Valley Heights Elementary Schools
April 1st-5th
Waterville Elementary
What's Happening In Waterville
Spring Pictures: LifeTouch spring pictures will be this Wednesday, April 3rd in Waterville. This will be for individual and group pictures. Forms were sent home today! Please let us know if you need another form.
Preschool/Kinder Prep Parents: We no longer need to make up class sessions! We will finish the year with the dates that are on the Valley Heights calendar. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
School Store: We will be participating in the School Store Fundraiser again this year. We started the program on Monday to help our school raise money. An envelope explaining how the program works will be sent home with your student. Parents, please read over the information describing how you can participate. Your student will earn a participation prize when they return the filled-out envelope to school, and they can earn more great prizes when your family and friends help our school raise money. So don't forget to send the filled-out envelope back to school, and thanks for your support.
This Week:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Picture Day! Para Appreciation Day!
Thursday: Librarian Appreciation Day!
Friday: 1st Grade Field Trip
Upcoming Dates:
April 8th: Preschool/KinderPrep/Kindergarten Open House
April 12th: Kindergarten Field Trip
April 15th: No School- Teacher Professional Development
Preschool/Kinder Prep/ Kindergarten Open House!
If you are planning to enroll your child in preschool, kinder prep, or kindergarten, please join us on Monday, April 8th! See the fliers below for more details! Call 785.363.2530 with any questions!
Easter Egg Hunts!
Morning preschool and kinder prep students attended the Waterville Public Library this week for Easter activities. The afternoon sessions went to the Blue Valley Nursing Home in Blue Rapids for a fun Easter Egg Hunt!
Show & Tell Fun!
1st graders enjoyed baby goats for show and tell today!
Field Trip!
2nd graders went to the Flint Hills Discovery Center for their field trip!
Blue Rapids Elementary
It's all blue skies in Blue Rapids
It was a great week at Blue Rapids Elementary! This coming week starts state assessments in the 3rd and 5th grades. Everyone is excited as the state assessments are a great opportunity for our school and our students to showcase their academic abilities. At home, we encourage students to get a good nights rest and to eat a healthy breakfast before they come to school. It is just hard to believe that we are in the 4th quarter of school. It has been an exciting and successful year. I am looking forward to watching the students finish the year strong.
Here are some upcoming dates to remember:
- State assessments start March 25th and go till April 19th.
- Para Appreciation Day - April 3rd
- Spring pictures - April 4th (Individual pictures by request only - notify teacher and/or office; Group pictures will include all students.)
- Dancing with Daddy - April 7th (see below flyer)
- Mother and Son Night of Fun - April 14th (see below flyer)
- Teachers Professional Development - No School - April 15th
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
Thankful!
Very thankful for Mrs. Oatney helping during state assessments.
3rd Grade
Tag you're it, Mr. Staples!
4th Grade
🐣This group of ladies is excited about Easter! 🐰
5th Grade
6th Grade
Building atoms using candy!! So many electrons, protons, and neutrons!!
Thankful!
Blue Rapids Gym Roof Repairs
The Blue Rapids gym will be receiving repairs to its roof starting March 25th lasting 3 weeks. Please be careful on Chestnut St as there will be a lot of activity by the construction crew. Also, asking everyone to avoid parking by the gym on either side of Chestnut St due to equipment and dumpsters being placed there. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during these repairs. 🚧👷
Valley Heights Annual NHS 3V3 Basketball Tournament
Deadline for Registration is April 3rd. Contact Mrs. Yungeberg!
Due April 4th
Due April 11th
Breakfast Menu
Lunch Menu
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.
Being Helpful!
Mrs. Wetter observed Steven being helpful to a friend getting off the bus. This earned him a VHS ticket. Way to go Steven!
Spreading Kindness!
Mrs. Harding recognized these gentlemen (Carter, Ethan, Alakii, and Chance) being kind to one another. Awesome job!
Groundskeeper!
Izzy picked up trash on the playgrounds during her recess. Way to make a sacrifice!
Waterville VHS Ticket Winners!
Congratulations to Twila, Myla, Gage, and Serenity, on being this week's Waterville drawing winners!
Para/Librarian Appreciation!
We love our paraprofessionals and librarian!
Wednesday is Para Appreciation Day and Thursday is Librarian Appreciation Day! We are so thankful for these incredible staff members!
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!
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!