Middle School Matters

Meet Mrs. Debbie Harvey + Grade 6 Egg Drop

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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:

    • Last Week was Teacher Appreciation Week - thanks to the Mok family for making it special
    • Tuesday: Congratulations to our Grade 8 badminton players for winning their tournament at Deer Lake last week!
    • Outdoor Trips: Grade 7s went to Stave Falls, Grade 8s went to Lynn Canyon
    • House Team Game of the Week: Dodgeball with Basketball Rescue for Gr. 7s
    • Chapel: Mr. Cavey: Finding Faith in the Face of Fear (David and Goliath, personal stories)

      • House Team Scoring Update

      • Blue Cheese: 418
      • Green Zombies: 363
      • Purple Barneys: 502
      • Red Dragons: 344

        • Upcoming Dates:

        • Wednesday, May 18:  Annual Walk-A-Thon
        • Friday, May 20th: Elementary Sports Day in the morning and House Team Carnival Competition.  We have 27 parents who have already signed up as volunteers to help us with our Carnival event.  That is so exciting!!
        • Monday, May 23:  Victoria Day (no school)
        • Tuesday, May 24:  Immunizations for Grade 6s
        • Thursday, June 9:  MS Band and Choir Concert begins at 7:30 pm
        • June 22: Last half day for K-8

          • Other Items

          We are looking for a middle school teacher for next year! This is a full-time, permanent, humanities position. We are also looking for a Resource Teacher in a 50% position.  If you or someone you know is interested in joining a fun, progressive teaching team that loves to learn together, please check the VCS website (see Careers under the Contact tab).

          Mr. Cavey’s Seesaw Update: What learning have students been sharing lately?

          6Ta Science: Egg Drop Experiment

          Debbie Harvey Interview (our next staff interview will feature Miss Mina Chan).

          Mary: Contact us at any time at [email protected] or [email protected]. Remember to send us your comments and feedback about the show.  Our final "spin it to win it' draw for a family prize pack will happen in June.

          Bits & Bytes from the Middle School

          Featuring Grade 6 Science and clips from our strings concerts.

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