The Bulldog Bark Newsletter One Team, One Vision

Issue #31 - March 29 - April 2

Welcome Back We hope you had a fantastic Spring Break! We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow and hope you are ready for the last couple of months of the school year. We got this, Bulldogs!

Open Enrollment If you or someone you know is interested in having their child attend Vessels next school year, please contact our administrative assistant Mrs. Love at [email protected]. Please visit the CSD new student enrollment webpage here. We will also host four potential TK/kinder/new student "virtual" walkthroughs via Zoom to discuss our programs and all that makes Vessels a special place for our kids to learn and grow! Please click the link on the days and times listed below to join in on the conversation. Thursday, April 1 at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 13 at 9:00 a.m. Friday, April 23 at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m.

PTA Honorary Service Award Please click the link to nominate a potential 2020-2021 Honorary Service Award recipient. Nominations are due Friday, April 9, 2021!

Flag Ceremony Watch the March Flag Ceremony here!

Thank you! We have reached our goal of five Lego Robotics Kits and truly appreciate all of the support you have given to our STEM program! WE appreciate you!

Amazon Smile Help Vessels students by signing up for Amazon Smile. A percentage of all purchase proceeds go to Vessels PTA if you select us as the school of choice. Thank you for helping our students! Click here to find out more!

Math Resources Math is all around us and it is vitally important that our students continue to practice math each and every day. Math facts and math fluency are skills that help children with recall and automaticity, making higher-level math concepts easier to solve while preventing simple mistakes. Help us at home by allocating time each night to practice facts even in the upper grades to ensure that your child has a leg-up as they promote to the next grade level. Below are resources to assist with math facts and fluency. Math printables here. Math games here. Help us in our goal of lifting all students to proficiency and mastery at Vessels.

Books to Read Need a great book? Click here to find books that every child should read by age 12.

Calendar of Events Friday, April 2 - Report Cards available to download through the Aeries portal Monday, April 5 - Friday, April 9 - Parent Conferences (all minimum days) Tuesday, April 13 - School Site Council at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 15 - Open House - more info to follow Friday, April 16 - Family Kahoot Trivia Night at 6:00 p.m.

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"Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them." - Lady Bird Johnson