School News
District Headlines & Features
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Early Release on March 22
Schools are let out 90 minutes early in support of staff professional learning and collaboration time.
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Preschool Enrollment for 2023-24 School Year
If your child will be three or four-years-old by August 31, consider enrollment into one of our preschool programs!
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National Reading Month
Check out how FWPS is celebrating literacy and reading throughout the month of March.
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Women's History Month
In March, FWPS schools will celebrate and honor Women's History Month with assemblies, art projects, musical performances and more.
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Attend the sixth annual STEM Exploration Night, April 12!
From 6-8 pm at Federal Way High School, explore STEM through interactive activities, booths, panels, and more!
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Register for the new Family Academy
Sign up to partner with FWPS around important topics critical to scholar success.
Principal's Message
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Greetings Valhalla Families
Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! We are so happy to welcome you back and begin this great year of learning.
I am proud and honored to join the Valhalla Voyager team as your Interim Principal and look forward to meeting you all and establishing partnerships that will support your scholars as they go through this year. My email address and phone number are at the end of this message should you need to contact me.
Our staff and students have been busy during these first few weeks building relationships and learning routines. At Valhalla we all strive to be SAFE, KIND AND PRODUCTIVE. We help students be successful with this by explicitly teaching behavior expectations for all areas in the school, including within our classrooms, and by rewarding students demonstrating positive behavior choices with Valhalla Bucket tickets. I am so proud of the positive interactions I have seen between students so far, and I know they will keep it up!
Our teachers are also focusing on learning routines and discussion protocols to help students engage in rigorous academic conversations. And, September is the month in which we conduct our iReady diagnostic assessment and use our IRLA tool to level students in reading. It’s a busy time!
Thank you to everyone who came to our open house – that was an amazing way to kick off the year! There will be many more opportunities for families to connect with us, so keep checking our weekly newsletter for information!
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions, feedback, or input you have.
Here’s to a great year!
Dianne Harlow, Interim Principal
dharlow@fwps.org
253-945-4315
Upcoming Events
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Tomorrow
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9:10 AM - 2:10 PM Early Release- 2:10
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March 29, 2023
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Scholar-Led Conferences
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March 30, 2023
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9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Scholar Led Conferences
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March 31, 2023
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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Scholar Led Conferences
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April 1, 2023