August 2024

We’re thrilled to welcome you to the 2024-2025 school year! This year promises to be filled with exciting learning opportunities, new friendships, and plenty of great things to come. We can’t wait to share it all with you!

To kick off the year, we invite you to join us at our Back to School Ice Cream Social on August 19th from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet the staff, reconnect with friends, and get ready for an amazing school year.

Mark your calendars! The first day of school for students in grades 1-5 is on August 21st at 9:00 AM. If your child is eating breakfast at school, please arrive by 8:30 AM. For those not eating breakfast, arrival time is 8:45 AM. Kindergarten families, please stay tuned for more information about our staggered start dates.

We’re looking forward to a fantastic year together!

Warm regards,

Principal Brown

Hello Parents,

This is Nurse Jenny; I am the fulltime nurse at Valleyview Elementary. I hope you have all had a safe, healthy and relaxing summer!

As we prepare to start back, I wanted to remind you of a few things:

IMMUNIZATIONS

ALL KINDERGARTEN and NEW to DISTRICT STUDENTS

There are several vaccines required for school attendance and if you have not turned in an up-to-date Immunization Record, please do so as soon as possible.

Please do not to wait until the last minute to schedule an appointment with your child's healthcare provider.

Please bring to Valleyview, or you or your physician can email your child's vaccination records to jburley@columbus.k12.oh.us or fax a copy to: 614-365-5115

as soon as possible.

Immunization Exclusion Day is (Friday, September 23rd). If you have not turned in an updated Immunization record by this day, YOUR CHILD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN TO SCHOOL UNTIL an updated record is turned in to Nurse Jenny.

If you have questions about the vaccines needed to meet the State of Ohio school vaccination requirements, or if you need help finding a healthcare provider call Nurse Jenny 614-365-5099.

You can also contact your family physician or Columbus City Schools Health Services: 614-365-5824.

• Columbus Public Health (CPH) is offering FREE vaccines.

  Sign up to protect your child at megan.stillwagon.cph@gmail.com.

  For more information, please call the CPH Strategic Nursing Team at (614) 645-5115.

• Visit your family physician or clinic

• Contact the Columbus Public Health Department, located at 240 Parsons Ave., which offers immunization clinics.

• View the full list of requirements

• The Nationwide Children's Hospital School-Based Health Center (Enrollment center campus) will be open to all CCS students and their siblings during the back-to-school fair.

If your child needs a school-required vaccine, physical or checkup. You can call 614-355-2590, option 3 to schedule an appointment.

MEDICATION AT SCHOOL

• If medication needs be taken during the school day please follow these guidelines:

  Submit a completed, signed Medication Authorization Form to the School Nurse. The nurse can supply this form.

  The parent/guardian must complete the bottom section of the form and a healthcare provider must complete the top section for the medication order.

  A new Medication Authorization Form must be completed each school year or whenever there is a change in the medication or dose.

  All medication must be in the original container in which it was dispensed by the prescribing physician, healthcare provider or licensed pharmacist.

  School personnel cannot give students over-the-counter medication unless it has been prescribed by a healthcare provider and a Medication Authorization Form is completed. Prescribed over-the-counter medications follow the same guidelines as stated above for prescribed medications. (Over the counter medications include pain medication such as Tylenol, cough medicine, and ointments.)

  Medications ordered three times a day or less, unless there is a time specified, may not need to be given at school.
  The medication may be given before school, after school and at bedtime.

  
  

• The container must be labeled with the correct dose and instructions.

• The label must match what is on the Medication Authorization Form.

• Students taking a medication at both school and home can request 2 separate labeled bottles from the pharmacy to divide the pills for home and school.

MEDICAL CONDITIONS or CONCERNS

Just a reminder to update Nurse Jenny if your child has any medical conditions that may impact them at school. In the event of an emergency a thorough medical history can determine the steps taken to treat, manage or process the situation. The information will remain confidential unless your child's condition calls for an Emergency Action Plan. This is a plan that notifies your child's teachers and school staff members interacting with them of the steps to take in the event of an emergency, for example: diabetes, asthma, seizures, food allergies/anaphylaxis. IF you have ANY questions or concerns, stop by any time (my door is always open) or send an email and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Your Licensed School Nurse,

Jenny Burley BSN, RN, LSN

Valleyview Elementary School

jburley@columbus.k12.oh.us

Main: (614) 365-6312

FAX: (614) 365-6768

Google Voice: (614) 594-3377 Text or Call

In-school Ext 7-3892

Before CCS returns to the classroom, don’t miss one of the city's biggest back-to-school events! Join us at the CCS Back-to-School Family Resource Fair on Saturday, August 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fort Hayes, 546 Jack Gibbs Blvd.

We’re excited to welcome everyone back on August 19th for our annual Ice Cream Social! Come meet and greet the View Crew, share how your summer was, and talk about how you’re preparing for the new school year.

Kindergarten Families: Please note that the Kindergarten Orientation will be held at the end of the event. We look forward to seeing you there!

Food Service Mission: Working together to provide meals that nourish and stimulate the mind and body of every student to enhance learning in a global community.

School Menu Restrictions Currently in Place:

• Peanut and tree nuts are not served by cafeteria staff to students in elementary grades.
• Seafood and pork are not served on the student menus.

Columbus City Schools follow the MyPlate dietary guidelines for student meal planning.

Beginning this school year (2024-25), the District's transportation department will no longer mail bus route information to families' homes. Transportation eligible families will now receive their child's bus routing information through the Parent Portal.

Phone: (614) 365-6312

Attendance Email: attendance.valleyview@columbus.k12.oh.us

School Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Valleyview Elementary School

2989 Valleyview Drive

Columbus, OH 43204