Dates to Remember:

Feb. 21-March 5 Donations Accepted for Book Bazaar

March 4th Students will take Panorama Survey during Advisory

March 5th-7th Book Bazaar (school hours)

March 7th 5-7pm Open House: Teacher convos, food trucks, DJ, and more!

March 7th 5-7pm Book Bazaar

March 7th 7-8:30pm The Sponge Bob Musical

March 18th-22nd: No School; Spring Break!

VVMS in Focus

The 2nd Annual VVMS Book Bazaar March 5-7

Brought to you by the VVMS Library Council

Tuesday, March 5 all day in LA/reading/science classes
Wednesday, March 6 all day in LA/reading/science classes
Thursday, March 7 part day in LA/reading classes
Thursday NIGHT 5:00-7:00 at the Open House!

Book Donations:

Accepted Feb. 21-March 5

Bring donations to the Media Center OR the table in the atrium

Label all donations:

Student name
Advisor’s name
Count of books

Donated Books:

Books that would appeal to 6-8th grader of ALL reading levels (we have students who read picture books and also adult books, so most books fit the bill!)
In good condition (not old and yellowed!)

Incentives:

Any advisory that brings in a TOTAL of 30+ books will receive 1 free ticket for ALL students in the advisory (no matter who brings in the books!)
Grade level advisory with HIGHEST total will get a front-office-sponsored DONUT party!

Cost:

Paperback books: TBD
Hardcover books: $1.00 each
Some special books/sets at special prices

100% of funds raised are used to purchase BOOKS

for the VVMS Library Media Center!!!

GOAL = $1,000

*Image designed by Ruby Melander (student in Lib Council)*

This is the Valley View new remix on the old boring conference night!

We need everyone on campus on

March 7th, from 5-7pm!

Students AND parents will earn tickets to win prizes!

Teachers will have really cool experiences for students to walk their parents through

Can you solve the math equations your student can do?

Can you sew a duffle bag as tight as your student can?

Come in and experience our year’s biggest event complete with DJs, food trucks, games, brand new Valley View apparel and swag, and much more!

This will be a chance to see the depth of your students learning and have fun while doing it! We can't wait to show off what our young scholars have accomplished!

We'll see ya there.

Tickets now available!

VVMS Theatre is presenting The SpongeBob Musical Youth Edition!

Please join us to watch our amazing cast and crew share this fantastic story of Nickelodeon's beloved yellow sponge as he and the citizens of Bikini Bottom come together to save their humble home from a volcano. Kindness and friendship really do save the world!

Appropriate for all ages.

Performances in the Edina Performing Arts Center (EPAC)

Thurs. March 7^th 7:00 pm

Fri., March 8^th 7:00 pm

Sat. March 9^th 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Tickets available at www.vvmsthespians.com

Valley View Friday Clubs

Our Friday Clubs are going strong and students and staff are enjoying themselves each week!

We would love to see parents and caregivers on Fridays so you can experience first hand The Valley View Vibe through our clubs! Thank you to all who have volunteered so far!

Check out some pictures of our clubs in action below:

5th Gr and 8th Gr Band-O-Rama, Feb 22, 2024!

The Valley View 8th grade band students teamed up with 5th graders from Normandale, Countryside, and Creek Valley on Feb. 22nd for Band-O-Rama. It really showcased the potential and growth our bandies experience in a short period of time!

Congratulations to our Edina Robitics Teams!

Edina had four FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams compete in the Minnesota High Tech Kids FIRST Tech Challenge Raytheon State Championship on Saturday Feb. 17, 2024 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul. Forty-eight middle & high school teams from around the state competed with the 18-inch cube robots they started building in September. Governor Walz proclaimed the day as FIRST Robotics Day.

Team #8034 Easy As Pi came away in 16^th place after qualifying rounds.

Team #13226 Going Like Hotcakes was Fourth Alliance Captain with partners Roboglaciers & Cyber Machina, and made it to the quarterfinals of the playoffs.

Team # 2887 Bucket Brigade was State runner up as the Finalist Alliance, after having won the Galaxy Division with alliance partners Techsperts & Catlateral Damage.

Team #3763 Piece of Cake won the State Championship as Winning Alliance Captain, with alliance partners The Hackercats and Electrobotics, finishing with an undefeated record for the day, including the 9th highest scoring match in the World. They also earned The Inspire Award First Place, the highest award given to the team that is strong in all judged awards and has a reliable competitive robot. Piece of Cake is currently ranked 65th of 6866 teams in the world. They will be heading to Houston, Texas in April for the FIRST World Championship.

Team members are:

Bucket Brigade		Piece of Cake		Easy As Pi		Going Like Hotcakes
#2887		#3763		#8034		#13226
Jack Beatty	EHS	Henry Butz	EHS	Cole Campion	EHS	Ashton Austin	EHS
Erik Brovold	SV	Zach Dau	EHS	Ratik Jain	EHS	Alexander Becker	VV
Bora Candir	SV	Noah Engelkes	EHS	Salaar Karimi	VV	Dylan Loftin	VV
Izzy Loftin	EHS	AJ Ghate	EHS	Krish Khurana	EHS	Vikram Narayan	EHS
Clark Milbert	EHS	Matthew Guzik	EHS	Gus Miller	EHS	Aidan Sneller	EHS
Nora Sargeant	EHS	Michael Haus	EHS	David Schwantes	EHS	Jonathan Wu	EHS
Derek Seymour	EHS	Jack Boruta	EHS	J.J. Westin	VV
		Keegan Mane	EHS	Nitish Iyengar	EHS
		Ishwaq Omar	EHS	Ryan Rea	EHS
				Avner Hegerle	EHS

Bucket Brigade & Easy as Pi

Going like Hot Cakes & Piece of Cake

Green Level Behavior Reward Donuts

Celebrating Mr. Baerenwald's 6th grade math class for outstanding behavior and care for a guest teacher!

We love when our young scholars treat our substitute teachers with kindness and compassion! This group earned donuts for their green-level energy and positive behaviors.

VVMS Yearbook Team Seeking Photos

*Deadline in March 4th!*

The VVMS Yearbook Team are looking for more photos for the 2023/2024 yearbook. They are looking for the first day of school, homecoming, band, orchestra, choir, winter party, fall play, or just everyday student life pictures to add to the collection.

If you have any you are willing to share, please upload them at this link: https://images.jostens.com/0hYOqgHcjalwyM26h_TIJEQ

Valley View Unified Polar Plunge

Each year, the Polar Plunge challenges thousands of brave jumpers at numerous locations around the state. It’s a great way for everyone—individuals, organizations and businesses—to get involved in supporting Special Olympics Minnesota. All funds raised go towards programming and events for more than 8,000 athletes statewide.

Valley View Unified has accepted that challenge and will be braving the Minnesota elements: Minnesota Nice meets Minnesotan Ice!

Show your support for Team Valley View Unified and consider making a donation today!

DONATE

Volunteer Opportunities

Help stock the Teacher's Lounge coffee bar

Coffee Donations Wanted: Please consider donating this precious resource to the well-deserving staff and faculty at VVMS!

See this Amazon List for the requested coffee donations.

Volunteers and Donations Wanted for In-School Clubs!

Clubs are offered during Flex block on Fridays. These will run for four consecutive Fridays (February 9th-March 1st) during the Flex time (approximately 9:20am-10:10am). We are looking for parent volunteers to help in each area! You're welcome to sign up for one opportunity or all four.

Check out all the opportunities and sign up here.

Donate items here.

Lunch and Hall Monitors

Keep making a difference in 2024!

We have loved having our VVMS parents volunteer during passing times and at lunch! Please, please please, keep coming in and volunteering to supervise.

We are offering work spaces for those who want to come during our passing time. This allows our parents to supervise halls during transition time but then hop back into an office to work. We're happy to accommodate!

For reference, here is the VV Daily Schedule.

Thank you!!

Working with middle school requires the right temperament. We mostly just need you to be smiley, and cheerful. We avoid practices that involve screaming or yelling. We prefer softer approaches that are kind but firm. Individuals volunteering are able to suspend bias and judgment and can offer support for all students. If you think this is you? Please help us in adding a greater eco-system like approach to how we guide and shepherd our young Hornets.

Parking for Parent Visitors

Parents and caregivers, if you are visiting Valley View and parking in the visitor spots, please check in at the front desk and a clipboard will be provided for you to enter your vehicle information. This will prevent any boots or ticketing.

Thank You!

Parent volunteer in front of large horizontal banner that reads,

PTO News

Support the PTO!

The VVMS PTO does not hold any other fundraisers throughout the year, this is your chance to support our school!

Can you help us get there with a dues payment or consider an additional donation?

THANK YOU!!

Pay your Dues Here

Make an Additional Donation Here

Community Shares

1st annual: Edina Bands Mattress Fundraiser. Every purchase benefits the Edina Band Program. Sat. April 13th 10am-5pm at South View Middle School. For more info text 'Beds' to 651-760-8686

Join Middle School Track & Field

Registration for Middle School Track & Field is open February 26 - March 28 at edina.ce.eleyo.com.

Program begins April 1st. Join us for fun and fitness this spring. Beginner and experienced track athletes are welcome! All participants will have the opportunity to compete in track and field events that encompass sprint and long distances running races, individual and relay options, and jumping and throwing events.

Read MS Track & Field details here

Join Edina Middle School Ultimate Frisbee today! Practice and games are April-May, Tues., Thurs, and Sat. Zero experience required; financial assistance available. Deadline to register is 3/25

Trap Shooting Team

Edina High School Trap Shooting Team is looking 7^th and 8^th graders that would be interested in joining the team for our upcoming season. The season runs from April through May and we shoot at the Minneapolis Gun Club on Thursdays.

If you want more information or are interested please email: edinatrapteam@gmail.com.

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