Mr Garza's Weekly Parent Newsletter
December 7 - 11, 2020
ZEN DEN Student Group
BRONCOS! Our ZEN DEN Tuesday Series continues this week. We know this school year is different and you’re all working hard! Zen Den will give you a space to relax and wind down with your classmates, as well as learn powerful calming strategies. Contact Ms. Rodriguez at 730-7681 or jrodriguezesparza@vusd.org for more info.
Valley Oak Update
- Picture Day is January 28 & 29, 2021. More information to come out soon. If you cannot make either day there will be a make up day to take your pictures. There will be hand-free options to pay as well as old fashion cash/check ways as well!.
Update For Semester 2: In-Person vs. Full Distance
As Tulare County is still in the purple tier (most restrictive regarding COVID-19), secondary schools (grades 7-12) will not be able to have in-person instruction (with the exceptions of cohorts). While Tulare County is in the purple, all Valley Oak students will continue to Zoom directly with their current teachers. Once Tulare County is in the red tier for two weeks secondary schools can resume with in-person instruction using proper social distancing and mask wearing measures.
When that time approaches (this could be later into second semester) we will be reaching out to you with clarifying information regarding possible class changes to accommodate the social distancing requirements and information to those families who chose full-distance in the VUSD survey. If you have questions or concerns, please call our office at 730-7681 M-F 7:30 AM-4:30 PM.
Meal Distribution: Thursday from 10:00am-12:00pm and 5:00pm-7:00pm here at VOMS.
Return to School Planning Guide: Please look over the Return to School Planning Guide. This is what the district is using for when and if we come back using the Hybrid model.
Valley Oak Team Store
Valuable Information
- Blueprint for a Safer Economy: https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/
- COVID-19 Kaweah Delta Information Center: https://www.kaweahdelta.org/COVID19.aspx
Countdown - School Days till: Winter Break = 10 (2 School weeks)
Weekly Calendar
Tuesday, December 8
- ELAC Support Group Meeting 10:00am
- ZEN DEN 11:10am
Wednesday December 9
- Advisory/RTI Day
Thursday December 10
- Food Distribution 10:00am-12:00pm and 5:00pm-7:00pm in front of the school.
Contact Information:
Principal of Valley Oak Middle School
Visalia Unified School District
Email: dgarza@vusd.org
Website: https://www.vusd.org/valleyoak
Location: 2000 North Lovers Lane, Visalia, CA, 93292
Phone: (559) 730-7681