Our 8th graders had an amazing time touring Milford High School today! A huge shoutout to the Leadership students for being fantastic guides. We can’t wait to see our future Mavericks thrive! Don’t forget—schedule forms are due March 21st! Go Red!
Good morning and happy Tuesday! Our 6th graders in Mr. Bonanni's class are hard at work on something exciting—can you guess what they’re creating? In our Pre-Engineering class, students get hands-on experience with exciting new projects that spark creativity and innovation!
Happy Friday! Hope everyone stayed safe and warm on their Ice Day and is ready for the weekend! Enjoy these cozy snapshots from last week’s Pajama Day—nothing better than a comfy day at school!
Today, our 8th-grade students visited Lakeland High School, guided by their leadership students. We are thrilled for this next step in their educational journey! Go Blue!
Our wrestling team is having an incredible season! We are so excited to see all their hard work and dedication paying off. Huge shoutout to Coach Chwalek for being such an encouraging and enthusiastic leader! Let's go, Hornets— we are so proud of you! #HornetPride
Congratulations to our girls' basketball team for their victory last night at Millennium! We are so proud of all your hard work and dedication. Be sure to come out and support them at their game tomorrow at Pierce. Let's go Hornets!
This week in Mr. Bonnani's class, students are working on building birdhouses! Our kids absolutely love their pre-engineering class and enjoy starting their day in a creative space where they can have fun and build exciting projects.
Welcome back from break! Be sure to mark your calendars for the upcoming Freshman Expos at both Milford and Lakeland High Schools. Join us to see the incredible academics, arts, athletics, and other exciting activities these outstanding schools have to offer.
Stitching up creativity and fun after school with Ms. Giannotta! From learning new techniques to making unique creations, our Sewing Club is the perfect place to unwind. Can't wait to see what they make next!
Last week, 7th grade classes teamed up to read A Christmas Carol together in the library! Students volunteered to read in front of the class, and the engagement and participation were impressive. Our teachers were proud of the students' enthusiasm! We love finding opportunities to integrate our classrooms and allow the kids to collaborate in a fun and immersive way to learn.
Congratulations to Ivy Pilgeram and Johnny Bailey for winning courtside seats to the Motor City Cruise vs. Windy City Bulls game next week!
All 6th graders who showed growth from their Fall to Winter iReady diagnostic in math or reading were entered into a drawing at lunch today.
Huge shoutout to the 109 students who grew in reading and 143 students who grew in math—keep up the amazing work!
Today, our Oak Valley 6th-grade students had the opportunity to visit the Michigan Science Center. We’re thrilled to hear that everyone had a fantastic time! A huge thank you to our amazing science teachers for organizing such an educational and exciting field trip. We truly appreciate you!
The Robotics Team is hosting a movie at the Milford Cinema on February 25th at 1 pm, which is a teacher in-service day, so students will have the day off. We hope to see you there to support our amazing Robotics Team! Click the link below to purchase tickets.
https://www.milfordcinema.org/allfilms/shortcurcuit
The Oak Valley Girls' Basketball team played hard against the Centennials last night! Be sure to come out for the game tomorrow night against White Lake at Lakeland High School. Let’s show our support for the Hornets!
Oak Valley swimmers are having a great season! While participating on the Huron Valley United Middle School Swim Team, they are working hard and making great progress. We are so proud of our OVMS athletes!
This week, seventh graders constructed different body system models with Biomagnets. Science teacher Dave Browne received these magnets through a grant from the HVEF.
The OV Cast of Lion King, Jr. is fully engaged in dress rehearsals this week. You won't want to miss this energetic, crowd-pleasing production on January 17 at 7 pm, or January 18 at 2 pm or 7 pm in the OV Cafeteria. Tickets are available at the door ($7 each, or $5 for HV students/staff). The students and Mrs. Samuels have been working collaboratively and creatively to produce a wonderful show!
On Friday, OV had Holiday Wear Day, 6th and 7th Grade Team time, and a Pep Assembly. Students played board games, made crafts and cards, and watched a movie. The assembly included a staff member dance, student relays (plunger relay, mattress race, and blanket pulling race), and basketball musical chairs. What a great way to launch our break by spending time together!
Spirit Days create a fun atmosphere at OVMS. On Adam Sandler day, we saw a lot of baseball caps, sports jerseys, and Hawaiian prints. The classes also competed in a trivia contest. We had a great last week of school!
OV Choir students rocked their Winter Concert this week! They harmonized and sang beautifully for a packed house! Choirs from Lakeland High School also joined us, under the direction of Jeff Nelson. Many thanks to our director, Samantha Samuels, and accompanist, Kate Autry.
