Patriot NewsFlash

Fall Break

September 30-October 4

Monday, October 7

SBDM Meeting 3:00om

Tuesday, October 8

Girl Scouts Informational Night 6:00 in Library

Wednesday, October 9

Wellness Wednesday

Thursday, October 10

PTA Meeting 7:45am in Library or via Zoom

Friday, October 11

Spirit & Hat Day

The following clubs will take place every Wednesday from 2:35 p.m.-3:45 p.m. from October 16 - November 20. Clubs are offered to students in grades 2-5 only. There are no clubs for students in grades K and 1. Signing up online DOES NOT guarantee your child a spot in the club. Names will be drawn randomly from the list and those students will be notified if they are enrolled in the club. This is NOT first come, first serve. Club sign ups will begin on October 9 will end on Friday, October 11th at 8:00am. Late sign-ups will not be accepted. The link to sign up will be posted on Dojo and on the VPE website on Oct. 9.

Board Game Club: Are you up for a little friendly competition and want to learn some new board games? If so, then join Ms. Pugel for a board games group after school! This club will be open to up to seven fourth or fifth grade students.

Card Game Club-In this club with Mr. Barth, students will have the chance to experience a fun and challenging card games. This club will be open to up to seven students in fourth or fifth grade.

Lego Club: In this club, students will build on creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking skills and cooperation in order to use Legos to build solutions to various engineering design challenges. This club is open to 12 students in grades 2-3.

Coloring Book Club-Coloring Book Club allows students to come together and create beautiful artwork while relaxing and meeting new friends! The coloring books/sheets will be provided, but your student is welcome to bring their own from home if they'd like. This club is open to students in grades 2-4.

Random Acts of Kindness Club (RACK)-The Community Kindness Club is all about making a positive impact at school and neighborhood. We take on projects like making thank you cards for nurses and firefighters, coloring pictures for nursing home residents, and spread kindness around the school. It's a place where students can share ideas, work on cool projects, and make new friends while doing something kind! This club is open to students in grade 2-5.

Cooking Club-In collaboration with 4-H, VPE will host a cooking club for students in grades 3-5. Students will learn baking and cooking skills and put them to use creating some delicious (as well as some healthy 🙂) treats! This club is open to 10 students.

Minecraft Club-Calling all builders! Minecraft Club is an afterschool group for students to work through Minecraft activities and challenges that are fun and creative. We will use our school issued Chromebooks to complete challenges and designs using Minecraft Education. All levels are welcome! This club is open to students in 4th and 5th grade.

Every Veterans Day on November 11, we honor the brave men and women who have served our country. Our program this year will start at 1:00 and we are looking for someone from any branch of service (past or present) who would like to be our keynote speaker. Please note, that due to space in the gym, only veterans or those currently serving our country are invited since all students will be in attendance. Please reach out to Molly Dabney at molly.dayney@fayette.kyschools.us if you or someone you know is interested.

Please refer to the documents below in case you missed the gifted & talented informational meeting or you need to review the presentation from the Zoom session.

Dear FCPS Families:

We are thrilled to announce our new safety tracker — a website where you find up-to-date information on situations impacting the safety of the school community, emergency procedures, and more. Simply visit fcps.net/safety.

Providing a safe environment to work, learn, and grow is a priority for Fayette County Public Schools.

Since 2018, we have added 83 mental health specialists, doubled our number of police officers and school nurses, and secured every school entrance.

To learn more about safety improvements in our schools, watch this brief video.

We are grateful to everyone who makes the safety tracker possible and to those who help keep our schools safe.

• Did you know that FCPS does not provide medical coverage for student accidents that occur at school?
• Did you know Fayette County Public Schools offer parents a Voluntary/Optional Insurance Policy?
• This a great opportunity for families that do not have health coverage or for families that do have insurance to offset the cost of out-pocket expenses.

Insurance Coverages available are:

At-School Accident Only

24-hour Accident Only

Extended Dental

Head to the FCPS student accident page for more information.

Uk Women's Soccer is inviting all VPE Patriots to Fan Appreciation Match on October 10th against LSU at 7:30pm. Down below, you will find the group ticket link to this match. Feel free to reach out with any questions!

https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/24SOC14W

VPE loves to have volunteers helping throughout the school day, attending field trips, and helping out in the building. Any and all adults accompanying a school group while on a field trip must first undergo and pass the background checks required for all FCPS volunteers through the volunteer application system. This applies to listed chaperones, volunteers, and anyone who travels separately to join the group at the respective venue. If you plan on coming to help in the building at any point in the future when allowed you will need to complete the following background check: Volunteer Application.

Parents don't need to be approved to eat lunch with their child, attend parent/teacher conferences or attend evening events. All other activities will require you to be an approved volunteer. These background checks are good for three years.

This year we will be offering PTA meetings on two platforms - in person and on Zoom. They are scheduled for the second Thursday of each month at 7:45 in the VPE Library or using the following Zoom link: https://fcps-net.zoom.us/j/99018941544

Did you know that our VPE newsletters in Smore can all be translated into many languages if needed. Simply click on the translate button at the top of this newsletter and choose your language.

Newsflash - Weekly SMORE newsletter will be emailed to families on Friday afternoons via Infinite Campus.

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