Vandenberg Elementary 🦅
September Newsletter 📝🍎
🍎 Apple Orchard Field Trip Updates
📅 Date: Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
💲 Cost: $11 per person (students & chaperones)
📌 Important Information for Families:
🔗 Payment Link: This link is for Kindergarten – 5th Grade only.
👩👩👧👦 Chaperones:
✅ Must be approved by the school
🚌 Must ride the bus with students
Electronic Volunteer form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2vVSKDCra36B5Ev5Uljt2ONhrjiW82sPpBwvJIDLm6-fsOw/viewform
⏳ Payment Window: The online payment link is open now through Tuesday, September 30th. Please scan the above QR code or follow the link below.
📝 Permission Slips: Paper permission slips will go home on Monday.
✅ Please complete both payment 💵 and permission slip 📝 by the deadline to secure your child’s spot!
🔗 https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/School-Trips/SdjM2bL
Cell Phone Policy 📵
In an effort to maintain an optimal learning environment for all of our students and to ensure safety and limit distractions. Students are prohibited from bringing cellphones to school.
In the event that your child must call home, a telephone will be available in the office. In the case of a family emergency, the office staff will give your child a message or have him/her return your call.
Student Dress Code
Everyday, we are judged by our appearance first and our merit or personalities second. The choices we make about what we wear and how we present ourselves to the world have a significant impact on how others treat us. The South Redford School District strongly believes that a friendly, structured atmosphere is conducive to the best learning environment. Appropriate school clothing and footwear contribute to a good learning atmosphere. The following rules will apply for grades PRE K-5:
1. No open-toed shoes.
2. No bare midriffs or tops with thin straps. (Three finger wide straps are acceptable.)
3. No shirts or pants with inappropriate writing, drawings, or symbols.
4. No hats, bandanas, hoods, or sunglasses may be worn in the building.
5. Fingertip length shorts, skirts, or dresses that are loose fitting are allowed.
6. Pants or shorts must be worn above hip bones. (No sagging allowed).
7. Pajamas, sleepwear, slippers, or any items/behaviors associated with personal grooming habits are not allowed.
8. Clothing/Items that are deemed to be a substantial disruption of the learning environment will not be tolerated.
Students who choose to wear clothing/items that are not appropriate for our school environment will be asked to change and/or will call home to have more appropriate clothing/items brought to school.
