Van Devender Middle

Good afternoon. According to the WVDHHR map released at 10:00 a.m. today, all students in Wood County Schools, including students in High School, with last names L-Z will resume in-person instruction and learning tomorrow, Tuesday, January 19. More communication will be sent this evening. Enjoy the Holiday.

Club Vandy will start on January 25, 2021. Each day different clubs will be offered to the students. After school is dismissed, students who are participating in Club Vandy will report to the cafeteria. A snack will be provided before breaking out into our different clubs. A bus will come to the school at approximately 4:15PM and the students can be transported to the boys and girls club only if pre-registered on the Activity Registration Form. If you do not wish to have your student go to the Boys and Girls Club, you can pick up your student at that time or your student can walk home. Enrollment forms can be located in the office. Forms must be filled out in order to participate in Club Vandy. Please return the enrollment forms by January 21, 2021 to the Office. Please fill out the attached form to select your first choice on each day you would like to attend. This club is not guaranteed but will give us an idea of what students are wanting to attend and how many. If you have any questions, please contact Kayla Loyd at 304-420-9645 or at kayla.loyd@k12.wv.us https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNap-WJ_mE7vxBpvg56bAmTfFUOVkxSEdMQUU0RVpDQzlKVkVMMTM4M1VLNy4u

Good Evening. This is a reminder that students with last names L-Z will attend school in-person beginning Tuesday, January 19. We will be utilizing a very similar blended learning format as we did 1st semester. However, by our Governor’s Executive Order, High Schools will not be able to return to in-person learning until we reach the orange status on the WVDDHR daily map. To learn more about our re-entry plan and other learning options you may have, please visit our website at www.woodcountyschoolswv.com . Please stay safe and healthy. Have a wonderful weekend.

Congratulations to our Vandy Virtual Students of the week (January 4-8, 2021). Keep up the great work.

Hello this is Mr. Hardman principal at Van Devender Middle School. On Jan. 19th we are scheduled to to return to school. Wood County Schools understands that some students and families are uncomfortable about returning to school in-person. To provide more opportunities for our students, Wood County School is requesting all stakeholders wishing to be instructed in an off-campus learning model during the second semester to complete this form https://tinyurl.com/y5r337nx This can also be found on the Van Devender Middle School live feed, Wood County Schools live feed, or if you need help you can call the school. This full remote option is different than the WV Virtual School option as it will ne taught using Wood County Schools teachers. Students will be given a schedule to follow which they will attend live classes specific for students for them during the school day. Please call the school for more information. Please fill out the form by 3:30 Friday January 8th.

Important message from Van Devender Middle School: If you are interested in your child attending full remote learning provided by Wood County Schools you will need to contact Vandy (304-420-9645) or fill out the following survey by 3:30pm on Friday January 8th, 2021. Please contact Vandy with questions. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNavLjBFpdv8tMpRw8-TJ_JlJUMEFFODY2SDlSVFJET1NUMkxTUFpERldCVC4u

Attention Van Devender Parents: If you wish for your child to be instructed off-campus second semester, please complete the following enrollment form. This is different from the WV Learns Virtual program. The form is due by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2021. Click here to complete the form https://tinyurl.com/y5r337nx

Attention all Van Devender Students. Please fill out the following elective survey for next semester if you have not already done so. Click on your grade level. Only fill out the form one time. Thank you. 6th Grade Elective Survey: (6th Graders Only) https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNao12tW-TgsRNrXrpqu5GiOxURE1aWUlPMjlZSkxJWjFXRVVKUkkwTThXOS4u 7th Grade Elective Survey: (7th Graders Only) https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNao12tW-TgsRNrXrpqu5GiOxUNzdBNzVWMUNIQU8yRTM3TzFUMzcxUElYQS4u 8th Grade Elective Survey: (8th Graders Only) https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNao12tW-TgsRNrXrpqu5GiOxUN1pIWEhYUTQ1NUJaUzZOMDFZUzJOVExRRi4u

Good evening. On January 19, 2021, students will return to in-person instruction in our schools.  However, I fully understand that some students and families are uncomfortable about returning to school in-person.  To provide more opportunities for our students,  WCS is requesting all students wishing to be instructed in an off-campus learning model, outside of our schools for the second semester, complete the form attached in this correspondence or visit the Wood County Schools website for more information.   Depending on the number of students wishing to be instructed off-campus, we may have the ability to offer families and students different choices rather than just the WV Learns- Virtual School program.  Once again, if you wish for your child to be instructed off-campus second semester, please complete the enrollment form.  The form is due by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2021. Thank you and have a great evening.    Click here to complete the form https://tinyurl.com/y5r337nx

Good Evening. This is Will Hosaflook Superintendent of Wood County Schools Today, Governor Justice announced that school districts in WV will be in remote learning until January 15, 2021. Beginning January 19, students in grades pre-k through 8th will be instructed in our schools through in-person learning regardless of the color on the WVDHHR map. If Wood County is Green, Yellow, Gold, or Orange on the daily map, High School students will attend school in-person as long as we do not reach the “Red” status. If your child is utilizing WV Virtual School for instruction, nothing will change for the next few weeks. Please visit the Wood County Schools website for more information related to our re-entry on January 19, 2021……. or click on the following two links - https://5il.co/o8fs https://5il.co/o8fr Please stay safe and healthy Have a Happy New Year

We are busy planning for next semester at Vandy and we need your help. We will be offering several new electives students can choose from. Please take the following survey to let us know what you would like to take. Please keep in mind that underperforming students or failing students may have to take enrichment or remediation classes in place of electives. 6th Grade Elective Survey: (6th Graders Only) https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNao12tW-TgsRNrXrpqu5GiOxURE1aWUlPMjlZSkxJWjFXRVVKUkkwTThXOS4u 7th Grade Elective Survey: (7th Graders Only) https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNao12tW-TgsRNrXrpqu5GiOxUNzdBNzVWMUNIQU8yRTM3TzFUMzcxUElYQS4u 8th Grade Elective Survey: (8th Graders Only) https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNao12tW-TgsRNrXrpqu5GiOxUN1pIWEhYUTQ1NUJaUzZOMDFZUzJOVExRRi4u

Good Evening, Today, Governor Justice announced that school districts in WV will be in remote learning until January 15, 2021. Beginning January 19, students in grades pre-K through 8th will be instructed in our schools through in-person learning regardless of the color on the WVDHHR map. High Schools will still be governed by the WVDHHR map, but local decisions will be made for in-person learning based on the color of the map. If your child is utilizing WV Virtual School for instruction, nothing will change for the next few weeks. Please visit the Wood County Schools website for more information related to our re-entry on January 19, 2021, or click on the following two links - https://5il.co/o8fs https://5il.co/o8fr Please stay safe and healthy Have a Happy New Year!

Food Pantry Help: Our Van Devender Middle School Food Pantry is running low on Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruit and Canned Meat. We will accept any non-perishable items. Monetary donations are accepted and will be utilized to purchase needed food items. These donations help take care of those in need and are greatly appreciated. Please help if you can. A small donation can make a huge impact on a child’s life.

Congratulations to our Vandy Virtual Students of the week (December 14-18, 2020). Keep up the great work!!!! 6th Grade: Liam Burrows Joelle H. Tatiana S. Landon Wells 7th Grade: Jazlynn D. Ben Morris Michaela Townsend Lars Youngstrom 8th Grade: Akeem Bivens Brook Blackwell Lola Rosenbohm Bryce Willis

Congratulations to our Vandy Virtual Students of the week (December 7-11, 2020). 6th Grade: Elaina Fittro Travis Riffle 7th Grade: Adrienne Harper Hunter Johnson 8th Grade: Trinton Miller Havannah Sims

Hello this is Mr. Hardman Principal at Van Devender Middle School. As I am talking with teachers and parents, the overwhelming thing is that students are struggling. We have a lot of students still not completing assignments. The grading period ends on January 22nd. There is still time to get assignments completed. I encourage everyone to check your child's Schoology to see how they are doing. I encourage you to reach out to teachers for assistance. We have a great staff that will help in anyway they can. I also want to let everyone know that when I checked the iReady online instructional report only 29% of the students have worked on their math this week and only 25% of the students have worked on their reading this week. The requirement is still 45 minutes a week for math and 45 minutes a week for reading. Please check with your child and make sure they are working on these assignments. If we can help in anyway please let us know.

The following links will show you how to check your students midterm grades through Schoology. https://5il.co/nokh https://5il.co/nokj https://5il.co/nokk

Here is a Copy of the December Middle School Newsletter. https://5il.co/nogi

Schoology Help (Borrowed from teachers post on FB) Couple things to help you all: 1. Go to Status.Schoology.com to check if Schoology is having the issue/ your internet/ or the student is pulling one over on you. 2. Get your parent code to help monitor if they are actually turning in the work and to see what assignments are due when (call school or email teacher for code) **https://bit.ly/3ooDh0k quick parent tutorial on setting up Schoology parent account. 3. See if the teacher has posted the video for the lesson and have them rewatch the instruction (or watch for the first time). 4. Email the teacher- we want to hear from you all!! 5. Help them with time management and reduce distractions while on meetings 6. Hopefully this is temporary... don’t ruin relationships because of a 10 point assignment. Please contact us at Vandy if you have questions or need assistance. We are here to help.

WVSSAC is looking at potentially staring Winter Sports on January 11, 2021 (Basketball, Cheer and Wrestling). This will be the end of the first semester. If sports start and you do not have passing grades at the end of the first semester you will not be eligible to play sports for the remainder of the school year. Get your work in Student Athletes.