The Recycling team has a new home! We are now part of the Citizenship Committee of the PTA. Our recycling programs are beneficial to our kids, who take pride in keeping our planet green, to our community, to our environment, and to our school because Vanderlyn receives money through some of the programs, as noted below.

We continue to encourage all Vanderlyn families to bring in the following items to the school, where we have collection bins available by the office:

• Aluminum cans (rinsed clean)
• Aluminum can poptops (collection will be donated by the Girl Scouts to the Ronald McDonald House, for their fundraising initiative)
• Batteries (alkaline and lithium)
• Cell phones (All types; Vanderlyn receives up to $100 each)
• Digital Cameras (All types; Vanderlyn receives up to $100 each)
• Empty Elmer's brand glue bottles and glue sticks (Vanderlyn receives 2 cents per item)
• Plastic bottles
• Plastic bottle caps (only types accepted are rigid caps that twist on with a threaded neck such as caps on shampoo, water, soda, milk, and other beverage bottles, flip top caps on tubes and food product bottles (such as ketchup and mayonnaise), laundry detergents and some jar lids such as peanut butter. Note: These types of caps do not get recycled during the bottle recycling process.)
• Printer cartridges (All types; Vanderlyn receives up to $10 each)
• Used crayons

Please contact Sandi Strasberg, Recycling Team Lead, for more information.

The Reflections Art Program, a nation-wide contest sponsored by the National PTA, has been rewarding students for artistic excellence for over 40 years!

As a reminder, it's time for all Vanderlyn students to think about submitting their entries for the Reflections Art Contest. Vanderlyn has no shortage of creative and talented students!  Students may express that creative talent in as many categories as they would like to-Visual Arts, Dance Choreography, Photography, Literature, Film Production and Music Composition.

This year's theme is "Believe, Dream, Inspire".  The deadline for entries is Friday, October 4 at a.m.  The Reflections Committee will be standing in the front hallway collecting entries that morning before school starts, so please bring all entries that day. Contact Louisa Boss or Camilyn Germann

Please join the Vanderlyn community for STEM Night on October 3 in the cafeteria. The event will be drop-in between 4:30 from 6:30 p.m. Students will have the opportunity to compete in fun math games and activities, win prizes, and enjoy snacks and drinks. STEM teachers, STEM committee members and volunteers from Georgia Perimeter College will be present to facilitate games and activities for students of all ages/grades, and everyone is invited to attend.  

(Parents must remain with their children as this is not a drop-off event.) We hope you attend this fun and enriching event! For more information, contact STEM co-chairs Jennifer Green and Ashok Narayan. 

We have discovered an additional way you can support the Annual Fund without opening your wallet! Give With Target has launched their second annual campaign to support schools nationwide. Participation is incredibly easy: follow the Facebook link, cast your vote every 4 days, and as the votes increase, so will Target's financial support of Vanderlyn! It's super easy to vote on a smart phone, too! Spread the word to neighbors, grandparents, your students, etc. It's free money for our terrific school!

An informational meeting will be held on September 23 from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m for all 4th and 5th grade students interested in finding out more about Track Club. The meeting will be held in the gym and students will be brought to the bus turnaround at 3:30 p.m. for pick up.

Be sure to check out Vanderlynpta.com website to discover opportunities in the area for summer fun and camps! These items are posted regularly to our website as we reserve Viking Views for school-specific news.