{"id":8340,"date":"2023-01-13T12:31:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/?p=8340"},"modified":"2023-01-13T16:32:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T00:32:44","slug":"january-13-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/2023\/01\/13\/january-13-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"January 13, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Monday 1\/16<\/u><\/strong>\u2014MLK Day No School&#8211;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/8191-2\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"8191\">click here local service opportunities<\/a>).<br><strong><u>Wednesday 1\/18<\/u><\/strong>\u2014VCS Board Meeting 6:00pm<br><strong><u>Tuesday 1\/17 or Thursday 1\/19<\/u><\/strong>\u2014Garden Club 3:30-4:30<br><strong><u>Monday 1\/23-Friday 2\/3<\/u><\/strong>\u2014VCS Open Enrollment for 2023-24<br><strong><u>Friday 1\/27<\/u><\/strong>\u2014No School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023-24 Enrollment for Current Students and Siblings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current VCS Students and Sibling Enrollment forms due to the office&nbsp;<strong>by February 17, 2023<\/strong>&nbsp;(see attached form or pick one up in the office).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Teachers, Administration and Board will soon be working on classroom configuration for the 2023-2024 school year.&nbsp; Each year we put a tremendous amount of reflection, discussion, and love toward determining what is best for each child\u2019s social, emotional, and academic growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your clarity of commitment to keep your child at the Village Charter School helps us to make the best configuration decision for all our students. Please support us in this process by returning this form no later than&nbsp;<strong>Friday, February 17, 2023.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If we do not receive this form by February 17, 2023,<\/strong> <strong>your child\u2019s space will not be held.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023-24 VCS Open Enrollment for New Families<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VCS is accepting applications for the 2023-24 School years in grades UPK-8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;grade beginning January 23<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;through February 3<sup>rd<\/sup>. You can find new student applications <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/enrollment\/\">here<\/a>&nbsp;or pick one up at the office. VCS will reach out to applying families for tours in mid-February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For All Volunteer Drivers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to our current fingerprinting requirement, VCS is now requiring all volunteer drivers to submit a&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/customer-service\/request-vehicle-or-driver-records\/online-driver-record-request\/\" target=\"_blank\">DMV Driver\u2019s Record<\/a>. These are now easily obtained by creating a DMV account and requesting the document ($2.00 fee). If you are planning to drive on a field trip, please make sure you provide VCS this report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PA Update and Requests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello families! We are very&nbsp;excited&nbsp;about&nbsp;our upcoming&nbsp;&nbsp;April Creek Clean-a-Thon!&nbsp;&nbsp;We are seeking a few hands to help make this a successful event.&nbsp;Please see if there is anything you can assist with.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are so grateful&nbsp;for the help and support;&nbsp;it truly takes a village.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10C0E48ADAA2CA7F4C07-vcscreek\">https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10C0E48ADAA2CA7F4C07-vcscreek<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Upcoming Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3\/17 <\/strong>Be green, live green: coin collection and kick off of service month<br><strong>4\/6<\/strong> Cesar Chavez festival<br><strong>4\/22<\/strong> Creek Clean-a-Thon\u00a0<br><strong>5\/6<\/strong> Village Fest\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are STILL searching for a few morning greeters starting in January until the end of the school year. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings, 8:25-8:45 am. Please let us know if this is something you can commit to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lost and Found Items<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/unnamed-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8344\" width=\"592\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/unnamed-5.png 655w, https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/unnamed-5-400x297.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Garden Club\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">will meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 3:30-4:30pm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I<\/strong>f you want to join but can\u2019t make this time, please contact Amber(707) 583-6330.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next regular meeting 1\/19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the perfect time to pick crab grass. With no rain in the forecast for Tuesday, 1\/17, Amber will be in the garden on this day but not as planned on Thursday. Anyone planning to attend&nbsp;Thursday is still welcome to pitch in with this effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fundraising Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parent Pledge Program<\/a>&nbsp;<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/ch\/26-0642896\" target=\"_blank\">AmazonSmile<\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.treering.com\/purchase?PassCode=1014724174042747\" target=\"_blank\">Yearbooks<\/a><br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/VillageCharterSchool\" target=\"_blank\">School Store<\/a><br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.escrip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">eScrip<\/a>&nbsp;Oliver\u2019s, Fircrest, Petaluma Market<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Redwood Rounds Needed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miss Malika is hoping to collect some redwood rounds to finish off the fairy garden. They can be between 3&#8243; &#8211; 6&#8243; in diameter and approx. 6&#8243; in length.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS Monday 1\/16\u2014MLK Day No School&#8211;(click here local service opportunities).Wednesday 1\/18\u2014VCS Board Meeting 6:00pmTuesday 1\/17 or Thursday 1\/19\u2014Garden Club 3:30-4:30Monday 1\/23-Friday 2\/3\u2014VCS Open Enrollment for 2023-24Friday 1\/27\u2014No School 2023-24 Enrollment for Current Students and Siblings Current VCS Students and Sibling Enrollment forms due to the office&nbsp;by February 17, 2023&nbsp;(see attached form or [&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-8340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8340","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=8340"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8399,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8340\/revisions\/8399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villagecharterschool.com\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}