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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS 
 Volume 1 Issue 17 February 10-14, 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. | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||