The latest 
Lower School Edition
February 29, 2008
 
In This Issue
"MULAN JR." TICKETS
SPRING FLING UPDATE
BE A SPRING FLING SPONSOR
LABELS FOR EDUCATION
DATES TO REMEMBER
CHESS TEAM PICTURE RE-TAKES
MATH & SCIENCE NEWS
PARKING ALERT
7:20 A.M. CARPOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
PTA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
V-FLASH SUBMISSIONS
"Mulan Jr." Tickets
 
If you ordered tickets for "Mulan Jr." and did not receive them from your child's homeroom teacher, please collect them at WILL CALL upon arrival for the performance. 

Spring Fling Update

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Spring Fling (also referred to as the Carnival):

This is a time for family, staff, friends, and the community to come together for a day to play games, ride rides, eat terrific food, meet people, and relax.  You will be seeing many flyers explaining different activities of the carnival.  Come see our children, their families, and all the booths they designed and created to have fun.  The tremendous support from the families at The Village School make this day so popular and successful.  It's a day for our families to laugh and have fun together.

 Look for these events:

The Fun Run - This event starts off the carnival.  It starts at 11:30 A.M.  Grades 1-8 run one-half mile and get a free P.E. pass.  Pre-K & Kindergarten walk 100 meters, collecting candy on the track for fun.  The cost to participate in the Fun Run is $3.00.  You must fill out the form linked below and turn it in with your money.

Click here for Fun Run Form

Poster Contest - All students can participate! Make a Spring Fling Family Fun Theme Poster no bigger than 22" x 14". This contest starts the first week of March.  During the last week of March, the posters will be judged, prizes awarded, and all posters will decorate the Spring Fling Carnival.

Raffle - We are collecting raffle items which will be raffled off at the carnival.  The type of items we will be collecting include:  children's toys, crafts, gift certificates, video games, theater tickets, DVDs and electronic devices.

Ride/Activity tickets - All rides, booths, foods, and drinks will be purchased with tickets.  Tickets will be pre-sold and sold the day of the carnival.  More details to come!

Pep Rally - Grades 1-8 will participate in a Pep Rally for Spring Fling at 2:30 P.M. on Friday, April 4th.

MOST IMPORTANT - We need donations of any amount and adult volunteers to assist the student volunteers in running the activities and events.  Volunteers are also needed to set-up and clean-up.

T-shirt Days - The children may wear their T-shirts on:

 Friday, March 7
 Monday, March 10
 Wednesday, March 12
Tuesday, March 25
Thursday, March 27
 Wednesday, April 2
 Friday, April 4

Click to email Roberta Bernstein or call 281-493-5325Click to email Jane Deyhimi or call 281-578-5564.

Be a Spring Fling Sponsor!

Your generous donation will help sponsor the rides and attractions at the 2008 Spring Fling Family Fun Carnival! The name of your child, family, or company will appear in signage at the school, as well as in our newsletter.

Giving a donation will earn your child a free dress day pass. We truly appreciate any and all donations!

Please make your check payable to The Village School PTA and return with this donation form to your child's teacher or the school office. If you have any questions, please call Jane Deyhimi at (713) 305-9029 or email at jdeyhimi@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support!
Labels and Box Tops for Education

labels for education

 Continue to collect those box tops and labels!!  The next collection day will be
Wednesday, March 5th.
 
Click on the link below to find out how to win 1,000 Bonus Box Tops for our school!  Friday, February 29th is the last day to enter the sweepstakes.
 
 

DATES TO REMEMBER

calendar

February 29 
PTA Memberships are due 

STARS Performance, 7:00 P.M.

March 1 

STARS Performances, 3:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M.

Testing New Students, Pre K - 9 - ISEE Site

March 2

STARS Performance, 5:00 P.M.

March 3
Chess Team Picture Re-takes

March 6

KII/KIII Box Lunch

March 7

Spirit Shirt Day

"Spring Fling" T-Shirts

Third Grade to George Ranch

March 8

P.S.I.A. District Competition at St. Francis Episcopal

Chess Team Picture Re-takes
Monday, March 3rd
 
There will be a re-take of the Chess Team group pictures for the yearbook on Monday, March 3rd during the chess practice time.  Green t-shirts must be worn for the picture, so please bring them to school on Monday!!
Math & Science News Link

 

For an update on last weekend's Math & Science Meet, click this link.

 

 
 

PARKING ALERT

car/truck hitting 
Please take care when parking in front of the school facing west on Westella.  Two cars, parked legally, have been hit by Metro Buses.  Metro Buses turning right (west) onto Westella from Enclave Parkway are having difficulty clearing the corner.  In both recent cases, the car parked nearest to that intersection has been hit.  For the safety of your car, we strongly suggest parking beyond the green bicycle sign.

CARPOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

 
The 7:20 Morning Greeters need your help.  We need some new faces for the second half of the school year. It's an easy, fun way to get involved with the school.  Some volunteers are stay-at-home parents, while others find this is a great way to volunteer as a working parent, before the workday begins.  Please just park your car at 7:15 A.M. or so, walk up and introduce yourself.  We can tell you which mornings we need your help. Or, call Nancy Solis at 281-497-2512. Your child gets to be one of the first students in the classroom the mornings you volunteer, and you get to help our students start their day! Take your turn helping and make your child proud! 
FEBRUARY IS PTA MEMBERSHIP MONTH
PTA
Our membership drive has begun!  A membership form was sent home with your youngest child.  If for any reason you did not receive this flyer, you may click on the link below to print your own copy.
 
 
Memberships will be taken until February 29, 2008. 
 
NOTE:  The $10 membership fee is per individual.  If you and your spouse would both like to be voting members of the PTA, please send in $20. 

V-Flash

 

We hope you are enjoying The Village News Flash (or V-Flash). The deadline for submitting articles or announcements to Sharon or Kristi is Wednesday at 5:00 P.M. Feedback is always welcome!

 
 
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