VME Messenger

Good Afternoon VME Patriot Families,

We love having parent volunteers on campus for our events and to support in the classrooms! With several upcoming VME events taking place on campus over the next couple of weeks, you must have a physical U.S. government issued picture identification with you (picture IDs cannot be accepted), so that you can enter campus, attend events, or check your child(ren) out.

We look forward to seeing you on campus!

Ms. Vieira & Mrs. Roberts

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December

9th - 20th - iReady Diagnostic 2

• All students in grades K-5 will take the iReady Diagnostic 2 during these two weeks (please see testing schedule below).

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

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

16th -20th - 5 Days Until Winter Break - Detailed Daily Themes Below

19th - Kindergarten Holiday Show at 9:00 AM

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

20th - Field Day

• Please see the link below to sign up to volunteer facilitate a field day activity.
• We will only have volunteers for field day; no guests for observing the event will be permitted.
• All volunteers must be approved CCPS Volunteers
• All volunteers must have a physical ID (pictures cannot be accepted)

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- see schedule below for specific testing dates.
• Closed Campus

20th - No School in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

20th-23rd

• FAST Math Progress Monitoring 2- see schedule below for specific testing dates.
• Closed Campus

23rd - Q2 Report Cards Published

27th - 31st - Literacy Week

• Detailed Daily Themes To Come

28th -

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

February

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

13th - Interims Published

17th - No School 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 participated in our first annual Turkey Trot!

We raised a grand total of $17,000. WOW!

All prizes have been ordered and most have already arrived at VME. We plan to distribute all individual prizes to students prior to Winter Break.

Below are the top classes by grade level who have earned a Pizza Party...Congratulations!

K – Mrs. Buonocore

1st – Mrs. Cooley

2nd – Mrs. Morrison

3rd – Ms. Cecil

4th – Mrs. Sorensen

5th – Mrs. Van Osten

Below are the top individuals by grade level who have earned a large Squishmallow...Congratulations!

Kindergarten – Christian L

1st – Gunnar C

2nd – Evelyn A

3rd – Milo M

4th – Isabella F

5th – Ben A

On December 20th we will have our annual Field Day! If you would like to volunteer to facilitate a Field Day activity, please click the link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A044CA9AC29A5FC1-53443248-field#/

If you are looking to be a classroom volunteer, please contact your child(rens) classroom teacher to coordinate this.

Third Grade is excited to announce our annual Candy Cane Grams fundraiser! This is a fun and festive way to send a sweet holiday message to your child’s friends, teachers, or staff members.

Order forms will be sent home with your child on Wednesday, December 4th. The forms will include details on how to purchase and personalize your Candy Cane Grams.

Important Dates:

• Order forms due: Wednesday, December 18th
• Candy Cane Grams delivered: Friday, December 20th

Please see the attached flyer (sent home Wednesday, December 4th) and additional information below.

Winter Wishes Candy Cane Grams

Celebrate the season of giving by sending a Candy Cane Gram to a special friend, family

member, teacher, or staff member at VME for the winter holidays! You can order Candy Cane Grams for $1.00 each or get 6 for $5.00 by completing the attached order form. You may send in a check, written out to VME, or cash and attach it to this form. We will be collecting orders until Wednesday, December 18th. Please have your child return this form with monies attached to their classroom teacher. Candy-Grams will be delivered on Friday, December 20th. (**All candy cane grams are peanut/tree nut free.)

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.

Annual Staff Dessert Bar

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E4BAEAC2BA2FD0-53676409-vmestaff

We can't wait to spoil our staff with both homemade (preferred!) and store bought cookies, brownies and treats galore to celebrate the holidays!

Send in a dozen or so cookies on Friday, December 20th by 9am and the Staff will stop by the front office during the day to create their own collection to take home.

Thank you for helping us spread some holiday cheer! - VME PTO

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!

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

During our January, February, and March meetings we will be reviewing and editing/updating/creating our VME mission and vision statements.

• 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/