4-8-26 Bulletin

Valley Middle School

Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2026

Make Today Your Masterpiece

 

Band – Lessons for today are as follows:

Period 1 - Beauty and the Beast 

Period 3 - The Clipper Ship Strategy for Success in Your Career, Business, and Investment

Period 5 - Dragons Love Tacos 

Period 6 - Elderly Blueberry

Period 8 - Group U

*A reminder that tonight is the Ramapo High School Jazz Night.  JAZZ BAND members should report to the Ramapo choir room at 6:45 p.m.  Have an amazing experience and performance!

**A reminder that there will be a Percussion Ensemble rehearsal tomorrow, Thursday, after school until 3:40 p.m.  Please see Mr. Clark if you have a conflict beforehand.

Choir - Show Choir Baritones will meet today during Period 2 by the stage.

*Concert Choir members auditioning for a Hamilton solo will meet after school tomorrow, Thursday, April 9 until 3:30 in Room 15. 

Guitar Club - meets Thursday from 2:45-3:35. Please contact Mr. Creegan with any questions.

Drama Club - meets Thursday until 4:15pm, and Friday until 4pm. Please check Google Classroom to see which scenes will be rehearsed. Please email Mrs. Latka, Ms. Smolenski, and Mr. Noonan if you cannot attend.

Environmental Club - meets Friday from 2:45-4:00PM in Room 303.                         

Anime Club – meets today in the library until 4:15pm. Permission slips are required.  Please see Mr. Lawrence with any questions.

Attention ALL student council members! There will be a brief student council meeting at 2:45 on Thursday in Room 301. Please reach out to Mrs. Festa or Ms. Smolenski with any questions. 

Bowling Club – meets Wednesday, April 15^th from 2:45-4:00. See Ms. Binder or Ms. Latka with any questions. 

Girls Flag Football - will meet on Thursday this week from 2:45 - 4:00.

Track – will practice today until 3:45PM.

Tennis - Now that we have great weather and newly resurfaced tennis courts, the VMS Tennis Club is about to begin. Ms. McCallum will have 5 tennis club meetings on the following Wednesdays after school from 2:45 to 4 PM on April 15, 29 and May 6, 13, & 20. Anyone interested in playing tennis, whether you're a pro or a beginner, pick up a permission slip on the bulletin board, get it signed, and hand it in to Ms. McCallum. You must have a medical clearance on file in order to participate. Everyone is welcome to play!

Chocolate Club - will have its LAST session of the year on Tuesday, April 14th! The first 10 students to hand in their permission slip & money will be able to attend. Permission slips & money are due on Monday, April 13th. 

It has come to our attention that emails from the school are ending up in spam/junk folders.  Our tech department is working to resolve this issue, however, they recommend adding this address to your contacts to ensure you receive future emails: no-reply@oaklandschoolsnj.org.

 

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Last Day to Register: Thursday, July 2, 2026

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