T.G. McCord Elementary

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As we head into the final Six Weeks of the 2025-26 school year, we want to let everyone know Vernon ISD will be operating on our original school calendar, which means no school on May 4 & 11. Also please remember we will have an early release on May 13 for the Santa Rosa Rodeo Parade, and on May 21, the last day of school.

Vernon ISD is currently experiencing an outage with our phone system. We are actively working with our carrier to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and restore service. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.

Wednesday was Vernon ISD Farmer's Market day at McCord, as students had the opportunity to sample some fresh fruit and they were all given fruit to take home. Partnering with VISD on the farmer's market was LABATT, which is the produce provider for the district. The variety of fruit included Cosmic Apples, Blood Oranges, Star Fruit, and Fire Dragonfruit.

Earlier this week McCord PTO truly spoiled their teachers and staff! 💛
A huge thank you to local podiatrist Dr. Gary Cramer with Wilbarger General Hospital for a generous donation, and to The Cork for the beautiful grazing table that helped make this event extra special.
As a school district, we are so thankful for the continued support from our parents and community. It truly makes a difference for our staff and students! ❤️🦁

We have some extra-special teachers and staff here at McCord Elementary, and this year Teacher of the Year and Staff Member of the Year fit into that category. Selected by their peers were Kristin Chavira, Teacher of the Year, and Sandra Edwards, Staff Member of the Year. Congratulations to them both. And, thanks to them both for their work both inside the classroom and out. They're both amazing!!

📣 Kindergarten & 1st Grade Pre-Registration – McCord Elementary 🎒✨

Do you have a child who will be NEW to McCord Elementary for the 2026–2027 school year?
We’re excited to welcome our future Lions! 🦁

📅 Pre-Registration Dates:
TODAY, April 15th & THURSDAY, April 16th

This event is for NEW enrollees only to McCord Elementary.

🚨 Important Reminder:
If your child is currently enrolled in Vernon ISD, you do NOT need to attend pre-registration.
Registration for current students will be available this summer!

We can’t wait to meet our newest students and families! 💙
Please help us spread the word!

Receiving our 1st Grade Student of the Week honors for last week (April 6-10) were: Willie Bell, Evalyn Sanchez, Isabella Padilla, Alaizay Cherry, Brantley Riggins, John Crawford Craighead, and Antonio Chavira. Outstanding job!! Keep it up!

Our pre-Kindergarten students of the week for last week (April 6-10) are: Jarely Romero, Victor Romero, Kambri Zamora, and Montse Maldonado. Congratulations!! Keep up the great work!

As a part of Ms. Owen's Kindergarten Gifted and Talented project for April, our GT students are learning about the life cycle of chickens through a hands-on incubation experience. Yesterday, students placed eggs in an incubator and will now be carefully monitoring their development each day. Throughout the process, they will be researching and practicing "candling," a method used to observe the growth of the embryo inside the egg. To say organized, Ms. Owen helped the students create a calendar to track the number of days the eggs have been in the incubator, as well as the projected hatch date. The class is also keeping a journal to record observations, reflections, and new learning as the students follow the exciting journey from egg to chick!

McCord Elementary had a few visitors greeting students as they arrived on campus this morning -- the milkman and Moocules (think of Hercules). The visitors were from Oak Farms, which is Vernon ISD's milk supplier. The milkman and Moocules were on campus to remind our students of the importance of drinking milk, and all the healthy benefits -- including building strong bones and muscles -- that come from drinking milk.

For the month of March our McCord Teacher and Staff Member of the Month Award goes to six very deserving women!! First Grade teacher Mrs. Jana White was named Teacher of the Month, while our entire cafeteria crew was honored as Staff Member of the Month. Our cafeteria crew includes Rosemary Cervantes, Candice Cox, Karina Lira, Carmela Fuentes, and Emilia Chavez. These ladies, along with Mrs. White, go that extra mile for our students and staff every single day! We appreciate all they do for our campus!

We still have 6 weeks left of the school year, but it's never too early to start putting events on your summer schedule!!! The Champs Volleyball Camp will be held June 9-June 11 at D.O. Fulton Gym. The camp is open to incoming kindergartners thru incoming freshmen. There will be two camp sessions --incoming sixth thru ninth graders will be in one session, with incoming kindergartners to fifth graders in another session.

Named as our McCord Students of the Month for March were: Journey Atnip, 1st Grade; Taelyn Williams, Kindergarten; Collins McIntosh, Pre-K, and Zane Torres, Specials, (not pictured). Day in and day out, these students come to school with smiles on their faces ready to do the best they can do in their classroom. And, have a little fun with their friends as well. Great job!! Congratulations!!!

📣 Kindergarten & 1st Grade Pre-Registration – McCord Elementary 🎒✨

Do you have a child who will be NEW to McCord Elementary for the 2026–2027 school year?
We’re excited to welcome our future Lions! 🦁

📅 Pre-Registration Dates:
April 15th & 16th

This event is for NEW enrollees only to McCord Elementary.

🚨 Important Reminder:
If your child is currently enrolled in Vernon ISD, you do NOT need to attend pre-registration.
Registration for current students will be available this summer!

We can’t wait to meet our newest students and families! 💙
Please help us spread the word!

📣 Pre-K Registration is Here! 🎒✨

It’s time to get your little one ready for an exciting start to their school journey! Join us for Pre-K Registration on:

📅 April 8th, 9th, & 10th

We can’t wait to welcome our newest learners and begin a year full of growth, fun, and discovery! 🌟

👉Please bring your child with you to meet a teacher and perform a Pre-K Readiness Assessment.
👉Please bring all required documents during your visit.
👉 If you have any questions, feel free to contact the school office.

Help us spread the word by sharing this post with friends and family who have future Pre-K students! 💙

We would like to wish all of our Vernon ISD family, and our students and their families, a Happy Easter!!

Instead of having an Easter Egg this year, our 1st grade students held a food drive. For each item the students brought they received candy as a prize. The classroom that collected the most items earned a Popcorn & Peeps Party. Miss Fryman's class won the contest, as her students brought a total of 417 food items for the drive. As a group, all of our 1st grade class collected a total of 886 canned food items that will be donated. Congratulations to Miss Fryman's class and good job to all of our 1st grade students and teachers!!

Students in Mrs. Chavira's Life Skills class had fun yesterday morning as they tried their hands at decorating eggs. It looks like they did a great job!