Our annual Preschool/Kinder Prep/Kindergarten Open House night is coming right up this Monday, April 14th! We hope everyone with a child aged 3-5 can join us for a night of fun!

Reminder that we do not have school this Friday, April 18th or on Monday, April 21st.

Monday, April 7th:

• Colts Round Up
• Preschool/Kinder Prep/ Kindergarten Open House and Kindergarten signing! See the flier below for details!

Tuesday, April 8th:

• Colts Round Up

Wednesday, April 9th:

• Colts Round Up

Thursday, April 10th:

• Colts Round Up

Friday, April 18th:

• NO SCHOOL!

Looking Ahead:

April 21st No School

April 23rd Secretary Appreciation Day!

April 25th Kindergarten Field Trip

May 7th Nurse Appreciation Day!

May 9th Play Day!

Students enjoyed the rock wall unit during PE this week!

Students love to bring animals for show and tell! This week Mrs. deBoer brought in a bottle baby goat and Mrs. Tryon introduced her dogs to her class!

Mr. Tony was the popular guy on the playground when he busted out the bubble machine! Shout out to Mr. Tony for also fixing our playground edging!

Students enjoy building things outdoors!

Mr. Tony and Myla matched this week so we had to get a picture!

It was a great week at Blue Rapids Elementary! Our state assessments continued this week and as stated before I am just so proud of the students' outstanding effort and attitude. As you can see from the dates below, there is a lot going on down the stretch of the school year. I have been so pleased with our student body as a whole this year. We do have some amazing students. I am looking forward to a great finish to an outstanding year!

Here are some upcoming dates to remember:

• April 7th - 3rd - 6th Grade Spring Picture/Classroom Group Picture Day
• April 18th - No School/Easter Break
• April 21st - No School/Teachers' Professional Development Day

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

Ms. Reed recognized Mrs. Meadows' class for doing such a great job with the fire drill in

Mrs. Meadows' absence. Way to go 4th grade!

This week's Waterville VHS ticket winners were Cash and Ashton winning lunch with Mrs. deBoer, and Aaliyah and Kaydence winning prizes!

Community Education has recently sent out a program survey to gather community interests and Ideas to increase programming and participation in activities beyond the school day. We invite you to click on the link below to fill out the survey and give us your thoughts and ideas.

Survey Link: https://forms.gle/KuzPRNFKjXkyEiqf8

We’d like to remind families to discuss a safe route to school with your students. Whether it is on foot, bike, or a car we want everyone to arrive to and from school safely! For students on foot and bike remember that the safest crossings are at Chestnut & Highway 77 in Blue Rapids and Minnesota & Highway 77 in Waterville.

These crossings are monitored both before and after school.

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!

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