News from the View!
Dedicated to furthering the lives of our students.
Hello,
I hope your staying warm, and have had a good start to the New Year! A big thank you goes out to all of student performers at our most recent assembly talent show. The performances were a huge hit and our students, and staff really enjoyed themselves. Be sure to periodically check the school's website, and calendar to see many more exciting things planned for this school year.
As we make our way through the winter months, I wanted to take a moment to share a few cold weather FYI’s as they relate to school. Any cancellations of school programs or co-curricular activities or events will be placed on the district's website as soon as the decision to cancel them has been made. Please be sure to check the website if you think something may be canceled due to inclement weather.
If you have any questions about this or anything else related to North View Middle School, please feel free to contact me. If you would like to view previous newsletters, please click here.
In case you missed!
AVID Family night
Collaborative Staff
At NVMS we not only build community with our students, but we also connect as adults to ensure that we are doing what is needed to ensure equitable student achievement. Learn about this, and my journey back to Osseo Area Schools in the district's latest Staff Spotlight feature below.
Freedom Schools
Would you like to ensure that your student continues to be part a high quality learning community this summer? Consider Freedom Schools summer programming. In addition to helping students make gains in reading, Freedom Schools is fun! Students participate in literacy enrichment, STEM activities and cultural learning, while also learning through field trips and in-school field experiences.
Community Resource
Life can be wonderful, fun, and uplifting, but life can also be difficult, stressful, and overwhelming at times. If you or a loved one are experiencing a crisis (any type of crisis), text 741741 to receive help from a trained Crisis Counselor. Here is the link for the Crisis Text Line website for more information: https://www.crisistextline.org/texting-in/.
Family Listening Session
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2019, 06:00 PM
North View Middle School 69th Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, MN, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Our Commitments:
We, the staff at North View Middle School, commit to…
- Providing challenging academic opportunities that are relevant, engaging, culturally responsive, and rigorous.
- Providing a meaningful, encouraging and safe environment that fosters the whole child, and focuses on student strengths.
- Including data driven best practices and instruction that meets the academic and individual needs of our students, improves student achievement, and promotes growth.
- Engaging in continued professional development to ensure that we are aware of our students’ racial perspectives, challenge our biases, and include practices that serve our diverse student population.
- Providing effective collaborative partnerships with the entire school community by ensuring that we encourage multiple opportunities for involvement, communication, and access.
- Modeling and implementing daily engaging multi-level reading and writing strategies within our classrooms.
- Accepting responsibility for each student’s success and celebrate that success with our school community.
Our Mission!
Committed to furthering the lives of each student by using the best practices available.
Email: bledsoed@district279.org
Website: http://schools.district279.org/nvms/
Phone: 763-585-7200
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nvmsknights/
Twitter: @NVMSPrincipal
About me.
Hello,
This is my fifth year serving as principal of North View Middle School. Before coming to North View, a large portion of my professional career has been spent with Osseo Area schools, six of which were spent working as the Assistant Principal of Osseo Senior High. Before that, I spent time as a Dean of Students for Richfield High School and middle school level Science teacher and behavior dean with the Minneapolis public school system.
While in Minneapolis, I spent five wonderful years teaching middle level Science at Lincoln Community School and Anishanabe Academy to sixth, seventh and eighth grader and two years providing academic and behavioral support while working as dean. My past experiences have shaped my core beliefs and philosophy of education. For me, schools must be an integral part of the community they serve. They should also be focused on high expectations for all students, and through developmentally appropriate and strong instructional practices, give students the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to exceed these expectations.
If you would like to connect with me please click here. I would love to hear from you!