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1/22 to 1/26

Mission: Positively impact and advance each student every day.

Vision: Foster one's greatest potential.

Campus Map

School Supply List

VMS Chromebook Policy

FISD Chromebook Handbook

VMS - Cell Phone Policy

Teacher Shout-Outs

Arrival & Dismissal Procedures/Map

FISD Student Calendar

VMS Bell Schedule

Athletic Seasons Schedule

Week At-A-Glance:

Monday, January 22nd (8 Period Day)

College Day - Wear your favorite college shirt/sweatshirt!

Holocaust Remembrance Week

Advisory @ 1:31 p.m.

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

Tuesday, January 23rd (8 Period Day)

Holocaust Remembrance Week

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

Art Club Meeting @ 3:45 p.m - 4:45 p.m. (café)

Track & Soccer Parent Meeting @ 6 p.m. (café)

Boys & Girls Athletics

Wednesday, January 24th (Block Day - 1,3,5,7)

Holocaust Remembrance Week

GT Referral Window Closes

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

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

7 BBB VMS vs. Scoggins @ 5:30 p.m./6:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. (SMS)

Thursday, January 25th (Block Day - 2,4,6,8)

Holocaust Remembrance Week

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

Art UIL Tryout @ 3:45 p.m. (B120)

Campus Improvement Plan (CIP) Meeting @ 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. (library)

Designated Representatives

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

7 GBB VMS vs. Scoggins @ 5:30 p.m./6:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. (SMS)

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

Friday, January 26th (8 Period Day)

Spirit Day - Wear VMS or LHS spirit wear!

Holocaust Remembrance Week

Deadline to Order Yearbook

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

Beginner Band Concert @ 6:30 p.m. (café)

Saturday, January 27th

District Basketball Tournament

UIL OAP Rehearsal @ 12 p.m. (VMS 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

29 Q3 1st IPR Assignment Cutoff

29 UIL OAP Rehearsal

30 UIL Theatre Art Clinic

February

1 OAP Rehearsal

1 Orchestra Movie Night

2 National Go Red - Wear RED

2 Q3 IPR Posted HAC

2 UIL OAP Rehearsal

2 Choir Grounding Gathering Gala

5-9 Heart Healthy Month Themed Dress Days

5-9 Spring Fling Dance Tickets on Sale

5 UIL Eligibility (regain)

5 Orchestra Pre-UIL @ Liberty HS

5 UIL OAP Rehearsal

5 Liberty HS Cheer Tryouts

6 UIL OAP Public Performance

6 Picture Day#2 - Clubs & Organizations

7-8 GT Testing

9 Spring Fling Valentine's Dance

9 UIL OAP Zone Rehearsal

10 UIL OAP Zone Contest

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

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: " When I lose, I learn the lesson and then actively forget the loss." 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

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

What's Happening?

School Board Appreciation Month - Art 3 Project

Our amazing Vandeventer Art 3 students, at the direction of Mrs. Rainey, collaborated on an amazing project which was presented to the School Board on Tuesday, January 16th for School Board Appreciation Month. The students conversed and conceptualized all the ways the school board helps our community, thus creating this amazing puzzle demonstrating the unity between the school board, FISD central office , and our schools. Awesome job!

Grant Paulsen, Ryan Miao, Rohan Nakkina, and Janick Jovan (picture above, left to right).

Q2 PRIDE Party

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