Your Van Buren Middle School daily announcements for
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
“We all get the exact same 365 days. The only difference is what we do with them.” —Hillary DePiano
THIS WEEK @ VBMS:
- Tuesday, January 21: Welcome Back! Start of 3rd quarter/2nd semester, Boys Basketball @ Pandora-Gilboa (5pm), Girls Basketball vs. Pandora-Gilboa (5pm)
- Wednesday, January 22: Block Schedule, Activity Period - HAPPY meeting in the Learning Commons (2:35pm - 3:05pm),Girls Basketball @ North Baltimore (5pm),Boys Basketball vs. North Baltimore (5pm)
- Thursday, January 23: Block Schedule
LUNCH TODAY:
- Group A (recess - lunch): Blue & Yellow Houses (Advisories: Obenour, Dishong, Miller, Bunn, Hafner, Marshall, Greer)
- Group B (lunch - recess): Green & Red Houses (Advisories: Tuccillo, O'Brien, Rodman, Doxsey, Hosler, Sines, Henry)
- *** Remember: No recess on block days!
- Menu: Cowboy Tacos, French Fries, Cherry Tomatoes, Asst. Fruit, Milk
Attention all home bases! Does your class want to win an Olive Garden Lunch of spaghetti, salad and those delicious bread sticks?? Pennies for Patients is just around the corner. Let's make this a big win-win; help students battling cancer AND win an Olive Garden lunch! Contest begins February 3rd!
ULTIMATE FRISBEE TOURNAMENT: 8th Grade igKnight Leadership invites middle school students and staff to participate in our ultimate frisbee tournament during lunch. Teams of 5 will compete starting in the next few weeks. If you have a team of 5, don't have a team or have a partial team, sign up today here. Registration deadline is Friday, January 24! Questions? See Curtis Ware or James Homan.
GO HOG WILD FOR VBMS ACADEMIC CLUBS! Members of National Junior Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, Science Olympiad, and Power of the Pen are selling raffle tickets for a half hog. There will be 2 winners drawn on February 21 and tickets are $5 each. Students: Your ticket stubs, money, and any unsold tickets are due February 19. Want MORE tickets? See Mr. Clark.
CONTRIBUTE TO RACHEL'S PANTRY & WIN A TECH HOMEBASE! Rachel's Pantry will be a year-long event, and a competition ranging every quarter. We have boxes placed in 4 spots: The high school stairwell (near the office), underneath Mr. Henry's table, next to Mrs. Tuccillio's door, and next to the science storage room in the 6th grade hallway. The competition will be a clash between the grades, with each box in their respective hallways. The box near the high-school stairwell will be universal to all grade levels. With every can or boxed food item giving +1 point to every grade. The winning grade will get a technology pass in Homebase, allowed to use phones or watch YouTube.
If you are in need of food or snacks for home or lunch, go to Mr. Hafner's moodle page and find Rachel's Pantry in the Useful Links at the top left of the page.
God's Knights has MOVED TO WEDNESDAYS: All middle school students are invited to join Kat Patterson on Wednesdays during lunch for God's Knights! This will be a time of encouragement in your day! We will meet in Mr. Bunn's room, bring your lunch. We hope to see you there!
Breakfast snacks are available daily in the high school cafeteria. You can charge items to your lunch account or you may pay with cash. We are open to the students in between morning class periods, but if you would like to come and grab something you may at any time during the morning. Bottled water is also available for purchase.
Need a quiet place to study? No wi-fi at home? Need help with your homework? Come to Study Tables! Open to all middle school students, Wednesdays after school from 3:05-4:00 starting November 20 in Mrs. Sines's classroom (room 306). NJHS members will be available to assist with homework questions.
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