New to Urbandale, or forgot how to do online payment for lunches. Check out the Nutrition Services guide. You can call the Nutrition Services Department at 457-5911 if you have any questions.

Elementary Pricing is available here.

Meals for On-Site Learners

• Elementary: Breakfast and lunch will be served in the classroom.

• Middle and High School: Students will be able to pick up meals from grab and go stations located throughout the building.

Hybrid students learning off-site

For students who are enrolled in the Hybrid Learning Model, we are offering for purchase a 2 or 3 days meal pickup option for the off-site learning days. Accounts will be charged the same as when students are on-site. You can learn more about meal prices here. These meals will be packaged with a mix for immediate consumption and/or for preparation at home. Meals will be distributed on a weekly basis on Thursdays.

>Requests MUST BE SUBMITTED by 9am the Tuesday BEFORE Thursday pick-up.

Requests for Hybrid Students can be made with this form and can be cancelled 48 hours before Thursday pickup. Meal accounts will be charged for meals not picked up.

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR REMOTE LEARNERS

Meals for Remote Learners only

• For students learning 100% remotely, we are offering 5 days’ worth of meals for pick up. They will include 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches. These meals will be packaged with a mix of meals for immediate consumption, and/or for preparation at home. They will be distributed on a weekly basis on Thursdays. Accounts will be charged the same as when students are on-site. You can learn more about meal prices here.

• Requests MUST BE SUBMITTED by 9am the Tuesday BEFORE Thursday pick-up.
• Requests can be made with this form and can be cancelled 48 hours before Thursday pickup. Meal accounts will be charged for meals not picked up.

ONSITE LUNCH MENU BELOW:

CHROMEBOOKS will be handed out to students on the first day of school. They will come home each night to be utilized on at home learning days, charged fully at home, and brought back to school for in person days.

Please remember to fill out the Chromebook Agreement forms if you haven't done so yet. If you do not complete the agreement your child will not be able to bring their device home. In order to make that happen, please take a few minutes to read and discuss each item included within this Chromebook Distribution Agreement:

• Chromebook Distribution Agreement (English)

• Chromebook Distribution Agreement (Bosnian)

• Chromebook Distribution Agreement (Spanish)

• Chromebook Distribution Agreement (Hakha Chin)

Typically, we would welcome visitors into our building for meetings, conversation and getting to know our families. During this pandemic, in continuation of our health and safety protocols, the VALERIUS Office will be CLOSED to visitors. This means there will be no entrance into the building. Please buzz the door and someone will assist you.

If you would like assistance or to meet with a counselor or administrator, please schedule an appointment with our office staff for a virtual meeting. We will not be able to accommodate any drop-in visits.

If your student becomes ill at school, they must first visit the health office and Nurse Jenny will call the parent to arrange for pick up if needed. For pick up, you would buzz in at the door with a mask on, and your student will be walked to the door. We are not allowing any visitors in the building.

If your child needs to leave school during the day we request that you call in the morning to let us know the departure time and the reason for leaving. If you need to deliver anything to your student during the day, please label the item with the student’s name before bringing it to Valerius and buzz the intercom to let Miss Angie know that you have left something there.

Thank you for your support during this pandemic.

If you are signed up for the bus, you should have received information about the bus number and time for pick up/drop off. If you have not received this information, please call Sandy Walters to confirm your bussing. 457-5011

As of Friday, you should have received a phone call from your child's special education teacher introducing themselves and explaining the process for creating Individualized Learning pages for the different instructional models throughout the year. We are working through creating I-Pages as quickly as possible.

Students and adults on school grounds outside of their vehicle should have their mask on. On the first day, if your student does not have a mask, staff will have a disposable mask available. The mask provided by the District will be sent home on the first day of school as well.

Urbandale U Masks are available here.

Please let the Health Office know if your child is sick on in person learning days AND at home learning days.

Remote families- we will need you to call into our health office if your student is sick, for attendance.

To ensure that we get the message, please call our health office at 457-6503.

EXCITING CHANGE! You may use both reusable lunch boxes/containers or disposable. Students will keep these in their locker until lunch and return them after lunch.

Please note that as we begin the school year “at-home” learning will evolve as routines, expectations, and technology is taught to our students during their in-person school days. Teachers will be planning purposeful activities and practice that students can do on their at-home days. Because teachers will be providing intensive instruction to students on the days they are in school, the activities and practice at home will take place asynchronously (independent, at student’s own time/pace) to complement and enhance the instruction students receive at school. The guidelines below show you what to expect in terms of a time commitment for these activities each day (K-2 Grades lower end of the time range; 3-5 Grades upper end of time range):

Reading 45-60min/day

Writing 10-20 min/day

Math 30-45 min/day

Science/Social Studies 15-20min/day

As we start, you should expect students to bring an “At Home Learning Plan” checklist along with paper/pencil tasks. We will gradually introduce SeeSaw, an online learning platform, for students to complete at-home learning tasks. We have purchased additional online tools Dreambox, myLexia, and Razkids to provide differentiated practice for each student in the areas of reading and mathematics. Each of these tools will be gradually introduced in person and then utilized at home.

Mrs. Cole will be sending out a MISSION MONDAY video. Please take a few minutes to watch this special mission for the week.

Principal- Valerius Elementary

Email: colem@urbandaleschools.com
Website: www.urbandaleschools.com
Location: 3305 92nd St. Urbandale, IA 50322
Phone: 515-457-6501
Twitter: @MichelleACole