Valley Manor School
200 8th Avenue South S0K 2T0 Martensville, SK, Canada

Tuesday, February 2nd Announcements FEBRUARY 2, 2021 Good Morning Mustangs! VMS clothing is now ready to order! Teachers have/will be sending information home via email to parents with ordering information and instructions. This information can also be found on on Facebook page or our blog here: https://blogs.spiritsd.ca/valleyma//01/vms-clothing-order/... Enjoy the warm weather today! Play hard and play safe Birthdays: Morgan K (4) Have a great day!

VMS CLOTHING ORDER FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Please see the attached poster regarding information regarding ordering VMS merchandise from Main Stage Clothing. Orders can be placed online effective immediately until February 15th. https://blogs.spiritsd.ca//VMS-2020-2021-CLOTHING-ORDER.pdf

Monday, February 1st Announcements FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Good Morning Mustangs! Welcome to February! We are starting out with nice and warm weather but it will be cooling off throughout the week. Please make sure you are dressing warm.... Birthdays: Ava C (8), Keira C (8) and Mr. Cox Have a great Monday!

Thursday, January 28th Announcements JANUARY 28, 2021 Good Morning Mustangs! Reminder that there is no school tomorrow, so enjoy your long weekend!... Also, a reminder that face masks must be worn at all times in the hallways and classrooms for the protection and safety of everyone in our school. FundScrip- this fundraiser is running all the way to June, so keep those orders coming! If you haven’t set up an account yet, click here for information and instructions how to do so. Birthdays: 28th- Nixon K (K), 29th- Violet N (K), 30th- Jacob W (3), 31st- Gaige L (7), Ethan U (4) Have a great weekend everyone!

Monday, January 4th Announcements Welcome back to our staff and students! We hope everyone had a wonderful break from school. We’d like to take a moment to remind our students how lucky we are to have our Woodlands. Please treat them with care so it remains a place we can enjoy.... Happy Birthday to Emma L (5) today! Have a great day everyone!

Tuesday, January 26th Busing Update: All PSSD buses will be running for their afternoon routes

Friday, December 18th Announcements Good Morning Mustangs and welcome to your last day of school before Christmas! We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday. Keep up the good work over the break! Happy Birthday today to Dominic H (8)! On January 2nd Hudson J (5) and Dylan S (6) and on January 3rd Aubrey B (1), Joshua D (1), Liam D (1), Joshua W (8).... Have a great day everyone and enjoy your break!

PSSD e-Spirit Online Learning DECEMBER 17, 2020 Please see the attached regarding transferring to e-Spirit Online Learning. https://blogs.spiritsd.ca//Spirit-eLearning-Dec-17-2020.pdf

Christmas Hamper Donation Update Mustangs, you did it! We are beyond thrilled to announce that we have not only reached, but surpassed our goal of raising $1000.00 to go to the Martensville Fire Department Christmas Hampers! We are so proud of our VMS family for showing care and compassion and helping those in need this holiday season. A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Happy Holidays!

Wednesday, December 16th Announcements DECEMBER 16, 2020 Good Morning Mustangs! Three more days of school before Christmas break begins!... Thank you to everyone who made a donation toward the Martensville Fire Department Christmas Hamper. We will be updating our total later today. Birthdays: 16th- Griffin G (1), 23rd- Ella B (K), 24th- Carter G (4), Ellie M (2), 25th- Olivia B (5), Kaylee N (7), 26th- Paytn S (8) Have a great day!

https://blogs.spiritsd.ca//VMS-2020-12-16-Message-to-Prair

Christmas Hamper Donation Update DECEMBER 15, 2020 WOW! Mustangs we are getting so close to our goal! At present, we have raised $536.75 toward our goal of $1000.00!!! Excellent job! Tomorrow will be our last day to accept donations, so please bring your loonies/toonies/quarters/bills tomorrow and let’s show the Martensville Fire Department how VMS pulls together for our community!... Happy Holidays and thank you to everyone who has donated, it is truly appreciated!

Thursday, December 17th Announcements DECEMBER 17, 2020 Good Morning Mustangs! Tomorrow is Festive Friday here at VMS. Wear your favorite Christmas clothes- ugly sweaters, beautiful sweaters, Christmas PJ’s, fancy dresses, red, green.anything that makes you feel festive!... Congratulations Mustangs! We raised $1093.75 towards the Martensville Fire Department Christmas Hampers. Your generosity helps those in need this holiday season! Thank you to everyone who donated. We would like to congratulate Mrs. Chiesa oh her last official day of work today. Mrs. Chiesa is retiring from teaching after 30 years. We want to wish her all the best and look forward to seeing her again tomorrow as she will sub in her own class. Birthdays: 17th- Sophie B (8), Emilya LM (7), Patrick N (5), 27th- Logan J (6), 29th- Oscar K (6), Christian L (2), 30th- Alexandra M (6), Marissa M (7), 31st- Piper S (4), Grayson W (3). Two more days of classes! Have a great day VMS!

Tuesday, December 15th Announcements DECEMBER 15, 2020 Good Morning Mustangs! This Friday is Festive Friday.wear your favorite Christmas clothes!... Toonies are coming inkeep ’em coming! So close to reaching our donation goal for the Martensville Fire Dept Christmas Hampers! Today we will be delivering all the cards, pictures and crafts our students have made for several local Martensville care homes. Thank you to our students for their wonderful work! Birthdays: 15th- Alexis B (6), Eva G (1), Drew S (4), 21st- Anna M (6), Rylee W (1), 22nd- Noah H (7) Have a great day!

Christmas Hamper Update DECEMBER 14, 2020 Thanks to those that have already provided donations, we have already collected $446.00 toward our goal of $1000.00 for the Martensville Fire Dept Christmas Hampers! We are so close to our goal! Bring those toonies and show our Fire Dept how VMS shows up for our community!!

Monday, December 14th Announcements DECEMBER 14, 2020 Good Morning Mustangs! Reminder to students to bring a toonie this week to support our goal of raising $1000 toward the Martensville Fire Dept Christmas hamper.... Red Recess- Just a reminder that when we start the day with a red recess, you are to come in and go directly into your classroom. We will continue to do things safely all week so that everyone has a great Christmas break. Birthdays: 14th- Jessica G (7), Tyson M (4), Isla SR (6), 19th- Tatum BJ- (K), 20th- Carter B (3), Sierra M (8), Lua S (1), Christian S (8). Have a great day and stay warm!

Friday, December 11th Announcements DECEMBER 11, 2020 Good Morning Mustangs! Today is Christmas Pajama Day and wow, does everyone look comfy!... With just two week until Christmas, we want to remind you to stay safe. Continue to wear your mask, wash/sanitize your hands and keep your distance when you don’t have a mask on. We believe we are better together, but we need to be smart and caring together too. Thank you to all the classes that have created cards and art to send to our Martensville Care Homes. The turnout has been amazing and will fill the hearts of many when they are delivered next week. We, in partnership with the Martensville Fire Department, are asking students to bring $2.00 to donate next week (if they haven’t already made a donation) toward the Martensville Christmas Hampers and this will ensure we reach our goal of $1000.00! Birthdays: 11th- Brooke H (8), Joshua O (8), Colby PN (7), 12th- Lydia R (8), 13th Kenzie M (7), Zoe M (K). Have a great weekend all.14 more sleeps until Christmas!

Thursday, December 10th Announcements DECEMBER 10, 2020 Good Morning Mustangs! Today there are a lot of rockstars in the building! Thank you to all who dressed up to help us celebrate our favorite rockstar, Julie Chiesa!... Tomorrow is Christmas Pajama Day! Wear your favorite Christmas pajamas or just your coziest jammies! Birthdays: Liam K (3) Have a great day!

https://martensvillemessenger.ca/vms-students-sing-seniors/

Wednesday, December 9th Announcements Good Morning Mustangs! Just a heads up to our students today to be careful outside as it is a bit slippery after all the melting yesterday.... Tomorrow is Rocking Into Retirement Day in honor of our rockstar Mrs. Chiesa! All students and staff are invited to dress in their rockstar best! https://blogs.spiritsd.ca//12/VMS-ROCKING-INTO-RETIREMENT. Happy Birthday to Emily S (2)!

Tuesday, December 8th Announcements DECEMBER 8, 2020 Good Morning Mustangs! LifeTouch Retake Orders- proofs have now gone home with students and we request that you place your orders online, whenever possible. If you are unable to order online, orders will be accepted at the main office until this Friday, December 11th.... This Friday is Christmas PJ Day! Wear your favorite Christmas jammies or your favorite everyday jammies. Do you know of someone who could use some holiday cheer and is in walking distance of VMS? Next Tuesday morning our grade three students would love to brighten their day (weather depending) with some Christmas carols sung outside. Please email the school at [email protected] if you know of someone, or are someone, who would like to have our carolers make a stop. Have a great day!

Monday, December 7th Announcements DECEMBER 7, 2020 Good Morning Mustangs! This Friday is Christmas Pajama Day! Wear your favorite festive PJ’s to school!... We are bringing back Fitmas for the next two weeks. Our Fitmas exercises are ones that use very little space, so students will be able to maintain physical distancing. Birthdays: Lily B (3), Joey J (8) Have a great day!

Friday, December 4th Announcements DECEMBER 4, 2020 Good Morning Mustangs! Parents- a reminder to please email your students’ teacher to let them know you have received and reviewed their report card, which were sent home with students last Friday.... One more week to order FundScrip gift cards for Christmas delivery! Martensville Christmas Hampers- please see the attached poster and help us reach our goal! https://blogs.spiritsd.ca//Martensville-Christmas-Hamper.p Birthdays: Siya P (7), Lucas R (7) Have a great day.21 more sleeps until Christmas!