Valley Elementary School

08/25/2026

🚗✨ Want to skip the drop-off or pick-up line? Here’s your chance! Check out this fun PTO raffle & silent auction for a chance to win VIP Front Entrance Drop-Off or Pick-Up!💜💛

Thank you for supporting Valley Elementary PTO and our students! 💜💛

Tired of the drop-off or pick-up line?!? PTO has 4 great chances to bypass those for the first 2 nine weeks. You can buy a chance for just $10. Buy as many raffle spots as you like. We will raffle off 2 VIP morning drop-offs and 2 afternoon VIP pick-ups. If you don't want to leave it to chance...we have 2 morning drop-offs and 2 afternoon pick-ups to be auctioned off. The auction winners will receive a school year long pass.

Raffle spots sold by QR code, PayPal @ ValleyElmPTo, or see a board member.
Kellie Thompson
Kelsey Combs
Alexis McKenzie
Hayley Schuler
Lauren Arrick

Silent Auction bidders please email us with your name, number, specify wether you are bidding on morning or afternoon, and bid amount at [email protected]

We will do our best to keep an up to date bid amount posted.

Please share this post. All drawing dates are included.

08/21/2026

🏈💜💛 Friday morning Tribe Pride!💛💜📣

Our students had some special guests at drop-off this morning! A big THANK YOU to our Valley High School football players and cheerleaders for starting our day with lots of smiles, high-fives, and school spirit!

What a fun way to get everyone excited for tonight’s first home football game!🏈

Good luck tonight, Indians! Our littlest Tribe members will be cheering you on! 💜💛📣

ROLL TRIBE!🏈💜💛

08/20/2026

Spirit Shop will be open tomorrow 💜💛

Kicking off our Tribe Spirit with a district wide pep rally and Spirit Shop sales at drop off this Friday. We have the fan favorites like tattoos and beads for $1, but don't sleep on the cool and unique Spirit Gear this year. We even have tumblers! We can't wait to get pumped up tomorrow...our boys got this in the bag!

08/18/2026

🎬 The one where Valley Elementary goes back to school… 💜💛

Our staff had a little fun getting ready to welcome everyone back! 😄

The classrooms are ready, the halls are decorated, and our Valley Elementary crew is excited for another great year together!

We can’t wait to see our students! 💜💛

🎶 So no one told you school was gonna start this way… 👏👏👏👏

08/18/2026

📚 Back-to-School Information!💜💛

The first day of school is almost here! We’re excited to welcome our students and families back to Valley Elementary for another great year!

Before the school year gets underway, please take a few minutes to look through the important information included with this post:

🚗 Student Drop-Off & Pick-Up Procedures
📖 Important Student Handbook Updates & Reminders
📅 Important Dates for the Upcoming School Year

We know the beginning of the year comes with LOTS of information, so we hope having these reminders all in one place is helpful!

Please take a moment to review everything before the first day, and feel free to reach out to the school if you have any questions.

We can’t wait to see our students back in the building and kick off a great year at Valley Elementary! 💜💛

Welcome back, Valley families!

08/13/2026

🩺 A quick update from our school nurse!

As we get ready for the new school year, please take a moment to read this important information from our school nurse. 💜💛

08/13/2026

🎉 Welcome to Valley Elementary! 💜💛

We are excited to welcome some new faces to Valley Elementary and celebrate familiar faces stepping into new roles this school year!

Join us in welcoming these new and familiar faces to their roles at Valley Elementary!

💜 Kari Christman – Elementary Secretary
💛 Kayla Felty – 2nd Grade Teacher
💜 Jill Gahm – Librarian
💛 Vanessa Seidel – Intervention Specialist
💜 Sara Parker – Preschool Classroom Aide
💛 Kim Davis – Kindergarten Classroom Aide
💜 Kelli Johnson – Technology
💛 Eric Tolliver – 1:1 Aide
💜 Jennifer DeAtley – 1:1 Aide

We are so happy to have each of them as part of our Valley Elementary team and are looking forward to a wonderful year together! 💜💛

And we have one more special welcome… we are excited to welcome Beth Queen back for one more year at Valley Elementary! 💜💛 We are so glad to have her back with us!

08/07/2026

08/03/2026

📢 FinalForms Reminder 📢

Valley Elementary families, it's time to complete your FinalForms for the upcoming school year!

Please make sure all required forms are completed by Monday, August 10. Keeping your child's information up to date helps us ensure a safe and smooth start to the school year.

Complete your forms here: https://valleylucasville-oh.finalforms.com/

Thank you for taking a few minutes to get this done. We can't wait to welcome everyone back! 💜💛

07/29/2026

💜💛 Kindergarten Camp at Valley Elementary! 💛💜

We’re excited to welcome our incoming kindergarten students to Kindergarten Camp on August 10th, 11th, and 12th! This is a great opportunity for your child to meet our kindergarten teachers, become familiar with the school building, and get comfortable before the first day of school.

You can choose between two sessions:
🕘 Morning Session: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
🕧 Afternoon Session: 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM

📚 Drop-Off: Parents should drop their child off in the Valley Elementary Library at the beginning of their selected session.

🎒 What to Bring: Nothing! We’ll have everything your child needs for camp.

👉 Please note: Children entering Pre-K or repeating Kindergarten do not need to attend.

📋 Click the link below to register your child. We can't wait to meet our newest Valley Indians! 💜💛

Please complete the form below to register your child for Kindergarten Camp at Valley Elementary. Children entering Kindergarten for the first time are encouraged to attend. If your child is enrolled in Pre-K for the upcoming school year or is repeating Kindergarten, they do not need to participate....