Village Updates and Reminders
Take a Vet to School Appreciation:
We are grateful for PTO President Doreen Genmark and Mindy Hayes, our School Liaison Officer, for facilitating our Veterans Day experiences for us and our students. Thank you also to all of the volunteers that came together to make the magic happen for our students and special military-connected guests that we had during our breakfast and assembly. We are proud to serve a school community with so many Service Members and Veterans!
Village Elementary Volunteers:
We want to begin by thanking each of you for your continued support of our students, staff, and school community. We could not do what we do without the collective support of our VES families and community. We are attaching the Code of Conduct (pictured below) as a mere reminder that it is imperative that we maintain the integrity of our volunteer program by ensuring that each visitor on campus abide by the same expectations we have of our staff and students. Our students are counting on us to show up and be at our best, which also means that we are maintaining student and staff privacy. There is so much that happens in a school environment that requires us to be mindful that we support children, and each child is part of someone’s family. It is with that respect and understanding that I ask all volunteers to refrain from speaking about children or their behaviors with anyone besides the teacher.
Village Campus Arrival
- Village campus gates will be open each school day beginning at 8:00 am for grades TK-5th. Please do not drop your child off prior to that time. There will be no supervision for students until the gates open at 8:00 am.
- Only students may come onto campus.
- Students may not enter through the front office unless they are arriving late.
- Students who ride bikes or scooters are to park at their grade-specific bike rack area.
- Once on campus, students must go directly to their classrooms.
- They must walk to class using the designated grade level walking/staircase routes.
- Students are not permitted to play on the playground equipment during this time.
- At 8:10 am, the school day and instruction officially begin. Students are expected to be in their classrooms ready to learn.
- Village will be closing our morning gates at 8:10 am sharp. Please know we must do this because gate supervision staff need to be in their classroom at 8:10 am to support students. Asking staff to keep the gates open for late entries impacts our classroom supports and supervision.
- Students coming to school after 8:10 am need to enter school through the office.
- Starting routines off the same way each day is extremely important for our students. It sets them up for success in an organized, calm and nurturing manner. Thank you for getting your student to school on time, each day.
LOCKDOWN DRILL: Thursday, 11/17 at 10:30 am
Lockdown drills are a specific safety drill to prepare students and staff to achieve maximum safety in the event of an internal threat such as intruder on campus, or external threat, including community violence or disaster.
Village will hold a lockdown drill on Thursday at 10:30 am. We will be reviweing the lockdown protocol with our students prior to Thursday and will practice together as a whole school on Thursday at 10:30 am. We broach this subject with sensitivity and understand the need to practice through age/grade appropriate discussions and practices.
Lockdown Expectations:
1 Lock the doors.
2 Close and lock windows and all window coverings/blinds.
3 Turn off lights.
4 Hide out of sight of doors and windows
5 Get down close to the floor and spread out within the classroom
6 Barricade doors and windows (will not complete this during the drill, but will discuss the possible need to do this)
7 Remain absolutely quiet and still.
Traffic:
Thank you everyone for working together for a safe arrival and departure to school. Please do not let your students exit the car if you are not in a loading zone. Letting students our of the car or golf cart in the middle of the street or at the crosswalk is unsafe.
Village Weekly Updates on Recess Games and MTSS Behavior Review :
Every week, we offer two "spotlight" games for students in order to spark new interest in games and learn new skills. We introduce games during PE time the week before and then the games are showcased at recess the following week.
Recess Games of the Week:
Lower Playground Grades K-3
Turkeys & Farmers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFaF9HHMVZA&t=15s
Upper Playground Grades 4-5
Wiffle Ball
Weekly Campus Expectation Review: Lines
Superhero Character Monthly Focus: November: Caring
Coronado Schools Foundation Online Auction: Let’s Bid for our Kids!
Lots of great deals and steals https://e.givesmart.com/CSF Annual Auction
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Take a Vet to School Celebration Mrs. Rogale and students loving the helicopter. | Take a Vet to School Celebration Thank you Mindy Hayes, Village Elementary Navy Liaison and Village PTO! Look at this beautiful Honor Wall for students and their Veterans. | Take a Vet to School Celebration We held an assembly to honor our students and their family members who serve. Special Navy Lieutenant Commander Sam Martinette was our guest speaker and answered many student questions! |
Take a Vet to School Celebration
Take a Vet to School Celebration
Take a Vet to School Celebration
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Take a Vet to School Celebration PTO sponsored a beautiful breakfast before school for our students and their military-conected family memebers. Over 250 people came to the celebration in the brisk morning chill! | Take a Vet to School Celebration Thank you Sea Squadron 14 for landing at Village today! What a sight! | Take a Vet to School Celebration Students learning about the helicopter from Sea Squadron 14. |
Take a Vet to School Celebration
Take a Vet to School Celebration
Take a Vet to School Celebration
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Thank you PTO for another great Movie Night! | Thank you Beach Eats Food Truck! |
Thank you PTO for another great Movie Night!
Thank you Beach Eats Food Truck!
