Dates at a Glance
Wednesday, 9/22—Fire Drill
Wednesday-Thursday, 9/22-9/23—Picture Make Up/Retake days
Friday, 9/24—VSC NO SCHOOL DAY
Monday-Thursday, October 4th thru 7th —Teacher Parent Conferences. 1:15 end time every day, Extended Care open to those that need it.
Friday, 10/8-Monday10/11—VCS Fall Break and Indigenous Peoples Day
Tuesday, 10/12—Lockdown Drill
COVID Symptoms and Testing
If your child has any COVID or Flu-like symptoms: 1) Keep your child home 2) Call the school and tell us what symptoms your child is experiencing 3) Have your child PCR tested—we must have proof of a negative PCR test before your child can return to school.
Rapid Antigen tests are good for surveillance testing and are considered accurate if a person with symptoms tests positive. If a person with symptoms tests negative with a rapid antigen test, there needs to be a supporting negative PCR test prior to returning to campus.
COVID-19 Testing & Tracing in Sonoma County
I understand this is all very confusing and feels like things are constantly changing. I appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work together to keep everyone safe. Please see the website or the attached documents for more information.
Attendance and Late Arrivals
Late arriving students MUST check into the office for a health screening prior to going to class. Either walk your child to the office or call (leave a message if no answer) so we can make sure your child is screened and accounted for.
Safety Drills
Beginning next week, we will be having site-wide, monthly safety drills (fire, earthquake and lockdown). I know for some children drills can cause stress or anxiety. I will post the type of drill and dates in our weekly bulletin so you can have discussions at home ahead of time if needed.
Extended Care Rate Increasing to $6 per hour
After 14 years, we are having to increase our hourly rate for extended care. This dollar increase will be reflected in the invoice you will receive in early October. As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me if cost is a concern.
Important–VCS Phone Number
Our VCS office number is (707) 524-2848. Please note that it is connected to the broader NWP phone system and you have to dial the number directly each time. If you do a “call back” or redial, you will be connected to the NWP main office.
The 2021-2022 VCS Yearbook
Regular Price: $20
Hardcover upgrades are available for an additional $6.95
VCS Yearbooks are designed by a team of our own students, and professionally printed in full color on 100% recycled paper. Each yearbook comes with 2 free customizable pages. For every yearbook sold, Trees for the Future plants a tree in our school’s name. All yearbooks purchased before May 12 will ship for free directly to our school. After the deadline orders ship to home for an additional fee.
Early Bird Discount Prices
September: $18 (10% off)
October: $19 (5% off)
To Purchase and Customize Your Yearbook
1. Go to www.treering.com/validate
2. Enter our passcode: 1014724174042747
Masking Reminder
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD ARRIVES WITH A WELL-FITTING MASK. This means the nose is covered and the mask fits without gaps or sagging. We have extra masks—paper and cloth—if needed.
Wanted
Miss Malika would like a donation of a large bag of apples to make apple sauce.
Appreciations
From Miss Malika—I would like to extend my gratitude to Chris Maccario for the donation of soil and time. Our garden looks beautiful! And to Eva Acker for washing my classroom windows (inside and out)—THANK YOU!