Novi Meadows News
MAY 7, 2021
IMPORTANT DATES
May
7,14,21,28: Wear Green on Fridays (this month) in support of Mental Health
07 - Last day to register for Band/Orchestra
10-14: M-step testing (details in pdf link, below)
10 - All 5th Graders are testing in person for M-Step (dismissal at 12noon)
10 - All 6th Graders are Synchronous - virtual learning at home
11 - All 5th Graders are testing in person for M-Step (dismissal at 12noon)
11 - All 6th Graders are Synchronous - virtual learning at home
12 - All 5th Graders are Synchronous - virtual learning at home
12 - All 6th Graders are testing in person for M-Step (dismissal at 12:30pm)
13 - M-Step make-ups for all Virtual students
14 - M-Step make-ups for all Hybrid students
14 - Optional Virtual School (2021-2022) commitment form due
24-28: BOGO Book Fair
24 - Middle School Dance Company auditions (info below)
25 - iReady Testing for Math
26 - iReady Testing for Reading
31 - Memorial Day. No school
June
01 - Meadows Virtual 5K run
01 - Math Placement Test Day
06 - Yearbooks passed out to In-Person students
07 - In-Person students return District Devices and Chargers
11 - Last day of school is a Half-Day. Dismissal is at 11:30am
14-18: Virtual students return District Devices and Chargers
ATTENDANCE DURING M-STEP
Attendance will not be taken for 5th Graders on Monday or Tuesday.
Attendance will not be taken for 6th Graders on Wednesday.
Parents do not need to call the attendance line or the office to report absences on these days.
Thank you.
M-STEP PLANS FOR WEEK OF MAY 10
Please carefully read the Meadows' M-Step Testing Plans for the week of May 10.
NM M-Step plans 2021-For Parents.pdfStudents will need their District issued Chromebooks to take the M-Step. Please make sure they have it on the days that they are testing. Virtual students need to bring theirs to testing as well. If they do not have a district device, one will be provided for them. Personal laptops will not work.
Any questions, please contact either the Meadows 5th Grade or 6th Grade Office.
PREPARING FOR M-STEP
To prepare for M-STEP testing on Monday:
· Please bring your NCSD device (fully charged) and charger
· Please view How to Speed Up and Update Chromebook before Monday.
- This will show students how to update their Chromebook so it’s ready for M-STEP along with a few tips that could help increase the speed of their NCSD Chromebook.
Anthony Locricchio
Sr. Technology Coordinator, Oakland Schools Field Services
CELL PHONE POLICY
Please remind your students that cell phones are not allowed out during the school day. This includes lunch/recess.
Please help us by reinforcing this policy.
Principals John Brickey and Lisa Fenchel
READ-A-THON RESULTS
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
THANK YOU PARENTS AND STUDENTS
DEVICE RETURNS
In-Person students should return NCSD devices and chargers to homerooms beginning
June 7.
Students can still use the devices during the last week of school but the devices and the chargers cannot leave the classroom.
Virtual students should return NCSD devices and chargers the week of June 14, the week after the school year ends.
Anthony Locricchio
Sr. Technology Coordinator, Oakland Schools Field Services
Novi Community Schools
w: 248-449-1260
NEW START TIMES FOR NEXT YEAR
Starting this fall, September 2021, we will implement these new start times. The new start times for our district will be:
- Novi Meadows: 7:30 AM – 2:22 PM
- Novi High School: 8:00 AM – 2:44 PM
- Novi Middle School: 8:30 AM – 3:11 PM
- All elementary schools: 9:00 AM – 3:52 PM
Dr. Steve Matthews
Superintendent
NOVI VIRTUAL SCHOOL OPTION
To our Novi Community School District families:
As discussed in the April 30 update, planning is underway for this fall. There will be two student learning options:
- There will be our traditional in-person school option;
- There will be a virtual school option for any parent and student who wants to continue or begin learning virtually. Our virtual school will have a Novi administrator and Novi teachers teaching our Novi curriculum.
In order for us to plan for the fall, we need to know how many students will be choosing the virtual option.
We have summarized virtual school plans as we know them now in the information provided in the survey. Please review the information about our virtual plans and make your commitment using this survey:
Novi Virtual School - Fall 2021 Commitment Form
Commitments for the virtual school need to be made by May 14.
Once we know how many students are committed we will be able to staff the school and provide additional details.
We will continue to monitor the health situation this spring and summer. We anticipate that things will continue to improve. With this improvement will come the opportunity to return to in-person instruction under more "normal" circumstances. However, if things deteriorate we will be flexible and change plans as needed.
Please review the information about our virtual plans for this fall. If interested, we need a commitment by May 14.
Dr. Steve Matthews
Superintendent
MAY PRIDE FOCUS...
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
BAND & ORCHESTRA
BAND/ORCHESTRA ROTATIONS
With the hybrid students returning to a 5 day schedule, the Band/Orchestra Rotation will go back to the traditional schedule (pre-covid). This will affect both hybrid and virtual classes. Please see the attached calendars to see the Friday Rotation. Please note, that some Fridays will not follow the normal pattern to accommodate no-school days, and our upcoming 4th grade visits. We made every attempt to keep the rotation even.
We will communicate this to our students and families. Please let us know if you have any questions.
6th Grade
Monday- Orchestra
Tuesday- Band
Wednesday- Orchestra
Thursday- Band
Friday- Rotates
5th Grade
Monday- Band
Tuesday- Orchestra
Wednesday- Band
Thursday- Orchestra
Friday- Rotates
Passcode: 7Gw7dd (case sensitive)
Passcode: orchestra (all lower case)
MEADOWS LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
BOGO BOOK FAIR THE WEEK OF MAY 24
In-person students will visit the Media Center with their teachers to shop for BOGO (Buy One Get One) Book Fair. Virtual students can get a 10% discount from the Scholastic On-Line Book Fair with the promo code: sahre10 from May 20-May 31st.
Todd Erickson
Librarian – Novi Meadows Elementary
MISCELLANEOUS
NMS DANCE COMPANY AUDITIONS
Information and Link are provided below
When: Monday May 24th
Time: 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Where: Novi Middle School
Nicole Ross, Dance Teacher
Novi High School
24062 Taft Road
Novi, MI 48375
(248) 449-1212 Ext. 9815
OAKLAND SCHOOLS TECH INFO.
NCSD insured devices and non-insured (insurance enrollment closed 9/20) have access to the Oakland Schools Service Desk: https://servicedesk.oakland.k12.mi.us/
Anthony Locricchio
Sr. Technology Coordinator, Oakland Schools Field Services
Novi Community Schools
ABSENT WORK
When students are absent, teachers will do their best to fill them in on the work they miss. Teachers utilize a variety of tools to keep students up to date on work (Schoology, Google Classroom, on-line planners, etc.). It is not feasible to have absent students Zoom into classes that are happening at school. In addition, teachers are not able to privately Zoom with students who are absent to reteach the lessons. A good time to get additional help is during
Academic 30. Teachers will provide the work that can be replicated to students upon their return. It is not always possible to recreate classroom discussion or activities.
STUDENT PICK-UP
PPE
- Students are required to wear a mask* while they are on the bus or in the school
- Students will be given short mask breaks when they are outside
- Hand sanitizer and wipes are available in each classroom
- Students will be reminded to wash hands frequently
ACCEPTABLE MASKS*
NOVI PUBLIC LIBRARY LIBBY APP
This Novi Public Library app allows users access to digital and audiobook collections. The Libby app streamlines the functions of the original Overdrive app to make finding, downloading and reading e-books and listening to e-audiobooks easier. Find Libby in your device's app store.
NOVI MEADOWS 5TH GRADE HOUSE
Email: John.brickey@novik12.org
Website: http://www.novi.k12.mi.us/nm/
Location: 25549 Taft Road, Novi, MI 48374, USA
Phone: 248-449-1250
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoviMeadows
Twitter: @NoviMeadows
NOVI MEADOWS 6TH GRADE HOUSE
Email: Lisa.fenchel@novik12.org
Website: http://www.novi.k12.mi.us/nm/
Location: 25299 Taft Road, Novi, MI 48374, USA
Phone: 248-449-1270
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NoviMeadows
Twitter: @NoviMeadows
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