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Principal Zeman's Notes
February 16th, 2024
Yearbook Ordering Deadline Next Friday
The final ordering deadline for a VandenBerge Yearbook is February 23rd. Yearbooks are available for $30 plus tax at www.jostens.com.
Yearbooks will be delivered to school in the spring. If your student wants a yearbook, please don't wait - order now!
If you are unsure whether you ordered a yearbook this year, please contact our Yearbook Advisor, Amanda Drysdale, at amanda.drysdale@isd728.org.
Thank you!
ZAP
We reviewed missing assignment reports for all our students this week and observed a concerning number of incomplete assignments. Kindly remind your students to complete their homework and submit assignments to their teachers. As a response, we will initiate a working lunch intervention for students with missing assignments. Starting the week of February 26th, teachers will refer students with incomplete work to our Zeros Aren’t Permitted (ZAP) area in the lunchroom during their lunch period. Here, students will have the opportunity to work on assignments while eating lunch, ensuring they are completed and submitted to their teachers.
Donation Requests
We are seeking donations of quiet, independent activities for students such as coloring books, crayons, checkers, chess, mancala, and puzzles. If you have any of these items lying around, please consider donating them to VMS.
Attendance Lines
We encourage you to continue calling in student absences or reporting them through the parent portal. It is important for us to know if a student is absent for a legitimate reason and to ensure parents are informed for safety purposes. Thank you for your ongoing support.
Students of the Week
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Important Dates
February 19 - No School, President’s Day
March 8- Student Activity Night
March 14 - Conferences (4-7)
March 19 - Conferences (4-7)
March 25-29 - No School, Spring Break