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CONNECTING.
LEARNING.
LEADING.
October 2020
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VERMILLION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
501 South James
Maize, KS 67101
(316) 722-0266
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A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL |
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Dear Vermillion Chameleon Parents,
Our virtual Parent/Teacher Conferences were a success. Thank you for taking time out of your schedule to check in with your student's teacher. A strong partnership between parents and teachers is critical to optimum student achievement. Please continue to reach out to us with concerns and questions.
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Capturing Kids' Hearts begins year six at Vermillion. The mission of CKH is to win each child's heart by building strong relationships and to lead each child to his or her personal best. Last spring, Vermillion was named a National Showcase School for CKH for the third consecutive year!
Our staff is committed to implementing these skills daily in all of our interactions with our students. Please encourage your child to tell you about their classroom social contract, sharing good things, and their classroom daily launch! We always welcome your feedback and appreciate your support as we continue on this important journey together.
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Thank you for your continued support and patience as we navigate unchartered waters this year. Our Vermillion families are awesome, and we really appreciate the strong partnership that we have with you. |
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Sincerely,
Michael Dome
VES Principal
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Please help our school office run smooth and efficient. For your convenience, we've listed a few reminders below.
Office Hours: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Office Phone: 316-722-0266
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Student Absences: Please call the school office each day BEFORE 11:00am. If you notify the teacher of an absence, you MUST also call the school office.
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Student Extended Absences: If your student is gone 3 or more days due to illness, a doctor's note is required for them to return to school.
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After School Transportation Changes: Please call the school office BEFORE 3:00pm.
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If you need to purchase a year book from the 2019-2020 school year, the office has extra copies. The cost per year book is $20 payable by cash or check in the school office.
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Our Fall Parties will be Friday, October 30th. NO VISITORS or VOLUNTEERS will be allowed in the building.
Costumes are allowed, but must be put on over clothes within the classroom. They should not be worn to school. Make believe weapons such as guns, swords, knives, etc. are not to be brought to school as part of the costume. Face paint and make-up are not allowed.
Classroom teachers will be communicating more specific information about your their classroom celebration.
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Fall is such a fun time with many times to celebrate. We are celebrating our students at Vermillion in ways such as Student of the Month winners and our Chameleon Character Nine Weeks award winners. Ask your child about Chameleon Character and how they can show that same character everywhere they go! |
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Counselor classroom guidance lessons have been on safety. We are also very excited about celebrating being healthy with our Healthy Selfie week October 26-30th. More information on this week will be coming soon from your child's teacher.
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Enjoy your family this fall!
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Welcome to PE this year. We are excited to be back at VES and have your child in class!
This year we are not requiring an extra pair of tennis shoes for PE, however we do ask that on your child's PE days they wear a pair of tennis shoes (no flip-flops or open toed shoes). We are on different types of surfaces (indoor/outdoor) and in different classrooms, so this is for their safety.
Our PE schedule is as follows:
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Monday / Thursday PE Classes: Biddle /Fischer/ Ozier/ Zamora/ Paul/ Best/ Doerflinger/ Shurtleff/ Packer/ Bollenbach/ Chalshtari/ Miles/ Willard
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Tuesday / Friday PE Classes: Wisner/ Morrow/ Buchanan/ Lenk/ Brownell/ Wood/ Allen/ Morgan/ Jakubov/ Angelica/ Keiter/ Spray/ Stroh
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
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Coach Trail
Ph: 722-0266 x2844
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Coach Peck
Ph: 722-0266 x2844
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VES Online Scholastic Book Fair
October 25 - November 7
~ Proceeds benefit the VES Library ~
Click the link below to visit the online book fair
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Ms. Wangberg and Mrs. Merkel are providing music activities each Remote Wednesday. Remember to begin by clicking on the link provided by your classroom teacher for your specific grade level. This link will take you to your child's music teacher's Google Site. Sometimes there will be activities or instructions right on the Google site. Other times, you will be directed to log into Quaver to access activities. And remember, you can access these activities on other days as well from any mobile device.
If you need to contact your child's music teacher our email addresses are listed below.
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QUAVER MUSIC:
Quaver Music is a free, at home portion of this curriculum available to your student. You can access the log-in screen from your child's Chromebook by clicking on the Quaver icon in ClassLink. Or, you can access the website on any mobile device by going to www.quavermusic.com.
Login:
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Quaver Name: 9-digit Maize Student ID#
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Password: music1 (all one word & case sensitive)
If you have any difficulty finding your child's Maize Student ID#, you can either look it up in Skyward or email Ms. Wangberg or Mrs. Merkel.
NOTE: The Avatar feature only works with Flash enabled at this time. You can also stay up to date with Quaver by going to their blog at www.quavermusicblog.com
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Hello Vermillion Chameleons!
I am extremely happy that we are finally back to school! The year is going well so far. Here are a few tidbits of information to keep in mind as the school year progresses.
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Please send a WATER BOTTLE to school with your child(ren)! The students are not allowed to get a drink from the water fountain, but CAN use the water bottle fillers. There have been several students coming to the nurse's office to get water due to them not having a water bottle and unable to use the water fountains.
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If your child is sick and/or you suspect they may have COVID, please INCLUDE ME in the email to your child's teacher. That way I can get the information to the COVID response team in a timely manner. My email is jsmith@usd266.com.
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We have completed our vision screenings and will do hearing screenings next. Information has been sent home regarding your child's screening ONLY if they do not pass the exam. If you did not hear from me, then your child has passed!
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We are still in need of some immunization records and physical exams, so if you haven't gotten those to me, please do as soon as possible. You are welcome to bring the records to the school, scan/email to jsmith@usd266.com or fax them to 316-722-5020.
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Nurse Jaime Smith
Phone: 316-350-2810 / School Fax: 316-722-5020
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Become a PTO volunteer! If you are interested in supporting our students and staff, please complete the online PTO Volunteer Enrollment Form and the best part about joining the PTO is that it's FREE!
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Check out the staff favorites on the VES website. These are some of the favorite things each staff member likes if you would like to spoil them on their birthday, holidays, last day of school, etc.
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October:
- 15: Andy's Frozen Custard (open to close - both locations)
November:
- 10: PTO Meeting - via zoom (6:30-7:30pm)
- 17: Chick-fil-A Spirit Day (3-10pm) Drive Thru/ Mobile Orders
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If you are interested in joining the team planning an online raffle and auction to help support Vermilion Elementary, please email us at vermillionpto@hotmail.com. If you simply wish to donate items to this raffle and auction, you may also email the PTO with the details.
Donations Needed for Online PTO Auction/Raffle
On January 15th as a part of our virtual Bingo night, we are also going to have an online raffle for themed raffle baskets and a silent auction! If you have something you are willing to donate to help raise funds for the school, please contact Kim Dickerson-Oard at vermillionpto@hotmail.com. The PTO will be happy to share your name as a sponsor of our event. The PTO also needs supplies like baskets (they can be previously used), filler items, bows, and more! Contact Kim to schedule a delivery. Thank you for helping to make this annual event so much fun, and watch for more information!
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PTO provided staff with breakfast items and Box lunches were provided by Kentucky Fried Chicken during Parent/Teacher conferences on October 14th. |
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Our next PTO meeting will be Tuesday, November 10th. Be sure and complete your PTO membership enrollment form to receive the zoom meeting information.
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Don't forget to collect BoxTops! We collect BoxTops throughout the year.
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Use Amazon Smile to make your purchases and select VES as the charitable organization and a portion of your purchases will be donated to VES. Find out more at www.usd266.com/VES
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NEW!!! Support Vermillion Elementary by shopping Coca-Cola products and donating the Caps with Codes or cut off labels from cartons/cases and bring them into school. See how at www.usd266.com/VES
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NEW! Download the Casey's app, create a log-in and select Vermillion Elementary School as you 'Cash for Class' recipient. See how at www.usd266.com/VES
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PTO can be reached at:
Facebook: Maize Vermillion Elementary School PTO
*Be sure to tag all the fun you are having at VES this year with #VES
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