Just a quick reminder that Friday is our first early-release Friday of the Spring Semester.
If you have a child, grandchild, niece or nephew, or if you just want to make a difference in a youngster's life, join our Dudes On Duty program at McCord Elementary and Vernon Elementary. The first step is filling out the volunteer application. Youngsters need to see positive male role models!! Volunteering just 30 to 40 minutes a week can make a difference!
Dudes on Duty volunteer opportunities are now available at McCord Elementary!
Morning Drop-Off: 7:15-7:55
Lunch/Recess:
PK 10:40-11:15
Kinder A 11:15-11:50
Kinder B 11:40-12:15
1st A 12:05-12:40
1st B 12:30-1:05
Make sure you are an approved volunteer. Then, access the Dudes on Duty sign up. Links for the volunteer application and sign-up are found below.
https://bit.ly/VISDVolunteerAppplication
https://bit.ly/DUDESONDUTY
In just four short months the 2023-24 school year will be over and pre-k youngsters in our community will be heading off to kindergarten. There are certain skills youngsters should know as they move into kindergarten. Along with teachers going over these skills in pre-k, our hope is that parents will work on these skills with their children at home. The goal of sharing this information is to help better prepare our future Lions for kindergarten!
Tonight's the night!!! Community-wide BINGO at Vernon High School. Come on out and enjoy the fun!!
Join Sam Sanches and the Dudes on Duty team in making a real impact at Vernon Elementary School AND McCord Elementary!
🚌 Before School:
Brighten students' mornings! Volunteer as a car or bus drop-off greeter from 7:10 a.m. to 7:50 a.m.
🍎 Midday:
Make lunchtime and playground moments even better by lending a hand from 10:50 a.m. to 12 noon.
No experience necessary, just bring your enthusiasm and a big smile! Let's create a welcoming environment together.
You must be an approved volunteer! Access the volunteer application here: https://bit.ly/VISDVolunteerApplication
Sign up now using the link: https://bit.ly/DUDESONDUTY and be a part of something special!
A quick reminder that the deadline to register for the Boys & Girls Club Softball League is Wednesday.
Mark your calendar!!! Come on out to Vernon High School Monday evening for a fun BINGO night!!
Honored as McCord Teacher, Staff and Specials of the month for December were Crystal Schmoker, Lisa Laxson and Rose Rivera. Congratulations ladies!! Thank you for all you do for our students and your co-workers.
Selected as this week's Students of the Week were: Pre-Kindergarten -- Samuel Bennett, Alaizay Cherry, Jesus Andres Lora, Cruzz Gonzalez, and Treyvier Leija (not pictured); Kindergarten -- Aislynn Alvarado, Braylee Perez, Mackenzie Lorenzo, Kyson Balderas, Lilli Damas, Brynleigh Cabrera, Adrian Huchton and Benjamin Brocklehurst; and 1st Grade -- Tessa Perez, Jonathan Gilley, Bryan Taylor, Emilson Murillo, Allyson Torres, Harris Lee and Averi Wiest. Great job students!!! Congratulations!!
Vernon ISD is happy to announce a partnership with Child Care Partners to provide child care services for community families with children from 6 weeks to 4 years old. This facility will be located in a portion of the Central Elementary School building. The facility hopes to be open by late spring. For more information, including a link to join the waitlist find this story on our Vernon ISD website at https://5il.co/2dgkw
With area school districts closing due to low attendance, we want our parents and community to know that while Vernon ISD has seen an uptick in absences due to the illnesses that are circulating, our attendance rate has not dropped to the level of closing school.
With the flu and other illnesses hitting the area pretty hard over the last week or two, here are some quick reminders for our VISD parents when they have a sick child.
The 2nd annual 4-person golf scramble, benefitting the Vernon ISD Lions Roar, will be held April 20, 2024. More information about the scramble, including entry information, will be posted at a later date. Thank you to everyone for your continued support of Vernon ISD. If you are interested in our golf tournament sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kori Eakin at 94-553-1900 ext. 2229.
With the area receiving a minimum amount of precipitation today, and with temperatures forecast to stay above freezing overnight, Vernon ISD officials have announced the district will be operating on a regular school day schedule on Monday. Buses will run at their regularly scheduled time.
In August, Vernon ISD started using a new parent-teacher communication app called Rooms. Many of our parents are already signed up and using Rooms with the teachers of their children. If you have not signed up, or would like a refresher, please visit the site linked below with all the information parents need to use Rooms!
Here is the site with more information: https://sites.google.com/visdtx.org/visd-rooms-info-for-parents/parent-rooms
If you are a parent of a Vernon ISD student and have further questions about Rooms, please email Chantilly Sweet at chantilly.sweet@visdtx.org.
Any guesses on who's birthday is today? Happy birthday to our leader Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward!! All of us hope you have a great day!
VISD Parents, your children will soon be bringing home their report card and with it there will be another report. The graphic provides information pertaining to the second report. If the links do not work on the graphic, you can click here: Family Report Video -- https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/caphelp/Content/AboutMAP/VideoBrowse/FamilyVideo.htm
What is MAP Growth -- https://www.nwea.org/resource-center/resource/what-is-map-growth/
Approximately every quarter, VISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward writes an article to let the community know how our district is performing. Here is his latest article, written while he was on a trip.
For anyone who works in a public school, the Christmas Break is always a welcome time of the year. It is a time when we get to refresh our batteries. For some, it is a time to completely remove themselves from the job, but as a superintendent, I can never fully disengage. Whenever I have tried it, I always develop a sense of low-key anxiety thinking about the lost opportunity to get a little ahead of the job. For that reason, I did not feel crazy at all for turning a trip to Quito, Ecuador over the break to sharpen my Spanish skill set, into a work session..... to continue reading Dr. Ward's article, please go to www.vernonisd.org
REMEMBER: Vernon ISD will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 15 & 16. We will resume our regular business and school schedules on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Stay warm and enjoy your long weekend. For our students who are participating in the Wilbarger County 4-H Livestock & Project Show -- GOOD LUCK!!!
