Reflections Contest

Reflections is a National PTA cultural arts competition that encourages students from preschool–grade 12 to express their thoughts, feelings, and creativity through the arts. Awards are given at each level.  All entries will be judged by professionals not associated with VPE and winners will move on to the district competition.  This year’s theme is, “The world would be a better place if...”.

Students may participate in one of six different categories:

·   Dance Choreography   

·   Photography

·   Film Production

·   Musical Composition

·   Literature 

·   Visual Arts

At the elementary level, there are three divisions:

·         Primary: K-Grade 2

·         Intermediate Grades 3-5

·         Special Needs

Pick up an entry form in the library if you are interested in participating.  The deadline for entries is Tuesday, October 14, 2013.   Winners will be announced the week of October 20^th. This is a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate all of the artistic talent we have at VPE! Click here for more information.

Books Needed!

I am working on building a multilingual library for our students.  If you have any bilingual books or books written in a language other than English that you would like to donate to our classroom library, please send them with your student.  Your child can drop them off in my classroom.  Thank you in advance for your help!

Volunteers Needed!

If you would be interested in volunteering in the ELL classroom on occasion, please email me and let me know when you would be available. I would love some help copying or putting work together for students!  Thanks!

jennifer.osborne@fayette.kyschools.us

 

How Do You Say Hello?

Konnichiwa! Hola! Bonjour!

To celebrate the different cultures and languages at VPE, I would like to decorate the bulletin board outside the ELL room with the different ways our families say hello.  If your family speaks another language at home, please email Ms. Osborne and she will send home a paper doll for your student to color and a speech bubble to complete.  Thanks for your help!  jennifer.osborne@fayette.kyschools.us

Welcome Back!

I am so excited to welcome our old and new ELL friends back for an exciting school year! I am looking forward to getting to know our new students and catching up with old friends. 
One thing I would love to do this year is to build our multilingual classroom library. If you have any children's books at home that are written in another language that you would like to donate to our classroom library, please send them to our classroom. Thank you for your help!