December 13, 2019

Anyone have YouTube on their phone or computer?  Anyone use YouTube, have a "YouTuber", or have a child that watches YouTube?  You probably said yes to at least one of these...

YouTube is one of the most popular apps in our society today.  Check out these statistics (taken from THIS ARTICLE):

• 73% of adults watch YouTube
• 90% of 18-24 year olds watch YouTube
• 85% of teens 13-17 watch You Tube
• 81% of all parents with children age 11 or younger say they let their kids watch YouTube
• YouTube is now the #1 online platform for teens
• 85% of teens use YouTube
• 32% of teens use YouTube more often than any other app 

So what does this mean for you, the parent/guardian?  Take a look at THIS ARTICLE to see what you can do to give yourself the knowledge of using YouTube safely with your student!

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 Christmas shopping on Amazon, remember to log into Amazon Smile and click Green Valley Parent-Teacher Club to help support GVMS!  Thank you!!

It's that time of year again when we, at GVMS, do our best to support those in need!  We are currently collecting new toys for our Toy Drive with Officer Holecek and his Toys for Tots Drive!  We were able to donate SO MANY items of food to the Fairfield-Suisun Family Resource Center (see below!)! Thank you for all of your generosity as we help those that are in need!

Want to get involved?  Check out the clubs on GVMS Campus!

• Logic Club (Mr. Swarner): Meets every Thursday after school in F204 until 4:30  for all students to have a safe and fun space to play and talk logically about puzzles and games!
• Yearbook (Mrs. Laffey):  Join the yearbook club that meets every Wednesday after school from 2:50-3:45 in D102 and be a part of making our school memories for all to share!
• Black Student Union (Mr. Thomas): Meets every Wednesday from 3:05-4:00 in E201 to promote activities of common interest, as well as, cultural and educational benefit for all students; to promote community and self enrichment by way of community services and volunteerism; to have a forum for all students to voice their differences, goals and ideas!
• American Sign Language/ASL (Mrs. Pie): Meets every Wednesday during A and B lunch in Room G105 for hearing students and staff to learn how to communicate in sign language as well as learning about deaf culture!
• Lunch Bunch Club (Mrs. Geyer) : Meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays during A lunch in D204 to create a safe space with activities and friendly faces so that NO student at GVMS eats alone! **Starts back in January**
• College and Career Club (Mr. Pringle) : Meets in the library the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month to get students engaged into college and career activities, including guest speakers and field trips to colleges!
• Be The Change Club (Mr. Lapid):  Meets Thursdays after school until 4 PM to also promote kindness, follow the Challenge Day foundation, create a culture of compassion and acceptance within your school.  If you LOVED Challenge Day, you will LOVE this!
• Invention Convention Club (Mrs. Lindahl): Meets Fridays after school from 3-4 to "match unlimited potential with creative solutions for real-world problem solving!"  Let's CREATE something AWESOME!!!

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!

All of our Lost and Found will be donated to the Clothes Closet at Sullivan Interagency Youth Services Center on Friday, December 20!  Please have your Viking check the stage in the cafeteria ASAP before it disappears!

Did you purchase your yearbook?  If not, you still have time!  Please visit www.yearbookordercenter.com and use code 7927 or enter "Green Valley Middle School".  Cost is $40 and will go up to $45 after Winter Break.  If you are unsure if you purchased one, please email LynnLa@fsusd.org to double check.  If you double order, we cannot issue refunds =)

We are ALWAYS thinking outside the box to create effective ways to reach all of our students!  Want to be a part of this??  Check out THIS LINK to see the different ideas that our teachers have come up