This afternoon our National Honor Society students went over to Vernon Elementary to spend time with the 2nd grade students in the Gifted & Talented Program. The high school students helped the elementary youngsters build an electronic bug that included motors, switches, wires, and even 'antennas'. The bugs then scooted around the hallway.
KAUZ-TV, Channel 6, will be in town today broadcasting their weather report live from Vernon High School for both their 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., newscasts. Their special guest will be VISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward.
Over the last two weeks, our 5th grade students have been prepping for the Reading STAAR test through a STAAR Boot Camp with various stations. Today, our students went outside to the playground to perform "sentence surgery." In this activity, students used chalk to create original sentences on the concrete and then labeled all parts of the sentence.
Students in our Gifted & Talented Program are presenting a GT Art Showcase on Friday. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m., at the Red River Valley Museum . Stop by and check out some of their amazing artwork!! We have some talented youngsters!! The come-and-go will last until 7 p.m.
We apologize for the late post, but yesterday, April 4, was School Librarian Appreciation Day and we have four of the best! Mary Charo, Lisa Hass, Emily Richey, and Loren Vontungeln all go above and beyond at their campuses in both their own duties, and in helping staff and students. We do -- indeed -- appreciate these four ladies!!
It was a packed house for each of our lunch periods yesterday at our VES Cookout!! We had to set up extra tables to handle all the parents, grandparents and other family members who came to eat with their student! It is great to see so many of our parents on our campus and enjoying time with their student. The smiles on our students' faces are always bigger when their family spends time with them at school, and yesterday there were ear-to-ear grins everywhere!!
Starting next week, on April 10, we will have one STAAR Test day a week for three consecutive weeks (April 16, April 24). Check out the information below and the helpful tips to make sure your student has the opportunity to do their very best on those testing days.
Tomorrow is an Early Release Friday for our Vernon ISD students. We hope they enjoy the early start to their weekend!
We had a great crowd last night for our STAAR Night, which was wonderful to see. Our students and their parents stopped by booths to answer test-like questions; enjoyed playing carnival games in the gym that were manned by our PTO; and checked out all the books available at our Book Fair. They also enjoyed a wonderful spaghetti dinner. Thank you parents, for attending our STAAR Night with your children and supporting them as they prepare for the test.
We have wonderful paraprofessionals at all of our campuses and Vernon ISD would like to recognize them today on Paraprofessional Appreciation Day!!
Whether they're working to ensure everything runs smoothly at their campus, or helping teachers in the classroom, they give their all EVERY DAY to help VISD provide the best education possible for our students.
THANK YOU to each and every one of our paraprofessionals for all you do for Vernon ISD!!
Here is the April Newsletter from VISD Social Worker Nicole Cameron.
Here is our VISD cafeteria menu for April. Please remember that all of our students can receive a free breakfast and lunch in our cafeterias.
IT'S HERE!!
STAAR Night at VES!!!
Have some fun with your students as they get ready for the STAAR test! PTO will have carnival games in the gym! Spaghetti supper to be provided!
Those who attended the Vernon ISD Community Resource Fair Saturday morning received a lot of information about organizations that provide a variety of assistance programs and services to local families. There were also fun things for the children to do as well.
Tuesday it's STAAR Night at VES!!!
Have some fun with your students as they get ready for the STAAR test!
PTO will have carnival games in the gym!
Spaghetti supper to be provided!
Our Vernon ISD Community Resource Fair will be held tomorrow, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the VHS Cafeteria. Stop by and enjoy free popcorn, cookies, games and door prizes. Kona Ice will also be there selling snow cones. For all the organizations and information available at the resource fair, please follow the link: https://www.vernonisd.org/article/2114772
Two of our third grade students -- Aubri Cardenas and Anabell Perez -- joined KVWC Radio host Kathy McClellan on Friday's live morning show to talk about our STAAR Night that is scheduled for Tuesday. This is in conjunction with our Spring Fling!! Our PTO will have carnival games in the gym, and a spaghetti dinner will be provided. Our STAAR Night will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday.
There were cheers and screams of "BYE BYE" as students in Mrs. Courtney Jansa's 3rd grade class dunked their worries about the upcoming STAAR test in the trash. The students discussed and shared their worries, which allowed each of them to see they were not alone. The class also talked about things they could do to get through it together and how to feel confident. They also created a support chain. The students wrote affirmations to encourage themselves, and the papers were then put together to create a paper chain.
Remember -- tomorrow is an early release Friday for Vernon ISD! We hope our students enjoy their early start to the weekend.
Vernon ISD is now in the Teacher Allotment Incentive program, which rewards teachers if that hit certain student achievement benchmarks. Click here to view the video:
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To view the current openings at VISD go to www.vernonisd.org