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If you have been around the school this year you may begin to wonder if your eyes are playing tricks on you. One minute you see someone leave the building and the next minute you see the same person go into the copy room. It is worthy of a double take. Rest assured your eyes are fine, what you are actually seeing is the Olivetti twins! Megan Olivetti is in her second year teaching Literacy at TVCS in the middle school. Paige Olivettiis new to TVCS this year teaching our 6th grade students.
 After spending some time with these two identical twin sisters - the phrase Dynamic Duo comes to mind. They are best friends and have a ton in common. They both have two dogs, they both are avid runners, they both received full track scholarships at BSU, they both love to shop, they are both impulsive, both love teaching and both love being a twin. Megan says "It is like having a best friend that will never judge you or abandon you. We can be honest and know that feelings won't get hurt and we always have each other's back."
A couple of things that distinguish these Doublemint twins from each other, Megan is left handed, Paige is right handed, Megan parts her hair on the left, Paige on the right, Megan is slightly taller with a slighter bigger shoe size than Paige, Paige is easy going and laid back, Megan is more feisty and outgoing , Paige is more traditional and Megan is more trendy. While these things seem obvious to them, it is still hard to tell them apart. But remember, if you can't figuring out who is who, they both answer to "Miss Olivetti"!
When asked what they like about teaching they both replied that they love being around kids and feel more comfortable relating to kids than adults. They love to have fun and nurture their students and said they can totally relate to them. They said they love it when they are teaching and they hear a student say "That is the coolest thing ever!" or "I hated English before your class!" That is when they know they have hit the mark.
As for what they like about teaching at TVCS Megan said "I like that I have more control over the way things are taught - it is not "that's just the way we do it here". I like going way outside of the box - it takes a lot of time preparing lessons but I am more invested because I believe in it and the kids are more invested too. I like the freedom". Paige said, "I like how well the teachers get along. I feel supported and like Dr. England has our back. It really is THE Village! That is so corny but so true."
When students in Paige's class were asked what they liked about their teacher, Sophie said, "I love my teacher. She can explain things really well so that it makes sense. I love this school much better than my old school". Savannah D said "She lets us be us and lets us do really fun stuff. We do Economics in class and not just math - I really like that"!
When students in Megan's class were asked what they liked about their teacher, Cameron C. said, "She handles things really well and she doesn't yell at us". Cameron K said, "She has a lot of ideas for hands-on things like going outside to do fun projects like playing human chess to teach strategy...". Kelly said, "She is just awesome - same as last year - She is the BEST! She's the awesomest teacher I have ever had"!
We are glad to have both Miss Olivetti's at TVCS this year. It is clear that they bring a lot of creative, fun, hands-on learning to each of their classrooms. After talking with them, It was obvious that they are passionate about what they are doing and who said learning can't be fun!
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Did you know that we are beginning this year what we hope will be a long running tradition at TVCS?
Our Junior High students are going to the
McCall Outdoor Science School (a.k.a. MOSS camp)
at the end of October. In order for them to go though,
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Please join us for the First Annual
TVCS Lap-A-Thonon
This Thursday September 27th at 5:00pm
on the school playground.
Each student in the school went home with a pledge sheet this week; please assist your child in getting pledges per lap to help earn money for our school! This could be as small at $.50 or$1.00 per lap. Every little bit counts! This will become an annual fundraising tradition for our school to get all students to MOSS camp in years to come!
7th Grade students making screen printed shirts to sell to raise money for MOSS
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From the Board of Trustees
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Thank you to many of you who have expressed interest in working with the board. The board will be meeting in October to start forming committees for the year. We know many of you are anxious to get involved. As we are getting organized, expect that it may be a month or so before we contact you.
The board is currently recruiting two new board members and are specifically looking for people with a background in Grant Writing and Policy Development. If this sounds like something that may interest you or if you know someone with these backgrounds, please contact Jani Knox at jani@thevillagecharterschool.org
We look forward to a great second year.
- The TVCS Board of Trustees
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Elective
Program Update
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The first elective session of this school year starts Thursday October 11. Parents who expressed interest in helping with the elective program on their volunteer survey will be contacted by the elective committee very soon. We are looking forward to another fabulous year with this fun
and engaging hands-on program!
3rd grade students working on Picasso Cubism art project
If you have any questions about the Elective Program, please email thrive@thevillagecharterschool.org
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BOXTOPS & LABELS
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Don't forget your Boxtops!
We are continuing to collect Boxtops for Education & Cambell's soup labels. We are sending in the next batch in October - so if you have some, please bring them in!
Last year Box tops earned us $400
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TVCS Day at the Pumpkin Patch
All TVCS families are invited to a day at the Pumpkin Patch! It was so fun last year to be there with TVCS friends that we are doing it again! We will meet at Linder Farms at
2:00PM on Friday October 5th
to go through the corn maze, go on a hay ride to the pumpkin patch, and do all the other fun stuff.
Linder Farms Tickets will be on sale at the school through Thursday of next week (Sept 27th) costing $5.00 each (which is half off the regular price). You can buy tickets the day of the event as well by contacting the PTO. Click the above link for directions and information about the farm. The tickets must be used by Saturday October, 6th.
See you at the Patch!
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Thank You!
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A big Thank You to all of you who completed our Parent Involvement Survey. It is apparent that we have a great "Village" full of people who are dedicated and willing to be involved.
If you forgot to complete a survey, you can still do so by clicking HERE. Results are currently being compiled so please act quickly.
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5th Grade Big Buddy reading to Kindergartener Little Buddy |
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Dates to Remember | |
Sept. 27 Lap-A- Thon, 5PM at TVCS
(see Community News article for details)
Sept. 27 Student Council Applications due
for 4 - 8th graders (see article below)
Oct.1-5 Fall Break - No School all week
Oct. 5 TVCS Day at Linder Farms 2PM
Oct. 8 PTO Board Meeting 3PM at TVCS
Oct. 18 Board Meeting 7PM at TVCS
Oct. 29 - Nov. 2 MOSS camp for Jr. High
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DRESS CODE CLARIFICATION
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There has been some confusion over what sweatshirts and outer wear are dress code approved. The policy was written to allow for any sweatshirts, sweaters and jackets to be worn outside of the class-room while only solid color sweaters, sweatshirts and jackets can be worn inside the classrooms. We hope this helps.
If you have other questions about the dress code, you can view the policy HERE.
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Student Council News
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Student Council applications are available now, and are due Thursday, September 27th. Students in grades 4-8 may get an application from their teacher or from our 4th Grade teacher Mrs. Tacke.
Two class representatives from each of
the grades 4-8 will be announced the
week after our October break.
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From the PTO
| This year the PTO is excited to repeat some awesome events and activities from last year and move forward with a few new ones. Our parent community has responded brilliantly to the call for involvement through our Involvement Survey and we're excited to fit people into spots that will keep them excited and motivated to contribute! We definitely need everyone's help to keep our PTO running. Stay tuned for the PTO Calendar that will outline our events for the year after they have been approved by te Board of Trustees.
The PTO Meetings for the year have been scheduled and we'd love to have you attend for any of them that you are able:
- Monday Oct. 8th @ 3:00PM
- Tuesday November 6th @ 6:30PM
- Monday December 3rd @ 3:00PM
- Tuesday January 8th @ 6:30PM
- Monday February 4th @3:00PM
- Tuesday March 5th @ 6:30PM
- Monday April 8th @3:00PM*
- Tuesday, May 7th @ 6:30PM**
*PTO Officer Nominations for 2013-14 will take place **PTO Officer Elections for the 2013-14 will take place. Hope to see you there! Your contribution matters! Email us any questions or thoughts at PTO@thevillagecharterschool.org
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Fundraising Is
SO EASYe
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Did you know that every time you shop on Amazon a percentage of whatever you pay can be given to the school? We earned over $200 last year! Just click through our Amazon link HERE to get to the site and then shop as normal - Easy as that!
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CARPOOLS
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If you are looking to create or join a carpool, contact Sheri Groenlund at carpools@thevillagecharter. You will need to provide your name, your phone number, your coordinates, how many children need transported, and how many seats you have available.
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Did you know that you can access previous newsletters on our website? We recently added the "Newsletter Archive"link on our homepage and under the 'Community' tab. Now you can pull up newsletters from this year or last to re-read articles or share tidbits. We hope you will find this useful.
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