News from the Nest
May 25, 2018
The Week Ahead
**Week of 5/28**
Monday 5/28
- NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
- Race for Education donation deadline
Tuesday 5/29 (Day 1)
- IVMS Jazz Band, 9-10 am
Wednesday 5/30 (Day 2)
- Volunteer Breakfast, 8-8:30 am
- Buddy Picnic - Mrs. Derro's class
- ABC Parade (morning Kindergarten), 10:30-11:30 am
- ABC Parade (afternoon Kindergarten), 2-3 pm
Thursday 5/31 (Day 3)
- 5th Grade Picnic (Rain Date: 6/1)
- 4th Grade Living History Museum, 10:15-11:30 am and 1:30-3 pm
Friday 6/1 (Day 4)
- Race for Education Award Assembly, 2-3 pm
- deadline for completing Home & School online survey
Race for Education
LAST CALL FOR DONATIONS! The website will be open and we will continue to accept mailers until this Monday, May 28th!
Donating is easy!
1. Go to www.race4ed.com/ves.
2. Type in your child's name.
3. Make your donation.
4. Share this website with family and friends via email, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media.
**On Race Day, the students of Vernfield ran a total of 9,734 laps! Way to go, Vernfield!
Thank you for your support in making this fundraiser successful! If you have any questions, please contact Jenn Lister at lister2004@verizon.net.
Race for Education - Pizza Party Contest
The classrooms with the highest number of donations will receive a pizza party!
The classes in the lead are:
Kindergarten: Mrs. Fogle's AM class-46 donations
First grade: Mrs. Porco's class- 55 donations
Second grade: Mrs.Moore's class-35 donations
Third grade: Mrs. Edgar's class-33 donations
Fourth grade: Mrs. Ditlow's class- 26 donations
Fifth grade: Mrs. Mandia's class- 30 donations
For a complete list of standings, see our Fundraising Newsletter.
5th Grade Picnic - Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers are needed (we need a lot more!) to help run games and activities on the day of the picnic. Please check out the Picnic Sign Up and volunteer if you are able! Thank you!
If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Klock at kklock@gmail.com.
Home & School Survey
All responses are anonymous, and we would love to hear what you think about events, activities, fundraising, communications, etc. Please complete the survey by Friday, June 1.
Please note: This survey is DIFFERENT FROM the Technology Survey and the Elementary School Improvement survey that have been sent recently.
Thank you!
Character Counts Book of the Month
This year, Home and School has been supporting a Character Counts Book of the Month Program. Each month, a special book is chosen that highlights a particular character trait. A copy of the book is purchased for each classroom so it can be enjoyed by all of the students in the school!
The book of the month for May is Sarabella's Thinking Cap by Judy Schachner. Please see the description below:
From the bestselling creator of Skippyjon Jones, a heartwarming story about the importance of imagination and creativity.
Sarabella is always thinking—conjuring, daydreaming, and creating new worlds from her imagination. There is so much going on in her head that it can barely be contained. But there are times when daydreaming is decidedly not a good thing—like when you're supposed to be doing multiplication tables. Luckily, Sarabella has an understanding teacher and with his encouragement She comes up with her own idea to show everyone who she is.
Watch Judy draw and talk with The New York Times Books in this Facebook video.
Reviews
"Punning on the plural of cerebellum, Schachner introduces a girl who is at her happiest when she’s alone with her thoughts. With her “feet on the ground and her head in the clouds,” Sarabella is beloved by her passionately creative family, but her teacher, Mr. Fantozzi, hopes she’ll find a way to focus, as well as share her thoughts. Inspired by a classroom assignment, Sarabella crafts a thinking cap made of paper, magazine clippings, stickers, and stamps, allowing her classmates to see the swirl of ideas in her head. Readers have much more access to Sarabella’s thoughts thanks to Schachner’s sprawling mixed-media collages, themselves a tangle of imagery and loosely formed associations: in one jam-packed thought balloon, lithographic images of sea turtles, sheep, and a cabbage jockey for space with hand-drawn ants, words in English and French, and a cartoon string bean. Mr. Fantozzi is a memorable force in Sarabella’s life: he never shames her imaginative wanderings and instead celebrates her inquisitiveness. Readers, particularly introspective types, are sure to see the magic in Sarabella’s perspective."—Publishers Weekly
Summer Reading Program - IVPL
The brochure for the Summer Learning Club program for completed grades K-5 can be found online here.
Links for IVPL Summer programs for preschoolers and teens can be found on the IVPL Summer Learning website.
Save the Date!
**Week of 6/4**
Monday 6/4
- Yearbook Distribution
- Field Trip, Mrs. Caranfa's Class, 10 am-1 pm
- 5th Grade vs. Faculty/Staff Relays, 2:30-3:10 pm (Rain Date: 6/5)
Thursday 6/7
- Regular school day (due to 3/21 snow day)
- Field Day Rain Date
Friday 6/8
- Regular school day (due to 3/22 snow day)
- End of Year Reward Assembly - K, 1, 2, 3, 9:15-11 am
- End of Year Reward Assembly - K, 4, 5, 1:15-3 pm
**Week of 6/11**
Monday 6/11
- End of Year Assembly, 9:30-10:30 am
- AM Kindergarten: 8:45-10:45 am
- PM Kindergarten: 11:45 am-1:45 pm
- Grades 1-5: Early Dismissal at 1:45 pm
- Last day of school for Kindergarten
Tuesday 6/12
- No Kindergarten Classes
- Grades 1-5: Early Dismissal at 10:45 am
- End of 3rd Trimester (Progress Reports available on HAC at 7 pm on 6/13)
- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!
HELP WANTED
DVD Literacy (Co-chair for scheduling)
Yearbook (Co-chair)
Want some back up? Bring a friend. Co-chair teams welcome!!
Interested? Come to the May 14th HSA Meeting or contact HSA at VFhomeschool@soudertonsd.org
District News
Stay in Touch with Vernfield Home & School!
Vernfield Elementary School
Website: vernfield.soudertonsd.org
Location: 960 Long Mill Road, Telford, PA, United States
Phone: 215-721-0606
Twitter: @SASD_Vernfield