VAES Family Update: On behalf of the entire elementary staff, we want to wish you and your family a wonderful Easter and an amazing Spring Break. We hope you are able to create some life-long memories and will then be ready for the last 7 weeks of school!
Spring Break Here We Come: Can you believe that it is time for SPRING BREAK? Voyager will be closed for students and staff April 2-April 9. The staff will not be monitoring emails during this period of time. Thank you for understanding the teachers/staff will be on break.
Where Is My CarLine Sign?: If you will be NEW to in person learning on April 12, you probably do not have a RED CARLINE SIGN. Never fear, when you arrive for the afternoon car line on April 12, we will give you your car line sign at that time. The sign should then always be in your car (on the driver side) so that we can easily type in your child’s unique id number.
Voyager Elementary Yearbook: Voyager Academy Elementary School is excited to announce our YEARBOOK ordering is up and ready at Strawbridge Studios! See attached flyer.
VOYAGER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2020-2021 YEARBOOK
$22 - UNTIL 4/30/21
$27 - FROM 5/1/21 TO 5/15/21
ONLINE CODE - FMYB110322
https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/FMYB110322
Spring Picture Day is Coming to Voyager: Strawbridge Studios will be a Voyager Elementary on April 20th to take individual spring photos. Mark your calendar now and more details will be coming to you after spring break.
Science Olympiad Update: Our Junior Varsity Elementary Science Olympiad Team (1st-3rd graders) did a great job at the regional tournament! Together they competed in 10 science related events and medaled in 4 of them! It’s even more impressive considering the tournament didn’t have enough JV teams to group them together, so our JV team had to go against the other varsity teams instead (who typically have mostly 4th & 5th graders)! We are so proud of the work these students put into learning and competing in their events: Elise Lemm, Ella Ritter, Arianna Snipes, Phoebe Oakley, Connor Markham, and Thaddeus Robinson.
CarLine Update: Beginning April 12, the Voyager carline is going to double in size. How can you help?
Please be patient and please be kind
If some of you would arrive each morning between 7:15 and 7:30, that would help our traffic flow.
If you have an elementary student and a middle school student, we ask that you arrive (in the afternoon) at 3:00 so that you do not end up getting into the middle school car line lane too early--this will cause a back-up of traffic for all schools.
Please have your red carline sign in our window.
Each morning, please make sure your children are ready to exit the car as you pull up to your drop off zone.
Voyager K-5 Begins Plan A on April 12: Voyager Academy will be ready to greet all students who selected Plan A on April 12. Remote instruction will also be available for the students/families who selected to stay remote for the remainder of this school year. PLAN A MEANS THAT STUDENTS WHO SELECTED IN PERSON INSTRUCTION WILL BE COMING TO SCHOOL 4 DAYS PER WEEK (WEDNESDAY WILL BE A REMOTE LEARNING DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS).
A Few Details About April 12:
Students and Staff must wear a mask to school each day.
Families are asked to complete the Greenlight Health Screening each morning.
Temperature checks will be conducted each morning.
Handwashing times and frequent sanitation will continue throughout the school day.
Students will be discouraged from sharing school supplies.
Students will have 15 minutes of unmasked time to each lunch and then masks will need to be reapplied.
Middle school students may NOT be dropped off at the elementary school during morning car line. Middle school students must be dropped off at their building.
Car line begins each morning at 7:15 and concludes at 7:45. If you arrive on campus after 7:45, you are late and you will need to come to the front entrance of the school to check in. PLEASE TRY TO BE ON TIME SO THAT STUDENTS BEGIN THE DAY IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.
We are getting ready to double the amount of cars that have been in the car line. Please arrive during the 7:15-7:30 time if possible.
Afternoon car line will begin at 2:45 and will conclude at 3:10. Please be patient as we will be doubling the number of cars in the afternoon car line.
Please have your children ready to exit the car as you pull up to the drop off point, during morning car line.
Remote Day Lunch Refund Update:
There were a few remote days, a teacher workday and an adverse weather remote day in the month of March where lunch orders were placed. The following actions were taken on your account to reconcile those balances.
If you placed a lunch order for Thursday March 18th, your order has been transferred to Thursday, April 1st.
Orders placed for March 15th, 25th and 26th were issued a refund for those orders on Friday, March 19th.
Refunds usually take 1-3 days to finish processing. If you have not received your refund by Friday March 26th or have questions about your refund/order, please contact Charter Pay.
Charter Pay Support
support@chartersuccesspartners.com
888-485-4643
Lunch Details: Here are a few lunch program reminders in preparation for our transition to Plan A on April 12, 2021:
Lunch ordering is now available through the end of May.
Lunch orders must be placed at least one week in advance. Orders placed less than that will not be honored. A refund will be issued and you will need to provide lunch for your student that day.
K & W Cafeteria will provide lunch on Monday & Thursday.
Chick-Fil-A will provide lunch on Tuesday & Friday.
All meals will be delivered in hot and cold containers to maintain food safety guidelines.
Drinks are not provided with lunch.
Elementary and Middle school students will eat lunch in their classrooms.
High school students will eat lunch in their 2nd Bell classroom.
Students also have the option to bring their own lunch to school. Students that pack their own lunch will not have access to microwaves.
High school students will not be allowed to leave campus for lunch.
· Payment options are by debit/credit card or ACH bank draft. Order Lunch online at CharterPay.org.
April Student Social: Join the Student Services Team on Wednesday, April 14 for a fun game of 20 Questions. See the flyer for additional information (April Student Social).
Resources for Talking to Children about Anti-Asian Racism: In light of the recent violence and discrimination against people of Asian descent, the Student Services Team has compiled a list of resources to help parents/guardians talk to children about anti-Asian racism (Resources for Talking to Children about Anti-Asian Racism). If your child needs additional support, please reach out to your child's school counselor and/or the school social worker.
Extended Day Programs at Voyager: Enrollment for the Before and After school care (BASC) programs is now open for full time (4 days) registration. BASC will transition to full time care beginning Monday, April 12th. To ensure we are properly staffed for students to ratios we will use the following.
The enrollment deadline for the April 12th start date is April 2nd.
The enrollment deadline for future weeks will be on the first Monday after 1 week. i.e. If you register on April 9th, your students start date will be April 19th.
Fees are charged on a monthly basis and are due by the first of the month.
Voyager Academy BASC knows what it takes to keep children safe, so you can feel sound in registering your child. We pay attention to every detail both big and small in training staff for COVID-19 restrictions and protocols. All students must be pre-registered in order to attend The BASC program. Parents use the Charter Pay online billing system for program registration. If you need help with your username or password, please visit https://charterpay.org/login/recovery. Once you register for the program you will receive our complete Parent Handbook. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me directly at pjohnson@voyageracademy.net.
Before and After Care Hours:
Early Care: 6:45am – until carline opens for Elementary, Middle School and High school
After Care: 2:45pm – 6:00pm for Elementary and 3:15pm – 6:00pm Middle School
Voyager Summer Camp Is Coming: Voyager Academy will offer Day Camp programs for Summer 2021. More details are coming, please mark your calendar for registration that begins April 19.
o Registration will begin Monday, April 19th.
o Camp dates are June 7th – July 2nd.
If you have any questions about before and after school registration or lunch ordering, please feel free to reach out to Patrice Johnson, Operations Manager at pjohnson@voyageracademy.net. Technical and account issues should be directed to support@charterpay.org.
3rd Grade EOG Dates Are On The Calendar: Our 3rd grade students are working so well and are setting their eyes on the summer, but before the break, EOG’s must be completed. Please mark your calendar now for May 10 and May 11.
My Child Has A Fever Today, Now What? In order to ensure we keep all students and staff as healthy as possible we are asking that students should remain at home until they are fever free (without medication) for 36 hours.
What Do I Do If My Student Has Been Exposed To Someone with Covid: If an K-3 student has been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID, please call the school or email Mr. Manning and we will talk you through the details of how long you may need to quarantine. Please complete the Greenlight App, because it will automatically give you a date where you will be allowed to return to school.
Greenlight App: It is imperative that all Voyager families set up the Greenlight App. Please set up your Greenlight account today and complete the survey daily for each child even while your children are learning remotely. We will use this data and input to ensure we are ready for reopening safely. The links to set up your account are below.
ACTION NEEDED: Directions and links to set up your Greenlight Account
Setting up your account is simple. Select the link below and enter the email address you use to receive Voyager newsletters. Families with multiple children can select any school their children attend. Once your account is set up you will see all of your children associated with your account and be able to complete the daily health screening for each of them. After you complete your first survey you will see the Greenlight pass cleared indication. We will have students select that option to show the larger pass during car line for screening along with their temperature check. Each student will be able to show their Greenlight pass to ensure they are healthy and can attend school. The app also provides support for families that need access to health care, testing, or additional community resources. Please select the link below to set up your family account now.
Elementary School - activate account here: https://glit.me/go/voyager-elementary
Greenlight Directions Video #2
Questions regarding setting up your account should be directed to help@greenlightready.com. Once your account is set up you can also use their chat feature.