Vermilion Elementary
Sailor Scoop - September 2024
Principals' Message
Hello Families,
The school year is off to a great start and we are so excited for what the year has to bring! The students are doing a great job meeting expectations and showing that they are respectful, responsible, and ready to learn.
One of the most important things we can do to ensure a successful school year, is to build strong partnerships and open communication with our families. Each month we will send home the Sailor Scoop to keep you in the loop of the things that are happening here at VES. We also have our school PTO. This group is made up parents who work hard to support our school through community events and fundraising for various activities. They are hosting our Fall Family picnic this week on 9/10 from 6:00 to 7:30 on the first grade playground. We recently added a Parent Council. This group meets quarterly with the administration to discuss what is new at VES, discuss parent perspectives, and find out how we can make VES even better for our students and families. This group is looking for a few new members. We'd like to have about 15 parents on the council. If you have the ability to meet one evening each quarter for about an hour and want to join the council, please e-mail Mr. Malear at mmalear@vermilionschools.org.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Mr. Malear and Mrs. Rebman
Save the Date: VES Picture Day is Wednesday, September 18th!
Use the link below to check out the flyer and order online! Flyers will be coming home soon!!
Plan Ahead: VES NO SCHOOL DATES
10/10 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Development and Conferences
10/11 - NO SCHOOL - NEOEA DAY
10/25 - NO SCHOOL - End of Quarter 1 Teacher Workday
11/27-11/29 - Thanksgiving
12/23-1/3 - Winter Break
1/10 - NO SCHOOL - End of Quarter 2 Teacher Workday
1/20 - NO SCHOOL - MLK Jr. Day
2/13 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Development and Conferences
2/14 - NO SCHOOL
2/17 - NO SCHOOL - President's Day
3/7 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Development
3/21 - NO SCHOOL - End of Quarter 3 Teacher Workday
3/24-3/28 - Spring Break
4/18 - NO SCHOOL
5/26 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
PBIS Corner
VES participates in an important state and district initiative called Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS).
What is Positive Behavior Interventions and Support?
PBIS is a process for creating safer and more effective schools. It is a systems approach to enhancing the capacity of schools to educate all children by developing research-based, school-wide, and classroom behavior support systems. The process focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students. Rather than a prescribed program, PBIS provides systems for schools to design, implement, and evaluate effective school-wide, classroom, non-classroom, and student specific plans. PBIS includes school-wide procedures and processes intended for all students and all staff in all settings. PBIS is not a program or a curriculum. It is a team-based process for systemic problem solving, planning, and evaluation. It is an approach to creating a safe and productive learning environment where teachers can teach and students can learn.
What is PBIS at our school?
We have adopted a unified set of expectations throughout the building (cafeteria, playground, restrooms, hallways, etc). Teachers also create classroom expectations that are developmentally appropriate, relevant to their grade level/subject area and connected to our VES Promise. Teachers and staff explicitly teach and model the expectations for and with students. You will see the expectations and our VES Promise posted throughout the school and your child recites it each day.
VES Promise
I am a Proud Sailor.
I am respectful of others.
I am responsible for myself.
I am safe in my actions.
I am here and I am ready to learn.
As part of our PBIS process, teachers and other staff members use evidence-based practices to increase student learning and decrease classroom disruptions. To keep students on the rules in a positive manner, we do the following when teaching academics and behavior:
- Constantly teach and refer to our school-wide expectations.
- Provide students with more praise than correction.
- Talk to students with respect using positive voice tone.
- Actively engage everyone in the class during instruction.
- Use pre-correcting, prompting, and redirecting as we teach.
- Look for the positive first and provide positive, immediate, frequent, and explicit feedback.
YMCA After School Enrichment
Important September Dates
- 9/9 Board Meeting
- 9/10 - PTO Back to School Picnic 6-7:30 PM**
- 9/11 - PTO Meeting 6:30 @ VES
- 9/12 Pizza Galley Night
- 9/18 - Picture Day**
- 9/18 - Tales with a Teacher 6:30 @ Ritter Library (Mrs. Moyer, Mrs. Garcia, Mrs. Rebman)
- 9/23-9/27 Start with Hello Week & Homecoming Week**
- 9/25 Parent Advisory Council 5:30 @ VES
- 9/26 Homecoming Parade - Wear Purple and Gold
- 9/27 Woollybear Day - Wear Orange, Brown, Black or Woollybear
- 9/27 Homecoming Football Game
- 9/29 Woollybear Festival
Returning Student Information
All emergency, medical, and contact information for all K-12 students will be collected through the Back to School Information update at the start of each school year. Log in information was mailed to each returning student.
To complete the process, please go to the Back to School Information update page. Thank you in advance for updating your returning student's information as soon as possible.
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About Us
Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Doors Open for students: 8:30 am
Student Hours: 8:50 am - 3:30 pm
Email: mmalear@vermilionschools.org
Website: https://www.vermilionschools.org/vermilionelementary_home.aspx
Location: 1285 Douglas Street, Vermilion, OH, USA
Phone: 440-204-1703
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063691387394
Twitter: @VESAsstPrin