Valley View News- February 2026

Our kindergarten students presented an honesty song for us in our monthly assembly. Mrs. Blaha has been working with them for a long time and they did a fantastic job performing. We are very proud of them. We will be having other grades perform at future assemblies as well. Our Magic Gives Back event is coming up next weekend, February 21st. Even though tickets are sold out you can still support the school and your kiddo by making a donation.

I want to give a big shout out to our PTO for another fun and free event they hosted this month. We had a great turnout for our annual Bingo night and all of the students had a great time and went home with some fun prizes. The PTO also has a dance coming up on February 20th from 6:30 to 8pm. Remember this is a family event so you will need to stay and have fun with your child/children (this is not a drop-off event).

Conferences are the evening of Thursday, Feb 19th, please make sure to schedule with your classroom teacher. And while you are here stop in and check in with our Encore teachers as well! Also, please be sure to order your yearbook - pre-ordering ends March 9, 2026.

This month (February), we spent time learning about HONESTY, and how important it is to have this skill in life. HONESTY shows respect. When we do things that are dishonest, people lose trust in us. Being honest means that own up to our mistakes, because it's the right thing to do. We cannot learn from our mistakes if we are not honest.

Golden Grizzly Awards are awards given to students who have gone above and beyond in the classroom and building, exemplifying our Valley View Expectations of being Safe, Kind and Responsible. These students are role models to our Valley View students and are recognized during our assembly each month.

The Fabulous Feather Duster awards are given out by our custodians to the classrooms who do the best job of keeping their classroom clean and tidy. This month's winning classrooms are:

Mrs. Jones - 2nd Grade

Mrs. Stassinis - 1st Grade

The Golden Spoon award is given out by our cafeteria staff to the classroom that does the best job of keeping their lunch tables clean and tidy. This month's winning classroom is:

Miss Stiver - 3rd Grade

The Recess Grizzlies of the Week awards are given out by our recess monitors to students who are doing an excellent job of being Safe, Kind and Responsible on the playground and during indoor recess. Recess Grizzlies of the Week are able to choose one to three friends to sit up on the stage during lunch for the week! If they choose a variety of friends each day, they can enjoy lunch with up to 15 different friends over the course of the week!

Congratulations to Tatum Runk for being our Valley View School Board Student of the Month!

February 2026

• 2/19 Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm & PTO Conference Meal
• 2/20 PTO Dance 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
• 2/21 Magic Gives Back Fundraiser 7:00 pm at WIS Auditorium (Get your tickets now)
• 2/27 End of 2nd Trimester

• 3/2 Family First Night
• 3/2 - 3/6 Right to Read Week
• 3/5 Green Eggs and Ham
• 3/5 Talent Show Rehearsal (5:00 - 8:00 pm & WHS PAC) - PTO Event
• 3/6 Talent Show - PAC at WHS 6:30 pm
• 3/9 Board Meeting 7:00 pm
• 3/10 Report Cards
• 3/17 Bookmarkers Book Club 8:00 am
• 3/18 VV PTO Meeting 5:00 pm
• 3/21 Rock Your Socks for celebration of World Down Syndrome Day

Our secretary, Mrs. Musacchia, is the contact person for calling off your student and any change of dismissal plans throughout the day. Please call the attendance line at 330-335-1431 and leave a message with any changes BEFORE school starts. Any changes after 9:00 am, please call the main line at 330-335-1430. We recommend you let Mrs. Musacchia and your child's teacher know when your student will be absent, leaving early, or arriving late. We ask that all end-of-the-day dismissal plans be made by 2:30 p.m. Thank you for your efforts! **REMINDER- Mrs. Hamsher must approve all vacations AHEAD OF TIME. Please send her an email requesting excused absences. khamsher@wadsworthschools.org

Valley View Office Team

Valley View Elementary

Main Phone: (330) 335-1430

Attendance Line: (330) 335-1431

Fax number: (330) 335-1428

Principal: Keri Hamsher

khamsher@wadsworthschools.org

Secretary: Holly Musacchia

hmusacchia@wadsworthschools.org

School Counselor: Tallie Paz

tpaz@wadsworthschools.org

Clinic: Rose Jaeger