Hello Vanderlyn Vikings!

Do you like to get messy? Play in the dirt? See something grow? Then Garden Club is for you! We are excited to announce that the Vanderlyn Garden Club is looking for students to meet on the 2nd and 3rd Fridays of each month from 2:30-3:30pm starting in December. Join us to learn about compost, soil composition, starting seeds, propagation, growing, and creating crafts for the garden and supporting a healthy ecosystem. Please wear weather appropriate clothing that can get messy. Club will meet rain or shine, either indoors or out.

Please note, we are currently limiting our membership to 20 students, though we hope to be able to increase our numbers as interest and parent volunteer involvement grows. If you would like to get involved, email baileywhitedean@gmail.com or rpresby@gmail.com

Bailey Dean and Rachel Presby

Vanderlyn SGA is GROWING IN GRATITUDE

Donate by November 30!

Let’s grow in gratitude this holiday season by filling-up backpacks. Vanderlyn SGA is partnering with the Backpack Buddies of Atlanta. They are seeking donations for “The Backpack Buddies” program. Backpack Buddies is a program that provides weekend meals for 50 children at a local elementary school. Their goal is to accommodate an additional 50 children who are also in need of meals.

Let’s help them fill the additional 50 backpacks. Below is a list of the items assigned to each grade level.

Pre-K & Kindergarten: small juice boxes, individual capri sun
First & Second: individual applesauce or fruit cups (or 15 oz cans)
Third & Fourth: packages of oatmeal, 15 oz can of black beans
Fifth: small bags of chips, pretzels, or individually wrapped snacks

Donations can be dropped off in the bins located across from the front office.

Pre-Order HERE!

Hello VES Families!

The yearbook would love to include your photos of school events in the yearbook! As volunteer opportunities open up again, there will be many opportunities for you to take pictures of our students. The yearbook is currently looking for first day of school photos, spirit night photos, and 5th grade Going West photos. As always, please make sure the photo is of VES students and make sure no students are showing hand signs or gestures.

Upload will occur through the ReplayIt website on your laptop or desktop. The site does not work well from a cell phone browser.

Go to: https://images.jostens.com/0XmGuKxwM-xDh2QbA8zxkaA
If you need a User Id: 0XmGuKxwM-xDh2QbA8zxkaa
Click on Choose Files
Select your pictures and click Open
Fill in your preferred Contact Information
Under Image Information, include as much information about the students, grade, and event/teacher as you can. We try very hard to make sure all students and classes are represented in the yearbook. The more information you provide, the better we can do our job.
Click on Upload Chosen Images
You should receive an email verifying your photos have been uploaded.

As always, we are so grateful for your help in making the yearbook a success! We will have pages for Passport to the World, Vocabulary Parade, field trips, STEM, candid photos for grade level events and more, so keep yearbook pictures in mind as events come up throughout the year!

Thank you!

Emily and Jennifer

vanderlynvikingyearbook@gmail.com

Mrs. Crenshaw sent a "Principal's Post" to families on November 6th. It contains important updates and info, including:

Cold and Flu Season Reminder
Vanderlyn SGA Food Drive
Vanderlyn 3rd Grade Welcomes Dunwoody Police Dog "Hank"
Vocabulary Parade Pictures!
Principal's Books of the Month
Who to Contact with Questions

Calling all VanderDash Sponsors!

The 15th Annual VanderDash 5K and Fun Run is right around the corner! Vanderlyn Elementary would love for your organization to be a sponsor this year!

Click HERE for more info about being a sponsor. See below for sponsorship levels.

Contact Viking.vanderdash@gmail.com to get started!

We need your help!

Want to help organize Vanderlyn's BIGGEST fundraiser of the year?

Know anything about marketing, local businesses, or just want to be part of our awesome VanderDash team?

Yes? Then join our VanderDash Committee! Help our committee chairs plan another AMAZING race that helps our school and is so much FUN for our kids and community!

Email Whitney Gaines and Sara Graviss at VanderlynelemPTO@gmail.com for more info on these positions or to sign up now!

Annual Fund Update!

We are up to 89% of our Annual Fund goal for the year! Thank you, Viking families, for your extremely generous donations so far this school year!

We are so close to our goal for the year! If you have not already done so, please consider donating to the 2022-23 Annual Fund by clicking HERE. Remember, 100% of your donations will be used to enhance the educational experience of EVERY student and faculty member at Vanderlyn Elementary. All donations, large and small, DO make a difference.

THANK YOU for your donations and support!

Katie Louviere

Annual Fund

vanderlynannualfund@gmail.com

**Please note: Viking Champion yard signs have been distributed. They will be collected mid-October. If you want to remove yours before then, please kindly set it aside as we save them from year to year. If you have any questions, or have not received your yard sign, please reach out!

Download the App now! Add a grade level when you scan your receipts. The App will show which grade level has earned the most BoxTops for Vanderlyn.

First grade is currently in the LEAD! Will they keep that lead in September?

Yearbooks are available for sale! Yearbooks must be purchased through Josten's site, jostensyearbooks.com. If you have any questions, please contact Emily Lane or Jennifer Benator at our yearbook email vanderlynvikingyearbook@gmail.com.

New to Vanderlyn?

Know a family who's considering our school?

Click HERE to sign up for available dates to tour our school. Tours are led by a parent volunteer. All tours begin at 10:00AM and should last approximately 45 minutes.

Mobile App Directory and Calendar

PTO members can access the school directory and calendar from the Membership Toolkit App. This App is currently available for free in the Apple and Goggle stores.
You can toggle between up to 4 organizations you belong to using Membership Toolkit.
Subscribe to the calendar by clicking on the menu bar (top left) > gear icon (settings) > Manage Subscriptions

Website Directory and Calendar

PTO members can access the school directory HERE. To update your family’s account and publishing preferences for the Directory, click HERE.
Add important school dates to your personal calendar (Google or Mac Calendar). To subscribe to the calendar, click HERE > subscribe to “Vanderlyn Elementary PTO - Dekalb County SD, GA Calendars”.

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