Viking View

1/15 to 1/19

Mission: Positively impact and advance each student every day.

Vision: Foster one's greatest potential.

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Athletic Seasons Schedule

Week At-A-Glance:

Monday, January 15th

Martin L. King, Jr. Day

Student/Staff Holiday

Tuesday, January 16th (8 Period Day)

UIL Eligibility (regain or lose)

6th Grade HERO Redemption Day @ 7:55 a.m. (café)

Students Sign-Up for Viking Time @ 1st Period

Viking Time @ 1:31 p.m. (ILA priority)

PTA General Membership Meeting @ 5:30 p.m. (café)

6th Grade Rising Viking Night @ 6 p.m. (café)

Wednesday, January 17th (Block Day - 1,3,5,7)

6th Grade HERO Redemption Day @ 7:55 a.m. (café)

Viking Time @ 1:31 p.m. (science priority)

Beginner Band Rehearsals @ 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (café)

8 GBB Fowler vs. VMS @ 5:30 p.m./6:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. (VMS)

7 BBB VMS vs. Fowler @ 5:30 p.m./6:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. (FMS)

Thursday, January 18th (Block Day - 2,4,6,8)

7th Grade HERO Redemption Day @ 7:55 a.m. (athletic area)

Viking Time @ 1:31 p.m. (math priority)

Q2 PRIDE Party (math chaperones)

Thespian Club Meeting @ 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. (café)

7 GBB VMS vs. Fowler @ 5:30 p.m./6:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. (FMS)

8 BBB Fowler vs. VMS @ 5:30 p.m./6:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. (VMS)

Friday, January 19th (8 Period Day)

Spirit Day - Wear VMS or LHS spirit wear!

8th Grade HERO Redemption Day @ 7:55 a.m. (athletic area)

Viking Time @ 1:31 p.m. (social studies priority)

UIL OAP Rehearsal @ 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. (café)

Action Items:

The PTA General Meeting is Tuesday, January 16th @ 5:30 p.m. in the VMS cafeteria followed by Rising Viking Night for our incoming 6th grade families!

January

22 UIL OAP Rehearsal

23 Art Club Meeting

23 Track & Soccer Parent Meeting (boys & girls)

24 8 GBB VMS vs. Scoggins @ LHS

24 7 BBB Scoggins vs. VMS @ SMS

25 UIL OAP Rehearsal

25 CIP MOY Committee Meeting

25 7 BBB VMS vs. Scoggins @ SMS

25 8 BBB Scoggins vs. VMS @ VMS

26 Beginner Band Concert

26 Deadline to Order Yearbook

27 FISD BB Tournament

27 UIL OAP Rehearsal

29 Q3 1st IPR Assignment Cutoff

29 UIL OAP Rehearsal

30 UIL Theatre Art Clinic

Details related to inclement weather can be found at https://www.friscoisd.org/about/resources-and-information/school-closures-delays.

Administrative Information

Monday, January 15th

In the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is observed annually on the third Monday in January. The day commemorates the life and work of Dr. King, who was a Baptist minister and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement.

King was born on January 15, 1929. He rose to the fore of the civil rights movement in 1955 with the Montgomery bus boycott that followed the arrest of Rosa Parks, an African American woman who had violated the city’s racial segregation ordinances when she refused to give her seat on a bus to a white passenger. An advocate of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of using nonviolent resistance to effect social change, King promoted the use of nonviolent means to bring an end to racial segregation in the United States. In 1964 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts. He was assassinated in 1968.

Efforts to create a national holiday honoring King began soon after his assassination, although legislation for a federal holiday was not passed until 1983. The first nationwide observance of the holiday occurred in 1986.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/story/martin-luther-king-jr-day

Athletic Information

Character Lesson

2Words is a video-based, character development curriculum. It's designed for coaches and written for secondary athletes across all sports. Boys and Girls athletics will provide character lessons once a week during the athletic class period.

This Week's Focus: "Be mindful of your self-talk. It's a conversation with the universe." David James

Eligibility

Click here for the 23-24 eligibilty calendar.

Ticketing

Visit tickets.friscoisd.org to purchase season passes and individual tickets.

Students MUST have their physical ID badge or a picture of their ID in their cellphone to get into athletic events. Using HAC for entrance into athletic events is not permissible.

Health Updates

Fever Policy

Our campus is beginning to see signs of illness. With that being said, please do not send your student to school if they have a fever. Doing so, puts your student as well as other students and faculty at risk. A fever, per our district policy is defined as a temperature of 100 degrees or above. In order to return to school, a student must be fever free without the use of fever-reducing medications for 24 hours before they can return. Protect yourself and your loved ones by doing the following:

Taking a flu shot
Washing your hands frequently or using hand sanitizer
Stay home when you are sick
Covering your cough

Let’s keep flu and other illnesses out of school!

Nurse Teeling

Instructional Updates

6th Grade STEM Day

When: Friday, March 8th

Why: Engineering is often a very creative process, and engineers must use this creativity to be problem solvers. Our students will become “engineers” on this day! Students will have fun with our parent community as well!

Where: VMS Core Classes

Who: For our 6th grade students, led by our parents.

How: Register by February 15th @ https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D44A8AD2BAAFE3-parent#/

Background check for all volunteers required. Use the following link to complete the background check: https://www.friscoisd.org/departments/community-relations/volunteerrequired

For questions, reach out to Micki Friedman @ friedmanm@friscoisd.org

GT Referral Window

GT Referral Window: January 10 - 24, 2024

Referral Form: Click here. (Form will open January 10 and close @ 3 p.m. January 24)

Referral Process Information: Click here.

For questions or inquiries, email Kristen Roberts @ robertsk@friscoisd.org.

Library Updates

Upcoming Events

LAST CHANCE to buy your Vandeventer Yearbook! Don't delay, buy today for $40. Sale ends Friday, January 26th! Go to https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/2234569/Vandeventer-Middle-School/?error=true&errorGroupName=GraduationProductsCatalog-missing

Who's Who at Vandeventer

Stephanie Taylor, Principal

Ms. Taylor began her career in education in 1997 with Irving ISD after receiving her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Dallas. After several years as a teacher and coach, she obtained her master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of North Texas and continued in Irving as a middle school assistant principal. In 2006, she transitioned to Dallas ISD where she worked in various leadership roles until moving to the Frisco area. The 2023-2024 school-year marks Ms. Taylor's fifth year as the Vandeventer Middle School principal.

taylorste@friscoisd.org

469-633-4350