October 13, 2017

As mentioned in the weekly email, we are gathering donations to deliver to Napa and Sonoma of backpacks, school supplies, pencil boxes, lunch boxes toiletries, paper goods, bathroom essentials, and any new essentials that we can then deliver to the victims of the wildfires this week.  We are working side by side with contacts in Napa and Sonoma to deliver these.

If you and your Viking are able to donate anything, please drop these off outside of Mrs. Bates' office as we will then deliver to Napa and Sonoma directly.  We APPRECIATE your help and hope that you and your loved ones have stayed safe.  If you know of anyone in specific need or has lost everything and we can help, please reach out to Mrs. Bates HERE.  THANK YOU! 

Halloween Day is quickly approaching and our students have voted to wear (APPROVED) costumes on Halloween Day, October 31 with a Harvest Dance on the following Friday, November 3 from 3:00-4:00 after school.  

Please remember that REGULAR FSUSD dress code (including no masks, guns, drug paraphernalia, promotion of violence, etc) still applies for Halloween Day.  There will be a costume contest during lunch as well!

The Harvest Dance is open to all students in good behavior standing and they must have their ID.  The cost to enter is $2.00 per student and snacks will be available for purchase from our Leadership Class.  Parents are MORE than welcome to attend!

We have already held two parent engagement nights (Back to School Night and All Things Tech at GVMS) and we are hoping that you will join us for our 3rd and 4th coming up!  

*Please join us on Wednesday, November 1st from 5:30-6:30 for our first ever STEAM Night, run by OUR students in the gym! Come and see what we have been doing in STEAM, STEM, Robotics, Coding, and more!

*Please join us on November 8 from 6-7:30 in our joint event at Rodriguez High School for College Funding Coach Night to help plan for college!  

Hope to see you all at both of them!

Are you interested in support for your tween or teen?  Are they displaying more aggression, depression, anger, or frustration and you want some help to get them back on track?  Fairfield PD offers a 10 week class called Parent Project that is a one time fee of $25.00 for the entire time.  If you are interested, please email Mrs. Bates HERE!

We are ALWAYS thinking outside the box to create effective ways to reach all of our students!  Want to be a part of this??  All donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE!!!  Check out THIS LINK to see ALL OF the different ideas that our VERY OWN GVMS teachers have come up with!!