Vance County Elementary School News February 10-14, 2014


 

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS

 

 

 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS

 

Volume 1 Issue 17                          February 10-14, 2014

 

 

The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students

to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

   

The Vance County Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center.

   

Wednesday is an early release day at all schools, except Early College High. Elementary schools will release students at 12 p.m. Middle schools will release students at 12:15 p.m. Students in high schools also will be released at 12 p.m. The STEM Program will release students at 11:45 a.m. Staff development sessions will be held in the afternoon in schools and the Administrative Services Center.

SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK

   

Carver Elementary: (Monday, February 10) – Black History Trivia Contest. “Pennies for Patients” fundraiser continues.

   

Dabney Elementary: (Monday, February 10) – Reading Reward Day

   

New Hope Elementary: (Monday, February 10) – Third-Grade Parent Night

   

L.B. Yancey Elementary: (Monday, February 10) – School-wide PLC

   

E.O. Young Jr. Elementary: (Monday, February 10) – “Valentines To Go” sale begins and Henderson Optimist Club leads Attendance and Top Reader awards assembly

   

Aycock Elementary: (Tuesday, February 11) – Second graders participate in Save Our Kids water safety classes at Aycock Recreation Center

   

E.M. Rollins Elementary: (Tuesday, February 11) – Awards Day

   

L.B. Yancey Elementary: (Tuesday, February 11) – Awards ceremony

   

Zeb Vance Elementary: (Tuesday, February 11) – Second graders participate in Save Our Kids water safety classes at Henderson Family YMCA

   

E.O. Young Jr. Elementary: (Wednesday, February 12) – Jump Rope for Heart

   

Zeb Vance Elementary: (Wednesday, February 12) – Jump Rope for Heart

   

Aycock Elementary: (Thursday, February 13) – Second graders participate in Save Our Kids water safety classes at Aycock Recreation Center

   

Dabney Elementary: (Thursday, February 13) – Rocketeer Program

   

New Hope Elementary: (Thursday, February 13) – PTA meeting at 6 p.m.

   

L.B. Yancey Elementary: (Thursday, February 13) – Playbook Scientist Day

   

Zeb Vance Elementary: (Thursday, February 13) – Second graders participate in Save Our Kids water safety classes at Henderson Family YMCA

   

New Hope Elementary: (Friday, February 14) – Lunch Treat for students meeting their Accelerated Reader goals

   

L.B. Yancey Elementary: (Friday, February 14) – BOUNCE Clubs for grades 3-5

   

Zeb Vance Elementary: (Friday, February 14) – PBIS doughnut sale ends

UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS

   

Monday, February 17: Leadership Team meeting at 3:15 p.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

   

Monday, February 17: PTA Little Caesar’s Pizza fundraiser begins at Zeb Vance Elementary

   

Tuesday, February 18: Aycock Elementary second graders participate in Save Our Kids water safety classes at Aycock Recreation Center

   

Tuesday, February 18: Read/Win & Attend Pizza Party sponsored by Henderson Optimist Club at Carver Elementary

   

Tuesday, February 18: Zeb Vance Elementary second graders participate in Save Our Kids water safety classes at Henderson Family YMCA

   

Thursday, February 20: Interim Progress Reports are distributed

   

Thursday, February 20: Aycock Elementary second graders participate in Save Our Kids water safety classes at Aycock Recreation Center

   

Thursday, February 20: PTO meeting and Black History Program at 6 p.m. at Carver Elementary

   

Thursday, February 20: PTA meeting at 7 p.m. at Dabney Elementary

   

Thursday, February 20: Friends of Rollins meeting with performance by second and third grades at 7 p.m. at E.M. Rollins Elementary

   

Thursday, February 20: Zeb Vance Elementary second graders participate in Save Our Kids water safety classes at Henderson Family YMCA

   

Friday, February 21: Mother-Son Gala at 6 p.m. at New Hope Elementary

   

Friday, February 21: Black History Month Essay Contest entries due at E.M. Rollins Elementary

   

Monday, February 24: School-wide PLC at L.B. Yancey Elementary

   

Tuesday, February 25: Aycock Elementary second graders participate in Save Our Kids water safety classes at Aycock Recreation Center

   

Tuesday, February 25: School Improvement Team meeting at New Hope Elementary

   

Tuesday, February 25: Girls on the Run meeting after school at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

   

Tuesday, February 25: Zeb Vance Elementary second graders participate in Save Our Kids water safety classes at Henderson Family YMCA

   

Wednesday, February 26: Principal’s Breakfast at Carver Elementary

   

Thursday, February 27: Black History Program at L.B. Yancey Elementary

   

Thursday, February 27: Girls on the Run meeting after school at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

   

Friday, February 28: “Pennies for Patients” fundraiser ends at Carver Elementary

   

Friday, February 28: Read Across America Challenge at L.B. Yancey Elementary

   

Friday, February 28: Book Fair begins at Zeb Vance Elementary

 

 

If you have a school event and would like to have it added to the Weekly School News email,

send the information to Terri Hedrick, public information officer, at thedrick@vcs.k12.nc.us.