Due to continued work on Government Street, we will dismiss all VES students, including preschool, from the east side of the building, out the front door. K-4 students dismiss still at 3:25, and preschool dismisses at 3:30.
Due to continued work on Government Street, morning preschool will dismiss at 11:30 am from the front door/parking lot. For afternoon preschool arrival at 11:50 am, please come to the parking lot and walk your child to the front door.
*REMINDER* Senior Night for VB is next Tuesday (10/10) vs. Todd County, SD. Seniors will be recognized before the Varsity Match.
Senior Night info for FB, CH, and GG: This Friday - Senior FB parents please meet under the scoreboard @ 6:30pm, we will recognize Senior FB @ 6:35pm. Senior CH/GG parents, please meet under the scoreboard with 2:00 min left in the first half. We will recognize Senior CH/GG @ HT.
Congratulations to the Girls Golf Team, Coach Muirhead, and Coach Houdek for being District Team Champs! Congrats to Individual Champion Kaetryn Bancroft as well! Kaylee Hanson also placed 6th! Great job coaches and athletes!!
Due to road work on Government Street, we ask all VES parents to pick up their students from the parking lot on the east side, not from Government Street. K-4 students dismiss at 3:25 pm and preschool at 3:30 pm. Again, all students will dismiss to the parking lot on the east side, including preschool.
**Attention Parents!**
VMS Lost & Found is getting full - please remind your students to look it over and take what is theirs please!
Every year, Lifeline and other mental health organizations and individuals across the U.S. and around the world raise awareness of suicide prevention during September, National Suicide Prevention Month. VHS Badgers attempted to spell out "Be The One.." the picture might be low quality, but the students are definitely High Quality students and we want all Badgers to remember to Be The One! 🦡
VMS Student Council is hosting a Graham Cracker Drive for the month of October!
This afternoon's HS FB game can be streamed here: STREAMING/RADIO: The game will be provided by The Sheridan County Journal Star http://youtube.com/scjournalstar
Reminder to all that today (9/29/2023) VHS will be having our monthly VHS teacher collaboration time, so the high school will dismiss students around 3:00.
Thank you!
VMS Student Council is hosting a Graham Cracker Drive for the month of October!
MS VB is @ Gordon-Rushville tomorrow (9/28) @ 5pm CST.
Next week's (10/2) JV FB game @ O'Neill has been cancelled due to injuries/low numbers.
First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act
The Better FAFSA for 2024-2025
The Badger Den will be open for business on Tuesday, September 26th from 4:30 - 7:00 pm at VHS. Come and support the lady Badgers VB team!
Thank you to all of our supporters and especially Outback Screen printing for the donations given to all VCS Student Councils. We were able to get a red Badger shirt for each of our students K-12! A project that has been in the works for a few years. Badger Pride is loud and proud in Valentine! ❤️🦡🙌🏼
Tomorrow's (9/26) HS VB schedule will be as follows: @ the MS--Val Reserve vs. North Central Reserve, then Val JV vs. North Central JV. @ the HS--Val vs. North Central, North Central vs. C-K, Val vs. C-K
Valentine Community Schools knows that early childhood is a period of rapid brain development that paves the way for growth towards self-regulation. Self-regulation can be defined as the act of managing thoughts and feelings to enable goal-directed actions. This means, for instance, finding ways to cope with strong feelings so they don’t become overwhelming; learning to focus and shift attention; and successfully controlling behaviors required to get along with others and work towards goals. Supporting self-regulation development in early childhood is an investment in later success and that is why we are supporting 20 spots at the upcoming Zone Your Home training (online) on Tuesday, September 26th from 5:00-7:00pm. This training introduces parents, daycare providers and others to common language used at Valentine Elementary School and helps provide a framework for discussing feelings and behaviors with your children so that they can manage them and get back on track. If you are interested in learning more or participating in the training please contact Shawna Fullerton at sfullerton@vcsbadger.net to get signed up.
Zone Your Home: The Zones of Regulation Parent/Caregiver Training Description:
(2.0 clock hours)
Is your child struggling to manage their feelings? Are you unsure how to help them through their anxiety, anger or sadness?
Join us to learn strategies and practical tools using The Zones of Regulation framework. This 2-hour session will define self-regulation and co-regulation and highlight the basics of using The Zones in your home. We will explore how to set up check-ins and visual supports, identify triggers, build a toolbox of regulation strategies and create daily structures to help your child and family thrive.
Participants can expect to:
• Understand regulation and ways to support it
• Gain a basic understanding of The Zones of Regulation
• Get hands-on, easy-to-use strategies for using The Zones at home, including:
• Practical Zones visuals and Zones friendly language
• Learn to do a Check-In with your child as a way to build emotional awareness
• Explore regulation tools and strategies
