Vision Charter School Newsletter April 14, 2009
Vision Charter School Newsletter
April 14, 2009
3rd Grade Students received 100% proficient or Advanced on the ISAT READING TEST!!!! Way to go, kids! We are so proud of you!
8th Grade Students received 97% proficient or Advanced on the ISAT READING TEST!!! Way to go, kids! We are so PROUD of you! ALL students made terrific gains!
ISAT tests continue from now until May 8, 2009 for third through eighth graders. Please encourage your students to get a good night's sleep, eat a good breakfast, and bring a snack each day during the testing window!
ISAT TEST DATES
5th grade Reading - Wednesday, April 15
6th grade Reading - Thursday, April 16
7th grade Science- Friday, April 17
7th grade Reading- Monday, April 20
3rd grade Language- Tuesday, April 21
4th grade Reading- Wednesday, April 22
8th grade Language- Thursday, April 23
5th grade Science- Thursday, April 24
6th grade Language- Monday, April 27
7th grade Language- Tuesday, April 28
4th Grade Language- Wednesday, April 29
5th grade Language- Thursday, April 30
3rd grade Math- Friday, May 1
4th grade Math- Monday, May 4
5th grade Math- Tuesday, May 5
6th grade Math- Wednesday, May 6
7th grade Math- Thursday, May 7
8th grade Math- Friday, May 8
Make -up tests May 11-15th
Golden Eagles are Respectful, Responsible, Kind, Safe and do their best work!
First Grade - Chrisitan C.
Second Grade- Abbagael S.
Third Grade- Layla M.
Fourth Grade- M.J. S.
Fifth Grade- Jessica V.
Eighth Grade: Mickie R., Gabbie R., and Maya D.
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DATES TO REMEMBER
April 1-30 Artist of the Month - Grant Wood
April, 2009 KARATE Class is held on Mondays from 3-3:45 in D1
*Karate Class will be held on 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27.
April 13- May 8th ISAT TESTS
April 15th - Kindergarten Cap and Gown Pictures
April 22, 2009 Lifetouch will be taking group & individual pictures
May 21, 2009 5-8 Art Fair, Science Fair
May 21, 2009 PFA Raffle, Yard Sale, and Uniform Exchange 5-8pm
May 25, 2009 NO SCHOOL-MEMORIAL DAY
May 28th Field Day K-4 a.m. BBQ
May 28th Field Day 5-8th p.m. BBQ
May 29, 2009 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
May 29, 2009 RAD performance a.m.
May 29th Awards p.m.
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YEARBOOK!!!
The 2008-2009 Vision Charter School Yearbook is almost here!
It is not too late to order a yearbook for each of your children at $20 per yearbook. Order forms are available in the office.
Business advertisements are available at very reasonable rates. If you are interested, or have any questions, please contact Laurie Hall at lauriehall@visioncsd.org.
Yearbooks are scheduled for delivery during the last week of school.
Congratulations to Summer Merrick, she competed in Level 5 at the 2009 Idaho Women's State Gymnastics competition held in Pocatello, Idaho this past weekend, and finished 7th in the All-Around Competition.
Congratulations go out to Layla Merrick who also competed in Level 5 at the 2009 Idaho Women's State Gymnastics competition. She finished 12th in the All-Around Competition.
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BIG NEWS!
Mrs. Ayotte will be teaching fourth grade next year! Mrs. McDorman will be moving up with her students to fifth grade. Mrs. Wafwa will be moving up with her students to sixth grade. All other staff will be staying with their same assignment for next year. I will be posting a second grade teacher opening next week.
Research shows that looping provides children with additional time to build the relationships necessary for learning. In addition, looping essentially adds an extra month of teaching/learning time during the second year when the typical transitional period at the beginning of the year is virtually unnecessary. Students in classrooms that have looped have also exhibited substantially higher reading and mathematics achievement scores on standardized tests than did students in the traditional grade organization.
If you have any questions regarding this decision please feel free to contact me or the classroom teacher. wendyroldenkamp@msn.com
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VISION CHARTER SCHOOL LOTTERY
Kindergarten - Ninth Grade
Vision Charter School, 20185 Lolo Ave, Caldwell, will hold its lottery for enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year beginning at 9:30 a.m. on April 25 at VCS.
Visit the website at www.visioncharter.net to download an application. Completed applications must be postmarked by April 18. If applications are hand delivered, they must be received no later than 4 p.m. on April 22.
Applications received after April 22 will be placed into the pool for the following year.
All prospective students in grades Kindergarten through ninth grade will be given the opportunity to enroll in the public charter school, regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, social or economic status, or special needs.
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PARTNERS WITH A VISION!
Thank you to the Woods family for donating a soccer ball to VCS! Thank you for your generosity and supporting the school.
****We are always in need of paper at the school. If you know of a business interested in advertising in our newsletter and our website please encourage them to donate a box of paper. We will gladly post a thank you to their business with their phone number and business contact information. This is a very inexpensive advertising opportunity.
Please remind your children to wear tennis shoes on PE days and closed toed shoes for the rest of the week. This is for the safety of your children. Sweatshirts and sweaters worn over the polo shirts should be solid color and free from writing. Thank you for supporting the dress code by ensuring your children refrain from wearing pants with holes in the knees.
