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Thank you for an AMAZING short week together! Even with only a few days on campus, our Vinewood community packed the week with connection, celebration, learning, and plenty of Mustang HEART!

A huge thank you to all of the families who were able to join us for Lunch with a Loved One. It was such a wonderful success, and we loved seeing our campus filled with families spending time together. If you weren’t able to join us this time, don’t worry, we will have another Lunch with a Loved One on May 19!

We also had such a fantastic evening at Mustang Night Out! What a special opportunity to come together as a Mustang community, celebrate our school, and make memories. A very special THANK YOU to our AMAZING Parent Club for making this event possible and for getting our ordered FREE shirts into our students’ hands. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who supported Mustang Night Out, whether you donated, attended, volunteered, or contributed in another way. Our Vinewood community showed up in a BIG way!

And what a fun way to end the week! On Friday, our students participated in a STEAM Assembly with Science Alliance. Our Mustangs had the opportunity to explore, wonder, and learn through hands-on science experiences. Be sure to check out the pictures below.

We have another fun and exciting week ahead!

• Tuesday:
• Student Council Meeting at 7:30 AM in Pod D
• Wednesday: MINIMUM DAY
• TK & Kindergarten students come early at 8:00 AM
• Fancy Day! Dress up in your fanciest attire, selected by our Student Council.
• Family STEAM Night — 5:00–7:00 PM! We can’t wait to welcome our families back to campus for an evening of exploring, creating, experimenting, and having fun together!
• Thursday:
• ELAC Meeting — 8:30 AM: We invite all parents and families of our English Learners to join us. Your voice and partnership are so important to us!
• 6th Grade Science Camp Parent Meeting — 6:00 PM: All 6th grade parents/guardians of students attending Science Camp this October are invited to join our teachers for an informational meeting.

Thank you, as always, for being such an important part of our Vinewood family. The energy and support of our Mustang community continues to make these first weeks of school so special. We are looking forward to another wonderful week of learning, connection, and HEART with our Mustangs!

Sincerely,

Alyssa Barban, Principal

This Wednesday, September 16 from 5pm-7pm

• Invite your friends, extended family, and neighbors!
• This event gets bigger and better every year, and it’s a great opportunity for families to come together and enjoy hands-on science activities—including a 30 minute action packed science show!
• This event is FREE to all. All proceeds raised from concession sales go directly to Science Camp.

See the attached Spirit Days for September, chosen by Student Council.

• Wednesday, Sept. 16 (this week!)
• Tuesday, Sept. 22
• Wednesday, Sept. 23
• Thursday, Sept. 24
• Friday, Sept. 25

• ALL TK and Kinder students arrive by 8:00
• Dismissal times for TK/K - 11:20 (11:40 if eating lunch)
• Dismissal times for 1st-6th - 12:25

5th Grade Science Camp Fundraising has begun!

They will be out front almost every Friday. Here are the current scheduled dates:

9/18, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20

Parent Conferences are scheduled for the NEXT WEEK, our final week of the quarter with minimum days Tuesday, Sept. 22-Friday, Sept. 25 to help accommodate all families. We look forward to this wonderful time to celebrate your students successes and work as a team to best serve your Mustang!

Click the image, or HERE, to view our September Family Calendar. We have a lot of events and reminders during this month, so mark your calendars!

For any of you that missed our running event dates, please scroll all the way to the bottom of the newsletter to see what we have scheduled until the New Year.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all our room parents for their amazing work on the auction baskets. Thank you to everyone who pitched in to donate. These baskets were truly AMAZING! We have over 50 silent auction baskets - staycations at Wine & Roses, massages, facials, gourmet cooking baskets, yoga, art classes, rounds of golf across our area, Botox, THOUSANDS of dollars in gift cards for local businesses - we can’t name all the amazing donations!!! In addition to all of this we also have many raffle, live and dessert auction items!!! We will have final MNO earnings to report very soon!

Thank you to Mrs. DiScala and Mrs. Sperling for rolling out our first celebrations of Birthday Book Club for the year. Here are some photos of the display in the library!

Contact vinewoodparentclub@gmail.com & follow us on social media for reminders and updates: Instagram @Vinewood_parent_club or Facebook @vinewoodparentclub

Linktree: linktr.ee/vinewoodparentclub

Registration for Fall Intersession is now open to Lodi USD students currently in Grades TK - 8th! This program runs from September 28th through October 2nd at select Lodi and North Stockton locations. Breakfast, lunch, and a snack is included. Space is limited. Register today at bit.ly/fallintersession2026!

Topic: Special Education 101

Presenter: Kelsey Dibner, Program Specialist

When: Monday, September 14, 2026

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Microsoft Teams

Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone by clicking the link below: Join the meeting now

If you have any questions, please get in touch with the Student Services/SELPA Department at (209) 331-7061. We look forward to your participation.

We would love to see you there and hope you can join us!

Please click on the blue words student and family handbook for school rules/policies for 2026/2027 school year, as it has important information about all school expectations.

You may also click on the image for the same document.

• 9/15/26: Student Council Meeting
• 9/16/26: Minimum Day (Kinder Grape Day)
• 9/16/26: Fancy Day
• 9/16/26: Family STEAM Night
• 9/17/26: ELAC Meeting
• 9/17/26: 6th Grade Parent Science Camp Mtg @ 6:00
• 9/21/26: 1st Grade Informance
• 9/22/26: Minimum Day & Parent Conferences
• 9/23/26: Decades Day
• 9/23/26: Minimum Day & Parent Conferences
• 9/23/26: Treat Shop
• 9/23/26: 1st Grade Chuckwagon
• 9/24/26: Minimum Day & Parent Conferences
• 9/25/26: Minimum Day & Parent Conferences
• 9/28/26: FALL BREAK BEGINS
• 9/28/26: Fall Intersession (through 10/2/26)
• 10/12/26: Welcome Back!
• 10/12/26: Cookie Dough Fundraiser Begins
• 10/13/26: 6th Grade to Science Camp (through 10/16/26)
• 10/13/26: Kona Ice on Virginia
• 10/14/26: Parent Club Meeting
• 10/21/26: Minimum Day (Kinder Pumpkin Day)
• 10/21/26: Mustang Buck Store
• 10/21/26: 5th Grade Science Camp Informational Night
• 10/23/26: Makeup Picture Day (date change)
• 10/23/26: Harvest Festival
• 11/3/26: Kona Ice on Virginia
• 11/4/26: Mustang Buck Store
• 11/4/26: Minimum Day
• 11/4/26: Parent Club Meeting
• 11/10/26: TENTATIVE Veterans Day Celebration
• 11/11/26: No School - Veterans Day
• 11/18/26: Minimum Day
• 11/23/26: Thanksgiving Break (through 11/27/26)
• 12/1/26: Kona Ice on Virginia
• 12/2/26: 5th Grade Music Performance
• 12/2/26: Parent Club Meeting
• 12/8/26: 2nd & Barba Music Concert
• 12/9/26: Minimum Day
• 12/9/26: Treat Shop
• 12/17/26: 4th Grade Music Performance
• 12/18/26: Minimum Day
• 12/21/26: WINTER BREAK (through 1/4/27)