➤ Upcoming
Friday, May 3 – 1:15 Dismissal for all | May Day @ 5:30 PM
Friday, May 10 – No School
Monday, May 27 – No School (Memorial Day)
Monday, June 3 – PA Meeting
Friday, June 7 – 8th Grade Graduation & Carnival
Monday 8/12 5:30-7pm MANDATORY Back to School Orientation
➤ May Day
Our May Day Festival is tonight, Friday, May 3rd. IT IS AN EARLY RELEASE DAY FOR ALL CLASSES.
1:15 – Release Time
**Please use After Care only if necessary.
Ideally students can go home for a short rest and some food.
5:00 – Drop students off in their classroom dressed per teacher’s instructions
5:30 – Festival Start
Please feel free to bring blankets, low back chairs and a picnic dinner.
➤ PA Update
If you are wanting to still join a PA committee or have any questions, please email Laurenracusin@hotmail.com
Next PA meeting is MondayJune 3-right after morning circle in the office.
LAST ONE OF THE YEAR!
All are welcome and encouraged to come. We will have coffee and treats and would love for you to join!
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Coin collection total: $1048.44
Our Creek Clean-a-thon fundraiser has passed the $12,000 mark. WOW! Thank you!
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STATE TESTING will begin on May 6th. To help make sure all bodies are fueled we are asking for some snack donations. If you are able to help please sign up below. Items can be placed in the box marked TESTING in the main office.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4CAAAE2FA13-49489274-state
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CARNIVAL
We celebrate the last day of school and 8th grade graduation with a good old fashion carnival!! More details to come, but for now we are collecting items for the carnival raffle!
These should be items you have around your house-NOTHING NEWLY PURCHASED. Items can be gently used or new. Popular items from past years have been-Stuffed animals, puzzles, games, art and crafts supplies, pens/markers, journals/notebooks, backpacks, sports equipment, book sets, musical instruments, dress up, open ended toys, boxed activities and many more!
Please bring to main office and place in the area marked RAFFLE
➤ Yearbooks
Don’t forget to order! Custom pages must be completed by May 17.
treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1014724174042747
VCS Yearbooks are designed by a team of our own middle school students, and professionally printed in beautiful full color on recycled paper by a green certified printer.
Each yearbook comes with 2 customizable pages which are FREE and printed only in YOUR book. Want more custom pages? Each additional 2 pages is just $0.99.
For every yearbook sold, Trees for the Future plants a tree in our school’s name. This grove of trees is planted by local families in countries devastated by deforestation and global climate change. Each year, these trees will replace many tons of pollution from the atmosphere with life-giving oxygen.
To date, VCS yearbook sales have planted 648 trees and counting!
➤ CHICKS
Dear Village Families, The chicks have hatched and they are up for adoption. We have a variety of fancy hens who lay colorful eggs. If you would like to adopt please sign the sheet on the white board outside our room.
The chicks should be ready to go home soon.
Peep-peep,
Miss Malika
➤ Whole-School Farmer’s Market at VCS
Wednesday, May 29th from 12:30-1:00
Hello, Awesome VCS Community!
As some of you may know, Ashley!’s class has been partnering with different classrooms this school year in hosting Farmer’s Markets on our very own Village Charter School campus.
It’s been so much fun to use our creativity and skills to craft food items, special crafts, and gardening items. As we approach the end of the year, we thought it would be great to have one large, whole-school Farmer’s Market for our final market. If your family is willing and able to participate, we would love to welcome your wares. We do want the items to be student-made so, should you choose to join us, please help your student in: crafting, creating, growing, baking, or cooking whatever they choose.
We ask that families follow some of our simple guidelines:
● Please find sustainable ways to present your product. We would love to avoid things like lots of plastic packaging or single-use items. We will be asking the whole community to bring their own bags, plates/bowls, cups, and utensils, so that they can enjoy their purchased products.
● Consider making items out of recycled materials or leftover crafts, so that we do not create extra waste and, instead, use what we have!
● Please use your creativity with recipes so that we are avoiding heavily processed or sugary foods–sweets are great, but consider what alternatives to sugar can be used when crafting your delicious delicacies!
● There’s no need to make something for the entire student population! I’m sure we will have a lot to buy, so think around 15-30 pieces to sell.
● Please no store-bought items. On the day of the market, you may bring items directly to Ashley!’s classroom at the beginning of the school day. Please also create a sign for your item that includes ingredients, what the item is, and perhaps a picture of the item! Families are welcome to come to the market from 12:30-1:00 as well.
Thank you, all!
~Ashley!