Vance County Public Elementary School News April 28 – May 2, 2014


VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS

 

 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS

 

Volume 1 Issue 27                              April 28-May 2, 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 annual Storytelling Festival for fourth-grade students in local elementary schools will be held on Tuesday at H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library in downtown Henderson.

 

 

Selected fifth-grade students attend Math Bowl Competition on Thursday at Southern Vance High School.

 

SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK

 

 

Aycock Elementary:(Monday, April 28)– Beginning of 220 Seafood ticket sales and sale of EOG and End-of-Year t-shirts

 

 

E.M. Rollins Elementary:(Monday, April 28)– Faculty meeting at 3 p.m.

 

Carver Elementary:(Tuesday, April 29)Henderson Optimist Club reading and attendance celebrations

 

 

E.O. Young Jr. Elementary:(Tuesday, April 29)– Pre-kindergarten graduation pictures taken during school day and Girls on the Run meeting after school

 

 

Zeb Vance Elementary:(Tuesday, April 29)– Fifth Grade Cap and Gown pictures taken and Girls on the Run meeting after school

 

 

Carver Elementary:(Wednesday, April 30)Principal’s Breakfast

 

 

E.M. Rollins Elementary:(Wednesday, April 30)Graduation pictures taken for pre-kindergarten and fifth graders

 

 

E.O. Young Jr. Elementary:(Thursday, May 1)– Girls on the Run meeting after school

 

 

Zeb Vance Elementary:(Thursday, May 1)– Girls on the Run meeting after school

 

 

L.B. Yancey Elementary:(Friday, May 2)– Slam Dunk student vs. faculty basketball game

 

 

E.O. Young Jr. Elementary:(Friday, May 2)– Representatives from Eaton-Johnson Middle School meet with fifth-grade students at 1:40 p.m.

 

UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS

 

 

Monday, May 5 – Friday, May 9:Teacher and School Staff Appreciation Week

 

 

Monday, May 5:School Improvement Team meeting at Dabney Elementary

 

 

Tuesday, May 6:Representatives from Eaton-Johnson Middle School meet with fifth-grade students at E.M. Rollins Elementary

 

 

Tuesday, May 6:Girls on the Run meeting after school at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

 

 

Tuesday, May 6:Girls on the Run meeting after school at Zeb Vance Elementary

 

 

Thursday, May 8:End of 220 Seafood ticket sales and “Big Bloomers” garden club meets after school at Aycock Elementary

 

 

Thursday, May 8:PTA meeting at 7 p.m. at Dabney Elementary

 

Thursday, May 8:Girls on the Run meeting after school and PTO meeting at 7 p.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

 

 

Thursday, May 8:Girls on the Run meeting after school at Zeb Vance Elementary

 

 

Friday, May 9:Interim Progress Reports distributed

 

 

Friday, May 9:Full Court Press EOG Quiz Bowl at L.B. Yancey Elementary

 

 

Friday, May 9:Field Day at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

 

 

Monday, May 12:220 Seafood fundraiser for Aycock Elementary from 4 to 7 p.m. at the restaurant on Norlina Road

 

 

Monday, May 12:Faculty meeting at 3:15 p.m. at Dabney Elementary

 

 

Friday, May 16:EOG Pep Rally at 1:30 p.m. at Aycock Elementary

 

 

Friday, May 16:Fun Day for selected grades at Dabney Elementary

 

 

Monday, May 19:Fun Day for selected grades at Dabney Elementary

 

 

Monday, May 26:Teacher workday. No school for students.

 

 

Thursday, May 29:EOG reading tests for students in grades 3-5

 

 

Friday, May 30:EOG math tests for students in grades 3-5

 

 

Tuesday, June 3:EOG science test for fifth graders

 

 

Wednesday, June 4:Awards assembly for first graders at 1 p.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

 

 

Thursday, June 5:Last day for Study Island for kindergarten, third and fourth graders and last day for students to make end-of-year reading goal at Aycock Elementary

 

 

Thursday, June 5:Awards assembly for first graders at 1 p.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

 

 

Friday, June 6:Awards assembly for kindergarten students at 9 a.m. and awards assembly for third and fourth graders at 1 p.m. at Aycock Elementary. Also, last day for Study Island for first, second and fifth graders.

 

 

Friday, June 6:Fifth-Grade Dance at Dabney Elementary

 

 

Friday, June 6:Awards assembly for kindergarten students at 9 a.m. and awards assembly for fifth graders at 1 p.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

 

 

Monday, June 9:EOG reading test retake for non-proficient third graders

 

 

Monday, June 9:Awards assemblies at 8:30 a.m. for first graders, 9:30 a.m. for second graders, 10:30 a.m. for pre-kindergarten and 1 p.m. for fifth graders at Aycock Elementary

 

 

Monday, June 9:Awards assembly for pre-kindergarten students at Dabney Elementary

 

 

Tuesday, June 10:Reading Rewards begin at 8:30 a.m.; pre-kindergarten through second grade Fun Day starting at about 10:45 a.m.; and dance for students in grades 3-5 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Aycock Elementary

 

 

Tuesday, June 10:Awards assemblies for students in kindergarten through fourth grade at Dabney Elementary

 

 

Tuesday, June 10:Awards assembly for pre-kindergarten students at 9 a.m. and awards assembly for third graders at 1 p.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

 

 

Wednesday, June 11:Last day of classes for students

 

 

Wednesday, June 11:Fun Day for students in grades 3-5 at Aycock Elementary

 

 

Wednesday, June 11:Awards assembly for fifth graders at Dabney Elementary

 

 

Wednesday, June 11:8:30 and 10 a.m. Awards Day assemblies at Zeb Vance Elementary

 

 

 

 

 

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