NVMS Notes Home--October 5, 2026
Added: Youth boys basketball, 6th grade, see attached fliers.
October 5, 2026
Nooksack Valley Middle School
Notes Home
Monday, October 5th A Day
Tuesday, October 6th A Day
Wednesday, October 7th A Day
Wednesday, October 7th Fundraiser Kick-Off
Thursday, October 8th B Day
Friday, October 9th B Day
Monday, October 12th A Day
Tuesday, October 13th A Day
Wednesday, October 14th B Day
Thursday, October 15th B Day
Friday, October 16th B Day
Monday, October 19th A Day
Tuesday, October 20th A Day
Wednesday, October 21st A Day
Wednesday, October 21st Late Arrival, school starts at 10 AM
Thursday, October 22nd B Day
Friday, October 23rd B Day
Fundraiser starting:
NVMS Fall Fundraiser Begins Wednesday, October 7!
Dear NVMS Families,
This Wednesday, October 7, we will kick off the first part of our Nooksack Valley Middle School Fall Fundraiser!
This year, we will be using Snap! Raise, an online fundraising platform through donations, designed to make fundraising simple, safe, and more successful for schools and students.
What will the funds support?
Funds raised will directly benefit our NVMS students by helping support Pioneer Purple activities, student celebrations, field trips, and other school activities throughout the year. Funds will also help cover transportation costs associated with field trips and activities. Our goal is to use these funds to create more opportunities for students to participate, celebrate their accomplishments, and build positive school experiences.
What to Expect on Wednesday
- Students will begin the day with a fundraiser kick-off assembly.
- After the assembly, students will return to their advisory classes to set up their individual Snap! Raise accounts.
- Students who have a cell phone will be permitted to use their phones during this class period only to set up their accounts using a provided QR code.
- Students who do not have a cell phone will be able to participate using their school-issued Chromebook.
We are excited to get our students involved and working together to support NVMS!
If you do not want your student to participate in the fundraiser, please reply to this message by end of day, Tuesday, October 6th, to let us know. Not replying implies consent.
Thank you for your support of Nooksack Valley Middle School and our students!
Go Pioneers!
Immunization Clinic offered:
October 13 there will be an immunization clinic at the middle school and the high school. See attached fliers. Participation requires parent consent. Contact Liza Diaz at liza.diaz@nv.k12.wa.us if you are interested or have questions.
Highly Capable Program:
Nooksack Valley School District is preparing for its yearly Highly Capable Program referral window running from October through December 2025.
The State of Washington defines highly capable as “students who perform or show potential for performing at significantly advanced academic levels when compared with others of their age, experience or environments”, as demonstrated by one or more of the multiple learning characteristics specified. The multiple characteristics focus upon (WAC 392-170-035)
If you’d like to refer your student, connect with your child’s teacher to have a conversation about indicators to consider regarding your child and possible referral:
· Capacity to learn with unusual depth of understanding, to retain what has been learned, and to transfer learning to new situations.
· Capacity and willingness to deal with increasing levels of abstraction and complexity earlier than their chronological peers.
· Ability to make unusual connections among ideas and concepts.
· Ability to learn very quickly in their area(s) of intellectual strength
· Capacity for intense concentration and/or focus
· Ability to apply creative solutions to problem/challenge
El Distrito Escolar de Nooksack Valley se está preparando para el programa de Estudiantes de Alta capacidad y las fechas de referencia son del 1º de octubre a diciembre del 2025.
El estado de Washington define a los alumnos de alta capacidad como “alumnos que realizan o muestran potencial de realizan capacidad de niveles académicos avanzados en comparación con alumnos de su edad, experiencia o entorno, demostrado por uno o múltiples características especificadas. Las características múltiples están enfocadas en el (WAC392-170-035)
Si a usted le interesa referir a su alumno, por favor de comunicarse con el maestro de su hijo para saber los indicadores que necesitamos tomar encuentra para posiblemente puedan referir a su hijo:
For the most accurate and real time tracking of your student’s bus, please use the Zonar app. Your student’s number can be found on Skyward/Student/Student Profile; student number. Do NOT include the first zero of your student number on Zonar. See attached.
**Please note that Zonar will NOT give accurate real time tracking of bus on Late arrival and Early release days.**
Yearbooks are available for purchase, $28.00 at the middle school office.
Tutorial Quick Facts:
- After school Tutorial begins this Thursday.
- Tutorial will be each Tuesday and Thursday (regular days, not on Late Arrival or Early dismiss days).
- Tutorial begins as soon as school dismisses (at 2:15) and ends at 4:00 pm.
- Transportation home is provided if needed.
- Students should check with their teachers to determine which teacher is staying each day of tutorial. Not every teacher stays every day.
Important update:
Nooksack Valley School District is working very hard to have all our students’ immunization records up to date. If your student records are not up to date the nurse, Liza Diaz, has contacted you. We need either the immunization records updated or a Certificate of Exemption on file. Student records that are not up to date will be excluded from attending school until records are current.
Sports/How to be eligible (cleared):
All athletes must be cleared through the office to participate in sports. A current physical (valid for 2 years from date of exam) and all the other forms listed on the website are needed. Forms are found on our website here: NOOKSACK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL - Forms
You may print the forms and bring into the office when it is open or fill out the PDF and email to NVMSsportclearance@nv.k12.wa.us. You will still need to come into the office to pay for ASB.
Students may NOT have any fees or fines to be able to participate.
Afternoon Pick-up:
Pull all the way to the front of the drive through loop. This allows us to have as many vehicles as possible off the road and helps keep traffic moving.
Westbound: If you pull off the road in front of the school, students must use the crosswalk in front of the main entrance and then use the city sidewalk to reach your vehicle, have them enter on the passenger side.
Please use extra caution during arrival and dismissal, as traffic can become very busy before and after school. Keeping students safe is our first priority.
For the most accurate and real time tracking of your student’s bus, please use the Zonar app. Your student’s number can be found on Skyward/Student/Student Profile; student number. Do NOT include the first zero of your student number on Zonar. See attached.
**Please note that Zonar will NOT give accurate real time tracking of bus on Late arrival and Early release days.**
Annual Student Update:
We need your help. To assure 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 an 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 the sharing (or not sharing) of your student’s demographic information to various entities/agencies (such as pictures, name and grade to local media, vendors, higher ed, military, Bellingham Public Library, etc.). If you need help with your Skyward login, please contact the school office staff.