April 26, 2018

We know you are well aware of our upcoming SBAC/ CAASPP testing in Math and English that is coming up from April 30- May 18.  We will be on block schedule and we will be sending the schedule home with students via email.  In the meantime, we are getting our Vikings ready for this assessment!  

How can you help at home?  Check out THIS WEBSITE and the video above for more information and how you can support your Viking at home!

ALSO!  Please make sure that your Viking brings their own earbuds for the entire length of the test.  We will provide them, however, we know that most students prefer to use their own!  THANK YOU!

Have you heard of Fortnight yet?  It is a SUPER popular game that was released in 2017.  Did you know that there are 2 versions?  Check out THIS LINK for it spelled out on the differences between the two, the popularity of it, and why it can be very addicting for our students.  Just make yourself familiar with the game and what it involves!

We have a daily challenge with our students and their phones....We know that they can be a great resource for research and completing homework, however, it can come at a cost.

Have you heard of "Away For A Day"?  This is a newer movement about middle school students putting their phones away, being more "present" in the moment, and doing better overall (socially, emotionally, etc).  Take a look at THIS interesting read about putting phones away for a day.  

Challenge Day is COMING!! We are already planning for Challenge Day for 2018-2019 and NEED adult volunteers!  Have you already been a part of Challenge Day and want to do it again?  We'd LOVE it!  Interested in participating and want more information?  Check out their website HERE or cut and paste this: https://www.challengeday.org/our-programs/schools/#challengeday  

Please email Mrs. Bates at ElizabethBa@fsusd.org to sign up!  WE NEED YOU!

Please be courteous to our neighbors as you are coming and going from GVMS!  We have had reports of driveways being blocked, trash cans being knocked over, and people being rude to others in our neighborhood.  PLEASE be courteous to our neighbors when you are coming to GVMS!  We want everyone to work together!

We are already planning for and fielding phone calls for 8th grade promotion!  Please mark your calendars for Thursday, June 7 beginning at 10 am!  Here are a few things to note:

• All 8th graders get 4 tickets ONLY
• Tickets are available AFTER Memorial Day weekend and will be signed over to the students directly!  Lost tickets cannot be replaced!
• Rain or shine, we will be outside in the amphitheater
• We ask that all signs, balloons, or anything else blocking the view of other families be left outside or we will hold it in our front office
• If you want to bring your own chair, please do so
• Gates for families promotion will not be opened until 9:30 AM
• Any sibling that attends GVMS and wants to attend promotion, must be signed out by an adult on their emergency card and must also have a ticket!
• All 8th graders are dismissed immediately after promotion ends

More information will come out as we get closer to the date of promotion!

Please remember that we have DAILY morning announcements (HERE), where important information is shared with all Vikings!  While it is shared over the loud speaker, all teachers project it and hard copies are always available in the front office and the library.  Additionally, it is always updated on our website!  Please make sure that you (along with your Viking) stay up to date on all information from GVMS.  Thank you!

*CHECK OUT OUR PROJECTS!!*  THERE ARE MANY NEW ONES TOO!! 

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!!

April 20, 2018

Our Color Run was SO FUN!!  Check out the pictures on Twitter (@gvmsvikings) and Facebook (GVMS Vikings)!  Thank you to GVMS PTC for making it happen and to all of our Parent and Leadership (both GVMS and RHS) Volunteers for all of your help!

We, at GVMS, work DAILY to remind, teach, encourage our students to be kind, caring, and empathetic to one another.  We continue to struggle with this DAILY.  We have students that come to school and say mean things to one another, continue to put their hands on one another, take things that belong to others, and more.  EVERY DAY we remind students of our school rules.  EVERY DAY we remind students to be kind, be caring and to keep their hands to themselves.  EVERY DAY we remind students to say kind words to one another, to make someone's day brighter, to be positive.

It's STILL a struggle.  Please help us reiterate this at home.  We need the help and support to encourage our students to be kind, be caring, and be empathetic.  We need our students to treat others the way that they want to be treated.  If you aren't even sure how to start, take a look at THIS ARTICLE to read some questions on how to get the conversation started!

Challenge Day is COMING!! We are already planning for Challenge Day for 2018-2019 and NEED adult volunteers!  Have you already been a part of Challenge Day and want to do it again?  We'd LOVE it!  Interested in participating and want more information?  Check out their website HERE or cut and paste this: https://www.challengeday.org/our-programs/schools/#challengeday  

Please email Mrs. Bates at ElizabethBa@fsusd.org to sign up!  WE NEED YOU!

Please be courteous to our neighbors as you are coming and going from GVMS!  We have had reports of driveways being blocked, trash cans being knocked over, and people being rude to others in our neighborhood.  PLEASE be courteous to our neighbors when you are coming to GVMS!  We want everyone to work together!

We are already planning for and fielding phone calls for 8th grade promotion!  Please mark your calendars for Thursday, June 7 beginning at 10 am!  Here are a few things to note:

• All 8th graders get 4 tickets ONLY
• Tickets are available AFTER Memorial Day weekend and will be signed over to the students directly!
• Rain or shine, we will be outside in the amphitheater
• We ask that all signs, balloons, or anything else blocking the view of other families be left outside or we will hold it in our front office
• Gates for families promotion will not be opened until 9:30 AM
• Any sibling that attends GVMS and wants to attend promotion, must be signed out by an adult on their emergency card
• All 8th graders are dismissed immediately after promotion ends

More information will come out as we get closer to the date of promotion!

We know you are well aware of our upcoming SBAC/ CAASPP testing in Math and English that is coming up from April 30- May 18.  We will be on block schedule and we will be sending the schedule home with students via email.  In the meantime, we are getting our Vikings ready for this assessment!  

How can you help at home?  Check out THIS WEBSITE and the video above for more information and how you can support your Viking at home!

ALSO!  Please make sure that your Viking brings their own earbuds for the entire length of the test.  We will provide them, however, we know that most students prefer to use their own!  THANK YOU!

The SPRING FLING IS COMING!!  We are gearing up for our 4th Annual Spring Fling at GV Cellars on Saturday, April 28 from 4-8 PM and WE NEED YOUR HELP!  Do you have connections for tickets to sporting events, time shares, winery tours, limo tours, etc?  Tickets will be on sale FEBRUARY 1st for $25.00 and the Sign Up Genius has gone out!  Click HERE to see if you can donate! Please reach out to your connections and help us make this year's event even more fun and successful than last year's (that may be hard as last year was a TON of fun!).  More details, donation letters, and Sign Up Genius links will be sent at the beginning of February!  You DON'T want to miss this!

Please remember that we have DAILY morning announcements (HERE), where important information is shared with all Vikings!  While it is shared over the loud speaker, all teachers project it and hard copies are always available in the front office and the library.  Additionally, it is always updated on our website!  Please make sure that you (along with your Viking) stay up to date on all information from GVMS.  Thank you!

April 13, 2018

Our Color Run is going to be SO FUN!!  We can't wait to share pictures with you on Twitter (@gvmsvikings) and Facebook (GVMS Vikings) so please check them out!  If you are running or volunteering for this event, THANK YOU for making it happen!

Our students and their safety are our number 1 priority.  This continues as our students are dismissed from GVMS and headed home.  PLEASE encourage your student to pay attention to the cars coming and going on Gold Hill Road.  PLEASE encourage them to get OFF of their phones when crossing the street.  We have had multiple instances where our Vikings have almost been hit by cars as our students are really not paying attention!  We want them to be safe!  Thanks for your help!

Spring has sprung, even in middle school.  But what does that mean, when it comes to "dating"?  What does it even mean to say a middle school student is "dating"?  Does that mean holding hands?  Does that mean texting and SnapChatting all the time?  Honestly, the best possible way to know what it means (especially in middle school where they can't even drive!), is to sit down and define it with your Viking!  Check out THIS ARTICLE for ideas, ways, and strategies to chat with your middle school student about what "dating" means!

Challenge Day is COMING!! We are already planning for Challenge Day for 2018-2019 and NEED adult volunteers!  Have you already been a part of Challenge Day and want to do it again?  We'd LOVE it!  Interested in participating and want more information?  Check out their website HERE or cut and paste this: https://www.challengeday.org/our-programs/schools/#challengeday  

Please email Mrs. Bates at ElizabethBa@fsusd.org to sign up!  WE NEED YOU!

We are already planning for and fielding phone calls for 8th grade promotion!  Please mark your calendars for Thursday, June 7 beginning at 10 am!  Here are a few things to note:

• All 8th graders get 4 tickets ONLY
• Tickets are available AFTER Memorial Day weekend and will be signed over to the students directly!
• Rain or shine, we will be outside in the amphitheater
• We ask that all signs, balloons, or anything else blocking the view of other families be left outside or we will hold it in our front office
• Gates for families promotion will not be opened until 9:30 AM
• Any sibling that attends GVMS and wants to attend promotion, must be signed out by an adult on their emergency card
• All 8th graders are dismissed immediately after promotion ends

More information will come out as we get closer to the date of promotion!

REU (Rodriguez Entertainment Unit) has been at GVMS during both lunches for several days, to introduce and entice our students to REU!  Students who are interested in being a part of Drum line or Color Guard are highly encouraged to attend their clinics from 5-7 going on NOW!!  Want more information?  Email Scott Miller at ScottM@fsusd.org and get involved!

We know you are well aware of our upcoming SBAC/ CAASPP testing in Math and English that is coming up from April 30- May 18.  We will be on block schedule and we will be sending the schedule home with students via email.  In the meantime, we are getting our Vikings ready for this assessment!  

How can you help at home?  Check out THIS WEBSITE and the video above for more information and how you can support your Viking at home!

ALSO!  Please make sure that your Viking brings their own earbuds for the entire length of the test.  We will provide them, however, we know that most students prefer to use their own!  THANK YOU!

The SPRING FLING IS COMING!!  We are gearing up for our 4th Annual Spring Fling at GV Cellars on Saturday, April 28 from 4-8 PM and WE NEED YOUR HELP!  Do you have connections for tickets to sporting events, time shares, winery tours, limo tours, etc?  Tickets will be on sale FEBRUARY 1st for $25.00 and the Sign Up Genius has gone out!  Click HERE to see if you can donate! Please reach out to your connections and help us make this year's event even more fun and successful than last year's (that may be hard as last year was a TON of fun!).  More details, donation letters, and Sign Up Genius links will be sent at the beginning of February!  You DON'T want to miss this!

Please remember that we have DAILY morning announcements (HERE), where important information is shared with all Vikings!  While it is shared over the loud speaker, all teachers project it and hard copies are always available in the front office and the library.  Additionally, it is always updated on our website!  Please make sure that you (along with your Viking) stay up to date on all information from GVMS.  Thank you!

April 6, 2018

Welcome Back!  We missed you!  Now that we are back, we hit the ground running!  With less than 50 days of school left, we have a LOT going on!  Please be sure that you know ALL of the events, activities, testing dates, and more!  Make sure you mark your calendars!

Challenge Day is COMING!! We are already planning for Challenge Day for 2018-2019 and NEED adult volunteers!  Have you already been a part of Challenge Day and want to do it again?  We'd LOVE it!  Interested in participating and want more information?  Check out their website HERE or cut and paste this: https://www.challengeday.org/our-programs/schools/#challengeday  

Please email Mrs. Bates at ElizabethBa@fsusd.org to sign up!  WE NEED YOU!

We know you are well aware of our upcoming SBAC/ CAASPP testing in Math and English that is coming up from April 30- May 18.  We will be on block schedule and we will be sending the schedule home with students via email.  In the meantime, we are getting our Vikings ready for this assessment!  

How can you help at home?  Check out THIS WEBSITE and the video above for more information and how you can support your Viking at home!

Have you heard of the SayAt.Me app?  We hadn't either.  It's an anonymous website/app that allows anyone to get feedback from others.  Sounds harmless enough, however, anyone can send ANY message to ANY person, including tweens and teens.  It's a place where cyber bullying and cruel comments can be posted and it encourages others to compare their self image to other people's opinions.  Says you must be 16 to use, however, it's super easy to sign up as there is no age check....Not so harmless, huh?  

We are very excited for our 1st Annual Color Run!  Come check it out and throw come color on our runners on Friday, April 13 after school!

The SPRING FLING IS COMING!!  We are gearing up for our 4th Annual Spring Fling at GV Cellars on Saturday, April 28 from 4-8 PM and WE NEED YOUR HELP!  Do you have connections for tickets to sporting events, time shares, winery tours, limo tours, etc?  Tickets will be on sale FEBRUARY 1st for $25.00 and the Sign Up Genius has gone out!  Click HERE to see if you can donate! Please reach out to your connections and help us make this year's event even more fun and successful than last year's (that may be hard as last year was a TON of fun!).  More details, donation letters, and Sign Up Genius links will be sent at the beginning of February!  You DON'T want to miss this!

HAVE YOU HEARD?  We are SO excited that our own Green Valley Parent-Teacher Club is signed up for Amazon Smile, where a portion of purchases comes back DIRECTLY to GVMS!  As you are doing your shopping on Amazon, remember to log into Amazon Smile and click Green Valley Parent-Teacher Club to help support GVMS!  Thank you!!