The Berea PTO is Selling Berea and VC Apparel Online
The Berea PTO is selling Valley Central and Berea apparel online at – https://berea2025gearup.itemorder.com/shop/home/
VCSD Offers ParentSquare Parent Workshops on Feb. 12 & 13
Dear Parents/Guardians, I’m writing to connect with you about our new communications platform. As I previously mentioned in the Dec. issue of Viking Voyage, Valley Central School District is using a new communication platform called ParentSquare. We’re making this transition because improved communication is part of our strategic plan, and ParentSquare offers special features that will …
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Valley Central School District Has Transitioned to Parent Square for Communications
The Valley Central School District has adopted a new communications tool for the 2024-25 school year. ParentSquare will be used as its primary mass notification system, replacing SchoolMessenger effective Jan. 2025. From mass emails, texts and phone calls, ParentSquare is a unified communications platform that allows parents/guardians to access vital information – how and when …
WBEST Presents Hooked on Books Parade 2024
WBEST Presents it’s latest episode: Hooked on Books Parade 2024. WBEST stands for World’s Best Educational Student Television. Fourth and fifth graders at Berea Elementary School in the WBEST club meet before school, as well as work to put together most of the interviews and footage during the school day. The students come up …
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Berea Elementary School 2024-2025 Welcome Back Letter
Dear Berea Families, I am thrilled and honored to introduce myself as the new principal of Berea Elementary School! As we embark upon this exciting new journey together, I look forward to establishing a strong and productive partnership with you, your child’s first teacher. Our staff is working diligently to create a vibrant and nurturing …
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Valley Central School District Announces Kara Raap as the New Principal of Berea Elementary School
Valley Central School District (VCSD) is proud to announce the appointment of Kara Raap as the new principal of Berea Elementary School effective July 1, 2024. With 24 years in education, Ms. Raap makes an excellent addition to the VCSD leadership team. Most recently, Ms. Raap served as the assistant principal of Presidential Park Elementary …
Berea Bids Farewell to Principal Solimando
Berea’s WBEST Presents Last Episode for the 2023-24 School Year
New York State Summer EBT Information
The new Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program will help low-income families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. Each eligible child will get $120 in food benefits. Eligible children will receive Summer EBT food benefits on an EBT card. Families can use their Summer EBT food benefits to buy food like fruits, …
Suggested Elementary Summer Reading Lists 2025
GRADES / K-1st BOOKS G.O.A.T.: Greatest of All (Jol Temple) / G.O.A.T. is the Greatest Of All Time goat, but all his farmyard friends would like to be the greatest too. Jabari Jumps (Gaia Cornwall) / Jabari is inventing a machine that will fly all the way across the yard! But making it go from …
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