
VBES Families, today was Day 9 of our 10 Day Attendance Challenge and you did it again! We had 91% attendance! Third grade had the best attendance with 93%. Ms. Clark, Ms. Engelhard, and Ms. Singer had 100% attendance.

In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell talks about school safety, the rise in rumors and threats, and the roles we all play in keeping each other safe. #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed
https://youtu.be/4fBiE7lmUZs

VBES Families! You did it again! We met our goal and had 91% attendance today!! Prek had the highest attendance with 100%. Ms. Jones and Ms. Rose also had 100% attendance. Two more days for our 10 Day Attendance Challenge!

VB Families! We did it! Thanks to you our schoolwide attendance was 90% today! Ms. Buster, Ms. Singer, Ms. Jones, Ms. Schell, Ms. Coy-McIntyre, and Ms. Moore all had 100% attendance! Let's do this again tomorrow!

Good morning VBES families, yesterday was Day 6 of the 10 Day Attendance Challenge. We still have not met our goal of 90% schoolwide attendance. We only had 88% attendance yesterday. Prek3 had the highest attendance with 93%. Ms. Moore and Ms. Williams had perfect attendance.

Celebrating Our Amazing Technology Team
National IT Professionals Day
#AACPSCelebrates


Celebrating Constitution Day


Celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth
#AACPSFamily #CelebrateDiversity #AACPSCelebrates
Spanish - https://fb.watch/uEf4Bs4pX3/
English - https://fb.watch/uEf8bcBllS/


🎉 Celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth !
Hispanic Heritage Month began as a week-long observance in June 1968, introduced by Congressman George E. Brown and approved by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 17, 1968. In 1988, a bill championed by Senator Paul Simon and U.S. Representative Esteban E. Torres extended the celebration to a full 31 days. President Ronald Reagan signed this extension into law on August 17, 1988. On September 14, 1989, President George H.W. Bush officially declared the period from September 15 to October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month. This timeframe honors the independence days of several Latin American countries: Mexico (September 16, 1810), Chile (September 18, 1810), Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (September 15, 1821), and Belize (September 21, 1981).
#CelebrateDiversity
#AACPSCelebrates


A message from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell regarding an increase in the reports of threats of violence to schools has been posted online. Please take time to read this message. It can be found at www.aacps.org/drbedellmessage.


Van Bokkelen Families, today was Day 5 of the 10 Day Attendance Challenge. We need your help. Our goal is 90% attendance schoolwide. Today we only had 84% attendance. Prek3 had the best attendance. Ms. Jones and Ms. Moore had 100% attendance. Let's go for 90%!

Van Bokkelen Families - we need your help! Our schoolwide attendance goal is 90%. We only had 87% today.
Grade 4 was in the lead with 92%. Ms. Buster's and Ms. Engelhard's classes had 100% attendance today! Way to go prek!!

Dr. Bedell's Thursday Thoughts this week: As athletics get into full swing, spectators need to do their part. #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo1YpJDA2Ac

We will Never Forget
9-11-2001
United States of America #PatriotDay


The next meeting of the Innovative School Scheduling Workgroup established by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, in the Board Room of the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in Annapolis.
The workgroup has been created to engage stakeholders in a robust conversation regarding school scheduling in Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) and to consider innovative school scheduling models for implementation in AACPS. It consists of AACPS staff, elected officials, and representatives from community organizations.
Meetings are open to the public and public feedback on innovative school scheduling in AACPS and the work of the workgroup is encouraged. Individuals will be able to provide comment in person or virtually at the end of each workgroup meeting. A total of five speakers will be permitted to speak for three minutes each. Written comment may also be submitted to Grace Wilson, Senior Legislative and Policy Specialist, at gawilson1@aacps.org.
As the group’s work progresses, more information will be posted at www.aacps.org/schedulingworkgroup. Those who cannot attend meetings in person can watch virtually through links found on that page.


VBES Families! We had our first 10 Day Attendance Challenge Pep Rally of the school year! Mr. Boswell won the race so students who are present for the next ten days will attend a glow party! #TheresNoPlaceLikeVBES #BelongGrowSucceed



This week on Thursday Thought: Dr. Bedell talks about delicious and nutritious school meals and opportunities to join our Food and Nutrition Services team! #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed
https://youtu.be/hGY1xcP8s1s?si=loD7lXRbDFtilIt5

This week's update regarding staff vacancies that impact school operations for the school year is posted at www.aacps.org/staffvacancies. Please share with someone you know who would be a great addition to our #AACPSFamily to help all students #BelongGrowSucceed.


Happy Labor Day


In this week's Thursday Thought, Dr. Bedell discusses the benefits of joining your school's PTA, PTO, PTSO, or PTSA. #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed
https://youtu.be/8DvwMUDsiZ4
