|
Thanksgiving Meal:
Family and
Friends are cordially invited to attend Thanksgiving
Meal with students on Thursday, November 19. In order
to help the cafeteria prepare, we are asking families to
RSVP. Please email your homeroom teacher TODAY
with the number of additional meals you will need. To
allow time for all of the guests, the lunch schedule for
that day has been changed. To see the revised schedule
click
HERE.
November Spirit Project:
Our November SPIRIT project to serve the community is a
collection of travel-sized toiletry items. These items
will be donated to local agencies serving veterans,
including the VA Hospital and the Hope Center, among
several others. Students may place toiletry items in
the blue bin in the front foyer. This is a great way
for VPE to support area veterans!
VPE Fall Book Fair:
Monday
through
Thursday. Visit the Book Fair with your child
during the Family Dinner. If you have any questions,
please contact Krista Sonka at
sonka4@insightbb.com.
Science and History Fairs
Monday
through Thursday.
Please stop by to see all of the exhibits during the
Family Dinner.
Judges are needed for the Science Fair. You can come
for an hour or two anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00
p.m. This is a great volunteer opportunity! If you
would like to help please email Ms. Wilkinson in the
science lab at
sally.wilkinson@fayette.kyschools.us.
Academic Team Practice:
Tuesday,
November 17.
The Intermediate team will practice from 2:35 to 3:30.
Wellness Wednesday:
Wednesday, November 18.
Students should wear sweats and bring a bottle of water
or buy one for $1.
Family Dinner:
Thursday, November 19
in conjunction with the homeroom basket raffle, the
Science, History, and Book Fairs and the November PTA
meeting. PLEASE NOTE the correct times for the
Dinner: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. for those whose last
names begin with A-L and 6:30-7:30 p.m. for those
whose names begin M-Z.
Basket Raffle:
Use this link
http://www.veterans.fcps.net/PTA/Fundraisers.html to
view the list of baskets prepared for the raffle
Thursday, November 19. They are also available
for viewing in the display case at school.
PTA Meeting:
Thursday, November 19,
6:30 p.m. in the Music Room. This month’s meeting takes
place on the evening of Family Dinner. We hope some
members unable to attend the usual morning meetings will
be able to join us.
Market Day:
The
deadline to order this month is Tuesday, November 24
at Noon. Orders can be placed at
www.marketday.com. Congratulations to the winners
of the Pie Promotion.
Devin Boone won a $25 gift card to Toy-R-Us for selling
51 pies and Mackenzie Varble won the drawing and she too
chose a $25 gift card to Toys-R-Us.
Box Tops for Education:
We’re
adding another reason for you to join the Box Tops
program. From now until December 1, newcomers will
generate 5 Bonus Box Tops for the school of their choice
by signing up for Box Tops online at
www.boxtops4education.com. The 50 schools with the
most sign-ups will be entered for a chance to win 5,000
Bonus Box Tops. If you’re among the top 10 people in
recruiting new members, you’ll win $100 in gift cards to
be used at the Box Tops Marketplace and even more Bonus
Box Tops! Remember to get friends, neighbors and
relatives ANYWHERE to log on and sign up under our
school.
Yearbook Pictures:
Parents and
teachers can upload pictures to a secure website set up
by the yearbook publisher just for VPE. Go to
www.hjeshare.com and upload yearbook pictures
directly from your home computer. Our school code is
1002656. You can also submit pictures on a CD by
sending it in to the office and label it as “yearbook
pictures” or by e-mail to
jvarble@insightbb.com if you prefer. When you
have uploaded pictures to the site, please e-mail
Jennifer Varble at
jvarble@insightbb.com that you have done it.
Please indicate whose classroom you took pictures of so
that they can be identified correctly for the classroom
collage pages. Even if you didn’t sign up to be a
photographer you can still submit any pictures you’ve
taken at school. Upcoming Photo Opportunities: Red
Ribbon Week and field trips.
Volunteer Opportunities:
·
Reading Counts:
Mrs. Simpson is in need of help with the new Reading
Counts system. Anyone and any amount of time would be
appreciated. Just stop by the library and she will put
you to work. |