All the World's a Stage

All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players;

They have their exits and their entrances,

And one man in his time plays many parts,

His acts being seven ages. 

(Jaques, Act 2 Scene 7 of As you Like It)

January is Shakespeare month, and our 2nd-5th graders have enjoyed taking some time out during read-aloud times to act out their grade-level plays. Soon, they will share or perform them for their buddies. Consider taking some time out to watch one or two BBC Shakespeare films or check out this page to learn more about his plays and why they've endured the test of time. 

Grammar School teachers and room administrators will host simple Valentines Day celebrations on February 14th. Bags to store Valentines until the end of the day will be provided. Please send your child with a Valentine for each classmate. 

At Valor, we are brothers and sisters and school family! 💙

If your student signed up to audition for the speech music meet, they are exempt from Quarter 3 presentations, but auditions are in a few weeks! If auditioning for a vocal or instrumental performance, please email a video audition to: Jennifer.Rucker@valorprep.com NO LATER than Tuesday, February 19th. If auditioning for a narration or recitation piece, Mrs. Ramsey will pull them out of classes one-by-one on Friday, February 21st. Announcements will be made by end-of-day on Friday for those chosen to perform in the following chapel on February 26th. 

Decades Day

Spirit Week was a huge success! Thank you for painting faces, arranging outfits, attending games, and showing your Valor spirit by sending your students all decked out this week! It was  a wonderful display of Valor JOY and support for our school community.

• Valentines Day Class Parties: Students will celebrate Valentines with their classmates in either their enrichment period or equipping period. Please sign up to send in a snack or drink!

• Shakes & Shakespeare: This is our newly developed Logic School Quarter 3 Event which will take place during the school day! Each class will plan and produce a short version of their Shakespeare play studied in January. We will also have fun Shakespeare-themed activities. Students may wear spirit dress this day in order to facilitate PANTS!  Pants are required (joggers or jeans, no leggings) if they choose spirit dress. Students will be outside for much of the afternoon and sitting in the grass.  

• Upper School Fine Arts Night is April 10. More information regarding times, preparation, dress code, etc. is coming soon.

• 6th Grade Field Trip to Ft. Worth Science Museum: This science-themed field trip is February 12th during the school day. Students will participate in a lab, view the Texas sky at night via their planetarium, and consider cities of the future.  

• National Latin Exam: All 7th grade Latin students and all 8th grade ADVANCED Latin students will take the National Latin Exam during the week of February 24th - 28th. They will take this exam during their normal Latin class period and spend the two weeks prior preparing.

• Fine Arts Night: Here is the first informational letter regarding Fine Arts Night, which is on April 10, 2024. See the letter for information regarding the performance night, rehearsals, and dress code.

Beyond Next Week in LS:

• Feb. 12th - 6th Grade Field Trip

• Feb. 14th - Valentines Day Parties 

• Feb. 17 - Presidents Day, NO SCHOOL

• Feb. 24-28th - NLE window 

• March 7 - End of Q3, early dimissal

• March 10-12 - Spring Break, NO SCHOOL

• April 10 - Upper School Fine Arts Night

2024-25 Valor Calendar

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