Valley Heights Elementary Schools

Thank you to everyone who came to our kindergarten family fun night! I hope you enjoyed spending time with your family and making a game to take home and play together! I also want to thank those who took the time out of their busy schedules to attend our district site council meeting. We appreciate your feedback and support.

This week we had some special visitors during lunch and the afternoon. Some high school and junior high students joined us for lunch and an afternoon of activities. Some students also cleaned up our grounds.

This week we look forward to Halloween activities! Make sure you check out the Halloween costume parade downtown Waterville on Friday, October 30th at 1:00 pm!

Next Week:

Monday:

• Colts Round Up

Tuesday:

• 1st Grade Field Trip!
• Colts Round Up

Wednesday:

• Colts Round Up

Thursday:

• Colts Round Up

Friday:

• AM Preschool & Kinder Prep visit the BR nursing home
• PM Preschool & Kinder Prep visit the Waterville Library
• K-2 Halloween Parade Downtown Waterville at 1:00
• Halloween parties to follow

Upcoming Dates:

• October 30th- Halloween Parades and Parties!
• November 4th- PTO Scholastic Book Fair at Waterville Grade School

It was a great week at Blue Rapids Elementary. The building had their picture retakes this week. A big shout out to Courtney Dummermuth for all her hard work to make picture day and retakes a success. On Friday, we completed a fire drill in conjunction with our mandatory drill protocols. Wednesday was a big day in the building as the Jr. High and High School students were in the building for a day of service. They had rotations and special activities for the elementary students as well as did clean up activities around the building. (Please see pictures below.) A huge shout out to all the students for their hard work and to Sammie Parker and Caley Gallimore for their hard work in bringing this together. Wednesday night was also our fall SITE council meeting. Mr. Spoonts gave facilities updates, Mrs. deBoer talked about Title 1 funds and I gave a state assessment update. There was good discussion and information given out that night.

As always, thank you for the privilege and blessing that it is to work with your children. My door is always open if you have any concerns or you need to visit.

Mr. Staples

Here are some upcoming dates to take note of:

• October 25th- Fall Fest on the BR Square
• October 30th - Halloween Parade on the Square and Classroom Parties
• November 9th - No School - Professional Development Day for Teachers
• November 10th - K-State Women's Basketball game
• November 11th - Students Sneak Peek of the HS Play

Waterville classroom parties will take place after the parade!

Last week's Waterville VHS ticket winners were Brayleigh and Sarah winning lunch with Mrs. deBoer, Gunner and Tomas winning prizes, and Elias and Silver winning lunch with Ms. Jayne!

This week's Waterville VHS ticket winners are Emery and Andrew winning lunch with Mrs. deBoer, Lux and Averleigh winning prizes, and Leeah and Greighson winning lunch with Ms. Jayne!

Did you know you can pay your child's lunch fees online? We'll even cover the processing fees for you so you have no extra fees! Click HERE to be taken directly to the link! Or you can navigate to this page from the Valley Heights website, then clicking on Parent & Student Resources, then Online Payment.

Check out the Schools That Care newsletter below for information on resources available in our community!

Early Head Start 0-3 provides services to infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. It promotes

• healthy prenatal outcomes, healthy babies
• enhances the development of infants and toddlers, and
• promotes healthy/thriving families

NEK-CAP, Inc. receives federal funds for 160 children to operate and provide Early Head Start (0-3) services for infants, toddlers, pregnant mothers, and fathers.

NEK-CAP, Inc. receives federal funds for 238 children to operate and provide Head Start services. Head Start is committed to cultivating partnerships with the community to ensure that children and families receive an array of individualized services focused upon early childhood development, family support, health and education.

Head Start/Early Head Start 0-5 services are available at no cost to children and families. Up to 10% of enrollment may be used to serve children that are over income. Transportation is available at some locations.

Click HERE for more information!

Did you know that even though packaging no longer has box tops on them to cut out, that you can still support your school? Download the Box Tops app and scan your receipt to earn money for schools. This is a simple way to give back to your community! Click here for more details!

Another avenue of supporting your school is through Casey's rewards! Check it out at caseys.com/community/donate-your-points!

Email: judeboer@valleyheights.org tstaples@valleyheights.org sspoonts@valleyheights.org
Website: www.valleyheights.org