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The Voyager MS Parent Bulletin is available in multiple languages
“The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities.”
~Eleanor Roosevelt
Attendance Reminders to All Families
We want to remind students and families about the importance of daily attendance. In order for students to do their best learning in school, students need to be present at school, on time, as many days as possible. Additionally, please be mindful about scheduling appointments outside of the school day whenever possible, or to bring students back to campus so that they miss as little school as possible.
Health and Safety Reminders
As we approach cold and flu season, it is important to remind all our Voyager families that students should be symptom-free to come to school and before/after school activities.
Stay Home if You’re Sick – Helpful Information: A COVID -19 Toolkit https://www.snohd.org/DocumentCenter/View/8109/COVID-Toolkit-FINAL
While we recognize that many conditions can cause these symptoms, such as the “common cold” or allergies, the best way to rule out COVID is to be tested.
If your student has tested negative or is fully vaccinated for COVID, they should STILL stay home until their symptoms have improved to avoid bringing other viruses or contagious conditions to school, or coughing, wiping, or blowing their nose in the classroom, for example.
Please review the COVID-19 DAILY HEALTH SCREENING AND RESOURCE FORM. If your student has ANY of the outlined symptoms, they should stay home, (even if you believe it’s not COVID!)
Thank you for your help in keeping Voyager Middle School as safe as possible.
November 29 - December 3
Activity Bus Leaves Promptly at 4:05pm
11/29 - Monday - A Day:
Before School
7th Grade Girls Volleyball Practice - 6:15 - 7:45am - VO Gym
Library Open 7:40 - 8:00am
During School
Literacy Center 8:10 - 9:30am
After School
VO Homework Room - 2:50 - 4:00pm - VO Library
ELL Club 2:55 - 4:00pm - Room# B151
Journaling Club - 2:55 - 4:00pm - Room#B141
8th Grade Girls Volleyball Practice 3:00 - 5:00pm - VO Commons
7th/8th Grade Boys & Girls Soccer Practice - 3:00 - 5:00pm - VO Field
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball Practice - 3:00 - 5:30pm - VO Gym
11/30 - Tuesday - B Day:
Before School
7th Grade Girls Volleyball Practice - 6:15 - 7:45am - VO Gym
Library Open 7:40 - 8:00am
During School
Literacy Center 8:10 - 9:30am
After School
VO Homework Room - 2:50 - 4:00pm - VO Library
Cribbage Club - 2:55 - 4:00pm - Room# Library
Craft Club - 2:55 - 4:00pm - Room# B153
8th Grade Girls Volleyball Practice 3:00 - 5:00pm - VO Commons
7th/8th Grade Boys & Girls Soccer Games vs. Alderwood MS - 3:45pm @ Goddard Stadium
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball Games vs. Evergreen MS - 3:45pm - @ Voyager
12/1 - Wednesday - A Day:
Before School
Library Open 7:40 - 8:00am
During School
Literacy Center 8:10 - 9:30am
After School
STEAM Club - 2:55 - 4:00pm - Room#C140
Wolvy Club - 2:55 - 4:00pm - VO Library
Homework Club - 2:55 - 4:00pm - VO Library
7th/8th Grade Girls Volleyball Games vs. Heatherwood MS - 3:45pm - @ Voyager
7th/8th Grade Boys & Girls Soccer Practice - 3:00 - 5:00pm @ VO Field
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball Games vs. Heatherwood MS - 3:45pm - @ Heatherwood
12/2 - Thursday - B Day:
Before School
Library Open 7:40 - 8:00am
During School
Literacy Center 8:10 - 9:30am
After School
VO Homework Room - 2:50 - 4:00pm - VO Library
Pride Club - 2:55 - 4:00pm - Room# A130
7th/8th Grade Girls Volleyball Games vs. Evergreen MS - 3:45pm - @ Evergreen
7th/8th Grade Boys & Girls Soccer Games vs. North MS - 3:45pm @ Lincoln Field
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball Practice - 3:00 - 5:30pm - VO Gym
12/3 - Friday - A Day:
Before School
Library Open 7:40 - 8:00am
During School
Literacy Center 8:10 - 9:10am
After School
7th/8th Grade Girls Volleyball Practice - 3:00 - 5:00pm - VO Gym
7th/8th Grade Boys Soccer Practice - 1:30 - 2:30pm - VO Field
7th/8th Grade Girls Soccer Practice - 1:30 - 3:00pm - VO Field
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball Practice - 1:30 - 3:00pm - VO Gym
Learning Improvement Time (LIT) Dismissal, Fridays
On Fridays Voyager students are usually released from school at 1:30pm due to Learning Improvement Time (LIT) time for staff. There are no after school activity buses on early dismissal Fridays.
Report Bullying, Vandalism, Drugs, & Other Safety Concerns to the SafeSchools Alert Hotline
Safety is one of the school district’s top priorities. To help safeguard the school community, the district provides a tip-reporting service that allows students, staff, parents, and members of the community to submit safety concerns by telephone, text, email, or the Internet. A person with a concern can submit a tip in any of four ways:
- Call 425-374-0021
- Go to the website at http://1438.alert1.us
- Send a text to 425-374-0021.
- Send an email to 1438@alert1.us
Called SafeSchools Alert, the system can be used to report tips on bullying, harassment, drugs, or vandalism, or any other kind of safety issue. And, the tips can be submitted anonymously. (Those calling to report an emergency will be advised to call 9-1-1, instead.)
Every tip that is received will immediately be logged into the SafeSchools Alert system, which will automatically notify administrators so they can investigate and take appropriate action.
Whether a tip is submitted anonymously or with a name, the person who made the tip also can check back later to see how the matter was handled.
Clothes for Kids
Clothes For Kids, located in Lynnwood, WA, provides school clothing (including shoes & other personal garments) to students in our community whose families qualify for free or reduced meals at school. Click here for more information about who qualifies for Clothes For Kids. Each school year, Clothes For Kids provides quality clothing for thousands of students in a retail store environment, where kids and teens can pick out their own clothes with their families. The only thing that is missing is a cash register!
Clothes for Kids cultivates confidence and a readiness to learn by providing students and their families the opportunity to choose a personalized wardrobe at no cost. For additional information, including modified hours and appointments, please call 425-741-6500 or e-mail at office@clothesforkids.org.
Universal Human Rights Month - December 2021
For some cultures, December marks the season for holidays. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and sometimes even Milad un Nabi are just a few of the celebrations that American citizens will commemorate this month, not to mention the closing of the calendar year. But December is also observed for another, lesser-known reason: it is the Universal Month for Human Rights.
In honor of this observation, please take the time to learn about another culture that is different from yours. Research their history or perhaps make a new friend that is a member of that culture. You’ll start to see quickly how similar all people really are. You’ll start to see just how important it is that everyone be treated with dignity, respect and kindness.
Universal Human Rights Month – Everything You Need to Know ...
Operation Community Holiday Cards Drop - Because Kindness Matters - Starts Monday!
Operation Community Holiday Cards Drop - Starts Monday, November 29th!
In the spirit of the World Kindness Movement, Voyager students will be writing holiday cards to local elderly neighbors living in nursing homes.
Accepting Holiday Card Donations
In support of our student's kindness efforts we would like to ask parents/guardians to consider donating new blank holiday cards to Voyager so that every student is able to send cheer to a senior resident through a hand written holiday card. In consideration of our diverse community, we ask that cards donated remain inclusive. “Happy Holidays” is accepted as the broadest and most inclusive greeting at this time of year.
Please drop off new holiday cards at Voyager Middle School's Front office in the donation box anytime between November 22 - December 10. Thank you in advance for your kindness.
Christmas House 2021
To learn more about volunteer opportunities and also to apply for Christmas gifts assistance, please visit www.christmas-house.org
Snohomish County - 2021 Holiday Dinners and Toy Distributions
The Arc of Snohomish County is offering assistance with holiday meals and toy distribution. In addition, the link also provides a list of foodbanks throughout Snohomish County. For information, please visit Snohomish County Holiday Meals & Toy Distributions 2021
Please note: These resources were gathered by The Arc of Snohomish County in early November 2021. Resources often change over time. You may want to verify the information with the individual source.
The Salvation Army Angel Tree – Christmas Assistance
Marine Toys for Tots - Christmas Gifts Assistance
If you would like to make a donation or apply for assistance from Marine Toys for Tots this Christmas CLICK HERE to find the Local Marine Toys for Tots Campaign in your community and visit their local campaign website for details and instructions.
Links
Mukilteo School District Web Site
Voyager Middle School Web Site
https://www.flashalert.net/login/
Mukilteo School District 2021-22 School Calendar
Voyager Clubs for the 2021/2022 School Year: Voyager Clubs (mukilteoschools.org)
FAMILY ACCESS: link
FlashAlert Newswire and Messenger
Covid Data Dashboard Return to School / COVID cases dashboard (mukilteoschools.org)
Free Student Meals for the 21-22 School Year! Complete the application
Transportation Department (425)366-1306 or visit Find Your School Bus Route.
VO Facebook @voyagermiddleschool
VO Instagram @voyagerwolverines
Upcoming Events
11/22 - 12/3: Operation Community Holiday Cards Drop - Because Kindness Matters
11/30: 7th/8th Grade Boys & Girls Soccer Games vs. Alderwood - 3:45pm - 5:00pm @ Mariner Goddard Stadium
12/2: 7th/8th Grade Boys & Girls Soccer Games vs. North - 3:45pm - 5:00pm @ Lincoln Field
12/3: End of 1st Trimester
12/7: 7th/8th Grade Boys & Girls Soccer Games vs. College Place - 3:45pm - 5:00pm @ Mariner Goddard Stadium.
12/9: 7th/8th Grade Boys & Girls Soccer Games vs. Harbour Pointe - 3:45pm - 5:00pm @ Kamiak HS
12/10: Orchestra Concerts via Zoom/Live Stream
12/13: Donuts with Your Grown Ups - Monday, December 13 - Drive Thru Event - After School
12/16: 7th/8th Grade Boys & Girls Soccer Games vs. Explorer - 3:45pm - 5:00pm @ Mariner Goddard Stadium.
12/17: Early Dismissal at 12:00pm
12/20 - 12/31: Winter Break – No School
1/17/22: Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School
2/21/22: President's Day – No School
2/22/22 - 2/25/22: Mid Winter Break – No School
4/11/22 - 4/15/22: Spring Break – No School
5/30/22: Memorial Day – No School
Help your middle schooler set or renew academic goals
Now that the school year is well underway, you and your child probably have a better idea of where his strengths are and where he needs to improve. Over the winter break, take some
time to help your child establish goals for the remainder of the school year. While he should be the one to set his goals, your support and guidance will help him succeed. Encourage your child to do these five things:
- Be realistic. If he has struggled in the past, bringing every grade up to an A in one quarter may not be a realistic goal. Encourage him to identify his most important needs, and set goals to improve those.
- Write down goals. One study found that when people wrote down their goals, they were 33% more successful in achieving them than those who didn’t write them down.
- Plan. Accomplishing goals takes vision, effort and time. If bringing up a science grade will take an extra 30 minutes of study each night, your child may need to cut down on time spent on other activities.
- Check his progress every few weeks. How is he doing? What changes, if any, should he make?
- Review his goals at the end of the next grading period. Your child should figure out a maintenance plan for goals he’s met, an action plan for those he hasn’t and an exploration plan for new goals.
~ The Parent Institute
Shift school responsibilities onto your child
Middle schoolers don’t morph into responsible young adults overnight. But they may not turn into them at all if their parents always do everything for them. Students in the middle grades
are generally capable of taking responsibility for:
- Making lunches. Give your child a lesson in how to load up her lunch bag. Lay down some basic rules about what’s OK—or not OK—to pack, and insist that she prepare her lunch the night before—even if she’s learning remotely.
- Waking up on time. Show your child how to set an alarm clock. In the morning, let the alarm wake her up. (Act as her “backup alarm” until she gets the hang of it.) If she’s too quick to hit “snooze” and doze off again, have her place the clock across the room from her bed so she’ll have to get up to turn it off.
- Keeping track of assignments. Ask about your child’s homework. But don’t question her constantly about her progress. Be clear that turning work in on time is her responsibility.
~ The Parent Institute
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