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Victory Elementary PTO News
"Yellow & Blue,
Victory Needs You!"
September 2016
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Dear Westie Families!
We hope that everyone has had a successful start to the school year and is settling in to their new routines! Back-to-School is such a busy time for everyone, so we are sending out an additional newsletter to keep you up-to-date of the happenings around the Organization!
We LOVE our volunteers! A huge THANK YOU goes to all of the Volunteers who gave so generously of their time during the first weeks of school! It was nice to see so many parents taking an active roll in helping start the school year. Please continue to watch your email for future opportunities from Casey Kwitkin, Volunteer Coordinator via our Sign Up Genius tool.
We have a lot happening in the upcoming weeks, including our annual Westie Waggle fundraiser! Please read below for information on all of the exciting events and programs coming up at Victory. If you have any questions, or we can be of any assistance as the school year progresses, please do not hesitate to contact any one of us! I can be reached at
[email protected], or you can find a full Contact list for specific programs on our website at
www.vespto.com
Warm regards,
Angela Cioletti
President, VESPTO
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Friday, September 23rd - Go Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!
(click here for flyer)
Friday, September 23rd -
Bus Evacuation Drill, 8:50am (click here to volunteer!)
September 27th & 28th - Back to School Nights
* Tuesday, 6-7:30pm - Grades K-2
* Wednesday, 6-7:30pm - Grades 3-5
Westie Wear samples will be available to view and order!
Monday, October 10th
- NO SCHOOL - Professional Learning Day
Tuesday, October 11th
- PTO Meeting, 7pm in Library
Friday, October 14th
- Last day to turn in
Box Tops
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Going Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Victory Elementary is GOING GOLD to show our support for this very important cause!
- Who? All Victory Elementary Students & Staff
- What? WEAR GOLD or YELLOW to show support for all those affected by Childhood Cancer
- When? Friday, September 23rd
- Why? Awareness > Funding > Research > Cure!*Less than 4% of the National Cancer Institute's annual research budget goes to children (and that funding is divided further for dozens of different types of childhood cancer)... If you ever see a child fight cancer, it will change your life forever.
Additionally, The Victory Elementary School Library now features a red bookshelf in honor of Jonah Diaz, a 1
st
grade student who passed away from brain cancer in 2015. Since Jonah was an avid reader who would want children to have access to their favorite books, the bookshelf theme is "hot books"- the books that are in highest demand and most checked out.
If you are interested in helping with Jonah's Bookshelf, please consider donating by ordering a hardcover book from the Amazon Wish List
(
https://amzn.com/w/170UTCWWVTS1G
or search "Victory Elementary Jonah's Bookshelf" in Amazon Wish LIst)
or by dropping off an Amazon gift card at the Victory library. Thank you!
Interested in donating directly to
Childhood Cancer Research?
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Westie Parents -
We need you!
We still have some volunteer opportunities for September, check them out below!
Also, be on the lookout for a Sign-Up Genius email for the following volunteer opportunities:
1. Library Help
2. Volunteer Orientation Training
If you have any questions, please email our Volunteer Coordinator,
Casey Kwitkin at
[email protected].
Also, if you did NOT receive an email for the above Sign-Up Genius event and wish to start receiving emails for future Sign-Up opportunities, then please email Casey at
[email protected] to let her know and she will make sure you are added to her volunteer mailing list! In the meantime, you may just click on the link above to sign up for next week. A HUGE thank you to those who have already signed up!
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Please support the Victory Elementary School PTO by joining us today! Your membership dues of $15 per family ($5 for Victory staff members) go DIRECTLY back to assembly programs for our students, staff appreciation events and much more at our school! Each membership during the 2016-17 school year will receive a complimentary Victory car decal. The classroom with the most memberships will earn 15 minutes of extra recess time! Look for the form in your child's Wednesday folder or
download it from here. Completed forms and payment are due by
Friday, September 30, 2016.
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Box Tops Blitz!
Help Victory Elementary earn an additional $5,000 for new recess equipment!
From September 19, 2016 to October 14, 2016 we will have a Box Tops Collection Blitz. A collection bag will be located in each classroom and at the end of the 4 weeks the class who turns in the highest number of Box Tops will earn a prize!! Download Box Top Collection Sheet
Parents can also download the brand new Box Tops for Education Bonus App that can be used to turn your everyday receipts into cash for our school!
For more information visit:
http://www.boxtops4education.com/bonusapp
For any questions or comments email
Christina Devers, Box Tops Coordinator
[email protected]
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Westie Wear will be available at Back to School nights
(September 27th for K-2 & September 28th for 3-5.) We will have samples to check out and orders can be placed. We will accept cash, check and credit. We will also send home order forms soon!
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Fall Club registration will begin Thursday September 29th and will end Friday October 7th. Forms will be coming home soon. Check the Clubs & Activities page soon for club descriptions and how to pay online!
The following clubs will be offered this fall!
Builders Club
Cheer Club
Chess Club
Crossfit Club
Running Club
Spanish Club
Tae Kwon Do Club
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Victory's Dads rock! On September 8th, our Top Dogs kicked off the school's new Watch D.O.G.S. Program. Over 130 Dads lined up and signed up to participate. This will be a wonderful addition to the school and the PTO is proud to support it. Thanks to all the Dads for showing our students how much you care!
If you weren't able to attend the kickoff, you can still join! Complete this registration form and submit it as instructed on the bottom of the form. If you have any questions, send an email to
[email protected]
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You can sign up for the days that you would like to help by going to this Watch D.O.G.S. sign up
. Please note that you will still need to submit a completed registration form if you haven't already. Thank you!
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Westie
Waggle
will be
Friday, October 14th!
Westie
Waggle
is our big, kid-powered FUNdraiser for the Fall! We look forward to running, jumping, dancing and
waggling
our way around the Loop behind the school.
This is a guaranteed fun time for the kids and adults! Be on the lookout for all the information you need!
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Basket Bingo is scheduled for Friday, March 10, 2017!
Any donations for door prizes would be great! Email
Kellie Barnette at
[email protected] for more information on how to donate.
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Backpack Buddies needs YOU!
We provide kid-friendly, non-perishable food to students over the weekend when school meals are not available and there may be little to no food to eat at home. Each recipient meets
specific financial guidelines and, in addition, has been personally identified by school counselors as in need of food over the weekend.
We need your help to support these kids in the coming year.
Here's what you can do:
Contribute Financially:
Consider making a donation to the Program. You can send a check made out to VESPTO, clearly labeled with "Backpack Buddies" to school with your student. For $380, you can "adopt" a backpack and provide weekend meals to a child in need for entire school year. Group sponsorships are another great way to help! Please consider asking your book club, Girl or Boy Scout Troop, bible study, neighbors, etc., to sponsor a backpack as a group!
Donate Food Directly:
We are always in need of direct donations to the pantry: soup, tuna, beans, peanut butter, canned fruit and vegetables and dry pasta and rice are always needed. Contributing to the food bank is as easy as picking up an extra item on your weekly shopping trip. You can always send donations to school with your students.
Volunteer:
We need volunteers to collect and distribute backpacks, inventory the food shelf and pack backpacks every week! Please email
[email protected] to sign up to help!
Spread the word: Tell your neighbors and friends about the program and ask them to help! And follow
Backpack Buddies
on Facebook!
Please help us ensure that no student returns to school on Monday hungry! Childhood hunger is happening to kids in our neighborhood, but we can do something about it. Please do what you can to help!
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Westies Working Together!
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." ~Henry Ford
Our motto is "Yellow and Blue how can we help you?" and we are ready to work together during a new year of making memories and learning!
What are PTO Liaisons? Think of us as the bridge connecting parents and teachers. We work closely with the PTO committees, room parents, and teachers to help organize events an8d needs. Liaisons work with parents to foster a positive and productive volunteer experience and parent/teacher relationship. We are all about offering the support and help needed to create an amazing school year.
So... what do we really do?
1. Liaisons help PTO or classroom related events run smoothly. Memorable grade level events include parties, programs, and special activities.
2. Teachers and the PTO know they can come to us to help share information on a classroom level.
3. We organize and share information with the room parents.
4. We provide guidelines and reminders to the room parents and volunteers to help insure that all the classrooms have the needed assistance and support.
5. Give us your questions! Quite simply, we are here for you. Please do not hesitate to contact the liaisons with anything Victory related. If we don't know the answer, we'll find someone who does. :) You can count on us!
PTO Liaisons 2016-2017
we are here for you!"
Kindergarten Liaison - Christina Devers
First Grade Liaison - Casey Kwitkin
Second Grade - Tracy Chandler
Third Grade - Alison Johanson
Fourth Grade - Alison Johanson
Fifth Grade - Kellye Annibell
Encore - Beth Felder
PTO Liaison Chair - Sarah Diaz
(703) 801-7903
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Our VESPTO Newsletters are generally published on a monthly basis, and feature news you need, volunteer opportunities, important upcoming dates and events, and more! If you haven't already subscribed to have these newsletters emailed directly to you, then click below to sign up!
Please note! If your child is no longer attending Victory Elementary or you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, *please* don't just ignore or mark it as spam. Instead, please unsubscribe via the SafeUnsubscribe® link at the bottom of this newsletter, or send an email to
[email protected]. Thank you so much!!
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For a full contact list of all
Executive Board Members
and
Committee Chairs, please visit
Not sure who to contact?
and we will direct it for you!
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