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 16-20.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SKYLAR SPANKIE: Congratulations to Skylar Spankie! Skyler is a Voyager student in Mrs. Bowen's first grade class. Her entry in the City of Durham’s 2022 “Slow the Flow, Save H2O” Poster Contest was selected as the First place WINNER in the Grades K - 2 Category. We are all so very proud of you. Way to go Skylar!
CONGRATULATIONS TO KARIS MILLER: Congratulations to Karis for placing 2nd in the City of Durham’s 2022 Water Poster Contest. We are so proud of you.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW: The last day of school for Voyager Academy is Wednesday, May 25. The elementary school dismisses at 11:15 am. There is NO AFTERCARE PROVIDED ON THIS DATE!
FIELD DAY WAS AMAZING HOORAY: A great big thank you to everyone who helped make our Field Day 2022 a great success. We were able to enjoy our first Field Day in four years because of wonderful volunteers and supportive teachers and parents.
TALENT SHOW: We had 35 groups of students share their talents with us during our elementary talent show. Two links are provided for you–the second link is the students who participated virtually and the first link is the live performance. You will need to download the live performance in order to view it.
Live show- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ai7JmyDpi6ZSOZizkA2Q-fntI1L5bScD/view?usp=sharing
virtual show- https://drive.google.com/file/d/17q3wo7-UJFeow1dL1-gAv_Rl2sbT-a57/view?usp=sharing
END OF THE YEAR TEACHER GIFTS: The Square link for END OF YEAR Teacher/Staff gift donations is now live. This is a great and easy way for Voyager families to honor their child’s teachers. Please help the PTO get the word out to all Voyager families. We are using Square this time and it should be a lot more user friendly than what we had at Christmas. Here is the link: https://voyager-academy-pto.square.site/
THANK YOU PARENTS: A HUGH thank you to all Voyager parents for your assistance and support with our PTO sponsored cook-out. You have made us all feel so supported.
MAKE-UP EOG’S: 3rd grade students who missed the Reading or Math EOG will be completing these required state tests on May 16 and May 17.
FAIRY TALE BALL: The first grade students have been learning all about Fairy Tales during their CKLA time. This grade is planning to highlight the unit study by hosting a Fairy Tale Ball for all first grade students on May 20 at 1:15 pm. This will be a highlight for your students.
REPORT CARDS: Report cards will be sent home with each student on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
THIRD GRADERS TOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL: Our current 3rd graders are so excited about moving into the middle school building for 4th grade. The students will be touring the school, meeting the teachers and talking with current 4th graders on Monday, May 23, 2022.
MULTIPLICATION DRILL: Mr. Manning and Mrs. Weiland will be challenging all 3rd grade students to the second round of our Multiplication Battle on May 23. Encourage your students to practice, practice, practice. Who will be the King of Multiplication?
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
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
K-3 End of the Year Math Assessments will take place in early May.
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 School is dismissed at 11:15 am
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.
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.