Vision Charter School

Reminder: We are out of school Friday, October 31.

We will also have no school on November 6th & 7th for parent teacher conferences.

Our Thanksgiving Holiday will be November 26, 27 & 28.
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All School Read

October 30th will be our whole school culminating celebration of "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl! The older students have been reading to younger students and the teachers have created fantastic lessons to make the literature come alive.

I encourage you to read it with your child to share this experience with the Vision Community. The teachers will be communicating with you regarding the time of the celebration and needs for volunteers or treats.

Please remember, Vision Charter School will not be celebrating Halloween. Just as we did last year, your child may dress up as a character from "James" during our all school celebration, which will be held October 30th.

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Music Notes… from Mrs. Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. Ellis will be available for conferences by appointment only. Please feel free to email or call about any concerns you may have and to schedule an appointment for a conference. Thank you very much.

The date for the K/1 fall program is November 18th. They will be performing the Turkey and the Eagle. There will be two performance times 10:45 and 12:45. You are invited to attend one or both show times!

The Christmas Program will be held on December 16th at the Jewitt Auditorium on the College of Idaho campus. The program will begin at 7pm. Please have your children present at 6:15 for rehearsal.

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Junior High Social

This Thursday, October 30th, will be our October Harvest Celebration!! We will have a bonfire, homemade chili, dancing, games and entertainment!!

The social will run from 7-9pm, with dance lessons for those wanting to learn to line dance, swing or waltz taking place from 6-7pm. It will be chaperoned by Junior High staff.

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Parent Teacher Conferences

Conferences will be held on November 6 & 7. Letters from classroom teachers will be going home next week with more details and appointment times. As we did last year, we will work to accommodate families with multiple children with back to back conferences.

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Science & Tech Department

Coming Soon!

The Invention Convention will be held November 20th from 6-8pm. Grades 5 through 8 will be presenting displays for judging, and the whole school will be participating. The 6th, 7th and 8th graders will be presenting the Future City projects they have been working on in preparation for the regional competition. This should be a very exciting evening!

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MISTISA

Attached is the November order form for Mistisa Catering.
Please note, there will be no hot lunch offered the week of Thanksgiving. Hard copies will be sent home on Monday. They are due back on TUESDAY, October 28th.

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New School Building
The Board is looking for a few parents who would be able to visit existing schools during the school day. The purpose would be to use a rubric to evaluate existing schools. Volunteers will need to also be available to attend a few meetings and give input that will be used in making decisions regarding the permanent building. If you are interested, please email: wendyroldenkamp@msn.com.

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From the Office

The office does its best to accommodate all route changes and parent notes that get phoned in daily. Please understand that due to the large volume of requests, and limited personnel to deliver them, calls received after 2:40pm may not get to the student in time.

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Enrichment Clubs

The next clubs will begin on November 14th. If you have a skill or hobby you would like to share with the school, we would be delighted to have you! Please contact the office to work out the details.

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PFA News

Pizza order forms for November will be coming home this week.

WREATH FUNDRAISER DEADLINE is October 28th. This will ensure that all items make it home in time for Thanksgiving.

SPIRIT WEAR IS NOW AVAILABLE!!!!!!!!!

VISION PFA has been working with a local company to bring you a high quality apparel line at an affordable rate. The best part is that you can order either ON LINE at www.idahospiritwear.com or you can order by filling out the form that is coming home TODAY with each student. If you do not want to order on line, but would like to see the logo options in full color, you can access this link.

After you type in the www.idahospiritwear.com click on the "schools" option – then click on "Vision". This will take you to the VCS online Apparel store. If you order on line your credit card payment will be taken by Custom Image. If you order with the traditional order form, please make your checks payable to Vision PFA.

With Christmas just 70 days away, this would be a great time to start shopping!!

Please direct all questions to Jenny Carpenter at carpentergang@clearwire.net
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR SCHOOL!!!!

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Partners with a Vision!

If you have contributed supplies or materials to the school and would like to receive a tax deduction letter, please contact the office with your information.