• "Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others." -Jack Welch.

September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month! Please enjoy a virtual library of picture books to share with your kids here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13Xk7IW-qUjbHWUJVsyPUBDGpRL2nQfToL85Y8PhCLYc/edit?usp=sharing

In this section, we share schoolwide upcoming important dates and information.

Calling any irrigation experts! We need your help. Our garden irrigation is causing a muddy mess and we need a diagnosis of what needs to be fixed. Once we know that much, we can take it from there. If you are knowledgeable about irrigation, we would love your advice/expertise.

Please contact the office and ask for Ms. Miller or Ms. Masters. 619-344-3500

Wow! Just the first few weeks of school have brought a lot of growth already. For our little ones, the fear they had the first couple of weeks has dissipated, and they're making new friends and getting to know each other. For our older ones, they are taking responsibility in their learning and are seeking to grow as leaders. Please enjoy these photos from the first couple of weeks...

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff, Valencia Park has been named one of America’s Healthiest Schools for 2024 by Alliance for a Healthier Generation. We proudly have the award banner in front of our main office gate. We are one of 879 schools recognized across 30 states for supporting the health and well-being of students, staff, and families.

Valencia Park was recognized for implementing local school wellness policies. With your support, we hope to achieve recognition again next year too!

See the full list of schools at healthiergeneration.org/2024-awardees.

Our school has adopted the Leader in Me program to promote student leadership and social-emotional development. Leader in Me is a paradigm and also includes a classroom curriculum that teachers have been implementing since day 1. We believe that all students are leaders in their own wonderful ways, and our goal is to develop the leaders in all students. Parents, more information about this program and how you can help us extend the work of this program at home is available below.

At the end of last year, we invited the 3rd/4th grade students to apply for this year's Student Lighthouse leadership team. We are so excited for the 42 students who have already begun meeting to plan how they can lead schoolwide initiatives! A huge thank you to all of the students who helped us welcome in our students to a new year. Special shoutout to Anna, Myra, and Itzel for coming in before school even started to speak at our UTK/Kindergarten orientation!

Knox Middle School is working hard to reach out to you.

Here is their newsletter: https://secure.smore.com/n/atrns-knox-middle-school?ref=email

Also, they have monthly food pantries and parent circles that are open to the community, where you can come if you have parenting questions or challenges and/or need food.