VALERIUS WEEKLY DIGEST

MONDAY 4/12- C DAY

TUESDAY 4/13- D DAY

WEDNESDAY 4/14- E DAY

THURSDAY 4/15- F DAY

FRIDAY 4/16- A DAY

As I have shared in previous updates, Valerius will be giving this assessment during the second week of the testing window. Our schedule is below.

Snacks will be provided to students on testing days by PTO.

Some helpful tips for families the week of testing include:

* be sure to go to bed at a reasonable time to get good sleep

* eat a good breakfast before coming to school. Breakfast is also available every day at Valerius and is free through the end of the year

* talk with your child about taking their time and doing their best.

We appreciate your partnership at home to help your students do their very best!

Register Today! Student Registration For The 2021-22 School Year

School registration for the 2021–2022 school year is underway! Families with students in kindergarten through 11th grade currently enrolled in the district received an email mid-March with instructions for online registration. For families without email, a letter will be mailed to you in April with instructions for registering your student(s). Once the email/letter has been received, families are welcome to register their student(s) through the online registration process. Ideally, we’d like to have all students registered for the 2021-22 school year by June 4.

Student Registration:

• Preschool Students—if your child will be 3 years old or 4 years old by September 15, 2021, click here for specific information about registering your preschool student.

• Kindergarten Students—if your child will be 5 years old by September 15, 2021, click here for specific information about registering your kindergarten student.

• Returning Students—if your student(s) is registered in the Urbandale CSD this school year (2020–2021), click here for specific information about registering your returning student.

• New Students—if your student(s) is new to the Urbandale CSD, click here for specific information about registering your new student.

We know this is a busy time of year for students and families. Thank you in advance for taking time to register your student(s) for the 2021-22 school year. For help with registration, please contact Sandy Walters registration@urbandaleschools.com or 515-457-5011. Full Article

The fifth grade band students are going to have a Spring Concert! There will be more information to follow in the next newsletter, but I wanted to make sure you have these dates on your radar.

Wednesday, 5/5/21
District-wide 5th Grade Band Rehearsal
7:45-8:45am
UHS PAC
Please drop your student off at the Urbandale High School Performing Arts Center, and they will be bussed back to their building for the school day.

Thursday, 5/6/21
District-wide 5th Grade Band Spring Concert
6:00pm
UHS PAC

The following mitigation measures will be in place:
* All participants and spectators must wear masks covering nose and mouth upon arrival and for the duration of the event.
*Each student will receive 2 tickets for parents/guardians/guests to attend and to sit in marked seats only. Seating will be in groups of 2, distanced throughout the PAC.
*The concert will be live-streamed for family (or students) that cannot be in attendance. The link is www.j-hawks.com/live
*Please do not arrive early, as there will be no congregating of participants or audience members before or after the event.

Just a friendly reminder that if you need to come pick up a student from the office please ring the bell. Parents are allowed inside the front entry way, but cannot come in to the office.

Right after spring break, two third grade students and I were talking in the lunchroom about how they loved watching a read aloud Dr. Seuss book during lunch last year to celebrate Read Across America week. During this conversation, the students came up with a great idea to positively reinforce lunchroom expectations.

Myles and Avery sat with me and came up with the idea that each day in lunch every grade level could earn two points. After the grade level has earned twenty points they can pick from a prize menu for a reward. Items on the menu include: watch a cartoon during lunch, listen to a book during lunch, dance party with Mrs. Cole at the end of the day, and extra recess.

On Wednesday, I taught this to all of our students. We talked through what the expectations are and how to earn 2 points every day. We also talked about listening and respecting the adults in the lunchroom who are there to help remind them of the expectations and to keep them safe.

We look forward to celebrating their great work in the lunchroom over the next 8 weeks!

Urbandale CSD Families and Staff,

I’d like to provide an update regarding the last day of school for the 2020-21 school year. During the March 29 School Board meeting, the Board approved the following plan:

• All schools, except Rolling Green, will make up two days of school at the end of the school year which will make the last day of school Friday, June 4 (original last day was Wednesday, June 2). This accounts for making up two of the three snow days we missed this winter.
• The last day for certified employees will be Tuesday, June 8 (for all schools except Rolling Green).
• The last day of school for Rolling Green will not change; the last day is Friday, June 11. This is also the last day for Rolling Green staff. (Note: Rolling Green will be making up time during their previously scheduled snow make-up days.)

Thank you for your flexibility and understanding with these changes in our school year calendar.

Steve Bass
Superintendent

Principal: Michelle Cole; colem@urbandaleschools.com

Office Manager: Angie Jones; jonesa1@urbandaleschools.com

Nurse: Jenny Villegas; villegasj@urbandaleschools.com

Guidance Counselor: Melissa MacGregor; macgregorm@urbandaleschools.com

FFO: Brittany Cooley; cooleyb@urbandaleschools.com

Website: https://www.urbandaleschools.com/schools/valerius-elementary/
Location: 3305 92nd Street, Urbandale, IA, USA
Phone: 515-457-6500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valeriuselementary