January 6, 2017

WELCOME BACK AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We hope that you had a FABULOUS break with your Viking and are ready for a BUSY second half of our school year!  Be sure to write down ALL of the dates and events that are coming up as it's going to be BUSY and go by quickly!!

Our students will continue to take the MAP test, focusing on the Reading Assessment over the next two weeks.  Most have completed the Math portion prior to the break.  MAP Testing is given three times a year- fall, winter, and spring in order to assess and celebrate growth!  This assessment is also especially important for our 8th graders as it will help determine high school placement.  Our high school English Departments and counselors will be using the RIT scores to determine correct placement in 9th grade.  Our GVMS English Department will be using these scores to ensure we have students placed correctly in our English classes as well.

The first assessment was the baseline and showed us strengths and areas for growth.  Please refer to these documents for more clarification and information:  RIT to Smarter Balanced , Target Scores and Parents' Guide to MAP.

Parents of 8th grade students!  Please mark these dates down:

*Rodriguez High School Showcase for incoming freshman is Wednesday, January 18th from 6:30-7:30 at RHS!

*Matt Garcia College and Career Academy is open for registration for 9-12 grades and they are having information night on Thursday, January 19, 2017 from 5-6!

*International Baccalaureate (IB) Program at Armijo High School will be HERE @ GVMS on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 beginning at 6 PM in our library!

*Fairfield High School is having registration for incoming freshman on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 from 4:30-7:30!

Have you heard?  GVMS is building a school garden!  It is taking shape in the back of our campus and we could use YOUR help!  Have a green thumb?  Know your way around gardening tools and plants?  Please email Mrs. McKenna HERE to get involved!  We are also trying to win a grant to help fund this project!  Please click this link to enter!!

We will have a rally schedule when we return from Winter Break to recognize grades and attendance.  Please note that awards are as follows:

3.0-3.4 Honorable Mention

3.5-3.9 Honor Roll

4.0 Principal's Honor Roll

Please bookmark THIS LINK and enter your student's unique code (can be re-issued in our front office).  Please let us know if you need another copy of the instructions to log in.  

PLEASE check this DAILY and work with your student to ensure that they turn in all of their work.  Teachers emails and websites (if applicable) can all be found on Parent Portal or our website at www.fsusd.org/greenvalley so please check it out!  

Many of our teachers are getting even more creative and working to bring state of the art technology and hands on learning for our students!  Check out what they are doing AND see if you can support!  It's a great time to be a Viking!

• Check out Ms. Kinder's project here!
• Check out Ms. Phillips' project here!
• Check out Mrs. Devries' project here!
• Check out Ms. Mansour's project here!
• Check out Mrs. Love's project here!
• Check out Mr. Diaz's project here!