Knightly News

October 11th, 2024

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Mooney Relocation- Parents/Students, 2024

Campus-Wide

Happy Fall Break This Weekend!

Enjoy your Fall Break! Please note that Valor's Main Building and USV will be closed on Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th. We will return to normal operations and welcome your students back for classes on Wednesday, the 16th! Happy Fall Break, Valor Family!!

Lands End Sale!

Support Valor student trips WHILE showing love to your people

Want to spread some joy, fun, and encouragement to your friends? Coaches? Neighbors?

Valor Rhetoric School students want to Flock yards with fun encouragement signs and flamingos to bless families all across Waco starting October 28th through November 23rd. See flyer for all the information you need to know.

Donations and sign ups will be open for the next two weeks with limited spots available.

Donate and sign up HERE for Encouragement Flocks to be sent to your people!

Email Lauren.Allbritton@valorprep.com with any questions!

Valor Homecoming & Family Week 2024

This year is Valor's FIRST EVER Homecoming Week October 21-25! This year we have combined Homecoming with Family Week, so it's going to be full with events and activities to do with your family and our extended Valor family! For family activities, there will be a digital resource packet shared that week.

QUICK LINKS:

Valorpalooza Family Picnic RSVP (All School)

Legacy of a Knight: Kinder-Senior Pass Off RSVP (Kinder, 11th & 12th)

Howdy Homecoming Dance Tickets (RS Only)

Family Ministries

Valorpalooza Family Picnic: RSVP below!

Valor's 3rd annual, school-wide family picnic will be on Thursday, October 24 at 4:30-6:30pm at Camp Fimfo. This event is FREE, but we need to know if you and your family are coming. Please RSVP here!

In the spirit of a Family Picnic, Camp Fimfo will also be offering food for purchase! Food will be ready at 4:30pm and can be picked up anytime before 6pm. Please see the RSVP form for more information and to purchase food tickets!

Food Order deadline: Wednesday, October 16

RSVP, Purchase Food Tickets, and Buy Raffle Tickets for a Fun Giveaway!

Parent Book Club: Oct 30!

We're kicking off Parent Book Club with the parent read, Age of Opportunity, on October 30th! The location is still pending, but it will involve great conversation and a potluck lunch! Let us know you're coming HERE.

More details will be communicated via email!

Grammar School (Prek-5th)

Quarter 2 Read Aloud

After Fall Break, grades 2-5 will begin a new Read Aloud book on home days. Please make sure you have a copy of The Story-Book of Science for your family. Beginning in Chapter 1, the wonders of plant and animal life are told with rare literary charm by Uncle Paul in conversations with three children. Families can view the Valor Literature Review Guide for this text in advance of the new quarter.

🎵 Notes from Music

The Children's Concert is a symphony experience put on by the Baylor Symphony Orchestra exclusively for local 4th & 5th graders. It is a wonderful way to give students a taste of what it's like to attend a live symphony concert. This year, the concert will take place on Tuesday, November 12. There is more information for 4th/5th grade parents on the RSVP form. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Rucker. (jennifer.rucker@valorprep.com)

Throughout Quarter 1, Mrs. Rucker started preparing music classes for the Knights' Noel Christmas Concert! We hope you can join us at Harris Creek Baptist Church on December 11th, with performances starting at 6:30 p.m. If your student would like to practice Christmas concert songs at home, you can find them on Mrs. Rucker's Playlist.

Mrs. Menn's class explores movement with music with scarves.

Nora Brock (1st) auditions for a solo for the Christmas program.

Mrs. Andrade's class is preparing for the Christmas program!

PreK looks forward to music class with Mrs. Rucker!

Grammar School Video Trainings

If you’re looking to enhance home day habits this fall, the grammar school training videos are a fantastic resource.

Reminders

Make sure you label your child's clothing items (Land's End provides a tag just for this!), lunchboxes, and water bottles.

Lost something? Sign in at the front desk to check out the lost and found in the cafeteria.

Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, November 14th.

Logic School (6th-8th)

Logic School (LS):

Fall Break: School is closed Oct. 14th and 15th.
Hot Lunch: Friday, Oct. 18's hot lunch is from Chick Fil A.
Parent Teacher Conferences: Save the Date~! Logic School will host parent teacher conferences this year on November 14th. Sign ups for time slots will take place via Sign Up Genius. On Oct. 17th larger families will be able to sign up for time slots and on Oct. 18th all other families will be able to sign up for their preferred slots.
CLT Scores: You should have received your child's CLT scores this past week. Please let Krista Weathers know if you have not received them.
7th Camping Trip: 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:

Oct. 21-25 Valor Homecoming (family) Week
Oct. 25 Pep Rally/Spirit Day
Nov. 1-2 7th Grade Camping Trip
Nov. 14 Logic School Parent/Teacher Conferences

2024-25 Valor Calendar

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

Rhetoric School (9th-12th)

Rhetoric School (RS):

9th: CLT Scores: The parents of current 9th graders (who attended Valor in 8th grade) should have received their child's CLT scores from the spring (8th grade). Please let Krista Weathers know if you have not received them. krista.weathers@valorprep.com
10th/11th - There has been a slight modification to the PSAT testing schedule. This change has been dictated by the new technology requirements imposed by College Board. Half of the 10th grade will test on Oct. 22 (T) while the other half will test on Oct. 24 (Th). The 11th grade will also split between the Tuesday and Thursday test slots. See the PSAT testing schedule here.
RS: Dr. Escobar continues to send out updated student graduation planners as she completes an audit of each one. If you have questions about these, please reach out to Dr. Escobar.
RS: If you're interested in having your LS or RS student serve with Camp Blessing next summer, see more information and fill out the interest form here.
RS: The "No Limitations Football" game is tomorrow. (See the graphic.)
RS: Homecoming Dance: Don't forget to buy your 9th-12th grade student a ticket to the Howdy Homecoming dance on October 26th. Buy tickets at the spirit shop!
RS: The homework audit slips will be completed in the week after the RS Retreat. There are thousands of audit slips that we are tabulating. When it's all complete, we will analyze the data to guide our discussions about curriculum. Thank you for your patience.

Beyond Next Week in RS:

Oct. 22 - PSAT10/11 (schedule)
Oct. 24 - PSAT10/11 (schedule)
Oct. 26 - RS Valor Homecoming Dance
Oct. 29 - Valor Fall Art Night

2024-25 Valor Calendar

2024-25 RS Non-Uniform Dress Code Days

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

Howdy Homecoming Dance

Don't forget to buy your 9th-12th grade student a ticket to the Howdy Homecoming dance on October 26th. Buy tickets at the spirit shop!

Valor Athletics

New Tennis Coach: Nicole Huber

My name is Nicole Huber and I grew up in Southern California where I competed in junior tennis starting at 8 years old. In 2011, I moved to Waco to play tennis for the Baylor Women’s Team. I played there for one year before I had a career ending injury. Since graduating from Baylor, I have worked in education and have also coached clinics and individual students either privately or through a local racquet club. My husband and I moved back to Waco in 2020 and I took a break from tennis as we started having kiddos. I have recently come back around the tennis world and have loved being on the court again. God used tennis to shape my life in many ways and to open up doors for my family as I was growing up and into adulthood. Because of this, I am passionate about tennis and believe it is a life long sport that can also provide so much opportunity for other kids.

I am so excited to coach at Valor and can’t wait to get the season started!

Next Week's Schedule

With Fall Break and Rhetoric Retreat occupying much of next week, please refer to your point parents and coaches for updated practice & game times on SportsYou.

TeamFunded Athletic Fundraiser

We are active in our TeamFunded Athletic Fundraiser and it ENDS Sunday at MIDNIGHT! We have a goal of 30k this year and believe that we can achieve that with your help. Please use the QR Code to register. This fundraiser is for all athletes 7th-12th grade and goes to benefit all of our athletes with jerseys, equipment, facilities, improvements and much more!

Cheer Highlights

While all of our athletic teams have been functioning at a high level, we want to give a shoutout to our amazing cheer teams and their coaches, Meredith Sherwood & Chaney Heiner Franks. Thank you Valor Cheer for bringing energy and supporting our athletic teams!

We had our league (4th & 5th grade) cheerleaders cheer with our JH on Thursday and our HS cheer team participated in the Knight Squad brunch on Friday morning with the football team and PreK-3rd graders assisted by Kari McKown and our All Sports Booster Club.

HS Volleyball

CONGRATS to our JV and Varsity teams for their win over Austin Waldorf on Tuesday! Our fans were loud and our girls made a fantastic comeback to take sole possession of 1st place in our district! The ladies are back in action Tuesday 10/15 at home against Holy Trinity @5:30p and 10/17 at Bishop Reicher 5:30p/6:30p

Valor Football

Junior High A Team Football vs Vanguard (74-25)

Junior High B Team Football v. Jonesboro (26-22)

High School Football v. Community Christian School at 7:00pm in Mineral Wells, TX

Tonight's audio broadcast of the Valor home Varsity football game vs Community Christian School in Mineral Wells, TX with Valor Sophomore, Ben Brown, can be heard LIVE on Valor's athletics youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@ValorPrepAthletics),
barring any insurmountable, technical issues.

The game starts at 7:00pm tonight and all previous games are archived on Valor Athletics' channel, including last week's record setter!!

Cross Country

HS State Cross Country Meet is October 28th @Cottonwood Creek Golf Course here in Waco! Athletes will walk the course on Sunday October 27th. Check with Coach Turner for more details!

Athletic Trainer: Tammy Marton

Tammy has already been a huge help for our athletic department and we are so thankful to have her in our community. Her office hours for all JH/HS athletes are:

Monday/Wednesday: 7am-9am

Tuesday/Thursday: 10:30am-12:30pm

Friday: 2:45pm-4pm

Human Resources

Upcoming Faculty/Staff Birthdays

Duerksen, Kim- 1st Grade Aide... 10/11
Stanford, Kym- Business Manager...10/14
Mathis, Tina- 8th Grade Math & Science Teacher...10/22
Elmshaeuser, Hannah- 6th Grade Math & Science Teacher...10/27
Kanawyer, Wes- Head of School... 10/29
Nazarian, Jared- Chief Business Officer... 10/29
Randall, Alyssa- RS Spanish Teacher...10/30
Kennedy, Kaija- RS Theater Teacher...10/31

To access the folder of Faculty & Staff favorites for all Faculty & Staff members, please click here. Thank you!

Reference Material

Facts Family App: Free Download!

Our new app through Renweb/Facts Family Portal is now available for a free download from the Apple store or Google Play store! It includes quick and easy access to all this and more!

Weekly Newsletter
Full School Calendar
Athletics Hub
Hot lunch ordering
Grades, Report Cards & Attendance
Student Schedules, Behavior and Service Hours
Financial information

Please visit the mobile device store of your choice, search "Valor Preparatory Academy," download the app and then log in with your Facts Family portal account information (the district code is VPA-TX)!!

24-25 Yearbook Orders

Hello Valor Family! With the year starting some changes have been put into place. One of the changes is that the yearbook will be run by students taking the new journalism class this year. Some important information to note about the new yearbook this year:

The yearbook is 10% off until September 30th. Pre-order at www.treering.com. The passcode to buy the yearbook through Treering is: 1015196645893006.
As always, every family gets two free custom pages with the option to add additional spreads at 99 cents each. This is a great way to document home days and other activities.

Samuel Shores

Rhetoric Journalism

Absences, Tardies, Leaving Early & Sickness Notifications...

Just a quick reminder! If your student needs to leave early, arrive late, is sick, or they are going home with someone who is not on your pickup list, please call or email Sarah Worthington at the front desk to let her know! She is handling all those requests from here on out. Thank you!!!!!!

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