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Dr. O's Weekly Parent Newsletter
NCSD Mission Statement
Developing each student's potential with a world class education.
June 15, 2020
Dear Village Oaks Families,
I hope everyone has a peaceful, productive, and safe Summer Break. Please enjoy the pictures below from the last week of school as we celebrated our students during our 4th Grade Car Clap Out and Staff Parade!
Updates:
- For any parents who were not able to pick up their student's personal belongings last week please come to VO on Thursday, June 18 between 9:00am-12:00pm. Items will be located in our gymnasium. Please use the doors near our gymnasium to enter and exit the building.
- VO 2019-2020 yearbooks have not arrived at our building due to shipping delays as a result of Covid-19. When yearbooks arrive parents will be notified.
- Congratulations to Village Oaks Box Tops Challenge winners from this Winter! We are sorry we won't get to celebrate in class, but we would like to acknowledge our winners: The overall VO top student winner is Mila Meyers in Miss Alexis Paulk’s 1st grade class - again! The VO top class winner is Mrs. Smith’s 1st grade class! Our next Box Tops Challenge will be in the Fall, so please continue to use the Box Tops app and collect your Box Tops!
Sincerely,
Alex
Novi Educators For Equality
Channel 7 News highlighted the demonstration where many of us proudly stood in solidarity as community members drove by honking their horns in support of the messages that were being displayed.
Special Song From Jenya
Online Annual Registration
NEW FOR BACK TO SCHOOL - FALL 2020!
Open from 8/3/2020 - 9/8/2020
● WHAT? The Novi Community School District will use a new Online Annual
Registration system, via the MISTAR Parent Portal, for parents to update all
currently registered student information (such as Emergency Contacts) for Fall
2020.
● WHY? The goal of the new system is to improve customer service for returning
families and students.
● WHO? This system will be used for the Online Annual Registration for students
enrolled for Kindergarten through 12th grade, and for the Novi Adult
Transition Center students for Fall 2020. If a parent has pre-enrolled their
student for the 2020/21 school year, they will still need to register their student
using the Online Annual Registration system in MISTAR prior to the start of the
school year. Parents of pre-enrolled students will receive their MISTAR Parent
PIN and Password information, via email, during the month of August, in time for
using the Online Annual Registration system.
*At this time, the NCSD is planning for Middle School and High School students
to attend in-person registration days to complete their registration. Online Annual
Registration in MISTAR needs to be completed prior to attending the final step of
on-site registration. Dates to be announced.
● WHEN? Before the end of the 2019/20 school year, parents need to be able to
log onto their MISTAR Parent Portal account (parents will need their MISTAR
Parent PIN and Password).
The new Online Annual Registration system for Fall 2020 requires parents to be
able to log into the MISTAR Parent Portal. If parents have questions on how
to do this, they may contact their child’s School Building secretary as soon
as possible, prior to the end of the 2019/20 school year (June 12, 2020).
**The New Online Annual Registration System will go live on Monday, August 3,
2020 on the MISTAR Parent Portal**
A Greener VO
Connect With Nature During a 'Green Hour'
The National Wildlife Federation encourages kids and their families to spend more time outdoors with their 'Green Hour' initiative. Check out Green Hour resources along with other ideas to help students and families create deeper connections with nature and the outdoors on the National Wildlife Federation site.
https://www.nwf.org/Kids-and-Family/Connecting-Kids-and-Nature
June Birthdays--Cha-cha-cha!
Snigdha Lakkakula--06/01/2010
Parker White-- 06/01/2011
Eloise White-- 06/01/2011
Shritha Thirunagari--06/01/2012
Madelyn Jenkins--06/02/2010
Lila Hackett--06/02/2014
Jack Kalousek--06/03/2010
Luz Kiara Jaime Ramirez--06/03/2011
Liam Sowders--06/03/2014
Narro Edmund--06/05/2014
Harshika Gidwani--06/06/2011
Sumith Madasu--06/07/2010
Hannah Armstrong--06/07/2010
Grace Rushford--06/07/2011
Anabelle Yeldo--06/07/2012
Akshaj Joshi--06/08/2012
Gautam Vijay--06/08/2013
Marie Eki--06/08/2014
Shardha Sridharan--06/10/2011
Layla Kovenich--06/10/2011
Shameema Abdulraheem--06/10/2013
Khyathy Bodapati--06/10/2013
Lars Crawford--06/10/2014
William Rodnick--06/11/2014
David Rice--06/12/2011
Charlotte Saven--06/14/2011
Colin Beaudoin--06/14/2011
Mackenzie Leverenz--06/14/2014
Maya Shiozawa--06/15/2010
Ish Parab--06/16/2013
Easton Luke--06/16/2014
Avaneesh Dale--06/17/2010
Meghana Sudha Attuluri--06/17/2010
Tejas Puram--06/17/2010
Sophia Rowland--06/17/2011
Taneesh Puram--06/17/2013
David Snead--06/17/2013
Saloni Tathe--06/18/2011
Jenna Atoui--06/20/2010
Aubrey Betts--06/20/2010
Aashritha Palakonda--06/20/2011
Priyanka Heintz--06/20/2012
Aaron Fleming--06/20/2012
Addison Cherne--06/20/2013
Neal Aayush Bhukya--06/20/2013
Ella German--06/21/2011
Jillian Jones--06/23/2010
Anshika Giri--06/23/2013
Ray Byczek-- 06/24/2010
Sathvik Nelluri--06/24/2011
Chayce Lessway--06/25/2011
Mila Carpenter--06/25/2013
Matthew Davis--06/25/2014
Sanjeev Vadivel--06/26/2010
Aastha Shah--06/26/2011
Zoie Edwards--06/27/2011
Harmony Johnson--06/30/2010
Monet Carboni --06/30/2011
Lucas Czarniecki --06/30/2014
KINDERGARTEN ONLINE PRE-ENROLLMENT IS OPEN!!
We have opened the online pre-enrollment registration for the 2020-2021 school year and are making plans to welcome the incoming kindergarten class. Please complete the online pre-enrollment, so we can share pertinent information going forward. Completing the online portion will help us plan for student placement. We will eventually communicate when families will be able to submit required documentation to the Early Childhood Education Center. We can’t wait to finalize the registration process and welcome the incoming Class of 2033. If you have any questions, please review the NCSD enrollment page or call 248-675-3400.
VO School Day Conversations
- How will you have a growth mindset during summer break?
- Who will you team up and collaborate with this summer?
- What are you most proud about this school year?
Novi Mental Health Alliance--Parent Emporwing Parent Program
The Parent Emporwing Parent Program connects parents in need with parents who know. PEP pairs up a parent who has experienced challenges in his or her own parenting to providing support, encouragement, and knowledge, to another parent going through a similar situation. Below are the flyers for program.
Learn more about the Novi Mental Health Alliance by visiting the website at: https://www.novi.k12.mi.us/community/novi-mental-health-alliance
Volunteer and Donation Opportunities
VO Flags
One of the things that makes our building so special is our diverse student population--we have families in our community who come from all over the world! To celebrate our global diversity we have hung flags in our cafeteria that represent many of the countries of our VO families. As a gift from VO retirees we were given flags of the following countries: Israel, India, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Nigeria, South Korea, China, and USA. Thank you to our parents who have also donated the following flags: Poland, Singapore, Japan, Germany, Finland, Ireland, Nepal, Greece, Pakistan, Uruguay, Ecuador, Portugal, Spain, Central African Republic, South Africa, Wales, Iceland, Australia, Armenia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Russia, Scotland and Yemen. If you would like to purchase a flag of your country of origin or to represent one of the many nationalities of our school please visit Amazon and search for an ANLEY 3x5 flag: VO Flags
Before purchasing and donating the flag to our school’s collection please contact me or one of our secretaries with the flag information so we can make sure that another family has not already ordered the same flag.
VO Staff Message
Playworks
This year NCSD elementary schools will partner with Playworks to enhance the learning experiences for students throughout the district. Playworks is the leading nonprofit in Michigan and nationally using play to transform schools. A Playworks recess creates a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. Please click on the link below and read the attached Playworks article to learn more about our partnership and Patrice our Playworks Coach!
Despite the current challenges Playworks is still committed to providing safe and healthy play for every child everyday. We see the work that you are doing to continue to educate our students and we are committed to providing the same SEL learning opportunities we have delivered in your classrooms all year. #PlayworksAtHome is a resource to help families and educators in a variety of formats so students can continue to #PlayAtHome.
Please see the resources below:
Daily online live stream recess on Playworks Facebook (@MakeRecessCount). A ( Playworks Coach will provide a virtual recess at 12:00 p.m., 2:00p.m., and 4:00p.m. every school day Monday - Friday
eLearning: Videos of adults leading Playworks games, minute movers, and stretches for kids that can be embedded into eLearning systems, shared on social media, embedded on websites, and more. Check out this example. These resources and more can be found on Playworks.org/PlayAtHome
Play At Home Playbook: This includes instructions for games that are adaptable and can be played with little to no equipment and with the CDC recommended guidelines for social distancing. These can be printed and distributed with homework and/or placed on school websites.
More resources - we also suggest sharing our traditional online Game Library allowing your community access to explore hundreds of games by group size, available space and equipment, appropriate ages, and developmental skills.
We thank you for continuing to be a supporter of play and sharing these resources on your social platforms and networks. We look forward to seeing you on our virtual playground!
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VILLAGE OAKS MISSION
The mission of Village Oaks Elementary is to create and maintain an educational environment that supports academic achievement, consistent with district, state and national standards to meet all students' learning needs.
VO 2018 National Blue Ribbon Exemplary School
Village Oaks Elementary
VO school hours: 9:08 am-4:00 pm
Office hours: 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Attendance line: 248.449.1301
Office phone number: 248.449.1300
Email: Alexander.ofili@novik12.org
Website: https://vo.novi.k12.mi.us/
Location: Village Oaks Elementary School, Willowbrook Drive, Novi, MI, United States
Phone: 248.449.1300
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Twitter: @NoviVillageOaks