Vance County Public Elementary School News, May 19-23, 2014


 

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS

 

 

 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS

 

Volume 1 Issue 29                                   May 19-23, 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

 

 

 

Monday, May 26, is a teacher workday with no school for students.

 

 

 

State end-of-grade testing will be held for students in grades 3-5 on Thursday, May 29, and Friday, May 30.

 

SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK

 

 

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

 

New Hope Elementary:(Tuesday, May 20)Principal’s Breakfast

 

 

Aycock Elementary:(Thursday, May 22)– “Jeans for Troops Day” fundraiser with staff members donating $5 each to wear jeans to work

 

 

Pinkston Street Elementary:(Thursday, May 22)– “Jeans for Troops Day” fundraiser with staff members donating $5 each to wear jeans to work

 

 

E.M. Rollins Elementary:(Thursday, May 22)– “Jeans for Troops Day” fundraiser with staff members donating $5 each to wear jeans to work

 

 

L.B. Yancey Elementary:(Thursday, May 22)BOUNCE Slam Dunk Student-Faculty Game

 

 

Carver Elementary:(Friday, May 23)EOG Pep Rally

 

UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS

 

 

Tuesday, May 27:School Improvement Team meeting at New Hope Elementary

 

 

Wednesday, May 28:Principal’s Breakfast at Carver Elementary

 

Wednesday, May 28:Miss North Carolina visits in the afternoon to read to third-grade students at E.M. Rollins Elementary

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Friday, May 30:PTA Fashion Show at 6 p.m. at New Hope Elementary

 

 

Tuesday, June 3:EOG science test for fifth graders

 

 

Wednesday, June 4:PBIS recognitions at Carver Elementary

 

 

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 second graders at 9 a.m. and fourth 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:Kindergarten graduation at 8:30 a.m. and fifth-grade graduation at 10 a.m. at L.B. Yancey 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:Pre-kindergarten graduation at 9 a.m. at Carver Elementary

 

 

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

 

 

Monday, June 9:Pre-kindergarten graduation at 9 a.m. at L.B. Yancey 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:Pre-kindergarten graduation at 9 a.m. at E.M. Rollins Elementary

 

 

Tuesday, June 10:Field Day at L.B. Yancey 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:End-of-YearPBIS recognitions at Carver Elementary

 

 

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

 

 

Wednesday, June 11:Fifth-grade graduation at 9 a.m. at E.M. Rollins Elementary

 

 

Wednesday, June 11:8:30 and 10 a.m. Awards Day assemblies 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.