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Victory Elementary PTO News
"Yellow & Blue,
Victory Needs You!"
March 2017
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Dear Westies,
It is hard to believe that March is here! Believe it or not, planning for the 2017-18 PTO is already underway. Want to be a part of the fun? Nominations for next year's Board are being accepted now. You may nominate yourself or a friend (as long as you have their permission) using this
form. Questions may be directed to Shannon Trexel by email at
secretary@vespto.com.
We are also looking for people to take on one of the many committee roles that help make our school great. Consider volunteering to help with the Yearbook or social events - grab a friend and join us! If you have any questions about the positions available, please email me at
president@vespto.com.
Have a wonderful month!
Angela Cioletti
President
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Wednesday, March 8th - Youth Arts Month - Wear Orange
Monday, March 13th -
Spring Clubs & Activities begin!
March 13-17 -
Career Week
- Tuesday, March 14th - Graduation Day - Students and teachers proudly display their graduation year from high school.
- Wednesday, March 15th - College Knowledge Day - Students and staff proudly wear their favorite college sweatshirt/t-shirt.
- Thursday, March 16th - Career Dress Up Day - Students dress up as a dream job. Attire must be school appropriate and may not include implements such as bats or balls.
Friday, March 17th - Last day to order yearbooks online at
www.splendidportraits.com!!
Tuesday, March 14th - Advisory Council Meeting at 6pm
Tuesday, March 14th - PTO Meeting at 7pm in the Library
Wednesday, March 15th - Youth Arts Month - Wear Yellow
Monday, March 20th - The NED Show Assembly
(Click here to volunteer!)
Wednesday, March 22nd - Youth Arts Month - Wear Purple
Saturday, March 25th - Spirit Night at the Muse Paintbar in Gainesville, more info coming soon!
Wednesday, March 29th - Youth Arts Month - Wear Green
Tuesday, April 4th - Spirit Night at
MOD Pizza in Gainesville, time TBD
April 7 - 17 -
SPRING BREAK
Wednesday, April 19th - Spirit Night at Chick Fil A in Bristow (the one off of 28 near Target),
5pm-8pm
Friday, April 21st - Spring Individual and Class Group portraits
Monday, April 24-28 - Spring Book Fair
SAVE THE DATE!
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Click for KIDS 2017 - Vote for Victory Elementary!
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Click to vote |
A message from our Principal, Chad Wray!
Hello Westies,
A few weeks ago I submitted a nomination for Victory ES
along with a description of our school's needs to the Click for KIDS 2017 sweepstakes through WTOP. Our nomination was accepted and we now have a chance to win a grand prize of $15,000, a first place prize of $10,000, or a second place prize of $5,000. The three schools that win are based simply on the number of votes received during the voting period. Voting begins at midnight Monday March 6 and continues through 5 pm Friday March 17. Voting takes place here
People can vote ONCE per day but can only vote from one email address so literally once per person in a 24 hour period. If anyone creates multiple email addresses to vote, those will be disqualified and the school is at risk of being disqualified.
Anyone can vote who is over the age of 13. (those are legal rules) So we encourage you to promote this to parents, friends, family, the community.
Please share with as many people as you can to help increase our chances of winning!
Thank you,
Chad Wray
Principal - Victory Elementary School
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Fun in the Sun Basket Bingo
is ready to go on
Friday March 10th!
Check in and packet pickup starts at 6 pm and Bingo starts promptly at 7 pm.
This is a pot luck event so remember to bring an appetizer or dessert to share.
We will be collecting canned tuna, canned chicken and canned meals (Spaghettio's etc) or boxed/packaged soup.
For every 5 items you bring in you will get 1 ticket for a special drawing at Basket Bingo.
Raffle tickets & 50/50 tickets will be on sale throughout the event.
Extra Bingo cards and daubers will also be on sale before 7 pm.
Send in your
Basket Bingo registration forms
forms and classroom donations for gift cards. Tickets may be available at the door if we don't sell out.
Looking forward to a fun filled night!
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Spring Clubs & Activities
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Last Day of Spring Club Registrations is
Wednesday March 8th!
Clubs are filling up!
NO forms are accepted after March 8th!
Clubs will be starting the week of
March 13th
and go through mid May.
- Art
- Cheer
- Chess
- Crochet
(CANCELED)
- Ecology
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- Tae Kwon Do
- Theater
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Spanish
(K-2 is FULL,
3-5 is CANCELED)
- Yoga for Kids
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then send in signed form with check payment made out to VESPTO or
Both the signed form AND payment (either by check or PayPal) MUST be received before registration is considered complete.
Emailed scans or photos of the signed form will NOT be accepted.
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Donuts for Dollars
&
Coffee for Cash
Victory Elementary Spirit Day at
Dunkin' Donuts!
Thursday, March 9th
7am - 8pm (All Day)
Braemar Village Plaza
Join us at the Muse Paintbar in Gainesville on Saturday, March 25th!
Yes, this is a different kind Spirit Night for adults! More information and a link to reserve a spot will be coming soon!
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Yearbook Orders Deadline EXTENDED!!
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Forget to buy a Yearbook? It's your lucky day!
Yearbook sales have been extended to
Friday, March 17th!
The Yearbook Committee is also looking for candid photos from Chorus and Strings, Field Day, the Westie Waggle, or photos from your child's class. Please email them to us at
yearbook@vespto.com with the group or Teacher's name.
*** Please note ***
There will be not be any yearbooks available for sale at the end of the school year. This is your only chance to order a yearbook!
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Thank you to all the parents and teachers who hosted such wonderful Friendship Parties this year! The students would not have these celebrations with YOUR help and contributions!
Look for information coming in April about Teacher Appreciation Week in May!
PTO Liaisons 2016-2017
"
Yellow and
Blue, we are here for you!"
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Kindergarten Liaison - Christina Devers
First Grade Liaison - Casey Kwitkin
Second Grade Liaison - Tracy Chandler
Third Grade Liaison - Alison Johanson
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Fourth Grade
Liaison
- Alison Johanson
Fifth Grade Liaison - Kellye Annibell
Encore Liaison - Beth Felder
Intervention Liaison -
VACANT
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PTO Liaison Chair - Sarah Diaz
(703) 801-7903
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Box Tops Winter Collection!
The results are in!
We submitted a total of 5,119 box tops which will give us $511.90! The winning grade were the Kindergartners, who submitted a total of 1116 boxes tops! Great job guys! Here is the breakdown by grades:
- KG - total = 1116
- 1st Grade - total = 1037
- 2nd Grade - total = 407
- 3rd Grade - total = 641
- 4th Grade - total = 703
- 5th Grade - total = 663
Thank you to all who submitted Box Tops!
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Volunteer of the Month for February is being awarded to Christina Devers for all of the hard-work & efforts she's put into organizing the Box Tops for Education Drives. This is no easy task and she's done an amazing job! So far she has helped raise $1,406.90! Your efforts do not go unnoticed, Christina -- THANK YOU!!
Many thanks to all of the wonderful parents who brought delicious food to treat our staff for the Winter Warm-Up! The yummy food definitely brightened their spirits that day and warmed their hearts. Thank you for your generosity!
Calling all volunteers for Basket Bingo! WE NEED YOU! This is one of our most successful fundraising events and we need many hands to make it a huge success. Please consider adopting a table and decorating it in a "FUN IN THE SUN" theme, or lending a hand on the night of the event. Sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48ADA72EA0F85-2017
We're very excited to be hosting The NED Show this year. We'll be selling yo-yos and need some volunteers to help.
Here is a link to learn more about The NED Show.
http://www.thenedshow.com/why-yo-yos.html
Thank you!
Casey Kwitkin
Ongoing Opportunity!
VES Supply Needs - It's that time of year when teachers & faculty start to run low on certain school supplies and items they use in the classroom and around the school. Included in the sign-up are supply needs based on grade-level and/or other area of the school (Encore, Office, Intervention, etc.).
Please take a look and sign up for what you are able to donate!
Help in the Library -
Mrs. Lindsay and Mrs. Dailey could use some extra hands re-shelving books (and other small tasks) daily in the Library. They have to re-shelve approximately 50 books every hour!
If you are already helping in the classroom, consider coming early/staying late for an hour to led a hand. Any time you can spare is greatly appreciated - even if it is less than an hour.
Please sign up here to help in the library!
Thanks so much!
If you have any questions, please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Casey Kwitkin at
volunteer@vespto.com
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Also, if you have not been receiving emails for Sign-Up Genius for our volunteer events so far this year, and wish to start receiving emails for future Sign-Up opportunities, then please email Casey at volunteer@vespto.com to let her know and she will make sure you are added to her volunteer mailing list!
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From our School Counselors
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We are inviting our Victory families to attend a presentation at Haymarket Elementary on March 23rd at 7:00 pm. View flyer here
Career Week is from
March 13th through March 17th. The following is the schedule for that week:
- Tuesday, March 14th - Graduation Day - Students and teachers proudly display their graduation year from high school.
- Wednesday, March 15th - College Knowledge Day - Students and staff proudly wear their favorite college sweatshirt/t-shirt.
- Thursday, March 16th - Career Dress Up Day - Students dress up as a dream job. Attire must be school appropriate and may not include implements such as bats or balls.
Our school-wide character education program that centers around a 45 minute assembly called The NED Show will be held on
March 20th. NED is a loveable cartoon character whose name is an acronym for "Never give up, Encourage Others, and Do your best."
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Our VESPTO Newsletters are generally published on a monthly basis, and feature news you need, volunteer opportunities, important upcoming dates and events, and more! If you haven't already subscribed to have these newsletters emailed directly to you, then click below to sign up!
Please note! If your child is no longer attending Victory Elementary or you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, *please* don't just ignore or mark it as spam. Instead, please unsubscribe via the SafeUnsubscribe® link at the bottom of this newsletter, or send an email to
newsletter@vespto.com. Thank you so much!!
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The Victory Elementary School Library now features a red bookshelf in honor of Jonah Diaz, a 1
st
grade student who passed away from brain cancer in 2015. Since Jonah was an avid reader who would want children to have access to their favorite books, the bookshelf theme is "hot books"- the books that are in highest demand and most checked out.
If you are interested in helping with Jonah's Bookshelf, please consider donating by ordering a hardcover book from the Amazon Wish List (
https://amzn.com/w/170UTCWWVTS1G
or search "Victory Elementary Jonah's Bookshelf" in Amazon Wish List)
or by dropping off an Amazon gift card at the Victory library. Thank you!
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You can help the VESPTO earn cash just by doing your shopping!
You must sign-up or renew your support under each of the store programs below in order for Victory to receive contributions this year.
Signing up costs you nothing and will not interfere with credits you are earning from any other shopping promotions at the stores. Just remember to use your Savings Card each time you shop. Also, do not forget to ask your friends and relatives to designate Victory Elementary to help us earn even more!
Harris Teeter Together In Education
** Must Be Renewed Each School Year!**
The Harris Teeter Together in Education (TIE) program runs from August 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017. When you purchase select Harris Teeter Brand products using your VIC Card, our school earns a percentage of those purchase dollars. Ask a cashier to link your card or visit www.harristeeter.com to link your VIC card online. Lost your card? No problem! The website can link you with the phone number you use at checkout!
Amazon Smile
Amazon donates 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the VESPTO! Simply start your shopping at smile.amazon.com and designate Victory Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization as your charitable organization, and they will do the rest!
Giant Food A+ Bonus Bucks
From October 7, 2016 to March 17, 2017, our school earns points for every dollar you spend at Giant using your BonusCard. Visit www.giantfood.com/aplus to register your card. Also, you can look for specially marked Extra Credit items throughout the store to earn additional points. You can even earn A+ BonusBucks for Peapod purchases (Giant's online shopping and delivery service)!
Sign up for free on CertifiKID.com, and use promo code VESPTO at checkout for 50% classes, entertainment, unique gifts, restaurants, festivals, holiday shows and more! You will receive an extra $5 off your purchase of
$30 or more. Our school will receive $5 as well! Please share this promo code with your friends and
family. There's no limit to how much we can raise!
Questions about any of our store programs?
Thank you for your support!
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For a full contact list of all
Executive Board Members
and
Committee Chairs, please visit
Not sure who to contact?
and we will direct it for you!
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