9/13/26 News and Notes

Family News and Notes
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Final Week of Rocket Blast!We have reached 80% of our goal! Please continue to donate online and send cash/check donations to school! Thank you for supporting all Vaughan students and staff! |
PTSA News🚀✨ Volunteers Needed for Glow Lunch! ✨🚀 We’re looking for volunteers to help make Glow Lunch on Monday, September 14th a success! 🌟 This is one of our students’ favorite events, and we’d love your help. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090544A5AD2DA75-65746274-glow Email PTSA for questions: vpvolunteers@vaughanptsa.org |
Afternoon Car Rider Line Beginning Monday, September 28, 2026 Please note that the afternoon car rider line will end at 2:30 PM. ⏰ New End Time: 2:30 PM Previously: 2:35 PM Thank you for helping us keep afternoon dismissal safe, smooth, and efficient! Vaughan Families — We appreciate your cooperation! |
Starting September 28, our 3rd–5th grade students who plan to purchase an extra item in the cafeteria must have a “Lunch Extras” ticket to purchase extras. Please take a moment to: ⭐ Review the list of Extras offered and their prices. ⭐ Check your child’s available funds in My School Bucks. ⭐ Chat with your child about which extras they would like to purchase. Each day, students will take their lunch extras ticket with them to the cafeteria. 📄 Several tickets were sent home with each 3-5 student on Friday, September 11th. Tickets can also be printed from home by clicking this link: LUNCH EXTRAS TICKET. Thank you for helping us make lunchtime run smoothly! If you have any questions, please reach out—we’re happy to help! |
Our 3rd and 5th graders are getting ready for takeoff! 🛫 From September 29–October 2, students will take the Iowa Test, a national assessment that measures achievement in Reading, ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Learn more by clicking the link: IOWA Parent Letter. Families, you can help your child prepare for a smooth flight by: ⭐ Arriving at school on time each day 😴 Getting a good night’s sleep 🥣 Enjoying a healthy breakfast 💪 Encouraging them to do their best and believe in themselves! |
This month, our PBIS focus will continue to highlight specific SOAR behaviors. Students who earn at least 5 PBIS points in the weekly focus area will be entered into a drawing for recognition! Our September focus areas are S – Safe (Sept. 7–11), O – Only Show Kindness (Sept. 14–18), and R – Respectful (Sept. 28–Oct. 2). Thank you for helping us encourage students to SOAR at school each day! Please reach out to Mrs. Boone if you have not received your PBIS letter to access the PBIS Rewards Family App this school year. nicola.boone@cobbk12.org |
Student Celebrations |
PBIS School StoreOur students continue to SOAR and earn PBIS points throughout the building. They are doing an amazing job on the Morning News and Morning Announcements! We are so proud of them for using their SOARing behavior to earn opportunities to lead, help, and make a difference in our school community! 🌟🚀 |
PBIS Bus🚌✨ A big shoutout to these students for demonstrating outstanding SOARing behavior on the bus this week! Your respect, responsibility, and positive choices help make every ride safe and enjoyable for everyone. |
PBIS Raffle WinnersCongratulations to this week's PBIS raffle winners! Thank you for SOARing at Vaughan! |
Spirit Wear❤️💙 Spirit wear winner alert! 🚀 This Rocket showed up in style and earned a Chick-fil-A gift card! Way to represent Vaughan! 🐔🎉 |
Happy Birthday🚀 We celebrated our Rocket birthdays this week! We hope your special day was filled with joy, laughter, and all your favorite things. Happy Birthday, Rockets! 🎉 |
Our September Beanstack challenge - "Reading Gives Us Wings" - is underway! Encourage your child to log their reading if they are interested in completing the challenge! Our Beanstack Reader of the Week is Adrienne Johnson! Way to go, Adrienne ! 🎉Thank you for submitting book reviews to share your thoughts on the books you're reading! Calling All Avid Readers! We are gearing up to begin the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Team! If your child is interested, please see Mrs. Zolan for a permission form (forms are due back on 9/16). This is an after-school club beginning on Monday, 10/19 and continuing through the competition date of 1/23. All students are welcome in the club, but the top 10 performers during practice rounds will compete at the HRRB competition on 1/23. There is a $10 fee to participate in the team.HRRB permission form/information Thank you! Keep reading, rockets! 🚀 |
We Feel the Need to ReadWe are so proud of our students who are participating in We Feel the Need to Read and working toward earning their first brag tag for reading 20 books! Keep reading, growing, and filling those ten-grids. Congratulations to the students who have already earned at least one brag tag, and these students for earning one this week—way to SOAR as readers! |
🚀 Our First Family STEM Challenge Is Here!Get ready to think, create, and invent together! This month, Mrs. Lewis is reading The Most Magnificent Idea by Ashley Spires. Watch the story together, then get ready to put your imagination and problem-solving skills to work! 💡 Your Mission: Create a Magnificent Invention! Think of an everyday problem that needs a solution. Then, use recycled materials from around your home to design and build an invention that could help solve it! 📅 Projects Due: September 18 Bring your magnificent invention to school to receive CANDY 🍬 and for a chance to have your creation featured in next month’s Family STEM Challenge recording! 🌟 Remember... There is no “right” way to build it! We want to see YOUR creativity, imagination, and magnificent ideas! Ready…Set…INVENT! 🚀🔧💡 Link for Video: https://prezi.com/v/view/ZbaVBJjkTA9jtcN8STNi/ |
Walk to School - Patriot Day!
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Check out K-5th Top Dog Harrison Hoyas Wrestling!Registration for the Top Dog program opens for returning wrestlers on September 14th and new wrestlers on September 28th. |
Calendar of EventsThink a staff member is doing an amazing job? Take time to recognize them through Staff Member of the Month! 17 Terrific Kids (Compassion) 18 Rocket Blast Day Celebration during specials - families are invited to join us! 21-25 Fall Break 9/29-10/2- 3rd & 5th IOWA testing |
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