• LUNCH: Macaroni & Cheese w/Dinner Roll, Roasted Hot Dog, Lemon Herbed Broccoli and Cauliflower, Fruit & Veggie Bar, Milk or Juice

  • Two more weeks of this quarter!  Please get your work turned and do quality work.

  • This Friday is Ortho Day - please make sure that you let the office know what time you will be leaving for your appointment so that you can get a pass to leave the building.

  • Any 5th graders with donations, please bring up to the office during Badger Pause today if you haven’t already. Thank you all for your donations!

  • Happy Birthday today to Beek! 🥳

  • Mrs. Krolikowski’s Badger Pause team is completing their Food Drive for December. They would like to invite other Badger Pause teams to add to the food drive. There is a box in the hall by Mrs. K’s door. They are going to keep track of the items and the Badger Pause with the most will get treats for the last full school day this month.

  • Teen Center Bowling Night this Friday, December 10th at Brewer’s Bowling Alley. This is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. 7-10 p.m., $3 admission, please bring money to purchase any beverages.

  • The VMS Student Council is sponsoring a Badger Pause holiday/winter season door decorating contest. Each BP class will decorate their classroom door by Wednesday, December 15, after which doors will be judged. Prizes will be awarded for the following categories: 

  • Most creative use of materials/special effects

  • Funniest/most humorous

  • Best message

  • Originality, most creative

  • People’s choice-best overall

  • Day 17 Attitude of Gratitude Challenge

  • "The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement." --Charles Schwab

    • Gratitude can help you feel better about your circumstances, which can lead to feeling better about yourself. Retrieved from:  https://greatergood.berkeley.e...

    • Use a rock as a gratitude reminder.   Put the rock in your pocket or on your desk and every time you see it or touch it, take a moment to think about at least one thing for which you are grateful.