VALERIUS ELEMENTARY
Late Start School Hours: 10:00am-3:35pm
Breakfast Time: 8:40-8:55
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Website: urbandaleschools.com
Location: 3305 92nd Street, Urbandale, IA, USA
Phone: (515)457-6500
Facebook: facebook.com/valeriuselementary
MESSAGE FROM MRS. MAURO
Below are photos from our February S.O.A.R. assembly. Students are recognized for being respectful, responsible, and safe by adults at school.
This month, some of our J-Leaders helped prepare and lead the assembly. It has been a monthly highlight to share positive office referrals for students who have made good choices at school!
March is a time for us to celebrate READING!
We will enjoy some school-wide fun for Read Across America the week before Spring Break (National Read Across America Day is Saturday, March 2nd, which is Dr. Seuss’s birthday). Here are our activities (those in italics are dress-up days!):
Monday, March 11th: Big/Little Buddy Craft and guest reader
Tuesday, March 12th: Dress like your favorite book character
Wednesday, March 13th: Big/Little Buddy Flashlight reading
Thursday, March 14th: Pajamas/Snack Reading parties
MESSAGE FROM MRS. MACGREGOR
Hello Valerius Families,
Based on some results from a student survey we took earlier in the year, our J-Leader team is working to address the question where we scored lowest. The question is: Students are nice to each other at my school. We have been using buddy classroom activities to promote positive interactions between different grade levels and have been promoting a theme of “Kindness Every Day” by following some new rules when playing in the snow. Our next idea for encouraging kindness is to collect items that will be used directly by our own Valerius students in need.
Please consider donating the following items to our Kindness for Kids Drive:
- Leggings in sizes 4-16 (new or used for all clothes)
- Sweatpants (boys or girls) sizes 4-16
- Tennis shoes (boys and girls) sizes 11-6
- Waterproof mittens or gloves
In addition, we are collecting the following district approved snacks:
pudding cups
- Del Monte Fruit Cups
- Welches Fruit Snacks
- whole grain fish crackers
- Chex Mix
- whole Grain Pop Tarts
- whole Grain Rice Krispie Treats
- General Mills Cereal Bars (Cocoa Puffs)
- Nutri Grain Bars.
We will be collecting items from March 4th-March 14th. Thank you very much for your support in caring for our Valerius students in need!
MESSAGE FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE
Winter Weather and Appropriate Attire
As long as the temperature feels like 10 degrees with wind chill, the children will go out to recess. Please remember to send your children in hats, gloves, and winter coats every day. Unfortunately, we do not have enough extras to supply children with missing items from the health office.
Attendance Phone Number (515) 457-6503
When to Stay Home:
Fever- Student must be fever free for 24 hours (less than 100 degrees) without a fever reducer medication.
Vomit- Student must have not vomited for 24 hours before returning to school.
Diarrhea- Student must be free from diarrhea for 24 hours.
Pink Eye- Student can return to school after 1st dose of medication or as directed by your physician.
Please keep your child home if they are sick. This will help stop the spread of illnesses through our school.
Head Lice
Just a reminder, as a district, we no longer send out health grams. It is important to remember and assumed that head lice are in the community and schools at all times. The best defense is early detection and treatment. Checking your child’s hair thoroughly once a week throughout the school year will help with early detection.
Please also be thinking about sleepovers and other activities where children’s heads are close together or personal items may be inadvertently shared. There is a much higher likelihood of transmission in those settings than in school. Generally, heads need to be touching or there would need to be live lice on hats/pillows/brushes being shared.
If head lice or nits are found, we recommend that you treat your child and ask that you follow up with other parents if there was a recent play date or sleepover.
When treating the head lice, please follow The Iowa Department of Public Health guidelines with the two-week treatment plan (noted below). The treatment days are scheduled to interrupt the lifecycle of the insect. A nit comb should be used to comb the hair and can be bought at most pharmacies. By treating properly, it will help reduce the spread of head lice.
Head Lice Treatment Calendar
Day 1: Medicated Shampoo
Day 2: COMB only, DO NOT WASH
Day 3: Shampoo, condition and comb
Day 4: Shampoo, condition and comb
Day 5: Shampoo, condition and comb
Day 6: Shampoo, condition and comb
Day 7: Shampoo, condition and comb
Day 8: Shampoo, condition and COMB
Day 9: Shampoo, condition and COMB
Day 10: Medicated Shampoo
Day 11: COMB only, DO NOT WASH
Day 12: Shampoo, condition and COMB
Day 13: Shampoo, condition and COMB
Day 14: Shampoo, condition and COMB
MESSAGE FROM MS. TIFFANY
Greetings, everyone!
Looking for fun things your kids can do during Spring Break? Check out the Urbandale Library! The address of the library is 3520 86th St, Urbandale, IA 50322. The phone number is (515) 278-3945. Urbandale Library was selected by CityView News Magazine as the Best Local Library for 2019! There are several free fun filled activities for children that are scheduled throughout the year and specific activities for Spring Break. Check out their March calendar at the link below for more information: