Mr. Clayton's Friday Message
March 22nd, 2024
-The county has moved Monday, April 8th to an independent learner day in observance of the Great American Eclipse. Students will not report to the building on Monday, April 8th. They will return to school on Tuesday, April 9th.
-Best of luck to all of our Science Olympiad participants competing in the county competition tomorrow.
-Vanderdash was an amazing experience! So much fun and the weather was fantastic. Thank you to all who helped organize and to all that came out to support our school.
-We are going to open up our cafeteria to family visitors during school lunch. Please hang tight so that we can fine tune everything and we will communicate details soon.
-Our 2nd and 3rd graders, along with our Vanderlyn singers, have been practicing and are excited for their performance next week. Ms. Ketabi has done a wonderful job getting them ready and we are excited for them to perform. Both performances are open to our VES parent community.
- 2nd grade will perform from 8:00-8:30
- 3rd grade and Vanderlyn Singers will perform from 12:45-1:15
-Had a great time celebrating our MAP Achievement and Growth students today. MAP tells a great story of growth, while also providing great data about achievement.
-Very excited to hear that two former Vikings were announced as Valedictorians! Jack Bolte at Chamblee High and Neil Shah at Dunwoody High. Huge congratulations to both!
-If you arrive with your child after 7:45 in the morning, you will need to park and walk them into the building. We are having too many instances where students are being dropped off late and they're standing at the side doors.
-We are holding a drive for Earth Day. Thanks to Ms. Davis (5th grade parent) for helping to organize. We have a collection container at the front of the school and will be collecting items listed on the attached flyer. Send in what you can please.
Enjoy the weekend!
Looking ahead
Tuesday the 26th
-Barber and Weatherly homerooms to Botanical Gardens
-6th graders from Peachtree Middle to visit our VES 5th graders
Wednesday the 27th
-2nd and 3rd grade musical performers during specials
-Vanderlyn batboy/batgirl game at Dunwoody High vs. St. Pius baseball game (5:55)
Thursday the 28th
-Garcia and Hamilton homerooms to Botanical Gardens
-Parent/Teacher conferences (3:00 to 5:00)