IMPORTANT DATES
February 2nd-13th: Candy Gram Sales (more info to come)
February 8th: Bows and Bows: A Father/Daughter Date Night Event– Register HERE. See details below.
February 11th: Girls Only Free Dress Day – Book Drive Reward
February 14th: Chapel (K-2nd @ 8:35a, 6th-8th @ 9:25a, 3rd-5th @ 10:20a)
February 17th: NO SCHOOL, President’s Day
February 18th: NO SCHOOL, Professional Development
February 19th: School Resumes
February 25th: Dress Out Day (pay to participate)
February 26th-27th: Spring Pictures (schedule to come)
February 27th: 7th and 8th Grade Band Concert @ 5:30pm
February 28th: Chapel (K-2nd @ 8:35a, 6th-8th @ 9:25a, 3rd-5th @ 10:20a)
BOOK DRIVE
The children’s book drive results are in…. Boys had a great final day and ended up with 628 books! But girls continued to rock and netted a whopping 1,850! Our Val Vista campus ended up collecting nearly 2,500 books for Kids Need To Read, which is a local nonprofit that supplies books to kids who don’t have access to them. Thank you to all who participated. The girls won a free dress day, which they will get to use on Tuesday, February 11th. Girl parents – please mark your calendar accordingly and remember to follow the Dress Out Day Dress Code.
Bows and Bows: Psalm 127:4
(Daddy- Daughter Dance elevated and rebranded!)
Who: VV Dads and Daughters in grades PK-8
When: Saturday, February 8th from 6:30-8:30pm at the Val Vista Campus.
What: There will be light snacks, professional pictures from Lifetouch, a craft, and time for connection in the elementary courtyard, as well as a dance and a digital photo booth in the gym. Upon completion of all of the events, the dads and daughters will receive a special keepsake to take with them.
How: Click HERE to register.
NOTE: To help us with planning, please register by January 31st if possible. Walk-up registration will be available.
$50 per couple & $10 for each additional daughter, $70 family max
BOX TOPS
Our campus is officially a part of Box Tops now! All you need to do is download the app (QR code attached)! You can even connect your Walmart account to earn without having to scan receipts!
*Tip: If you get a server error, try deleting the app from your phone and reinstalling!
BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP NEEDED
Business owners, this one’s for you! We’re looking for event sponsors for the upcoming Daddy/Daughter and Mother/Son events. Proudly display your logo on event flyers, signage and more! Email [email protected] for more information.
ATHLETICS
Don’t forget to register your athlete for spring sports through TeamSnap! Registration will close February 7th.
YEARBOOK
Order your 2024-2025 Yearbook for $35.00 (now through March 23rd), and then prices will go up! To order, go to ybpay.com and enter our School Id: 15329725.
FELLOWSHIP FRIDAYS
In an effort to facilitate an opportunity for parents and kids to fellowship together on campus, we will be opening our playground on most Fridays from 3:30-5PM. **This is not a school supervised event. Please be prepared to stay and monitor your child. We are only providing a space for Friday fun.
MEAL TRAIN
If your family is in need of the blessing and support of a meal train, or you know a GCS family that would benefit from one, please email: [email protected]
ROOTED IN PRAYER
Please join other parents on Friday mornings from 7:45-8:30 am in the Conference Room to pray over staff and students. If you are unable to attend, please use the link HERE and pray with us, from wherever you are, for these specific individuals and/or classes. “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18: 20
VOLUNTEERS
Lunchroom: Want to help out in the lunchroom? Check out our Lunchroom Volunteer Sign Up!!
Other Campus Volunteer Opportunities: If you are new or have settled in and are now available to volunteer- please fill out this form to see how you can get involved.
Staff Meeting Snacks: If you’d like to help provide snacks for any of the All Staff Meetings this year, please use the link HERE to sign up.
*Volunteers who already have an Approved Background Check for the 23/24 year, DO NOT need to fill a Volunteer Agreement or Background Check for the 24/25 next year. They’re good for 2 years. Only NEW families need to fill one out.
DRIVELINE
During the AM and PM driveline please make sure to use your blinker as you are entering and exiting the curb line. It greatly helps our driveline staff, the family’s walking along the driveline, and those trying to cross the street at the end of the driveline. We appreciate your partnering as we try to load kids as quickly and safely as possible.
