Valerius Weekly

October 30th - November 3

Every Monday is a LATE START! School starts at 9:55am and doors open at 9:40am.

Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Click here to access the online breakfast and lunch mensu.

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Fall Conference Sign Up Link

Fall 2023 Conference Sign Up Link will be sent home via email (through School Messenger) on Monday (10/30) afternoon.

What Families Will See

From the PTCFast.com site, the parents/guardian will choose their students' teachers. The website will then ask you to register with their students' names and your own names. You will then receive a confirmation email with a link to click on to choose times for your student's conferences (and the parent/guardian will only be able to see their students' teachers, not everyone's). The parent/guardian will also receive a confirmation email as well as reminder emails about the conferences.

Progress Reports Will Be Emailed Home on November 13th

If you happen to view grades on Powerschool Parent Portal before that time, please know teachers are still working on finalizing grades until then. PS Parent Portal is always real time for grades. If you have the mobile app you may get notifications of grade changes as well.

Final grades for 1st Trimester will be listed on the progress report emailed home on Monday, November 13th. Please reach out to the main office at 457-6500 if you have any questions.

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Attendance Matters

Why does chronic absenteeism matter?

A report from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) used data from the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) for the 2015-16 school year to illustrate the extent of chronic absenteeism in our nation's schools. The data revealed that chronically absent students are at a greater academic risk for missing early learning milestones, failing courses, and not graduating on time. Chronically absent students are also at a greater risk for a number of negative long-term consequences, such as being more likely to experience poverty, diminished mental and physical health, and involvement in the criminal justice system as an adult.

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Voter-Approved Physical Plant & Equipment Levy: Vote November 7

On November 7, 2023, eligible voters living within the Urbandale Community School District (UCSD) boundaries will have an opportunity to vote on the renewal of the Voter-Approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (VPPEL) and elect four candidates to serve on the UCSD School Board. Learn more about the VPPEL HERE and get to know UCSD School Board candidates.

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Lost & Found

Please make sure your student checks the lost and found for any items they are missing. Any items not claimed by the last evening of Fall Conferences (11/16) will be donated.

*Click on image to view full video of lost and found items.

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October Monday Dress Up Theme

10/30: Animal Day

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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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PTO Meeting on Thursday

This Thursday (11/2) there is a PTO meeting at Valerius starting at 7:00pm. ALL are welcome!

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The Book Fair is Coming!!!

Join us to kick off the fair with Breakfast and Books! Bring family and friends Saturday, November 11th from 8-10 am for early shopping, coffee, fruit, and donuts at Valerius Elementary.

Book Fairs benefit the Valerius library and classrooms with 50% of profits going directly to the school. There’s so much to do and multiple opportunities to shop! At the fair you will find book recommendations from your child’s teacher and have the option to donate books directly to their classroom with the teacher wish lists found near the checkout.

Saturday, 11th, 8 – 10 am Breakfast and Books

Tuesday, November 14th and Thursday, November 16th Family and friends shop during conferences until 8 pm

November 14th, 15th and 16th Kids can shop during lunch recess using *E-Wallet or cash

Online shopping is available starting 11/8 –11/24 through the fair homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/valeriuselementaryschool

*E-Wallet allows family and friends to load funds through an online account accessible at school. Please review this option through our book fair homepage.

Volunteers are needed to run a successful fair. If you’re available please check out volunteer times here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EA9AA2BA5FCC25-45585215-breakfast

If you have any questions about the Book Fair please contact your fair chair: valeriuspto@gmail.com

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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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!