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Family News & Notes

November 10, 2025

THANK YOU!

2nd graders

Our second graders performed at the PTSA meeting on Thursday Nov 6 and were amazing! Thanks for sharing your amazing voices with us! Shout out to Mr. Drawdy for leading them.
2nd graders singing
 
holiday tree

🎨 Vaughan’s Happy Holidays Card Contest 🎄

Calling All Creative Rockets!
Do you love the holidays? Do you enjoy drawing and coloring? Then this is your moment to shine! One lucky student’s artwork will be featured on Vaughan’s official holiday card sent across the district!
Here’s How to Enter:
  1. Official forms are in the newsstand outside the office.
  2. Using the form-fold this paper in half so the white side is facing you — that’s your canvas! (Final size: 8.5 x 5.5 inches)
  3. Include the phrase: “Happy Holidays from Vaughan Rockets” somewhere in your design.
  4. Create your masterpiece by hand — no digital art allowed! Use your favorite drawing and coloring tools.
  5. Submit your entry by: Thursday, November 13 (No late entries will be accepted!)
  6. Drop it off in the front lobby in the box labeled: “Vaughan’s Happy Holidays Card”
🎁 One winner will be chosen to represent Vaughan’s holiday spirit!
 
turkey

🍂🦃 It’s Thanksgiving Lunchtime - RSVP Please! 🦃🍂

As part of our cherished tradition, we’re thrilled to host three days of Thanksgiving lunches so every grade level can enjoy a festive meal with their families! If it is not your child's Thanksgiving lunch day, sack lunches will be served.
Here’s the delicious feast day lineup:
📅 November 18 – Welcoming 4th Grade & 1st Grade families
📅 November 19 – Gathering with 5th Grade & 3rd Grade
📅 November 20 – Celebrating with Kindergarten & 2nd Grade

Please click the turkey photo for RSVP information and pricing for lunch!

Each day will be filled with warmth, gratitude, and plenty of turkey! 🥧🍗 We can’t wait to share this special time with our students and their loved ones.
 

Student Celebrations!

PBIS winners

🚀✨ SOAR-ing at Vaughan! ✨🚀

🎉 Congratulations to this week’s PBIS Raffle Winners! These amazing Rockets showed accountability and earned their Mission: Success stickers! 🌟
Your positive choices are lighting the way — keep soaring, keep shining, and keep showing what it means to be a Vaughan Rocket! 💫

🎉 Vaughan Spirit Wear Winner! 🎉

We’ve got school spirit and it shows! 🚀
Congratulations to our Vaughan Spirit Wear Winner — rocking that school pride in style! 💙 Thanks PTSA for donating a chicken biscuit coupon.
spirit wear girl
children on bus

🎉 All Aboard the PBIS Express! 🚌

Congratulations to our PBIS bus winners! These awesome students have been SOARing on the bus!
 
The Chick-fil-A logo features a stylized chicken head and the brand name.

Congratulations Staff Members of the Month

Thank you for nominating our wonderful staff to be recognized as staff members of the month.! October's winners were Sara Bruce and Christina Hancock. Shout out to Chick-fil-A Brookstone for sponsoring this program.
Sara Bruce

Sara Bruce

Fourth Grade Teacher
Christina Hancock

Christina Hancock

Integrated Teacher
 

Strong4Life

Healthy Habit Spotlight: Emotions Are Real, Express How You Feel!

This month, we’re focusing on helping our students recognize and express their emotions in healthy ways. Learning to talk about feelings builds resilience, strengthens relationships, and helps children manage life’s ups and downs with confidence. Let’s encourage our students to use their words, share their feelings, and remember—it’s okay to feel all the feelings!
 

STEM News

STEM lab fun

STEM Lab

It’s been an exciting season of discovery in the STEM Lab. Our fifth graders are exploring genetic traits and learning what makes each of us unique. Fourth graders are creating ecosystems with the water cycle, modeling how water moves through our planet. Third graders are becoming paleoartists, using fossils and science to imagine prehistoric life. Second graders are engineering mini golf courses to investigate force and motion, while first graders are experimenting with light and sound communication systems. Our kindergarten students are tending to our school garden, studying seeds and how they survive the winter. Science is all around us, and we are having a blast learning through exploration!
 

From PTSA

REMINDER!

November 11 • 7:00 AM
Vaughan Cafeteria
Please RSVP by so we can plan accordingly for breakfast and seating. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_JROmuZJGnnZz_UqdQ-HzmksrTcb97oYFLMEP9AHpyrYxnA/viewform

It’s that special time of year again — join us for breakfast with your veteran as we come together to honor those who have served our country. Enjoy a delicious meal from Rodney’s BBQ, a moving performance by the Voices of Vaughan Chorus, and an inspiring message from our special guest speaker.
Veteran families are welcome to attend if their loved one is unable to attend.

Submit a photo of your veteran for our Honor Wall by November 10. (Please note: photos will not be returned.) Be sure to include their name, rank, and branch/job title so we can properly honor them.
 

Fun Clubs Registration for Spring

It's almost time to register! Spring clubs begin January 20 and run through April 27. If you are interested in your child participating check out FUN Clubs website beginning November 17. FunClubs | Enrichment Registration Simplified!
 

Important Upcoming Dates

3-13 Holiday Card Contest
10 Final drop off for Thanks For Giving Food Drive
11 PTSA Veterans Day Program
17 Funclub registration begins FunClubs | Enrichment Registration Simplified!
18-19-20 Thanksgiving Lunch
24-28 Thanksgiving Break

Vaughan Vision: An innovative learning community achieving academic excellence for all.

Vaughan Mission: Engage-Inspire-Achieve

HOYA Happenings? Check out this link https://www.cobbk12.org/vaughan/page/12081/feeder-schools
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