Huskies' Weekly News
Sunday, September 28 2025 ARCHIVED
Principal Batten's Weekly Message
Good evening V3A students, families, and staff. This is Dr. Batten, Principal of Vance Virtual Village Academy with your Huskies Weekly News: https://v3a.online/HWN
We are excited to announce that our new Grades 6-8 ELA teacher (Ms. Whitney Brown) will be starting tomorrow! Our current 6-8ELA guest teachers from the VCS central office (Aarika Sandlin & Davia Wilkins) will work with Ms. Brown this week to help her transition from VCMS to V3A. Students, please check your emails frequently to look for updated Zoom class links for our middle school ELA classes. We are so thankful for outstanding virtual teaching from both Ms. Sandlin and Ms. Wilkins, who have provided amazing lessons while still serving VCS in their district roles.
All students now have an individual Google Drive folder, where teachers are placing progress reports, diagnostic reports, and other student-specific academic information. Some progress reports were delayed due to technology challenges with integration between Canvas (where more work is completed) and Infinite Campus (where official student grades are stored). We are working closely with the VCS Technology Department to resolves these problems as soon as possible. Please contact your child's homeroom teacher if you have not yet received an email about your student's individual Google Folder. Please contact your child's teachers if you have questions about grades/assignments.
This week we will finish the iReady Reading and Math diagnostic assessment for grades 6-8 and begin ExactPath Reading and Math diagnostic for many of our high school students. Students should check their emails daily to make sure that they do not miss completion of these important Beginning of the Year (BOY) diagnostic assessments.
This October, V3A students will participate in the Kids Heart Challenge (KHC) to help students learn about about making healthy life choices for themselves and their families. More details will be shared this week after our kick-off Zoom sessions.
We continue to offer in-person student support at V3A on Tuesdays and Thursday (8:30 am ~ 12:30 pm), although we have adjusted times to meet staff schedules. please sign-up in advance each week so that we know who to expect. https://v3a.online/StudentSupport
SCHEDULE
- MONDAY (September 29) Weekly V3A Staff Zoom meeting at 12:30 pm
- TUESDAY (September 30) Gr 6-8 Kids Heart Challenge Kick-off (2:10pm AVID Zoom). In-person student support 8am-1pm (please sign-up).
- WEDNESDAY (October 1) Gr 9-12 Kids Heart Challenge Kick-off (2:10pm AVID Zoom)
- THURSDAY (October 2) In-person student support 8am-1pm (please sign-up). VCS Fall Festival at VCMS 5:00 - 6:30 pm
- FRIDAY (October 3)Manufacturing Day at VGCC (8:30-11:30am) - Email Dr. Batten if interested in going.
UPCOMING
- WEDNESDAY (October 8) HS English 2 & Biology Check-Ins at V3A
- THURSDAY (October 9) English 2 & Biology Make Up Check-Ins at V3A
DAILY EXPECTATIONS
Students should...
- Check their email and Canvas daily
- Attend ALL Zoom classes and Intervention Zoom sessions (until told otherwise)
- Follow all virtual learning Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Complete ALL assigned work
- Contact your teacher if confused and/or you need extra help
REMINDERS
- Volunteer Application: https://www.vcs.k12.nc.us/community/volunteer-with-vcs
- Updating Your Child's Information: Need an Infinite Campus Parent Account? Infinite Campus Parent Portal Activation. This system is utilized to update information, contact information, see your child's attendance, grades and more!
- Accessing Your Child's Attendance, Grades, Schedule & More: Logging in to your Campus Parent Portal Account: Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
- 2025-2026 Academic Calendars: https://www.vcs.k12.nc.us/calendar/2025-2026-academic-calendars
- Progress Report & Report Card Dates: https://www.vcs.k12.nc.us/calendar/2025-2026-progress-report-calendar-dates
Students and parents, please join the V3A Class Dojo to ensure that you do not miss any class and school messages. Below are the hyperlinked Zoom schedules for Middle School (MS, Grades 6-8) and High School (HS, Grades 9-12)
https://v3a.online/MS-ZoomSchedule
https://v3a.online/HS-ZoomSchedule
Please feel free to contact me by my office phone (252-506-7206), cell phone (252-590-0595), or email (jbatten@vcs.k12.nc.us).
-Dr. Batten
National Night Out
V3A Save Promise Club - Start With Hello Week
Kernel Craze Art Contest
Local Business sponsoring Art Contest for Students
Kernel Craze, a new business opening soon on Garnett St., is hosting an art competition for students from kindergarten to the 12th grade.
The rules are as follows — design something winter-holiday-themed that also represents Henderson and Kernel Craze in some way. Then a panel of five judges will select two winners whose designs Kernel Craze owner Stephen Wolf will feature on his holiday popcorn tins, to be released later this year. The first-place winner will also receive $100.
Contestants will need to register first and have until midnight on Oct. 16 to submit their artwork. Wolf is planning on holding a judging ceremony Oct. 23. [NOTE: Characters with a copyright, like the Grinch or Rudolph, cannot be used. Santa, however, does not have a copyright!]
Those interested should go to kernelcraze.com and click “Holiday Art Challenge.” Students must register as well as submit their artwork Registrations close at 5 p.m. on Oct. 1.
KidsOutAndAbout.com
KidsOutAndAbout.com is a free weekly newsletter with ideas about family friendly activities in our area.
FREE Student Library Card
Vance County Schools students have access to the library through your Student ID number!
*Remember, your username/library card number is your Student ID# and your PIN is the last four digits of your student ID.
Scouts College Search
National Manufacturing Day (October 3)
Infinite Campus Parent Portal Self Registration
Infinite Campus Parent Update Form
Volunteer Applications Available Online
If you have someone interested in becoming a volunteer, they can now complete the application online! It is also still available in paper form. The application can be accessed on the VCS website under Community...or the direct link to the online application is https://bit.ly/VolunteerVCS.
The Process:
1. Application Submission Online (or paper copy turned in to Communications)
2. Applications processed through Communications
3. Background Check initiated by HR
4. Prospective Volunteer completes information from BiB in email
5. HR reviews the results upon BiB completion
6. Communications contact prospective volunteers with results
7. If approved, the volunteer must pick up a badge and is added to the official volunteer list.
Please note, the volunteer application may take up to 2-weeks to process.
Student Virtual Learning SOPs
Click the picture to review the Student Virtual Learning standard operating procedures.
Virtual Teaching SOPs
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