Due to the heat index for Tuesday, 8/27/24 (over 100 degrees) and many classrooms without AC, Vandercook Lake Public Schools will be on a Half-Day schedule. MS/HS will dismiss @ 11am; Townsend will dismiss @ 11:55am.
Who is ready for some football? These two Jayhawks are! JV plays at home on Wednesday at 6pm vs Sand Creek.
Varsity Football schedule below.
Good Evening, Jayhawk families,
Parents- couple of reminders: The handicap parking spots are not for drop offs/pick ups. Please make sure if you do not have a handicap identification- you do not park there.
Please make sure your phone numbers and addresses are up to date in powerschool
There is no school on Friday, Aug 30 or Sept 2 in honor of Labor Day.
Students are not allowed to bring Pop, PRIME, or Energy Drinks. Gatorade and water are acceptable.
If you drop off and/or pick up your child. Just a reminder- Parents of K-2 grades will be picked up by the gym doors. 3-6 will be picked up by the west entrance (by the large playground). IF you have multiple children in the building- you will pick up all your children of the Youngest student. For example, if you have a 1st grader and a 4th grader, you will pick them up at the gym entrance.
Parents of kids who ride the bus: Your child MUST be outside waiting for the bus. Also- Parents of K-2 students: there must be an adult with your child during pick up and drop off.
Also watch your speed as you enter and exit the school property. Safety First
Mrs. Sweeney's First Graders are off to a great start! Yesterday, we got to know each other better by playing "Find a Friend". We are ready for a fun year of learning and building our classroom community. Go Jayhawks!
Mrs. Lackey's Young 5's class had a great first week. We learned about school, explored instruments in music, played on the playground and we enjoyed Fun Friday. What a great first week!
Beginning of the school-year fun! The students in Ms. Simpson's 1st & 2nd grade classroom enjoy learning about one another & about our classroom expectations.
When you teach in a multi-grade level classroom and you have a few students for more than one school year......
Oh, and you also share a birthday with one of them!!!!
Let the fun begin!
We love our students!!!!
WE NEED YOU! Fall/Winter/Spring Athletic Parents please get signed up and help your student athlete's sport program do great things. Programs earn half the profit from the sales! You don't have to be supporting a specific sport, you could just want to help out and we would love that too!
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Spirit Corner Items in stock! PreOrder for homecoming! Still taking orders for other shirts or sweatshirts! Place your order by Wed, Aug. 28th to guarantee delivery by Homecoming. Stop in the front office to place your order or place your order at the first home JV FB game.
The Board of Education and the Administration is launching a new initiative to guide Vandercook Lake Public Schools through a Three- to Five-Year Strategic Plan. The purpose of this initiative is to help develop new goals and strategies for continuing to offer an excellent education for our students, while using scarce public education resources in the most effective and efficient way.
The strategic planning process is designed to produce approximately five goals to be accomplished over a three- to five-year period. The plan uses data—along with the feedback of staff, students and community members—to help create a shared vision for the future that will help make the district an even better place for our students. Please participate in the survey linked here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VandercookLakeSP24
Russell's first grade classroom playing memory game, spot-it, and puzzles. Everyone had fun getting to know their classmates and working together as a team.
We would like to do a big SHOUT OUT THANK YOU to Jackson Community Foundation Teacher Endowment Fund for the donation of $2,300 to help fund our Environmental Awareness and Sustainability project that will support our next Envirothon Team!
Homecoming week is almost here! Sept 9-13! Townsend is going to support the HS by dressing up and showing our school spirit! Please see the dress up days!
Zukey and Willow (therapy pups in training) are so excited to welcome our MS/HS students back to school tomorrow! Doors open at 7:25 for breakfast. Class starts at 7:40. Half day release at 11am with sack lunches to-go. Let's go Jayhawks! 2024-2025!!
Townsend Families: Reminder that the 1st Day of School is tomorrow (Wednesday) with dismissal at 11:55am. Parents are welcome to walk your child to their classrooms and wish them the best day/year ever!
Vandercook Lake Public School offices will be closed on Tuesday, Aug. 20th from 8am-1pm for mandatory district-wide training. Offices will reopen at 1pm.
Get ready to roll into a fun-filled Back-to-School Bash hosted by the VLMS Cheer ! 🛼 Join us at All Skate for a night of skating, friends and fun memories . Check out the flyer for all the details! #VLMS #BackToSchool #AllSkate
What a great turnout for our Block Party and Open House tonight! Thank you Lions Club for cooking hot dogs, Frosty Boy for the ice cream, American 1 for the waters, JFM for the popcorn, Kona Ice for supporting us, and all the vendors (EZWay, True Community, and Ahren Chiropractic). Thank you so much for all the Vandy Jayhawk love! (Photos by Jeff Steers- thank you!)
Block party is still on but we're moving some things inside due to potential weather. Hope to see everyone tonight at 5:30!