NOOKSACK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

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October 13, 2025

Monday, October 13th                             A Day

Tuesday, October 14th                             A Day

Wednesday, October 15th                      B Day

Wednesday, October 15th                      Healthy Youth Survey

Thursday, October 16th                           B Day

Friday, October 17th                                 B Day

Monday, October 20th                             A Day

Monday, October 20th                             Girls Basketball begins

Tuesday, October 21st                             A Day

Wednesday, October 22nd                     A Day

Wednesday, October 22nd                     Late arrival, school begins at 10am

Thursday, October 23rd                           B Day

Thursday, October 23rd                           Picture retakes

Friday, October 24th                                 B Day

Looking ahead:

October 28th                                                 7th grade History Night

October 31st                                                    Social, $5.00, Pioneer Gold level only, 2:15-4:00pm

November 2nd                                                 Time Change! Roll clocks back 1 hour.                         

December 1                                                 Boys’ Basketball begins

**Girls and boys basketball seasons are split, therefore the different start dates.**

7th & 8th Grade Girls’ Basketball:

Middle school basketball begins on October 20th.  Athletes must be cleared through the office prior to the first practice.  If your student has already been cleared for a sport this year, they must still turn in a NEW clearance card. (New coach, new card).   Contact Mrs. Clawson in the school office with any questions.

Picture retake day

1. Picture retake day is October 23rd.  
2. Students should have their photo taken that day if they were absent on the first photo day.  
3. Retakes: ONLY if you ordered a packet and were unhappy with the picture.  If you ordered a packet and are unhappy with the picture, students MUST return the packet to the photographer on the retake day.

7th & 8th Grade Boys’ Basketball:

Our middle school basketball seasons are split. So, when girls begin October 20th, boys will not begin until December 1.

Honoring our Veterans

We are putting together a slideshow to honor the Veterans that have served our country. We invite you to share photos of family, friends and community members that have served.  Please include their name, branch of service, years served and the student or staff that they are connected to. Please submit photos to Erika.VanDyken@nv.k12.wa.us by November 5th, 2025.

Washington State Healthy Youth Survey 2025:

Our school is participating in the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey during fall 2025. The survey will be given to students in Grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 in large districts and students in Grades 6 through 12 in small school districts. The Healthy Youth Survey includes questions related to physical activity, unintentional and intentional injury, substance use, interpersonal relationships, school experiences, risk and protective factors, and access to school-based services. Survey results are used by schools, communities, and State agencies to plan programs to support our youth and reduce their risks. Participation in the survey is voluntary and steps are taken to ensure student privacy. There are no names or codes used to link a survey back to a student. Please read the attached Information for Parents/Guardians and Youth Letter for more information about the Healthy Youth Survey.

Nooksack Boys Youth Basketball Registration is Now Open

Registration is open for 2nd-6th grade boys who attend school within Nooksack Valley School District or reside within the district but are homeschooled.

Use the link below to register.

Please Note: Google Docs will not send a confirmation email, but you will receive details once teams are formed and practices are scheduled.

If you have any questions regarding registration please reach out to Ashton at Acasebier727@gmail.com

Registration Link

DISCLAIMER: This information is provided as a public service only. The Nooksack Valley School District does not sponsor or endorse this activity. 

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.

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.”