Dear
VAES Families,
This is our last push for families to donate a
gift card of ANY amount from Walmart, Target, or Amazon for Smith Academy in
Houston. Many of these families lost everything!! We have extended the deadline to Monday, October 2. Please deliver the gift cards to the front
office at each school by Monday, October 2. We plan to send the gift
cards to Smith Academy on Monday afternoon. Let’s show the
Smith Academy community how much the Voyager Academy community cares about
them!!
This trimester, we are
working on our elementary Empathy Project.
Cortney Morgan, a second grade teacher, read about this project
(follow link) and has taken the lead for our very first Kindergarten – Third
Grade Empathy Project entitled Only One You!
Teachers are reading the
book Only One You by Linda Kranz to their class. Only One You is a children’s book
about a little fish who is about to go out on his own to explore the
ocean. Before he leaves on his
adventure, his parents tell him about some very important life lessons. Our goal will be for every K - 3 staff and
student to design and paint rocks inspired by the book Only One You and
then create a beautiful rock path for all to enjoy at Voyager Academy. Here are a couple of pictures of Mrs.
Morgan’s class and the rocks they are designing and painting.
This year, our VAES fundraiser is the Voyager Boosterthon Viking Fun Run! It’s a 2-week
program that kicks off with a Pep Rally on Tuesday, October 31. Families will gather pledges for every lap
your student runs (30-35 laps), and we will celebrate at the Fun Run on Thursday, November 9. Our
goal is to raise $25,000 for turf on our Kindergarten playground beside the
gym, recess equipment, and additional technology.
Students will also experience an amazing character theme, CASTLE QUEST! It is an English castle theme all about being brave and having
good character traits. On their quest to regain Bravemore Castle, students will
learn the “SIX VIRTUES of
a TRUE HERO” from a cast of
colorful characters. We are really
excited about the Fun Run and raising funds for turf on our Kindergarten playground beside the gym, recess equipment, and additional
technology.
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.
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:
October
Oct. 9 - 13
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Fall Break
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Oct. 23 - 27
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Case 21 Math 1st
Benchmark Assessments for 1st - 3rd grade
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Fri., Oct. 27
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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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