Remember -- tomorrow is an early release Friday for Vernon ISD! We hope our students enjoy their early start to the weekend.
As part of Texas Farm Bureau's Ag Literacy Week, local farmer Michael White stopped by McCord Elementary Wednesday to read a book to our 1st grade students. He read "Potatoes For Pirate Pearl," which is a book available through the Farm Bureau Book Program.
Vernon ISD is now in the Teacher Allotment Incentive program, which rewards teachers if that hit certain student achievement benchmarks. Click here to view the video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/PUQG6oNkpZ8?feature=share
To view the current openings at VISD go to www.vernonisd.org
Our VISD Community Resource Fair is coming up this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the VHS Cafeteria. Several organizations from the community will be on hand to provide information on all the services that are available to help families in Vernon and the surrounding area. There will also be some games, a bounce house, face painting, and free popcorn. Come on out and enjoy the fun.
KID LEAGUE DEADLINE!!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 26 is the deadline to register for Kid League Baseball. Register by scanning the QR Code below or go to www.vernontxyouthbaseball.com
There will be divisions for 5 year olds thru 8th graders.
We're a week away from Skandor Akbar Memorial Cup, a professional wrestling event sanctioned by King of Sports Championship Wrestling. The six-man tag team tournament will be held Saturday, March 29, at D.O. Fulton Gym. Skandor Akbar was the name Vernon resident Jimmy Wehba used in the ring during his professional wrestling career. Tickets are $15 general admission and $25 ringside. Doors will open at 5 p.m., with the first match set for 7 p.m.
Check out what our kindergarten and first grade students are studying in math. Help them enjoy math and improve their math scores by going over the Eureka Math Family Letter with them. Follow the links: 1st Grade: https://bit.ly/1STGRADEMATHSHEET
Kindergarten: https://bit.ly/KINDERMATHSHEET
Mark your calendar -- Saturday, March 29!!
Our Community Resource Fair will be held at the VHS Cafeteria. There will be games and food -- including bounce houses, cornhole, face painting, popcorn, snowcones and more!!
More than 10 door prizes including a Fitbit and Amazon Tablet!
There will also be several local organizations providing information on resources available in the area.
It's time to PLAY BALL!!!!
Registration for the 2025 Kid League Baseball League is currently underway. Kid League has divisions for 5 year olds thru 8th grade students. Deadline to register is March 26.
Register at www.vernontxyouthbaseball.com
REMINDER!!
Just in case you need it -- we spring forward tonight night!! Before you go to bed remember to set your clock 1 hour ahead! If you don't, you'll be running behind tomorrow!!
Dr. Seuss Week wrapped up Friday with "Oh Where They Will Go" Day, as students dressed in clothes representing what they wanted to do when they grew up. We had football players, doctors, nurses, police officers, cowboys, teachers and more roaming our halls all day. It was a great way to wrap up Dr. Seuss Week and the last week before Spring Break. We hope everyone has a wonderful Spring Break!!
Here is the March Newsletter from our VISD Social Worker Nicole Cameron.
As we continue to celebrate Dr. Seuss Week, Thursday was a comfortable day for our students as staff as they were allowed to wear their PJs for Pajama Day.
The Dr. Seuss Week celebration continued Wednesday, as it was "Wacky Wednesday" here at McCord.
This will be the Main Event at the Skandar Akbar Memorial Cup being held Saturday, March 29, at D.O. Fulton Gym. Vernon is home to the late legendary wrestler Skandar Akbar and this wrestling event is to honor him. The event, a six-man tag team tournament, is being presented by King of Sports Championship Wrestling. Check out the link to the video and learn more about this exciting event. https://youtu.be/e-bA0Cjs8JQ
We are getting a little head start on our Spring Break, as tomorrow is an Early Release Friday. We hope everyone has a safe, fun and relaxing Spring Break. Classes resume on Monday, March 17.
Vernon ISD will be on Spring Break March 8-16. We hope all of our students and their families, along with our teachers and staff enjoy the break and get the chance to do something fun and relax.
We will return on Monday, March 17, ready to hit the ground running as we close out the 2024-25 school year.
Our pre-kindergarten students took a fun field trip yesterday to the City-Carnegie Library. The students listened to a story and then had fun coloring in drawings that had to do with the story. The field trip was part of the Dr. Seuss Week celebration.
This week, March 2-8, is National School Social Worker Week, and Vernon ISD is lucky to have one of the best in Nicole Cameron. Nicole does an outstanding job covering our campuses and helping students and their families.
This is Dr. Seuss Week at McCord Elementary and Tuesday it was "Green Eggs & Ham Day," with students and teachers wearing green. Some classes also enjoyed a green treat.
