{"id":14727,"date":"2024-04-19T09:47:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T16:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/?p=14727"},"modified":"2024-04-19T09:47:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T16:47:20","slug":"april-19-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/2024\/04\/19\/april-19-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"April 19, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u27a4 Upcoming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, April 12 <\/strong>\u2013 No School<br><strong>Wednesday, April 17 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0 VCS Board Meeting @ 4:00 PM\u00a0<br><strong>Saturday, April 20 <\/strong>\u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creekcleanathon.villagecharterschool.com\/\"><strong>Creek Clean-a-thon<\/strong><\/a> @ 9:00 AM\u00a0<br><strong>Friday, April 26 <\/strong>\u2013 <sup>\u00a0<\/sup>No School <em>(unused emergency closure day)<\/em><br><strong>Monday, April 29 <\/strong>\u2013 PA Meeting\u00a0<br><strong>Friday, May 3 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0 1:15 Dismissal for all | <strong>May Day<\/strong> @ 5:30 PM<br><strong>Friday, May 10 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0 No School<br><strong>Monday, May 27 <\/strong>\u2013 No School <em>(Memorial Day)<\/em><br><strong>Monday, June 3 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0 PA Meeting<br><strong>Friday, June 7 <\/strong>\u2013 <strong>8<sup>th<\/sup> Grade Graduation &amp; Carnival<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u27a4 Creek Clean-a-thon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tomorrow!<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Saturday, April 20th<\/strong> 9:00-11:00 AM at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Youth+Community+Park\/@38.4607483,-122.770241,15z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x80843906fa405c9f:0x981c957398038a64!8m2!3d38.4607483!4d-122.770241!16s%2Fg%2F1tknknp_?entry=ttu\">The Youth Community Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a wonderful day of cleaning up our local watershed and beautifying our community. Boots and work clothes are strongly recommended! Everything else is provided.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you ordered a shirt or still want a shirt, they are available for purchase the day of.<\/em><em><br><\/em><em>Please bring exact cash ($10 each) or scan to pay will be available at the event.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We are still fundraising! <\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong>Donate and share:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/creekcleanathon.villagecharterschool.com\">creekcleanathon.villagecharterschool.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u27a4 Yearbooks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t forget to order! Custom pages must be completed by May 17. <\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treering.com\/purchase?PassCode=1014724174042747\">treering.com\/purchase?PassCode=1014724174042747<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/EfIT4Mg4qv31hz4cw5GoY4AUi3hwvhMTz5hAO2phYX2RNnO8kN3hDGE3h1yV6sDpEHE1O0tQvRDRvxSxFv6F5Qdwkk7iJXOYoeZ1dXcH2-pTzy2jWSPvcIQDVDTfoKcqE-Bu7S8Fo7_x6TjaHBDDzxQ\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:207px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For every yearbook sold, <a href=\"https:\/\/trees.org\/\">Trees for the Future<\/a> plants a tree in our school&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To date, VCS yearbook sales have planted 631 trees and counting! <\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;\u27a4 April is a month of Challenges, Service, &amp; Spirit!<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/gb2II3fvDRTLjF5QHqYUMCwGU88aynSgFteVoqKNMpxwricw4_y1KQUtodTbhL01FWKfs8uxyNSxqJ-39TJXLlzRxPv4mxA_TxCG3vBrOCYI-Ch4BN_2IHy6H4mJQt7866GJ1A1cM1uysN7eXwHCxmg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:312px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>YOU\u2019RE ON THE HOME STRETCH!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meatless Monday<\/strong>\u2013 Is it easy or hard?<br><strong>Tech-Free Tuesday\/Thursday<\/strong>\u2013 How\u2019s it going?<br><strong>Water Wednesday<\/strong>\u2013 How does it feel?<br><strong>Friendship Friday<\/strong>\u2013 Have you made a new friend? Tried to reach out to someone you normally don\u2019t talk to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;\u27a4 NWP Spring Academic Exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Northwest Prep Charter School invites you to our Spring Academic Exhibition on <strong>Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 6 pm<\/strong> at Northwest Prep Charter School. The driving question for this event is: <strong>&#8220;What modes of food production will best sustain the future?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will kick the evening off with a greeting and overview in the MPR at 6 pm before releasing you to classrooms for TED talk performances. You will later return to the MPR to play the student-designed board games and visit with seniors at the senior grotto to learn more about their semester-long research project.&nbsp; We look forward to you joining us.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;\u27a4 PA Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are wanting to still join a PA committee or have any questions, please email Laurenracusin@hotmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DATE CHANGE! <\/strong><strong>Next PA meeting is Monday April 29, right after morning circle. We meet in the office. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All are welcome and encouraged to come. We will have coffee and treats and would love for you to join in the planning of upcoming festivals and events at VCS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u27a4 May Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our May Day Festival will be held on Friday, May 3rd.<strong><em> IT IS AN EARLY RELEASE DAY FOR ALL CLASSES.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1:15 &#8211; Release\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>5:30 &#8211; Festival Start<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please feel free to bring blankets, low back chairs and a picnic dinner. We could use some help making flower crowns and securing flowers. Please check the link and see if you can help with this event.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10C0E48ADAA2CA7F4C07-48794902-mayday\">signupgenius.com\/go\/10C0E48ADAA2CA7F4C07-48794902-mayday<\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;\u27a4 Science Club&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enrichment Activity! We would like to offer a&nbsp; Wednesday afternoon science club during the month of May. We need a few parent volunteers to help run it so we can offer it to more kids &#8211; there\u2019s been a lot of interest on the part of the kids already. It will be offered to grades 1-3. No science background needed on the part of the parents. Interested parents can reach out&nbsp; to me via email at <a href=\"mailto:bojana.anglin@gmail.com\">bojana.anglin@gmail.com<\/a>,&nbsp; \u2013Bojana (Harben\u2019s mom)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u27a4 Upcoming Friday, April 12 \u2013 No SchoolWednesday, April 17 \u2013\u00a0 VCS Board Meeting @ 4:00 PM\u00a0Saturday, April 20 \u2013 Creek Clean-a-thon @ 9:00 AM\u00a0Friday, April 26 \u2013 \u00a0No School (unused emergency closure day)Monday, April 29 \u2013 PA Meeting\u00a0Friday, May 3 \u2013\u00a0 1:15 Dismissal for all | May Day @ 5:30 PMFriday, May 10 \u2013\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14727"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14728,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14727\/revisions\/14728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}