Voyager Academy Elementary School News, Feb. 9, 2020


Information for Next Year’s Incoming Kindergarten Students:   
Next year’s kindergarten students will have the chance to experience and prepare for school with Voyager’s kindergarten teachers by attending the Kindergarten Prep Camp.  Campers will have a chance to boost basic academic skills while bonding with other incoming kindergarteners and meeting some of the teachers. This is a great camp for new Vikings who might be feeling a little nervous about their upcoming school adventure, or those who just can’t for the official first day!  Listed below are the dates and sessions:




Session I:  June 15-19; Session II:  June 22-26
Times:  Half Day:  9:00 am-12:00 pm ($180/week)
Full Day:  9:00 am-4:00 pm ($300/week)
For more information or to reserve your spot contact Mrs. Scarantino:  ascarantino@voyageracademy.net.  Stay tuned for more detailed registration information coming soon.  

Capital Campaign:  
As many of you may know, we are sponsoring a capital campaign campus-wide to purchase an activity bus.  At the elementary school, we go on several field trips per year that charter buses or other contracted bus services are used and the services are very costly.  The bus expenses drive our field trip costs up making the cost of the trip very expensive for our parents.. In time, we could reduce our field trip costs considerably, if we could buy a bus for everyone to use.  Please consider this and contribute to the cause.

Save the Date
Please mark your calendars if you have students in second or third grade to attend our Project Celebration activities.  Third grade begins at 11:00 and second at Noon. Please remember to use the high school front parking lot. The elementary slots are for our staff and are numbered.  Thanks for saving spaces that are numbered. We look forward to seeing you next week. 

FYI – Reports cards 
The elementary school is on a trimester and not a quarter system.  So, if you heard some older students received their report cards last week, not to worry.  Elementary report cards will be going out on February 21.


Our very own, Bryce, showing off his are talents with chalk art on sidewalk!


Save The Date:
Stop, Swap and Read March 2nd through March 6th
Teachers will sign up to read to another class/grade level during their specials time.  I will share more information during our next curriculum meeting.  
Thanks,
Jeneen 


Celebrations!
Today, Friday, Feb. 7, the Kindergarteners will celebrate their 100th day of school.  Students will rotate from class to class and will complete fun and educational activities:
Activities:
Students will make a snack using 100 items.
Complete STEM projects using 100 objects.
Write how they would spend $100.
Complete 100 sets of various exercises.
Create a 100-day art project.
See photos of celebration on the  last page of the elementary report.



Middle School Students and School Store:
When: During lunch starting in February with the store coming to each grade one Wednesday per month as follows:
3rd grade-1st Wednesdays of each month
2nd grade-2nd Wednesdays of each month
1st grade-3rd Wednesdays of each month
Kindergarten-4th Wednesdays of each month
The students from the middle school will bring a school store over on a cart to serve our elementary students during lunch.  The schedule is noted above. The profit will go to the Exceptional Children’s Program.
                                      


Calendar of Events



February 13 Project Celebration 11:00 Third Grade.
Project Celebration Noon Second Grade.   

February 17 Diversity Training 9-12 Elementary School
PBL Training 1:30-4:30 Elementary School

February 18 PBL Training 12:30-3:30  Individual teachers or grade level 
sign up sessions with PBL trainer for project tunings

February 18 Voyager Elementary Leadership Meeting 10:00

February 21 Report Cards Go Home
K Project Celebration at 11:30

February 24 EC Training 1:30 (EC staff, Counselor and Admin Team), 
Carly, Laura and Cindy.