Vernon Elementary School

TODAY!!!! Don’t forget to attend the 2nd Annual LIONS ROAR Tailgate! Come get food before the game and tailgate with your friends! 📍 Location: Vernon Elementary School ⏰ Time: Starts at 4:30 PM. 🍔 Food Trucks: •CMC Wiches on Wheels •The Snack Spot •Bradford’s Fish Haus •La Guera Autentica •Redbone Indian Tacos 🎯 Games & Activities: •McCord PTO: Face Painting •Vernon Elementary PTO: Lucky Lion & Lion Swag •VMS & VHS PTO: Matching Ducks & Lion Swag •National Junior Honor Society: Blinko •Texas Credit: Cornhole •Vernon College: Bucket Ball Toss See you there! No alcohol allowed.

All 2nd thru 5th graders will get into the Lions game free tonight. Parents and others coming with the student will have to purchase a ticket online. Go to vernonisd.com to purchase your ticket.

During this November election, Vernon ISD is conducting a special election to fill the unexpired term for Place 3 on the VISD Board of Trustees. Here are the 5 candidates for the seat in the order they appear on the ballot.

Before we went on Fall Break, an election was held for Student Council officers. Elected as officers of the 2024-25 Student Council were: Isla Streit, president; Keely Jones, vice president; Gavin Bayer, treasurer; and Nilianna Hines, secretary. Also serving on the Student Council are Keegan Coley, Mathius Leija, Xavier Gomez, D'Angelo Galvan, Braylee Knight, Parker Ford, Xavier Sanders, and Aiden Hernandez.

Last Wednesday, in celebration of Fall Break, Mrs. Kelli Coble's 3rd grade class had a cross-curriculum lesson using Candy Corn. Students learned about the history of Candy Corn, wrote an opinion piece on it, used it in several science experiments, and even made a catapult. The students learned a lot and may have done a little bit of snacking too!

Vernon ISD is conducting a Fall Parent Survey and we need YOUR input. If you are a parent or guardian of a student who attends VISD, please take a moment to complete this survey. VISD values your input and we need your input to help identify areas where we are succeeding as well as areas where we still have work to do. To take the short survey, please follow this link: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/visdtx/3121598126/surveys or scan the QR code on the flyer below. The deadline to complete the survey is Nov. 1.

Don’t forget to attend the 2nd Annual LIONS ROAR Tailgate on October 25th! Come get food before the game and tailgate with your friends! 📍 Location: Vernon Elementary School ⏰ Time: Starts at 4:30 PM. 🍔 Food Trucks: •CMC Wiches on Wheels •The Snack Spot •Bradford’s Fish Haus •La Guera Autentica •Redbone Indian Tacos 🎯 Games & Activities: •McCord PTO: Face Painting •Vernon Elementary PTO: Lucky Lion & Lion Swag •VMS & VHS PTO: Matching Ducks & Lion Swag •National Junior Honor Society: Blinko •Texas Credit: Cornhole •Vernon College: Bucket Ball Toss See you there! No alcohol allowed.

Today, 3rd grade students in Mrs. Civitarese's class studied how gravity affects objects during their science class time. To help observe how gravity affects objects the students participated in Minute To Win It games including the cup stack, egg race, balloon in the air, and cookie face

VISD is participating in the Texas Education Agency's special education Differentiated Monitoring & Support process, and that includes a survey for anyone associated with the district -- parent, teacher, staff, and administrator. All information you share is confidential and will only be reviewed internally to assist TEA with the monitoring process. Please follow this link to go to the survey: https://tea.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1U1DJhIjLATIqR8

Thanksgiving is 6 weeks away, but it's not to early to start training for the VHS Turkey Trot!! The 5K Turkey Trot will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, at Lion Stadium. There will be a Kids' Fun Run that starts at 9 a.m., with the 5K Turkey Trot set to start at 9:15 a.m. The deadline to register and secure a t-shirt is Nov. 13. The event is sponsored by Texas Farm Bureau Insurance in Vernon. The event is hosted by the Vernon High School National Honor Society and Student Council. All proceeds from the event benefit VISD at-risk youth.

Our Vernon ISD Fall Break is officially underway. We hope everyone has a great loooong weekend and we can't wait to see everyone back in their classrooms on Tuesday!!

Our VES Students of the Week for last week are: 2nd Grade -- Blossom Lar 3rd Grade - Luke Englishbee 4th Grade -- Karyss Finnegan 5th Grade -- Elijah Parra Congratulations!!! Great job & keep up the good work!!

Fifth grade students who are running to be an officer on the VES Student Council gave their campaign speeches to the VES student body Friday morning. A few candidates included props including a science experiment, a puzzle, and confetti. Students will cast their vote this week. Those seeking offices include: President -- Keegan Coley, Xavier Gomez, Mathius Leija & Isla Streit Vice President -- D'Angelo Galvan & Kylee Jones Secretary -- Nillianna Hines Treasurer -- Gavin Bayer, Aiden Hernandez & Braylee Knight

Due to next week being a short school because of our VISD Fall Break, we have adjusted our schedule for offering special ice cream treats. Our cafeteria will be selling ice cream treats to our 2nd and 3rd grade students on Tuesday, and to our 4th and 5th grade students on Wednesday. Parents, please take note of this change.

Next week Vernon ISD has a short school week. We will have classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and then dismiss school for our Fall Break. Our Fall Break is from Oct. 17 thru Oct. 21. We hope everyone has a great, relaxing time during the time away from school, and we look forward to seeing everyone back on our campuses and in offices on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

A few special awards were handed out yesterday at our Child Nutrition Services monthly meeting. Candy Cox received the September Employee of the Month award, while campus monthly achievement honors went to Karina Lira, McCord; Carmela Fuentes, Vernon Elementary; Luisa Zambrano, Middle School; and Yirian Ramirez, High School. Those recognized for having perfect attendance for September were: Renea Branin, Amelia Chavez; Candy Cox; Amelia Escobedo; Carmela Fuentes; Alejandra Haines; Dorothy Mathis; Faye Montes; Beth Newton, Emma Ochoa; Marguerita Ramirez; and Yirian Ramirez.

QUICK REMINDER -- Tomorrow is a Vernon ISD early release Friday for students.

The VHS Mini Cheerleader Clinic for 2nd grade thru 5th grade students will be held on Thursday, Oct. 24. The clinic will take place from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at D.O. Fulton Gym. Those students who take part in the clinic will then cheer with the VHS cheerleaders on the sideline during halftime of Friday night's game. The registration fee for the cheerleader clinic is $40. Forms and registration fees must be turned in at the student's school office by this Friday.

Receiving our Student of the Week honors for last week were: River Gilchrist, 2nd Grade; Mason Hollis, 3rd Grade; Brandon Bates, 4th Grade; and Nevaeh Adams, 5th Grade. Congratulations!! Outstanding!!!

Our VES 5th grade students are working hard this week in Social Studies as they wrap up their unit on the American Revolution. The students are working as journalists covering the Revolutionary War and bringing the latest news to the residents of the colonies.