The Hawk's Nest
Happy New Year VCS Families!
1st & 2nd Grade Concert
Greek & Roman Fair
Thank You Parent Volunteers!
Huge Thank You to our parent volunteers Angel & Jessica who helped with the staff pancake breakfast on December 11th!
We appreciate you
Bridge Building
Miel Resource Event
Thank you all for your giving tree donations!
Canned Food Drive
Thank you all for your canned food donations & Congratulations to Ms. Hunt's 2nd grade class for having the most cans!
Latin/ Chess Club
As of the end of 2nd Quarter, we will no longer offer Latin at Vanguard West. Mr. Haneghan our Latin teacher has transferred to Vanguard East and will continue to teach HS Latin there.
This also means we currently do not offer Chess Club.
Thanks
Board of Directors Vacancy
Message From The Board of Directors
Dear Families of Vanguard West Students,
We need your voice and perspective as a member of our Board of Directors! We’re looking to fill a
vacant board seat (to represent the West community) for the remainder of the academic year. If you’re
interested in applying for this opportunity, please e-mail me a letter of interest that includes why you
would like to serve on the board along with your relevant experience. Also, please provide a brief
resume.
The Board will review the provided information and select an individual to serve on the Board of
Directors during their Tuesday, January 25 th meeting.
Please send the requested information and/or any questions that you may have about position to Dan
Jorgensen, the Vanguard Board Chair at: djorgensen@vanguardclassical.org prior to 5 pm, Friday,
January 19 th . Thank you!
Reminder: STAR Parents****
Parents that are picking up from Stars child care MUST park in a parking spot and not anywhere else(Car line). This is inconvenient and unsafe for our families that are still picking up students from Clubs and Sports
Thanks for your understanding
Access Testing Begins January 8th for ELL Students
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent teacher conferences will be on Monday, February 12th from 10AM - 7PM, please save the date. Conference sign ups will be available mid month
Enrollment & Ambassador Program
2024/2025 Enrollment
Our 2024/25 Enrollment Intent (Lottery Application) links are up and active on our website, NEW families can begin the enrollment process, and we are beginning to promote enrollment at both campuses!
(Current VCS students are automatically rolled into the following year )Families with current students and new students coming in, only need to enroll new students)
We love Referrals! Any student you refer that stays through Oct Count will get $149 per student referred. (Your name needs to be given to us by the family that is registering in order to qualify)
We gave out over $3,000 in referral funds this school year! Do not miss out!
Birthday Celebrations
We want to thank you for your generosity on your child's birthday, please also remember that these are end of the day celebrations and parents are not invited to attend, per school policy. We also ask that you do not bring soda for students.
We also do not allow the exchanging of individual gifts during school hours, if a student is not giving an invitation or a gift to the whole class we ask that arrangements to do this be done outside of school hours.
Thanks for your understanding
Toys/ Electronics
Thanks for your understanding
Cold Weather
Reminder:
As it gets colder, please remember to dress your child accordingly, we take the students outside for recess as long as it is 20 degrees or warmer.
Lost & Found
This is a new batch of lost items*** different from our last lost & found post
Lost & Found items will be cleared out & donated this Friday, please make sure you come take a look before this is done.
**Attendance**
Our start time is 7:40 AM, we are seeing MANY tardies, we will be sending letters to those with excessive tardies/absences. Those who have already received a first round of letters in October will be called in for a meeting if these absences/tardies continue to happen.
Thanks
8th Grade
Mrs. McCafferty will be pulling 8th grade students this month to discuss cap stones and High Schools with them.
After School Pick Up
Please remember that school is out at 3:30PM and students must picked up on time, if you know you are not able to get here by that time please register your student for Stars Care. Pick up between 3:15 and 3:30 PM is not allowed as this is when teachers are wrapping up their day and giving out homework assignments. If your child has an appointment they need to be picked up before that time frame.
Thanks for your cooperation
Basketball Game Schedules
Meet days for Clubs & Sports
Soccer shots starts 9/8 (Meets on Fridays)
Art club starts 8/30 (Meets on Wednesdays)
GOTR starts 9/12 (Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays) 3:45 - 5
Lego club starts 8/16 (Meets on Wednesdays)
D&D starts 8/15 (Meets on Tuesdays)
Spelling club starts 8/17 (Meets on Thursdays)
Volleyball: starts 8/15 ( Meets Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays) 3:45 - 5:30
Flag Football: starts 8/15 ( Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:45 -5:15
Cheerleading: starts 8/15 (Meets on Wednesdays and Fridays 3:45 - 5)
2023-2024 School Calendar
4-Day School Weeks!
Pay your 2023-2024 $50 Registration Fee Below
Class Dojo
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
Contact Ms. Valenzuela or Ms. Estrada for assistance at 303-691-2384.