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VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS |
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS
Volume 1 Issue 12 January 6-10, 2014 |
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The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. |
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SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK |
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L.B. Yancey Elementary: (Monday, January 6) – K-5 Free Throw Essay Contest |
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Zeb Vance Elementary: (Tuesday, January 7) – Lego League |
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Zeb Vance Elementary: (Thursday, January 9) – Lego League |
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New Hope Elementary: (Friday, January 10) – Lunch treat for students who met goals for Accelerated Reader |
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Zeb Vance Elementary: (Friday, January 10) – Eagles on Gold |
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UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS |
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Monday, January 13: Professional Learning Centers at L.B. Yancey Elementary |
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Tuesday, January 14: Principal’s Breakfast at New Hope Elementary |
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Tuesday, January 14: Renaissance Math training at L.B. Yancey Elementary |
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Tuesday, January 14: Lego League at Zeb Vance Elementary |
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Tuesday, January 14: Teacher Talk session for first and second-year teachers in the Administrative Services Center from 4 to 6 p.m. |
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Wednesday, January 15: Science projects due from students in grades 3-5 by 8:30 .m. at Zeb Vance Elementary. Science Fair open 12 to 4 p.m. |
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Thursday, January 16: End of first semester |
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Thursday, January 16: Pre-kindergarten field trip to Carolina Lanes at Carver Elementary |
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Thursday, January 16: Professional Learning Centers at Carver Elementary |
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Thursday, January 16: PTO meeting at Carver Elementary |
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Thursday, January 16: Specials Rewards for end of nine-week grading period at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary |
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Thursday, January 16: Lego League and Eagles on Gold at Zeb Vance Elementary |
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Thursday, January 16-Friday, January 17: Science Fair open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Zeb Vance Elementary |
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Friday, January 17: Teacher workday. No school for students. |
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Monday, January 20: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. All schools and school system offices are closed. |
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Tuesday, January 21: Teacher workday. No school for students. |
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Tuesday, January 21-Thursday, January 23: Science Fair open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Zeb Vance Elementary |
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Wednesday, January 22: Second semester begins |
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Thursday, January 23: Early High School STEM representatives meet with fifth graders to share information about program at Carver Elementary |
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Thursday, January 23: K-3 Assessment meeting with DPI consultant and elementary principals in the Administrative Services Center at 3:30 p.m. |
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Thursday, January 23: Science Parent Night from 5 to 7 p.m. at Zeb Vance Elementary |
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Friday, January 24: Early High School STEM representatives meet with fifth graders to share information about program at 2 p.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary |
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Monday, January 27: Third Grade Parent Night at E.M. Rollins Elementary from 6 to 7 p.m. to share information with parents about the new N.C. Read to Achieve Program |
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Monday, January 27: Professional Learning Centers at L.B. Yancey Elementary |
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Tuesday, January 28: School Improvement Team meeting at New Hope Elementary |
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Tuesday, January 28: Eagles on Red at Zeb Vance Elementary |
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Tuesday, January 28-Thursday, January 30: Reading, math and science benchmarks for grades 3-5 |
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Wednesday, January 29: Report cards are distributed |
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Wednesday, January 29: Principal’s Breakfast at Carver Elementary |
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Wednesday, January 29: Awards Day assemblies at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. and Gold Team Reward Day at Zeb Vance Elementary |
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Friday, January 31: BOUNCE Clubs begin at L.B. Yancey Elementary |
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Friday, January 31: Henderson Optimist Club rewards for top readers and best attendance at 1:15 p.m. at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary |
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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. |
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