NOOKSACK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

NOTES HOME

March 16, 2026

Monday, March 16th                               A Day

Monday, March16th                                Knebel/Korthuis Homeroom to WCC

Tuesday, March 17th                               A Day

Wednesday, March 18th                         A Day

Wednesday, March 18th                         E. VanDyken Homeroom to BTC

Thursday, March 19th                             B Day

Friday, March 20th                                 B Day

Monday, March 23rd                              A Day

Monday, March 23rd                              West Homeroom to BTC

Tuesday, March 24th                              A Day

Thursday, March 24th                             Conferences: Late Arrival, school starts at 10am

Wednesday, March 25th                         B Day

Wednesday, March 25th                        Conferences: Late Arrival, school starts at 10am

Thursday, March 26th                             B Day

Thursday, March 27th                             Conferences: Late Arrival, school starts at 10am

Friday, March 27th                                   B Day

Friday, March 27th                                   Conferences: Early Release, school out at 11:45am.

Looking ahead:

March 10th, Parenting with Courage & Connection class. See attached flier.

Conference Sign ups coming soon!

March 21st, Assistance League of Bellingham Scholarship closes.

Roller Derby for kids!  See attached flier.

Learn how to Ice Skate!!  See attached flier.

April 24, Career Day!  

April 25th, Women in STEM, Digital Download career exploration at WCC. See attached flier.

Conference sign-ups are coming soon:

Homeroom teachers have sent out, in Parent Square, the sign-up for conferences.  Spring conferences will be March 24-27.  Sign-up ASAP. Please be sure to add if you need an interpreter.

Be sure to check Lost and Found while you are here for conferences.  Once again, it is overflowing!

Notice to Families

Our high school is a closed campus. For safety reasons, we do not accept deliveries from services such as Deal Dash, Instacart, DoorDash, Uber Eats, or similar platforms. Please remind your student that food, drinks, or personal items must not be ordered for delivery during school hours. Thank you for helping us maintain a safe and secure campus environment.

Field Trips!

We are heading into the time of year with a lot of field trips.  

• Please be sure to read through and sign at all the necessary spots in order for your student to attend.  
• Permission slips need to be returned on time. 
• Students without permission slips may not be allowed to attend.
• We need accurate headcounts for transportation and food service. 
• If being a chaperone is an option, you must have a current volunteer packet on file.   
• Please call the school office if you are unsure if your volunteer packet is still current.

Scholarships available to pay for camps and programs!!

The Assistance League of Bellingham offers a scholarship for summer programs for middle and high school students to apply to help cover the cost of various enrichment camps/programs that take place during the summer. Here is a quick look at the specifics!

• If a student is interested in participating in a music, science, art, technology, leadership, etc. camp/group/opportunity over the summer and would like assistance paying for said program they can apply for a scholarship through the Assistance League that could cover up to $600 dollars of the cost.
• **Religious and sport camp/programs are exempt from scholarship money.**
• Student does NOT need to be signed up at this time (many programs have not opened yet), but students may still apply if they know what they are planning to do.
• Students who are interested in applying will need to write a short essay and answer some questions about themselves and their special interest activity. 
• Include a letter of recommendation from a non-family member. 
• Application window is OPEN now.
• Application window CLOSES March 21.
• It is *Not* need based, so students do not need their family to meet a qualifying income level.
• Our counselors, Maryann Holbrook and Lacey Henry have packets with all the forms available in their office and can assist with any student printing needs and/or help submitting or completing their application.
• All the forms are attached to Notes Home as well.
• Be sure to look at the list of past program recipients (attached) for an idea of the wide range of possibilities!!

Soccer Sign-up for K-6:

K-6 Soccer sign-ups are open now.  See attached flier. Registration closes March 29.

Girls’ softball, grades 6-8

Softball registration for grades K-8 is open now. See attached flier or Nooksack Girls Youth Sports Facebook page.

Yearbook photos wanted!!

This year, we are having an open photo submission for our yearbook. If you have any photos of sports games, field trips or other school events, we would love to have them in the yearbook so we can have a yearbook full of memories and fun! Parents and students are both welcome to submit photos.

What we would love to see from your photos!

- Clear, school-appropriate photos

- Students, friends, events, and activities that are NVMS-related

- School spirit week fashion

- Sports games

- Field trips

- School Socials

We do not want photos that contain:

- Inappropriate content

- Filters, stickers, or text

- Screenshots, memes, or AI images

- Blurry or dark photos

Photos need to be submitted by April 15.

To submit photos, visit the link below: https://photos.jostens.com/MZLHNG

The fine print:

All images are held and reviewed for appropriate content prior to publication.

Not all images will be included in the yearbook.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact sam.mcmain@nv.k12.wa.us

Thank you!

-The Yearbook Staff

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. 

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.