Valley Heights Elementary Schools
April 22nd - 26th
Waterville Elementary
What's Happening In Waterville
We are down to only four weeks of school left! I'm not sure how that is possible! Here are some upcoming things at Waterville Elementary!
On Wednesday we will have a "Becoming Confident" assembly. Miss Southern Kansas will be here to read her book and share a positive message with our students. Please return order forms by Tuesday, April 23rd.
Save the Date: Our Annual Play Day event will be Friday, May 3rd. Below you will find the schedule in the "Play Day" section of this newsletter!
Arbor Day: 2nd graders will participate in a tree planting ceremony on Friday in Waterville.
Colts Round Up: The last day for Colts Round Up will be May 9th.
This Week:
Monday:
Tuesday: School Bus Driver Day--Thank your drivers!
Wednesday: Secretary's Day--Thank you Ms. Nikki for keeping us all straight!
Thursday:
Friday: Arbor Day Tree Planting for 2nd Grade!
Incubating Eggs
1st graders are still incubating their eggs! Today they did "candling" where they put the egg on a flashlight and can see inside how the chick is developing!
Picture Lady
1st graders also enjoyed art time with the Shakespeare Club Picture Ladies!
Dirt Babies!
1st graders put grass seed and soil in hose and are going to grow dirt babies!
Blue Rapids Elementary
It's all blue skies in Blue Rapids
It was a great week at Blue Rapids Elementary! The 2024 state assessments are completed and in the books!! I am just so proud of the students, from top to bottom, third to sixth, all students had an outstanding attitude and put out an outstanding effort. It is now field trip and activity season. Please take note of the dates below and be sure they are annotated on your calendar. Along with the teachers and staff, I am excited to finish the year strong.
Here are some upcoming dates to remember:
- 5th Grade field trip - May 2nd
- 6th Grade Orientation at the High School - May 3rd
- Play Day - May 3rd
- 6th Grade field trip - May 9th
- Last day of Colts Round Up - May 9th
- 4th Grade field trip - May 10th
- 3rd Grade field trip - May 13th
- 6th Grade Promotion - May 15th
- Last day of school (12:30 pm dismissal) - May 16th
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
Rotary!
Mr. Staples was giving an overview of the state assessments to the Valley Heights Rotarians.
3rd Grade
Mr. Z is giving a health lesson to his students.
4th Grade
Students worked on learning the different parts of corn, germination, and completed an experiment to see how corn grows over time.
5th Grade
Making slime!
6th Grade
Tessellation...geometric picture made up of repeating tiles. Students have been designing tiles to make tessellations. How exciting!
March Madness!
Mr. Cox bought pizza for Mrs. Koehler's 5th grade class. They were the winners of the March Madness competition. Way to go!
Camp Exploration Registration
Summer is right around the corner and we're gearing up for Camp Exploration to head into orbit! Registration is now open for Valley Heights students currently in Kindergarten through 6th grade. We look forward to another great summer!
Lions Club Kite Day @ 10:30 am
2024 First Down FuNdamentals
VBS sponsored by Blue Rapids UMC & New Hope EPC
Breakfast Menu
Lunch Menu
Play Day!
Preschool/Kinder Prep Play Day schedule will be announced soon! This is a separate event on May 3rd at Waterville Elementary.
Positive Office Referrals
Value Honor Success
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.
Value Others!
Mrs. Hogan appreciated Olivia for helping her in the Library. Way to go Olivia!
Others over self!
Mrs. Wetter gave Ashlynn a VHS ticket for being kind to another student letting them go in front of her in line. Awesome Ashlynnn!
Being a good helper!
Mrs. Hogan awarded Jaci a VHS ticket for helping her in the library. Thanks for helping out Jaci!
Waterville VHS Ticket Winners!
Congratulations to Lathem, Jack and Canyon on being this week's VHS ticket drawing winners!
Happy Secretary's Day!
Secretary Day is Wednesday, April 24th! We are blessed with wonderful secretaries at Valley Heights!
School Bus Driver's Day!
School Bus Driver's Day is Tuesday, April 23rd! Thank you to our dedicated school bus and transportation drivers! We appreciated you! Thank you for keeping our students safe!
Staff Birthdays!
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Gallimore!
Mrs. Gallimore's birthday is on April 21st. She enjoys plants, the colors black and beige, and tootsie rolls. She likes drinking Diet Coke and eating Mexican food! Happy Birthday, Mrs. Gallimore!
Community Education
Important Colts Round Up Dates:
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
Box Tops for Education
Support your school!
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