VALERIUS WEEKLY

April 17th - 21st

Every Monday is a LATE START!

School starts at 10:00am (Doors Open at 9:45am)

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Current Online Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Please click on THIS LINK to access Titan Breakfast and Lunch Menus.

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Iowa Statewide Assessment of Academic Progress

The Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) is an assessment that must be administered to all Iowa students in grades three through eleven. To comply with the state of Iowa law requiring all school districts to conduct this test during the last quarter of the school year, Urbandale students in grades three through eleven will take the ISASP assessments from April 17-28, 2023. Specific schedules for each school building have been developed and will be shared by the school principal prior to the start of testing. Below is a table showing the ISASP assessments students in UCSD will take:

ISASP Test Name & Grade Levels

Reading: 3rd - 11th

Language & Writing: 3rd - 11th

Mathematics: 3rd - 11th

Science: 5th, 8th, & 10th

More information regarding the ISASP assessments, including practice tests, may be found by visiting the following website: https://iowa.pearsonaccess.com/test-prep/

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Lost & Found Items Donated

Any unclaimed Lost & Found Items are being donated by the end of the week. Please make sure your student visits the hallway outside 'The Well' to look through the items.

*Some of items include: Sweatshirts, jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes, hats, gloves, snow pants and shoes/boots.

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JHawks On The Way Registration

It is time for 5th grade students to register for J-Hawk On The Way. The flyer linked below has a QR code with two links attached to it, one is JOW registration and one is the medical form. We need all 5th grade students that are wanting to attend JHawk on the Way to fill out both forms.

When registering families will need to select the day their student would be available to attend. Communication will be sent when the final schedule is confirmed. Each student will be receiving a FREE T-shirt the day of the event and FREE breakfast & lunch! Most importantly Jhawks on the Way will be FREE this year and will be held at UMS all day 8am-3:15pm!

2023 Jhawk On The Way Registration Flyer

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Smile Squad Coming to Valerius!

Smile Squad Mobile Unit returns to Valerius on May 8th, 9th, and 10th. This program provides FREE dental services to our students during the school day. If your student(s) could benefit from free dental care, please contact our school nurse, Jenny Villegas. You can call her at Valerius (515) 457- 6503 or email her at villegasj@urbandaleschools.com. If you are interested, please see the consent form below. If you need a consent form printed out and sent home with your student, please let Nurse Jenny know.

If your student has an established dentist and has regular yearly checkups, we ask you to continue care with your regular provider. If your child has not seen a dentist within the last year, they could qualify to be seen on the Mobile bus.

Some of the services provided on the Mobile Unit include:

-Examination & X-rays

-Sealants

-Fluoride

-Fillings

-Extraction (baby teeth)

-Silver crowns (baby teeth)

-Teeth Cleaning

We are excited to have the smile squad back and to be able to provide these FREE services to our students!

English Consent Form

Spanish Consent Form

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Safety City - Incoming Kinder Students

Safety City is a week-long summer program for children entering kindergarten in the fall of 2023. Children will learn about traffic safety, fire safety, home, playground and other kinds of personal safety in an entertaining, positive environment. Register HERE.

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23-24 Online Registration

Families with students in kindergarten through 11th grade currently enrolled in the district will receive an email between May 1 – May 14, 2023, with instructions for online registration.

Click HERE for more details.

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23-24 Bus Form

To be on a bus route for the first day of school, UCSD needs to receive your completed bus request form no later than August 1st.

23-24 Bus Request Form

Uplifting Urbandale

Between preparing delicious food, adhering to strict nutrition standards, navigating student food allergies, and offering service with a smile, Urbandale nutrition professionals have a lot on their plate. Urbandale students were served over 83,000 meals in the 2021-2022 school year. A tremendous effort from a tremendous team!

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23-24 Valerius PTO

The Valerius PTO is planning for the 23/24 school year and we need your help. Our PTO board will have several openings next year as we join with Karen Acres. The board meets approximately every other month with a majority of business happening through email. Meetings are typically an hour or 90 minutes long.

The PTO is responsible for fundraising and planning many events throughout the school year that directly benefit our kids and teachers! But that’s not the only reason to become involved with the PTO. The relationships and insight that you will gain with other parents and teachers is amazing and totally worth the time.

There are several positions available, finding one to fit your schedule and passion is possible. We have several officer positions, Co-Pres, Co-Secretary, Co-Treasurer, as well as the Member at Large position. The M.A.L. position is a great way to dip your foot in as there are NO expectations beyond attending meetings and helping when you can. It is a great way to ease into the PTO and we would LOVE to see several new faces fill this role.

If you are interested please reach out to us at valeriuspto@gmail.com

PREVIOUSLY SHARED INFORMATION...

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Conditions for Learning Survey

On April 21, 2023, if your child is in grades 3-5, they will be invited to complete a brief Conditions for Learning Survey (Survey) online. Student participation in the Survey is highly encouraged, but is voluntary and no student is required to fill out the Survey. If you do not want your student to participate please notify your school principal. The Survey will take about 20 minutes to complete. The purpose of the Survey is to obtain information about how students feel about the culture and climate of their school and teachers, as well as the safety of their school. The information collected will help the state, our schools, and local community improve the school. It is important to ask children to tell us what is good and working about their experience in school, and what needs to be improved, in their eyes. The Survey questions are available using the links below, or you may request copies from your school:

Grades 3-5 Conditions for Learning Survey

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Elementary Boundaries NEXT SCHOOL YEAR!

With the opening of the new Valerius Elementary School in the fall of 2023, UCSD is also implementing new elementary school boundaries beginning in the 2023–24 school year. These boundaries were created through the work of the Elementary Boundary Committee which was comprised of parents and school employees. The boundaries were approved by the school board on September 26, 2022. Learn More

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Meal Payments & Waiver Application

Meal Payments

Funds can be loaded onto student accounts electronically through TITAN, or by bringing cash or check to your student's building. For more information on meal pricing, and how to build a complete meal, please check our menus page.

Video tutorials (with translations) - How to Use TITAN

2022-2023 Application for Waiver of Confidentiality and School Fees