Middle School Matters

How to Understand Proficiency Language, VCS Remembers

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For Friday, November 12th, 2021

Welcome back to our Middle School Matters podcast!

  • My name is Tim Cavey, and I’m the VCS Middle School vice-principal
  • My name is Mary DeBoer, and I’m the VCS Middle School principal

    • Here were some highlights from the week:

    • K-8 Remembrance Day Ceremony (on Wednesday)
    • Remembrance Day (Thursday) - a break for all families
    • Friday’s professional learning: focusing part of our time on report cards and the new proficiency language

      • Reviewing the new proficiency language terms and their descriptors

      • We are ALL developing in different areas! Normalize developing.

        • Upcoming Dates:

        • Thursday, November 18 - Parent education series:  Building Resilience for the Holidays
        • Thursday, November 25 - End of MS Term 1
        • Thursday, November 25 - VCS AGM via Zoom beginning at 7:30 pm
        • Friday, November 26 - Professional Learning Day
        • Thursday, December 16 - Last Day of School

          • Mary: We’d like share to shoutout to our listeners!

          This week’s shoutout goes to … Jessica, Hailey and Kristen Chow!

          Stay tuned for announcements about our Christmas-themed family fun pack in early December. Your feedback about the show qualifies you for entry, so keep those comments coming.

          Final Words

          Contact us at any time at [email protected] or [email protected].

          We’re humbled and grateful for the opportunity to serve your children each day. Have a great week, and we’ll talk to you again next weekend! 

          Bits & Bytes: In Flanders Fields (sung by 5D for our K-8 Remembrance Day ceremony)

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