The Vanderlyn PTA International Committee invites you to join us for the all new "Passport to the World," where students will have fun while learning about countries from all over the world! In their "travels," students will experience the sights, sounds and tastes of countries from all seven continents, including:

Africa - Kenya

Antarctica

Asia - India, Iran, Israel, Thailand & Russia

Australia

Europe - France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,  United Kingdom

North America - Canada & Mexico

South America- Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador &  Venezuela

JOIN US! 

"Passport to the World" is on October 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. 

It's almost time for our Fall Merchant Rebate Drive! Vanderlyn will be collecting Box Tops and Campbell's Labels for Education from October 15 to 18.  Directions will come home in this Thursday's VIP.  

Each one of these labels provides a direct and tangible benefit to our school.  Box Tops earn $0.10 cash for our school/label! If each student in our school were to turn in just ten labels, we would earn over $700! Twenty each, and that is over $1,400! You can find Box Tops on any General Mills Products - GoGurts, Juicy Juice, Cereals, Fruit Snacks, etc.

Campbell's Labels allow for our teachers to choose from a long list of important instructional resources. Campbell's Labels are most often found on soup products but can also be found on other items such as Danimals.   

Help support our incredible school by going on a merchant rebate label hunt today!

Your child should have received his or her individual and class photos in last Thursday's VIP.  Please decide which photos you would like to keep.  You may pay with cash or a check made out to Lifetouch. There is a price list and envelope included in the photo package. Please return all payments and pictures you do not wish to purchase to your child's homeroom teacher.

Please remember all students have a blue background.  We are sorry that Lifetouch was unable to provide the multiple colors listed on the flyer.  There is no obligation to buy, and we hope you all enjoy the cute smiles!  The deadline to return picture money and photos is Friday, October 11.

If your child was absent for picture day, or you would like to have a retake, the date will be Thursday, November 14. Please send the photo package back to the homeroom teacher with RETAKE written on the outside of the photo package, and we will add your child to the list for retake day.

Thank you,

The Yearbook Committee

The Reflections committee needs volunteers to process the artwork submitted by our Vanderlyn artists. We will convene Friday, October 11 from 9 - 11 am. Join us for this limited time as many hands make light work! Please email committee chairs Louisa Boss or Camilyn Germann if you plan to help.

On behalf of the Vanderlyn PTA, we'd like to thank all of the Vanderlyn students who participated in the Reflections Contest this year.  School winners will be announced in the coming weeks, and those students will advance to the county level.

And now it's time for students to once again submit their ideas for the Reflections Program Theme Search.  The grand prize winner will receive $100 and will have his or her winning theme presented at the National PTA Convention in Austin, Texas next June.  Next year's theme, "The World Would Be A Better Place If. . ." has already been chosen, but we invite students to come up with their own award-winning ideas for the 2015-2016 Reflections Contest.  More information can be found on the Vanderlyn website.

Deadline for entries is Friday, November 1 at 8 a.m. and entries can be submitted into the drop box marked "Reflections Theme Search" in the front hallway of the school.

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.

Click here to find out how to submit your photos to be the Yearbook Committee.

You MUST use your camera, as pictures from phones do not enlarge well.

We are looking for shots with groups of kids!