Patriots’ Review
October
President's Message
Happy Fall VPE families!
It's finally fall and the start of some cooler weather. I hope everyone had a relaxing Fall Break! We wrapped up September by celebrating KY Kids Day, a day set aside by KY PTA to celebrate our students and make them feel special. We used PTA funds to purchase a Silent Disco party for everyone! The kiddos (and adults) had a great time! Thank you to Ms. Ault for organizing and to all of the volunteers that helped to keep it running all day long!
We have lots of fun things coming up in October. Walk to School Day, October 9th, is always a great time to get some early morning exercise with your student. Our next PTA meeting is October 10th @ 7:45 am. We will be serving up some doughnuts. We would love for you to join us! If not in person, you can always join via Zoom!
Family Focus Night is on Wednesday October 16th. Bluegrass Hospitality Group has generously donated a $50 gift card for a family that submits an entry and wins the drawing for October! Don’t forget to be on the lookout for where to post your pictures to be entered to win (this is a great time to join the Veterans Park Elementary Facebook page)! The VPE PTA extends a huge thank you to BHG for such a wonderful prize for a VPE family!
October ends with Red Ribbon week and Book Character Day. Students will be learning about drug prevention, and we will have some fun ways to celebrate the week. The kids will be able to dress up as their favorite book character and have a parade around the bus loop on October 31st (more information will come from Mrs. Dabney in the coming weeks about both).
Boosterthon was a great success, and we truly appreciate all the family support! The funds from Boosterthon will purchase a Scholastic Book Room for the school. Great job VPE!
We are working hard and continuing to work to gain new members for the PTA. The cost to join is only $5 and makes a huge difference to our school, the district, and even on the national level. You are under no obligation to volunteer or attend meetings (although we would love that, too) once you become a member. Businesses, parents, community, friends, additional family members- all are encouraged to join! We are grateful for each and every member!
Thank you for your continued support of our school,
Kim Lucas
PTA President
PTA Volunteering Fun
Spooktacular things are going on at VPE! Make sure you stay informed by getting involved with PTA.
Tell us how you are involved and we may share your response in next month’s newsletter!
Send to: ashleyddelucia@gmail.com
Ashley DeLucia
Vice President, VPE PTA
Spirit Night Update
Thank You VPE families who came out to Blaze Pizza last Wednesday for Family Focus Night. We raised $302.85! PTA is so grateful as this will benefit our VPE kids!
The next Family Focus Night will be coming up Wednesday, October 18th sponsored by Bluegrass Hospitality Group, be on the look out for the flyer!
Sincerely,
Trisha Atcher, VPE PTA Fundraising member
Spirit Wear
Don't forge to order your spirit Wear before the next Sprit and Hat Day!!
https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/KY/Lexington/Veterans+Park
Upcoming Events!
Oct 7- SBDM Meeting @3pm
Oct 9- Walk Your Child to School Day
Oct 10- PTA Meeting @ 7:45am
Oct 11- Spirit and Hat Day
Oct 11- End of First Grading Period
Oct 16- Family Focus Night
Oct 17- Conference Night 3pm-7pm
Oct 18- Report Cards
Oct 28-Nov1- Red Ribbon Week
Oct 31- Book Character Day
Nov 1- Spirit and Hat Day
Nov 5- Election Day (No School)
Nov 6- Picture Make-up Day
Nov 14- November PTA Meeting 7:45am
Nov 18- 22- Book Fair
Nov 20- Family Focus Night
Nov 21- Multicultural Unity Night
Nov 22- Fall Parties for grades K-3
Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving Break
October PTA Meeting
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024, 07:45 AM
School library
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Membership
Our PTA membership is growing and we have loved seeing all the families supporting our students and staff ! Remember, it is not too late to join our PTA! We would love to have one member for every student in the school. So if you have two students, sign up both parents, or an aunt and uncle. Three students, sign up a grandparent ! Remember, this is no way commits you to attending meetings or volunteering. However, the more members we have, the more funding we receive ! With that being said, we had an absolutely fantastic turn out at our monthly PTA meeting in September ! Thank you so much, parents who came. We love hearing your input and seeing your support for our fantastic school. These meetings are open to anyone, and our next meeting is this Thursday, October 10 at 7:45am. We would love to see you there ! If you aren’t already a member, you can sign up at the meeting, or using this QR code !
https://vpe.memberhub.com/store
If you have questions please email Amy Kaper
We appreciate your support! Your membership helps strengthen advocacy efforts for our children at the local, state, and national level
VPE Gives Back
If you haven't yet, please consider registering your Kroger Plus Card to support your child's school.
When you register, Kroger helps support our school by sending a percentage of each order to VPE! Registration is easy.
Step 1: Go to www.kroger.com/account/communityrewards/
Step 2: Log into your Kroger Plus Account
Step 3: Add the VPE organization number DE538
Step 4: Shop as usual!
SBDM Update
During the September SBDM Council meeting, members discussed several items on the agenda. They reviewed the most recent financial reports including the activity fund, section 6 funds, and the after-school program budget. The committee also spoke about Real Read, where guest readers will join classrooms and receive books throughout the year. Also, the members were updated on the recent district assessments. The next meeting will include reviewing the Fall MAP data. Mrs. Dabney was excited to share that the intermediate musical will be Shrek Jr! Also, they approved upcoming field trips for several grade levels. Some of the field trips will be to the Wendts Wildlife Adventure, Evan’s Orchard, a SCAPA play, and a ballet the entire school will be attending with VPE students participating. The last item that the committee discussed and reviewed was the CSIP phase 1.
Erin Waters
3rd Grade Teacher and SDBM member
VPE PTA
Email: ptaveteranspark@gmail.com
Location: 4351 Clearwater Way, Lexington, KY, USA
Phone: 8593813161
Facebook: www.facebook.com/vpepta