HAWK WEEKLY Volume 3, Issue 11

October 12, 2015

A Note from the Superintendent DUTIES OF AN NVMI PARENT: This week’s duties are #7, 8, and 9. Require your child to adhere to the cadet code of honor at all times. The NVMI Honor Code is stated below: NVMI CADET CODE OF HONOR At North Valley Military Institute, cadets learn and behave by a code of conduct that will serve them well during their time at the academy and long after they have graduated. It is simple, and should govern everything cadets do both on and off campus. Violating the cadet code will lead to disciplinary action and disciplinary consequences which may include suspension or expulsion from the North Valley Military Institute.

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Participate in Parent Advisory Council activities and complete voluntary parent service hours, including attending student led conferences, general parent meetings, and other mandatory activities.

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Praise your child’s achievements and celebrate triumphs.

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Communicate with teachers when you have questions and respond to contacts from the school.

PLEASE help your child realize that being an honorable person is so critical to their success as an adult. Don’t allow them to get away with “small” acts of disrespect or dishonesty. Such “small” acts lead to much bigger problems later in life. DEMAND that your child is honest at all times, shows respect to everyone, and never lies, cheats, or steals. This is part of what makes NVMI special --- this code of honor. When an NVMI cadet breaks this code, they are subject to a hearing before the NVMI HONOR COUNCIL, a group of senior cadets who conduct a meeting very similar to a trial. The cadet is given an opportunity to present their side to the case, and a jury of cadet senior leaders hears evidence and makes a decision about whether the cadet is guilty of violating the Honor Code. If they find the cadet guilty, they make a recommendation to the school administration about consequences. Your child will not like appearing before the Honor Council. Do everything you can to help them be LEADERS OF CHARACTER – who do the right thing always.

STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES A great way to fulfill the duties above is to come THIS THURSDAY to Student Led Conferences from 4:30-6:00 pm. THIS IS YOUR ONLY WAY TO GET YOUR CHILD’S PRINTED REPORT CARD FROM QUARTER ONE. NVMI does not mail the report cards. Classrooms will be open from 4:30-6:00 and YOUR CHILD will lead you in a discussion about how they earned the grades they earned. These are NOT parent/teacher conferences. Your child should be able to explain to you why they earned the grade they earned, how they need help from you, what help they will receive from their teachers, and what exactly they will do to continue on their current path or work for improvement. If your child does a good job running their student-led conference, you should not end up with any questions for your child’s teacher, but if after the conference you still do have questions, teachers will have sign-up sheets for you to come have private parent/teacher conferences. These conferences also are a way for you to fulfill duty #8 which is to praise your child’s achievements. Please try to remain positive, even if your child’s grades are not yet what you expect them to be. Preparation for student led conferences is stressful for students, and we want them to feel good about their efforts. Classroom will be closed at 6PM and most students will require at least a half hour total for the conferences for all classes, so plan to be here not later than 5:30 to get them done in time. Parking is always a challenge, so plan to park on the side streets if the gate on Allegheny is closed because the lot is full. There is parking on Haddon, Allegheny, and Telfair, in addition to the streets around the agriculture area across from the NVMI inspection gate.

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IS YOUR CHILD INTERESTED IN WRESTLING? We are trying to get a wrestling program going for BOYS AND GIRLS in grades 612. If your child is interested, please have them see Coach Sarenana.

FIRE UP YOUR FEET NVMI is participating in a special contest to see which schools can get students doing the most walking and other physical activity. PLEASE be sure your child records their physical activities in their weekly WELLNESS journals. This information will be entered into the Fire Up Your Feet contest to try to earn grant monies of up to $10,000.

SPELLATHON ALL SPELLATHON MONEY DUE BY AM FORMATION ON OCTOBER 20, 2015. The funds collected from this fundraiser are designated to help us pay for our athletics, band, and counseling programs, all of which do amazing things for our students. These three programs combined cost us more than $300,000 so we really appreciate everyone helping us raise money for these important programs.

Spaghetti Dinner & Raffle Flyer and donation requests can be found on page 4 and 5 VETERANS HONOR WALL, BREAKFAST RECEPTION & PASS in REVIEW CEREMONY See invitation on page 6

Entry form – To Honor an American Veteran See page 7 Newsletter 2

YEAR - AT – GLANCE October 12 (MONDAY) – No school October 14 – PSAT October 15 – GREAT CALIFORNIA SHAKEOUT If you are interested in helping us practice our student request and release process, we would love for you to come at 10:30 THIS THURSDAY to practice the way we release your child. WE WILL NOT ACTUALLY RELEASE STUDENTS this Thursday. So if you happen to be free and are willing to help us practice the process, that would be wonderful, but it would mean you would donate about an hour between 10:30 am and 11:30 pmThursday morning. Report to the Haddon Street gate (football field side of the school) and request your child. Then follow instructions to “pick up” your child (remember we

will not actually be releasing students, so this is just a practice opportunity for all of us).

STUDENT LED CONFERENCES 4:30-6:00 p.m. Come learn FROM YOUR CHILD how they earned the grades they earned and their plans to maintain or improve their grades. ALL PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THESE CONFERENCES which are critical ways for you to know how your child is doing and what you can do to support their academic success.

October 17 – SPAGHETTI DINNER 5:00 pm Families should have received information about the Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle. This is a MAJOR fundraiser for NVMI, and we really need everyone’s help to sell/purchase tickets for the dinner and raffle, even if you do not plan to attend. PLEASE help us help your children. October 20 - SCHOOLSITE COUNCIL AND PAC MEETINGS starting at 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm respectively October 22 – NVMI Governing Board meets at 4:00 pm Nov 12 – COLLEGE NIGHT – 6:00 pm - Come listen to presentations about college options for ALL students Jan 21 – HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD ACADEMICALLY – Parent Workshop 6:00 pm February 11 – PROMOTING YOUR CHILD’S AND FAMILY’S WELLNESS - Parent workshop 6:00 pm March 10 – DEALING WITH YOUR CHILD’S CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS - Parent Workshop 6:00 pm April 14 – DRUGS ALCOHOL AND THEIR IMPACT ON TEENS - Parent Workshop 6:00 pm May 12 – FEMALE BULLYING Parent Workshop 6:00 pm

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Spaghetti Dinner Donations

Donaciones para la Cena de Espagueti

Here is a great time to earn parent service hours or merits for donating supplies for our spaghetti dinner on October 17, 2015. We need the following items to be donated beginning October 5, through October 16

Esta es una buena manera de acumular horas de servicio o méritos por hacer donaciones para la Cena de Espagueti el 17 de octubre, 2015. Necesitamos las siguientes cosas donadas empezando del 5, de octubre al 16 de octubre

Spaghetti noodles (need ASAP)

Sopa de espagueti (necesita tan pronto como sea posible)

Spaghetti sauce (any brand) Salad dressing (Italian and Ranch) Parmesan cheese (Individual packets) Available at Smart & Final Crushed red pepper

Salsa de espagueti Aderezo de ensalada (Italiano o Ranch) Queso parmesano (paquetes individuales) disponibles en Smart & Final Pimiento rojo triturado

Plates Napkins Cutlery Kit, Plastic fork/Spoon/Knife/Salt/Pepper/Napkin Available at Smart & Final

Black and red decorations Black and red plastic table colors red and black (round or oblong) Large trash bags

Platos Servilletas Kit de Cubiertos , Tenedor, cuchara, y cuchillo de plástico / Sal / Pimienta / Servilleta disponibles en Smart & Final Tarjetas de regalo de Smart & final o Food 4 Less Decoraciones negras y rojas Manteles de plástico de color rojo o negro (redondos y alargados) Bolsas de basura – tamaño grande

Lysol wet wipes

Toallitas húmedas de Lysol

Freezer gallon size zip lock baggies

Bolsas Ziplock de Congelador – tamaño de galón Se necesitan las siguientes donaciones el 16 y 17 de octubre Carne molida cocida Bebidas – Agua, Sodas, Capri Suns, Botes de té Lipton Ensaladas de verduras verdes (octubre 17) Panecillos

Gift cards to Smart & Final and Food 4 less,

Donations needed October 16 & October 17 Cooked ground beef Drinks – Water, Sodas, Capri Suns, Lipton ice tea cans Salad mixed green salad (October 17) Dinner rolls Individual butter packets (October 17) Available at Smart and Final Ice (October 17) If you have any questions contact: The Parent Group at (818)813-6493 or [email protected]

Mantequilla (en paquetitos individual) (octubre 17) disponibles en Smart & Final Hielo (octubre 17) Si tiene alguna pregunta se puede comunicar al Grupo de Padres al (818)813-6493 o [email protected]

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