Viera Elementary Happenings
January 17, 2023
Welcome to Viera Elementary
As a reminder, report cards will go home this Thursday, January 19th. Please be sure to review your child's report card, sign and return the envelope and contact your child's teacher if you have any questions or concerns.
We have had an increase in issues with students using their smart watches throughout the school day. This includes sending and receiving texts and navigating sites. This is against school and district policy. If your child has a smart watch, please be sure that notifications and alerts are off during the school day and please also have a conversation with them that the watches are not to be used while at school.
During this time of year, we see many students bringing warm or hot drinks with them each morning (coffee, tea, hot chocolate). Please do not send students to school with any warm or hot drinks. If the drink were to spill on your student or another student, it could cause harm. Thank you for helping to ensure the safety of all students.
Due to the calendar change, our parent conference night will now be held on Thursday, January 26th from 5:00 - 6:30 PM by appointment only. If you would like to schedule a conference with your child's teacher during that time, please contact them.
Thank you for your continuous support of Viera Elementary. Please reach out anytime you have a question or concern.
Adrienne Schwab
Root of the Week
Root of the Week: Word Superstars. Each week we will share a new root on the morning announcements. Students are encouraged to use words with this root. In fact, if teachers or staff catch a student using a word with the root, they can give them a ticket. They can fill out the ticket and put it in the box that will be in the cafeteria. At the end of the week we will draw five tickets out to recognize our Word Superstars. They will receive a special spirit tag that says “Word of the Week Superstar”.
The root of the week this week is "micro" – the Greek root meaning small.
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2nd Nine Weeks Awards Date Changes
Due to the FAST-testing schedule for Grades 3-6 we need to make an adjustment to the second nine weeks awards schedule. Please see the new schedule below. 😊
Monday, January 23rd
- 8:15 AM – 5th Grade
- 8:50 AM – 3rd Grade
- 9:20 AM – 6th Grade
- 9:50 AM – 4th Grade
Lunch with your Student
Beginning, the week of September 6, parents will be able to eat lunch on campus with their child one day a week. This will be each Wednesday and spots will be limited, so parents must sign up in advance at https://signup.com/go/hefokio. Additionally, there are some guidelines which must be followed to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone on campus:
- · Parents must be on time for their child’s scheduled lunch time.
- · Parents must communicate with their child’s teacher that they will be coming to lunch on that day.
- · Parents must sign in at the front office and then will be escorted to the cafeteria to meet their child if they are not a registered volunteer.
- · There will be a designated table that the parent and student will sit at, this will not be with the class.
- · Parents may only have lunch with their child, no exceptions will be allowed.
- · While having lunch with your child, no cameras or phones taking pictures are permitted to protect the privacy of other students and families.
- · We strongly encourage younger siblings to stay home as we will have limited seating available.
- · Visitors/Volunteers are expected to dress appropriately when visiting campus.
- · Once your child’s lunch is over, they will promptly join their class to dismiss. Parents are not able to follow their child/the class back to the classroom and will sign out in the front office.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, January 16th
- Holiday for All! Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 17th
- Activity Day 1
- Awards - Kindergarten -8:15 AM, 1st Grade - 8:50 AM, 2nd Grade - 9:20 AM
- FAST Reading progress monitoring 2 grades 3, 5 and 6
Wednesday, January 18th
- Activity Day 2
- Club Photos
- FAST Math progress monitoring 2 Grades 3-6
- Morning Mile 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM - Weather permitting
- Tijuana Flats Spirit Night 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday, January 19th
- Activity Day 3
- Report Cards issued
- Morning Mile 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM - Weather permitting
Friday, January 20th
- Activity Day 4
- Early Release Day - students dismissed at 1:15 PM
- 6th Grade Pottery Club
- Movie Night sponsored by PTO - 6:00 PM
Monday, January 23rd
- Activity Day 5
- Awards - 8:15 - 5th grade, 8:50 - 3rd grade, 9:20 - 6th grade, 9:50 - 4th grade
- PTO meeting beginning at 3:00 PM in the STEM Lab
Tuesday, January 24th
- Activity Day 1
- Morning Mile 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM - Weather permitting
- Kindness Club
Wednesday, January 25th
- Activity Day 2
- Morning Mile 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM - Weather permitting
Thursday, January 26th
- Activity Day 3
- Morning Mile 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM - Weather permitting
- Class Photos
- Conference Night 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM - please contact your child's teacher if you would like to meet during this time
Friday, January 27th
- Activity Day 4
- 6th grade incentive - BINGO
- Early Release Day - students dismissed at 1:15 PM
Contact Information
Email: schwab.adrienne@brevardschools.org
Website: https://www.brevardschools.org/VieraES
Location: 8300 Stadium Parkway, Melbourne, FL, USA
Phone: (321)-350-8691