10/18 News and Notes

Oct. 19, 2026

Family News and Notes

October 19, 2026

Thank You!

Thanks to Coach Newsome and parent volunteers, our students have a new gaga ball pit to enjoy! Our students truly love this game, and we are excited to provide this opportunity to build sportsmanship and encourage physical activity.

The proceeds from Sparkles Spirit Night funded this project, so thank you for attending Sparkles! All spirit nights such as McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, and Zaxby's, help fund a variety of projects at Vaughan. Stay tuned for plans for McDonald's McTeacher Night proceeds!

🚌⭐ Bus Driver Appreciation Week | October 19–23 ⭐🚌

Vaughan families, let’s show our bus drivers some extra love! ❤️💙

From early-morning pickups to busy afternoon routes, our drivers work hard every day to keep our students safe!

Let’s make this week special by thanking our drivers and reminding them how much they are valued and appreciated. They truly are the wheels that keep our schools moving! 🚌💙

Thank you, bus drivers, for all you do for our Vaughan families! ❤️💙⭐

A flyer for a Coffee Chat about Zones of Regulation at Home, featuring a cute green coffee mug illustration.

Counselors News

Join us for this special family presentation on October 20th at 8:15am. Learn all about utilizing the zones of regulation at home and school for student success!
Please complete the following information so that we may best support your family.

**Mrs. Pope has K, 2nd and 4th and Mrs. Pickles has 1st, 3rd and 5th this year**

2026-2027 VES Family Needs Assessment (for Counseling Department)

Student Celebrations

🌟 PBIS Rewards in Action!

Students are using their hard-earned SOAR points to enjoy special opportunities, like helping with morning car duty and greeting students as they arrive! What a great way to celebrate positive choices while encouraging leadership and spreading smiles!

We Feel the Need to Read

We continue to recognize students who read 20, 60, or 100 books with a special brag tag. Congratulations to these second, third, and fourth graders for earning their brag tags this week!

Keep reading, keep tracking those books, and keep working toward your next milestone! 📖✈️

SOARing

🚌✨ A big shoutout to these students for demonstrating outstanding SOARing behavior on the bus this week! Keep SOARing on the bus by making choices that help everyone feel safe and respected.

Spirit Wear Winner

❤️💙 Spirit wear winner alert! 🚀 This Rocket showed up in style and earned a Chick-fil-A gift card! Way to represent Vaughan! 🐔🎉

Vaughan Voices SOAR! 🎶❤️🎶

We are so proud of our Vaughan fifth graders selected to participate in the GMEA District XII Fifth Grade Honor Chorus! These talented students joined approximately 400 young musicians for a special day of learning, collaboration, and beautiful music. 🌟

Congratulations to our students for representing Vaughan with pride! We are so proud of you!

PTSA News

Trunk or Treat – Want to decorate your trunk and pass out candy? Participants provide the first large bag of candy, and PTSA will help keep the treats flowing afterward.

🎟️ BUY YOUR TICKETS: 🔗 https://checkout.square.site/merchant/V3VAZNWT4RG3R/checkout/E2SNPD7NNASOYL3NGU7ZIMCA

📲 Or scan the QR code on the flyer!

Veterans Day Celebration

We are excited to honor the brave men and women who have served our country on Wednesday, November 11!

Vaughan families, please RSVP if your veteran will be joining us for our Veterans Day celebration! Flyers with more information will be coming home soon.

⭐ Help us create our Wall of Honor! ⭐

Please send in:

📸 A picture of your veteran to help us recognize and celebrate their service.

⭐ A decorated star to add to our Wall of Honor! Let your creativity shine as we honor these special heroes.

Thank you for helping us celebrate the veterans who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. We look forward to honoring them with our Vaughan family! ❤️🤍💙

Library News

Thank you so much for supporting the Literati Book Fair! Your purchases help fund our library projects and new books for the library! We love seeing families and students excited about adding to their home library!

Congratulations to our Beanstack Reader of the Week - Danny (DJ) Wade! DJ logged the most minutes last week - over 800! Way to go, DJ! 🎉🏆

We have a few weeks left for October's "Fuel Up for Fall" Beanstack Bingo challenge!

Keep reading, rockets! 🚀

October STEM Challenge

✈️ October Family STEM Challenge ✈️

Get ready to dream, design, and TAKE FLIGHT!

This month, Mrs. Moulder is reading Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty! Watch the story together, then channel your inner engineer and get ready to design something that can soar!

Your Mission: Take Flight!

Using paper and/or recycled materials from around your home, design and build your very own flying machine. Then put it to the test! See how far it can fly or how long it can stay in the air. Can you make changes to your design to help it fly even better?

Projects Due: October 27

Bring your flying machine to school to receive CANDY and for a chance to have your creation featured in next month’s Family STEM Challenge recording!

Remember...

Engineers don’t give up when something doesn’t work the first time—they test, improve, and try again! There’s no “right” way to build your flying machine. We want to see YOUR creativity, imagination, and engineering ideas!

Ready…Set…TAKE FLIGHT!

Untitled design - Video

Calendar of Events

Think a staff member is doing an amazing job? Take time to recognize them through Staff Member of the Month!

20- Coffee Chat with Counselors (Parent Seminar); School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

23- Monster Mash (6-8pm)

30- Wacky Hair Day (Rally $1 donation)