Our latest Student of the Week honorees at McCord include:
Pre-Kindergarten -- Emilia Mullins, Ensley, Stevenson, Kingston Ochoa, Alexa Granados & Tobias Valverde
Kindergarten -- Journey Atnip, Kloyee Cooper, Thomas Bohannon, Stella Soe, Fernanda Meza, Evalyn Sanchez, Kamiliah Smith & Prescilla Thaw
1st Grade -- Kingsley Espinoza, Jarret Thompson, Jonah Barnes, Ryker Duncan, Jaxson Koch, Sophia Edmonds & Meredyth Ballard.
Congratulations to all!! Great Job!!
Our 1st grade students gathered in the cafeteria Friday for PIP Rally with Pete the Cat.
Receiving McCord's Student of the Week honors for the last week of Sept. 23-27 were:
Pre-Kindergarten -- Athena Mahurin, Gabriel Adams, Joanna Sandoval, Ian Lorenzo and Amari Parra
Kindergarten -- Aitana Caballero, Wyatt Lovar, Angelina Blut, Xolchia Bonillas, Isiah Castillo, Palmer Henry, Cooper Chilton and Jared Say;
1st Grade -- Bella McRae, Trelyn Cherry, Kayceon Wilson, Scarlett Tate, Braylee Perez, Vincent Lar and Aryssa Bernal.
Great job!! Keep up the good work!! Congratulations!!
It was "Books and Burgers" today as McCord invited parents to eat a burger with their child during lunch and then browse the books available at the school's Book Fair. The book fair has been at the school since Monday and will wrap up tomorrow. Money raised from the book fair goes toward prizes students receive when they reach a reading goal.
Check out the October edition of the Social Work Newsletter from VISD Social Worker Nicole Cameron.
🦁Reminder: Join Us for the 2nd Annual LIONS ROAR Tailgate on October 25th! 🦁
We invite all Vernon ISD clubs & organizations, businesses, and churches to be part of the fun!
Event Details:
Setup Location: Vernon Elementary
Time: 4:30 PM - Booths close by 7 PM for kickoff
Important: Only VISD groups can sell, and the sign-up deadline for GAMES is TOMORROW!
Register by October 4: https://bit.ly/2024LIONSROARTAILGATE
Food Trucks:
CMC Wiches on Wheels
The Snack Spot
Bradford's Fish Haus
La Guera Autentica
Redbone Indian Tacos
Games & Activities:
McCord PTO: Face Painting
Vernon Elementary PTO: Lucky Lion & Lion Swag for sale
VMS & VHS PTO: Matching Ducks & Lion Swag for sale
National Junior Honor Society: Blinko
Texas Credit: Cornhole
October 2nd is School Custodian Appreciation Day and Vernon ISD has some great custodians who do an exceptional job!! We definitely appreciate their hard work behind the scenes to help VISD be the best it can be!!!
It's "Moonwalk Across the (Ponder) Lions" this Friday at the Lions Pride Pep Rally. It's Michael Jackson Day across the district, with teachers and students dressing up like the pop star. The Lions Pride Pep Rally will start at 1:30 p.m., this week. Also, the VHS Drill Team will perform to "Thriller" during halftime of the Ponder-Vernon district game Friday night.
The first day of October got here before we knew it!! Here is the Vernon ISD cafeteria menu for the month of October. Remember, ALL Vernon ISD students receive free breakfast and lunch through our campus cafeterias.
REMINDER!! Tomorrow -- Tuesday -- is an early release day for Vernon ISD. Parent/Teacher conferences will be held tomorrow afternoon. Those conferences start at 1 p.m., at McCord Elementary and Vernon Middle School, and at 1:30 p.m., at Vernon Elementary School and Vernon High School. Parents, we urge you to stop by your child's/children's campus(es) and visit with their teachers. Your children need to know that you care about their education and are engaged in their school life.
A quick reminder that tomorrow is an early-release Friday for Vernon ISD students.
Join us at McCord Elementary next Thursday, October 3rd for our Burgers and Books event!
Join us for the 2nd Annual LIONS ROAR Tailgate on October 25th—a fantastic celebration just like last year's homecoming event! We invite Vernon ISD school clubs, VISD-endorsed organizations, local businesses, churches, and community groups to participate. Only Vernon ISD entities can sell items, and Vernon ISD will not be providing prizes for booths.
This year, we’ll set up in the horseshoe drive in front of Vernon Elementary School for safety and celebration of our campus. Participants must supply their own materials and manage cleanup. The event kicks off at 4:30 PM, and booths can close as needed for the 7 PM game kickoff.
If your group wants to participate, please complete this Google form by end of the day, October 4th.
We can’t wait for a fantastic tailgate celebration! Questions? Contact Kori Eakin at kori.eakin@visdtx.org.
We have one of the best IT Departments around!! They do a great job of providing the IT support Vernon ISD needs to continue to provide our students with the quality education they deserve. Today is Education Technology Day and we want to give Derek Ford, James Williams, Seth Elliott, Christopher Taylor & Chantilly Sweet a shoutout and a big THANK YOU!!!
Here are more pictures of McCord students who enjoyed taking part in the district's "Neon Day" Dress Up Day today. The halls were definitely bright today!!
Our McCord students enjoying taking part in the district's "Neon Day" Dress Up Day today. Whether it was neon face paint or neon colored clothing, they were decked out in neon.
First grade students in our Gifted & Talented Program enjoyed a delicious lesson about fractions this week.
From Vernon ISD Supt. Dr. Kermit Ward: All across the state school districts are witnessing an increase in false school shooting threats from copycats. We need YOUR help to reiterate the severe consequences associated with such actions! #LionPride #consequencesofactions
Here is a great opportunity for our Emergent Bilingual learners and families!
Next Tuesday, Sept. 24, our Vernon ISD Social Worker Nicole Cameron will be hosting a parent informational meeting on "Vaping Prevention." The presentation will help prepare parents to reach their children and teach them to make healthy decisions regarding vaping. The presentation will begin at 6 p.m., at the Vernon Elementary Cafeteria. It is open to ALL VISD parents, but those with children in the 5th thru 11th grades are highly encouraged to attend, as this is the age group vaping companies target the most.
