Your Van Buren Middle School Daily Announcements for Thursday, November 19, 2020.
Thursday:
“In ancient times, a king had his men place a boulder on a roadway. He then hid in the bushes, and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers passed by and simply walked around it. Many people blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything about getting the stone removed. One day, a peasant came along carrying vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to push the stone out of the way. After much pushing and straining, he finally managed. After the peasant went back to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and note from the King explain that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the road.” Moral: Laziness won’t get you anywhere
THIS WEEK @ VBMS:
- Thursday 11/19: Parent Conferences by Phone (3-7pm)
- Friday 11/20: HAPPY FRIDAY!
LUNCH TODAY:
Homemade Lasagna, Garlic Bread, Caesar Side Salad, Asst. Fruit, Milk
- Lunch Count/Staff Lunch Order
- All students are eligible to receive free school lunches (a regular lunch) as a result of the federal school lunch program waiver made possible through the CARES act. Additionally, any students purchasing a regular school lunch since the start of the school year will have that lunch cost refunded to their lunch account in the coming weeks.
VLA Students: If you are interested in qualifying for the VBMS Spelling Bee, the written test will be administered Thursday 11/19/20 at 3:00pm. Meet Mr. Clark at the cafeteria doors (#2) and the test should take about 30 minutes. The actual spelling bee will take place 12/3/2020 at 8:15am - no spectators will be present.
Van Buren is a collection site for Coats for Christmas... coats in good condition are being collected in our schools through Friday 11/20/20. They will be cleaned and distributed to those in need thanks to the efforts of City Laundry & Hancock Leadership Alumni Association. The collection box is outside the MS/HS office.
Full Band Monday and Thursday & Full Choir Tuesday and Friday