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VMMS an IBMYP Candidate School & Partner with Northrop Grumman Corporation
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VMMS Elementary Presentations February 2010
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VMMS offers 8th grade parents support with transition into High School 1.26.10
Updated (2/8/10)
Did you miss the Phone or General message?
  • Updated Press Releases!
  • Our Special Education program has developed a website to help families feel more connected...check here
  • Phone Message: Good Evening,
  • I have three messages. For all students, please remember that tomorrow Wednesday students release at 2pm as usual. Our Counselor Mrs. Raines is looking for any current student who needs community service event credit to speak at our local elementary schools as we recruit for the next school year. The month of February, we will be holding presentations and if interested please see Mrs. Raines. The following message is only for 6th and 7th grade parents, if you are to return to our campus next school year, you will receive a Participation Agreement form next Monday to have you complete and return to our Attendance office by February 5th. To ensure your seat for the 2010-2011 school year, please make sure to turn this form you will receive Monday to our office by February 5th.
  • Our VMMS PTA keeps you informed! See below for a very busy beginning to our January 2010.
  • Jan 11 - PTA Board meeting  - 2 - 3:30 in room 202. If you want to join us and haven?t yet had a moment, please take us up on our offer. You are always welcome
  • Jan 13 - NEW Wed VMMS CLUB open to all - BOLAS club?s first meeting after school, 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - $10 per participant includes 6 Wed classes of instruction and show equipment. Come and see if you like it - no cost to try
  • Jan 14 - Lunch Japan/China New Year (Palm court)
  • Jan 15 - No School
  • Jan 18 - No School
  • Jan 22 - No School
  • Jan 28 - (Thurs) - Del Norte PTA will be hosting Flu Busters for the annual flu vaccine. Locations: Rancho Buena Vista High, Vista High, and Mission Vista High (in conjunction with Washington Middle). Volunteers will be needed for all sites! Contact Doris Shapiro  - DorisShapiro@vusd.k12.ca.us

LUNCH EVENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  • Student Store - Open Tues & Fri lunch
  • Jamba Juice - Jan 29 

NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  • DDS (Dentist) Coleman donates a large % of teeth cleaning/whitening to VMMS. Contact his office for an appt. at (760) 726-0770, 110 Escondido Ave Ste 102 · Vista (across the street from VMMS.)If you want to access more VMMS info on line, please visit, www.vmmspta.weebly.com. Our VMMS website http://vistamagnet.com/ will also post our newsletter and all school related info.  

CLUBS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  • ASB - Thurs 8am - 8:40 w/ Mrs, Eckle room 400
  • Basketball boys - 6 (RMS), 11(RMMS), 13(MMS), 20(VMS), 25(RMMS)
  • Chess Club - Tues Lunch
  • Drama Club - Tuesdays@ 3:45 - 4:15 w/ Mrs. Jacobsen                                              
  • Engineering Club - Fridays after school
  • Boys Basketball (practice and games) - 3:45 - 5:00 w/ Coach Wagner
  • Math Team - Tues 8am - 8:40 w/ Mrs. Brown, room 402
  • Newspaper Staff - Mon lunch w/ Mrs. Franklin and Mrs. Lucero, room 102
  • Peer Mediators - Weds lunch w/ Mrs. Raines in room 14
  • Scrabble Club - Mon lunch w/ Mrs. Quin, Mrs. Jacobsen
  • Speech and Debate Club - Thurs lunch w/ Mrs. Jacobsen, room 303
  • Toy Challenge - has been cancelled Nationwide. :(
  • Viper Tech Club - Fri lunch w/ Mrs. Franklin and Mrs. Lucero, room 102

OTHER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  • Is your 8th grader getting ready to finish? You must be aware of the VUSD 8th grade standards...EXIT 8th GRADE?  Also, make sure your 8th grader understands that participating in 8th grade celebrations and Promotion is a privilege not a right. They must have a 2.5 GPA and NO "N" or "U" in Work Habits or Citizenship.
  • HELP! We are still in need of shoes for our Shoes of Hope!
  • Do you need more information on the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention on H1N1? Here is some in ENGLISH and SPANISH...
  • Interested to find out more about VMMS Clubs/Programs/Sports/Teams?
  • Are you preventing Cyber bullying? See what Safekids.com says how....
  • Word of the Week & Idiomatic Expression (Week 13)......BIAS!
  • Did you know about the support our local dentist, Dr. Coleman, provides? It is your chance to help!....
  • Are you ready for some Volleyball!?
  • Did you know that EVERY student in California needs to pass the Math and English Exit Exam in order to graduate from high school starting in 10th grade? Learn more about Math portion here.....More about English portion here....
  • Are you thinking about University or College yet? Go here for the University of California freshman requirements. Or go here for the California State University freshman requirements.
  • Our API has been release we are now at an 892! Way to go...for more go here

QUICK LINKS!

New Students Current Students Community Resources
 APPLY TODAY!  IBMYP Community Service Packet 08-09   VUSD Behavioral Intervention Resource Directory
 TOURS 7th Grade PE Fitness Gram  VUSD Assessment Timeline
(Provides dates of all state or federal tests)
  VMMS Yearbook  VMMS SARC 2007-2008
  Blackboard
vipers.blackboard.com
County of San Diego Childrens Mental Health Services January 2009
  Clubs/Programs/Sports/Teams 2009-2010 CDC H1N1 Parent (ENGLISH) Information October 2009
    
Parent Portal
(A way to look at your kids grades)
CDC H1N1 Parent (SPANISH) Information October 2009
  6th Grade Syllabus  
  7th Grade Syllabus  
  8th Grade Syllabus  
  Volleyball Schedule 2009-2010  
  Football Schedule 2009-2010  
  California Exit Exam (ENGLISH)  
  California Exit Exam (MATH)  

Word of the Week (WOW)
Word of the Week and Idiomatic Expressions in English and Spanish are one of our ways we engage our students daily.

First Quarter August to October First Quarter WOWI list

Second Quarter November to January Second Quarter WOWI list

Final Quarter February to June Final Quarter WOWI list


Week 22:

RECLAIM

1 a : to recall from wrong or improper conduct : reform b : tame, subdue
2 a : to rescue from an undesirable state; also : to restore to a previous natural state <reclaim mining sites> b : to make available for human use by changing natural conditions <reclaim swampland>
3 : to obtain from a waste product or by-product : recover <reclaimed plastic>
4 a : to demand or obtain the return of b : to regain possession of

Idiomatic Expressions in English and Spanish

Waste not, want not.

Quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades.


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