NEWS FROM ELEMENTARY: We hope that you and your family have had a wonderful week of learning. We are winding down this incredible school year. The last month of school will be extremely busy for all of us. I hope this weekly update will help you as you organize your time. The following announcements will be helpful for you and your family for the week of May 2-6
VOYAGER SPRING FLING: Thank you to all of you who participated and attended the annual Spring Fling! It was an amazing night of fun. A very special thank you to ROBIN LALOR and ELAINE BAHR for organizing this event.
THANK YOU: Parents, grandparents and family friends—THANK YOU for providing such a wonderful lunch for the staff. The April Luncheon was a tremendous hit. You made our day!
EOG TESTING: On May 12th and May 13th, Voyager Academy 3rd grade students will be taking the North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests in Math and Reading. The North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests are designed to measure student performance on the goals, objectives, and grade-level competencies specified in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. We are excited to see the growth our students have made during the 2021-2022 school year.
Students will need to arrive on time each day. Testing will begin promptly by 8:15 am. Please help us prepare your child for success by ensuring:
Students arrive to school on time
Students have had a good night's rest the night before the test
Students have eaten a nutritious breakfast on May 12 and May 13
Students bring a snack and a water bottle to school on May 12 and May 13
Encourage your student to do their very best and celebrate all they have learned
Testing will conclude each day around 12:00. Students do not have to remain at school until 2:45 pm. Students may be picked up from Voyager Academy at noon on May 12th and May 13th.
TALENT SHOW: The K-5 Talent Show is just around the corner. The Talent Show will take place on Thursday, May 5th at 4:30 pm. We have over 30 acts ready to go! We look forward to seeing you in the middle school gym for this event.
FIELD DAY HOORAY: Finally! We are planning our VAES Field Day for May 10, 2022. This is our first Field Day in four years!! Our last Elementary Field Day was in May, 2018 on the old playground field (prior to the construction of our Soccer Complex!).
Our Field Day will be in the following sessions: Kindergarteners 9:00-10:00 am; First Graders 10:30-11:30 am; and 2nd & 3rd Graders 12:00-2:00 pm.
As always we will need your help to run our activity stations. Please use this Sign-up Genius link to reserve your slot as a Field Day volunteer.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0949a4ae28a5f49-vaes1
FOOTLOOSE: Voyager Middle School is presenting a portion of the musical, FOOTLOOSE for students in grades 1-3 on April 28th. This is to give them a taste of the show. We encourage your entire family to come out and support our middle school as they share their talents with us. The show will take place at 7:00 pm on 4/29 and 4/30 and at 2:00 on 5/01. Tickets for the show may be purchased at the door. Tickets are $10.00 per ticket; Children under 3 are free.
FIELD TRIPS ARE COMING: VAES has a couple of field trips that will be happening during the month of May. The third graders will be traveling to the Morehead Planetarium on Thursday, May 5. Kindergarten students will be traveling to The Museum of Life and Science on May 13.
PROJECT CELEBRATIONS ARE COMING: As an amazing year of learning winds down, our classes will be hosting their last Project Celebrations. The students have done a tremendous job of taking a driving question and completing research to answer the question and share their knowledge.
Kindergarten Project Celebration: May 24 at 11:00
First Grade Project Celebration: May 18 at 9:00 and 1:00
Second Grade Project Celebration: May 20 at 1:00
Third Grade Project Celebration: May 19 at 1:30
NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY: We will be celebrating National School Nurse Day on May 11. We are so thankful for Mrs. Chelsea Skoff. I encourage you to take a moment to send her an email or drop off a card to say thank you for helping us keep everyone safe and well this year. Her email is cskoff@voyageracademy.net
BLOOD DRIVE: Voyager High School will be hosting a Blood Drive on 5/13/2022 from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm. Come out and support this community project.
FIELD TRIPS AND SCHOOL PAYMENTS IN TITAN SCHOOL STORE:
The Family Portal is where families pay your school fees, manage your students accounts, apply lunch funds and apply for free and reduced meals. When making purchases, you will need to visit the "Store," which is on the left hand side of the Home screen. The one time payment and recurring payment features are where you apply funds for lunch orders. Select the Categories button to filter through the list of items available in the store. Then select the item you are wanting to purchase for your student.
If you have trouble logging into your account or have questions, call or email the Titan Support team. Support is available from 7 AM to 7 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, to answer your family portal questions at (844) 467 4700, option 2. Refunds are issued at the school level.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW: The end of the year will be here before you know it. Listed below are some important testing dates for your family:
K-3 mClass End of the Year Reading Assessments begin April 19 and conclude by May 10
3rd Grade Reading EOG will take place on May 12
3rd Grade Math EOG will take place on May 13
Kindergarten Field Trip May 13
K-3 End of the Year Math Assessments will take place in early May.
Talent Show K-5: May 5 from 4:30 to 5:30 (middle school gym)
3rd Grade Field Trip: May 5
Field Day for K-3: May 10
First Grade Project Celebration: May 18
First Grade Fairy Tale Ball: May 20
Kindergarten Project Celebration: May 24
3rd Grade Tours Middle School: May 23
Last Day of School: May 25
VOYAGER SUMMER CAMP:
Voyager Academy is offering 4 fabulous weeks of summer camp for Rising 1st – 8th graders. Camp begins Monday, June 6, 2022 and will end Thursday, June 30, 2022. Camp hours are Monday - Thursday from 8:00am - 4:30 pm. Each week has its own theme incorporated into crafts, activities, and games. Campers will also go on weekly field trips, swim (pending pool availability due to COVID) or water play and participate in STEM activities.
We are also offering "Specialty Camps" in Basketball, LEGO Robotics and Ukulele/Guitar.. The camp dates and details for these special sessions can be found on the camp webpage. Registration for Summer Camp is live on the Titan Family portal. You can quickly view all camp sessions by changing the "Category" in the school store to "Summer Camp." Complete the Summer Camp Registration Form for each child at the attached link. The $30 registration fee will be applied to your account after registration is complete. Registration is not complete until camp registration from, registration fee and session payment is made in Titan or by Check/Money Order. Space is limited and on a first come first served basis. There will be no waitlist for summer camp registration. The last day to register is April 30th, if space is still available.
IT IS TIME TO ORDER YOUR 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
2021-22 YEARBOOK
$22 - UNTIL 3/04/22
$27 - FROM 3/05/22-4/29/22
FINAL DEADLINE TO ORDER IS APRIL 29, 2022
ONLINE CODE - YB110322
https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB110322
FIELD TRIP PAYMENTS AT VOYAGER: Field Trip Payments will now be made through the Titan Family portal at Family.Titank12.com. It is the same system we are using to deposit funds for lunch. If you have not set up an account yet, I've included the instructions (Spanish & English) to this email. I also created a short video tutorial of the process. Each family will need to set up an account in order to pay for field trip and classroom fees.
Watch the video here:
You will need to create an account on the portal first to begin making payments. Once in the Titan family dashboard
Link your student(s) to your family account. All Voyager students are in the Titan system.
Add a payment method here under profile or in your cart before checking out.
Use the menu on the left to select "Store." This is the future home of all fees payments at Voyager Academy.
Select the item you aRe purchasing (field trip, etc)
Select your student(s) name from the drop down list.
Select the plan selection.
Select your students' grade level.
Select the month of service.
Press the add to cart button.
A pop up button will appear with the option to continue shopping or view the cart. If you have a sibling to register or need an additional plan, click continue shopping. Otherwise, continue to the cart for payment.
Review your cart before completing your purchase. To delete an item. Click the 3 dots to the right of the item.
The system should email you a receipt. You can also view your transaction history from the dashboard menu under "History."
Please do not set up recurring payments within the portal for field trip fees.