Novi Meadows News
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2021
IMPORTANT DATES
October
23 - Holiday Arts & Crafts Show at the High School 10-4pm
23 - PTO sponsored Family Outdoor Movie Night 6:30pm
27 - Half day. Dismissal at 10:52am
27 - Virtual Parent/Teacher Conferences, 5:00-7:30pm
28 - Picture Re-Take Day
28 - Half day. Dismissal at 10:52am
28 - Virtual Parent/Teacher Conferences, 12:15-2:15pm and 5:00-7:30pm
29 - Pizza Kit order forms and payments are due.
November
2 - No school - Election Day
3 - PTO sponsored Parent Connect Coffee at Sweetwater's, 9:30am
17 - Family Internet Safety Tech Talk, 7pm
ATHLETIC BOOSTERS HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW
NOVI CAT RACK
The Novi Cat Rack will be open from 10:00-4:00 on Saturday, October 23rd during the Holiday Craft Show. This is one of the few opportunities that our student-run store will be open to everyone.
Entrance into the craft show is $5.00
Cat Rack Website: https://thenovicatrack.weebly.com/
PTO SPONSORED FAMILY OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT, OCTOBER 23RD 6:30PM
Join us for our first-ever Family Outdoor Movie Night, featuring Goosebumps (2015, PG) at the Novi High School football stadium on Saturday, 10/23. Doors open at 6:30pm and the movie will begin at 7pm. Admission is free. Concessions will be available for cash purchase. This is NOT a drop-off event. It is intended as an opportunity for families (including students, siblings, and parents) to come together and enjoy a movie outside. Bring your own blanket to lay on the field AND dress warmly! No chairs or high heels are permitted on the field. We ask that you register for this free event at the following link to help us plan for concessions. Thank you and we can't wait to see you there!
The link is: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/novi-meadows-family-outdoor-movie-night-tickets-191243373077
NEF - OCTOBER FALL MINI PORTRAIT SESSIONS
Building off the success of last year's Front Porch Project, the NEF and Christine Long Photography invite you to participate in our Fall Mini Portrait Sessions at Tollgate Farms. Sessions are available on October 16 and October 23. Your package includes a 10-15 minute photo session, with three digital files to keep. Click the link here to schedule your session.
The purpose of the Fall Mini Portrait Sessions are to raise money to support our students by providing extra opportunities above and beyond the District's financial contribution.
Thank you for supporting the NEF.
Jason Smith
Executive Director
2021 - 5th/6th GRADE CAMP
Your son/daughter will be attending camp this year with his/her classmates and teachers at the Walled Lake Outdoor Education Center. This is a science based program that is directly related to the curriculum taught in elementary school. At the Walled Lake Education Center, students became part of the web of life; they experience nature first-hand and learn about the impact they have on their environment. The goal of the program is to provide students with an integrated, experiential curriculum to increase awareness, appreciation and understanding of the natural world.
This year will include both 5th and 6th grade. Each class will attend and participate in two days of activities returning home at the end of each day. Transportation is provided to and from camp from the school.
The following dates have been scheduled for the listed classes. Click the thumbnails below to enlarge the images:
WALLED LAKE WAIVER FORM - DUE NOVEMBER 10TH
CAMP EXPENSE
SWEETWATER'S COFFEE PARENT CONNECT, NOVEMBER 3RD AT 9:30AM
Join us for our first Parent Connect at Sweetwater's coffee on 11/3 at 9:30am (43346 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI 48375). This is an informal opportunity to meet other Meadows parents, to connect, and socialize, and to plan future Parent Connect events.
Thanks!
Christine, your PTO presidentCOUNSELING CORNER
Having a Conversation with your Child about Red Ribbon Week and Drugs/Alcohol
Red Ribbon Week is a week when we celebrate making healthy life choices and living a drug free life. Parents have reached out for advice on having conversations with their 5th and 6th graders. Below is a link for a toolkit and links for several articles that provide tips and goals for these difficult conversations over the coming years. Our goal in celebrating Red Ribbon Week is to bring awareness to the school community and to be proactive rather than reactive. We hope our students enjoy the activities we have planned while they focus on making healthy choices now and in the future.
Parent Talk Kit (includes specific scenarios, age-specific advice, how to answer hard questions, teachable moment examples, etc.)
https://drugfree.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/MAP-Parent-Talk-Kit.pdf
Talking to your child about drugs
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/talk-about-drugs.html
Talking to kids about alcohol and drugs: 5 coversation goals https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/talk_to_your_kids_5_conversation_goals.pdf
Why you should talk to your child about alcohol and other drugs https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/talk-with-your-child-about-alcohol-drugs.pdf
MEET WITH YOUR COUNSELOR ON ZOOM
Conferences are next week. If you would like to meet with your 5th grade child's counselor, Ms. Moiseeff, please feel free to join her on an open Zoom at:
Topic: Ms. Moiseeff Conference Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91207171820?pwd=T200cGdMSEw0TERXb1ZWQnZPRFBwQT09
Meeting ID: 912 0717 1820
Passcode: Wildcats
If you would like to meet with your 6th grade child's counselor, Mrs. Boedeker, please feel free to join her on an open Zoom at:
Topic: Boedeker Student Meetings
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99632324981?pwd=K3ZNWWRmai9MVEc2Sm5jeENabjd2Zz09
Meeting ID: 996 3232 4981
Passcode: novi
If you are not immediately let into the meeting, the counselor is speaking with another family and will see you as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - PPE
DROP OFF TIMES AND FLOW OF TRAFFIC
This year we have modified our drop off times for the beginning of the day to help with traffic and congestion on Taft Rd. We will be opening the doors to Meadows at 7:15am (School still starts at 7:30am).
Students who are taking a bus, parent drop off, or walkers will be able to enter the building at this time. Students will go to their respective cafeteria and wait until 7:20am. At that time they will be released to their classrooms.
If you are a parent who drives their students to or from school, please make sure to pull all the way up to allow for the maximum number of cars along the sidewalk. In addition, if you are able to carpool, that might help to alleviate the large number of vehicles in the line.
In addition, please do not drop students off in the middle of the parking lot. This creates an unsafe situation for them and for other drivers who are trying to navigate a busy area. Please wait in the line and drop them off along the curb. They should always exit the vehicle on the right.
Parents of 6th graders who are dropping off students should be aware that buses will need to use the left lane and turn in front of the 6th grade house to access the loading area for students. Please do not block the driveway.
Thank you again for your patience as we focus on getting students to and from school safely.
Sincerely,
Principals Fenchel and Brickey
FOOD SERVICES
Breakfast will be grab and go and eaten in the classroom. Students will make their lunch selections in the morning with their teacher in the classroom. At lunch time students will use their ID badge to receive their individually packaged meal and check out with the cashier. Remember to add funds to your student's account through PowerSchool.
Kim Sinclair
STUDENT PICK-UP
AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS
NPL LIBRARY CARDS
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: Lisa.fenchel@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: John.brickey@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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