F - J

What & Purpose:

The Fall Festival (previously called the Hootenanny) is a free event for the Valley View community.  It occurs on a Friday evening in  late October.  

The whole school participates:  The lower grades each create game booths.  The fourth graders create a trunk and treat walk.  The fifth graders create the haunted hallway (an exciting opportunity for the new fifth graders). 

Tickets can be purchased to buy food at the festival.  Proceeds go to the PTA.

When & Where:

Late October at Valley View

Audience:

Valley View families

Volunteer Opportunities:

Many! Volunteers are often needed for: set up/break down, ticket sales, grade level booths, trunk and treats, making food for ticket sales.

Requests for volunteers will be made after the Fun Run via the Valley View PTA website, PTA Monthly Newsletter or Weekly Mustang Memo.

Volunteer Clearance 

None to Level 1 (depending on role)

More Information:

See the PTA’s Fall Festival Site for more information.

What & Purpose:

Fall Picture Day is the day each student has their picture taken for the school’s yearbook and for parent/guardian optional photo packages for purchase.

When & Where:

September 19th

Make-up Picture Day:  October 29th

Audience:

N/A

Volunteer Opportunities:

Runners to get classes/students 

Other logistical support

Support for picture preparation process for each class while waiting to have their photo taken

Volunteer Clearance 

Level I

More Information:

Reference the Mustang Memo and classroom communications.

What & Purpose:

An evening where families can attend the book fair.  Parents and students are able to purchase books.

When & Where:

Usually occurs on the Wednesday evening of the book fair week from 4:30-6pm (see the link in ‘more information’ for exact date and time)

Audience:

Valley View Families

Volunteer Opportunities:

Manning the checkout stations and helping families find the books they are looking for (of previous reserved).  Requests for volunteers will be made in early November via the Valley View PTA website, PTA Monthly Newsletter or Weekly Mustang Memo.

Volunteer Clearance 

Level I

More Information:

See the PTA Scholastic Book Fair page for more information.

What & Purpose:

Field Day is an opportunity for students to participate in a variety of engaging outdoor activities (tug of war, potato sack races, etc) to culminate at the end of the school year.

When & Where:

May; Field and Blacktop

Audience:

Students in 1st-5th grades, staff, parents/guardians

Volunteer Opportunities:

Parents/guardians are invited to run a station under the direction of Mr. Formosa, PE Teacher

Volunteer Clearance 

Level II to volunteer; All parents/guardians are invited to visit to watch the Field Day events (non-volunteers)

More Information:

This event is run by Mr. Formosa, PE Teacher, and parents/guardians who volunteer for each station.  Reference the Mustang Memo and classroom communications for more information.

What & Purpose:

The Valley View PTA partners with a local food bank to collect dry and canned food goods for the local community.  During the food drive, students and parents will be encouraged to bring food to bins outside of the front office or inside of the breezeway that once collected will be picked up by a local food agency to be distributed.

When & Where:

A week to be announced during November.  Be on the lookout for details in the VV PTA Monthly Newsletter or weekly Mustang Memo for details.

Audience:

Parents, students and staff

Volunteer Opportunities:

The Food Drive Committee will request volunteers via the Valley View PTA website, PTA Monthly Newsletter or Weekly Mustang Memo.

Volunteer Clearance 

None or Level I (depending on role)

More Information:

https://www.vvespta.org/home

What & Purpose:

The Fun Run is the biggest PTA sponsored…. fundraising event of the year.  Students, teachers, and community members look forward to it every fall!  

In the morning of the Run Run, each grade dresses up in their class colors and runs laps in a course set up in the field next to the blacktop behind the school.  Parents and community members come to cheer on the students.  It is great fun for all.  

Students fundraise leading up to the event with a personalized fundraiser page.  There are awards for students, classes, and grades that run the most laps.

When & Where:

Mid-Late September (see school calendar for current year)

Audience:

Students (participants) and families (audience)

Volunteer Opportunities:

Many opportunities to volunteer.  You can join the Fun Run Committee that organizes the event.  Other opportunities include setting up the course the night before or breaking it down after the event.  Also, classroom teachers often need help getting the students ready for the run.  More information and volunteer requests will be sent out early in the academic year via the Valley View PTA website, PTA Monthly Newsletter, Weekly Mustang Memo and classroom teacher emails.

Volunteer Clearance 

None  to Level I (depending on role)

More Information:

Please visit the PTA Fun Run website for more details.

What & Purpose:

Future Fund is an online platform that PUSD, Valley View and the Valley View PTA use to engage with parents to register their students for programs like book club, volunteer for school events, purchase food tickets for fundraisers, or enroll in the PTA among other things.

When & Where:

Most parents interact with Future Fund during Annual Registration to enroll in programs, enroll in the PTA, and give contributions to various programs and groups at Valley View.  Periodically, throughout the year, parents will be directed to Future Fund to purchase food tickets for fundraisers like the Fall Festival as well as items like the Yearbook of 5th Grade Outdoor Education.

Audience:

Valley View Parents

Volunteer Opportunities:

When completing Annual Registration there is an opportunity to select which programs you are interested in volunteering for.  This is not a commitment, but if you check the box, you will be contacted by the event organizer as programs or fundraising events occur.

Volunteer Clearance 

N/A

More Information:

https://valleyview.futurefund.com/

What & Purpose:

The Valley View PTA organizes and hosts an evening Gala and Auction for adult members of the Valley View community. The Gala and auction serve as a fundraiser for various VV needs and programs.

When & Where:

An evening date in March at a local event space.

Audience:

Parents and staff attend the Gala and bid on auction items.  Many auction items are geared towards students to participate and attend.

Volunteer Opportunities:

There are volunteer opportunities within the Gala Committee to lead and organize the gala as well as organize or donate auction items. These opportunities will be announced as the event draws near.  Visit the Valley View PTA website, PTA Monthly Newsletter or Weekly Mustang Memo for specific opportunities and details.

Volunteer Clearance 

N/A

More Information:

https://www.vvespta.org/home

What & Purpose:

Students and staff dress up for Halloween and parade around the blacktop in a circle to show off their costumes!  Parents/guardians are invited to watch the parade.  

When & Where:

Halloween; Blacktop

Audience:

All

Volunteer Opportunities:

Parents/guardians are invited to help support classroom needs before the parade starts,

Volunteer Clearance 

Level I for volunteers in the classroom; Clearance not needed for visitors attending the parade.

More Information:

Parade Info (Updated annually) Please also reference Mustang Memo's and classroom communications.

What & Purpose:

“Children with disability from birth to age 22 may be eligible for special education services if the condition of disability interferes with success in the regular education program. The Federal government defines fourteen categories of disabilities that qualify students for special education. These include:  autism, deaf-blindness, emotional disturbance (ED), established medical disability (EMD), hard of hearing, intellectual disability (ID), multiple disabilities (MD), orthopedic impairment (OI), other health impairment (OHI), specific learning disability (SLD), speech or language impairment (SLI), traumatic brain injury, visual impairment including blindness.” - PUSD’s Special Education Web Page

When & Where:

When a student has a disability that falls within one or more of the above categories as defined by PUSD’s SPED team AND the condition of the disability interferes with success in the regular education program

Audience:

Students who qualify as needing an Individualized Education Plan

Volunteer Opportunities:

NA

Volunteer Clearance 

NA

More Information:

PUSD is working on reducing the overidentification of Latinx students for Special Education (IEPs).  

What & Purpose:

Intervention specialists usually provide intensive intervention in phonics to students who are identified as needing extra support in reading.  They generally offer small group pull-out intervention during each grade level’s Universal Access time.  They may also offer one-on-one and push-in intervention, as decided on by the grade level team during data talks, which occur three times throughout the school year.  Small groups are usually seen for 6-8 weeks and progress is monitored throughout the intervention period.

Intervention specialists are also involved in assessments, data talks, teacher coaching, Student Improvement Plans (SIPs), and the Coordination of Services Team (COST) meetings.

When & Where:

20 to 30-min sessions four times/week for each group

Audience:

All students who need intensive intervention, K-5, in General Education (Note:  Students with an IEP are provided services from Special Education for their pull-out or push-in services)

Volunteer Opportunities:

NA

Volunteer Clearance 

NA

More Information:

NA

What & Purpose:

Provide the opportunity for 4th and 5th grade students to practice basketball skills, play basketball, build team spirit, connect socially with each other, and increase belonging and community while having fun

When & Where:

After school; MPR

Audience:

All interested 4th and 5th graders 

Volunteer Opportunities:

Intramural basketball coach and assistant coach

Volunteer Clearance 

Level II

More Information:

Contact:  Winter Curtiss, 5th Grade DLI Teacher; Mario Formosa, PE Teacher

What & Purpose:

Students, staff and parents/guardians come together during student lunch time to discuss matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion and to plan events for upcoming heritage months.

When & Where:

Student lunchtimes - Upper grades

Audience:

4th/5th students (Sometimes younger), staff, parents/guardians

Volunteer Opportunities:

Attend meetings, facilitate discussions, assist students with their visions for celebrating diversity and inclusion for all.

Volunteer Clearance 

Level 1

More Information:

Contact Jewel Rich, JEDI Coordinator