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Voss Farms Elementary School Newsletter
October 2017 #vossisboss
Principal: Deborah Cary Assistant Principal: Melinda Villarreal
We’ve Got Spirit!
Contents
Spirit 1
WatchDOGS and Membership 1
Upcoming Events Snapshot 1
Special Thanks 2
Help Our School 3
Available Board Positions 4
Contact Information 5
Calendar of Events 5
Seeking Positive Male Role Models
Upcoming Events
♦ October 3: Ribbon Cutting
♦ October 4: Carnival Meeting 5:30-6:30pm
♦ October 12: 3rd Grade Music Program
♦ October 19: 3rd-5th Grade Dance
♦ October 23: Fundraiser Pickup 2:30-6:00pm
♦ October 23-27: Red Ribbon Week
♦ October 26: Fall Picture Retakes
WatchDOGShadagreatKickoff!Wehadover30dads,granddads,andotherfatherfigurescometothemeetingtogetintroducedtotheprogram.Ifyoucouldn’tmakeitandareinterestedinlearningaboutorbecomingamemberofWatchDOGSatVFE,[email protected]
VossFarmsPTAiscurrently174membersstrong.Thankstoallparents,teachers,faculty,andcommunitymemberswhohavejoined.IfyouhavenotjoinedPTAandwouldliketobecomeapaidmember,pleasecontactVossPTA@gmail.comtogetanapplicationemailedtoyou.Simplyfillitout,putpaymentandforminanenvelope,andsendittoschoolwithyourkids.YouwillbeaddedtotheVossPTAemaillisttogetthelatestinformationfromthePTA.-RayBriggs
FridaysareSpiritDays!StudentspleasewearyourfreeSpiritShirtsinUnicornBlue!Theclasswiththemostparticipationgetsatreatattheendoftheday!DualLanguageKindergartenersparticipateinSpiritDaysbywearingtheColoroftheWeek.Checkourcalendarorwithyourchild’steacherforwhatcolortheyshouldwear!
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ThankstoFellerRoofingofNewBraunfelsfortheirdonationofalloftheSpiritShirtstoeveryoneofourstudents,faculty,andstaff!
ThankstoDomino’sPizzaStore#6717fortheirgenerousdonationof18deliciouspizzasforourWatchDOGSKickoff!
ThankstoMcDonald’sStore#14159fortheirdonationofcoffeeforourteachersatthe“Yahoo!YouMadeitThrough!”breakfast!
ThankstoPaneraBreadStore#204462and#204456fortheirdonationofbagels,schmear,Danishes,andotheryummygoodiesforourteachersatthe“Yahoo!YouMadeitThrough!”breakfast!
ThankstoComalCountyMasterGardenerMaryHelenPhillipsforallofherhelpgettingourgardensetup!ShewillbehereOctober10thtohelpourstudentsplantthingsintheGarden.
ThankstoeveryoneforstoppingbythegardenduringOpenHouse.Atotalof92itemswerereceived.Mrs.Nauert’s3rdGradeclassdonatedthemostandwonextrarecess!Congratulations!SpecialThankstoTeagenPowers-Reynoldsfordonating35items!
Thankyoutoeveryonewhoparticipatedinourfundraiser!OnlineorderscloseTuesday,October3rd.Topsellersandprizeswillbeannouncedlaterthismonthandinthenextnewsletter!PleasepickupyourordersonOctober23rdbetween2:30and6:00pminthegym!
ThankstotheVeteransofForeignWarsPost7110fordonatingasetofflagsforeveryclassroom!
NurseNeuseneedsdonations!Inadditiontodonationsofcleanorunusedunderwearinallsizesforstudentswhoneedachange,shealsoneedsdonationsofFreeandClearlaundrydetergent,dryersheets,andhandsanitizer.Yourdonationsaregreatlyappreciatedbythenurseandthewholestudentbody!
October9th:VisionandHearingtestsforGradesK,1,3,and5.Pleaseremoveanyearringsbeforeschoolstartsanddon’tforgettowearyourglasses!Ifyouwouldliketohelp,visitourFacebookpage.
October31st:Flushotswillbeadministeredatschool.Pleasefilloutandreturnconsentforms,evenifdeclining,sowemayhavethatinourrecords.FormsavailableintheNurse’sOffice.
There’sonlyonemonthleftuntiltheSchoolCarnivalandweneedyourhelp!We’relookingfordonationsofgames,food,prizes,activities,andtime.PleasesignuptoassistustomakeourCarnivalasuccess!EmailusatVossPTA@gmail.comtoday!
DoyouownabusinessorworkforonethatmightdonateaSilentAuctionitemforourFallCarnival?Ifso,[email protected]
PleasedonateanykindofaluminumcantothePTA!WeturntheminforcashtobeusedfortheGarden.Anylittlebithelps!
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WestillhaveafewfacultyandstaffmemberslefttobeclaimedforourSecretPalsprogram!Ifyouwouldliketocontribute,[email protected]!
FallCarnivalwillbeheldonNovember2nd!Therewillbegames,food,prizes,andalotoffuntobehad!Wewillneedalotofvolunteers!
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Our PTA Board
WehaveonemoreBoardpositionavailable!HealthyLifestyles:EstablishingandsupportingaHealthyLifestylespositionwithinyourPTAsignalsyourcommitmenttobuildinghealthyschools,healthyfamilies,andhealthycommunities.Ifyouareinterestedinthisposition,pleasecalloremailus!
Getyouryearbooksforonly$18throughOctober25th!Afterwardthepriceswillgoup!
DeborahCary–PrincipalYesicaCoats–PresidentRayBriggs–VicePresidentandHeadofMembershipandofWatchDOGSJaniceGenger–TreasurerDeeDeePerez–SecretaryandFundraisersJasonEscobedo–ParliamentarianAliciaMehl–FundraisingCo-ChairLeahGomez–CouncilDelegateVickyHaygood–HistorianandYearbookYvetteGambrel–HospitalityJenniferFord–Garden/EnvironmentalBritniCall–ReflectionsBrandiMills–BoxTopsJackieBrinkkoeter–SecretPalsKenBrinkkoeter–ProgramsKimberlyPeterson–SpiritAlbertAguilar–SpanishTranslatorKellyBillo–K-2TeacherLiaisonBrendaDunn–3-5TeacherLiaisonAdrianaMcAllister–K-2DualLanguageTeacherLiaisonCrystalDiaz–3-5DualLanguageTeacherLiaison
Youallhaveacreativeoutletandwewanttoseeit!Pleaseenteralldancechoreography,filmproduction,literature,musiccomposition,photography,andvisualartspiecesbyNovember7th.Youmaypickupaformintheofficeorfronthallwaybythebench.Thisyear’sthemeis“WithinReach”!FormoreinformationontheReflectionsprogram,[email protected]/reflections
MissedFallPictureDay?It’snottoolate!PictureretakeswillbeOctober26th!Thisisthepicturethatwillgointheyearbook.
October2017Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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3Online
FundraiserOrdersDue5:30pm–RibbonCutting
45:30-6:30pm–Carnival
MeetingintheLibrary
5 6Dual
LanguageKinderColoroftheWeek:Green!
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8 9K135VisionandHearingScreenings
10PlantingwithaMasterGardener
11 123rdGradeMusicProgram
13Black!
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15 16 173rdGradeFieldTrip
18 193rd-5thGradeFallDance
20Purple!
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22 23RedRibbonWeekBeginsFundraiserPickup2:30-6:00pm
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25UnityDay!WearOrange
EarlyRelease
26FallPictureRetakes
EarlyRelease
27RedRibbonWeek
EndsYearbookOffer1
EndsEarlyRelease
White!
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31FluShotsHappy
Halloween!
November1TheDayoftheDead
2FallCarnival!
3Brown!
4Wurstfest
Notes:DeliveryDateforitemspurchasedduringourAIMFundraiserwillbeOctober23rd!ClasseswhobringinthemostBoxTopsgetaspecialreward!
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Voss Farms Elementary 2510 Pahmeyer
New Braunfels, TX 78130 830-608-5800
