GVMS Mission:

GVMS is a premier learning community that encourages each student to thrive in the 21st century!

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

March 22, 2019

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Spring is HERE!  We have DEFINITELY noticed that Spring is here at GVMS and want to stress that attendance is still important!  While we historically have noticed that attendance starts to decline in April, we truly want to stress that being at GVMS daily is very important!  Take a look at THIS ARTICLE for data, information, and reasons why attending daily is still very important!  Plus, we are ALWAYS happy to see our kids! 

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We know you are well aware of our upcoming SBAC/ CAASPP/CAST testing in Math, English, and Science (for 8th only) that is coming up in April.  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 DOCUMENT and the video above (although a little old =) for more information and how you can support your Viking at home!







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We are already planning for and fielding phone calls for 8th grade promotion!  Please mark your calendars for Thursday, June 6 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 open 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!



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We have had several parents ask for additional resources, outside of GVMS, to support parenting their students.  We are glad you asked!  There are many resources on the Sullivan Inter agency Youth Services Center that can be used, including Parent Project from the FFPD!  Take a look and get signed up!


The SPRING FLING IS COMING!!  We are gearing up for our 4th Annual Spring Fling at GV Cellars for PARENTS on Saturday, April 27 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?   Click HERE to see if you can donate
Tickets are on SALE NOW 
$25.00 in the main office and ARE ON LINE!

Dessert Donation Sign Up: Click HERE
Auction Donation Sign Up: Click HERE


Every day, over our loud speakers, we make lots of announcements to our students.  These include: events coming up, clubs to join, sports activities, grading windows, and more.  PLEASE make sure that you all, at home, bookmark this page HERE so that YOU don't miss out on what's happening at GVMS!  We have a LOT of exciting activities coming up that you won't want your student (or YOU!) to miss out on!


Additionally, we review our school rules.  EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Including keeping our hands to ourselves, no play fighting/slap boxing, and stop the negative behavior on SOCIAL MEDIA!!.  PLEASE encourage your student to follow our school rules as they are certainly not complicated: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe!

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

March 15, 2019




We know you are well aware of our upcoming SBAC/ CAASPP/CAST testing in Math, English, and Science (for 8th only) that is coming up in April.  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 DOCUMENT and the video above (although a little old =) for more information and how you can support your Viking at home!





Lately, we are discovering that MANY of our students have MULTIPLE Instagram accounts that are unknown to parents.  Just because they have ONE app showing Instagram, they can have 6 or more on that ONE APP.  How do you look or know what to look for?  Take a look at THIS ARTICLE and scroll down to the "red" thumb to see what is not safe for your students.  Educate yourself, parents, so that you know what to look for with social media as this is the root of MANY MANY middle school issues.



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We are already planning for and fielding phone calls for 8th grade promotion!  Please mark your calendars for Thursday, June 6 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 open 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!



Image result for parent project
We have had several parents ask for additional resources, outside of GVMS, to support parenting their students.  We are glad you asked!  There are many resources on the Sullivan Inter agency Youth Services Center that can be used, including Parent Project from the FFPD!  Take a look and get signed up!


The SPRING FLING IS COMING!!  We are gearing up for our 4th Annual Spring Fling at GV Cellars for PARENTS on Saturday, April 27 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?   Click HERE to see if you can donate
Tickets are on SALE NOW 
$25.00 in the main office and ARE ON LINE!

Dessert Donation Sign Up: Click HERE
Auction Donation Sign Up: Click HERE


Every day, over our loud speakers, we make lots of announcements to our students.  These include: events coming up, clubs to join, sports activities, grading windows, and more.  PLEASE make sure that you all, at home, bookmark this page HERE so that YOU don't miss out on what's happening at GVMS!  We have a LOT of exciting activities coming up that you won't want your student (or YOU!) to miss out on!


Additionally, we review our school rules.  EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Including keeping our hands to ourselves and no play fighting/slap boxing.  PLEASE encourage your student to follow our school rules as they are certainly not complicated: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe!

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

March 8, 2019

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Every day at GVMS, we mention being nice/saying kind words/being polite/doing the right thing DAILY to remind our Vikings that we are all here together!  Sometimes, that can be much more difficult than anticipated.  
We strive to teach our students to do the right thing, even when no one is looking, and we need the help from home too =)  
We have been able to use the resources from THIS LINK to help us and wanted to share them with you all as well!



We know you are well aware of our upcoming SBAC/ CAASPP/CAST testing in Math, English, and Science (for 8th only) that is coming up in April.  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!


Image result for 8th grade promotion

We are already planning for and fielding phone calls for 8th grade promotion!  Please mark your calendars for Thursday, June 6 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 open 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!



Image result for parent project
We have had several parents ask for additional resources, outside of GVMS, to support parenting their students.  We are glad you asked!  There are many resources on the Sullivan Inter agency Youth Services Center that can be used, including Parent Project from the FFPD!  Take a look and get signed up!





GVMS will be hosting Heart and Sole this Spring for all girls in 6th-8th grade! Spring Session will begin THIS WEEK and end May 17th.  Girls meet twice a week for 75 minutes after school and finish the session with a 5K run at Solano Community College on May 11th with over 600 other girls, their families and community organizations!  Only 12 GVMS girls can join this team!  Pick up a flyer in our front off and register today at www.gotrnapasolano.org/register-now and help change the world!



The SPRING FLING IS COMING!!  We are gearing up for our 4th Annual Spring Fling at GV Cellars on Saturday, April 27 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?   Click HERE to see if you can donate
Tickets are on SALE NOW 
$25.00 in the main office and ARE ON LINE!

Dessert Donation Sign Up: Click HERE
Auction Donation Sign Up: Click HERE


Every day, over our loud speakers, we make lots of announcements to our students.  These include: events coming up, clubs to join, sports activities, grading windows, and more.  PLEASE make sure that you all, at home, bookmark this page HERE so that YOU don't miss out on what's happening at GVMS!  We have a LOT of exciting activities coming up that you won't want your student (or YOU!) to miss out on!


Additionally, we review our school rules.  EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Including keeping our hands to ourselves and no play fighting/slap boxing.  PLEASE encourage your student to follow our school rules as they are certainly not complicated: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe!

June 11. 2020

Dear Vikings, It has been an incredible, interesting, and all around wacky journey to the end of the school year and we ...