VME Messenger

Good Afternoon VME Patriot Families,

We hope everyone had a wonderful Fall Break! It is forecasted to be "Florida Chilly" this week. Please be sure to wear/bring a sweater/sweatshirt with you to school. We plan to be outside for al normal activities.

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Vieira & Mrs. Roberts

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December

5th - Interims Published

6th - Spirit Day - Popping with Positivity attire

9th - 20th - iReady Diagnostic 2

• All students sin grade K-5 will take the iReady Diagnostic 2 during these two weeks

10th - 5th Grade Concert at 6:30 PM

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

19th - Kindergarten Holiday Show at 9:00 AM

• all guest must have a physical ID (pictures cannot be accepted)

20th - Field Day

23rd-31st - No School/Winter Break

January

1st-3rd No School/Winter Break

6th Students & Teachers return to school

10th - End of Quarter 2

13th - No School for Students/Teacher Planning Day

14th-16th

• FAST ELA Progress Monitoring 2
• details to come with specific dates for each grade level
• Closed campus

20th - No School is observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

20th-23rd

• FAST Math Progress Monitoring 2
• details to come with specific dates for each grade level
• Closed campus

23rd - Q2 Report Cards Published

27th - 31st - Literacy Week

28th -

• 1st Grade Music Concert at 5:30 PM
• Literacy Night 6:00 PM

February

10th - Early Dismissal Day - Student Dismissal 11:50 AM

13th - Interims Published

17th - No Scholl in Observance of President's Day

25th - 4th Grade Music Concert at 6:30 PM

Save the Dates

March 4th - Kindergarten Music Concert at 9:00 AM

• arrival 8:00-9:00 AM
• all guest must have a physical ID (pictures cannot be accepted)

April 17th - VME Leader in Me Leadership Day

May

26th - No School in observance of Memorial Day

27th - Water Day

29th

• 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony at Aubrey Rogers High School
• tentative start time 5:00 PM

30th

• 5th Grade Clap Out at 11:00 AM
• Student Last Day/Early Release Day/Dismissal at 11:50 AM

CCPS 2024-2025 School Calendar - https://www.collierschools.com/Page/18491 (updated 11/12/24)

Thanks to all who donated and participate in our first annual Turkey Trot on Friday!

Please post any photos you have and tag us on social media!

Finial results to come!

Hello VME!

The Student Lighthouse Team is thrilled to announce our exciting Community Service Project: Bracelets of Hope!

Let’s fill the jar with vibrant friendship bracelets that spread positivity for the amazing young heroes at Golisano Children's Hospital. You can craft these at home and bring them back to school. The jar will be shining bright outside the office, right next to the Patriot Pride Box.

And here’s the fun part: every time we reach a small goal, we’ll celebrate with a 30-second dance party on the news! This is a fantastic way to boost our spirits and work together towards our Leadership WIG!

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Ms. Santucci. Thank you for your enthusiasm and support in making this project a hit!

Holiday House Wrap Up

A huge and heartfelt THANK YOU to all of the AMAZING volunteers who helped with the PTO Holiday House! We appreciate your time and generosity! Students had so much fun selecting special gifts for their loved ones. We wish all VME families a safe and fun holiday season.

Dear Families,

The holiday season is a wonderful time to come together as a community and spread joy to those in need. We are proud to once again host a Giving Tree to support our own families who could use a little extra help during the holidays. We’d love for your family—and especially your children—to take part in this heartwarming tradition.

Here are some ways to encourage your child’s involvement:

Scan the appropriate QR code based on your child’s grade and let your child pick. Each item represents a gift wish or need.

Talk to your child about the importance of helping others and how their gift will brighten someone’s holiday. Encourage them to imagine how happy the recipient will feel.

Bring your child along to shop for the gift. Let them help choose the items so they feel directly connected to the act of giving.

Have your child return the unwrapped gift to their grade bin in the front office. There will also be a box outside of the office for easy drop off and we ask for all gifts to be unwrapped and brought in no later than Wednesday, December 11.

Thank you for helping us make this holiday season brighter for everyone in our VME community!

- signed from either you and Mrs. Robert’s

Or signed from Your PTO Elves

Giving Tree Links by Grade Level

• Kindergarten: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70A0E4BAEAC2BA2FD0-53390192-kindergarten
• 1st: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70A0E4BAEAC2BA2FD0-53410494-1stgrade
• 2nd: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70A0E4BAEAC2BA2FD0-53391188-2ndgrade
• 3rd: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70A0E4BAEAC2BA2FD0-53393822-3rdgrade
• 4th: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70A0E4BAEAC2BA2FD0-53410616-4thgrade
• 5th: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70A0E4BAEAC2BA2FD0-53412324-5thgrade

Get your VME Spirit Wear!

https://vme.onestopuniformshop.com/

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 - Cancelled due to Hurricane Milton
• 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"

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 - By Laws review and voting
• November 19th - School Recognition/A+ Funds voting
• December – No Meeting

• January 21st
• February 25th
• March 18th
• April 22nd
• May 13th
  

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

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

School ID: 722640

Yearbook Ad due Date - Friday, February 14, 2025

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!

New Girl Scout Daisy troop is welcoming girls in K-1st grade for an opportunity to try new things, build forever friendships, take part in adventures, dream big and have fun doing it!

Meetings will be 2xs a month on Wednesdays from 3:00 - 4:30pm at VME. The first meeting is December 4th. Please contact Ashley at

ash010@netscape.net OR (239) 826-0085 for more information.

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/