Join us tonight at 7pm for our Board of Directors Meeting - all are invited to join! 
VCMS Shadow Day on January 25th! Virtually attend two VCMS classes, have "brunch" with teachers and students, and attend a Q and A with our principals. If you are interested in signing up your prospective VCMS student for this fun morning, please email: ravery@valleycharterschool.org. Limited space available, so don't wait! #vcms #shadowday #schoolyear2021-22 #prospectivefamilies 
PFC Meeting this afternoon (1/19) at 4pm! You can find the Zoom link in Dr. Rubin's weekly email. See you there! #vcms #pfc #getconnected #stayconnected #vcmsschoolcommunity 
Happy MLK Day, VCS! Remember that there is no school today! #vcms #mlkday2021 
Reminder: No school tomorrow in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! #vcms #mlkday2021 #makeadifferencetoday! 
Here's the latest from our Executive Director, Carolyn Yaffe, on the VCS Blog: Dear VCS Community, I hope all of our community members were able to rest and recharge over the winter holidays. I want to acknowledge that the start of 2021 has been tumultuous and that there are several big challenges we face as a nation right now. Our current political context underscores the important role that education plays in preparing our students to participate in and uphold democracy. The VCS model -- which is designed to produce critical thinkers and advocates -- is both relevant and crucial in this task. While we may sometimes feel helpless as harmful events unfold, I personally take heart in the important ways the collective work we do as a community makes a difference in the larger world........ To read more, please visit: valleycharterschool290010276.wordpress.com #vcms #vcsblog #stayconnected 
Dear VCMS Community, Yesterday, we were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Juana Diaz from COVID-19. Ms. Diaz was the mother of Maria Pineda, a 7th grade student at VCMS. We are all thinking of the Pineda-Diaz family at this horribly difficult time. A Gofundme page has been set up at https://www.gofundme.com/f/whawp-funeral-services. If you are able, we encourage you to provide financial support for the family. The Gofundme page will be up throughout this week in preparation for her burial, Monday, January 11th. Please keep Maria and her family in your thoughts. Sincerely, The VCMS Staff 
Happy new year, VCMS! We hope you had a great winter break, and are as ready to start 2021 as we are! #vcms #happynewyear2021 #cantwaittogetbacktoschool #wemissedyou 
Tell your friends! Tell your neighbors! We are accepting applications for the 2021-22 school year, and still have a few tour dates left this school year. Please visit valleycharterschool.org to sign up for a tour, and https://applyla.schoolmint.net to apply. #vcms #virtualtours #dontmissout 
Ever wondered what starburst and metamorphic rock have in common? Read VCMS Advisory News to find out! Thanks to our 6th grade authors: Natalia, Lucea, and Megan for putting together a great article about Miss Fessler's science class! #vcms #advisorynews #missfesslerlovesscience 
Don't forget: the new VCMS student schedule starts tomorrow! You should have received an email from your student's teacher detailing the changes, and this information can also be found on the 11/29 VCMS eNews email from Dr. Rubin. #vcms #morezooming 
VCS has exciting news for our community! Today we launched our new website design and new VCS logo at https://valleycharterschool.org, We invite all of our families to check it out and bookmark this page. There are sections for both of our schools within the new website address, but most information can be found through the main VCS page. Also (and very exciting for people who have been waiting years for a digital school calendar!), you can subscribe to the VCS google calendar and link it to your personal calendar! This should make it much easier to keep track of our many school events throughout the year. #vcs #newlooksameamazingschool #thecalendarwillmakeeverythingeasier 
AN EVENING WITH THE PRINCIPAL THAT YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS! Join us as we welcome Ross Szabo tomorrow night at 7pm. Ross is the former director of the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign, and is an award winning mental health advocate. He has brought his message promoting help seeking behaviors and improving mental health to over a million people. For more information, visit www.rossszabo.com. Check your email for Zoom details, or call the VCMS office.