November 3, 2017

Official Progress Reports will be mailed home again this week.  PLEASE remember a few things:

1- These are NOT final.  Final grades that go on transcripts and official report cards will be December 20.

2- Late work for ANY subject, ANY teacher, ANY area will be entered AFTER all work that has been turned in on time.  PLEASE be patient when asking when teachers will enter the late assignments.  Keep in mind, they have the "on time" assignments to enter first.

3- Almost 100% of homework assigned is classwork that students have been given time IN CLASS to start.  Please encourage your Viking to use their time in class wisely!

4- We aren't making any schedule changes to electives until January.  Due to the number of students at GVMS, we just don't have any flexibility!

5- Parent Portal, Websites, Blogs, Remind text, and Google Classroom are all there to HELP you AND your Viking stay on top of their work!

Halloween Day was super fun seeing all of the costumes and smiles on their faces!  Sometimes we need the reminder that our middle school students are kids and want to have fun, even when they are trying to push the boundaries becoming an adult!

It's that time of year again when we, at GVMS, do our best to support those in need!  We are currently collecting canned goods for Solano County Food Bank and new toys for our Toys Drive with Officer Holecek!  Thank  you for all of your generosity as we have been able to donate MULTIPLE backpacks, school supplies and more to those in need due to the wild fires in Nor Cal.

If you are able to donate canned goods or a new toy for those in need, please send them in!  THANK YOU!!

We continue to do our best to encourage our student to make SMART and KIND decisions at GVMS and in life.  That being said, many students (especially when they get to middle school) feel it's time to express themselves and repeat the disrespectful words that they hear others use.  PLEASE encourage your student to not use foul language.  Click HERE for an article on ways to curb foul language.  You would be VERY surprised to hear what comes out of the mouths of some of our students. 

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

*NEW DATE* Please join us on Wednesday, DECEMBER 6th 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!

Hope to see you all at both of them!

*UPDATED WITH ALL NEW PROJECTS!!*

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!  NEW PROJECTS HAVE BEEN ADDED!!