Valley View Middle School is proud to celebrate the International Day of Pink today! It is wonderful to see all the students and staff wearing pink, talking about diversity and anti-bullying.
From the DayofPink website: www.dayofpink.org
DayofPink is the…
I have worked in high-poverty, diverse schools my entire career. While in High School, I enjoyed tutoring elementary students in south Minneapolis at Hoops and Homework which grew into a job with Educational Talent Search during college at Humboldt Junior/Senior High School. I was fortunate to student teach at Como Park High School in Saint…
I believe that the physical space of a school speaks volumes about the mission, vision, and values of a school. It is often overlooked but it sets the tone and climate of a school in powerful ways. I was inspired by a session at #nassp14 in which the principal showed pictures of his 21st century…
At Valley View this year our PBIS team has promoted monthly staff challenges to connect with our students called the Impact Challenge. The goal is to impact students lives by doing simple yet powerful actions to show them that we care.
In August we wrote post-cards to each student in the building welcoming them to a…
