There Will Be No Open Swimming on Feb. 25
NOTICE: There will be no open swimming on Feb. 25, 2025 due to a Walden Fire Department training.
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 …
PBIS: Cultivating a Caring Community at Walden Elementary School
“It takes a village to raise a child.” Schools have long been considered as part of a child’s village or community. For the past seven years, Walden Elementary School has been utilizing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to cultivate a caring school community where every person contributes to student engagement and success. PBIS is …
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Walden Elementary School 2024-2025 Welcome Back Letter
To the Parents/Guardians: I hope you had a wonderful summer with your family and friends. During the summer, our staff has been busy planning instruction, replenishing supplies, and cleaning the building. Their hard work is extremely appreciated and I applaud their efforts in preparing for the 2024-2025 school year. The PTO continues to enhance our …
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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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Budget Passes | Voters approve 2024-25 budget, elect two to Board of Education
On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Valley Central School District residents approved the proposed 2024-2025 budget of $129,300,000. The unofficial budget results are as follows: The budget passed with 70.9% voter approval, 662 yes votes and 272 no votes. This budget represents a 2.74% increase over the current year’s budget. This budget maintains all programs for …
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VCSD Recognized for Music Education by NAMM Foundation
We are very excited and proud to share that the Valley Central School District has been recognized as one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation! The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to school districts across the United States that demonstrate special achievement in efforts to provide access …
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BOE Approves School Calendar for 2024-2025
The Board of Education approved the VCSD 2024-2025 School Calendar at their March 4, 2024 meeting. The calendar is posted on the website on our Calendar page.