Valerius Weekly

October 23rd -27th

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No School Monday (10/23)

District-Wide

Monday, October 23: No school due to a teacher in-service/professional development day

Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Click here to access the online breakfast and lunch mensu.

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Flu Vaccine Clinic at UHS on October 25th

Date: October 25th

Time: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Urbandale High School Commons (cafeteria)

Reserve Your Flu Vaccine Appointment Online

October 25 Flu Vaccine Appointments

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October Monday Dress Up Theme

10/24 is Dress like a Pirate!

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Snacks & Treats

Treats that are to be shared with the entire class for celebratory reasons (birthday treats) are required to meet the Smart Snacks in Schools Nutritional Guidelines.

Smart Snacks & Health Kids Act UCSD Nutrition Website

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Digital Citizenship

*What is Digital Citizenship
*Media Balance Is Important

Family Activity: English | Bosnian, Spanish, Burmese, Hakha Chin, and Swahili

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Valerius Annual Truck or Treat

Join us for a Trunk or Treat event at Valerius Elementary from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 27. Trunks will be lined up in the preschool/Adventuretime parking lot on the south side of the school for a safe and fun Halloween event. Costumes and a good joke or two to share are highly encouraged.

The PTO is also looking for about 35 individuals/families to host a trunk. Sign Up HERE to host a Trunk or Treat spot.

Curious what events the PTO is involved in, you can always find out HERE

PTO Calendar

Curious what events the PTO is involved in, click here to find out.

Uplifting Urbandale

We invite you to read the UCSD bi-weekly newsletter, "Uplifting Urbandale." Newsletters are archived on the Newsletter section of the...

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Archived Information

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VALERIUS WINTER 2023 COMMUNITY EDUCATION OFFERINGS

STEM

Coding Kiddos (VIDEO GAME DESIGN!) ($80 for 6 Weeks): Why wait for the next great game when you can make it using ScratchJr®? Using a tablet and a drag-and-drop programming app, students will learn the basics of game design, beginning code, and use those skills to create five game projects including a racing game, alien invasion game, and more!
Machine Robotics ($80 for 6 Weeks): Build a bumble bee, frog or design your own predator. Then program the bumble bee to fly and buzz, the frog to leap, and the predator to hunt. {YEL!}’s Teach It! Practice It! Play It!® classroom method emphasizes 21st Century Learning skills like STEM, teamwork, and problem solving.

ART

Monsters Art Class ($25 for 1 Week): Just in time for Halloween, students will paint a variety of fun and spooky monsters. Students will be shown how to draw monsters, but they are free to come up with their own ideas and use their own imagination!
Whimsical Holiday Art Class ($70 for 3 Weeks): In this three-week class, students will paint and decorate on large pieces of cardboard a special holiday themed art piece for each week. Students will use a variety of multi-media to decorate their projects once they are painted.

RECREATION

Chess Club ($116): The YEL Teach It! Practice It! Play It! method keeps students on track with new chess lessons and puzzles each week as well as guided games and in-class tournaments. Class fee includes ChessKid.com membership for the session.

Morning Drop Off/ Walker Arrival

Students are not be dropped off or arrive before 8:35am (9:40am on Mondays). This time is when doors open for students to enter and staff supervision begins. Before this time there is no staff supervision for students.

Starting on Monday - A staff member will be reaching out to the parent/guardian if the student arrives unsupervised before 9:40am (8:35am T-F). Thank you for partnering with us to keep all students safe!

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Pikmykid Dismissal App Registration Information

PIkmykid Parent App Registration Information

Pikmykid App Registration

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Reporting Absences using Powerschool

Parents and Guardians can now report their students absence using Powerschool Parent Portal. Click on the link below for step-by-step instructions. Web Browser ONLY.

English | Español | Bosanski | Kiswahili

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Menus/ Payments

To access menus and make meal payments, you will need to visit LINQConnect.com and/or download the app in your app store.

Visit the UCSD Website for more information.

Free & Reduced Meal Application

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School Fees

Beginning in the 2023–24 school year, we will be collecting payment for books, materials, and bus transportation fees via PowerSchool. We have created the following step-by-step instructions for this new process.

Translated instructions: Bosanski , မြန်မာဘာသာ, Laiholh (ဟားခါး-ချင်း) , Español , Kiswahili

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Visitors - ID Required!

Visitors must report to the main office, sign-in upon arrival, provide a U.S. government-issued ID for scanning into the Raptor system , and then receive a visitor’s sticker which you will be required to wear during your stay.

Valerius Staff Directory

Get to know faces by visiting the Valerius Website Staff Directory!