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Updated (3/17/10)
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Did you know that for the 3rd year in a row one of our educators have won the VUSD Middle School Golden Apple Award, this year we honor Kathy Sims, our Office Manager, see her accepting the award here
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Are you keeping up on the ASB events? Find them here
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PTA has provided the following March VMMS calendar events, club and misc news; Please note that dates and events sometimes change. The following calendar is only a guideline:
~March 8 ? VMMS PTA board meeting from 2 ? 3:30 in room 202.
~March 8 and 12 - Variety SHOW try-outs after school, 3:30 ? 5:00 ? responsible behavior a must! Future rehearsals (Tues Lunch and Friday 3:30 ? 4:30)
~March 9 & 11 ? School 8:55 ? 1:00 ? Minimum Day ? Parent / Teacher conferences
~March 19 ? Spirit Day ? Twin? Drama Club ? One act Play performance ~March 24 ? 3rd Quarter ends.
~March 25 ? Debate team Guajome/VMMS (VMMS Library)
~March 26 ? March Madness Social ? 3:33 ? 5:45
~March 27 ? April 11
~Spring Break Girls Basketball Schedule ? 3/4 VMMS @ Valley, 3/9 Potter @ VMMS, 3/11 Olive@VMMS, 3/12 VMMS @San Elijo, 3/23 Woodland Park @VMMS, 3/25 VMMS @ RMS, Lunch Events
Student Store ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Open Tues & Fri lunch Jamba Juice ? March 12 & 26
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~We need parent volunteers for our next two events. Let Kan or me know that you are interested. KanCeballos@gmail.com or AndreaLivingston@msn.com
~Cinco de Mayo ? May 5 celebration ? International Club along with the Drama Club will host a great celebration at VMMS. Rancho Buena Vista High School Folklorico team will perform fabulous Mexican dances for us and our VMMS Drama Club will perform a reenactment of the historical reason for Cinco de Mayo. This will be followed by our own VMMS Student Variety show. Volunteers will help with the food, deco and the show. Please let Kan our Volunteer coordinator know what you would like to help with.
~Last day of school CELEBRATION ? We need your help to make this a very memorable day for your kids. 6th, 7th and 8th grade Committees for this event are forming and will decide what activities we can offer to each of our grades to congratulate them for their great efforts. Volunteers will help with food and activities and? Celebrate the last day of school. Committee dates TBA.
~We are all very proud of VMMS Students, Donald Loveland and Karen Ceballos who won the DAR (Daughter?s of the American Revolution) ?Citizen of the Year? Award. There were only six recipients in the USA to win this award. Congratulations!!!
~Pasta 4 Pennies program ? Send your spare change to VMMS. Students are collecting to help fight children?s Leukemia.
~April 12 ? 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. Also, there are plenty of PTA board roles for you in the coming year. Get involved. It?s fun and your presence will make a large impact on your children?s education.
~We will have our next PTA Association meeting in April. You will have the opportunity to vote on the 2010/2011 PTA board. We welcome each and every one of you to join us. The following are PTA roles which need PTA association approval, but we have many more roles available on the board for all who want to be part of our dynamic group.
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President ? Andrea Livingston-Barbara
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VP Programs/Krikorian tiks ? Judi Clark
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VP Membership ? Eleanor Garcia
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VP Ways and Means (Fundraising) ? Mary McDonnald & Carissa Myers
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Treasurer ? Linda Latimer
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Secretary ? Elva Rodriguez
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Auditor ? Robin Baker
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Parlimentarian ? BJ Nierman
~Our Special Education program has developed a website to help families feel more connected...check here
~Admission news for the 2010-2011 School Year Application Period 2 - March 22 - April 26 A lottery will be conducted after each Application Period to determine placement
~If you want to access more VMMS info on line, please visit, www.vmmspta.weebly.com and our VMMS website http://vistamagnet.com/ for a lot of VMMS info. Have a great month!! Andrea Livingston-Barbara
CLUBS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ASB ? Thurs 8am ? 8:40 w/ Mrs, Eckle room 400
~Chess Club ? Tues Lunch Drama Club ? Tuesdays@ 3:45 ? 4:15 w/ Mrs. Jacobsen
~Engineering Club ? Fridays after school Girls Basketball (practice and games)
~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
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.
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....
Did you know about the support our local dentist, Dr. Coleman, provides? It is your chance to help!....
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
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