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Message from the Principal
Week of September 3, 2023
Message from the Principal
Dear Virginia Lake Families,
Happy Labor Day Weekend! We hope you are having an incredible long weekend!
The students and staff will be participating in safety drills during the month of September. The state requires three evacuation (fire) drills, two lockdowns, one shelter-in-place (tornado), and one bus evacuation drill. Teachers will review the procedures and purpose of the drills with their students prior to the drills. Families may opt their children out of a drill. Please contact me directly, if you do not want your child participating in the drills.
The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, September 6th- Evacuation Drill at 9:55 a.m.
Wednesday, September 13th- Evacuation Drill at 1:50 p.m.
Monday, September 18th- Shelter in Place at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, September 27th - Lockdown at 1:20 p.m.
Virginia Lake is creating a social directory for K-4 classrooms. The purpose of this directory is to provide families with contact information of students' families in their classroom. The contact information can be utilized to schedule play dates, birthday parties or other social events outside of school. By submitting your information on this form, you are providing Virginia Lake with permission to share your information with the families of students in your child’s grade level. Please complete this form if you would like to be included in the social directory. All of the families in the grade level will receive the information. It will be email by Mrs. Van Winkle. Please complete this form for every child in your family. Please complete this form by Friday, September 15th. Last year, the responses were only shared with classrooms. This year, we will share them with the entire grade level.
Ms. Ridler has been added to the directory.
Virginia Lake Social Directory
Let’s make it a great week!
Warmest Regards,
Patti Van Winkle, Principal
Change of Transportation
VL T-Shirts
New shirts will be provided to all students next year.
Highlights from Virginia Lake
Morning Meetings
Interactive Read Aloud
Reading
Stop Finder
Join the VL PTA
Memberships:
Single $10
Two Adults: $16 ( $1 off early bird special)
Community Members: $8
Yearbook Picture
Please consider adding your photos from the PTA Homecoming event or the first few days of school.
Thank you!
Important Dates
Monday, September 4th- No School- Labor Day
Monday, September 18th- 7:00-PTA Meeting/ 8:00- Room Rep Meeting
Thursday, September 28th-6:00-7:30 p.m.- PTA Bingo Night
Friday, October 6th- Picture Day
Monday, October 9th & Tuesday, October 10th- Indigenous People Day and Teacher Plan- No School
Monday, October 23rd- PTA Meeting- 7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 27th- PTA Trunk or Treat- 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 31st- Halloween Classroom Parties
Virginia Lake Elementary School
Email: vanwinkp@ccsd15.net
Website: https://www.ccsd15.net/VL
Location: 925 N Glenn Dr, Palatine, IL, USA
Phone: 847-963-7105