Vaughan Viking Voice
March 17, 2021
Upcoming Events
March 18: Spirit Night at McDonald's
March 23: Spirit Night at Mod Pizza
March 23: Parent University
March 24: Lifetouch Spring Pictures!
March 26: Friday Vaughan Viking Spirit Day
March 29: Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A
March 31: 5th Grade to STEAM City
April 1: 5th Grade to STEAM City
April 6: PTA Membership Meeting
April 12: Senior Scholarship Deadline
May 1: Attendance Credit Election
Please see articles below with more details!
For a complete calendar of PTA events, please visit:
https://vaughanpta.membershiptoolkit.com/Calendar
Spring Pictures Wednesday, March 24th!
Lifetouch will be at Vaughan on Wednesday, March 24th to take student individual Spring pictures. At home learners will have a flyer coming home in today's Wednesday folder. At home learners can request a paper flyer by calling the office.
In person students will have their pictures taken during the school day. At home learners will be given a window of time to come to Vaughan to have their photos taken on the same date from 12:45 to 1:45 pm. More detailed information will be coming in an email soon!
For safety & time restrictions, we are requesting that you order online to eliminate the need to handle paperwork.
To order online , please go to mylifetouch.com and enter Picture Day ID: EVTZJTF3G. (Please enter student name as it is listed on their birth certificate.)
Congratulations!
Vaughan student, Kylee-Jo Gooch will advance to the National PTA Reflections competition with her visual arts entry entitled "The Fixer."
We are so proud of you!
For a complete listing, please visit: https://www.txpta.org/reflections-results
Science Fair Winners!
The following students competed at the Allen Science Fair and here are the results:
2nd Grade Physical Science: 1st Place Varnika Sharma
5th Grade Physical Science: 1st Place Andrew Freiberger
6th Grade Physical Science: 2nd Place Siddhart Kulkarni
5th Grade GRAND PRIZE winner: Andrew Freiberger
AWESOME RESULTS!!! Congrats Vaughan Vikings!!!
Vaughan Senior Scholarship Application
Deadline to apply is Monday, 4/12/21 at 3pm!
Self-Regulation and Emotional Calm during Covid
Self-Regulation and Emotional Calm for School Aged Children during Covid. The COVID pandemic has brought many challenges to our communities and schools. As we navigate our way into 2021, our youth are bearing stress of unprecedented proportion. Terah will review coping skills and techniques to find calm. Signs and symptoms of stress will also be discussed.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. ONLINE
For details and to register, click here.
March Citizenship Awards!
Allen ISD Council of PTAs Citizenship Awards are given out to teachers, staff, and parent volunteers who give their time and effort to support our schools. These individuals are nominated because they go above and beyond what is expected and make a difference for our children.
Huge congratulations to Casey Duckworth, Shawn Glover, Danh Nguyen and Tina Valleau!
Click here to see Vaughan's past recipients.
Texas PTA Lifetime Recipients
Melissa Dreher
Karen Langford
Nera Van Ark
Nera has been an amazing volunteer to Vaughan for many years! Her children attended Vaughan and have now moved up to other grades and graduated! In addition, Nera also joined our family as Vaughan's Registrar in the front office this past year. Nera and her family have been the driving force behind Vaughan's Veterans Day program for years. Vaughan has always had the most amazing Veterans program thanks in large part to Nera's support and dedication. She decorates on weekends, organizes donations, and makes sure the program goes off without a hitch. Even this past year with the program looking different she was there to support and help in any way she could. We are so grateful and appreciative to have Mrs. Van Ark at Vaughan Elementary!
Upcoming Attendance Credit Election
Allen ISD will hold a special election, known as an Attendance Credit Election, on May 1 seeking voter approval for the district to pay recapture by purchasing attendance credit from the State with local tax revenue. An attendance credit is simply the name given for a district to equalize its wealth through recapture payments.
To learn more about the election and its impact on our district, please click here.
Water Conservation Newsletter
Volunteers Needed! Library and Watch D.O.G.S. Car Pool Helpers
There are two opportunities for volunteers at Vaughan:
- Library – daily from 9-11 am, assisting the librarian with tasks, there will be no student interaction
- Watch D.O.G.S. – assisting with morning and/or afternoon car pool
Volunteers will be begin on Tuesday, February 16. We ask to start that you volunteer for just one day. If you do check back a day or two before and there is no one signed up, you may go ahead and sign up even if you have already volunteered. We want to be sure that all our volunteers have the opportunity to help.
Here are the guidelines:
- Annual Allen ISD background check must be completed prior to time on campus. https://www.allenisd.org/page/214
- Adhere to Allen ISD Volunteer Guidelines found here: https://www.allenisd.org/page/214
- COVID self-assessment check must be done. Please see the student screener linked here for questions to consider prior to coming to campus. https://www.allenisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001197/Centricity/Domain/5585/STUDENT_HEALTH_SCREENING_Questionnaire.pdf
- Masks must be worn at all times.
- Keep social distance from staff and students while on campus.
- Stay in your designated volunteer area during your time on campus.
- Watch D.O.G.S. on campus: Consider air hugs, elbow bumps, or air high fives when greeting students to avoid direct physical contact.
CLICK HERE to sign up via Membership Toolkit. You will need to login. If you have not created an account, you will need to do that first.
Thank you all for the wonderful support you continue to show to our campus!
Snack Needed for Staff!
The PTA would like to provide snacks for our staff this spring. If you are able to contribute, we would be grateful! To make this simple, you can order direct from an Amazon wish list and have it shipped directly to our staff appreciation coordinator. Thank you for your generosity!
NOTE: Be sure to select “Maria Uberta” as the Ship To when checking out to have the snacks go directly to our staff appreciation coordinator.
Easy Ways to Support Vaughan PTA
Amazon Smile
Shop the same great prices, selection and convenience you are used to with Amazon!
Click here for more info and to link your account.
Kroger Community Rewards
Kroger gives back on most purchases. For more info on how to link your shopper's reward card, click here.
Box Tops
Box Tops are a great way to earn funds for our school! They are phasing out the clipping and moving to solely scanning your receipts. Click here for more info.
Spirit Nights
Check back for more dates this spring!