| Viking Pride Newsletter |
| The March 2008 Viking Pride Newsletter should have arrived at home this week with your youngest child. If you have not received your copy, please contact the office staff, and they will see that you get a copy. |
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VILLAGE BLOOD DRIVE |
 Wednesday, March 26
10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Sign up at the Nurse's Office.
For more information contact Melissa Vu via her email or call her at 281.273.1161.
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FOCUS ON THE ARTS |
This spring, we are hosting our first annual Focus on the Arts, Saturday, April 5, 2008, at 7:00 P.M. Get your tickets early for this fun-filled event involving the choir, band, orchestra, and art students. If you already filled out an order form be sure and turn it in early. Remember, ticket orders are filled on a first come, first served basis.
Order early to get the best seats! |
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CARPOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED |
The 7:20 A.M. 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! |
| VILLAGE SCHOOL CHESS TEAM WINS AT STATE! |
 Thirty members of the chess team traveled to downtown Houston to attend The Texas State Scholastic Championship. The kids brought home two state team championships, one individual championship, and a truck full of trophies.
In the Middle School JV section, the battle for first place came down to a contest between two Village students. Recently, Wesley Hungbui has been playing the best chess of his life. He won the State Championship in decisive fashion, winning every game he played. Losing just one game (to Wesley) and taking third place was Samir Kavadi. These two boys, along with Raj Kavadi, also won second place in the Middle School JV Team competition.
In the K-1 Championship section, Aaron Chang, Amit Kavadi, Elliot Glatman, and Rorye Jones led a team of 8 to the State Team Championship. This group of kids plays with enthusiasm, skill, and maturity far beyond their years. Aaron and Amit each won six games to tie for second place, grabbing 3rd and 6th place individual trophies after tie-breaks. Elliot Glatman and Rorye Jones brought home 5 and 4.5 points to help secure the biggest team trophy. In fact, the trophy is taller than the kids!
Becky Huang played her usual strong chess to lead the Elementary Championship Team to first place with six wins. Abigail Glatman and Zack Westenhaver contributed five wins each, while Devan Shan brought 4.5 points to the table to complete the team win. Becky's efforts also netted her a fine second place individual trophy.
The Elementary JV team won the second place team trophy. Michael Tian led the way with six wins. Winstein Hungbui contributed 5.5 points, with Timothy Mashinski and Meagan Walsh adding 5 and 4 points to the team effort.
This completes the big events for this school year. The Village School has always had a strong team, but this year the kids have put forth a special effort. At each tournament, a new group of kids has helped to win the trophies. They are very competitive, but also very supportive. During games, the kids display great sportsmanship and even greater skill. With time, they will only get better! | |
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| Labels and Box Tops for Education |
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Continue to collect those box tops and labels!! The next collection day will be Wednesday, April 2nd.
Middle School Students - Drop off your box tops with the parent volunteer outside of Mrs. Miller's office.
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V-FLASH |
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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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DATES TO REMEMBER |
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March 14
NO Homework Weekend
Math, Calculator, and Number Sense Practice ONLY (No Science)
3:30 - 6:00 P.M.
March 17 - March 24
SPRING BREAK
March 25
"Spring Fling" T-Shirts
Math/Science State Practice, 3:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Fuddruckers
NO Homework Night
March 26
Blood Drive for M.D. Anderson, 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
March 27
Report Cards
"Spring Fling" T-Shirts
March 28
State Math/Science Team travels to San Antonio
NO Homework Weekend
March 29
State Math/Science Meet in San Antonio
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Spring Fling Update |
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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. Come see our children, their families, and all the booths they designed and created to have fun.
WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY
YOUR SPRING FLING T-SHIRTS
FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL HELENA BERES
Look for these events:
The Fun Run - NEWS FLASH! Please disregard all previous prize information! NEW PRIZES are now available for this fun event that starts off the carnival.
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All runners will receive "Bib Numbers."
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All runners will receive a "Finisher's Medal."
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All runners will receive cool prizes!
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All runners will be included in a "Post Race Drawing" for chances to win EVEN BIGGER and COOLER PRIZES!
PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS TO COME!
Poster Contest - All students can participate. Entries are due by TODAY--March 14, 2008.
Raffle - We are collecting raffle items which will be raffled off at the carnival. The type of items we are 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 for 40 cents per ticket and sold the day of the carnival for 50 cents per ticket.
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:
Tuesday, March 25
Thursday, March 27
Wednesday, April 2
Friday, April 4
Click to email Roberta Bernstein or call 281-493-5325. Click 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! | | | |
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