-Ms. Skaggs
Login with your West Ada computer username and password.
24/7 access to your school library including eBooks and databases.
-Mrs. Bollinger
March 3- 7
Any VMS student who attends the open house at the Pinnacle Branch (northwest corner of Locust Grove and Lake Hazel) on Thursday, March 6th between 5:00-7:00 p.m. will be entered into a raffle for a free book of their choice- 5 winners will be chosen! Mrs. Bollinger will email the winners by Monday, March 10th.
March 10- 14
Any VMS student who checks out and reads/listens to an e-book/audiobook on the Sora app this week for AT LEAST 25 MINUTES will be entered into a raffle to win either a pair of earbuds or a Kindle Fire. Mrs. Bollinger will email the winners on Monday, March 24th.
March 17- 21
Any VMS student who takes a ‘bookish selfie’ (a selfie with the book you’re reading) and submits it to the “Spring Break Selfie” Google Form between Friday, March 14th and Sunday, March 23rd will be entered into a raffle to win a Polaroid Go camera! Mrs. Bollinger will email the winners on Monday, March 24th.
March 24- 28
The Advisory class who has the most students sign into their Beanstack account and log minutes for ‘Turn the Page Tuesday’ on Tuesday, March 25th will be entered into a raffle for a $50 Walmart gift card. Mrs. Bollinger will announce the winning Advisory on Monday, March 31st during Announcements.
Our wish was granted!
A HUGE thanks to the Idaho Lottery Classroom Wishlist program for granting $2,287 to purchase Beanstack and help promote a culture of reading at Victory Middle!
This software strives to "encourage reading by making it easy to create and promote reading challenges for their communities by tracking when, how much, and what they read." Beanstack has helped us elevate our district-wide Literary Games Challenge and, since November 1st, 2024, we've had 18 staff members read 171 books, and 47 students have 297 books! We've also set a building-wide student goal of reading 250,000 minutes during the second semester. That means each student only needs to read 233 minutes in the next four months- that's only 14 minutes PER WEEK.
I KNOW we can achieve this goal and can't wait to celebrate this awesome accomplishment in May! Until then, read on, Kodiaks, READ ON!
*NEW THIS YEAR*
Lunch in the Library
Mondays: Device free day
Tuesdays: Tech friendly day
Wednesdays: Closed for IBOB meetings through April
Thursdays: Tech friendly day
Fridays: Device free day
Only 30 lucky Kodiaks get to hang out in the library after eating!
You must have your Student ID to get a lunch pass. Stop by the library before Advisory, during passing periods, or at Break-anytime before your lunch period begins-to grab a lunch pass!
On device-free days, unplug and enjoy board games, card games, coloring, origami, and relaxing with a good book. Rediscover the joy of screen-free activities and connect with friends in a fun environment!
