Van Raub Elementary
OCTOBER 25, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM MRS. GAULT
Roadrunner Families-
Thank you so much for everyone who stepped up to support our campus this week - whether it be serving in the book fair or playing at recess with the kiddos as a Dad on Duty! WE APPRECIATE YOU!
We have had a fast and furious October! No better way to finish the month of October than by celebrating RED RIBBON WEEK! See the flyer below for all the dress up days and activities. On Thursday we will have our Book Character Parade! Students are welcome to come dressed as a book character and should have the book to carry along in the parade. Parents, you are welcome to watch the parade- simply line up along the front of the school and be ready by 7:45am for the parade to begin! Please find more information below.
Also another fun and worthy event that we are starting in a Life Skills coffee cart/stand on Friday mornings at the side gate. It is a great way to support these amazing kiddos and their classrooms! More information is below about menu items and such.
Take a moment and talk with your kids about brag tags and what brag tags they maybe have on their backpack! Brag Tags are a fun incentive system and I sure hope that our kiddos like it and that it works as a positive motivator! Currently we have given them out for excellence in attendance, various clubs or groups, for counseling lessons/character traits, for students being their BEST, etc. They seem to be well recieved, but ask your kiddo!
We hope that you have a wonderful weekend!
Be the One,
Mrs. Summer Gault, Principal
BOOK FAIR -IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!
BOOK FAIR online purchasing opportunity
Didn't get a chance to come by the fair? Didn't see the book you really wanted? You can still shop online and support our school. Use the link below.
https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=5704801
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED AT THE VRES BOOKFAIR!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
OCTOBER HAPPENINGS
OCTOBER
10/28 - 11/1 - RED RIBBON WEEK
10/28/24 - DRESS LIKE A MOVIE STAR
10/29/24 - WEAR TIE DYE
10/30/24 - WEAR RED HEAD TO TOE
10/30/24 - CCMR Wednesday
10/31/24 - DRESS LIKE YOUR FAVORITE BOOK CHARACTER
10/31/24 - Book Character Parade - 7:45am
NOVEMBER
11/1/24 - LIFESKILLS coffee cart
11/1/24 - WEAR CRAZY SOCKS
11/4/24 - Fall Picture RETAKES
11/5/24 - ELECTION DAY
11/6/24 - CCMR Wednesday
11/6/24 - Running Club 3:00-3:45pm
11/6/24 - Military Dinner 6pm
11/8/24 - LIFESKILLS coffee cart
11/11/24 - VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY - 8:30am
11/13/24 - CCMR Wednesday
11/14/24 - DIABETES AWARENESS DAY - WEAR BLUE!!!
11/14/24 - Game Club - 3:15-4:15pm
11/15/24 - LIFESKILLS coffee cart
11/20/24 - CCMR Wednesday
11/20/24 - Education Support Professionals Day
11/20/24 - NCAA Fam Jam during CAMP classes
11/22/24 - All Pro Dad Meeting - 7:00am
11/22/24 - LIFESKILLS coffee cart
11/22/24 - Spirit Sticks sold at LUNCHES
11/22/24 - Bike Rodeo - all day
11/25-11/29/24 - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
This weeks attendance was 95.96%
RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITES-OCTOBER 28th - NOVEMBER 1st
BOOK CHARACTER DRESS UP DAY - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31st
BOOK CHARACTER PARADE to begin at 7:45am
VRES Book Character Parade - 10/31/2024 - 7:45 am
All grade levels will follow the grade in front of them to complete the full campus loop and then return to their grade level spot to to view the remainder of the parade. PreK & Life Skills will start the parade and once 5th grade passes the parade is complete.
Order of student participants:
Life skills/ PreK
Kinder
1st
4th
2nd
3rd
5th
**In case of bad weather, parents will be allowed in the building and line up in the A hallway.
Join us in supporting our LS classrooms on Friday mornings at the Coffee Cart!
Picture Retakes - November 4th
SAVE THE DATE- VETERAN'S DAY ASSEMBLY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
We will be celebrating our annual Veterans Day Assembly on Monday, November 11th at 8:30am. Please make plans to join us to celebrate all of our amazing service men and women!
Start finding your family veteran pictures to include in our campus slide show!
**Please include the follwing:
1. Veteran's name
2. Branch of service
3. Title in the service if applicable
4. Name of VRES student(s)/staff connection
5. relationship to the VRES student or staff member.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR VETERAN PHOTOS by emailing: summer.gault@boerneisd.net
**If you submitted photos last year, we probably still have them on file. Please check out the link below to see!
PRECHECK FOR VETERANS DAY
Hello Parents/Guardians!
We are so excited to offer you the opportunity to participate in our Guest Pre Check-In process for the upcoming campus event.
"Veteran's Day Program"
November 11, 2024, 8:30 AM
By completing the linked form, you allow us to use the information to conduct a security verification through our visitor management portal, Raptor. Once cleared, we will preprint your visitor label, which you will collect at the pre-check-in station on the day of the event. Thank you in advance for helping to keep our schools safe for our students and staff!
NCAA Fan Jam @ VRES
We have the exciting opportunity to have the NCAA Fan Jam here on campus on November 20, 2024.
Fan Jam is a mobile pop-up event in a truck. Whether you're a basketball enthusiast or a rookie, Fan Jam is your opportunity to hone your shooting skills, snap selfies with the Championship Trophy, snag giveaways, and more.
The Fan Jam is an excellent way for fans of all ages to gear up for the excitement and exhilaration of college basketball. Some of the FAN JAM events will include special guest apperances.
Our Fan Jam event will take place duirng the studnets specials time. All students will need to have parent permission on file to participate. .The link for the permission form is below as well as a volunteer opportunity for the Fan Jam event date! It should be great fun!
VOLUNTEER AT FAN JAM!
YEARBOOKS ON SALE NOW
Get your yearbook today! Prices will increase soon! We only have a couple hundred yearbooks to sell so don't miss out! Get yours today!
2nd Nine Weeks Counseling Newsletter
VRES Military Dinner - November 6th - 6:00pm
PARENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITY with FORES
BOOK CLUB WITH THE COUNSELOR AT VRES
***To participate in Dads on Duty you must have a volunteer background check on file - please compete this today!
Volunteer background check link: https://www.boerneisd.net/VOLUNTEER
Pick your date to join us!
Dads on Duty Booking link : https://calendar.app.google/uK9pSasahK4Z7SAW9
Thank you to our PTO sponsors
VRES is a PURPLE STAR CAMPUS
Boerne Independent School District is proud to announce that Van Raub Elementary School has been awarded the prestigious Purple Star Campus Designation by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years.
This handbook has all things Van Raub for your reference. Everything from attendance information, hours, arrival and dismissal information, cafeteria, counselor, nurse contacts and information and SO MUCH MORE!
Please give it a look!