The OFFICIAL newsletter of Voyager Academy High School in Durham, NC
Dear Voyager Community,
It’s been a wonderful week at Voyager! The teachers and students are deep into their lessons and projects and the year is flying by too quickly. It was fun to celebrate with all the elementary and middle school students and staff at their assemblies this morning. Pictures below highlight some of the elementary staff character pumpkins shared at the Fall in Love with Books assembly.
VIRTUAL FALL ASSEMBLY: Thank you to everyone for participating in our FALLING IN LOVE WITH BOOKS assembly. We hope you had fun and we hope we reminded you of the importance of READING. The family book character pumpkins were simply amazing!!
Hello Middle School Parents,
It has been a great week at Voyager Middle School. Over the past couple of weeks I received several emails from many of our students asking if we could have some fun activities integrated into our school day. The students shared that they would like to be more connected to school. What smart students we have!
GO VIKINGS GO!
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Dear Voyager Community,
Welcome back from Fall break! I hope you all have had a great week and enjoyed the gorgeous weather. It’s hard to believe that next week is the end of October. The high school advisory sessions this week went really well and the staff greatly appreciated all the student engagement. Middle School report cards are on their way highlighting student achievement for the first quarter. The elementary and middle school have some exciting assemblies planned for Friday, October 30th to connect with our students and have fun together. We hope you will all join in on the assemblies!
Hello Middle School Parents,
I hope everyone had a terrific Fall Break and you had the opportunity to have family time. It was great to have time to get housework done! We have completed the first week of the second nine weeks. Wow, the year is moving quickly!
WELCOME BACK STUDENTS AND FAMILIES: Welcome back to VAES! We hope you had a fun, safe, and stress free fall break. We are so glad you are back and thank you for falling right back into the groove of learning.
GO VIKINGS GO!
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CAMPUS SAFETY
STUDENT WELLNESS
COLLEGE, CAREER, & GRADUATION
College/university virtual open houses:
STAYING ORGANIZED AND INFORMED
Voyager’s Science Olympiad teams compete in science related events against other schools. We begin preparing in the fall and compete in the spring. There are close to 20 different STEM events ranging from coding to forensics to astronomy. If you are interested in science, this is the team for YOU! For questions pertaining to any of our teams, please email Kristin Jantz at scienceolympiadteam@
Dear Voyager Community,
It’s been another exciting learning adventure for our remote learning students and our staff working on campus. Parents, teachers, and students have partnered together to make the most of our remote learning and discussed student progress at the recent conferences. The administrative team continues to partner with our teachers and staff to provide whatever support is needed to ensure the growth and success of your children. As we prepare for our fall break it is important to take time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished and where we can continue to grow. We’re proud of our students and our staff for their continued collaboration along the learning journey. And so grateful for all the support of our families in the Voyager community.
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT VOYAGER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY? We are so glad you asked? mClass assessments are almost complete and our teachers loved being able to connect with their students. Classes are working on their PBL projects and math skills are increasing as teachers focus on NC math standards.
Hello Middle School Parents,
Fall Break is here and I am sure all of you are looking forward to the break away from school. I hope all of you have the opportunity to spend time together!
GO VIKINGS GO!
In this issue...
CAMPUS SAFETY
STUDENT WELLNESS
COLLEGE, CAREER, & GRADUATION
STAYING ORGANIZED AND INFORMED
Dear Voyager Community,
I hope you are all enjoying the fall weather and beautiful sunshine. The kids and teachers are all adjusting to the revised schedules and continuing to strive for academic excellence while balancing social and emotional well-being. Thank you to the families that joined the Tuesday meet up to share what’s been going well in remote learning and ideas for continuing to improve our school community. Some of those ideas are already being put into action. Our Student Services Team will be facilitating lunch bunch groups so that kids can connect with one another. I’ve also reached out to our PTO to help organize virtual playgroups for the elementary students and connecting new families with Voyager veterans. We want to instill a sense of belonging for all even while we are apart. The Student Services team also held their monthly student socials yesterday allowing kids to play bingo and charades together. Next week, we will be hosting another Parent Enrichment Night, “Raising Resilient Children”. Please see the details below and join us for another informative parent evening.
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT VOYAGER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY? Fall is in the air and VAES is ready to celebrate. Here are a couple of things that we want Voyager families to put on their calendar:
VIRTUAL FALL ASSEMBLY: You asked for it and we are going to deliver. The VAES staff is working to create our next virtual fall assembly. The assembly is scheduled for Friday, October 30 at 8:00 am (instead of the normal morning meeting). The theme for this event is called, “FALLING IN LOVE WITH BOOKS”. Some teachers will be highlighting some of their favorite books. We will be hosting a book character pumpkin parade, giving students an opportunity to participate in a fall challenge and more! Mark your calendar now for this fun event.
Hello Middle School Parents,
Can you believe it is October? Fall Break is right around the corner. The month October is going to be very busy so stay tuned to all that will be happening.
GO VIKINGS GO!
In this issue...
STUDENT WELLNESS
COLLEGE, CAREER, & GRADUATION
STAYING ORGANIZED AND INFORMED
Voyager’s Science Olympiad Program
Science Olympiad Team – Info meetings this week!
If you are interested in joining any of our science olympiad competition teams (elementary, middle school or high school), please fill out this INTEREST FORM. Science Olympiad is a program where a team of Voyager students compete in science events against other schools. We will send the zoom details for our upcoming info meetings to everyone who fills out the interest form.
Oct 7th 1pm – High School Team Info Meeting (9th-12th)
Oct 7th 7pm – Elementary School Team Info Meeting (K-5th)
Oct 8th 7pm – Middle School Team Info Meeting (6th-8th)
