Halloween Parade and Costume Guidelines
Our annual Villa Halloween Parade for Kindergarten through Grade Eight will begin on Friday, October 28th, at 8:45am! Led by Mr. Milroy, Mrs. Elsner and Mr. Joseph, the parade will wind through the halls and classrooms of Villa. We will travel only on the second and third floors, making it safer for everyone to show off the truly creative costumes that have become legendary in our school. Parents are encouraged to stay after drop off and watch the parade. A great place for viewing the parade will be in the main foyer or along the second or third floor hallways. The Parlor is reserved for Kindergarten students and their Grade 8 buddies only. (Preschool students will celebrate Halloween on Wednesday, Oct. 26th and will have their own parade for just their classes.)
As we think about the school Halloween celebration let’s review our Villa Academy costume guidelines.
- Costumes should be appropriate for a Preschool through Eighth Grade audience in a school environment. Excessive “blood, gore, and wounds” are to be left at home and saved for trick-or-treating. Although these can be fun for older students, they can be frightening for little ones.
- Also to be left at home for the school day on October 28th are all weapons, pretend or real. These include, but are not limited to: guns, axes, scythes, knives, pitchforks, sticks, light sabers, etc. These can be great fun when children go trick- or-treating or attend family parties, but can be dangerous at school.
- Costume accessories should be tasteful and appropriate for a Preschool-Eighth Grade audience. Such things as fake cigarettes, pipes, and lighters should not come to school.
- Masks and headpieces should also stay at home, unless the wearer’s face is completely visible. They should also allow the owner to easily navigate halls and stairs.
- Finally, we ask your help in making sure that costumes are age appropriate for Villa students, and are not overly revealing (length of skirt, neckline, see-through, etc.) or offensive. Costumes should be comfortable enough (including shoes) for students to parade up and down stairs as well as sit in class.
Thanks for your help in making sure ALL students have a fun, safe, and happy Halloween!
Fall Conference Sign-ups open
Villa Academy is pleased to be able to offer online conference registration. The following instructions should help get you through the system.
Logging in
Using your web browser (ie: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari) go to the address: http://www.teeso.com/villa/ Enter the username and password sent to you separately by the school and click “Log me in”. If you have forgotten your password you can have it sent to the email address on record. If your email address has changed, please contact the school with an updated address.
Selecting time slots
Once you are logged in, click “Villa Conferences” in the left hand navigation space to access the scheduling page. This page shows you your current conference schedule and the teachers and times for this conference series.
Click the name of a teacher to view his or her available time slots. If you have more than one student, change students with the drop down menu and that student’s teachers will appear.
To schedule a time, click the word “Available” next to the desired time. To un-schedule a time, click the Parent name next to the time and you will have the option to release the time slot.
As you add times, your schedule will update at the top of the screen.
EDP Child Care
EDP will be open from 8:00am to 5:00pm on Conference day. To register, select “Child Care Sign-up” from the Villa EDP menu. Check the box next to the student(s) you wish to enroll in EDP and set the times for the reservation, and click the Update Child Care Selections button.
For a printer friendly version of your conference schedule, click on “View/Print your family Schedule” link at the top of the screen.
That’s it! Your conferences are registered!
If you have any technical problems, please contact us at help@thevilla.org or call 206-729-0219 x 217
Soccer Scores – Oct 10, 2011
3rd Girls – beat St. Catherine, 5-3
4th Boys – lost to Assumption-St Bridget, 4-2
5th Girls – beat Seattle Country Day, 5-0
6th Girls – beat Assumption-St Bridget, 4-3
7th Boys – lost to St Joseph, 1-0
8th Boys – beat Holy Family-Kirkland, 4-0
8th Girls – tied St Alphonsus-St John, 2-2
GO VIKINGS!!!
Join the Yarn Yodelers
Come relax on a comfy couch, chat about life, and try knitting, crochet, weaving, sewing or another creative project. All are welcome; no experience necessary. Bring supplies (or come arrange to borrow). Community Service Opportunity: help us knit warm headbands to be donated to homeless shelters.
4th-5th Grade students during Lunch Recess
Middle School during Lunch (bring a sack lunch)
Wednesdays in Ms. Jenner’s office, Room 423
