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Learn about the latest news from Valley Crossing Elementary School.
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![Kindergarten Welcome Night 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742488263/sowashcok12mnus/ugnkpbpdwmoxqtfjkqfj/KindergartenWelcomeNight1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742488263/sowashcok12mnus/ugnkpbpdwmoxqtfjkqfj/KindergartenWelcomeNight1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742488263/sowashcok12mnus/ugnkpbpdwmoxqtfjkqfj/KindergartenWelcomeNight1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742488263/sowashcok12mnus/ugnkpbpdwmoxqtfjkqfj/KindergartenWelcomeNight1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742488263/sowashcok12mnus/ugnkpbpdwmoxqtfjkqfj/KindergartenWelcomeNight1.png","width":1600}])
Families with a child who will be starting kindergarten next school year are invited to their child’s boundary school for Kindergarten Welcome Night from 5-6 p.m. on Thursday, April 17.
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We asked some of our students to tell us about a women in their life that inspires them most and here is what a few had to say.
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Join SoWashCo Schools for a free, family-friendly event celebrating the vibrant cultures that make up our school communities!
![Twins Home Opener]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742488752/sowashcok12mnus/yigymgf0hlumkzfh2ptg/TwinsSpecialMenu.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742488752/sowashcok12mnus/yigymgf0hlumkzfh2ptg/TwinsSpecialMenu.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742488752/sowashcok12mnus/yigymgf0hlumkzfh2ptg/TwinsSpecialMenu.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742488752/sowashcok12mnus/yigymgf0hlumkzfh2ptg/TwinsSpecialMenu.png","width":1080}])
On Thursday, April 3, SoWashCo Schools students and staff are encouraged to wear Twins shirts or Twins colors to school to celebrate the 2025 home opener.
![SoWashCo Summer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739890337/sowashcok12mnus/kyvkfhtodfo0f42dl3k0/SoWashCoSummer.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739890337/sowashcok12mnus/kyvkfhtodfo0f42dl3k0/SoWashCoSummer.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1739890337/sowashcok12mnus/kyvkfhtodfo0f42dl3k0/SoWashCoSummer.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739890337/sowashcok12mnus/kyvkfhtodfo0f42dl3k0/SoWashCoSummer.png","width":1080}])
Students currently in grades 5-7 can register to attend SoWashCo Summer.
![Food Rescue Thumbnail]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741283875/sowashcok12mnus/a0ehcr7rgkpsbigcd7fq/FoodRescueThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741283875/sowashcok12mnus/a0ehcr7rgkpsbigcd7fq/FoodRescueThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741283875/sowashcok12mnus/a0ehcr7rgkpsbigcd7fq/FoodRescueThumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741283875/sowashcok12mnus/a0ehcr7rgkpsbigcd7fq/FoodRescueThumbnail.png","width":1080}])
SoWashCo Schools has donated more than 10,000 pounds of food to the local food shelf, Basic Needs, since the beginning of the school year.
It’s all part of the Food Rescue Program, a partnership between SoWashCo Schools and Basic Needs.
![Valley Crossing Elementary - Community Education Spring 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741202739/sowashcok12mnus/lyvtrooy4fiogumveug1/CE_Sp25_Elementary_Flyers_VCES.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741202739/sowashcok12mnus/lyvtrooy4fiogumveug1/CE_Sp25_Elementary_Flyers_VCES.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741202739/sowashcok12mnus/lyvtrooy4fiogumveug1/CE_Sp25_Elementary_Flyers_VCES.pdf","width":612}])
Sign up now for Community Education classes! Browse our catalog or registration site for even more classes offered at SoWashCo Schools locations, partner locations and online.
![Anishinaabe Storytelling]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740065053/sowashcok12mnus/ylwts3ax3jdyafr4gejq/processed-09F3151C-D0F2-48B0-9F01-97600D1639B0.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740065053/sowashcok12mnus/ylwts3ax3jdyafr4gejq/processed-09F3151C-D0F2-48B0-9F01-97600D1639B0.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1740065053/sowashcok12mnus/ylwts3ax3jdyafr4gejq/processed-09F3151C-D0F2-48B0-9F01-97600D1639B0.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1740065053/sowashcok12mnus/ylwts3ax3jdyafr4gejq/processed-09F3151C-D0F2-48B0-9F01-97600D1639B0.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1740065053/sowashcok12mnus/ylwts3ax3jdyafr4gejq/processed-09F3151C-D0F2-48B0-9F01-97600D1639B0.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740065053/sowashcok12mnus/ylwts3ax3jdyafr4gejq/processed-09F3151C-D0F2-48B0-9F01-97600D1639B0.jpg","width":1627}])
On Thursday, Feb. 13, SoWashCo Schools hosted its first Indigenous Storytelling event.
![the importance of mca testing]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740063901/sowashcok12mnus/xaoued2vmogkf5ttdfts/MCAMTASTesting5.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740063901/sowashcok12mnus/xaoued2vmogkf5ttdfts/MCAMTASTesting5.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1740063901/sowashcok12mnus/xaoued2vmogkf5ttdfts/MCAMTASTesting5.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740063901/sowashcok12mnus/xaoued2vmogkf5ttdfts/MCAMTASTesting5.png","width":1080}])
Students in grades 3-8, 10 and 11 will participate in MCAs beginning April 1
![Winter storytelling event hosted at east ridge high school, Feb. 13 from 6-8 p.m.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738007156/sowashcok12mnus/ps30hf4c5t4ersqz2wul/winterstorytellingevent.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738007156/sowashcok12mnus/ps30hf4c5t4ersqz2wul/winterstorytellingevent.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738007156/sowashcok12mnus/ps30hf4c5t4ersqz2wul/winterstorytellingevent.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1738007156/sowashcok12mnus/ps30hf4c5t4ersqz2wul/winterstorytellingevent.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738007156/sowashcok12mnus/ps30hf4c5t4ersqz2wul/winterstorytellingevent.png","width":1545}])
SoWashCo Schools' Indigenous Education invites you to join us for the upcoming Winter Storytelling Event hosted at East Ridge High School on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 6-8 p.m.