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New Elementary Staff Members
During the first six weeks, Valley View Elementary welcomed two
new staff members. Kristi Hoepfner is a new pre-k teacher.
Amita Koul is our new speech therapist. Valley View Elementary is
excited to have these new staff members.
Principal’s Points to Ponder
Valley View Elementary 1st six weeks newsletter
Morning Drop Off Procedures
The school and cafeteria open daily for students at 7:30 am. Do not drop students off
before 7:30 am. Staff is not on duty to monitor children before that time. Please use our
two drop off lanes and do not pull in to the parking lot and send your child walking through
oncoming traffic. Let’s all work together to keep your children safe. The bell rings at 8:00
am.. If you arrive after 8:00, please escort your child to the office to get a tardy slip.
Afternoon Pick-up Procedures
Parent pick up is in the elementary gym parking lot of the north side of the campus.
We utilize both lanes for parents in the afternoon. Only parents in vehicles will be able
to pick up in the designated parent pick-up lines. If you walk up to the gym, you will
be asked to go to the main entrance on the south side of the campus to pick up your
child.
THANK YOU!
Thank you to our many parents who have been so supportive of the recent changes at the
elementary campus. Change is not always easy, but the changes we have made are for the
safety and security of the students. Thanks again for your support!
October 2016
October 14 Early Dismissal at 1:00 pm
October 17-21 Skate Week
October 22 Fall Carnival 5-7 pm; Auction @ 7
October 24-28 Red Ribbon Week
Monday-Wear Green-Keep your Mind and the Earth Clean
Tuesday-Wear favorite college-Too Smart to do drugs
Wednesday-Wear Red-I’m REDDY to say no to drugs
Thursday-Wear Patriotic clothes-Keep America Drug Free
Friday-Wear Costumes-Say Boo to Drugs
October 25 Select Choir and 2nd Grade at 6:30 in new gym
October 28 Fall Parties
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First Six Weeks A Honor Roll
Valley View Elementary
Elementary School Calendar
Counselor’s Corner
Here are some ideas for encouraging your child’s independence. Parents love their children so
much that sometimes they protect them from taking risks or failing. These types of experi-
ences are an important part of life. Parents help most when they keep kids safe, but also let
them explore and learn.
Support independent play. When your child wants to play alone or lead a game, let him.
Create a safe environment. The safer your home is, the better you will feel about letting your child investi-
gate on his own (you should supervise, of course).
Teach new skills. The more things your child knows how to do, the more self-reliant he will be.
Encourage separation. It’s scary to be apart from your child. Scheduling an occasional play time at a friend’s
house will build your child’s independence.
Source: Vanessa L. Ochs, Safe and Sound: Protecting your Child in an Unpredictable World, Penguin Books USA
Inc., 1995
Grade 2
Josey Blevins Rylan Green Rein Record
Marley Church Heidi Hoffman Kyle Splawn
Blaine Clark Noah Jones Jacey Thomas
Kassidy Dawdy Anders Lybbert Cope Thomason
Emily Galvan Evan McCollum Nathan Williams
Kalli Grant Peyton Pilcher
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First Six Weeks A/B Honor Roll
Valley View Elementary
Grade 3
Catelyn Buckaloo Briana Gonzalez Zane Reynolds
Jesus Carrizales Lance Hieb Jonathan Traylor
Jacob Curry Gavin Holder Logan Williams
Tristyn Davis Emma Moss Koti Wood
Logen DeAmicis Jake Prescher
Grade 4
Connor Fairfield Emorie Miskell Carson Rojas
Fallon Fogus Alyssa Neely Trent Sampson
Bridger Ford Johnny Nelson Emilie Scott
Estrella Garcia Hannah Newton Emery Tarrant
Taylor Goin Sarah Newton Slade Warren
Morgan Hubbard Calleigh Ortega Trinidy Williams
Harleigh Lambert Laney Parker
Makenna Milner Kati Record
Grade 2
Jack Brinkley Abigail Johnson Katie Perez
Brett Burch Riley Lambert Ella Ritchey
Maria Chombo Jaxon LeDane Yasibet Rocha
Damien Copher Jesus Lopez Vivian Slower
Aaron Epperson Paloma Martinez Ella Sparkman
Kiera Erbes Braxton Medina Kelsey Stewart
Khloe Ewing Landen Minhinnett Will Tarrant
Peyton Grounds Sandy Morales Anderson Terry
Maddyson Helms Wyatt Morrell TJ Triest
Joel Howard Evan Onea Ryleigh Yates
Grade 3
Hillary Acuna Morgan Jacoby Wyatt Riney
Nona Bartlett Maddox Kerr Solomon Saavedra
Felipe Beltran Cody Kirkpatrick Hayden Short
Shawn Brown Rolando Lomas Laston Terry
Marcus Doughty Daniela Luna Hunter Thomas
Sydney Emmert Blane McCollum Samuel Valentine
Willy Findley Avery Middlebrooks Hunter Vann
Devon Gabehart Kaitlynn Rains Chase White
Brayden Gastineau Noemi Rico Lindsay Zamora
Grade 4
Alyssa Ashby Lilian Ghyers Payton McGee
Slade Babbitt Izzy Gibson Jasmin Naranjo
Kloey Bridwell Gracelyn Harrell Peyton Redman
Dario Cervantes Lexi Hawkins Jordyn Saba
Stephanie Chombo Heber Herbert Addison Tipps
Austin Christiansen Billie King Xavier Torres
Joel Cisneros Daisy Luna Lydia Vossler
Jessica Coder Emilee Maddox Kaleb Williams
Aiden Galavitz Riley McCollum Lexi York
Hilary Acuna
Abigail Aguilera
Haide Aguilera
Minerva Aguilera
Leanna Archer
Damian Arvizu
Gerardo Arvizu
Alyssa Ashby
Lesley Avalos
Slade Babbitt
Daltin Barber
Lyndon Bartlett
Nona Bartlett
Layla Bell
Jayden Bergerson
Brooklyn Bewley
Jareth Bowles
Nalleli Bravo
Kloey Bridwell
Bailey brown
Shawn Brown
Catelyn Buckaloo
Matthew Bush
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Cooper Calvert
Mauricio Carrizales
Jesus Carrizales
Jose Carrizales
Cash Cartwright
Rosston Cartwright
Taylor Cawthon
Dario Cervantes
Bradley Cheaney
Stephanie Chombo
Austin Christiansen
Aldo Cisneros
Blaine Clark
Bethany Coder
Jessica Coder
Damien Copher
Tristyn Davis
Kassidy Dawdy
Cesar Delval
Nicholas Duvall
Sophie Emmert
Sydney Emmert
Miranda Esparza
Conner Fairfield
Bridger Ford
Estrella Garcia
Brayden Gastineau
Clayton Gauthier
Lilian Ghyers
Haleigh Gilley
Briana Gonzalez
Jhovany Gonzalez
Kole Gonzalez
Kalli Grant
Rylan Green
Brody Hall
Baker Hambley
Tristan Hambley
Levi Harris
Aubree Hawkins
Lexi Hawkins
Maddyson Helms
Anna Herbert
Heber Herbert
Jordan Hernandez
Heidi Hoffman
Rosealie Hogan
Joel Howard
Morgan Hubbard
Faith Huber
Landon Hull
Morgan Jacoby
Abi Johnson
Reese Jones
Erika Kassen
Brayden Kines
Harleigh Lambert
Riley Lambert
Jaxon LeDane
Jesus Lopez
Jorge Lopez
Alexis Luna
Alondra Luna
Daisy Luna
Daniela Luna
Anders Lybbert
Bree Lybbert
Emilee Maddox
Andrew Martinez
Blane McCollum
Evan McCollum
Riley McCollum
Kylee Mercer
Avery Middlebrooks
Ayla Middlebrooks
Autumn Miller
Emmeline Miller
Natalie Miller
Emorie Miskell
Kanton Miskell
Sandy Morales
Josey Morrell
Wyatt Morrell
Emma Moss
Brisa Munoz
Jasmin Naranjo
Vanessa Naranjo
Alyssa Neely
Daniel Nelson
Johnny Nelson
Kodi Neu
Hannah Newton
Sarah Newton
Evan Oneal
Esmeralda Orozco
Marvin Orozco
April Ortega
Calleigh Ortega
Gunner Ottinger
Mayah Oyervidez
Tyler Peacock
Hagen Pels
Katie Perez
Dominic Picaso
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Peyton Pilcher
Londynn Pineda
John Plato
Jake Prescher
Jocelyn Prescher
Thiago Ramirez
Veronica Ramirez
Rein Record
Kati Record
Karlee Record
Zane Reynolds
Noemi Rico
Landon Rios
Ella Ritchey
Rachel Ritchey
Izaiah Rivera
Carson Rojas
Trent Sampson
Brayden Sandmann
Chloe MacKenzie
Sandmann
Chloe Mae Sandmann
Gabriel Sandmann
Emilie Scott
Nathan Scott
Rileigh Scott
Cade Seyler
Hayden Short
Landree Slover
Jacey Thomas
Blaze Threadgill
Johnathan Traylor
Timothy Triest
Marcus Valdez
Hunter Vann
Rafael Vasquez
Taylor Vasquez
Harry Vaughn
Kimberly Ventura
Lydia Vossler
Jaylyn Williams
Logan Williams
Nathan Williams
Trinidy Williams
Koti Wood
Ryleigh Yates
Lexi York
Lindsay Zamora
Perfect Attendance (continued)
Class News
Pre-K is off to a GREAT start this year. We have been working very hard at learning how
school works. We continue to work on rules and procedures each day. They are getting better
with each passing day. This first six weeks we began our letter and sound study. We have also
been working on colors, shapes, and numbers. Our unit on apples was a lot of fun, and the
homemade applesauce was yummy. Thank you, families, for sending us all those apples! This
fall is full of tons of fun! We are going to be very busy!
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The first six weeks has really flown by. We are off to a
great start! We began our year by reviewing our letters,
sounds, and numbers. We had a great time learning about
each other by sharing our “All About Me” books. We are
now studying a Science unit
on pumpkins and are looking
forward to our field trip to
Black Creek Pumpkin Patch.
Some of first grade cheering
on the Eagles at a pep rally!
Kindergarten had an awesome 1st six weeks! We’ve
already started learning sight words and beginning
reading strategies. We’ve also been studying apples
and bees. Last week, we even got to visit an apple
orchard! A big thanks to all our great parents who
have volunteered at school, helped us with home-
work, and went with us on the field trip!
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Our year is off to a great start. We began math by learning all about different ways to write
numbers. We’ve studied our families and our communities. Each student put together a “me
box” to share facts about themselves. We have also started learning about different animal
groups in science and germs in health. We have been reading lots of good stories and reviewing
our short and long vowel sounds.
Everyone really got into the spirit
on “Generations Day.”
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Welcome back! We are off to a great start. The students
are learning new rules and working hard. In Health, we
learned about Bus Safety and Stranger Danger. Next six
weeks we will learn about Fire Safety and attend the NCTC
Fire Prevention Program. In Science, we learned about
safety in the Science classroom. We also learned how sci-
entists use the Scientific Method when conducting experi-
ments or solving problems. Next six weeks we will study
matter and energy. In Social Studies we are learning about
different communities in the United States and around the
world and how these communities are alike and different
from ours. We are also learning about the eight directions
on a compass rose. Math studies have included place value,
addition, subtraction, and rounding. We are also starting on
Reading skills to prepare for STAAR.
The 4th grade has started off the year great! We have
been very busy building our writing and math journals, learn-
ing about erosion and weathering in Science, and discussing
Texas Symbols and their importance to our great state. In
Health, the kids have really enjoyed the Buddy Project.
With this, they have learned what it’s like to be a good
friend and to say NO to bullying! Our field trip to Elm Fork
Education Center at UNT was fascinating for us all. We
learned about our solar system, aquatic living, and excavat-
ing artifacts. All in all, the beginning of this year has been a
success!
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PTO News
Please join us on Saturday, October 22nd, for the annual PTO Fall Carnival and Auction. This is
our major fundraiser for the year and we need your support. The carnival and auction are
from 5-7 pm at the new ag building. Bring the kiddos for lots of games, activities, concessions,
and fun!
Valley View Elementary is sponsoring the Three for Me
program which is coordinated through the PTO.
Research has shown that active family involvement in the
school has benefits for everyone. We are asking all par-
ents to donate three hours of their time during the
course of the year. There are numerous opportunities to
help out your school and teachers, whether that’s
through volunteering with fundraisers, bringing food for
events, providing students with extra help, completing
classroom tasks, and so on. If you are volunteering at the school during school hours, you
must complete a background check form. Please see any PTO officer for details. All fami-
lies that complete their three hour commitment will be invited to an end of the year cele-
bration to thank you and your family for your support!
Jose Garcia from Mrs. Howard’s Kin-
dergarten class won the Box Top Back
to School Blue Backpack Drawing!
If you have any questions, please ask any one of us.
Thanks for all you do to support our school!
Kristi Tarrant, President
Melinda Milner, Vice President
Chelena Minhinnett, Secretary
Lacee Jones, Treasurer
Heather Lybbert, Volunteer Coordinator
Cathy Ritchey, Reporter
Stephanie Stewart, Box Top Coordinator