VALERIUS WEEKLY DIGEST

Monday, January 25th (D Day)

Tuesday, January 26th (E Day)

Thursday, January 28th (F Day)

Wednesday, January 27th (E DAY)

Friday, January 29th (F DAY)

Due to COVID-19, we will not be exchanging Valentines this school year. Our PTO is planning and supporting a party as they have in years past for classroom teachers to engage students in celebrating friendship. We are hopeful that next year we will be able to resume the exchange of Valentine's.

"Every year we experience the need to cancel school due to a variety of reasons which is why I’d like to share more information regarding protocols that guide our decisions and precautions we’re taking to ensure our students and staff understand what to do in the event an emergency situation arises during the school day. The decision to delay, cancel, or have an early dismissal due to any reason is one that we take seriously and with great caution, care, and concern —caution that we’re making an informed decision based on credible information from key sources, care that our decision supports the safety and well-being of students and staff, and concern that we’re taking into account all of the variables that cancelling school will inevitably impact."

https://www.urbandaleschools.com/our-district/communications/school-cancellation-protocols-and-safety/

Please click here to view Preschool & Kindergarten Pre-Registration Information for the 2021-2022 school year.

Please click here to review detailed Preschool Pre-Registration Information for the 2021-2022 school year.

If you live near any families who may benefit from this information, please pass it along!

We would like to invite you to check out our book collection on You Tube. These are stories that you or your students can access at any time. If you subscribe to the channel you would get notified every time a new book is added. There is an activity that goes with each book. To access this activity, click on ‘show more’ at the end of each story. Here is an example of one of our readings - “The Invisible String” by Patrice Karst.

https://youtu.be/yTqqPoOaodg

I have also included a You Tube video that talks about ways to develop children’s communication skills so they are better able talk about any concerns they may have about the pandemic. It includes a fun way to play virtual Pictionary!

https://youtu.be/WhcL9xMSV3w

I hope this information is helpful to you and your students. Please let me know if you have any questions about the information provided. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you

Sincerely,

Kelley Roberts

COVID Recovery Iowa

Children and Family Virtual Outreach

THANK YOU for all of the generous water donations!

We have multiple jobs available working for our Nutrition Services Department. Mrs. Jessy Sadler, our director, is one of the kindest most positive people I know, and she would be amazing to work with. If you have any interest please reach out to her at sadlerj@urbandaleschools.com

Serving kitchen:

10:45am-1:00pm (3 positions)

11:15am-1:30pm (2 bldgs)

Production kitchen:

10:30am-2pm

6:30am-2:30pm

9:30-2:30pm (transport/general worker)

10:30am-2:30pm

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