Elementary School News May 26-30, 2015


 

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS

 

 

 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS

 

Volume 2 Issue 38                                May 26-30, 2015

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

State end-of-grade tests will be administered on Wednesday and Thursday to all students in grades 3-5. Make-up tests

will be administered on Friday as needed.

 

 

SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK

 

 

 

New Hope Elementary: (Tuesday, May 26) – Perfect Harmony Choir practice

 

 

 

Zeb Vance Elementary: (Tuesday, May 26) – Specials Rewards

 

   

Aycock Elementary: (Thursday, May 28) – Kindergarten swimming for reading rewards in the afternoon at Aycock Recreation Center

 

 

 

Aycock Elementary: (Friday, May 29) – Second-grade swimming for reading rewards in the afternoon at Aycock Recreation Center

 

 

 

Dabney Elementary: (Friday, May 29) – Fifth-Grade Celebration

 

 

 

Zeb Vance Elementary: (Friday, May 29) – “Field Day” activities

 

 

 

New Hope Elementary: (Saturday, May 30) – PBIS Yard Sale Fundraiser

 

UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS

 

 

 

Monday, June 1: Representative of Perry Memorial Library in Henderson, leads a student assembly at 2:15 p.m. at Aycock Elementary

 

 

 

Monday, June 1: PBIS Dance at New Hope Elementary

 

 

 

Monday, June 1: Reading Reward Celebration assemblies at 12:30 and 2 p.m. at Dabney Elementary

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 2: Workshop for families with special needs students at 6 p.m. at Clarke Elementary

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 2: Perfect Harmony Choir practice at New Hope Elementary

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 2: Block Party for fourth nine-week grading period at Zeb Vance Elementary

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 2-Wednesday, June 3: State science tests for fourth and fifth graders

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 3: First -grade swimming for reading rewards in the afternoon at Aycock Recreation Center at Aycock Elementary

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 3: Students in grades 2-5 at New Hope Elementary visit Marbles Museum in Raleigh

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 3: Field Day” at L.B. Yancey Elementary

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 3: Second-grade awards assembly at 9 a.m. and first-grade awards assembly at 1 p.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

 

 

 

Thursday, June 4: Reading Reward Day and End-Of-The-Year Dance for students in grades 3-5 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Aycock Elementary

 

 

 

Thursday, June 4: Perfect Harmony Choir performance at 6 p.m. at New Hope Elementary

 

 

 

Thursday, June 4: Kindergarten awards assembly at 9 a.m. and fourth-grade awards assembly at 1 p.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

 

 

 

Thursday, June 4: Angie Bates, children’s librarian at Perry Memorial Library in Henderson, leads a student assembly at Zeb Vance Elementary

 

 

 

Friday, June 5: “Doughnuts for Dads” for second graders. Third and fourth-grade awards program at 10 a.m. and kindergarten awards program at 1 p.m. at Aycock Elementary

 

 

 

Friday, June 5: Pre-kindergarten recognition assembly at Dabney Elementary

 

 

 

Friday, June 5: Lunch treat for students meeting their Accelerated Reader goals at New Hope Elementary

 

 

 

Friday, June 5: Pre-kindergarten graduation at 9 a.m. at L.B. Yancey Elementary

 

 

 

Friday, June 5: Third-grade awards assembly at 9 a.m. and fifth-grade awards assembly at 1 p.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

 

 

 

Saturday, June 6: PTA Carnival at New Hope Elementary

 

 

 

Monday, June 8: N.C. Read to Achieve test for selected third graders

 

 

 

Monday, June 8: First-grade awards program at 8:30 a.m. Second-grade awards program at 9:45 a.m. Pre-kindergarten awards program at 11:30 a.m. and fifth-grade awards program at 1 p.m. at Aycock Elementary

 

 

 

Monday, June 8: Fifth-grade graduation at 1 p.m. at L.B. Yancey Elementary

 

 

 

Monday, June 8-Tuesday, June 9: Field Day events at New Hope Elementary

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 9: Awards Day for students in kindergarten through fourth grade at Dabney Elementary

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 9: Pre-kindergarten graduation at 1:30 p.m. and fifth-grade celebration at 6 p.m. at New Hope Elementary

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 9: Pre-kindergarten graduation at 9 a.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 9: PBIS year-long Block Party at Satterwhite Point on Kerr Lake for students at Zeb Vance Elementary

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 10: Last day of classes for students. Report cards are distributed.

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 10: “Fun Day” for kindergarten through fifth grade at Aycock Elementary

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 10: Awards Day assembly for fifth graders at Dabney Elementary

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 10: Awards Day assemblies at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. at New Hope Elementary

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 10: Awards assemblies at 8:30 a.m. for pre-kindergarten through second grade and at 10 a.m. for grades 3-4 at Zeb Vance Elementary

 

 

 

Thursday, June 11: The annual Honor An Educator Breakfast, presented by the Vance County Public School Foundation, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Administrative Services Center

 

 

 

Thursday, June 11-Friday, June 12: Teacher workdays

 

 

 

Friday, June 12: School Leadership Team meeting at 9 a.m. at Aycock Elementary

 

 

 

Monday, June 15-Wednesday, June 17: Teacher workdays

 

 

 

 

 

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

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