Vandercook Lake Public Schools

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Pictures don't do it justice. The 1st and 2nd grade music program tonight was awesome! Great work with our young Jayhawks, Mrs. Barrett!

Jayhawk 7th grade boys basketball grinded out a big victory against Jonesville! Now let's cheer on the 8th grade! Let's go Red! Let's go White!

Coming soon over our holiday break at the Michigan Theater in downtown Jackson, $1.00 movies! Save the dates!

Vandercook Lake Public Schools is hiring a bus driver! Find the full job description on our website at vandyschools.org
If you are a great candidate, send your resume to our Transportation Director at josh.carr@vandyschools.org

2 Days remaining for our Book Fair. The book fair will be open during lunch hours. The Fair's last day is Friday, Dec. 5th.

If parents wish to come and shop, please stop in the office throughout the school day and we can open the fair for you. There are lots of great gifts and stocking stuffers available.

We are looking for helpers in the concession stand for a few events next week! Earn money for school programs by helping out. Help keep our concession stands running smoothly by donating a couple hours of your time. Use the link to sign up!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D4BAFAC2AA3FA7-59543547-vandercook

Townsend Elementary PTO is looking for adult volunteers to help with Santa's Secret Shop next week. Please sign up using this link: https://m.signupgenius.com/?fbclid=IwRlRTSAOcg2dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeLXRRMKoiES7oUDmiEOivPYTF2Q9lNLb0yPksf8fJpyNPd3Mrofv3p-k2N8M_aem_eHXDbxiBpLXltYBuvg6lJg#!/showSignUp/10C0548ABAC2FA0FFC07-60767948-santa

Another great night with our Alumni at our handprint wall! Proud Jayhawks! ❤️ We'll be posting more dates after the holidays. Stay tuned!

Just a reminder

We can't wait to see you all tonight! Book Fair & Spirit Corner open by 6pm. Winter Concert starts at 7pm.

Bus Guest Rider Policy. Please see attached flyer.

Vandercook Lake Public Schools Board of Education Committee Meeting Agenda for December 4, 2025 at 5:30pm in the HS Library.

Our Book Fair Has Begun!!!

Some helpful information to navigate our Book Fair. Please contact the High School office if you have questions. (517)782-8167.

1. We need you.
Volunteer to work the fair during our lunch hours.
Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri. 11:00am - 11:40am & 12:00pm - 12:40pm
Wed. 10:15am - 11:00am & 11:00am - 11:45am
Tues., during the Band Concert - 6:00 - 7:30pm (plus the spirit corner will be open as well)

2. Book Fair eWallet - The easy way for kids to pay!
Easy for families to set up, easy for others to contribute. eWallet lets your child shop independently and choose books they want to read. After the Fair, any unspent funds become a Scholastic eGift balance to use at a future Fair or to shop online.
Use the link below to go to the Vandercook Lake MS/HS homepage to set up an eWallet for your student and use the link they give you to send to family and friends to donate.

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/vandercooklakemshs

3. We accept cash, debit or credit cards or via eWallet

4. Share The Fair - you can contribute to help students that cannot afford to b uy a book by clicking on the link below;

https://shop.scholastic.com/stf/fund?orgUCN=600066007

Ms Simpson's 2nd grade class enjoyed a day of celebration. We learned about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, watched a short video about how the balloons are made, listened to a "Balloons Over Broadway" read aloud, & then designed our own balloons to use in our hallway parade! Although we won't be together on Thanksgiving Day, we will be watching the parade, as a classroom, in spirit. Watch with us ❤️ . Happy Thanksgiving from my 2nd Grade turkeys!!! 🦃

Miss Hilling's Kindergarten class enjoyed learning about and celebrating Thanksgiving! The students wrote things they are thankful for on leaves to make a "thankful tree." They also wrote thank you notes for the people they appreciate. We practiced some high-frequency words with a color-by-word activity. Today, we learned about the Macy's parade, and the students made their own balloons out of papers and plastic bags. They had a great time walking in a parade around the halls!

Mrs. Lackey's class read Balloons Over Broadway and learned the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and how the balloons are made and handled. We also made doughnut turkeys together.

Ms. Salenbien's 3rd graders enjoyed a class Thanksgiving feast today! 🦃They also had fun participating in a Thanksgiving Day parade! 🎈Lastly, they reached their class goal of non-perishable food items for the Jackson County Interfaith Shelter. Way to go Jayhawks! ❤️🤍