The first day of school will be <\/strong>Wednesday, August 19th<\/strong>. This is a minimum day with 1:15 dismissal for all. Thursday and Friday will be full length days.<\/strong> TRAFFIC and PARKING\u2013IMPORTANT!<\/strong> Most of us know these first 2 weeks are tight with traffic and parking. Please have your child ready to exit the car at drop off to keep traffic flowing.<\/em><\/strong> Practice patience and kindness.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Saturday, August 15 \u2013 <\/strong>Campus Cleanup\/Prep | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wednesday, August 19 \u2013 First Day of Schoo<\/strong>l | 1:15 PM Dismissal<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wednesday, August 19 <\/strong>\u2013 <\/strong>VCS Board Meeting | 4:00 PM in office<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wednesday, September 2 <\/strong>\u2013 <\/strong>Back to School Night | Time TBA<\/em> If you have not yet gone online to do your data confirmation through the Aeries Parent Portal<\/a>, please do so ASAP. It is very important that we have all forms completed with current information. Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Required documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Household Income, Housing Questionnaire, and any other updated VCS documents (PPP, etc.) must be emailed or printed and dropped off. We cannot retrieve them through Aeries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Saturday, August 15<\/strong>, <\/strong>8:00 AM – Noonish<\/em> All hands on deck! Tons of manual labor and prep work to be done to get ready for the new school year, to include basic plumbing, cleaning, weed eating, a potential dump run, and more. Bring tools if you have them. Childcare will be provided. Wednesday, September 2nd<\/strong>, time TBA If you want to volunteer at VCS in the classroom or on field trips and aren\u2019t fingerprinted yet, you can print the necessary paperwork here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Parking is very limited.<\/strong>
We are asking all families to follow these instructions:<\/strong>
TK-1st grade<\/strong>\u2013You can park and walk your child in if you would like.\u00a0
2nd-8th grade<\/strong>\u2013Use the drop-off drive through. If you want to join us for the morning spiral dance please find parking off campus in a LEGAL parking space.\u00a0
DO NOT PARK IN ANY AREA OR DRIVEWAY\u00a0<\/strong>
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Volunteers will be out there directing traffic\u2013PLEASE RESPECTFULLY FOLLOW THEIR INSTRUCTIONS.
Arrive early.\u00a0 Go slow. Do not block SCOE buses. Park only in legal spots. Carpool. Drop off and park in the surrounding neighborhood. SLOW DOWN.
BIKE RIDERS\u2013WALK your bikes as soon as you enter the parking lot. NO bike riding anywhere on campus at any time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n\u27a4 Update Student Data\u2013ALL registration forms and immunizations must be in before the first day of school!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n\u27a4 Back to School Night and Potluck<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/em>This will be a whole school gathering. Childcare will be provided. More details to come.
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\n\n\n\n\u27a4 Update Your VCS Office Email<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The new contact for the VCS Office is Emma Kerfoot at <\/strong>officemanager@villagecharterschool.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong>
Bulletins will continue to come from bulletin@villagecharterschool.com<\/a>.
Carolyn\u2019s old email address, vcsofficemanager@gmail.com, is no longer in use.
Please update your information accordingly to prevent missed communications.
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\n\n\n\n\u27a4 Fingerprinting Form for Volunteers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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