Dates to Remember:

November 4th & 5th: Conferences

November 5th: No School (Election Day)

November 15th: All School Party (Save the Date!)

Do you love everything that's happening at Valley View but don't have time to volunteer? Your name could be on this list! A PTO Booster is the perfect way to support PTO and school initiatives and help us achieve our goals this year!

We would love to increase student activities and the support we offer our staff, teachers, and specialists, so we are looking for 20 families to donate $500 each to help us BOOST THE VALLEY VIEW VIBE!

BOOST THE VIBE HERE! We only need 4 more donors!

WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU, THANK YOU!

1. Brooke and Dominic Allocco - $500

2. Anonymous - $500

3. Anonymous - $500

4. The Drayna Family - $500

5. Anonymous - $500

6. The Sykora Family - $500

7. The Haus Family - $500

8. James & Stephanie Pierce - $500

9. The Olfelt Family - $500

10. The Morrison Family - $500

11. The Priest Family - $500

12. The Green Family - $500

13. The Senn Family - $500

14. The Schultz Family - $500

15. Anonymous - $500

16. The Vickman Family - $500

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Volunteers are needed for the upcoming All school VVMS Fall Party on November 15th. Grab your spot now!

Fall Party Volunteer Sign Up

Parent conferences are coming up in a couple of weeks!

Monday November 4th from 4:30pm to 8pm (in person)

Tuesday November 5th from 8:30am to 12:30pm (virtual)

Our Valley View staff are active practitioners that constantly engage in action research. Last year, VVMS launched continuous learning cycles. These 4-6 week processes involve teachers and staff using high impact strategies across the entire campus. 

Our school’s first cycle this year was tethered to Dr. Hattie’s appendix that is derived from thousands of meta-analyses. His research produced several things that teachers and staff could do to boost student academic growth, exponentially. We used “Multiple Exposures” through academic vocabulary in our first launch and wow, were students impacted! We heard students using our bank of terms in various classrooms, in the lunchroom, and even a kiddo that came down to the office for a minor discipline issue, used a term and then stated “Hey, I think I just used one of those words we’ve been seeing in our classes!”. 

We are super proud of the effectiveness our continuous learning cycles have on our community and will continue to use our collective efficacy to boost the academic experience for our scholars. Big cheers to our teachers and staff that worked tirelessly to exercise our strategy, and then curate artifacts to share with the greater team. Our next cycle starts 11/6 and we are using the high impact strategy of meaningful, purposeful, and rich feedback.

Ms. Darby's class drumming to Queen’s “ We will Rock you”

Ms. Geere was joined by Ms. Mettee and others to enjoy the Annandale Textile Center. Students were given a chance to check out looms and the incredible impact such crafts have had on a unique intersection of humanity. 

It was an amazing experience and we are so proud of the partnership. Big love to Ms. Geere for leading the charge with this endeavor.

Do you have a 4th or 5th grader? Join us for Middle School Nights!

During these events we will share information about middle school for 4th-5th graders and their caregivers.

You will hear from middle school administrators and staff, learn about the middle school experience at a student/parent panel, and tour the building. Students will also get to attend their first middle school rally. 

This night is part information/part fun. We hope this event will get families and students informed and excited about what is to come at South View and Valley View!

Middle School Night Video Invitation

Come see what the fuss is all about, our kids are great and you make a difference!

We loved having our VVMS parents volunteer during passing times and at lunch last year! 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! 

SIGN UP BELOW

For reference, here is the VV Daily Schedule.

Thank you!!

The Lunch & Hallway buttons now link directly to the Sign Up Geniuses

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.

Don't miss the chance to get some awesome Valley View gear, our store is still open!

Purchase HERE

We are offering a before school program at Valley View Middle School in the Middle Gym from 8-9am on Tuesdays/Thursdays. This program will focus on movement training and building the foundation of athleticism in youth athletes. 

We will also offer after school programs at our main facility in St. Louis Park for those who cannot make the morning sessions or are more interested in afterschool programming. These would be Mondays/Wednesdays in the afternoon, from 5-6pm. 

These sessions will begin the first week of November. On no-school days, athletes can go to TRIA GameFace from 5-6pm for their makeup session.

We are extremely excited to kickstart this program and work with the future athletes of Edina High School. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please reach out to: sophia.grenz@parknicollet.com.

Pricing will be: $155/month, 8 training sessions.

SIGN UP NOW!

Valley View Students for Sustainability - Join a dynamic group of student climate activists looking to make positive and impactful changes toward greater sustainability at Valley View Middle Schools. Work as a group to develop the necessary team skills to accomplish a project oriented goal. Student activists will have an opportunity to build leadership skills, explore career options, and have fun while living out the Valley View Vibe! 

This is a free club, only available to VVMS students. The club meets each Tuesday morning from 8:00 - 9:00 beginning Oct 1. No meetings on November 5, December 24, and 31, February 18, April 1, and May 27.

If you want to join the VVSS club, please fill out this VVSS Questionnaire. 

If you have any questions, please contact Alan Hendrickson: Alan.Hendrickson@edinaschools.org

Financial assistance for athletic, art, and academic extracurricular activities.

If you are in need of assistance: https://edinagiveandgo.org/successes/need-help/

If you are interested in donating: 
https://edinagiveandgo.org/give-help/

Valley View Middle School PTO

6750 Valley View Rd., Edina, MN

ptovvms@gmail.com

VVMS PTO Website