Valley Heights Elementary Schools

This week representatives from the Valley Heights Elementary schools attended the National ESEA Conference in Portland, Oregon, for the National ESEA Distinguished School Award. These staff members attended numerous sessions and are eager to share their new knowledge with their colleagues to continue to be one of the top schools in the nation! We wish that we could take each and every student and staff member to Portland to participate in all of the Distinguished Schools events!

Student Success Meetings: Elementary Student Success Meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, February 13th and Thursday, February 15th. Please make sure you sign up on Bloomz for a time slot. Waterville Elementary strives for 100% attendance on these evenings as we recognize the importance of two way communication between teachers and families!

Due to Student Success Meetings, there will be NO Colts Round Up on Tuesday or Thursday!

No School this Friday, February 16th or Monday, February 19th!

Valentine's Parties: Sign ups to help with Valentine's parties are on Bloomz. Kindergarten- 2nd grade students need to make a Valentine's box at home and bring it to school for the Valentine's exchange. Tip: Do not write in the "To" section, just have your child write their name under the "From" section. This will make passing out Valentine's a lot easier for your child!

Parent Resource: This week's parent resource provided by Kansas Parent Information Resource Center is about the importance of Raising a Reader! Click here to see this infographic!

Early Childhood Screening: Do you have a child between the ages of 3 to 5 years that has difficulty walking, talking, seeing, hearing or learning? If so, schedule an appointment for the Early Childhood Screenings on Friday, March 1st from 8:30 am- 11:30 am at Waterville Elementary! Contact the Marshall County Special Services Cooperative office at 785-562-5308, option 2. See the flier below for more details.

This Week:

Monday:

Tuesday: Student Success Meetings- NO COLTS ROUNDUP

Wednesday: Valentine's Parties

Thursday: Student Success Meetings- NO COLTS ROUNDUP

Friday: NO SCHOOL

Upcoming Dates:

Feb 19: No School- Teacher Professional Development Day

Feb 21: Board of Education Meeting

March 1: Early Childhood Screening

March 5: Spring Music Program 7:00 pm

March 8: End of 3rd 9 Weeks Dismiss at 12:30

March 11th-15th: Spring Break

It was a great week at Blue Rapids Elementary! As a school we want to partner with parents in the educational process. With that said, the teachers are excited to meet with parents this coming week for student success meetings. Please be sure to set up a time to meet with your child's teacher if you have not done so. Mrs. Hardin and Mrs. Williams, along with Mrs. DeBoer and Mrs. Tryon and 4,000 other educators from across the country participated this week in the Distinguished Schools Conference in Portland, Oregon. What a privilege and an honor to be named among one of the best schools in the nation. Thank you to our outstanding representatives from Valley Heights!

Here are some upcoming dates to remember:

• February 13th-Student Success Meetings/No Colts Roundup
  
• February 14th-Happy Valentine's Day 💟
• February 15th-Student Success Meetings/No Colts Roundup
• February 16th-No School
• February 19th-Professional Development Day-No School

As always, I want to thank you for the blessing that it is to work with your children. My door is always open if you have any questions or concerns.

-Mr. Staples

Each day in the elementary schools, we teach our students how to have purposeful interactions and goals. We believe that having a common purpose will promote the academic and social emotional well-being of each student. We teach students the VHS model.

To celebrate students accomplishing these things, we have created positive office referrals, with VHS tickets. Teachers and staff hand out VHS tickets when they see a student doing the right thing.

Congratulations to all our winners this week!

Days there will not be CRU:

September: 25

October: 3, 4, 16 & 31

November: 13, 22 & 23

December: 6 & 7
LAST DAY OF FIRST SEMESTER: December 19

SECOND SEMESTER FIRST DAY: January 8

Days there will not be CRU:

January: 15

February: 13, 15, 19

March: 11-15(spring break)

April: 15

LAST DAY: May 9

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!

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