On Wednesday, October 3, beginning at 2:18 p.m. Eastern Time, there will be a nationwide test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of IPAWS and its Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to (1) assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure for distribution of a national message, and (2) determine whether improvements are needed.
The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 p.m. ET and the EAS portion follows at 2:20 p.m. ET. This test message will be sent to cell phones that are connected to wireless providers participating in WEA, which is why it is important to make local education agencies (LEAs) aware in advance.
Veazie Community School will use this time to conduct a safety drill and discuss school safety protocol with students (something we practice on a regular basis).
In the event of an actual crisis, Veazie Community School will use our mass-communication system to send out emails, phone calls, text messages, website posts, as well as posts onto the social media platforms Facebook and Twitter. If you haven't already downloaded our app, please consider doing so from the App Store or Google Play. We will also send push notification through the App. (These are the same procedures we will use during weather-related school cancellations otherwise known as SNOW DAYS)
Please contact Mr. Cyr if you have any questions or concerns.
Here is a link provided by FEMA with more information about their upcoming test: https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1522681998488-cfbe1a1f654b8d4413e925f4945bf382/American_Public_Fact_Sheet_2017.pdf
VCS Music Teacher, Mr. Arell is expanding his class blog to include guest blog posts! His first guest post is about instrument maintenance by our very own local David French representative Chris Plaisted!
http://musicatvcs.blogspot.com/
Today is Friday but we have a growing number of students staying after school to participate in the Coding Club. Using Scratch and Python, students are creatively coding simple and complex scripts like the one seen here on Rasberry PI3.
The first class to return all of their library books is ... Ms. Worster’s PreK! The best part? Today was only their second week of Library Media!! We celebrated by reading a new version of the Three Little Pigs and built the pigs a new house out of our KEVA planks.
Our PTO helpers are amazing. They take on many tedious tasks that save our teachers valuable teaching and planning time. This includes sorting thousands of LEGO pieces in our WeDo programming kits.
Our garden is beautiful right now! Still producing green beans and tomatoes for school salad.
Sgt Fizzell treated Kindergarten students with Beanie Babies this morning! We are grateful to the support we receive from Veazie public safety.
Sometimes it is the little things in life that are most important. Please ask your child if they lost half of a Star Destroyer today at school. Thank you.
School Picture Day is Tomorrow! Now is a great time to practice that smile!! :)
Students have been harvesting vegetables planted last spring and the kitchen staff are using them to make hot lunch choices! Most recently, this beautiful coleslaw and 25lbs of potatoes for upcoming hash browns!
Check out the VCS Civil Rights Team Blog! Students will be submitting articles and stories throughout the year.
https://vcscivilrightsteam.blogspot.com/
Reminder: The VCS Community Dinner & Open House is this evening from 5:30 - 7:00. We hope to see you there! All donations received this evening will directly support our PTO Visual and Performing Arts Fund.
Bus A had a mechanical breakdown half-way through the morning run. A replacement bus has been sent. Please be patient if your child has not yet been picked up. Bus A covers Chase Rd. Sunset, Davis, Wedgewood.
The VCS Civil Rights Team needs your help! Please consider sending in a family photo to be used in a photo collage in the school lobby.
Mark your calendars! Community Dinner and Open House at the Veazie Community School on Wednesday, September 12 from 5:30p.m. - 7:00p.m.
This evenings PTO meeting has been rescheduled to next Monday, 9/10/18 @ 5pm in the VCS library. New members are always welcome!
Veazie Viking fall sports for students in grades 5-8 begin on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Soccer practice will be from 2:45 to 4 pm, Cross-Country will run from 2:45 to 3:30 pm. Please make sure your child has the proper permissions to participate. Players should bring proper practice clothing and water. Looking forward to a great season. Brian Gonyar
David French music treated our 4th-8th graders to a music demo today in an effort to recruit new musicians!
Welcome back!!
Wednesday’s heat index is supposed to be in the mid 90’s. We have purchased water bottles for students but are also encouraging students to come to school with their own reusable water bottle for future hydration! Can’t wait to see everyone!!
