesday, April 2nd                             6th grade Engineering Night

Thursday, April 3rd                                  B Day

Thursday, April 3rd                                  Snow School-Frazier/Perry HRs

Friday, April 4th                                       B Day

Friday, April  4th                                      Snow School-Jackson/Rowerdink HRs

Monday, April 7-Friday, April 11              Spring Break, NO SCHOOL!!

Wednesday, April 9th                             DSHS at Sumas!!  See below.

Monday, April 14th                                  A Day

Tuesday, April 15th                                  A Day

Wednesday, April 16th                            B Day

Wednesday, April 16th                            Late Arrival, School starts at 10 AM

Thursday, April 17th                                 B Day

Thursday, April 17th                                 Lang/E. VanDyken on Farm field trip

Thursday, April 17th                                 Pronovost HR on Snow Goose

Friday, April 18th                                      B Day

Friday, April 18th                                      P. VanDyken/Quarre on Farm field trip

Friday, April 18th                                      Mid Semester 2 (End of Quarter 3)

Over the past two weeks, some students have been making a mess in the upstairs bathroom and locker room, mainly during 7th and 8th grade use. To address this, all students will now be required to sign in and out when leaving class for the restroom.

NVMS belongs to the taxpayers of the Nooksack Valley School District, including your family. Please remind your child about the importance of respecting and maintaining our shared spaces. Encouraging students to hold each other accountable and report vandalism helps keep our school clean and well-maintained.

Thank you for your support in caring for NVMS!

Dear NVMS Parents,

We have noticed an increase in the number of students bringing energy drinks to school. As a reminder, NVMS policy does not allow energy drinks on campus. While we are not overly strict about this, we do hold onto them until the end of the school day if a student brings one.

We kindly ask for your support in ensuring your child does not bring energy drinks to school. Middle school can be a challenging time for students in learning self-regulation, and these drinks do not help their well-being throughout the school day.

Thank you for your cooperation and support.

Do you know any homeschooled students?   Please remind them to contact the school office by April 18 IF they want to participate in the state testing coming up soon.  360-966-7561.

Yearbooks are still for sale!!  $25.  Purchase at the school office, 7:30-1:00 PM, daily.  Cash, check or credit card.

Drop off/Pick up reminder:

• Please respect the drop off/pick up areas.  No cars in the bus areas until after 5:15. Buses are coming and going through that time.
• In front of the school, be sure to pull ahead as far as you can when you are waiting to pick up your student.  We cannot have traffic back up on the road or block our bus entrance.  
• Leave the left lane open for passing by.

Cell phone policy change:

This year we will be making a few changes to our school handbook.  One of those changes will be that cellphones will not be allowed out on campus until the end of the school day at 2:15. This change is being made for several reasons as research is showing the many harmful effects of cellphones, social media, and the constant pressures those bring on our youth.  We have had several incidents of students using their cellphones to post pictures (without permission), bully and harass other students while at school.  With our focus on ensuring NVMS is a safe place for our students to grow and learn, we have made the decision to not have cell phones available during the school day.  We hope you as parents will support us in this change as the intent is to make it easier for our teachers to teach and our students to learn.  

A suggested book for any parent of a middle school student: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness