Valley View Jr. High School

🎉🏈 Football Pep Rally for our first home game! 🏈🎉 Let’s show our school spirit with a class competition! ⚪️9th grade, wear white! 🔵8th grade, wear blue! 🟡7th grade, wear yellow! Get ready for fun, games, and lots of excitement! See you there! 🎉👏

-Today and Tomorrow at lunch students will given handouts with unique codes for you as parents and guardians to connect with your student's specific classes and other groups via Edurooms along with instructions on how to login and connect via the Valley View School District App. (Please note: Some parents/ guradians may have already done this via an email invite that was sent out the week before school started) At your earliest convienence please connect to your student's classes and groups. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out. -Additionally students were emailed instructions today during Advisory time on how to download the Valley View App on mobile devices and connect to their classes and groups. -Please see the attached images for more detailed instructions on the different ways to connect! Please feel free to reach out if you have questions and thank you all for your patience as we roll out what we hope will ultimately be a more cohesive and richer communication expereience for everyone.

ATTENTION 9TH GRADE STUDENTS AND PARENTS/ GUARDIANS!!! Please See the links provided for informtion regarding Community Service Hours Graduation Requirement. -If you have questions please direct those to the 9th Grade Counselor, Dana Sheets. dana.sheets@valleyviewschools.net -Community Service Graduation Requirement- Parent/ Student Info: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S6ImPs-E3MZ6ttgQqcFJ6L_P-yz_Xs7EfAHrkhsYcaQ/edit?usp=sharing -Community Service Grad Requirement- Service Hours Documentation Form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VriQJCyyXG0qfqcoNqMXajgXv7WYGNXkzhIKQ7BTPpU/edit?usp=sharing

Tomorrow is the big day! Here is a review of the Traffic flows for the Jr High for a refresher! Cannot wait to see everyone in the morning! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EWUeag1S8VgnzwLZ8r7_giiHybjwKG03/view?usp=sharing

Here is a link to the Open House Parent Meeting presentation for those who are unable to attend or for those who need to reference information after tonight! https://www.canva.com/design/DAFrKCEIBzM/45Q1YsYV6uevmCYVF3CamA/edit?utm_content=DAFrKCEIBzM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Its that time! Access student schedule information and schedule change request forms for grades 7-9 at the link below! https://www.canva.com/design/DAGMhgcgLEs/wfa4k6gQWLNbt01itS-RiQ/view?utm_content=DAGMhgcgLEs&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

Acadmic Award Ceremony Info

Junior High Academic Awards Ceremonies Info!

Junior High Registration Info! https://sites.google.com/valleyviewschools.net/vvjhs-classregistration-24-25?usp=sharing

Jr High Testing Dates Reminder 📝📓📚

The Valley View School District has continued to monitor the latest local event plans, district staffing data, and updates from local and state officials regarding the Total Solar Eclipse that will occur in our area on April 8, 2024. Based on our review of all current data, Valley View School District campuses will be closed for in-person instruction on Monday, April 8. This date will be an Alternate Methods of Instruction (AMI) day to ensure the safety of all students and staff with the projected impacts on traffic before and during dismissal time and due to the impact closures of other facilities have had on district staff available to report to work. Next week each student will be provided ISO-certified glasses to bring home to experience the eclipse off campus. Instructional activities and resources will be posted on our district website to supplement other eclipse activities Blazer families may have planned for this date. The district appreciates your understanding of this decision as area plans have continued to evolve in preparation for the event.

In years past, students in grades 3-10 have taken the ACT Aspire as the state grade level summative assessment each year. This year, students in grades 3-10 will be taking the ATLAS 3-10 General Summative assessments. This test is still given online, and assesses students in Reading/English Language Arts, Writing, Mathematics, and Science. Students in grades 3-10 will be taking the ATLAS 3-10 General Summative Writing assessment during the weeks of March 4-11. The writing assessment is earlier this year to ensure time for scoring with the new assessment. Please make sure to have your child present and on-time for their testing session. Students will have to make up the assessment if missed. Students are allowed to bring a snack to eat during break. Please direct any questions to your child’s counselor. Mary Caldwell, 3rd and 4th grade Erin Popejoy, 5th and 6th grade Jessica Fagan, 7th and 8th grade Dana Sheets, 9th grade Catherine Williams, 10th grade 3rd Grade is testing on March 11th 4th Grade is testing on March 7th 5th Grade is testing on March 4th 6th Grade is testing on March 4th 7th Grade is testing on March 6th 8th Grade is testing on March 6th 9th Grade is testing on March 6th 10th Grade is testing on March 5th

This is an automated message from Valley View Public Schools. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, February 15, 2024 from 2:30pm-5:00pm and 5:30pm-8:00pm. A dinner break for teachers is scheduled from 5:00pm-5:30pm. Parents of students in grades PreK-2 will meet with their child's teacher during the time scheduled with the teacher. Conferences for parents of students in grades 3-12 will be structured as drop-in conferences with teachers meeting with parents in the cafeteria of each building. School will be dismissed early on Thursday, February 15, 2024 for conferences. Dismissal will begin with elementary at 1:30pm, intermediate & junior high at 1:35pm, and high school at 1:45pm. School will not be in session on Friday, February 16, 2024 for teacher in-service or Monday, February 19, 2024 in observance of Presidents' Day. School will resume on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. If you are unable to attend parent/teacher conferences, grades may be accessed through Home Access Center (HAC) starting Thursday, February 15 at noon. Once in HAC, click on the grades icon and choose the IPR tab to view grades. If you have any questions about conferences or accessing HAC, please contact your building office.

Friday is a great day for PJs and raising money for Make A Wish! Bring $1 to your 2nd period teacher if you want to participate

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Based upon recent guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Education, school districts now have the option to make up snow days by submitting a waiver request to modify the current 2023-2024 school calendar from a traditional calendar (178 six-hour days required) to an alternate calendar (minimum of 1,068 instructional hours). Rather than making up missed days following Memorial Day as planned in the current traditional calendar, our district plans to change to an alternate (hours) calendar that utilizes extra instructional minutes built into each school day for the remainder of the second semester to meet the required 1,068 hours. This means that no additional days will need to be added to the calendar for students in grades K-12 and the last day of school will be Friday, May 24, 2024. In order to not only make up the two days missed but also bank additional instructional time for potential future inclement weather days, each building will push back dismissal 5 minutes starting on Monday, January 29, 2024. At this time, Pre-K students and staff will still make up the missed days on May 28th and May 29th due to the ABC funding requirement to have 178 student contact days. However, the state is looking into possible options for ABC programs to align with their local school district’s plan. When our district receives additional guidance from the state, updated information will be provided. Thank you for your understanding as our district makes these adjustments based on the new options available to meet state requirements and make the most of instructional time.

Valley View Public Schools will be in session on Thursday, January 18, 2024! We can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow! 💙💛 Don’t forget it’s Homecoming Spirit Week! Tomorrow is Jersey Day! Let’s Go Blazers! 🔥 *If you ordered a Homecoming t-shirt, it will be delivered to your child tomorrow.

Due to poor road conditions in subdivisions and roads throughout the district, Valley View Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. As a reminder, the Department of Education no longer recognizes AMI days as a way for schools to continue education during days when inclement weather prevents traditional in-person learning. The make-up day for Snow Day #2 is Wednesday, May 29. Stay Safe & Warm, Blazers! 💙💛

Due to inclement weather, Valley View Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. All Monday and Tuesday activities are cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date. As a reminder, the Department of Education no longer recognizes AMI days as a way for schools to continue education during days when inclement weather prevents in person learning. The make-up day for Snow Day #1 is Tuesday, May 28. Stay Safe & Warm, Blazers! 💙💛 #TeamBlazer

Valley View Public Schools will not be session TODAY, January 15, 2024 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Let’s celebrate and remember the life, legacy, and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “The time is always right to do what is right.”