NOOKSACK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

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September 15, 2025

Monday, September 15th                       A Day

Tuesday, September 16th                      A Day

Wednesday, September 17th                B Day

Wednesday, September 17th               Fundraiser Kick Off!

Thursday, September 18th                     B Day

Friday, September 19th                          B Day

Friday, September 19th                        1st Turn in Day for Fundraiser!

Monday, September 22nd                     A Day

Tuesday, September 23rd                     A Day

Tuesday, September 23rd                    2nd Turn in Day for Fundraiser!

Tuesday, September 23rd                     Coffee with Principal, 6:30 PM

Tuesday, September 23rd                     PTSA meeting, 7:00 PM

Wednesday, September 24th                A Day

Wednesday, September 24th               Late Arrival, school starts 10 AM

Thursday, September 25th                    B Day

Friday, September 26th                         B Day

Friday, September 26th                        Last Day to turn in for Fundraiser!

Fundraiser coming up!!

Our annual fall fundraiser is coming up! We will have our kickoff assembly for students on Wednesday, September 17th.  We depend on the profits from this fundraiser to help pay for student activities, events, assemblies and more.  We would really appreciate your support.  If you could help your child(ren) sell a few items, it would really benefit our entire school.  We have some fun prizes and a NEW field trip opportunity we are excited to announce as a reward for participating and selling.  Be on the lookout and be thinking of all your in and out-of-town friends and family you can reach out to that might support our school.  Thank you, in advance, for your support in this important fundraiser. 

Cristal Campos

Assistant Principal

Nooksack Valley Middle School

We still need you!!

Nooksack Valley Middle School needs volunteers! Would you like to help on a field trip? School social? Help a teacher? You will need to make sure you have your volunteer packet completed. They are valid for 2 years.  And please consider joining our PTSA; we partner with our PTSA for many of our school activities.  

Annual Student Update:

We need your help.  To ensure that we have accurate and current information about your student(s) and family, we ask that you log in to your Skyward Family Access account and complete the Annual Student Update Online form there.  You will find the Annual Student Update tile under each of your student’s name.  Please do this for each student.  This is also where you would provide your permissions for sharing (or not sharing) your student’s demographic information to various entities/agencies (such as pictures, name and grade to local media, vendors, higher ed, military, etc.)  If you need help with your Skyward login, please contact the school office staff.

Become a member of the NVMS PTSA today!

Two ways to join-

1: Fill out this Google form and choose Venmo/cash/check for payment- https://forms.gle/bWdZv3kpPCsqxaaTA

2: Shop our membership store and pay with credit/debit (small processing fee applied at checkout)- [https://wspta-00283425.givebacks.com/store?limit=21

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Did you know that the PTSA is required to have at least 25 members in order to maintain our program? Membership is only $10 per school year and helps support our program and students. You don't have to do anything more than fill out the form and pay your dues, that's it. If you want to volunteer or attend meetings we of course won't say no, but we do not expect anything more than joining. Thank you for your support!

College Savings:

$529 in education savings – Enter today!

Could your students use $529 in college savings? Of course they could!

To help commemorate National 529 College Savings Month, Washington Education Savings Plans (WA529) is giving a lucky Washington student $529 prize deposited in a GET Prepaid Tuition Plan account! Families can also search the WA529 website for a chance to win an exclusive Hootie lunch bag & earn a bonus entry into the $529 prize drawing for their student.

Parents can visit 529.wa.gov/promotions to learn more and enter. 

School faculty and staff can help by sharing this opportunity with students 14 years old or younger and their parents. We’ve made it easy by providing the attached flyer. This promotion is also open to Washington families, including school faculty and staff with a child 14 and under.

Learn more and enter >

Enter Sept 1-30, 2025. The $529 prize winner will be announced on October 1, 2025 & Hootie lunch bag winners will be notified daily, Monday - Friday!

With Washington’s official 529 education savings plans (WA529), you know it’s safe to participate.

WA529 never shares emails or any account owner information.

Absences/Arriving Late:

If your student is absent from school or arriving late to school, there are 3 ways to communicate why they are absent.  You may call the office, 360-966-7561 (outside office hours you may leave a message), a parent/guardian may write a note and send in with your student or send us a Parent Square message.  Please keep in mind that if your student is participating in a school sport, we need a note from the Doctor/Dentist/Counselor to keep them eligible to participate in sports practice or games that day. Parent written notes do not keep the student eligible for sports. 

Let’s eat!

Breakfast and lunch are free for all students this year.   Encourage your student to eat breakfast, even if it is getting a Grab and Go option for a snack later.

Phone Use:

At NVMS our hope for students is that they are able to develop healthy peer-peer relationships both in-person and online along with healthy and productive relationships with technology. In order to do so, consistent campus and classroom expectations around cell phone an ear bud usage will be in place. If a student needs to use their phone for personal use, the expectation is that they check in with a teacher or other staff member to get permission to step into the office or separate space to do so. Students may also use the school phone for school business or emergencies.

Cell phones must remain in students back pack between the times of 7:15-2:15

Violation of Cell Phone Expectation will result in Cell phone getting turned into the office.

1st time– Student will need to pick up cell phone in the office at the end of the day, parent/guardian notified. 2nd time- Parent/Guardian will need to arrange to pick up cell phone, Lunch Detention

3rd time– Pioneer Success Level Drop, parent contact-student not permitted to bring cell phone on campus for remainder of semester.

What’s my bus??!!

Please be sure your students know their bus number.  Here is a link to the Bus Routes on our website.   Find your address and estimated time of pick up.

Nooksack Valley School District - High / Middle Schools

Zonar: Zonar is an app that allows you to see where your student’s bus is in real time.  Download the Zonar app, our school number is: 2311. Your child’s unique ID is their student number with no zeros at the beginning.  See attached fliers.

Who’s there?

Anytime you come to the middle school please remember:

For Entry into the building please let us know:

• Your and your student’s name
• How we may help you

“We keep our people safe by being consistent, clear, and proactive.”