VME Messenger

Good Afternoon VME Patriot Families,

We hope that everyone is safe after Hurricane Helene made her way by SWFL!

We are a closed campus for rescheduled PM1 ELA testing on Tuesday (10/1) and Wednesday (10/2) this week.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Vieira & Mrs. Roberts

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October

*1st - rescheduled 1st grade ELA PM1 testing - Closed Campus

*2nd - rescheduled 3rd grade ELA PM1 testing - Closed Campus

3rd - No school for students - Teacher Professional Learning Day

4th - Spirit Day - Popping with Positivity attire

9th - PTO meeting 8:30 AM - VME Cafe Stage

11th - Spirit Day - VME Spirit Wear or school colors

15th - Fall Fest 5:00-8:00 PM -Details to come

16th Fall Picture Retakes

18th - No school for students - Teacher Planning Day

25th - Spirit Day - VME Spirit Wear or school colors

28th - Q1 Report Cards Published

29th - SAC Meeting 5:30-6:30 PM in the VME Media Center

November

1st - Spirit Day - Popping with Positivity attire

6th - PTO meeting 8:30 AM - VME Cafe Stage

8th - Spirit Day - VME Spirit Wear or school colors

15th - Spirit Day - VME Spirit Wear or school colors

19th - SAC Meeting 5:30-6:30 PM in the VME Media Center

21st - Interim 2 Published

22nd - Spirit Day - VME Spirit Wear or school colors

25th-26th Hurricane Makeup Days

27th-29th - No school/Thanksgiving Break

December

6th - Spirit Day - Popping with Positivity attire

13th - Spirit Day - VME Spirit Wear or school colors

23rd-31st - No School/Winter Break

CCPS 2024-2025 School Calendar - https://www.collierschools.com/Page/18491

For more information about the KOTG Program

https://safehealthychildren.org/95210-kids-on-the-go

Sign up if you would like your child(ren) to participate!

Click here to sign up - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SjyUWVNiDU2KmP71AwPTSwnjC1KiqW5AtTh_9aBfZn5UMDhBRDA1T09ZT0VaRlJCTUVQNlBHNTAzVC4u

KOTG has begun - Student registration ends September 27th

Kids on the Go run/walk club will take place before school from 7:45 (student arrival) to 8:15 AM, on the below days:

• 1st/Kindergarten Mondays/Wednesdays
• 2nd Grade Monday/Wednesdays
• 3rd Grade Tuesdays/Thursdays
• 4th Grade Tuesdays/Thursdays
• 5th Grade Tuesdays/Thursdays

*This takes place on the basketball court (hard court) from 7:45-8:15 AM

If your child eats breakfast at school he/she must eat breakfast prior to attending KOTG.

Order your 2024-2025 VME Yearbook & Yearbook Ads now!

https://www.buytheyearbook.com/en/bty/findmyschool

School ID: 722640

We have worked to align our the 7Habits and Patriot Pride Positive Behavior Skills! We will focus on Teacher, practice, and reteaching these expectations for the first 7 weeks of school. You can help by discussing these at home each week!

Leader in Me 7Habits information can be located https://www.collierschools.com/Page/12790

Patriot Pride Skill information can be located - https://www.collierschools.com/Page/19896

We encourage students to be leaders on and off campus! Please speak with your child about how students are responsible for their words and actions!

Meetings are held at VME beginning at 8:45 AM. Please check in with a photo ID at the front office.

Annual Meeting Dates

• September 4th
• October 9th
• November 6th
• December - No Meeting
• January 8th
• February 5th
• March 5th
• April 2nd
• May 14th - Board Elections

Email VMEPTO@gmail.com

Facebook "Veterans Memorial Elementary PTO"

PTO Annual Fundraiser

Our annual PTO Fundraiser ENDS WEDNESDAY! Our fundraising goal is $30,000 which helps us fund our entire year - including the FREE Fall Fest coming October 15th! Thank you for your generosity and support of the PTO's ONLY fundraiser of the year. There are 3 options to support the PTO...

Charleston Wrap

PTO keeps 40% of all sales - these are great quality products and a great fundraiser for PTO making it a win win.

Quickly REGISTER online today at www.RegisterCW.com, using VME code 16472 and SHARE our fundraiser with your family & friends by TEXT, email and on social media. It's not too late to register and sell!

We've extended 2 days due to the hurricane days - Our sale now ends Wednesday, October 2!

Opt Out - Direct Donations (Family Banners)

We are also offering an "Opt Out" direct donation option for those families who do not want to sell any items, who are managing too many fundraisers at once (we get it!) or who simply want 100% of their donation to stay with the PTO.

You can donate online at vme.squarespace.com/donate or send cash/check ("vme pto") into the front office attention PTO.

All donations of $100+ will get a Family Banner in carline for the year as a thank you!

Calling All Business Owners - Our BUSINESS PARTNER ADVERTISING package gives your company’s brand expanded reach to the families in and around where your business is located.

Our partnership package is $300 for new business partners and $250 for renewing partners reusing their banner.

Click Here to Get Started: vme.squarespace.com/donate

Thank You for your continued support of the PTO - we could not offer any of our "magic" throughout the year without your generosity!

VME Fall Fest 2024

Tuesday, October 15th

5-8pm.

This event will continue to be offered free as our annual give back to our VME family - as long as we hit our fundraising numbers this week!

We are working on some exciting new additions to the Fall Fest including Mr. Glenn the Science Guy who will be providing 3 activities - exploding pumpkins, super slime and a Plasma Dome.

Food Trucks, inflatables and More to come!

Pumpkin & Mum's will be available for PRESALE ONLY between now and October 11th for only $10 each. See our pumpkin patch photo from last year at the link below.

Purchase now: vme.squarespace.com/pumpkin

The School Advisory Council (SAC) is a school-based group intended to represent the school, the community and the students. The group shares responsibility for guiding the school toward continuous improvement. The School Advisory Council is responsible for final decision making at the school relating to the implementation of the provisions of the annual School Improvement Plan (SIP).

School Advisory Council (SAC) meetings are held in the VME Media Center from 5:30-6:30 PM.

VME SAC Information

Tentative Meeting Dates for 2024-2025 SY (Tuesday evenings):

• August – No Meeting
• September 10th
• October 29th
• November 19th
• December – No Meeting
• January 21st
• February 25th
• March 18th
• April 22nd
• May 13th
  

The centralized CCPS Portal is your first step in creating a CCPS profile and/or log into accessing your information.

Begin Now →

• Log into the CCPS Portal to access the following:
  
  • Student Grades
  • School Resources
  • District Resources
    
    • and more!

For assistance, contact grades@collierschools.com or call 239-377-0001.

Accessing Report Cards on the FOCUS Portal - Directions PDF File

Important Information!

Please ensure that you email(s) are correct in Focus, this is how 24-25 teacher class placement will be communicated to families. Your child(ren)"s teacher(s) will communicate with families via email, the week of August 6th.

VME

• Volunteers, Lunch with Your Child, and Check -in Procedures
• VME Wellness & Shared Snacks at School
• PTO
• SAC

CCPS VOLUNTEER APPLICATION PROCESS - All volunteer applications expired June 30th. If you wish to volunteer during this school year, please submit a new volunteer application by clicking the link "Apply to Volunteer" and follow the steps outlined on the District site. CCPS Volunteer Program

CCPS

• Link to student laptop expectation video
• CCPS Student Code of Conduct
• CCPS Student Discipline
• CCPS District Policy for CCPS Issued Laptops

• Where’s The Bus App
• CCPS Social Media Resources

• Social Media Guide and Contract Resource
• CCPS Portal: Click here to visit the CCPS Portal
• Nutrition Services - School Lunch Menu & School Bucks (online pay) https://www.collierschools.com/nutrition
• Fortify Florida - https://getfortifyfl.com/