A reminder that school hours have changed for the 2023-2024 school year.

School Hours:

Monday- 9:20-2:25 (Supervised arrival begins at 9:05)

Tuesday-Friday- 7:30-2:25 (Supervised arrival begins at 7:15)

School Office Hours:

Monday- 9:00-2:45

Tuesday-Friday- 7:15-2:45

Families should make arrangements for students to leave school grounds at the 2:25 pm dismissal time. We are unable to supervise students after they have been dismissed.

THANK YOU to so many of our families for completing your online registration so that our staff can have accurate information when communicating with you!!

If you haven’t yet completed your online registration, please do so as soon as possible. It is very important.

Another quick reminder to go online to pay your registration fees if you haven’t done so already.

We understand that there are times when appointments during the school day are unavoidable. If your student is going to be picked up for an appointment we ask that in addition to notifying their teacher that 24 hours in advance when possible Please, also either:

1) EMAIL NCS Attendance: vais-attendance@verona.k12.wi.us

2) CALL the office at (608) 845-4500

Please include the information on the date of the appointment, the time they will be picked up and whether they will be returning to school or not.

When you come to pick them up you will need to come into the office to sign them out. When you bring your student back to school you will also need to come into the office to sign them in.

We appreciate our visitors and volunteers. You make it possible for things like field trips, class plays, and the many other activities that occur at our school. VASD volunteers and chaperones must complete a background check before they may begin. If there is a possibility that you will be a volunteer or chaperone we strongly encourage you to start the background check process now. These processes and procedures are being enforced district wide and take approximately 7 days to receive. Please remember to bring your State ID or Drivers License on your initial visit to our school.

Visitors

• Never will be alone/unsupervised with students

• Classroom assistant, drop off supplies, etc.

• Process

• Complete building based check-in/out form, wear temporary visitor badge and return it at the end of the day

Volunteers

• Could be alone/unsupervised with students

• Chaperone, tutor, reading support, athletic support, student with disabilities support/assistant

• Does not include Police Department, CPS or other government agency

• Process

• MUST complete background check and be active on approved volunteer list, completes building based check-in/out form, wear temporary volunteer badge and return it at the end of the day. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS.

Thank you again for investing your time in our Students and our school!

Community Outreach is tasked with recruiting next year’s kindergarten class of 22 students, as well as coordinating activities to increase community awareness of our school.

Parent Engagement will offer a wide variety of ways for families to engage at VAIS including volunteer opportunities, school parties/events, and social activities.

The FUNdraising Committee is in charge of raising funds for the charter school materials such as Chinese curriculum, special events, extra materials for teachers, etc.

School Climate explores ways to work with New Century School parents to create and sustain a sense of community between the two schools.

Not sure what committee is right for you? Stop by to say "Hi" at our table at Back to School Night on Thursday, September 21st. A couple of our parent representatives will be there and would love to chat with you. We hope to see you at a meeting soon!

Here is the link to a Google Public Calendar with this year’s updated NCS events:

VAIS Public Google Calendar

This calendar will be updated continually throughout the year with school events, such as swim and gym days, library days, Picture Day, Back to School Night, field trips, parent/teacher conferences, days off of school, Governance Council meetings, and so much more! We hope that this will make things easier for you!

We are excited to be participating in the Charter School Color Run again this year!

Date: September 30th

Starting Time: 9:00 am registration

Location: Right outside of VAIS

For registration please visit https://app.99pledges.com/fund/VAIS

Once you are registered please complete the waiver here.

If you would also like to volunteer to help with the Color Run please signup here.

We are excited to share that Fourth Graders and their family members have free access to parks, lands and waters for an entire year. This opportunity is part of the US Government through the Bureau of Land Management, the Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife, Forest Service and other agencies who are working together to help capture the curiosity of students in this age group.

This program runs Sept 1 to August 31, so enjoy while you can! It's entirely free and the opportunities are all across the US.

Here is where families can sign up for free: https://everykidoutdoors.gov/parents.htm

If you do take this opportunity and enjoy the adventure, please feel free to share your pictures with Miss Amelia or Miss Jenni.