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Vision Charter School Newsletter
OCTOBER 2010
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in this issue
SPIRIT DAY
PSAT NEWS
STUDENT LED CONFERENCES/TITLE 1
DATES TO REMEMBER
DANCE!
PARTNERS WITH A VISION
TEACHER BLOGS
Greetings!
  • Come join the fun at the Middle and High School Harvest Festival on October 21st from 7-9pm at VCS! Students will enjoy dinner, dessert, dancing, Wii, Capture the Flag, volleyball, and much more! Show your activity card or pay $6 at the door. 

  • Come join the celebration on NOV 5th as VCS students celebrate the classic novel, Wind in the Willows. Students are invited to dress as a character from the book to culminate the study of this novel. Watch for additional information from your child's classroom teacher. You are encouraged to read the book at home as a family in the month of October.
SPIRIT DAY
Spirit Day will be on Thursday, October 21st for a $1 donation to Student Government. Students are invited to dress in Crazy Hair, Backwards clothing, or come dressed as a Twin! See the website for additional information.
PSAT NEWS
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20 students participated in the PSAT this past Saturday at VCS. Score reports and test booklets will be returned to the students in mid December.
STUDENT LED CONFERENCES / TITLE 1
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PARENTS AND STUDENTS are invited to attend the Parent/Teacher Conferences based on the schedule listed below.
 
Elementary K-6th 
Wednesday, October 27   5-8pm Parent/Teacher scheduled conferences
Thursday, October 28th   8-noon  or 2-7 drop in student led conferences
  
7th-10th grade
Wednesday, October 27  5-8pm Student Led Conferences
Thursday, October 28 8am-12  and 2-7pm Parent/Teacher Scheduled Conferences
 
**You will be contacted by Monday, October 25th if will need to attend a scheduled parent/teacher conference. These individual conferences are only for students struggling academically or behaviorally.  All other students will be participating in the drop-in student led conferences. 
 
All parents of Title 1 students are invited to attend the Title 1 Meetings in C1 on the following dates and times:  
Wednesday, October 27 at 6 and again at 7pm
Thursday, October 28th at 7pm
 
Parents will learn about ways to partner with VCS and to assist their child with academics. Parents will have an opportunity to review the draft Parent/Student Compact and Parent Involvement Policy. If you are handicapped and need special assistance in order to attend this planning meeting, VCS will assist you with a reasonable accommodation. Please contact Mrs. OldenKamp at wendyroldenkamp@msn.com for additional information. 
DATES TO REMEMBER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Friday, OCTOBER 22 NO SCHOOL
Thursday & Friday, OCTOBER 28- 29  NO SCHOOL


A Fun, Fantastic, Fall Festival, performed by kindergarten and 1st grade:
Nov. 2 at 11:30 in the music room
Nov. 3 at 1:00 in the music room
Please plan on attending only one performance in order to give all who want to attend the opportunity to have a seat.  Older siblings wishing to watch may be checked out by parents for the program and then checked back in to school after the program.  We look forward to seeing you there.  

 

Come join the celebration on NOV 5th as VCS students celebrate the classic novel, Wind in the Willows. Students are invited to dress as a character from the book to culminate the study of this novel. Watch for additional information from your child's classroom teacher. You are encouraged to read the book at home as a family in the month of October.

November 18th, THE SCIENCE FAIR HAS BEEN MOVED.Tentativally, MS/HS will be in February and Elementary will be in May. More details will be sent out soon.

November 22nd-26th THANKSGIVING VACATION


December 15th at 7pm --Whole School Christmas Program at Sage Valley Auditorium 

DANCE!
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Information about the upcoming K-3rd and 4th-6th grade dance clubs directed by Mrs. Huckins were sent home with your children this past Friday. Positions are held with a $35 check written out to Mrs. Huckins. Spots are filled on a first come first serve basis. Classes are held once a week for eleven weeks. Please contact the office if you need another informational letter outlining specifics of the class.

Middle and High School dance team information will be sent home in the near future. 
PARTNERS WITH A VISION
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Thank you to Hayden Atchley for organizing the "Paint the States" at VCS for his Eagle Scout project.
Thank you to Windermere Real Estate for donating money to help struggling VCS families this winter.
Thank you to Building Energy for donating money to help struggling VCS families this winter.
Thank you to Stacy Atchley for donating her time last year to coach the ms/hs Spritline dance team.  Your donation of time and love to the kids is greatly appreciated!
Thank you to Mr. Banning for donating his time to organize and sponsor the VCS ski club this year!
Thank you to Mrs. Collins for donating her time to organize and sponsor the VCS volleyball club this year.
Thank you to Mike Lower for donating his time to organize and sponsor the VCS debate club last year!
Thank you to the Haskell family for their time and energy donated to help in getting the volleyball court ready to go! They also leveled the school garden and dug the holes for the water to drain properly in our field! Thank you for everything you do for VCS! 
 
Teacher Blogs
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Don't forget to check the visioncharter.net regularly for news and information.  Your child's teacher will often post valuable information on their blog.  Find your child's teacher or teachers using these links:

 

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/sandy-martinez

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/tricia-huckins

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/angie-ferrera

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/lisa-decker

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/jan-ayotte

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/deb-mcdorman

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/leann-castor

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/lucy-wafwa

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/teresa-wilkins

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/erica-collins

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/becky-mitchell

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/jason-george

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/kurt-scheffler

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/heather-burton

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/wendy-oldenkamp

www.visioncharter.net/blogs/dan-leavell

Contact Information
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phone: 208-455-9220
email: wendyroldenkamp@msn.com
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