Monday 5/29—Memorial Day No School
Monday 6/5—PA MEETING 8:45 am
Friday 6/9—Last Day of School: 8th Grade Graduation and Carnival
Monday 8/14—VCS Orientation-mandatory for all Village families (Time TBD)
VCS End-of-the-Year CARNIVAL
A long-standing VCS tradition is celebrating the last day of school with a good old-fashioned carnival! All current students, alumni, and new families are welcome to join. Food, games, cake walk, raffle, and more starts immediately after 8th grade graduation–FRIDAY JUNE 9 around 3pm.
We will be selling tickets for food, games, etc. the day of. Please send your kid(s) with cash to purchase. One ticket equals $1. Most games and food range from 1-3 tickets. Please note-No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Shirts for tye-dyeing will be available for purchase ($15 per shirt, child and adult sizes). Cash or Venmo accepted.
Carnival raffle!
We are seeking donations for our raffle. These should be items lying around your house-NOTHING NEWLY PURCHASED. Items should be gently used or new and unwrapped. Popular items from past years have been-Stuffed animals/squish mallows, puzzles, games, art and crafts supplies, journals/notebooks, sports gear/equipment, book sets, musical instruments, boxed activities, backpacks/purses, and many more items. Please bring to the office labeled ‘raffle.’
CAKE WALK
We need treats for our cake; walk-gluten free, nut free, dairy free, sugary, all kinds and good variety! Homemade or store bought. Please send on disposable plates, platters, etc. If possible, please label and bring to Ms. Parents classroom (old office) counter the afternoon of 6/8 or morning of 6/9.
It does take a village to make the magic happen, so please look at the sign-up link, and see where you can help with this event. We need parents and alumni volunteers to manage booths, help with set up, break down etc.
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0e48adaa2ca7f4c07-vcslast
Yearbooks
Don’t forget to order!
Before May 31st they are just $20!
Hardcover upgrades are available for an additional $6.95!
https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1014724174042747
VCS Yearbooks are designed by a team of our own middle school students, and professionally printed in beautiful full color on recycled paper by a green certified printer.
Each yearbook comes with 2 customizable pages which are FREE and printed only in YOUR book. Want more custom pages? Each additional 2 pages is just $0.99.
For every yearbook sold, Trees for the Future plants a tree in our school’s name. This grove of trees is planted by local families in countries devastated by deforestation and global climate change. Each year, these trees will replace many tons of pollution from the atmosphere with life-giving oxygen.
To date, VCS yearbook sales have planted 547 trees and counting!
Help Grow our School Garden
Ms. Parent is looking for:
Ø garden pots (5 gallons or larger)
Ø garden soil
Ø sprouting pots (4 quart or small 6 packs)
Ø tomato cages and gopher baskets
Garden Helpers: Are you interested in working in our garden? Join the Garden Club! Contact Ms. Parent (rparent@villagecharterschool.com) or Amber (ambermnapoleon@gmail.com)
Acorn TK Wishlist
These items are intended to be donated as “gently used” to create less waste:
Outdoor Rugs (OR something washable, like “rag rugs”)
METAL and WOODEN dishes for mud kitchen, some plastics OK
High quality toys meant for ages 4-5 (preferably wooden, No media characters)
Magna Tiles
Cars and Trucks (various sizes)
Baskets
Storage Tubs with Lids
Canning Jars (need 8oz set for paint)
Books (No media characters)
Wagon(s)
Art Supplies- nice quality, colored pencils, crayons
These items are intended to be BUILT (please request plans before starting):
Mud Kitchen
Sensory Table Stand
These items are “Trash to Treasure” requests:
Fabric Scraps (all sizes, the bigger the better)
Talenti Ice Cream Tubs
Loose Parts: There are endless possibilities here and we will likely work on these as a class project next year, but here’s a great list to get you thinking about loose parts: https://wellbeingswithalysia.com/loose-parts-material-list
Summer Camp 2023
is happening—Get forms in the office or on the website.
Appreciations
Thank you to everyone for making the dance a wonderful and super fun evening!!!