Viking View

Monday, January 6th

Staff Work Day

Tuesday, January 7th

Spring Semester (S2, Q3)

Viking Time - ILA

Wednesday, January 8th

Viking Time - History

7 B BB Wester vs. VMS @ Wester

• 5:30 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | 7:30 p.m.

8 G BB Wester vs. VMS @ VMS

• 5:30 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 9th

Viking Time - Math

GT Referral Window Opens

8 B BB Wester vs. VMS vs. @ VMS MS

• 5:30 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | 7:30 p.m.

7 G BB Wester vs. VMS @ Wester

• 5:30 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | 7:30 p.m.

Advanced Academic Night

• 6:30 p.m. @ CHS (Grades 5-11)

Friday, January 10th

Viking Time - Science

January

14 UIL Eligibility

14 Rising Viking 6th Grade Night

14 Board Meeting | Board Appreciation

15 Science Fair

15 7 B BB VMS vs. Lawler @ VMS

15 8 G BB VMS vs. Lawler @ Lawler

16 7 B BB VMS vs. Lawler @ Lawler

16 7 G BB VMS vs. Lawler @ VMS

17 Band Fund. Party

Our campus is beginning to see signs of sickness. 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!!!

Have a safe, healthy, and Happy Thanksgiving Break

We are excited that basketball season has arrived! Please help us reiterate the campus and district game expectations to your student(s) as we continue to support our athletes through the season.

1. Students must be in the district approved dress code at the game.

2. Students should remain in the stands or gym to watch the games and limit their trips to the concession and restroom areas to halftime and between games. Students are not allowed to loiter/hang out around the concession and restroom area at any time.

3. Once students leave the game, they are not allowed to return.

4. Students’ conduct should promote sportsmanship and reflect Vandeventer in a positive and respectful manner. Conversations should be appropriate and profanity is prohibited.
5. Students should not have the following items or similar items with them: football, soccer ball, tennis ball, skate board, scooter, etc. Please leave items such as these in the car or at home.
6. Students must be picked up no later than 15 minutes after the conclusion of the game in order to attend future extracurricular events. Students are encouraged to call parents at the beginning of the last quarter rather than waiting until the game is over. Administrators will wait with students until they are picked up to ensure student safety, so please ensure that your student has a ride immediately following the game.
7. Students not meeting these expectations may be asked to sit with their parents (if parents are present), or to call their parents to pick them up. Students may also not be allowed to return for future extracurricular events.
8. Food and drink are prohibited from being brought into either gym.

Thank you so much for your support of our Vandeventer Viking athletes, families and spectators – we’ll see you at the games! GO VIKINGS!

Open referrals for FISD’s Gifted and Talented program are now available. Open referrals will be accepted January 9th through January 24th. All paperwork must be submitted by midnight on January 24th. If you are interested in having your child screened for our GT program, please contact Kristen Roberts at robertsk@friscoisd.org. If your child is already receiving GT services, your child does not need to be rescreened. For more information concerning this process, please visit the department section on the FISD website and click on the Gifted Education link.

This year the qualifying test to determine the top 10 finalists will be taken on January 7th. Once the students qualify, the VMS Geography Bee will be held on January 28th after school in the library. If your student would like to study for the qualifying test, here are some National Geographic Resources. Happy Studying!

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/student-experiences/geobee/study/

Please join us to learn about Pre-Advanced Placement (PAP), Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and Dual Credit offerings. Information provided will focus on grades 5-11.

January 9, 2020

6:30-8:00 PM

Centennial High School Auditorium

6901 Coit Rd

Frisco, TX 75035

Curricular Clubs:

National Junior Honor Society - Sponsor Kim Shea (Tuesdays-As Needed)

Art Club - Sponsor Leanne Rainey (Tuesdays 1/Month)

Academic Pentathlon - Sponsors Kristen Roberts & Jamie Buzan (Thursdays-As Needed)

Math & Science Team - Sponsors Ping Trinh & Sarah Stirman (Tuesdays @ 3:40)

Thespian Club - Sponsor Madison Davis (Viking Time)

STUCO - Allison Hillman (Mondays @ 3:40)

Environmental Club - Wendy Stelly (Fridays @ 7:55)

Vikings Read Book Club - Amy Hon (Tuesday @ 3:45)

Non-Curricular Clubs:

Students may provide information related to their non-curricular club to their peers via student created posters, word-of-mouth, and student announcements.

BASKETBALL PARENTS: We are in need of volunteers for 7th and 8th Grade Boys and Girls basketball concessions. Come early to help before your child's game or stay after the game to help! We need YOU! Your high schoolers can help and get service hours! If we do not get volunteers, we cannot open the concession stand.

Sign up to be a volunteer for basketball concessions here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c4dadab29a7fc1-basketball

Click here to like Vandeventer’s PTA Facebook Page

Sign up for PTA Membership Here

General Meetings

Vandeventer Middle School Library

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

April 22nd

8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

January 29th

May 21st (Tentative: Volunteer Breakfast)

waltze@friscoisd.org

469-633-4350

Maggie Garza, Data Clerk (Registrar | Attendance)

garzarodrig@friscoisd.org

469-633-4357

Iryna Faulkenberry, Principal Secretary

faulkenberi@friscoisd.org

469-633-4356

Frisco, Texas 75035

Email: vandeventer@friscoisd.org
Website: http://schools.friscoisd.org/campus/middle-school/vandeventer/home
Phone: 469-633-4350
Facebook: facebook.com/VandeventerMiddleSchool
Twitter: @VandeventerMS