Dear VAES Families,
First, I want to thank all of the staff, students, and parents for all of the acts of kindness and thoughtful messages I received for my 50th birthday on Tuesday. A big thank you goes out to Karen Hofmann!! Karen and the staff really surprised me and made my 50th birthday very special!! Here are a few examples of the cards I received. They are priceless!!
This week, we had a very special guest, Nolan Robinson (4th grader), come and speak to our 3rd graders about understanding what it is like to have autism and ADHD. This presentation fit perfectly with our empathy initiative! Nolan did a fabulous job and we were very proud of him!!
Don’t forget that if you want to write a kind message to our featured staff, please come and take a note card from the bulletin board.
“Only One You-You Can Make a Difference” Highlighted Staff from February 26 – March 9:
- Laura Borcik, Kindergarten TA
- Claire Spiro, 1st Grade Teacher
- Cortney Morgan, 2nd Grade Teacher
- Eugene Perry, EC Teacher
- Katie Majewski, Science Teacher
- Betsy Barnes, Reading Teacher
- Carly Morton, K – 12 Curriculum Director
Best,
Leslie Paynter
VAES Principal
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VAES YEARBOOK ORDERING
Elementary School (K-3) Yearbooks are now on sale and can only be ordered online this year. You can order your copy online at www.strawbridge.net. Our pre-order period has ended and yearbooks are now $28.00 each and must be ordered by March 31, 2018. After this date, no additional book orders will be accepted. We do not order extra copies and so we will not be able to guarantee extra books will be available, if they are not ordered online. To order, 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!!
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COLLEGE DAY & VOYAGER SPIRIT DAY
Don’t forget that we will have College Day every Thursday and Voyager Day every Friday. All staff, students, and parents can wear their favorite college apparel on Thursdays and Voyager apparel and/or our school colors (red, white, and blue) to show school spirit and pride on Fridays!!
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Important Dates
March
Mar. 5
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2nd Trimester Report cards to go home
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Mar. 8
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K – 12 Voyager Lottery-5:00 PM @ MS Gym
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Mar. 12 & 13
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Required Teacher Workdays/Inclement Weather Make-up Days
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Mar. 14
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VAES Tour for K – 3 Admitted Students @ 11:15 AM
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March 27
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Science Night
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March 30 – April 6
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Spring Break
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April
March 30 – April 6
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Spring Break
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April 24
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Spring Pictures
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April 25
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Class Group Pictures
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April 26
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Second Grade Project Celebration @ 11:00 AM & First Grade Project Celebration @ 1:00 PM
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April 27
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Field Day
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April 27
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Songwriter’s Night at the DPAC
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April 30 –
May 18
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mClass EOY reading assessments
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May
April 30 – May 18
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mClass EOY reading assessments
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May 4
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PTO Spring Fling
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May 11
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New/Rising Kindergarten Assessments
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May 15
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3rd Grade Reading EOG
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May 16
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3rd Grade Math EOG
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May 18
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New/Rising Kindergarten Assessments
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May 22
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Third Grade Project Celebration @ 11:00 AM &
Kindergarten Project Celebration @ 11:15 AM
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May 25
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Last Day of School – Early Release at 11:15 AM & 3rd Trimester Report Cards to go home
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