➤ Upcoming
Wednesday, September 2 – Back to School Night | 5:00 – 7:00 PM-See Below for Details
Thursday, September 3 – PA Meeting | 1:00 PM in office
Monday, September 7 – Labor Day – NO SCHOOL
Monday, September 14 – VCS Board Meeting | 6:00 PM
Saturday, September 19 – VCS Farm to Table Fundraiser Dinner | 5:30 PM
Monday, September 28 – PA Meeting | 7:00 PM (see location below)
Friday, November 6 – Dia de los Muertos | Evening Festival
Wednesday, November 11 – Veterans’ Day – NO SCHOOL
Thursday, December 17 – Winter Solstice | Evening Festival
➤ Back to School Night and Potluck
Wednesday, September 2nd, | 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Students are welcome! We will have supervision available.
5:00–Potluck begins (food will stay available throughout the evening)
You should have heard from your classroom parent about what your child’s class is bringing to the potluck. Below is a reminder.
Each classroom is asked to bring things in the following categories, if possible:
- Miss Jess – Acorns – pizza toppings (PA will do cheese and sauce)
- Miss Anna – chips/crackers/bread – carbs!
- Miss Kristen – dessert
- Miss Ashley – salads / veggies
- Mr. Matt – non-salad sides (rice, beans, potato, quinoa, etc)
- Miss Rachel – fruit
- Mr. Robbins – protein/main dishes
*label everything, be creative! Bring your own dishes, utensils, and beverages
Thank you to the Kautz family for bringing their pizza oven and making pizza!
Classroom meetings start at 5:15
Miss Jess and Ashley 5:15-5:45
Miss Anna and Mr. Matt 5:45-6:15
Miss Kristen and 6,7,8 grade 6:15-6:45
➤ Meet Your Classroom Liaison
- Miss Jess – Elisette
- Miss Anna – Melissa
- Miss Kristen – Stacey
- Miss Ashley – Kanoe
- Mr. Matt – Kelsey
- Miss Rachel – Eva
- Mr. Robbins – Mikela
➤ VCS Farm to Table Fundraiser Dinner | September 19th
VCS Farm to Table Fundraiser Dinner – Under the Oaks
Buy your tickets and mark your calendars for our main fundraiser this year! Check out the website, invite grandparents and friends and plan to support VCS and have a fun night out! $50 per person
Silent Auction Items Needed!
We have AMAZING items already and would like to have a few more. If you have an item, experience, tickets, vacation rental, handmade crafts or other silent auction item to donate please use our event website to add it (scroll down to “Donate an Auction Item”) by September 11. Questions? Please email Mikela mikloveslaughing@gmail.com
➤ PA UPDATE
Parents Association (PA) Meetings
All VCS parents are invited and welcome to attend our PA meetings. Learn about upcoming events and how you can help support our school. PA meetings are the first Thursday at 1pm and the third Monday at 7pm. PA notes are available here. Upcoming meetings are Thursday, Sep. 3 at 1pm in the VCS Office and Monday, Sep. 28 at 7pm at the Collins home, 725 Quietwater Santa Rosa 95404
➤ Update Your VCS Office Email
The new contact for the VCS Office is Emma Kerfoot at officemanager@villagecharterschool.com.
Bulletins will continue to come from bulletin@villagecharterschool.com.
Carolyn’s old email address, vcsofficemanager@gmail.com, is no longer in use.
Please update your information accordingly to prevent missed communications.
➤ Fingerprinting Form for Volunteers
If you want to volunteer at VCS in the classroom or on field trips and aren’t fingerprinted yet, you can print the necessary paperwork here.
➤ 2026-27 School Calendar
View or download the calendar here.
➤ Pre-order Yearbooks
https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1014724174042747
Yearbook preorders are 10% off until October 31st! This early bird discount doesn’t cost our school a thing, so take advantage of it! Our yearbooks are made by our own students, and printed in beautiful full color on high quality, sustainably-sourced paper. Each yearbook comes with two free customizable pages that are unique to your child’s yearbook, and hardcover upgrades are available.
➤ Free Mental Health Services
Dear Village Community,
I am excited to let you know that Keystone Therapy and Training Services has returned to campus and will continue providing additional social-emotional support for the 2026-27 school year. Keystone is a social and behavioral health services organization providing mental health and wellness services to diverse children, families, and individuals. Keystone’s school-based programming began in 2021 and now serves over 25 schools across Sonoma County. This service is at no cost to families or Village Charter School.
Keystone’s School-Based Mental Health and Wellness Programming includes direct 1:1 support, small support groups, in the moment/drop in support, and classroom education for students in grades TK–12. Within this programming, Keystone providers integrate social–emotional learning, mindfulness, goal setting, and creative therapeutic approaches to help youth navigate emotions, build self-regulation, and strengthen interpersonal skills.
The Keystone Team we will be collaborating with this year includes:
- Andrew Lavenson (on site) – Support Specialist and Certified Wellness Coach – will be on site Mondays-Wednesdays providing direct services to students. Andrew was on campus last year and is available for student support as needed.
- Emily Qirreh (on site) – Second Year MFT Trainee – will be on-site Mondays and Tuesdays providing direct services to students. Emily will also be returning for her second year at VCS.
- Mishale Ballinger – Clinical and Programming Director, LPCC & PPSC. Mishale is the primary liaison for direct services, referral & caseload navigation, and program implementation. She will also be providing clinical oversight and higher-level support to ensure strong programming and coordinated care.
Andrew and Emily are planning to attend our Back to School night Wednesday, Sept 2nd and will be happy to answer questions and provide more information. Registering for Keystone services requires providing your student’s health insurance member ID; we encourage you to bring this information to Back to School night. Again, there is no co-pay or impact on insurance premiums; signing up costs you nothing but it helps strengthen the program and expand access for the families who need it.
Attached are the forms required for students to sign up for these supports. Please sign and return at your earliest convenience.
Hard copies are in the office and can be sent home with your child.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Rebecca Ivanoff, Director
The Village Charter School