Mountain Valley High School

If you're a Junior or Senior and would like to take the PSAT or SAT on 10/14 for free you need to contact either your homeroom teacher or the guidance office by the end of the day today.

STUDENT NOTICES 09/11//20 COVID BASICS · Wash Hands · Wear Masks – make sure it covers your mouth and nose · Keep Distance – follow the traffic patterns, stay to the right · Stay Home if you are Sick Doors open at 7:45, if you arrive to school earlier than that, we will have picnic tables outside when we receive them. Today we will have an extended homeroom to review PBIS and procedures. REMOTE STUDENTS: If you haven't already, please request electives classes using this form before Friday at Noon. http://tinyurl.com/MVElectives To minimize guests in the building, parents will only be allowed to drop off academic materials or extra curricular materials. Homeroom advisors have handed out forms that need to be completed by parents. Please turn these in to your homeroom advisor asap. Region 9 students: Lunch bags will be offered for students attending Region 9. If you would like a bag lunch, you will have to notify the kitchen staff a day or 2 before you need one. Any student that does not have a class listed for any period, please report to the gym. If you become sick during the school day, you will be required to report to our nurse, room 106. Laptops will be distributed today to those that have turned in all forms. SENIORS: When you have completed the Josten’s packet, please turn it in to Debbie. SOPHOMORES: If you are purchasing a class ring, please turn the packet in to Debbie. You will be able to transition between classes outside by traveling through the senior garden only. This will be an opportunity to take your mask off. Mask Break Areas are located in the main lobby and 2nd floor by rooms 201 & 202. GUIDANCE: Seniors who would like to take the SAT and Juniors who would like to take the PSAT should make that request through your homeroom advisor. SAT’s and PSAT’s will be held on Wed., 10/14 here at MVHS. Students will need to provide your own transportation to and from school. SPORTS The visitors locker room will be open from 7:45-8:10 for students to store sports bags. It will be opened again from 1:05-1:25 to collect these bags.

Here is the link for our Remote Learners to sign up for electives: https://tinyurl.com/MVElectives Please complete and submit this form before 9/16.

Picture Days are 9/11 and 9/14. They will be set up in the cafeteria. We are asking Region 9 students to come in from 7:45-8:30 for pictures and remote learners to come in from 9:00 to 10:00AM. https://lifetouch.com/sweepstakes/

STUDENT NOTICES 09/10//20 Silver Day COVID BASICS · Wash Hands · Wear Masks – make sure it covers your mouth and nose · Keep Distance – follow the traffic patterns, stay to the right · Stay Home if you are Sick Doors open at 7:45. On Friday, 09/11, we will have an extended homeroom to review PBIS and procedures. To minimize guests in the building, we will only allow the drop off academic materials. No food or Dunkin' drop offs. Lifetouch will be 9/11 and 9/14 for school pictures. These will be held in the cafeteria. Remote students can come in for picture from 9-10AM. Homeroom advisors will be handing out forms that need to be completed by parents. Please turn these in to your homeroom advisor asap. Region 9 students: If you would like a bag lunch, you will have to notify the kitchen staff a day or 2 before you need one. Any student that does not have a class listed for any period, please report to the gym. If you become sick during the school day, you will be required to report to our nurse, room 106. Laptops will be distributed tomorrow for the Silver Cohort and Monday for the Blue Cohort. Josten’s dropped off packets for Senior caps n gowns and Sophomore class rings. Order forms are to be returned to the office by 9/22. Mask Break Areas are located in the main lobby and 2nd floor by rooms 201 & 202. GUIDANCE: Seniors who would like to take the SAT and Juniors who would like to take the PSAT should make that request through your homeroom advisor. SAT’s and PSAT’s will be held on Wed., 10/14 here at MVHS. Students will need to provide your own transportation to and from school. SPORTS The visitors locker room will be open from 7:45-8:10 for students to store sports bags. It will be opened again from 1:05-1:25 to collect these bags.

There is a Zoom meeting today at 1:00PM for any students interested in taking Truck Driving. Please contact Region 9 for the Zoom link and more information (207-369-9058).

MVHS staff standing up for our students of color. #FalconsFly

Please return all Free and Reduced lunch forms by 9/18. Completing and returning these forms helps our school and district compete for grants and allows us to continue to offer Free Breakfast, Lunch and Super-Snack for all students.

The 2020-2021 school year begins tomorrow for the Blue cohort and Thursday for the Silver cohort. All students received a mailing listing their cohort. If you can't remember your cohort, you can find it on Power-School, or by calling MVHS first thing in the morning. We're asking all students to follow 4 basic rules: Wash your hands, Wear a mask, Keep your distance and Stay home if you're sick. We are excited to kick-off this school year. #FalconsFLy

Students who selected the remote option but did not attend the Remote Learner Drive-In last night will need to contact MVHS (364-4547) and schedule a time to drop-off school paper work, receive basic instructions and pick-up a new laptop. Remote classes begin 9/8/2020.

At this link you will find the bus routes for the Mountain Valley Region https://5il.co/kmfq

Picture Days at MVHS are 9/11 and 9/14. Please check out this link for more information: https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/

Please view this letter regarding Return to School Screening information! https://5il.co/klcw

The September 2020 Student/Family Remote Learning Expectations Handbook is here! https://5il.co/kiuh * The Table of Contents is clickable. * Information may be updated * More training videos will be coming

Class of 2021 Face Mask Fundraiser https://320ink.printavo.com/merch/mountain-valley-high-school-face-cover-store

We are looking forward to getting back to school here in RSU 10. Teachers will be here next week and everyone will be busy putting all the finishing touches together for a healthy and safe beginning of the school year. I wanted to send a reminder found at this link: https://5il.co/jhuq regarding the six(6) requirements from the MDOE for coming to our school buildings. For more information please go to the doe.maine.gov website and review the Framework for Re-opening Schools.

Students and parents can find schedules for the core classes on PowerSchool. Guidance will be taking requests for electives the first week of school. Our Add/Drop period will be open until September 18th. #FalconsFly

There is an informational drive-in on September 3rd at 6:00PM in the staff parking lot for students & parents who selected the remote option. Students will receive a laptop that evening if they submit the AUP form, required paperwork and return their Chromebook from last year.

On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday there will be a bus available for Region 9 students leaving MVHS @ 8:30AM and it will depart Region 9 and return to MVHS at 12:40 PM. We will also be running busses on Wednesdays for those who need it. #FalconsFly

Attention Parents! In an effort to get class rosters, schedules, staffing and bus routes completed we need to ask for no additional changes to registration for in-person vs. remote learning after today. Your cooperation will help us be ready for the start of our school year! Thank you, Deb Alden