Valerius Weekly

December 4 - 8

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

Current Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Click here to access the online breakfast and lunch menus.

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Introducing ParentSquare: New District-Wide Communication Platform

In an effort to continually improve school-to-home communication, our district is investing in an industry-leading communications platform called ParentSquare. With ParentSquare, we’ll be able to consolidate numerous communications tools in use throughout the district in order to streamline school-to-home communications. Once ParentSquare is implemented throughout the district, all teacher, coach, school-office, and district-office communications will be distributed using this one centralized tool.

With ParentSquare, you’ll be able to:

Receive communication from school/district via email, text, and/or app (phone calls for alerts)
Select language preference for communication
Select the frequency for receiving communications (either ‘instant’ or as a ‘daily digest’ at 6:00 p.m.)
Direct message staff (similar to text messaging) with 2-way translation
Receive attendance and meal balance notifications
Access various district resources linked in the app

We’re planning a phased implementation of ParentSquare:

We’ll begin toward the end of January 2024 when all parents/guardians, staff, and 9-12 students will be invited to begin using ParentSquare (Note: 8th grade students participating in the upcoming Softball and Baseball season will also be included)
During this time, only school-level communications, district-level communications, and Softball and Baseball Team communications will be distributed via ParentSquare
Classroom teachers and Activities Coaches/Directors (with the exception of Softball and Baseball) will continue using their existing methods of communication
Closer to the end of the school year, initial training will be provided for teachers to begin learning about ParentSquare
We’ll fully onboard all staff in July/August 2024
Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, our entire district will be using one communications platform across all levels (classroom, coaches, school, district)

We look forward to sharing more about ParentSquare in upcoming newsletters!

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December Monday Dress Up Themes

12/4: Wear Your Favorite Color

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Outside Recess

Recess will be held outside unless the temperature (including windchill) falls below 10 degrees. Temperature checks will be made 15 minutes before all recesses at www.weather.gov .

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Being Here Matters: Stay On The Path To Success

Don’t let absences add up. Attending school every day is essential. Stay on the path to success! #UBELONGhere

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

PTO Calendar

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Uplifting Urbandale

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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!