Veterans Park Elementary

The mission of Veterans Park Elementary School is to provide an education which ensures that all students become critical, creative thinkers; independent, lifelong learners; and active, responsible citizens through a shared commitment of the home, community, and school.

Watch Us Shine!

Did you know that when kids read over the summer, they maintain skills they've built during the school year? That's why our school has signed up to participate in the 2012 Scholastic Summer Challenge, a free reading program dedicated to stopping the “Summer Slide” - the cumulative reading or learning skill losses during the summer - and encouraging kids to read every day this summer.

Now in its sixth year, the Summer Challenge invites kids to log the minutes they spend reading as they Read for the World Record.  The 20 schools with the most minutes logged will receive recognition in the 2013 Scholastic Book of World Records. Kids can participate in weekly challenges, earn digital rewards, enter sweepstakes to win fabulous prizes, find great books to read, and more. Each class is reading on behalf of our school. So cheer them on and check our school's reading progress on the Summer Challenge interactive map. Your child has been given a screen name and a password, see attached flyer, to participate. Kids can sign in and start logging minutes on May 14, 2012.

You can get involved, too! Visit 2010 Scholastic Summer Challenge to download summer book lists by age, find expert tips on motivating your child to read, encourage your child to log minutes online and track our school's reading minutes together. If your child provides your email address during sign-up, Scholastic can notify you on your child's reading achievements throughout the summer. You can also track your child's progress through Scholastic's new Read Every Day mobile app where together you can log minutes from anywhere.

For more information about the Summer Challenge, please visit www.scholastic.com/summer and review the Frequently Asked Questions. You can also email jessica.ault@fayette.kyschools.us with any questions. 

 
Get your cookbook order form here

VPE will again offer the option of purchasing prepackaged school supplies for the 2012-13 school year. We want to reiterate that with the rising cost of this service, it is a convenience we offer to our families and is totally optional. Veterans Park Elementary does not profit from this service. For those parents choosing to shop on their own, supply lists will be posted on the VPE website and will be included in end of the year progress reports as well as the August welcome letter. Pre-ordered supplies will be deliverd to the school during the summer and will be in your child's classroom by the first day of school, August 15!

Price Information (cost per pack)
Lower Primary - $63.20**
Upper Primary - $45.71**
4th Grade - $50.20**
5th Grade - $51.54**

Ordering Instructions 
Go to www.innisbrook.com,
Select Buy School Supplies
Enter our school number 101564

Select the appropriate grade pack.
Be sure to choose next year's grade!

Pay with a credit card at checkout**

Order Dates: May 1 thru June 30

Questions? Contact Rebecca Puckett at 381-3161 or email.
Innisbrook Customer Service 1-800-334-8461

**$1.50 handling fee will be added to each pack at check out online.

*Note - All 5th graders need a zipper binder and nylon pencil bag w/3 holes on the first day of school. This is not included on the supply list because students are allowed to use their binder and pencil bag from 4th grade. 5th Grade List includes 1 Laninated Mead 5 Star Folder.

May Chorus Rehearsal Schedule

INTERMEDIATE CHORUS Spring Performance will be on Wednesday, May 16 at Tanbark Heath Care and Rehabilitation Center in the morning and in the VPE gym at 8:15-9:15am.

INTERMEDIATE CHORUS members practice schedule:

Tuesday, May 8: Dancers FINAL DANCE PRACTICE Tuesday, May 8 7:15-7:40am and 2:35-3:05pm.

Thursday, May 10: FULL CHORUS: Thursday, May 10 after school UNTIL 3:30. 

Friday, May 11: SOLOISTS FINAL SOLOIST PRACTICE Friday, May 11 before school from 7:15-7:40am or after school from 2:35-3:05pm.(Soloists only need to come to one of the 2 practices).

Tuesday, May 15: FULL CHORUS: TUESDAY, MAY 15 after school until 3:30.

Wednesday, May 16: Performances on Wednesday, May 16 at VPE 8:15am-9:15am and at Tanbark during the school day.

ON MAY 16, Chorus members should wear:

1) Chorus t-shirt

2) Jeans or blue denim skirts or shorts

3) Tennis shoes or other casual shoes

May 17: Final Intermediate chorus practice: May 17 after school until 3:30.

LOWER PRIMARY CHORUS and UPPER PRIMARY CHORUS

Congratulations to all Upper Primary Chorus members on an OUTSTANDING spring performance on May 1! 

Congratulations to all Lower Primary Chorus members on an OUTSTANDING spring performance on April 19! 

We are so proud of you! Thank you to UP and LP chorus members for your hard work this year. Thank you to the parents of UP and LP Chorus members for such wonderful support this year! Our final LOWER PRIMARY chorus practice for this year was on Monday, April 23. Our final UPPER PRIMARY chorus practice for this year will be on Monday, May 7 after school from 2:35-3:30.

Community Service

In May for our SPIRIT project we will be collecting three items to benefit different organizations in our community:

• “pop tabs” for the Ronald McDonald House (it’s time to bring in the ones you have been collecting!)
• eyeglasses and glasses cases for the Lion’s Club
• old cell phones for the Sheriff’s department for use in emergencies

Students may place their items in the bins in the front foyer until the last day of school.

iPad Eases Communication for Third-grader

While technology has become a mainstay in schools, it has become a lifeline for one little girl at Veterans Park Elementary.

Third-grader Jessica Standiford, who has cerebral palsy, uses an iPad to better communicate with her teachers and classmates. With the Sono Flex Lite app, she can select a picture from various topics or common phrases such as “How are you?” and “That’s funny!” and the iPad voices the text. She can also type her own questions and answers on the touch-screen keyboard. Read the full story

Art Slideshow - Self Portraits 

Watch Us Shine!

Check out the article about our Chinese Chorus!  Thanks to all the teachers that are attending and especially Johnnie Bishop and Yanhong Zheng for the excellent work!
http://www.fcps.net/news/features/2011-12/chinese-new-year

Chinese New Year Celebration

The VPE Chinese Chorus will perform Sunday, January 15 at Memorial Coliseum.They will be participating in a city-wide celebration on Saturday, January 21 at UK Singletary Center. Click here for the activities and times. 

FCPS Staff Spotlight includes two VPE staff members!

Rebecca Puckett, PSA 
Mary Richardson, Special Education Paraeducator

FCPS earns international acclaim for Chinese instruction

Representatives of Fayette County Public Schools are traveling to Beijing to accept a prestigious award for the district’s Chinese language program. FCPS was chosen as one of five “Exemplary Confucius Classrooms” worldwide and the only one from the United States. More... 

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