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Welcome back to our Middle School Matters podcast!

Here were some highlights from the week:

• House Team Game of the Week: Scattergories + Grade 6 Dodgeball in the Gym
• Today was Holiday Day! 
• Chapel - featuring a VCS parent
• Grade 8 badminton players won third place in their badminton tournament.

House Team Scoring Update

• Blue Cheese: 291
• Green Zombies: 287
• Purple Barneys: 373
• Red Dragons: 262

Upcoming Dates:

• Monday, May 2 - Friday, May 6:  Teacher Appreciation Week
• Thursday, May 5:  MS/HS Strings Concert in the Lower Gym begins at 7 pm
• Wednesday, May 18:  Annual Walk-A-Thon
• Friday, May 20th: Elementary Sports Day in the morning and House Team Carnival Competition.  We have 24 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

Other Items

We are looking for a middle school teacher for next year! This is a full-time, permanent, humanities position. As well, we are 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?

From 6L in French: Le bistro des animaux

<<Ed Kwong Interview>> 

Our next scheduled staff interview will be with … Karen Kwong!

Final Words

Contact us at any time at mdeboer@vancs.org or tcavey@vancs.org. 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 our students