News from the Nest

Saturday, 11/4

-Spirit's Skate Party 4:00 - 6:00pm

Monday, 11/6 (Day 2)

Tuesday, 11/7

-Election Day / Act 80 Day for Teachers - No School for Students

Wednesday, 11/8 (Day 3)

-Pod Parents 9:00 AM -11:00 AM
-Pod Parents 1:00 PM -3:00 PM

-Moe's Pop-up Taco Kit Pick-up 5:30 PM -6:00 PM

Thursday, 11/9 (Day 4)

-Service Hawks Thanksgiving Food Drive Ends
-Pod Parents 9:00 AM -11:00 AM
-Pod Parents 1:00 PM -3:00 PM

Friday, 11/10 (Day 1)

-Spirit Day - Red/White/Blue

-Veterans Day Reception 9:00 AM -9:30 AM All-Purpose Room
-Veterans Day Appreciation 9:30 AM -10:30 AM All-Purpose Room

Take the night off from cooking and help the Vernfield HSA fundraise!

On Wednesday, November 8th, Moe's will be doing a Pop-Up taco kit night at Vernfield. Please order via the below link by Tuesday, November 7th at 1pm.

https://form.jotform.com/223203866877162

More information can be found in the accompanying flyer.

The Vernfield Home & School is looking for parent volunteers to participate in the Pod Parents program which will be available on Wednesday, November 8th and Thursday, November 9th.

Pod Parents is a volunteer program where parent(s)/guardian(s) can go into Vernfield and assist any participating teachers & staff with projects, tasks, and/or other busy work. Volunteers may float amongst the six (6) pods (K - 5th grades), the Main Office and the Library to find work to complete during their designated time slot.

Teachers & Staff are looking for help on Wednesday, November 8th & Thursday, November 9th at the following times:

• 9:00 – 11:00am
• 1:00 – 3:00pm

Please sign up via the below link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0448AFA828A0FA7-45644909-november

When you arrive at the school, please:

1. Check into the front office for the Pod Parent directions. You will need your driver’s license and the completed volunteer registration form, which can be found on the SASD website.

2. Once checked in, you can proceed to any of the Pods, where there will be instructions that participating teachers have left for the volunteers.

3. Please note that all volunteer work will be completed in the Pod and not in the classrooms. Please do not enter the classrooms or otherwise disturb classroom learning. Further, younger siblings may not accompany the adults while volunteering at school.

4. Please be respectful that pod parent volunteer time is not a time to hold individual conversations with your child's teacher or to visit the classroom of your child.

5. Kindly check with Mrs. Smerecki (Main Office) and Mrs. Porco (Library) to see if they need assistance.

6. If you have completed your work, and you are not able to find any additional work, please be advised that you are not required to stay for the full two (2) hour time slot.

7. Finally, if you are not able to complete the project within your two (2) hour time slot, please leave the instructions and materials in the pod as you found them for the next group of volunteers to work on.

If you have any questions and/or concerns, you may reach out to Kristen Viscardi at keviscardi@gmail.com.

On November 14th and 15th, the Vernfield mobile Spirit store will be visiting the school Pods with items for purchase to help students celebrate the 20th anniversary of Vernfield.

Items for purchase include:

-20th Anniversary pencils, bookmarks & wristbands

-Vernfield erasers

-Franconia Township Police Autism Awareness Patch

See items at the below link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RQIfkEYESL0SSKxXr5DmSsa5bePFLEhmOkuxlzk6MD8/edit

Order forms are being sent home soon with each student with the schedule listed on the back.

Questions? Please contact Lisa Springart at LNJ11808@gmail.com

Our Vernfield Book Fair is Coming! Click on this link below for dates and where to go to set up an e-wallet for your child.

Save the date/e wallet reminder:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFyee6VpyY/00ZIlNeUrXGvmuRFyDOx0A/view?utm_content=DAFyee6VpyY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer

If you can help, see the volunteer sign up as well!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EADA72FA1FFC16-45663303-scholastic

Students are doing such a good job celebrating 20 years of Vernfield! We had 94 amazing entries into the T-Shirt Contest and they were awesome!!!!

While we can only have 1 design printed on a T-Shirt, we will be displaying as many entries as possible throughout the school year. It truly is wonderful how much talent we have in our school.

Vernfield's 23/24 school year T-Shirt Contest winning design belongs to Fifth Grader Alice Wesley. Congratulations Alice!

The design is on sale now along with our most recent Vernfield design's and more, now through Sunday 11/12/23. We will not be able to accept orders after 11/12/23 to ensure items are delivered prior to the Holidays.

Store dates: Now to 11/12/23

Ordering Link: https://vernfieldfall23spiritwear.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Questions: Lisa Springart LNJ11808@gmail.com

**Want to set up an alternate pick up, have any questions, or ideas for future items, please reach out! Vernfield now has a collection box for outgrown Spirit Wear that you can donate back to the school for families in need and/or the school nurse.

Reading Olympics is returning to Vernfield Elementary this year for 4th and 5th Grade students! Sign-up forms are now being accepted until Monday, 11/6.

See the link below for more information for this event:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-kYJ3wgEQqIV1T_C6SrdgTsFq_FzNSRRzK5IiUaaOtU/edit?usp=sharing

Hard copies are available in the library, please direct any questions to Librarian, Aimee Porco aporco@soudertonsd.org

Vernfield students celebrated Halloween in style showing off their amazing costumes.

A display of pink was seen at Vernfield as teachers dressed as their favorite Barbie or Ken.

The Halloween parade was a fun filled event for all!

There will be 4 open HSA Board positions available for the 2024-2026 term. Voting will be held during an HSA meeting in the Spring, so that there is enough time for the transition from current board members.

Available roles include:

-President

-VP, Fundraising

-Secretary

-Co-Treasurer (1 of 2 positions)

Anyone who is interested in learning more about running for an HSA board position could reach out to Kristin Emmons for more information. kristin.m.emmons@gmail.com.

Please consider helping to raise funds for Home & School using the following:

• Box Tops Bonus App: Download the Box Tops Bonus App for your phone or tablet! Find offers, buy products, scan your receipt and earn even MORE box tops for Vernfield!
  
• Coca Cola Give: Sign up at https://us.coca-cola.com/give/schools/ then just scan your product or enter your product code and watch the funds grow.
  

11/13
-Service Hawks 20th Anniversary Spirit Week
-World Kindness Day
-Class Color Day
-Home and School Meeting 7:00 PM -8:00 PM Library

11/14
-Book Fair
-VF's Smart Mart School Store
-Disney Day

11/15
-Book Fair
-VF's Smart Mart School Store
-Hat Day

11/16
-Book Fair
-Superhero Day
-Service Hawks 8:00 AM -8:30 AM Third grade pod

11/17
-Book Fair
-Sports Day
11/20

-No School for Students - Parent-Teacher Conferences
-Book Fair

11/21
-No School for Students - Parent-Teacher Conferences
-Book Fair

11/22
-No School for Students - Parent-Teacher Conferences
-Book Fair

11/23 - 11/24
-Thanksgiving Holiday - Schools and Offices Closed

If you have any questions about HSA activities, or are interested in becoming more involved at Vernfield, please feel free to reach out to any of our board members below:

President: Kristin Emmons; kristin.m.emmons@gmail.com

VP Fundraising: Diane Meyer; szish.diane@yahoo.com

VP Communications: Mandy Merrill; amhansen@gmail.com

Secretary: Vanessa Plumley; vrf24@hotmail.com

Co-Treasurer: Sarah Osiol; sarah.osiol118@gmail.com

Co-Treasurer: Kristen Viscardi; keviscardi@gmail.com

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Website: vernfield.soudertonsd.org
Location: 960 Long Mill Road, Telford, PA, United States
Phone: 215-721-0606
Twitter: @SASD_Vernfield