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Kids "Pitch In" CampaignKids "Pitch In" Campaign During the week of February 25, 2013, students at Vestavia Hills Elementary West participated in the 4th Annual Pitch In for Education campaign benefitting the Vestavia Hills City School Foundation. Thanks to the great students at VHEW, the endowment grew by $8552.81! All classes made a huge contribution, and Mrs. Charles' classw on the Bruster's Ice Cream Party and the $50.00 classroom grant. Thanks to Bruster's Real Ice Cream and to Dr. Mark Yanosky and Yanosky Orthodontics for being our Pitch In for Education sponsors. If you used the Pitch In for Education campaign as an opportunity to make apledge payment or a new pledge, Thank You So Much! If you didn't get a chance to make that pledge, it's not too late. Please visit vestaviafoundation.org to print a pledge card or contribute using PayPal. If you have never made a gift to the Foundation we hope you will join us now. VHCSF is a 501 (c)3, so your gift is tax deductible. Thanks again for your support to VHEW!
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Message From Dr. BlairIt is the goal of the Vestavia Hills City Schools to provide our children with a world-class education. However, before children can learn, they must feel safe. Their parents want to know that their children are safe. The Vestavia Hills Board of Education and the City of Vestavia Hills want to provide the safest public school environment possible. Therefore, a number of steps are being actively pursued by the Vestavia Hills Board of Education and by the City of Vestavia Hills to significantly upgrade security in all Vestavia Hills schools. While I cannot yet give any of the details of these measures until they have been finalized and approved by the necessary officials, I can say they are substantial and go far beyond anything that we currently have in place. These steps are sensible and appropriate and will enable everyone to have a much higher sense of safety without compromising our positive learning environment. The timeline for implementation of these measures is very short. We plan to have all approvals in place and implementation underway by the end of February of 2013. Some measures will be in place when students return to school on January 7, 2013. At the appropriate time, we will provide additional information regarding these plans. Of course, some of these measures will remain confidential. We cannot show our hand completely to anyone out there who may be planning to do harm. The safety of our children and staff members is of the utmost importance to us. Providing peace of mind to our parents that their children are in the safest public learning environments possible is important to us. We will see to it that these things are done. Have a very happy and peaceful holiday! Jamie Blair, Superintendent, Vestavia Hills City Schools
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ActivTable at VHEWVestavia Hills Elementary West is excited to have the FIRST Promethean ActivTable in the district and state of Alabama. A special "thank you" to our PTO for the purchase of the ActivTable. It features a large, touch-sensitive screen with ample room for collaboration. It has available over 70 interactive activities built in to the table with many more activities available soon through Promethean Planet.The ActivTable empowers and motivates students to lead their own learning, driving engagement, consensus decision making and classroom collaboration.This multi-user interactive table allows up to six learners to simultaneously use individual tools, web browsers and resources as their personal efforts move the group toward accomplishing a common goal. All ActivTable activities are aligned with US national standards and many can be modified by teachers to suit their learning objectives. Not only is the ActivTable a uniquely powerful tool for learning through small-group collaboration, but it is also a vehicle for building essential 21st century skills such as communication, creativity and critical thinking. The ActivTable will be housed in the Computer Lab at VHEW in the fall with access to all students in the school every week during their computer lab time. VHEW is so excited to bring this form of technology to our students for the 2013-14 school year. Again "THANK YOU PTO"!
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Summer Camp 2013To register please click on the following link, complete the form and return to one of our program sites. If you have questions please call 205-823-7593.
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New Student and Existing Student Enrollment/RegistrationNEW Student Enrollment All NEW incoming 2013-2014 students must enroll prior to completing school registration. The school will enroll new students weekly, Monday through Thursday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the school office. A list of documents required for enrollment are available online at www.vestavia.k12.al.us, click “District”, then “Enrollment Requirements”. Please spread the word to friends and family who may have a new student starting West next year. Existing Student Registration Registration for the 2013-2014 school year will be this summer. There are TWO parts to registration … online and onsite. Pre-registration is online and will begin sometime in July. The dates have not yet been determined by the state, but the information will be relayed to you as soon as they are available. Once you have completed the online portion, you will need to print and sign the completed forms and submit these to VHEW during onsite registration. VHEW onsite registration for the 2013-2014 school year will be held August 6 & 7 from 7:30-11:30 a.m. each day. If you are unable to attend, please send your forms and payments with a family member or friend. Students are not allowed to Meet the Teacher unless registration forms are received on one of these dates.
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