VAUGHN’S
VOICE
VAUGHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1155 Vaughn Street, Aurora, Colorado 80011
303-366-8430
Attendance Phone
303-326-1642
Principal: Sangita Patel
Assistant Principal: Angie Lore
IMPORTANT DATES
TO REMEMBER
NOVEMBER
24
Bring Your Parents to School Day 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
25-27
NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
30
RETURN TO SCHOOL
COMPASS Session 2 Begins 3:30-6:30 p.m.
School Hours
8:25 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
Supervision
will not
DECEMBER
7
Terrific Reader & Writer Awards Presentation,
begin
Media Center 2:30-3:00 p.m.
9
Optimists Awards Presentation, Media Center 2:30-3:00 p.m.
until 8:10
10
16
18
1st Grade Music Program, Gym 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Parent Coffee, Media Center 8:30-9:30 a.m.
NO SCHOOL for Students - Teacher Workday
DECEMBER 21st to JANUARY 5th NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK !
JANUARY
6
18
27
BACK TO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Day
Parent Coffee, Media Center, 8:30-9:30 a.m
****We will not
have anyone here
earlier to supervise
your children
so please plan
accordingly****
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016
You’re Invited!
Bring Your Parents to School Day
November 24, 2015
8:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
BRR, It’s getting cold outside!
Yes, we do go outside during the winter months!
¡ Los Invitamos!
Can you believe how cold it’s getting? As a general rule, students will be on the playground before
school or during recess unless the temperature dropsDia
below
20 degrees
or if it is
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Padres awind-chill)
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currently raining or snowing. If the conditions warrant, students will be allowed to line up in the hallway (K-2nd grades) or gym (3rd -5th grades) before
and will2015
have inside
recess.
we
24 deschool
noviembre,
8:30
a.m.Otherwise,
– 11:00 p.m.
will be outside. Please be sure that your child is dressed appropriately for ANY weather.
WINTER BREAK AND ABSENCES
Don’t be surprised if you come upon the smiling face of one of our attendance team
members. Ms. Rice, Mrs. Pescador, Mrs. Morales, Ms. Norton and Ms. Bell make up this
team and they are visiting families whose students have missed 3 or more days of school.
These visits are not to punish but to inform. We want our families to know the importance
of attending school on a regular basis. Illness cannot be avoided and family emergencies do come up and it’s for that reason that students should not miss for any other reason. Every year, absences spike in the weeks before and after winter break. It’s time to
break that cycle. This holiday season, the best gift you can give your child is a good education; and the
best place to get that education is in school – every day and on time. Building a habit of good attendance is your child’s ticket to success in school and eventually on the job.
We know it’s tempting to extend your vacation by a few days on either side of the holiday. We recognize that holidays are an important time for reconnecting with families far away and exposing your
children to your home and language, whether you grew up in another part of the United States or a different country. The costs of plane tickets often influence when you want to travel but keep in mind the
costs to your children’s education if they miss too much school:
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Just a few missed days here and there, even if they’re excused absences, can add up to too
much lost learning time and put your child behind in school From Kindergarten to High School.
Our teachers will be teaching, and our students will be learning; but it’s harder to teach and it’s
harder to learn when students are absent.
If missing school is unavoidable, talk to your children’s teachers in advance to create a plan for
making up missed work.
So give your child the gift of attendance and the habit of your child being in school every day and on
time.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
CORNER
PLAYWORKS!
This October, 15 fourth and fifth
grade students at Vaughn were chosen by Coach Rachel to be a part of
the Playworks Junior Coach Leadership Program. These students were chosen out of
almost 50 applicants because of the leadership
qualities that they demonstrated in the classroom
and at recess. During the 2015-2016 school year,
these Junior Coaches will attend trainings to learn
new ways to use their leadership skills and will
lead games at their recesses and other grades’
recesses in order to practice these skills. Vaughn’s
first group of Junior Coaches are excellent leaders and it will be so exciting to see the amazing
things that they will accomplish this year!
The 2015-2016 Junior Coaches are: Austin Delmonico, Fredy Peraza, Jr, Ali Mosaffa, Juana Ortiz,
Luciano Maes, Richard Adams, Juliana Moreno,
Triana Simmons, Ryan Lemag, Maria Burkhart, Ty
Milligan, Jenny Fu, Folauilagilelei Kereti, Ny’Asia
Ragland, and Darartu Bati. Congratulations, Junior
Coaches!
CONNECTION CIRCLE
STUDENT FACILITATORS
Congratulations to our 20152016 5th grade Connection
Circle Student Facilitators:
Yadira Alvarez, Alondra Alvarez,
Jessie Nangauta, Veronica Labriola Mobley, Ashley Juarez, Alisha
Willow, Rolando Barron, Laniyah Taylor, Nevaeh
Boyd Bronson, Jenny Fu. They will be facilitating
Connection Circles with small groups of students
from other grade levels. It gives our younger
students an opportunity to get to know an older
student and have a positive role model.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE FIRST
QUARTER AWARD
WINNERS!
Optimists: Bridgit Aldridge, Bryana Najera
Rendon, Genesis Luevanos, Triana Torres
Ramirez, Yaretzi Ramirez Flores, David Lopez,
Ylianna Martinez, Emmanuel Jesse Flores,
Briane Benter, Maria Lopez Ramirez, Samira
Chavarria Castaneda, Halen Franklin, Lluvia
Flores Zarate, Isabella Campos, Cruz Fuentes,
Emiliano Franco Hernandez, Eunice Briones,
Teresa Garcia, Kassandra Flores, Ana Escobar,
Tiffany Pham, Kasandra Herrera, Ny’Asia
Ragland, Carlos Ochoa Mejia, Triana Gonzalez
Simmons
Andrea Castellanos Ledesma
Terrific Readers & Writers: Julissa Valles
Diaz, Natalia Santoyo, Maverick Olson, Josiah
Timmons, Jasper Pacheco, Porcelain Schrader,
Zaquan Linzy Tate, Trinity Williams, Joel
Fernandez Flores, Jessica Golden, Izaiah
Breedlove, Aaliyah Byars, Malachi Henderson,
Sarah Aldana Lopez, Wendy Vasquez Villela
Viviana Matthews, Deytza Olague, Hillary
Nsiah, Cahlel Barthlow, Fredy Peraza, Geraldine
Garcia, Castellanos, Djene Diabate, Tay Doh,
Dayvontae Sullivan, Veronica Labriola-Mobley,
Josue Valenzuela Diego
Reaching Out
To The Community
Our Vaughn Staff have been busy reaching out to the community and making connections. We would like to take this
opportunity to thank all of our community sponsors:
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Atlanta Bread Company – 14262 East Cedar Avenue, Aurora, Co 80012
Century Aurora- 14300 E Alameda Ave. Aurora, Co 80012
Chipotle – 13700 E Colfax Ave Aurora, Co 80011
Chuck E. Cheese – 14005 E Exposition Ave. Aurora, Co 80012
City Donuts – 746 Peoria St Aurora, Co 80011
Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205
Domino’s – 15355 E Colfax Ave Suite L, Aurora, Co 80011
Einstein Bagels – 200 Quebec Court, Bldg. 800, Ste. 101, Denver, CO 80230
King Soopers- 655 Peoria St. 80011
LaMar’s Donuts – 10001 E. Illiff Ave Denver, Co 80247
Nick’s Gardens – 2001 S. Chambers Road, Aurora, CO 80014
Noodles & Company – 13700 E Colfax Ave. Aurora, Co 80011
Gateway Optimists Club of Aurora for the 5th Grade Fishing Trip!
Pepsi Center – AVALANCHE!! For their donations of cups and popcorn for our Fall Festival!
Pirate’s Cove - 1225 West Belleview, Littleton, CO 80120
VAUGHN PARENTS AND STAFF WHO HELPED MAKE OUR FALL FESTIVAL A SUCCESS!
Thank you for all your continued support to our school and community. If you patronize these establishments, make sure to tell them thank you in person!
VAUGHN WEBSITE
On October 28th we had the first of many
Career Days at Vaughn. Teachers signed up to
hear various community members to come and
speak about their career choices, what they had
to do to be in this career as well as many other
questions the children had. We give thanks to
the following community members for taking
the time out of their busy scedules to speak to
our students: Jim Byrd - Geologist , Janet Kiyota
– Marketing and Advertising, Travis Lore - Aurora
Police Officer, Alexis Madrid – School Nurse, Andrea Olson - Hairdresser, Capt. Michaela Schannep – U.S. Airforce
Have you had a chance to visit the Vaughn Website? It is full of information on upcoming meetings, events and cool websites your children
can access to help them with anything from
Reading to P.E.!
We also have information on our UIP and what
we are doing to raise student achievement in
reading, math and behavior. Look at the powerpoint on our website by going to http://
vaughn.aurorak12.org/ and fill out the online
survey or fill out the form below with your opinions and suggestions and return it to school.
Your voice is important to us.
What’s Happening in…?
First graders have been writing incredible nonfiction books this quarter. These books
will teach our readers everything we know about our topics.
We have also been reading nonfiction books such as bats, spiders, national symbols, and
Native Americans.
In math we have been exploring, describing, and creating 2 dimensional shapes. We are also learning
strategies to combine numbers.
Coming up…we’re digging into life cycles of plants and insects!
2nd graders are reading and writing informational pieces in literacy. In math we continue
to work on two digit addition and subtraction story problems. Air and weather are the
units of study in science. We just went on a field trip to Bluff Lake to learn about habitats.
We ask you to please continue reading 20 minutes a night with your child.
Reading Fiction: Students are comparing and contrasting the characters, setting, and
events of two or more texts.
Reading Non-Fiction: Students are reading many texts on the same topic to determine
the main idea of each text. They will determine if point of t view across the texts are the
same or different.
Science: Students will learn how landforms are created and how the Earth has changed.
Social Studies: Students will explore Westward expansion.
Writing: Students are writing arguments or opinions and citing sources.
Math: Students are learning about fractions- ordering, equivalents, adding, subtracting, multiplying
and dividing.
It is a fun and exciting month in art... the Kindergartners are learning about
shapes, 1st grade is learning about perception and nature, 2nd and 3rd grade are
learning about weaving, 4th grade is learning about optical illusions and last but
not least 5th grade is learning how to color with value.
This month in PE students are doing a variety of movement. They are doing dances
from around the world and lots of high energy dances. Whip and Nae Nae is also
being taught. Don’t forget with the weather changing students need to have PE
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