Huskies' Weekly News
Monday, September 1, 2025 ARCHIVED
2nd Week of School
Principal Batten's Weekly Message
Good afternoon V3A students, families, and staff. I hope that you have had a wonderful 3-day weekend celebrating the Labor Day weekend. This week, we hope to have most of the Canvas and Edmentum courses active and students should begin to complete assignments on Canvas or Edmentum, if they have not yet done so. 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
DAILY Reminders. 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
SCHEDULE
- MONDAY (September 1) No School - Labor Day holiday
- TUESDAY (September 2) MTSS Training at VCMS 3:30-4:30pm (select staff)
- WEDNESDAY (September 3)
- THURSDAY (September 4) Make-up Student/Parent Zoom meeting 12:30pm
- FRIDAY (September 5)
- September 15 - October 3: iReady Beginning of the Year (BOY) Assessment window
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
Middle School Zoom Schedule
High School Zoom Schedule
Stay Connected! (will replace TalkingPoints)
V3A Supply List (work in progress)
Back to School Information
Preparing for the 2025-26 School Year
- Vaccination Requirements: Know required vaccinations for K-12 students: Vaccination requirements.
- Volunteer Application: https://www.vcs.k12.nc.us/community/volunteer-with-vcs
- Open House: Open House 2025-2026
- 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
Required Vaccinations for 7th and 12th Grade
Stay Connected
Infinite Campus Parent Portal Self Registration
Infinite Campus Parent Update Form
Volunteer
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.
Learning Beyond the Classroom
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.
Student Virtual Learning SOPs
Click the picture to review the Student Virtual Learning standard operating procedures.
Virtual Teaching SOPs
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