For Friday, June 17, 2022 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 We want to start by acknowledging that our school is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and it’s on this land that we are grateful to live, work, and play. Here were some highlights from the week:  Monday: Bump competition for Grade 7 boys Wednesday:  Grade 7 class tr ..read more

For Friday, January 21st, 2022 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: Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day Wikipedia Races in House Team games Joel Reimer spoke in chapel today Upcoming Dates: Monday, January 24th: Regular classes (professional learning day canceled) Thursday, February 3rd: Student-Teacher-Parent Conferences 1 - 8 pm Tuesday, February 8th: MDI Survey for Grade 8s Friday, February 18th: Prof ..read more

For Friday, January 7th, 2022 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 Catching up on our Christmas Breaks Here were some highlights from this unusual week: Omicron headlines A few big dumps of snow over the break, including one on Wednesday that gave us a snow day Lots of small adjustments to our middle school program in light of increased spread  Upcoming Dates: Monday, January 10th: First day of classes Monday, January 24th: Regular classes (professional learning day cancelled) Thursday, Febr ..read more

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 Highlights from this week included THEME WEEK: Life in the 1800s! Our students had so many fun workshops to experience and learn from. Upcoming Dates: Monday, March 14th: Spring Break Begins Monday, March 28th: Back to School Friday, April 15th: Good Friday, no school Monday, April 18th: Easter Monday, no school Mr. Cavey’s Seesaw Update: What learning have students been sharing lately? March 10th - from 8C: Th ..read more

For Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 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 Before we get rolling, we just want to take a moment to say that we are watching the situation in Ukraine unfold each day and like all of you our hearts are heavy for our friends and relatives there. We pray for peace in Ukraine. It's Mary's Birthday on Friday, March 4th! Happy birthday, Mary. Here were some highlights from the week (see MS Community Classroom): Monday: Inside Out f ..read more

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 (see MS Community Classroom): Grade 7s took part in their Poetry Cafe and some of our Grade 8s presented their TED Talks Wednesday was Pink Shirt Day House Teams: Purple Barneys had a great day (Gr. 6 basketball AND Trivia Plaza points) This morning our Middle School Chapel was back in person We heard from Immanuel Chicanot, a former VCS student Upcoming Dates: Friday, M ..read more

For Friday, February 18th, 2022 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: Looking ahead to lightened restrictions: All MS chapel in the lower gym Grade level house team games in the main gym Students moving to classrooms rather than teachers moving from class to class Students can move amongst their grade level pods on Green Flag (rainy) days Upcoming Dates: Monday, March 7th: Start of 1800s Theme Week Monday, March 14th: Spring Break Begins Monday, March 28th ..read more

For Friday, February 11th, 2022 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: Love is Like … a fun compilation of student similes. See the VCS app for the link to this fun video! Upcoming Dates: Friday, February 18th: Professional Learning Day (no classes) Monday, February 21st: Family Day (no classes) Monday, March 7th: Start of 1800s Theme Week Monday, March 14th: Spring Break Begins Monday, March 28th: Back to S ..read more

For Friday, February 4th, 2022 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: Sunshine is coming back … maybe? Monday and Tuesday Lunar New Year was Tuesday (lion dance, teachers had dim sum) Student-Teacher-Parent Conferences were yesterday Upcoming Dates: Tuesday, February 8th: MDI Survey for Grade 8s Friday, February 18th: Professional Learning Day (no classes) Monday, February 21st: Family Day (no classes) Othe ..read more

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 (see MS Community Classroom): The week of Fog (in more ways than one) Today was Culture Day Chapel Speaker: Jenny Shantz from Inner Hope Youth Ministries Upcoming Dates: Ongoing: Your child should make a date with you to walk you through their presentation of learning (Google Slides or Sites) Thursday, February 3rd: Student-Teacher-Parent Conferences 1 - 8 pm Tuesday, Fe ..read more