Our Junior Fire Marshals need your help. Please consider sending in personal hygiene items for their Hygiene from the Heart drive. The items are being collected from February 6-10, 2023.
Valdosta City Schools has an immediate need for full-time and substitute bus drivers. Read more here (http://bit.ly/3YqOOhB).
The Georgia Parent Survey was developed to measure parent perceptions of school climate at your child’s school. Your opinion is very important to us. Your survey responses are confidential and will be combined with the survey responses of other parents at your child’s school to identify areas in need of improvement. It should only take ten or fifteen minutes to complete the survey.
Click here to begin the survey - https://gshs.gadoe.org/parents
Thank you for your time and participation.
The search committee wants to hear from stakeholders, what do you want to see in our next superintendent?
Click here to take the short survey - http://bit.ly/3RiTdAE
Survey available through February 17, 2023.
Due to inclement weather, all after school activities for VCS have been canceled today, Wednesday, January 25, 2023.
Parents, guardians, and community members please consider giving the gift of life at our Have a Heart Blood Drive on Wednesday. February 1 from 10-4. Life South will be here at the school. Remember that the blood donated with Life South stays here in the Valdosta area. Thank you in advance for your support.
Padres, tutores y miembros de la comunidad, por favor consideren dar el regalo de la vida en nuestra donación de sangre Have a Heart el miércoles. 1 de febrero de 10-4. Life South estará aquí en la escuela. Recuerda que la sangre donada con Vida Sur se queda aquí en la zona de Valdosta. Gracias de antemano por su apoyo.
Kona Ice will be here Wednesday, January 25. The prepay link is open until 5:00a.m. that morning. Go to app.konaicepay.com and enter the code F03853056 for our school event.
Parents and Guardians please join your sweetheart in their classroom on Friday, February 10 to read and explore books.
Padres y tutores, únanse a su amada en su salón de clases el viernes 10 de febrero para leer y explorar libros.
If you plan on attending please fill out the google form by Thursday, February 9.
Si planea asistir, complete el formulario de Google antes del jueves 9 de febrero.
Here’s the link to the form…https://forms.gle/VuoxnhxVdd2LxNdJ9
Aquí está el enlace al formulario... https://forms.gle/VuoxnhxVdd2LxNdJ9
Parents, guardians, and stakeholders please visit our PBIS site for updated information and the latest edition of the newsletter. Here's the link: https://sites.google.com/gocats.org/jllpbis/home
Become a master gardener and volunteer with any of our VCS school gardens!
Parents and guardians please make sure to bring your scholars out for this fun filled learning event. There will be some exciting experiments, games, and learning activities all dealing with S.T.E.A.M. You will receive strategies and ideas that you can use at home to help your scholars be successful in these areas. The book fair will also be here so make your way on stage to check it out. As always your input is greatly appreciated so make sure to get an input form to let us know how we can use the 1% set aside and what professional learning you think our staff can use in order to better help you.
Padres y tutores, por favor asegúrense de traer a sus estudiantes a este divertido evento de aprendizaje. Habrá algunos experimentos emocionantes, juegos y actividades de aprendizaje, todos relacionados con S.T.E.A.M. Recibirá estrategias e ideas que puede usar en casa para ayudar a sus alumnos a tener éxito en estas áreas. La feria del libro también estará aquí, así que suba al escenario para verla. Como siempre, su aporte es muy apreciado, así que asegúrese de obtener un formulario de aporte para informarnos cómo podemos usar el 1% reservado y qué aprendizaje profesional cree que nuestro personal puede usar para ayudarlo mejor.
Parents and Guardians please join us on Tuesday, January 17 from 9:00-10:00 for our Parent Advisory Meeting. Topics discussed will be the importance of parent engagement, parent input, and Dr. Sheila Thomas of Thomas Consulting will be here to discuss reading strategies and how you can help your scholar at home to improve their reading skills. The meeting will be held in the media center.
Padres y tutores, únase a nosotros el martes 17 de enero de 9:00 a. m. a 10:00 p. m. para nuestra reunión de asesoramiento para padres. Los temas discutidos serán la importancia de la participación de los padres, la opinión de los padres y la Dra. Sheila Thomas de Thomas Consulting estará aquí para discutir estrategias de lectura y cómo puede ayudar a su estudiante en casa a mejorar sus habilidades de lectura. La reunión se llevará a cabo en el centro de medios.
The December regular meeting of the Valdosta Board of Education will be held at the superintendent's office in the boardroom on Tuesday, December 13, at 7:00 pm. Click here to view the agenda (https://bit.ly/3HMZEJR).
All meetings of the Valdosta Board of Education will now be streamed live via the VCS YouTube Channel. Subscribe to GoVCSCats on YouTube to stay up to date! Click here to bookmark the page (https://bit.ly/watchVBOELive).
We are so excited for you to join us for our Christmas Sing Along programs on December 13. Remember, each student can only have 2 guests. The first program begins at 9:00 and parents may enter at 8:45. The first program includes the following classes: All of Kindergarten, Pre k, Mrs. Norwood (2nd), and Ms. Perry (2nd). The second program begins at 12:45 and parents may enter at 12:30. The second program includes the following classes: All of 1st grade, Ms. L. Northcutt (2nd), Mrs.C. Northcutt (2nd), and Mrs. Lane(2nd). Students are to wear Christmas Colors (red, white, green, silver, gold). No jeans. See you there!
Nurse Hough is the BEST NURSE EVER! She has so much patience! Our student really wanted to hear his own heart beat so she shared her stethoscope and taught him what to do. She truly made his day!
What a great morning to come to Lomax for A Gift of Reading. Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents, and guardians who came out to read not only with their scholar but the whole class!! We have the best time when we come together.
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Parents and Guardians we will still be having our Gift of Reading on this coming Friday morning from 8:30-9:30. This will be a great time for you to come and read with your child. In an effort to plan we need for you to fill out the google form to RSVP. Please fill out the form by Thursday, December 8 at noon. Thank you in advance for your continued support of J.L. Lomax. Here's the link for the form: https://forms.gle/1gvihzRYaBD2FUHR6
Padres y tutores, todavía tendremos nuestro regalo de lectura el próximo viernes por la mañana de 8:30 a 9:30. Este será un buen momento para que usted venga y lea con su hijo. En un esfuerzo por planificar, necesitamos que complete el formulario de Google para confirmar su asistencia. Complete el formulario antes del jueves 8 de diciembre al mediodía. Gracias de antemano por su continuo apoyo a J.L. Lomax. Aquí está el enlace para el formulario: https://forms.gle/1gvihzRYaBD2FUHR6
Join us from 4:00-8:00 at Texas Roadhouse on Tuesday, November 29. Make sure to show the flier to your server when ordering so that they will know you're there to support J.L. Lomax.
Parent Engagement Month and Attendance Awareness was celebrated on Friday, November 18. Parents were greeted with smiles, reminders of the importance of attendance by staff and community stakeholders. They were able to get a sweet treat with a note of thanks from Ms. Kimbrough who serves as the Parent and Family Engagement Coordinator for Lomax.
SAVE THE DATE!! Students will begin participating in school level Spelling Bees. The top 3 from each school will move on to the VCS District Spelling Bee.
