Parent Newsletter
January 2026 🦁💛🎆✨
Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful break filled with family, laughter, and meaningful moments. As we step into this brand-new year, we’re excited to partner with you to make it one of growth, joy, and success for our students.
This year is a fresh chapter, and we can’t wait to see all the new goals, achievements, and memories it will bring. Here’s to embracing every opportunity and working together to make 2026 the best year yet!
It’s still not too late to get a flu shot to protect you this winter and into the spring!
Remember, if you are sick with fever (oral temperature above 100 degrees F.), please stay home from school until you are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.
- Don’t forget to sign up on Remind to receive messages from the Nurse. Text the message @nurse24-25 to the number 81010 to get notifications.
- Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: Jan 9
- National School Counseling and SEBS Week: Feb 2-6
- School Resource Officer Appreciation Day: Feb. 15
- School Bus Driver Appreciation Day: Feb 22
- Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day: Mar 7
- Literacy Night (5:30-6:30): Mar. 30
- Paraprofessional Appreciation Day: Apr 1
- School Librarian Appreciation Day: Apr 4
- Nation Assistant Principal Appreciation Week: Apr. 6-10
- National School Volunteer Appreciation Week: Apr 20-24
- Administrative Professionals' Day: April 22
- School Principal's Day: May 1
- School Lunch Hero Day: May 1
- Teacher Appreciation Week: May 4-8
- School Nurse Day: May 6
- National Speech Language Pathologist Day: May 18
Just a few reminders to help us with a safe and smooth pick up and drop off process.
- Please remember that students should not be dropped off prior to 7:15 because we do not have staff to monitor them.
- If you get here before 7:15 please be mindful of where you idle...If you are waiting in front of the school and parking spaces, this blocks the flow of traffic in the mornings and entry for staff to our school. We kindly ask that you use a parking space (or graveled area) if you are going to wait until 7:15.
- If you are going to get off of your vehicle for any reason (to drop off items or buckle your child) please use a parking space. This will help eliminate any traffic jams.
- When picking up your child please keep your Car Card by your window until your child gets in the vehicle.
- Just a friendly reminder that parents if you are walking your students to the front that you drop them off at the "hug zone" and only enter the building if they need to go to the front office.
- We encourage all parents to refrain from checking their students out early, if at all possible.
- For your child’s safety, you must have your pickup card with you or you will be asked to park and/or go to the office with your picture ID in order for you to leave with your child.
Dismissal Changes:
If you have any dismissal changes you must email the school office before 2:30 PM. Please DO NOT contact the classroom teacher....they will most likely not receive the information in time.
Go ahead and just email vickers.office@visd.net and include the name of the child, their teacher, and the change of pick-up method in the email. This will help ensure that teachers/subs get the right transportation information. Phone calls will not be accepted.
Early Pick-Up:
Please remember that students cannot be released after 2:30 PM. This is our District policy and it is in effect to help the dismissal process.
Lunch Visitors:
Lunch visitors MUST be on the child's emergency contact list otherwise they will NOT be able to have lunch with your child on campus.
- If you need to add someone to your child's emergency contact list, please contact the front office and request a Change of Registration form.
Attendance - New District Policy:
If your child is absent you have 3 days to submit your documented excuse upon the students return. If an excuse is not received on the 3rd day, the absence will remain unexcused. Excuses can be sent to the front office or by email. Thank you for understanding.
School Hours: 8:00-3:15
Tardy Policy - Our Policy requires:
- Parents/guardians MUST park their vehicles in a parking space (do not block any lanes or cars)
- PLEASE walk your children into the front office and sign them in if you arrive after 8:00 AM.
- Morning Duty Staff enter the building at 8AM. Therefore, students arriving after 8:00 need to be walked in.
- Following the policy ensures the safety of your children.
Late Pick Up - Our Policy requires:
- Please be prompt in picking your students up. All parents should be in the pickup line by 3:15. After 3:40, all parents will need to park, show a valid ID, and sign your child out in the front office.
- Thank you for respecting the time and efforts of our teachers and staff.
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