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Weekly Update - 4/26/24

Report cards for the third quarter are now posted.   You can access report cards through the Parent Portal, or have your child log into their Student Portal account.  Please take time to review your child's progress and develop goals for the fourth quarter.

Mr. Keller and Mr. Rende organized an Intramural Ball Hockey Battle, sponsored by the Buffalo Sabres.  As part of the program, the Buffalo Sabres donated sticks, balls, nets, goalie equipment and other supplies for our students to use and students were able to play other intramural teams from local schools in a tournament held in the Key Bank Center.  Students played on the same ice as the Buffalo Sabres and even got to meet some players!  Parent, Brian Pilarski, arranged transportation for some of our students to ensure that they were able to participate in this experience.

As a culminating event, a team of faculty and staff took on our student team after school on Thursday.  The students showed tremendous spirit and sportsmanship and the teachers got out the Icy/Hot to nurse their sore muscles.

PTO

Our Middle School PTO is run by dedicated parents with the objective of providing additional opportunities for our students.  They financially support our field trips, purchase the 8th grade t-shirts, assist with funding for various clubs and activities, including SPIN and our year end carnival.  Additionally, they assist with organizing and chaperoning our school picture days, activity nights and other events during the year.   While this may sound like a lot (and it is),  having a large and strong group of parents and teachers allows us to spread the work among many people.  With that said, the more parents who are involved, the less commitment is needed by each individual. 

Please consider joining our PTO or better yet, become an officer.  Our next PTO meeting is on Monday, May 13th in the Middle School Library at 6:30 pm.  Elections will be held in addition to the regular meeting.   We are also working to bring back the virtual option for the meetings to help parents who are unable to be here physically.

PTO Officer Nomination Form.

NYS Assessments

All students will be taking the NYS 3-8 assessments on their Chromebooks this year.   The dates for the middle school assessments are as follows,

ELA  - April 23rd and 24th

Science - May 3rd (8th grade only)

Math - May 9th and 10th

In preparation for the assessments, please be sure your child gets a good night's sleep, eats a healthy breakfast and has their Chromebook fully charged.  Also note that students must give their best effort on the NYS Assessments in order to be considered for exam exemptions.  Details concerning exam exemptions can be found below.

Yearbook 

Order your yearbook by May 16th!  See the flyers below for more information.

Extracurriculars

Check out the video below promoting our STEM Club for Girls.  Contact Mrs. Aumer with any questions. (aumer@maryvaleufsd.org)

Clubs and intramurals are in full swing.  Below is a list of the clubs that are running and the teachers who will be running them.  Please check the Flyer News or ask the club advisor for meeting times and locations.

The MS PTO is looking for active members and officers.  Contact Mr. Bryan Devans for more information at maryvalemspto@gmail.com.