NEWS FROM ELEMENTARY: Welcome to the month of March. We hope you and your family enjoy our getting ready for a beautiful spring season.The following announcements will be helpful for you and your family for the week of March 13-17
TEACHER WORKDAYS COMING: Students will be out of school on Monday, March 13 and Tuesday, March 14. The staff will be working in the building. March 14 is listed as a parent conference day. If you would like to have a conference with your child’s teacher, please reach out
to them. If the teacher would like to have a conference with the family, the teacher will reach out.2023 DURHAM SWCD BOOKMARK CONTEST: The students in grades K-2 will be participating in the Durham Soil and Water Conservation Bookmark Contest. The students will be learning about Life on the Farm and creating a bookmark to represent what they have learned. This project will be completed at school.
PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: On behalf of the American Heart Association, thank you very much for raising $2,350.15 with your school's recent Kids Heart Challenge /American Heart Challenge program.
SPELLING BEE PARTICIPANTS: Each year 3rd graders are able to compete in the Voyager Spelling Bee. We had a representative from each 3rd grade class participate in the event that was held in the middle school. Congrats to the following students who were able to participate:
Ms. Spankie: Thaddeus Robinson
Ms. Davis:Nana Denteh
Ms. Weaver: Lucia Long
Ms Stewart: Ava Thekkekandam
Ms. King: Marie Sreseli
PBL CELEBRATION: The second grade students of Voyager, hosted a CHANGE MAKER PBL event on Friday. The students shared ways they can and have made a difference within their community. The students created new Voyager artwork that will be displayed in the elementary lobby. This artwork reminds us all that we can make a difference!
SPRING FORWARD: Remember to spring forward one hour this weekend. We are excited to have more daylight each afternoon.
SECOND ANNUAL SPRING ART EXHIBITION: The students in grades K-3 will be participating in a Spring Arts Show that will be held on April 4 from 5:30 to 6:30. EVERY student will have a piece of artwork in the show. You do not want to miss this amazing night. Mark you calendars now. Details about this program are listed below:
It’s an ART SHOW_ 2023 Spring Art Show
THIRD GRADING PERIOD REPORT CARDS ISSUED: Report cards for the 3rd grading period will be sent home on Friday, March 17th. We are so proud of all the work our students have done. We have one more grading period to go!! Can you believe it?
THANK YOU FOR THE MARCH LUNCHEON: On behalf of the staff of VAES, I wanted to say thank you for the amazing March luncheon. These monthly events are so appreciated.
LOST AND FOUND: The elementary lost and found is overflowing. We ask you to remind your student to check lost and found. Parents are free to come in and check lost and found too!
SUMMER ENRICHMENTS: Summer Enrichment registration is now here. Registration will open starting February 17th through April 14th. Enrichments will be offered Monday through Thursday for 3 weeks during the month of June. Beginning June 5th and ending June 22nd.There will 3 different session times offered depending on the individual enrichment. There will be a google form used to register for each individual enrichment. Each enrichment must meet the minimum number of participants before payment will be assigned in Titan. You will receive an email letting you know that your student is being placed on the roster, based on a first come first served basis. You will have until April 14th to make the payment. If your payment is not made your spot will be forfeited and will be given to the next student. Please go to our website to see a full description of each camp. https://www.voyageracademy.net/resources/summer-camps/
CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS: Our third-grade students at Voyager Academy Elementary are doing a "Make a Difference" Project. The students will learn about different organizations that are in Durham. We are asking for one or two representatives from a variety of charity organizations to come to Voyager Elementary April 5 at 12:30-2:00 pm to educate our third-grade students about the organization in the gym. We will have multiple tables set up for our Community Outreach Programs. The students will walk around the tables learning about the different organizations in Durham. We are asking each group to set up a table that displays information and/or items to pass out. If the organization has pamphlets, pencils, bookmarks, bags, or any other advertising items that they could pass out, that would be fantastic. If you are a part of such an organization and are willing to attend this event, please contact Tamara Spankie at tspankie@voyageracademy.net.
Be KIND Be BRAVE Be YOU!
On behalf of Voyager Elementary Exceptional Children's Pineapple class, our separate setting classroom, we are hoping to raise money to fund our dunking booth at the Spring Fling. We serve a group of students with disabilities with a variety of academic and functional needs and are always looking for new and exciting ways to learn! All profits will go right back into our classroom to support our students through engaging, hands-on activities to help keep learning fun for our students. We have the most amazing group of kids that teach us so much daily. We hope you will consider supporting our students and our classroom and sport your t-shirt to spread kindness throughout our community!
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CARLINE REMINDER: Voyager families, please remember school begins each day at 7:45 am. This means students are expected to be in their classrooms at 7:45 not arriving on campus at 7:45 am. The past week, we have had the majority of families arriving on campus at 7:40 am. It is impossible for us to begin the day on time if families do not arrive on campus until 7:40 am. Please, please, please help us by striving to always arrive on campus at 7:30 so that your student can begin learning by 7:45 am.
MARCH MADNESS IS HERE: March Madness is here! There are so many great activities that we can do in March - hiking, biking, spring sports. And there are so many basketball games to watch. Combine your love of sports and healthy movement by clicking the link to download a March Fitness Calendar. Try the basketball task cards with your kiddos!
March Fitness Calendar:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ymVIlBR9EnKqf4sClCdjToYZe9jMz4d2/view?usp=sharing
REMOTE DAYS COMING: Voyager students will be learning from home on March 27-28. Please mark your calendars now. Teachers will send home review work for students to complete independently.
CLIMATE SURVEY: Voyager cares about its students. On Feb. 27th all 3rd-12th grade students completed a climate survey to help us learn what students love about their school and what we could do to make Voyager even stronger. A parent survey has been sent to each of you as well. Will you help us grow our school by providing your feedback?
STEM DAY IS COMING TO VOYAGER: The week of March 20th, students will be participating in STEM activities all week long. Science is important to us. On Friday, March 24, students will participate in a variety of STEM activities and each class will share the CAR they created. Activities range from learning about POP ROCKS to learning about force and pull.
CHICK-FIL-A READING CHALLENGE: We are so honored to partner with Chick-Fil-A on Roxboro St. They will be giving a FREE gift card to students every month who read 15 books. The March challenge has begun. As your child reads or you read to your child, please record the books on the reading log and return it to your child’s teacher once you have 15 books listed. Your child can earn one free gift card per month.
MONDAY’S SCHEDULE: Each and every Monday, Voyager will dismiss students at 12:45 pm. Since our staff attend meetings every Monday, it is imperative that students are picked up on time.
UPDATE FROM SCHOOL NURSE: Our CDC COVID-19 Community Level is: LOW
People may choose to wear a mask for any reason at any time.
People with a positive test for COVID-19 MUST wear a mask for 10 days.
People with symptoms or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask and get tested.
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BIRTHDAY ROCK: The Voyager Birthday Rock is such a popular thing! We hope you and the students enjoy seeing the various birthday designs. The Birthday Rock is available on a sign up basis. The sign up was sent out late summer. If you would like to see if there is any availability left, please click on the link below.