VMMS an IBMYP Candidate School & Partner with Northrop Grumman Corporation
7/3/09 Website Updates...
Summer Reading information to be provided to students through their Language Arts/Social Science Teacher, incoming 6th graders will have their information mailed
Did you notice the pictures below? You will see CSUSM highlighting VMMS and our participation in the IQUEST grant at a technology conference in Washington D.C.
We will begin to update you each time we call home with a summary on our home page in case you missed our call.
It is summer time and we are asking all of our students to READ, REFLECT and REMEMBER. Incoming 6th grade Summer Reading will be arriving to your homes soon. Our 7th and 8th grade students have already received the information in their Language Arts classes. ---------- Our last day of school is Wednesday, June 17th and students will be released by 11:55am. There will be last day activities for students. This is our opportunity to celebrate another successful year at VMMS. Here is more information! ---------- Our Speech and Debate Team competed in the Del Mar Fair Oratorical competition against other middle schools. JP won 3rd place! ---------- Our school Yearbook won 1st place in the Del Mar Fair Yearbook Competition. Way to go! There was some tough competition. Way to go! ---------- Our 2nd Annual Kick ball Game was won by our Teachers. Our Teachers rallied in the last inning to kick in the winning run. Our students did a great job in preparing for the game and being good sports. ---------- Summer Reading information will be provided to students who are currently with VMMS through their Language Arts/Social Studies classes. Incoming 6th grade students will have their information mailed to them. READ & REFLECT! ---------- Did you know that our 6th grade students are beginning their swim unit today. Here is an information letter for parents. ---------- Our Black and White Ninjas board game won their category in Games for Families at the Sally Ride ToyChallenge National competition in Alexandria, Virginia. Our team of students made up of three girls and three boys were very excited to win their category out of 15 teams. The competition was fierce and in the end our students prevailed. ---------- Ready for a Swim a Thon? This is another opportunity to help our Physical Education program to expand and improve their tools for success. We are excited about having our students participate in such an event. Here is more information. ---------- Did you know that your student needs to complete 3 community service events each year? Check out a VMMS community service sponsored event for next Saturday, April 25th. Also, check this week (April 20-24) for an event opportunity at lunch with Mrs. Wright (Girls PE substitute). ----------
VMMS Phone Call Messages
Did you miss Mr. V's phone call or did he talk to fast? VMMS is proud to continue to strenghten our phone calls home regarding events, important news and general support needed for all of our students and families.
Each week we used inside and outside of our classrooms a word of the week (WOW). The WOW is an opportunity to hook students to a lesson or unit we are covering. The words were selected to cover the total of 38 weeks of school. Feel free to review our list.
