Voyager Academy Elementary School News, April 29, 2018


Dear VAES Families and Staff,

The VAES Field Day has been postponed until Tuesday, May 1st due to the field being extremely wet and the prediction of more rain on Friday.  Please sign-up to help K & 1st from 8:30 – 11:00 AM and 2nd & 3rd from 11:30 – 2:30 PM.  
We know that the change may be difficult for some of our working parent volunteers, so it is very important that if you are available on Tuesday, please volunteer to help!! We really need your help in order to have Field Day!!! It is always a fun day with the students and staff!!  Please sign up to help TODAY!!!

We had two fabulous project celebrations this week!  The First Grade Earth Day project asked two important questions:  What effect do we, as humans, have on our environment (our earth)? and How can we help make our community a cleaner, healthier, and more beautiful place to live? Second Grade studied weather and learned how weather changes throughout the seasons and how they could share that information with the community through research, art, and literature.  I am truly so proud of all the hard work from our 1st and 2nd grade students and staff!!
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The High School Music Department will have a Spring Choral Concert featuring Vocal Affinity AND Bull City Lights on Thursday, May 3rd @ 7:00PM at Ridgecrest Baptist Church Gym located at 1104 Milton Rd, Durham, NC.  Admission is FREE!  
At the end of the concert, join us for Freddy's Frozen Custard Sundae Bar Donations will be accepted and appreciated!  All proceeds will benefit the HS Choral Arts Program. (click here for flyer)

Attention Rising 4th-12th graders – There will be a fabulous Summer Music Camp at Voyager!  Register now for Voyager's Carolina Show Choir Camp! 
The camp will take place Monday June 25-Friday June 29th from 9:00 am -4:00 pm daily with A showcase performance on Friday!  See flyer for all the details & contact HS Choral Director, Jenny Hobgood for more information at: jhobgood@voyageracademy.net

We are continuing to host the Usborne Books eFair for Voyager Academy Elementary.  They have some fabulous book choices for under $5.00!  This is a great way for parents to purchase some excellent books for summer reading and consider buying a book for your child’s teacher to add to their classroom libraries.  If we sell over $250 in books, we will get half in free books for project work and classrooms!! Follow this link to order your books online and support
Voyager Academy Elementary!!  https://k5889.myubam.com/987047

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 April 30 – May 11:
Jenny Hobgood, 2nd/3rd Grade Music Teacher
Pam Wright, Lego/Engineering Teacher
Alice Osteen, EC Teacher
Vicky Parrish-Frye, Reading Teacher
Casie Bickers, Kindergarten Teacher
Jennifer McMurray, Kindergarten Teacher Assistant
Mary Beth Tucker, 3rd Grade Teacher

Best,
Leslie Paynter
VAES Principal

College Day & Voyager Spirit Day:
We 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!!  

The final VAES Teacher Luncheon date is May 23.

Important Dates:
April:
RESCHEDULED TO   Tues., May 1
Field Day - K/1st:  8:30 – 11:00 & 2nd/3rd: 11:30 – 2:30
April 30 – May 18
mClass EOY reading assessments
May:
April 30 – May 18
mClass EOY reading assessments
May 4
PTO Spring Fling
May 7 - 11
1st and 2nd Grade Case 21 Final (3rd)Math Benchmark
May 7 - 18
Kindergarten End of Year Math Assessment
May 11
New/Rising Kindergarten Assessments
May 15
3rd Grade Reading EOG
May 16
3rd Grade Math EOG
May 18
New/Rising Kindergarten Assessments
May 22
Third Grade Project Celebration @ 11:00 AM &
Kindergarten Project Celebration @ 11:15 AM
May 25
Last Day of School – Early Release at 11:15 AM & 3rd Trimester Report Cards to go home