Viking Pride

Thank you so much for a safe, smooth and very positive 40 days of school!

Thank you Valhalla community for getting out of vehicles and biking, walking and rolling to school on Wednesday! Let's keep it up!

We are having so much fun participating in the FUN RUN Boosterthon! We are getting very excited for Red Ribbon Week - 10/24-10/27 and Valhallaween, 10/28 3-6pm. We are so happy and excited to offer so many ways to continue building relationships and support our community!

Safety Reminder: Please remember that Vlahalla is a closed campus and families need to exit after the first bell rings. Please check into the office and show ID that you have been cleared anytime you visit Valhalla during school hours. Please do not block our neighbors driveways or move their trash bins. Please drop your students off in the designated areas. Safety is our number one priority!

Volunteers: thank you for continuing to help the Valhalla community! There are many ways to get involved and all volunteers must be cleaned by MDUSD. Please consider: lunch duty, reading lab, garden, library, & VPFA! More info below.

Thank you for signing up for Friday Treats and Lunch duty and Reading Lab! (More info below).

I appreciate your continuous feedback and support!

Respectfully yours,

Theodora 🖤😎

Miss Pappas

9 - Teacher In Service Day (No School for students)

12 - Fun Run! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💨👟

16-27 - Parent Teacher Conferences

18 - VPFA Board Meeting @ 6pm in the library annex

19 - Earthquake/Fire Drill (Great Shake Out)

20 - Pastries with Pappas @ 8:30am in Thor Hall

23 - School Site Council

23-27 Red Ribbon Week

28 - Valhalloween 3-6pm

31 - Halloween Day and parade

Click here for the 2023-24 MDUSD academic calendar

We utilize the National PTA’s Multicultural Calendar to learn about a diverse range of holidays, traditions and celebrations!

Our books of the month follow their guidelines.

Please share pictures for the yearbook including the fun run pics to valhallayearbook@mdusd.org

Thank you from Ms. Robinett

Noon Duty Supervisor - click here for more info Hours are 11:30am - 1pm. What a great way to help at school and get to know our amazing students!

We are also looking for noon duty substitutes, please click here to apply.

Please reach out to Ms. Pappas for ?s and let me know you have applied! pappast@mdusd.org

It's our biggest fundraiser of the year and we are having a blast! Our theme this year is World Changer Workshop! We will be learning about/focusing on how to change the world with our five different steps! You can check out all the different videos on mybooster.com.

Check out our challenges:

Registration Challenge: If 85% of the school registers on mybooster.com, then Speedy Sam will get pied in the face at every run on the Viking Fun Run day.

Donation Challenge: Top donating class in the whole school gets a bonus prize on the Viking Fun Run day.

School Wide Goal Incentives: If the goal is reached, Speedy Sam will get slimed and ice bucketed at the Viking Fun Run!

If the goal is reached, the whole school will get a popsicle party!

Families please:

Register on MYBOOSTER.COM

● Fundraiser Kick Off - 10/2 and check Konstella and ParentSqaure for nightly challenges!

● Event Day - Thursday, October 12

2nd- 3rd 8:30-9:30

4th-5th 9:30-10:30

Tk-1st 10:30-11:30

Also, don’t forget to check out the corporate matching feature on MYBOOSTER.COM! As a reminder, 100% of all matched donations go directly back to Valhalla!

Thanks for your support, Valhalla community!

Candy Grams are a way for students to send their friends, in any class, a Halloween treat.

$2/each CASH ONLY!

$50 to sponsor a whole class! (parents can pull together and purchase whole class candy grams for every student in the class- we will label and deliver for you!)

Find us near the YMCA before and after school on 10/3, 10/4, 10/10, 10/12, 10/16, 10/17

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday:

All TK gets out at 11:30am.

Kindergarten gets out at 1:20pm.

1-5 gets out at 1:35pm.

Wednesdays stay the same during conference weeks (TK out at 11:30am, K is out at 12:45pm and Grades 1-5 out at 1pm). Thank you!

Items Teachers will review during your conference:

• Positive contributions to the classroom environment
• Academic successes
• Areas in need of academic and behavioral growth
• iReady data, log in info for extra pracitice at home
• Next steps before the report card comes out

If you need a translator, please make sure to reach out to your teacher.

10/23 - Monday: I am part of the healthy team! (Wear a jersey/sportswear)

10/24 - Tuesday: I am natural! (Wear animal print, animals on your clothes or dress as an animal)

10/25 - Wednesday: Peace out! (Wear peace signs & tie-dye)

10/26 - Thursday: Stand tall and proud! (Wear crazy socks or hats)

10/27 - Friday: I have the power to be healthy! (Dress as a superhero)

Buy your tickets and all-access wristbands early at a discounted rate.

PreSale tickets and wristbands will only be available until Thursday, October 26th, 2023

We can't do this without all of our generous volunteers so please consider volunteering for this amazing event! You can sign up on the signup genius by clicking the link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EAAA82DA7F4C70-44735082-valhalloween

View on Konstella

Students will come dressed in their costumes first thing in the morning.

TK & K will have a parede around school and parents are welcome to watch in the amphitherater.

grade 1-5 will have a parade at 2pm, more info to come!

See below for Costume Rules! Click here for PDF.

We are continuing a November holiday tradition at Valhalla, "Dia De Los Muertos" celebrated November 1st. We will be making an altar in Thor Hall to honor this beautiful and colorful Latin American tradition with decorations and meaningful objects. Students will be able to view before and after school and at lunch.

Below is a link with more information about this tradition.:

https://www.artmexico.co.uk/pages/how-to-make-a-day-of-the-dead-altar?currency=USD

We are excited to continue this yearly tradition.

Let's show our teachers and staff how much we appreciate them by bringing treats every Friday. Please sign up for a slot to bring a treat for the staff to the teacher's lounge on a Friday morning.

We have approximately 30 staff members.

View on Konstella Thank you!

Join Zoom Meeting

ID: 86389409396
Passcode: 57mgUIgm

Meeting #1 Monday, 9/11 @ 3pm

Agenda SSC 9-11-23

Meeting #2 Monday, 10/23 @3pm

11/6

12/11

1/22

2/12

3/18

Please consider Volunteering your time in the following site and district positions below:

Calling parents, grandparents, friends or neighbors to help provide additional supervision during lunch and lunch recess. Please feel free to sign up for one shift or many (or all!). It's a great way to connect to our campus and see your kids in action!

Check in to the office when you arrive and we will set you up!

Please consider volunteering by signing up on the Konstella link ...if it is full and you are cleared to volunteer and want to come help...JUST COME ON BY! THANK YOU!!!

Thank you families for continuing to fund the Reading Lab at Valhalla! We are currently serving over 60 students grades 1-5! We will have a few slots that are in need of volunteers if you can help!

Tuesdays we need 1 coach from 9:45-10:05

Wednesdays we need 1 coach for each session, 8:15-8:40, 9:20-9:40 and 9:45-10:05

Thursdays we need 1 coach for each session, 8:15-8:40, 11:10-11:35 and 11:40-12:00

Thursdays we need 2 coaches for each session, 9:20-9:40, 9:45-10:05 and 10:10-10:35

Click here to sign up! View on Konstella

Please take a look at the lost and found to see if you're missing anything. The lost and found will be gone on the second week of October!

Clothing donations needed for girls and boys.

Girls: size 5-10 leggings, joggers, and pants

Boys: size 5-8 leggings, joggers

Thank you Valhalla community for getting out of vehicles and biking and walking and rolling to school today! Let's keep it up! All told, we had 29 bikers, 203 walkers/park & walkers, 11 scooters, 1 rollerblader, 1 trike & 5 Bus/carpoolers. WOW!

The next bike to school day is May 1, 2024 (the first Wednesday in May) so mark your calendars!

We love receiving rewards for our positive choices!

We had so much fun getting to know each other and talking about ways to make Valhalla even stronger!

We really appreciate Mrs. Eva Solis and all of our hard working volunteers! We love our outdoor classroom!

We always apprecaite our school district's support!

Please cosnider a donation to Ms. Fairbanks, TK - Money Makes The World Go Round

Help me give my students a place to pretend and learn about money, finance & exchanges. In their new "corner" Pretend & Play Market. Click here for more info!

Please cosnider a donation to Mrs. Hoallander, TK- A Home For Blocks!

Help me give my students a Mobile Block Cabinet to store our classroom blocks in. Click here for more info.

Please cosnider a donation to Mrs. Motta, Kinder - Reading

Help me give my students a document camera so they can practice their CVC words for reading on the overhead. Click here for more info.

Please cosnider a donation to Mrs. Motta, Kinder - Learning Table

Help me give my students a learning table so they can have an updated space to learn and thrive.Click here for more info.

Thank you SO MUCH for fully funding all of our projects incuding :

Ms. Fairbanks- TK Please Sit-Down

Mrs. Hollander - TK Cozy and Calm in TK

Mrs. Motta: Kindergarten - Learning Tables

Mrs. O'Leary: Kindergarten - The Little Kindergarten Classroom That Could!

WOW!!!!

Tamara Robinette, second grade, click here for her Amazon supply/wish list.

Kerry Phillips, fifth grade, click here for her Amazon supply/wish list.

Scarlett Fivey, fifth grade, click here for her Amazon supply/wish list.

Eva Solis, 🌱Valhalla Garden🌻🦋, click here for her Amazon supply/wish list.

Thank you to Miss Anna and Mr. Marco for always making us delicious and healthy meals and snacks!

Click here for MDUSD's Food and Nutrition Services Department.

October Breakfast Menu

October Lunch Menu

Click here to learn more about California Universal Meals: This includes background, policy, provisions, webinars, resources, FAQs, and contacts regarding California’s Universal Meals Program.

Please order this year's yearbook! It will be full of fun memories of our wonderful times together!

TreeRing plants 1 tree for every yearbook purchased and the quality of these yearbooks are fantastic - it's also a great fundraiser for our school!

Please see the attached flyer and purchase your yearbook:
www.treering.com/validate
code: 1015925122132765

Make sure to select ​THIS YEAR's book: 2023-2024 (you can also purchase ​previous years' books).

MDUSD has approved parent volunteers inside and outside the classroom. Volunteers must have a valid TB test, fingerprints on file, & proof of vaccination. Please reach out to Mrs. Stephanie Ortiz, our secretary, ortizste@mdusd.org. Please reach out to your teacher for further information regarding helping in the classroom or sign up on Konstella to volunteer at lunch. (Link to sign up coming soon!)

Click here to apply to be a volunteer on campus including lunch duty, PE, classroom parents, the library, reading lab, the garden or to help at future field trips.

Noon Duty Supervisor - start date August 10, 2023 click here for more info Hours are 11:30am - 1pm. What a great way to help at school and get to know our amazing students!

Crosswalk duty: morning and/or after school. Please call the office. 925-687-1700

Substitutes:

*Teacher: Substitute Teacher EdJoin Job Posting (Pay is $230/)

*Special Education Assistant Substitute (SEA SUB) -

Special Education Assistant Substitute (SEA SUB) click here to apply and for further information.

*Substitute Secretarial/Clerical: Click here to apply for secretary substitute and for further info!

*Noon Supervisor Substitute: Click here to apply for noon supervisor substitute and for further info! Please let me know if you apply!

Any ?s please see Miss Pappas! Thank you for your consideration!

The Tk/Kinder registration dates are up on the Enrollment Center’s webpage. Please check the schedule

Secondary Intradistrict Transfers will be available online from Oct 15 - Nov 15. This application is only for students living within the MDUSD boundaries entering 6-12 grades in the 24-25 school year and requesting a school other than their school of residence. The application can be found here on October 15th.

MDUSD is following the county guidance, which can be found by clicking here.

A huge THANK YOU to Valhalla parent, Patrick Vaughn, at Doozer Screen Printing, for making all of our new Spirit Wear shirts! If you are looking for shirts for any event reach out to Doozer Screen printing at 510-393-0162, info@doozerscreenprinting.com or www.doozerscreenprinting.com

MDUSD home page

Valhalla home page (Under construction, coming soon).

VPFA home page

2023-24 MDUSD academic calendar

2023-24 National PTA Multicultural Calendar

MDUSD Food & Nutrition

September 23, 2023

September 1,2023

August 18. 2023

August 3, 2023

New family orientation 8/3/2023 - Here are the slides!

Valhalla Elementary School strives to provide a safe and orderly environment conducive to learning which supports all members of its community, both educationally and socially.

We strive to prepare students to be successful life-long learners and to be happy, kind, and contributing adults in a global society.

We strive to foster mutual respect, appreciation of diversity, and high individual self-esteem.

We strive to accomplish our goals by cultivating high levels of achievement and commitment on the part of students, parents, staff, and the broader community.

🌟 Our theme for this year is "Reach for the Stars!" 🌟

Email: PappasT@mdusd.org
Website: https://ves-mdusd-ca.schoolloop.com/
Location: 530 Kiki Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA
Phone: (925)687-1700
Twitter: @VikingPridePH