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Dear Panther Families:

Welcome back to all of our returning panthers and a huge welcome to our new panther family.

Village Elementary has achieved a letter grade of an “A” from the Florida Department of Education. Congratulations to all of the students, teachers, staff, parents and community stakeholders for this great accomplishment! As you know it takes everyone’s support and dedication to achieve this! I look forward to your continued support as we continue to provide a challenging educational program for ALL of our students.

 At Village Elementary, we encourage a strong home- school connection and look forward to parents becoming active participants in their child’s education. There are many different ways to get involved at Village Elementary. You are encouraged to become a volunteer by first completing the volunteer registration form that can be found at www.getinvolvedineducation.com.

Our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is another way of getting involved in the teaching and learning that goes on at Village Elementary. There is always a need for more parents to participate at their local or home

schools. You are also welcome to participate in our ongoing school improvement process through the School Advisory Council (SAC) and School Advisory Forum (SAF). For more information please feel free to contact me.

In an effort to go green, our school newsletters, cafeteria menus and bulletins will be posted on this website. I encourage you to check this site regularly to keep up to date with the latest news for Village Elementary.

My door is always open to address any concerns or share ideas for the improvement of our school. I look forward to another outstanding year!

Respectfully Yours,

Deborah A. PeeplesDeborah A. Peeples

Panther Press2100 Northwest 70th Avenue, Sunrise Florida, 33313

Phone : 754-322-8750Facsimile:754-322-8790

Web Address: village.browardschools.com

September 4, 2012

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School Advisory Council (SAC)School Improvement is an absolute priority for all Broward schools. To make it happen, every school has a school Advisory Council which studies the school's track record and comes up with an annual plan to improve education in vital areas such as: student achievement, curriculum, safety and discipline. These plans are on file at every school. Call us if you would like to be a part of this great team.Why is it important for parents to be active participants?The SAC committee provides a place where parents can voice their opinions and suggestions. They have an active role in making decisions that will best serve the students.SAC also gives the opportunity for parents to actively participate in setting goals and making plans to achieve those academic goals.SAC allows for parents to identify issues that need to be addressed concerning the school climate.

What is the PTO?PTO stands for Parent Teacher Organization. The mission of the PTO is to make every child’s potential a reality.Purpose•Powerful voice for all children.•Relevant resource for families and communities.•Strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.•Serve as a type of forum where parents, teachers, administrators, and other concerned adults discuss ways to promote quality education, strive to expand the arts, encourage community involvement, and work for a healthy environment and safe neighborhoods.Involvement•Join the PTO•Attend meetings•Volunteer to support PTO activities and projects

Picture Day will be held on Wednesday September 12, 2012.

Uniforms are required on picture

day

Picture payments are accepted in the form

of cash or money orders only.

All money orders must be made payable

to Village Elementary P.T.O.

Date Event

September 12, 2012 School Picture Day & SAC/SAF & PTA Meeting

September 12, 2012 @ 8:30AM SAC/SAF & PTO Meeting/Media Center

September 17, 2012 Schools & Administrative Offices Closed

September 26, 2012 Schools & Administrative Offices Closed

September 27, 2012 @ 12:00PM Early Release Day

September 28, 2012 Interim Reports Issued

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Students must wear uniforms on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, but on Fridays, students can wear their Village Panther T-Shirts or their favorite outfit, as long as the District Dress Code is being followed (all shirts must have sleeves and no skin can be exposed; no “short-shorts”). Also they can dress according to the designated school spirit day. For example, one Friday was “Pink Day,” everyone wore pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Students are required to wear their red uniform shirts or red Panther Shirts for field trips. At all times, students must wear closed-toed shoes with rubber bottoms and covered heals—no sandals or flip-flops. Remember our school uniform colors are red, white, black and khaki. Only these colors will be considered in accordance with the uniform policy.

Students in the S.T.A.M.P. Program will follow their uniform schedule. S.T.A.M.P. uniforms are to be worn on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, on Thursdays school uniform must be worn and on Fridays Physical Education uniforms must we worn.

Title One Program & Benefits

The goals of the Title I Parent Training Academy are to:• Explain the Title I Program• Improve parenting and literacy skills• Model for parents strategies to use at home to

help their children with reading/writing, math and science.

There are eight training sessions which includes an Orientation and the Annual Parent Seminar. Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. at a school in our area. It is our hope that you would make a commitment to attend as many of these trainings as possible and then return to share your knowledge with other parents and teachers at our school.

Orientation: September 20, 2012 Location: Dillard High School, 2501 NW 11

Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311

Training: October 11, 2012 Location: Atlantic West Elementary

301 NW 69th Terrace Margate, FL 33063

STAMP Program

VillageElementarySchoolhasimplementedaninnovativeprogramthatbeganforthe2012‐2013schoolyear.ThisScience,Technology,Arts,Mathematics,PreparatoryProgram(S.T.A.M.P.)integratesalloftheabovesubjectswhilepromotinghonor,leadership,commitment,disciplineandrespectamongstudents.Studentswillinteractwithvarioussurroundingcommunitiestobuildasenseofawarenessandself‐pride.OurS.T.A.M.P.Programlooksforwardtoanewanexcitingyearoflearning.

School Uniform Policy & School Spirit

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WelcometoLifthgrade!WeareexcitedabouthavingyourchildinLifthgradethisyear.Weplantohavealotoffunlearningvariousconceptsanddoingsomeinterestingprojectsacrossthecurriculum.Mostimportantly,studentswillbetestedfortheLirsttimeinScience.

Thiswillbethestudentslastyearinelementaryschoolandtheywillhavetheopportunitytobeinvolvedinmanyexciting

activitiessuchasBiztown,MorningAnnouncements,Patrols,andmanyotherschoolactivities.Let’sworktogethertomakethisamemorableyearmarkedwithoutstandingstudentachievement!

Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Department

ESEAdvisoryCouncilMeetings

AtPiperHighSchoolintheSmallAuditoriumisheldmonthlyonWednesdaysUpcomingAdvisoryCouncilGeneralMeetingwillbeheldonSeptember19th,20126:00PM–9:00PMPleasefeelfreetovisittheESEAdvisoryCouncilWebsiteatwww.browardeseadvisory.comForquestionsorconcernsyoumaycontact754‐321‐2252oremail:browardeseadvisory@gmail.com

JoeDimaggioChildren’sHospitalhosts“ChildrenwithSpecialNeedsFamilyResourceFair”.ThefairwillbeheldonSaturday,September29,2012from10amuntil2pm.Location:SignatureGrand6900StateRoad84,Davie.

Spotlight on Fifth Grade

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GuidanceWeencourageyoutomonitoryourchildsprogress.EachmonththeGuidanceDepartmentsponsorstheKidsofCharacterRecogni<onProgram.Eachteacherselectsastudentwhohasdemonstratedthemonth’scharactertrait.Thestudentisrecognizedandcelebratedfordemonstra<ngastrongsenseofcharacterespeciallyforthatmonth’scharactertrait.Thismonth’scharactertraititcoopera0on.Onewhoshowscoopera0onworkswellandhelpsothers.

Month Character Trait

September Cooperation

October Responsibility

November Citizenship

Parent Teacher CommunicationCommunicationParents,pleasebemindfulthatteacherscannotacceptphonecallsduringclasssessions.Ifitisatrueemergency,pleasecontacttheofLiceat754‐322‐8750,andtheywillmaketheinitialcontactwiththeteacher.Thankyouforyourcooperationinthismatter.

ParentConferencesParents,itisimportanttoconferencewithyourchild'steacher.Aconferencecankeepyouinformedofyourchild'sprogressandidentifyanyareasthatmayneedanyassistance.PleasefeelfreetocontactMs.Dickensat754‐322‐8750toscheduleaconference.

The School Board of Broward County, Florida, prohibits any policy or procedure, which results indiscrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identify, gender expression, national origin,marital status, race, religion sex or sexual orientation. Individuals who wish to file a discriminationand/or harassment complaint may call the Executive Director, Benefits & EEO Compliance at 754-321-2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158.Individuals with disabilities requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities ActAmendments Act of 2008, (ADAAA) may call Equal Educational Opportunities (EEO) at 754-321-2150 orTeletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158.