Viper Voice Newsletter
September 2023
Message from the desk of Scott Feldkamp
Dear VCMS Families,
I hope this letter finds you well. Since our last newsletter much has happened. VCMS held our
Fall Festival and 25 th Anniversary Celebration. Thank you to our VCMS PTO for your support in sponsoring this event through the planning, organization, and funding of this epic event. We had almost ¾ of our student population stay after school and many of our families in attendance. It was so much fun to see everyone having a great time. We have also had Fall Break; I hope that everyone was able to enjoy this time with family and friends.
As we roll into October, there are some very exciting events coming up. First, the VCMS PTO is kicking off their fundraiser and I just want to encourage our families to participate. The VCMS PTO does so much for our school and your support of the PTO really benefits the entire school. As I mentioned before the VCMS PTO sponsored the Fall Festival and 25 th Anniversary Celebration. This event not only needed PTO and parent volunteers, but the financial commitment was extensive. This free event for our community is only one of the many events that they sponsor. In addition, there are volunteer opportunities for parents to get involved at school. That’s right, we want you here and need your help. If you hear something different from your children, please know that we encourage your involvement. These are important years for their development and while they may crave independence, they are still in need of your support and direction. The more you are involved in their lives, helps to let them know you care for them, love them, and support them through these challenging years as they transition to young adults.
We have quite a few other events occurring throughout the month of October. There are
several field trips coming up for our 7 th grade and 8 th grade students. 7 th Grade will be touring Mercedes Benz Stadium on October 3 and the Junior Achievement Discovery Center between October 23-25. The 8 th grade will be participating in the College and Career Fair on October 11 th . The 1 st Annual Luke Becker Kickball Tournament on Saturday, October 21 st here at VCMS. I hope we see many of you out there as this will be an opportunity to have fun and raise money for very worthy causes. We are also finishing up the fall Football and Cheerleading games/activities. The Cross-Country team still has a few competitions. Robotics, E-Sports, and Debate teams will soon be competing. Basketball and Basketball Cheerleading will soon be underway.
For our 8 th grade families, we will be hosting an informational night HS 101 on Monday, October 16 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Both West Forsyth High School and Forsyth Central High School will be presenting information about their schools and answering questions about high school. We hope this very first transition activity provides an opportunity for you both parents and students to connect with these schools and build confidence for the high school experience. More information will be forthcoming, but 8 th grade families please mark your calendars for this event.
As the principal of VCMS it is my honor and privilege to serve our community. If there is ever a question, concern, or compliment you would like to ask or share, please feel free to contact me anytime.
I look forward to a wonderful year and all the exciting times ahead!
With warm regards,
Scott L. Feldkamp
Principal, VCMS
Vitals
8th Grade to attend Career Exploration Pathway Discovery @ Lanier Technical College
Valiant
VCMS E-Sports
VCMS Football & Cheer
VCMS VEX Robotics
Their first competition will be on Saturday, Oct. 14th at Otwell Middle School.
Values
Clubhouse/LEAD
VCMS Media Center
The Fall Book Fair is coming to VCMS October 6-13. The Fall Book Fair is a great time to get excited about reading. Let's gear up for a week of fun (we put the 'fun' in fundraising) while we invest in our VCMS media center and media collection.
Things to do:
- Set up your E-Wallet
- Look through the digital flyer
- Beginning 10/4 you can explore the entire Scholastic Catalog from our VCMS Book Fair Homepage
Preview day: Thursday 10/5
Sales: Friday 10/6 - Friday 10/13
Thank you for supporting our VCMS Media Center and our Viper student community.
VCMS Staff Reads
Read by Mr. Ferrer
Based on the author's life, entertaining, sad and real.
Read by Ms. Cregan
Love this book! It is a realistic fiction novel and takes place in Nantucket.
Read by Ms. White
I like the main character "Ghost" or Castle Crenshaw and the style of writing.
Virtuousos
VCMS Band & Chorus
6th Grade Band Concert in the VCMS GYM—6:30 PM—10/3
Fall Chorus Concert @ the FOCAL Center—7:00 PM—10/9
7th/8th Grade Band Concert @ WFHS —7:00 PM—10/26
Valor
VCMS PTO
Vickery Creek Middle School
Email: eihle@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Website: forsyth.k12.ga.us/vcms
Location: 6240 Post Road, Cumming, GA, USA
Phone: 770-667-2580
Facebook: facebook.com/VickeryCreekMDL
Twitter: @VickeryCreekMDL