The Bulldog Bark Newsletter
Frank Vessels Elementary School

We are all Learners

Issue #5 September 10, 2018
This week in photos...We love our Bulldogs!
The Glow Party on Friday was a huge success. The kids and adults had a great time and a lot of fun dancing. A big shout out to Drew Faust and the team for making it a amazing night for everyone! If you missed it, please come out to Harvest Night on October 19, 2018.
We need your help with Harvest Night.

Wanted: Donation of generator powered lights that can be used for Harvest Night on October 19, 2018. Please contact Maureen Porquirino  at mporquirino@gmail.com

Thank you for your support!
P.A.C.E. at Vessels

Our students and staff have formed a partnership with P.A.C.E (Positive Acts through Character Education) and the Cypress Police Department to help our sixth grade students understand that character counts in everything that they do.

"The emphasis of the P.A.C.E. program is to guide students to become persons of good character and behavior while concurrently forging a positive relationship with the Police Department. While students learn to make virtuous and responsible decisions they will be instructed to recognize and resist the many direct and subtle pressures that may influence them to experiment with drugs, bully others, and/or commit other acts of violence which are deemed as socially unacceptable."
Want to lean more? Click on the link below.
Minimum Day Tomorrow

We will have a minimum day for staff development on Monday, September 17. All students 1 - 6 grade will be dismissed at 1:25 p.m. Kinders will be dismissed at 1:20 p.m.
The Bubble Jog-A-Thon is this week & we need your help.

The Vessels, BUBBLE Jog-A-Thon is Friday, September, 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. and is the biggest fundraiser of the year.

Your donations help support our kids with field trips, school equipment, supplies, technology, and various programs at the site making our school a special place for everyone.

  • Donating is easy and can be done online by signing up at thegetmovingcrew and finding Vessels after the site registration.
  • Donations can also be given to classroom teachers as well.

We have one more turn in date.

  1. September 20

OUR GOAL IS 60,000 DOLLARS THIS YEAR!

The money donated goes DIRECTLY back to our students and the special events/programs that make Vessels great.

We also have a company donation match form to bring to your workplace here.

WE CAN DO IT, TOGETHER!

Congratulations to Mrs. Rojas' class for winning the second week upper grade challenge with $1,080 total raised. Also, congrats to Mrs. Schulze and Mrs. Boualam for winning the primary challenge and raising $1,005 total.


Attention Vessels: Every Friday is Juice it Up day after school. Cost is $2 and $3 by the front gate.
ALEKS and Math Support at Home

Need more math support? Vessels provides just that with a program called ALEKS. ALEKS is web based, and allows third through sixth grade students the opportunity to work at their own pace from home. In the coming weeks, each student has been granted access and given login information. The student portal can be found HERE .

Please note that students should always practice safe internet usage and not give away login or password info to other students.
Interested in state preschool enrollment? Click HERE.


Vessels, PTA, and Cypress Community News.

  • Movie on the Green will take place on Friday, September 21. Come support Cypress Council PTA by purchasing a taco plate for $6.00. Click HERE for more details.
  • There will be a Red Cross blood drive on October 1st from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at King Elementary. Please come support the cause and help save lives.
  • On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 the Cypress Council PTA along with Boys & Girls Club of Cypress will host a Family Fun Night with STEAM activities, and free pizza (while supplies last) there will also be cool raffle prizes. CLICK for more details.
Important Dates


  • District Minimum Day / Staff Development - September 17

  1.  Kinder dismissed at 1:20
  2.  Grades 1 – 6 dismissed at 1:25

  •  Bubble Jog-a-thon - September 21

  •  Parent Teacher Conferences - September 24 – 28 
  
  • Flag Ceremony - October 5, 2018

  • Harvest night & book fair and PTA assoc. meeting - October 19

Always be in the know.

CLICK on the link to follow the Vessels Google calendar.

  • Please make sure to turn in your PTA participation waivers to you student's teacher this week.
  • Reflection forms went home this week. Please be sure to get creative with the theme "Heroes Around Us."
  • PTA has opened up a new chair position, called the Program Chair. This will help organize monthly general meetings and secure guest speakers. For more info, contact Megan at teambulldogs@outlook.com


Vessels PTA

PTA Executive board 2018-2019

President - Megan Fox - teambulldogs@outlook.com

Executive VP (H.S.A.) Olivia Oshiro - Oshiroolivia.vesselsbulldogs@gmail.com

1st VP/Ways & Means - Janelle Gibson - janelle7575@yahoo.com

2nd VP/Membership - Drew Foust - drewvesselspta@yahoo.com

Secretary Leiana Brito - leiana.brito@gmail.com

Treasurer Laura Foust - lauravesselspta@yahoo.com

Financial Secretary - Jill Hickman - sievers.hickman@gmail.com

Auditor - Regina Marsh - regina.marsh@ymail.com

Historian - Staci Pitassi - irqisima@hotmail.com

Parliamentarian - Tobie Flores - tobietrojan@gmail.com


Brain Power Mania! Help earn Vessels up to $2,500 for technology by shopping, dining, or playing. Click here for details.

BOX TOPs are due to classrooms on September 21st.

We need your box tops! This year we are participating in the box tops for education program. When you clip and save your box top, you earn the school 10 cents. It doesn't seem like a lot, but they add up quickly! To help us make our goal of $1000 this year, simply look for the pink box top on products, clip, and send it to the school. You can find a link for more information HERE.



Have a great week and thank you for your continued support.


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