Valley PK-8

There will be no BLAST today, Thursday, October 31, 2024, and Monday, November 4, 2024.

Please check your child's folder for important information regarding grade card distribution, the promotion/retention/acceleration and placement policy, and parent teacher conferences. We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday, November 4, 2024, from 3:00 pm-6:00 pm.

This is a correction regarding picture day: Monday, October 21, 2024 will be picture day for grades Pk through Third Grade. Tuesday, October 22, 2024 will be picture day for grades Fourth Grade through Eighth Grade.

This is an important message for all parents/guardians and staff members. Tomorrow, Monday, October 21, 2024, will be picture day for students in grades PK through Second grade. Tuesday, October 22, 2024 will be picture day for students in grades Third through Eighth grade. Staff Members, please remember to get your pictures taken for your Identification Badge. The parking lot will be under construction for the next eight weeks. Please use caution and patience during parent drop-off and pick-up. Please do not pass the buses. This is not a safe or legal practice. We. have school personnel directing traffic and working diligently to get your child/children safely in the building, please be respectful as we navigate this situation. Attendance Matters! Please strive to get your child/children to school . School starts at 7:45 am, please work to drop your child off prior to this time. Instructional time is valued at VPK8 and every minute counts.

This is an important message for all parents/guardians: West Virginia is a state that works to achieve high standards through varying accountability practices. We are pleased to inform you that students in grades Third through Eighth received an email at their K12 student account, with information regarding 2024 Summative scores. If you have difficulty accessing your child’s/children’s scores or have questions about them, please bring all questions and concerns to our first scheduled Parent Teacher’s Conference, on Monday, November 4, 2024, from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm.

This is an important message for all parents/guardians of VPK8 students: Each year, public schools in West Virginia receive a Balanced Scorecard, which measures student progress across multiple indicators. This annual update is used to inform families, communities, and stakeholders on district and school performance. The scorecard helps identify struggling students, schools, and provide insights into the schools’ strengths and areas for improvement. To find out more regarding Fayette County and VPK8s results, please refer to the following West Virginia Department of Education website: https://wveis.k12.wv.us/essa/dashboard.html

This is an important message for all parents/guardians. The end of the 9 weeks grading period is Friday, October 18, 2024. All make-up work is due to your child/children's teacher by Wednesday, October 16, 2024. West Virginia author, Cheryl Ware, will be at VPK8 on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Please join us in the new cafeteria from 5 :00 pm until 6:30 pm for an exciting time, learning how to write together as a family! The next attendance incentive will be on October 30, 2024, (K-4) and October 31, 2024 (5-8), to celebrate all students who have two or less absences from October 10, 2024, through October 30, 2024. Please work to get your child/children to school, so that they can participate in the Halloween Dance Party! Thank you for your support and dedication to VPK8, as we work together to, "Empower All Learners."

This is an important message for all parents that have a child/children that participate in the afternoon/evening Blast program. There will be no Blast today, Wednesday, October 9th or Thursday, October 10, 2024.

This is an important message for any parent/guardian who planned on attending PTO. Unfortunately, the scheduled PTO meeting for tonight, Tuesday, October 1, 2024, is canceled.

We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! We are excited to see our smiling VPK8 Pups, Lil' Hounds, and Greyhounds, on Monday, September 30, 2024! Please work to get your child/children to school on time. Class begins at 7:45 am, and every instructional minute is crucial to academic progress. PTO will be on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 6 pm. Please come and be part of our Parent-Teacher Organization. The work that is accomplished in PTO, helps provide extra items, trips, and incentives for our students. "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." – Margaret J. Wheatley

This is an important message for all parents: Students will be leaving VPK8 at 2:25 pm, due to a Montgomery General Hospital patient needing medical services with Air medevac, which means your child/children will be arriving home about 5-10 minutes earlier.

There will not be BLAST this afternoon/evening , Tuesday, September 17, 2024. All students that participate in this afterschool program will be sent home on the bus, unless you deem it necessary to pick them up from school. Parent pick-up begins at 2:20 pm.

Hello VPK8 Staff, Students, and Parents! What a beautiful weekend! We hope everyone was able to rest, relax, and make wonderful memories. Tomorrow, Monday, September 16, 2024, starts another full week and is the mid-point of the nine week grading period. Let's continue to work together to strive for great attendance, and getting all excused absences turned into the office or uploaded using the QR code. Remember that school begins at 7:45 am. Please set your clocks so that students can board the bus or be dropped off to school on time. Every instructional minute counts. Thank you for your time and support as we continue to promote our county and school initiative, "Attendance Matters."

This is an important message for parents that have students enrolled in the after-school BLAST Program. There will NOT be BLAST this afternoon/evening, Thursday, September 12, 2024.

This is an important message for parents/guardians of VPK8 students. On Tuesday, September 2, 2024, at 6:00 pm, there will be a PTA meeting. All parents, guardians, aunts, uncles, and grandparents are invited to come. Please join our PTA!

This is an important message for VPK8 staff members, parents, and community members. No weapons are allowed on school property, even if you have a concealed weapon permit, during school or extra-curricular events.

This is an important message for students who participate in an extra-curricular sport. There will be no practices today, Monday, August 19, 2024.

This is an important message from VPK8. Today, Monday August 19, 2024, VPK8 students will have a remote learning day. All students will remain at home today, Monday, August 19, 2024. A message regarding after-school practices will follow at a later time.

Good Afternoon Greyhounds! We hope you had a wonderful and restful weekend! As we start our first FULL week, please remember that only tennis shoes are allowed in the gymnasium. Also, please read and complete all paperwork as quickly as possible. We need all students AUP's returned before computers are issued for the 2024-2025 school year. We cannot wait to see everyone on Monday, August 19, 2024, remember ATTENDANCE MATTERS!

Hello VPK8! WOW! It was so great to have everyone back! Today, we had a lot of success in learning and following safety procedures and everyone arriving home safely. Although, we do have some minor bus issues to work through, we hope all bus issues will be resolved by tomorrow. Our students did a wonderful job following our PBIS Expectations.. (BE SAFE, BE RESPECTFUL, and BE Responsible) Please be patient as we continue to work out Middle School scheduling complications. We are hoping all schedules will be finalized by Monday, August 19, 2024. Don't forget guardians, you have homework tonight. Please check your child/children's folders tonight for paperwork that needs to be signed and returned. We ask that you return all needed paperwork in as soon as possible. Thank you so much for a great first day!