Jaguar News
8/17/25
Encourage your student to check out some of our awesome lunchtime clubs this week. It’s a great way to make new friends, explore interests, and get involved! Students can bring their lunch, a friend, and their ideas - everyone is welcome! The following clubs are holding their first meetings of the year this week:
Rainbow Club – Tuesday in Room C8
Help build a more inclusive and tolerant community, connect with LGBTQ+ youth and allies, or just enjoy a safe space to be yourself.
S.A.V.E. Promise Club – Wednesday in Room C8
(Students Against Violence Everywhere) – Be a leader in keeping our school safe, building connections, and making new friends.
Green Team – Thursday in Room C8
Love nature? Want to protect it? Be a force for positive change in our environment.
Math Counts - Thursday in Room C3
Math Counts is back! If you like being competitive with friends, like math, and just want to have fun, please come to room C3 to find out more about this competition program. Bring your lunch and bring your love of math.
Does your student want to start a club? Please direct them to Ms. Manasewitsch (Ms. Mana) in room S2 for information on creating a campus club.
Join us on Wednesday, August 20, 5:30–7:00 pm in the MU for an overview of our new math curriculum. We’ll walk parents and guardians through how to log in, where to find assignments and practice tools, and simple ways to support learning at home.
This is a parent-only event. To participate, please bring your student’s Chromebook (charged), their school email address, and password so you can access the program alongside our teaching team. We’re excited to partner with you to make math success easier at home!
Homework Club starts tomorrow, Monday, August 18, from 2:15–3:15 pm and meets Mondays and Thursdays (no signup needed).
• 6th Grade: Mrs. Ko (B7)
• 7th Grade: Ms. Newport (B6)
• 8th Grade: Mr. Jacobs (C3)
Students must stay until 3:00 pm unless picked up from the office, and leave campus immediately afterward. Homework Club is for working or reading only - no games, hanging out, or music.
Our first Association Meeting of the year is scheduled for Wednesday, September 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library. Come meet our school counselors who will be giving a presentation on their services in support of our kids and families, learn about the new middle school sports league, get an update from Vice Principal Buhler, ratify our budget for the year, hopefully fill two open roles, and enjoy refreshments and fellowship! The meeting will be optimized for in-person interaction with a Zoom attendance link to be provided closer to the meeting date.
The two open roles that we need to fill as soon as possible are: 8th-grade Promotion/Party and Financial Secretary - click here if you can help by volunteering for one of these positions!
If you have an interest in any Board position, please reach out! We would love to have you “shadow” us before taking on a role like President, Treasurer, Fundraising, Programs & Hospitality, or Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) next year or beyond.
Volunteering at VVMS
We strongly encourage parents and guardians to get cleared by Mt. Diablo Unified School District to volunteer on campus. There will be calls for help for the Library, Book Fairs, Field Day, lunch period monitors, field trip chaperones, Teacher Appreciation Luncheons, dances, and more - and we hope you’ll want to sign up when you can. Don’t let not being cleared block you from participating - get your paperwork taken care of and come join the volunteers on campus!
Here’s to another great school year!!
2025-26 PTSA Board Members ~ Lucy, Pavel, Sidney, Blanca, Sabrina, and Juaná
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Email: vvmsattend@mdusd.org
Website: valleyview.mdusd.org
Location: 181 Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA
Phone: 9256866136
Twitter: @VVMS_Jaguars