Hello Falcon Families,

Please remember to complete the continuing student registration process. We still have almost half of our community who has not yet finished. Information and links can be found below.

I am so excited to welcome our incoming 5th grade families this week. I will be hosting an informational meeting on Wednesday March 22nd beginning at 6:00pm. You may have a student who will be joining us next year as a 6th grade student. We understand that many of you are busy and will not be able to make it to the presentation or that you have already done this in the past. No worries! We will have a recorded presentation that will be sent to all families with an incoming 6th grade student on Wednesday that contains all of the same information. You will be able to watch the presentation when it is convenient for you. We also have an extensive FAQ on the front section of our website.

All incoming 6th grade students will be receive the same information when they join us for a field trip to our campus on Thursday March 30th. I am very excited to welcome our new students.

If you have a student moving up into high school, don’t forget that this week is incoming 9th grade family night on Tuesday March 21st at Del Norte High School. More information can be found below.

Student safety is critically important to all of us at Oak Valley. We still have families that continue to double and triple park along Carmel Valley Road. This is extremely dangerous. Please be patient during drop off and pick up in our parking lot and surrounding areas. Law enforcement will ticket individuals who are not following traffic rules and those who park along private roads. If your student rides an EBike home, please make sure they are not cutting through private roads and neighborhoods like Ivy Gate and similar areas. Students need to stay on designated trails and bike lanes. Please make sure your student is following all traffic and safety rules. Student safety is critical and we need all Falcons to obey community safety rules. Thank you for your continued partnership!

Oak Valley Calendar Items:

All Fridays: School Spirit Day! Wear Falcon Blue!

March 1-31: Online Continuing Student Registration

March 21: Del Norte 8th Grade Family Night

March 22: Oak Valley 5th Grade Family Night

Thanks for all you do for our Oak Valley Community! Go Falcons!

Beaming with Falcon Pride,

Mr. Young

Colin Young

Principal

Oak Valley Middle School

Congratulations to our Character Counts Champions winners for the month of March. Each month we highlight one of the 6 Character Counts! pillars; staff selects two students each year who embody those characteristics. Mr. Young delivered a certificate and yard sign to each winner.

Thank to the Falcon Foundation for sponsoring this event!!

Congratulations to all of our winners for the month of Respect!

Eva A., Quinn B., Nathan B., Wesley C., Advika D., Amelia G., Ryland H., Kristy H., Sophia K., Donya L., Clarissa L., Grace O., Carter S., Adam T., Jake T., Elle W., Peter Y., Anthony Y., Oliver Z.

"It's time to "Eat Mor Chikin"! The rebel cows invite you to dine out on Wednesday, March 22, from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at Chick-fil-a Del Sur. Take a break from cooking, save the cows, and help earn 20% of sales for our school (see flyer for details)."

Hello Falcon Families,

It is my pleasure to invite you to an upcoming workshop, "What I Wish My Parents Knew," held at Mt. Carmel High School Poway Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, from 6:30 to 8:45 PM. They will offer a series of interactive workshops for adults, two of which you will select to attend, on topics identified by students as their greatest challenges today. These include:

• Managing Stress and Anxiety
• Handling Academic Pressure
• The Challenges of Social Media
• Addressing Drugs, Alcohol, and Vaping
• Establishing Guardrails
• Communicating With Your Teens

Facilitators will include principals from 10 PUSD secondary schools and various representatives from our community. This program has been presented to more than 6000 of our parents since we began these workshops in 2012.

Please come and get involved in our discussion on March 28. Thanks for addressing our most precious resource--our children.

Camp Invention will be at Del Sur Elementary before you know it! Each year we are excited to welcome middle school students as Leadership Interns in Training. These students play an important part in our program working with our elementary school students and instructors.

But first a little about our program...Camp Invention has offered unique STEM experiences for more than 30 years! What makes Camp Invention so special is that it guides kids to build real-life skills through real-world challenges. It’s incredible that just one week at camp can drastically shift how kids approach problem solving — but we've seen it happen firsthand as they design solutions, build prototypes and gain confidence in their own ideas. This is a high-energy, hands-on camp, and this year we are so excited for the all-new program. Check out this video https://youtu.be/wWiflzvRmJM where children take you through a day in the life of a Camp Invention camper! If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

We’re looking forward to an exciting week at Del Sur's Camp Invention either June 19-23 or June 26-30! Register before the end of March to reserve one of our Leadership Inter in Training spots and take advantage of an early bird $25 discount! Use code SUM25! More information can be found HERE. For question, please contact Susan Jose at sjose@powayusd.com.

The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is an equal opportunity employer/program and is committed to an active Nondiscrimination Program. PUSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental ability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information, please contact: Title IX/Equity Compliance Officer, James Jimenez, Associate Superintendent of Personnel Support Services, Poway Unified School District, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128, 1-858-521-2800, extension 2761, jjimenez@powayusd.com