Vision Charter Newsletter

Weekending:November 1, 2007VCS home

PUPPETS COME TO LIFE
by Joseph C.

Jeff Gunstream and Buttercup

Jeff Gunstream and Buttercup entertain the kids!

On October 15th the children of Vision Charter School were visited by a very special person. Jeff Gunstream and his team of hand crafted puppets fascinated the children of all ages with his creativity and humor. Mr. Gunstream has been very interested in puppets since he was a young boy. He uses scraps and garbage to create his numerous puppets. Gunstream's first puppet, Buttercup, was used in an improvisational play with some of the children at the end of the presentation. 

 Mr. Gunstream also talked about his partnership with Brian Henson, Jim Henson's (creator of the Muppets) son. Gunstream has worked on children's television show Bear in the Big Blue House and helped create characters featured in Disney Theme Park rides and floats. Gunstream has also worked with local performing groups most recently Fiddler on the Roof performed by Music Theatre of Idaho which was recently attended by the 6th and 7th grade students. 

The students of Vision Charter School were excited to see the puppet making process in action and were familiar with Mr. Gunstream's work. 

 Jeff Gunstream visited Vision Charter School as part of our study on puppetry and our Master of the Month, Jim Henson. This month has also featured and in depth study of the book, "The Wizard of Oz," by L. Frank Baum. October's month of interesting characters climaxed with a Wizard of Oz themed party which showcased students dressed as characters from the book.

LEADERSHIP GROUP RAISES MONEY FOR CANCER VICTIM:

Dear Vision Charter School Students and Parents;

My name is Abby R. and I am a seventh grade student at VCS in the Leadership Group. We are raising money for a cancer victim who was diagnosed with Leukemia when she was seven or eight years old. Her name is Nicole Murdock. She is ten years old and in fifth grade. She has gone into remission previously and now the cancer has returned. Nicole is very young to be diagnosed with cancer. We are giving 100% of the money we raise to her to grant a wish! The Leadership Group of VCS would love if you would participate in the fundraiser.  

Students can bring their change into school and put it into the decorated milk cartons in each room. This fundraiser will end on November 28. We thank you for your time and appreciate if you participate in our fundraiser.

Sincerely,

Abby R., Maddi C., Gabrielle O., Shely W., Dallin H., Zack M.

In this issue

Mark Your Calendar 

   
  • Nov. 2:
    NO SCHOOL 
  • Nov. 6:
    Bake Sale for Boise Rescue Mission          
  • Nov. 7, 8, 9:
    Regular School Days Parent Teacher Conferences in the evenings
  • Nov. 9:
    Second Session of Enrichment clubs will start today! 8:30-10 a.m. 
  • Nov. 13:
    Bake Sale for Boise Rescue Mission
  • Nov. 21, 22, 23:
    NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Vacation    
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Happening This Month:


PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES:Nov. 7, 8, 9

The Music and PE teachers will not be available for drop in conferences during the scheduled conference times. If you are interested in a conference with the Music teacher, please contact Debra Ellis  to schedule the appointment. If you are interested in a conference regarding PE, contact Mr. Wetherington,
Lost and Found items are overflowing!!! Parents may look through the Lost and Found boxes in D2 during Parent Teacher Conferences.  The lost and found items will be on display in D1 this next Monday. All Lost and Found items not claimed by November 13 will be donated to the Boise Rescue Mission.

Leaderhip Group Raises Money, Starts Coat and Canned Food Drive:Nov. 5-16

Hello Vision Charter School Students,

My leadership group is very excited to announce that we are raising money for the Boise Rescue Mission Center, a homeless shelter in Boise. We will be having a coat drive, which starts on November 5th and ends on November 16th. Cardboard boxes will be placed in each classroom and each Friday we will come pick them up. The class with the most coats gets to have a FREE JEAN DAY! We will also be having two separate bake sales. One will be held on November 6th and the other will be held on November 13th. We will bring the food to your classroom during your lunch time. Make sure you bring your money and your coats that don't fit!  

Sincerely,

Nina W,. Halana M., and Mary H. 

P.S. If you would like to donate food to the bake sale, bring your food the day before for the day of a back sale and put it in D2.

Vision Clubs: Nov. 9 - Dec.14

Our next session of Vision Clubs will start November 9th. The next session will last for five Fridays ending December 14th.   Students will be notified by Wednesday of their assigned class.


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Don't Forget!

Freedom Storage Fundraiser

The fundraiser will be extended through THANKSGIVING!

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STUDENT EXCELLENCE:

VISION CHARTER SCHOOL raised $172 for PET HAVEN last week on Jean/Hat day! This community service project was orchestrated by a student leadership team. 

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Golden Eagle Awards

The Golden Eagle Award is given to a student from each class once a week on Friday.

The student honored with this award has demonstrated kindness, responsibility, respectfulness, and has shown his/her best effort in the area of academics.
Golden Eagle Students from last week include:

THIS WEEK'S STUDENTS WILL BE FEATURED IN NEXT WEEK'S NEWSLETTER...

We are so proud of our Citizen Leaders!

Thank you for being exceptional role models.

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How YOU Can Help!

We are still looking for businesses  that would like to donate a box of copy paper to the school. We would be more than happy to place a thank you in the newsletter and on the website. We would include their business contact information in the thank you. This is a great advertising opportunity for local businesses.  Please pass the word!



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Volunteers Needed:

•Parent Faculty Association Contact Jenny Carpenter at carpentergang@clearwire.net

•Art Committee Contact Tracie Wood at traciewood@msn.com

•Assist with Science in 6th and 7th grade. Contact Lucy Wafwa at lwafwa@gmail.com

•Assist with making copies for all classes. Contact Rhonda at rhondawickland@gmail.com

•Contact Tim Cobb to volunteer for the Legislative Committee which is focusing efforts to secure our permanent site in Middleton. tim@gunstreamcp.com

•Contact your child's teacher to volunteer in the classroom.

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Fundraisers:

Freedom Storage Fundraiser

Don't forget to sell your vouchers and earn money for our school!!  $50.00 for six months of storage is a GREAT deal and Freedom Storage will donate an additional $75.00 to our school, for a total of $125.00 for each voucher sold! The class with the most vouchers sold will have a pizza party and field trip. Each class that sells ten will receive a pizza party! Each child who sells five will receive a $25 gift certificate from Walmart and each child who sells ten will receive a $50 gift certificate to Walmart! Please contact Rhonda at the office for more vouchers to sell! The fundraiser will be extended through THANKSGIVING!

PFA CARTRIDTGE RECYCLING FUNDRAISER!

We are excited to be partnering with Re-Cartridge- Cycle (a local community cartridge recycling company) to help raise funds for our school. There are no door-to-door sales and they do all the work for us! All we need to do is collect and bring in empty printer cartridges. We will receive money for every cartridge we collect. 
This is a great opportunity for our school to earn money and contribute back to our community through recycling. It's currently estimated that close to 230 million tons of empty cartridges will be dumped in U.S. landfills this year, with each cartridge taking up to 450 years to decompose. 

Re-Cartridge-Cycle has informed us that these cartridges can be recycled and reused many times. We can hlp make a difference by recycling, and at the same time bring money back into our school for much needed teaching resources. 

We hope that you will help us support this program by bringing empty injet and laser cartridges from home. You can also collect empty cartridges from neighbors and your place of employment. Simpy bring the cartridges to school and place them in our cartridge collection bins. Re-Cartridge-Cycle will pick up the cartridges and send us a check for our efforts. Re-Cartridge -Cycle is associated with locally owned and operated Cartridge World, and is proud to be offering this recycling program and contributing back to our school and the local community. 
With your help, we can collect cartridges and continue raising funds throughout the school year. This is something we can all benefit from- we hope you will be a part! The recycling box is in the office. Please contact Dalana Bishop at 454-2030 if you have additional questions.

LEADERSHIP GROUP RAISES MONEY FOR CANCER VICTIM

Leaderhip Group Raises Money, Starts Coat and Canned Food Drive


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PARTNERS WITH A VISION:



THANK YOU to Jeff Irby  for volunteering to blow out the sprinkler system for Vision Charter School! Please call Jeff at IRBCO for all your sprinkler and landscaping needs at 585-6022!



THANK YOU to Right Now Hardware for donating art supplies to the 6th grade class for making puppets!  Call 585-6619 for all your hardware needs!



THANK YOU to GREEN VALLEY TOWING for donating 2 boxes of copy paper! Please call Lynn or David Green at 629-3477 for all your towing needs!



*****If you are interested in being a PARTNER WITH A VISION please contact Wendy OldenKamp . We have many innovative, authentic learning experiences which could be sponsored including science experiments, computer programs, picnic tables, field trips, PE equipment, sound system, laptops, or a contribution to our permanent site acquisition. If you know of someone who has donated over 100 hours of service to Vision Charter School or has made a significant financial contribution to the school, please contact me so that we can add them to our PARTNERS WITH A VISION link on the website and honor them in our newsletter.

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