Parents and Guardians:
Please take time to read the information that was sent home regarding Energy Express. This is an incredible opportunity for your child/children to continue their academic progress . Please be sure to fill out the application that was sent home with your child/children, as soon as possible. There are a limited number of spots available. Our Facebook page has a flyer posted with all the details.
This is an important message for all parents/guardians of students who participate in BLAST and Coda. There will be no BLAST or Coda today, Monday, March 31, 2025.
Teachers, Parents, and Students:
March Madness Continues:
Attendance Matters! Thank you for working so hard to get to school everyday! Remember, we are in competition with other schools in Fayette County. Let's Win!
VPK8 Results:
Week One: 93%
Week Two: 94%
Some schools in Fayette County are at a 97% attendance rate.. Let's strive for 98%!
Remember school begins at 7:45 am, please plan to arrive at school prior to 7:45 am.
Challenge Accepted! VPK8 students and parents, let's work together to win the March Madness County Attendance Incentive for VPK8. Please strive to come to school every day for the month of March.
Remember school begins at 7:45 am, please work to get your child/children to school before 7:45 am.
March Madness Attendance Incentive
Parents/Guardians:
Please plan to attend the Parent Meeting hosted by Riverside for upcoming 9th grade students for the 2025-2026 school year. This meeting is important, because of the newly added application and acceptance for enrollment. March 3, 2025 at 6:00 pm RHS Auditorium
Parents/Guardians: Please plan to attend the Parent Meeting hosted by Riverside for upcoming 9th grade students for the 2025-2026 school year. This meeting is important, because of the newly added application and acceptance for enrollment.
March 3, 2025 at 6:00 pm RHS Auditorium
We would like to thank all the staff members, students, parents, and community members for helping with the Fayette County Tournament last night, Friday, February 21, 2025.
Please join us today, Saturday, February 22, 2025, as our Middle School Greyhound Basketball Team plays Fayetteville Pirates.
For the week of February 18, 2025-February 21, 2025, all BLAST students will be dismissed from the new cafeteria. Please pick up your child from this area and not the main entrance.
VPK8 Stem Night will take place this evening, Tuesday, February 18, 2025, from 4:30 pm until 6:00 pm. Please come through the new cafeteria door to sign in for the event. We will have STEM activities for different grades, refreshments, a free book, and one free admission to the boy's basketball game on Thursday night. We are looking forward to seeing everyone!
On Friday, February 14, 2025, there will be a Middle School Dance( 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students) from 6:00 pm until 8:30 pm. Refreshments will be provided by the Athletic Boosters.
This is an important message for all staff members, students, parents, and community members. The STEM parent involvement night at VPK8 is rescheduled for Tuesday, February 18, 2025, from 4:30-6:00 pm. Please plan to join our staff members and students, as we share innovative learning activities..
“Science is magic that works.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Writer
Hello Parents!
We hope you are staying warm in these arctic temperature. This week has been busy with Middle-of-Year Benchmark Testing. VPK8 students have been working hard on their tests, and we are very proud of their progress. Please work to get your child/children to school the remainder of this week, it is crucial.
Your child will be coming home with two permission slips. These permission slips are for the 2025 West Virginia School Learning Environment Survey. Please complete the permission forms and return to your child's/children's classroom teacher as soon as possible. Please feel free to contact Chastity Smith or John McPhail if you have any questions regarding this survey.
Thank you for your support and allowing us the privilege to educate your child/children. Stay safe and warm!
This is an important message from Chastity Smith:
Merry Christmas! I would like to thank staff, students, parents, guardians, and community members for your love, patience, and support! I am blessed beyond words, to serve as VPK8's instructional leader! Enjoy the remainder of your Christmas Break!
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
This is an important message for any parent that participated in the PTO fundraiser.
The cookie dough orders will be available after 1:00 pm. Please plan to pick up all orders today, Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with laughter, family, lots of good food, and most importantly, memories. Tomorrow, Monday, December 2, 2024, will be our first day back from Thanksgiving Break. We are looking forward to seeing our Pups, Lil' Hounds, and Greyhounds. Please remember that our doors do not open until 7:15 am. Staff members are not permitted to allow any student entrance. until 7:15 am. Please make arrangements not to drop your child off prior to 7:15 am. Additionally, please work to get your child/children to school by 7:45 am. If your child needs to eat breakfast, please be at the school by 7:30 am. The instructional day begins at 7:45 am and every instructional minute is crucial. Enjoy the remainder of your Thanksgiving Break!
No students will be permitted to sign-out after 11:45 am today, Thursday, November 21, 2024. Dismissal from VPK8 will be at 12:24 pm. Buses will be loaded and leaving at 12:30 pm. Car riders will be dismissed at 1235 pm.
NO BLAST today, Thursday, November 21, 2024.
Beginning on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, the doors to the school will not be open to students until 7:15 am.
If you received paperwork from the Counselor/Therapist/Social Worker, during the Parent Teacher Conference, please return the forms to Amber Hampe, Terrance Hamm, or Lesle Wickline by Thursday, November 14, 2024.
Tomorrow, Monday, November 4, 2024, will be VPK8's first Parent Teacher Conference. During this conference, you can pick up your child's/children's grade card ,and discuss the new grading policy.
There will be no BLAST or CODA on Monday, November 4, 2024, due to the scheduled Parent Teacher Conference.
There will be no school on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, due to Election Day.
There will be no BLAST today, Thursday, October 31, 2024, and Monday, November 4, 2024.