Dear VAES Families,
Please don’t forget to bring in your gift cards (Walmart, Target, & Amazon)
for Smith Academy in Houston, Texas (read about Smith Academy’s needs on the
last page)! Given the variety and
severity of their needs, we will continue to collect Walmart, Target, and
Amazon gift cards for the Smith Academy families until September 29. Please deliver the gift cards to the front
office at each school by September 29. Let’s show the Smith Academy
community how much the Voyager Academy community cares about them!!
We have had an exciting week at VAES! Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade
have all taken field trips to support their first trimester projects.
Also, don’t forget that Friday, September 29 is a Teacher Workday and there is no school for students. Have a great weekend!!
Best,
Leslie Paynter
VAES Principal
Parent Teacher Conferences:
You should have
received a sign-up notification from your child’s teacher for parent-teacher
conferences. Our policy at VAES is to
schedule conferences with parents/guardians whenever we need them. However, since we are on trimesters and the
first trimester ends on November 9, we will conduct parent-teacher conferences
from September 29 through October 23.
The elementary teachers will have a variety of days and times for
parents to choose from, so that parents can find a day and time that is
convenient for their family schedules.
Fall Break Basketball Skills Camp:
Voyager Basketball
Coach, Mike Huff, is offering a 3-day basketball skills camp for boys and girls
in grades 3-8, Monday-Wednesday of fall break.
Camp runs from 9:00-12:00, with early drop-off available for a small
extra fee. If you are interested or
would like more information, please contact Coach Huff at
mhuff@voyageracademy.net.
VAES Yearbook Cover Contest:
It is time to kickoff
our annual yearbook cover contest and we hope that all of our Elementary School
students will participate. Attached you will find a flyer detailing the contest
rules and artwork requirements. All entries must be turned in by Friday,
September 29! If you have any
questions, please contact Leslie Jewell at leslieljewell@gmail.com.
We can't wait to see all the amazing artwork and submissions that we are going
to receive.
Yearbook Ordering:
Elementary School
Yearbooks are now on sale and can only be ordered online this year. You can
order your copy online at www.strawbridge.net. Yearbooks are $23.00 each and must be ordered by January
31, 2018. After this date, there will be a price increase for additional
book orders. Visit www.strawbridge.net, click on Pay or Order Online, enter our school code 110322 for
Voyager Elementary, then click View Gallery. Choose Yearbook to proceed to your
order. Please contact Leslie Jewell (leslieljewell@gmail.com) if you have any questions. Order today!!
Lost
and Found:
The Lost and Found
is continuing to grow!! Before it gets
out of hand, please come and see if your child is missing a jacket, an article
of clothing, or water bottle. All items
still in Lost and Found by October 6 will be donated to charity.
Background
Checks:
If you are planning to chaperone field trips this
year then please read the following information regarding the new process for
background checks. Currently, we are
still in need of parents completing the driving record background check so that
we will have enough parent drivers for local field trips.
**If you HAVE already completed your background check but
did not add the comment that says, “Please include driving
record search” you need to call CIR directly at (919)-460-7799 and ask them to add a driving record to your
account. This takes less than 2 minutes to do. **If you have NOT
completed your background check, please be sure to do the following:
1. Go
to www. http://voyager.myrecordcheck.com/.
2. Click
on “Check My Background”
3. Type
in your personal information.
4. Under
“Comments/Special Instructions” add the comment ” Please include
driving record search-Voyager”. **If you do NOT do this step, you will
not be able to drive for field trips.**
5. Click
“Continue.”
Future
VAES Hospitality Luncheon Dates:
Thursday, October
19th
Tuesday, November
14th
Thursday, December
14th
Important Dates:
August/September
Fri., Sept. 29
|
Required Teacher Workday & Deadline to
turn in Walmart, Target, and Amazon Gift Cards for Smith Academy in Houston
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October
Oct. 9 - 13
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Fall Break
|
Oct. 23 - 27
|
Case 21 Math 1st Benchmark Assessments for 1st
- 3rd grade
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Fri., Oct. 27
|
PTO Fall Carnival
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Tues., Oct. 31
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Boosterthon Kick-off in Gym at 2:00
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November
Oct. 30 - Nov. 3
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Spirit Week (more information to come in
October)
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Wed., Nov. 8
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Kindergarten Project Celebration at 11:30 AM
&
1st Grade Project Celebration (VAES GYM) at
1:00 PM
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Wed., Nov. 8
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2nd & 3rd Project Celebration at 5:30 PM
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Thurs., Nov. 9
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End of 1st Trimester
& Boosterthon Fun Run:
K/1st from 12:15 - 1:15
2nd/3rd from 1:30 - 2:30
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Fri., Nov. 10
|
Veteran’s Day
Holiday/NO SCHOOL
|
Mon., Nov. 20
|
1st
Trimester Report Cards Go Home
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Wed., Nov. 22 – Fri., Nov. 24
|
Thanksgiving
Holiday/NO SCHOOL
|
December:
Wed., Dec. 20
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Early Release at 11:15 AM for the Winter
Holidays
|
Dec. 21 - Jan. 4
|
Winter Holidays
|
Smith Academy, Houston, Texas
Smith
Academy as a whole had forty-six families affected by Hurricane Harvey. Most of
the families live in neighborhood homes. Some of these homes are rented from
other owners who may live in the Houston area as well. The homes of our
families were flooded by water due to the amount of rain received by Harvey.
Some families were able to save items and some were not due to taking shelter
at other locations and/or leaving to get to higher ground. One of our
students will not be able to return to their home for 6 months due to the
process of clean up, insurance to take effect, and to rebuild. We have
various needs for our families such as toiletry items, clothes (mainly uniform
clothes), sheets, blankets, beds, furniture, backpacks, shoes, and cleaning
supplies. Looking ahead, Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner,
so some families will need assistance in order to help their family feel some
normalcy during the holiday season. We also have many students who were not
able to purchase school supplies before the storm.
Smith Academy Family
Profiles
1. Grandmother and grandson live in a home
not too far from Smith Academy. She was displaced from her home and is
now living with relatives. She was impacted by Hurricane Harvey with floodwater
that was up to her knees. They were able to save some items upstairs, but are
in need of cleaning supplies, sheets, blankets, towels and other items that can
be replaced, but may be too expensive to gather all at one time. Her
application is on file for FEMA, but FEMA has not assessed her house at this
point.
2. Family of six displaced and currently
living at a temporary home. They are waiting on FEMA to speak with them
about their current home. Because their home was flooded, they lost most
of the items in the home. The family needs to replace all household items.
3. A family had water damage to their home
due to flood waters, and they are waiting on FEMA. They pretty much lost
everything in the home. The family needs to replace all household items.
4. A single mother with three kids had
flood water in their home. Everything had to be thrown out and the sheetrock
has been removed. They are currently waiting on FEMA. They have lost beds for
the children. The children are currently living with their father due to the
damage in their mother’s home.
5. A single mother of two also had water
damage to her home and stated they lost everything and need help with
everything. She is unsure of her status with FEMA and could use help with
items such as clothes, shoes, and backpacks for her children.
The VAES yearbook cover design contest!
Click here to learn more or participate.
The VAES yearbook cover design contest!
Click here to learn more or participate.