Victory Middle School

Donut Fridays are back! Stop by during lunch this Friday (September 20th) to get your donut! $1 per donut!

🎒✨ Back to School - Thank a Teacher! ✨🍎 As the new school year kicks off at West Ada, we’re excited to introduce our Thank a Teacher Program! This is your opportunity to directly support your child's education by donating to their classroom. Every contribution, no matter the size, helps our dedicated teachers provide the best possible learning environment for our students. Join us in showing appreciation for the heart of our schools—our incredible teachers! 💙👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 To donate, visit https://www.westada.org/page/donate and select "Thank a Teacher" from the donation dropdown menu. Be sure to identify your child's classroom teacher to ensure your gift goes directly to their classroom needs.

Save My Family events are geared to provide parents/guardians with the tools, insights, and resources to better enable them to understand several of the major forces that are impacting kids’ psychological, emotional, and physical well-being. Save My Family has assembled a panel of experts to provide training and inspiration on how to successfully navigate the waters that kids and teens are caught in. Be enlightened by the experts including Officer Gomez, Former FBI Agent Hart, pediatric neurologist, Dr. Condie and event coordinator Kelli Rich. They’ll discuss social media, drugs, addiction, and other issues parents/guardians need to know to keep kids safe. All parents/guardians are invited. All kids ages 12* (ish) and older, or any age with a smartphone, are encouraged to accompany parents. *This discussion will include topics that may be difficult for small children.

Buff Puff! Attention: 8th Grade Boys! We will be hosting a Buff Puff volleyball event this year on October 8th coached by the Girl's A Team! $10 registration fee- Sign ups will take place at 8th grade lunch next week (Week of Sept. 16th) Spots are limited!

Order your hot lunch now at: https://ordernow.myhotlunchbox.com/login September 19th- Chick-fil-A October 17th- Subway November 21st- Panda Express December 19th- Chick-fil-A

Reserve your yearbook today! Click the link: https://yearbookforever.com/school-store/cG3uAP2U5ubWaswGTKS8XnL9

Come out and join us on the Farmstead on Wednesday, September 18th from 4PM-8PM for some family fun!

Support our school athletics today through the Aktivate fundraiser! Funds directly support the program of your choice! Football: https://aktivatefr.com/donation/s6jrWIoUYkiO?user_id=13742&source=generic Cheer: https://aktivatefr.com/donation/cCpqnhzteENx?user_id=13746&source=generic Volleyball: https://aktivatefr.com/donation/cmiUBJL6t3ju?user_id=13748&source=generic Cross Country: https://aktivatefr.com/donation/9HjfTCld0zR8?user_id=13744&source=generic

First Cheer Practice! Our first practice will be held on Monday, August 12th 4:30-6:30 PM and is open to 6th-8th graders. Athletes must be registered in Aktivate to participate, register here: https://www.westada.org/page/aktivate Check out the Victory Cheer homepage for more info: https://www.westada.org/o/vms/page/cheerleading We can't wait to see you there!

Volleyball Tryouts August 12th & 13th: 3:00- 4:30pm 7th grade only 4:30-6:00pm 8th grade only Please come ready to play with athletic wear (no tank tops), shoes, knee pads, water and be well rested! Participant registration MUST be completed before your child can play (this includes tryouts). This can be done through Aktivate Online Registration. https://www.westada.org/page/aktivate Please feel free to reach out to Coach Larsen at larsen.ashley@westada.org with any questions. We're looking forward to a great season! See you at tryouts!

Fall sports are right around the corner! Check out the start dates for each sport as well as important reminders to help you prepare for the upcoming season! Go Kodiaks!

We can’t wait to see all of our Kodiaks back on campus this August. Check out the August newsletter for all things Back to School! https://secure.smore.com/n/74vmu?embed=1

Kodiak Kickoff August 7th from 4PM-6PM

Kodiaks, please enjoy your summer and read the NEWSLETTERS that will come to your email throughout the summer with updates as needed. Please make sure your most current parent email is registered and linked with child's Power School account. Summer office hours for our school admin, counselors and secretaries will be from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. until June 5th. We thank our hardworking custodians in advance for their very hard work at restoring our school to its super clean while students are away. Our school will closed to the public after June 5th. School will resume for students August 14th! Be safe! Be respectful! Be responsible! And most importantly BE KIND to yourselves and others! #VictoryKodiaksRule

CONGRATULATIONS to our STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Zackary Killeen! Here is what Mrs. Lewis said about Zack: "Zack is always a pleasure to be around in class. He contributes to a positive classroom environment by staying on task and reminding his classmates to be kind to one another. He is always willing to help and is ALWAYS a great source of fun information 😊"

Friday, May 24th, 2024, is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL for students. We sincerely thank you for an amazing school year of top achievements in many areas of VMS Kodiak life! We will be celebrating our last day on assembly schedule with food trucks and activities for students outside starting at 2:05 p.m. Students are not to bring any extra items to school tomorrow as we have done locker cleanouts today. Money for food trucks if desired, a pen to sign yearbooks, own yearbooks and anything else specifically requested by a teacher is advised . Lockers will not be accessible to students after 2:05 p.m.

Tonight, our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade band students are performing in their year-end band concert here at VMS at 7 p.m. The concert is FREE and open to the public. We are all excited to hear and see these students perform!

A super huge THANK YOU to our current PTSO board and our future PTSO board! WE THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO FOR VMS!

VMS is top performing in both ELA and math across all West Ada Middle Schools as measured by the Spring 2024 ISAT. Congratulations to VMS students and staff!

CONGRATULATIONS to our STAFF MEMBER OF THE WEEK: Mrs. Carly Lewis! "Carly truly cares about her students and their education. She goes above and beyond and is the epitome of what every teacher should strive to emulate. "