VME Messenger

Good Afternoon VME Patriot Families,

Our annual Walk-A-Thin is coming up. This year we are having a Turkey Trot, November 15th. Please see the details below.

Ms. Vieira & Mrs. Roberts

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October

29th - SAC Meeting 5:30-6:30 PM in the VME Media Center

31st - this is a typical school day - Costumes are not to be worn to school, this is against CCPS Dress Code

*Quarter 1 will be pushed back one week - Q1 report card publishing date will be forthcoming.

November

1st - Spirit Day - Popping with Positivity attire

6th - PTO meeting 8:30 AM - VME Cafe Stage

8th - Spirit Day - VME Spirit Wear or school colors

*15th - VME Turkey Trot Walk-A-Thon -Details to Come

19th - SAC Meeting 5:30-6:30 PM in the VME Media Center

21st - Interim 2 Published

22nd - Spirit Day - VME Spirit Wear or school colors

25th-26th Hurricane Makeup Days

27th-29th - No school/Thanksgiving Break

December

6th - Spirit Day - Popping with Positivity attire

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

23rd-31st - No School/Winter Break

CCPS 2024-2025 School Calendar - https://www.collierschools.com/Page/18491

VME is having it's very first Turkey Trot, this is our 3rd annual Walk-A-Thon. The Turkey Trot will take place on Friday, November 15th, during each grade level's Related Arts time.

We welcome parents and families to attend and walk with their child(ren). All guests must check in at the front office with a photo ID (a hard copy is required, no images of ID can be accepted). Please keep in mind the check in process will take time as many families volunteer or walk/run with their child(ren) for this event.

Please plan to join your child in walking/running, we know it can easily be a time to catch up with friends, but students love to have you walking/running with them.
Students and guests are welcome to wear athletic attire. Students must follow CCPS Dress Code and guests/volunteers should wear elementary school appropriate attire per the CCPS Volunteer Handbook.

If you would like to volunteer for this event, we have 8 volunteer slots for each grade level Turkey Trot timeframe. Please click this link to sign up for the time you would prefer.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E4BAEAC2BA2FD0-52719480-vmeturkey#/

Scan the QR code on the flyer or click the link below to begin entering pledge donations. The site is live today! You can send this link to family and friends all over! Directions for how to make a pledge donation are on the flyer.

www.99pledges.com/fund/VMETurkeyTrot

Hello VME Family,

You should have received your child’s catalog for our Square 1 Art fundraiser. Every purchase made before November 6, 2024 contributes to funds used for our VME Art classroom!

Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name or use their specific Art code. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order! If your student had any spelling errors when writing their name, or illegible handwriting, you might not be able to find your student’s artwork. No worries! You will receive the code within the next week through a catalog coming home in their Wednesday folder.

ORDER DEADLINE: 11/6/2024

Head over to www.square1art.com to order keepsakes featuring your student’s art! All orders made before November 6th help fund our VME Art class budget! Thank you for your support!

Thank you for supporting our school and the arts!

Meredith Kutz

Square 1 Art Fundraiser Coordinator

Veterans Memorial Elementary

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!

On Thursday, November 21st, the PTO will be hosting our annual VME Staff Thanksgiving Potluck.

We will transform Room 2-101 into a Fall Wonderland and provide a "Soup, Salad & Potato Bar" for our teachers and staff to feast on during their lunch breaks as our way of saying THANK YOU for their hard work and dedication to our children.

Please use this sign up to select an item(s) that you would like to bring in on the morning of the Potluck (November 21st).

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E4BAEAC2BA2FD0-52719427-vmestaff

All items must be received (dropped off or delivered to the front office) by 9:30AM to assure everyone has a chance to eat (lunch begins at 10 AM).

We are also looking for volunteers to help throughout the day to serve and mingle.

We thank you for your contributions and for making this event special to our Teachers and Staff of VME.

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
  

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/