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Dear Parents/ Guardians/ Caregivers:
It is my sincere pleasure to welcome you to the 2009-2010 school year. All of us at Victor Elementary School want to make this a successful year for your child. Understandably, this cannot be done without the dedication from our teachers and staff, your active involvement, and efforts from all members of our community. This support and cooperation, combined with our best professional efforts will ensure academic and social success for your child.
Even though our district and staff faced some serious challenges during the 2008 – 2009 school year, we were very successful in advancing our students’ achievement levels. Preliminary STAR test data shows that 77% of Victor students in grades 2 – 5 are performing at the proficient/advanced level on California Standards Tests (CST) in Language Arts. Not bad for a school with over 30% of our students being English Language Learners! Even better, 85% of our students in grades 2 – 5 are performing at levels proficient/ advance according to the CST in Mathematics. Not only is this a reflection of our dedicated teaching and support staff, but this is also a credit towards you and the Victor community. Realistically, we will continue to face further challenges and deal with unexpected changes and I ask that we focus on our successes and build upon these accomplishments to bring Victor to the next level this year!
We at Victor devoutly believe that every child can achieve success when they are presented with quality, researched based instructional practices, which recognize, support and maintain high expectations. The school must not set these support and expectations alone. You are an integral part of our school and we implore you to be actively involved in your child’s education. By volunteering, supporting our wonderful PTA, attending Parent Nights and extracurricular events, and maintaining strong communication ties with the school and your child’s teacher, you are ensuring a successful and fulfilling academic experience for your child. Be involved!
Ongoing communication between school and home is critical to a child’s success in school. As you are aware, we have a wonderful and interactive website for Victor Elementary. This resource should continue to be used as an ongoing means to access important news and information about what is taking place at Victor. While here, please be sure to check out our new Bell Schedule. Also, sign up for our EBlast to receive weekly emails. Keep in touch!
The cafeteria will be serving breakfast and lunch on the first day in the cafeteria. Breakfast is served between 8:20 and 8:50 in our cafeteria at a cost of $1.50. The cost of lunch is $3.00, which includes milk and a healthy meal. Please check the website for the monthly menu. Children of course may bring a snack lunch to school. Please be sure to pack healthy lunches and do not send soda or candy. All students now have an automated lunch card that they use to purchase lunch in the café. You may add any amount onto the lunch card at anytime via the internet at www.schoolbucks.com . Forms for this card are available in the office.
Victor will be taking the next step to be more “green” starting this year! One change we will be working on this year is lessening correspondence through the Victor Envelope. Most of our correspondence will be done through our website, Teleparent system and EBlast. Some items may go home via the Tuesday Envelope and it is important that you go over these items carefully. The envelope will be due to your child’s teacher every Wednesday.
Speaking of Wednesdays, we will continue to have minimum days every Wednesday so we can hold our TUSD School Board adopted Professional Learning Communities (PLC). Every Wednesday, dismissal for grades one through five will be 2:27. Kindergarten dismissal remains the same at 2:00. During the week of parent/teacher conferences, dismissal will be at 2:12 Monday through Friday. The dates are in our handbook which will soon be posted on our website.
On the first day of school, please complete the green emergency card for each child in your family. The card needs to be filled out with up-to-date information and must include several numbers for emergency purposes. Please be sure you assigned a person as an emergency contact who can be at school within 15 minutes of notification from us. Emergency Kits and all school paperwork requiring information and/or signatures must be turned into your child’s teacher by Friday, September 18th.
Lastly, I am happy to welcome two new people to the Victor team. Mrs. Pam Williams will be joining us as our Assistant Principal. Mrs. Williams brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge to this position having worked within our district in several capacities. In addition, Ms. Mary Hoffman, whom many of you may already know, will be rejoining the Victor Family as our new Kindergarten/1st grade Learning Center teacher. Let’s give them a heartfelt welcome into our wonderful community.
As we work together throughout the school year, we invite you to stay in contact and let us know how your children are doing. Please know that all of your questions are important to us and that any amount of volunteer time you are able to contribute is greatly appreciated. Lastly, our doors are always open to you.
Sincerely,
William Baker
Principal
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