Valor families,
We are thankful that the Lord has called you to be a part of our school community and grateful to continue our partnership with your family this year.  We are excited to launch our Parent University this fall, because of our commitment to supporting your family throughout your time at Valor from Pre-K thru graduation. We believe that the work of formation begins in the home and we want count it a privilege to come alongside you in the areas of education and discipleship. We hope you can join us next week for our training night.

Joyfully-Mrs. Cornett

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The Grammar School & Upper School invite you to a time of academic training on Wednesday, September 4 from 6-8pm. For more information regarding the trainings, please see this document!

The three, randomly drawn winners of some awesome Valor swag for completing the Parent Training Survey within 24 hours of the Knightly News coming out last week are:

Ann Foster
Sarah Lloyd
Becca Walker

Congrats! Your prize is at the front desk for pick up. 

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Didn't get a chance to tell us your feedback? We value this information to help plan next year's training! Let us hear your thoughts on Vision Night, Grade Level Launches, Meet the Teacher, and more. 

Please be sure to click the SUBMIT button at the end of the survey to ensure it's complete and sent. 

Survey time:  < 10 minutes

FILL OUT THE SURVEY HERE!

This year, Kinder and PreK classes have a mini-chapel following the larger first-fifth grade one. This photo shows them doing the motions for our hymn of the month, All Creatures of our God and King. This is an ancient hymn attributed to St. Francis Assisi, who is often depicted with a bird perching in his hand. To learn more about his life, check out these books.

Thank you to all parents who donated flowers for classroom garden boxes to beautify our playground and teach students how to care for God's creation. It has been delightful to witness children taking the initiative during play time to water the flowers which they planted during nature study. Today, 1st through 4th grade classes made water-bottle bird feeders and hung them in the trees. If you would like to donate plants or seeds for our garden boxes, it's not too late! Teachers are still taking donations. What a gift each of you are to our Valor family!

-Mrs. Ramsey

We now have brand new class sets of the following books:

Elementary Algebra (8th grade)

Earth Science (8th grade)

Physical Science (7th grade)

Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata (6th, 7th, & 8th grades)

Companion to Lingua Latina (6th, 7th, & 8th grades)

Students may, henceforth, keep their copies of these books at HOME as they no longer need to travel back and forth. Students will use the classroom set while on campus! 

• Labor Day: Labor Day is Monday, September 2nd. Campus is closed.

• LS Dodgeball:  Please fill out this RSVP for Dodgeball. One response per student!

• 8th Grade Musicians: Students received their long awaited instruments today. For concerns about transporting instruments to and from school as well as instrument care instructions, please see the email sent from Mrs. Weathers on 8/28.

• Hot Lunch: Friday, Sept. 6th's hot lunch is from Helberg! Helberg is a new hot lunch vendor this year and we are SO excited. It's the best BBQ joint in town!

• 7th: The annual 7th Grade Camping Trip to Lake Whitney is Nov. 1-2. Fill out the sign up form here. For more information, see the letter here. 

Beyond Next Week in LS:

• Sept. 10 - Q1 LS Event Dodge Ball

• Sept. 27 - Pep Rally

• Oct. 11 - Half Day (noon dismissal)

• Nov. 1-2 - 7th Grade Camping Trip

2024-25 Valor Calendar

If you have questions related to LS, please contact krista.weathers@valorprep.com.

September 10th at 6:45am

This is a time for both mom and dad and your senior to have dedicated time together to talk, process, do a devotional, and pray to start the year - a photographer comes to take a picture as well and we provide breakfast

• Student Drivers: In order for a RS student to drive to school and park a vehicle, the student must first fill out the Student Driver Application and turn in all requested paperwork to the Business Office.

• 10th & 11th: PSAT dates have been tentatively set for October 22 (10th) and October 24 (11th). Special schedules will be created for that day in order to minimize the impact on class time. More details will be announced as the dates approach.

• The mock trial coach (Chris King) and coaches are working together to come up with a mock trial training schedule that will work for the most students. The training schedule and more information are TBA.

Beyond Next Week in RS:

• Sept. 2 - Labor Day (NO SCHOOL)

• Sept. 10 - Senior Sunrise Breakfast, 6:45am

• Sept. 21 - Kiasi Regatta, 5-8pm

• Sept. 27 - Pep Rally!

• Oct. 11 - Half Day (noon dismissal)

• Oct. 22 - PSAT10 (10th grade)

• Oct. 24 - PSAT11 (11th grade)

2024-25 Valor Calendar

If you have questions related to RS, please contact charlie.mooney@valorprep.com.

• Don't forget. There is NO SCHOOL on Monday (9/2). Happy Labor Day!

• Hot Lunch: Friday, Sept. 6th's hot lunch is from Helberg! Helberg is a new hot lunch vendor this year and we are SO excited. It's the best BBQ joint in town!

• US: Final notice: Students are only allowed to change into athletic gear on campus at the end of the school day under the following conditions: 1) the athletic gear is official Valor-branded athletic apparel and 2) the student is going to athletics and/or a Valor athletic event. Students may not change clothes on campus if they do not satisfy both of those criteria. Students who change but do not satisfy those criteria will be required to change back into their uniform.

• 8th & RS music students only: All music students are required to bring their instruments back and forth to school each class day; however, the instruments will be stored for the day inside climate-controlled rooms for the protection of the instruments.