Teacher In-Service Day.

UCSD No School Dates for April 2022

Help PTO show our staff some love for Teacher & Staff Appreciation. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. There are options for:

• Volunteer Duties
• Item Donations
• Monetary Donations

Staff Appreciation Week Flyer & Valerius Staff List

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Sign Up

If you choose to make a monetary donation, please visit https://valeriuspto.square.site/ to process your payment.

Questions? Email valeriuspto@gmail.com. Thank you!

Help Celebrate UCSD Teachers During Teacher Appreciation Week (District Website)

The time for next week's PTO meeting on May 5th has been changed to 7:30-8:30 pm in the library. ALL Valerius families are welcome!

Also, Mark your calendars for a Valerius Families Playground Meetup at Lions Park on Friday, May 6 from 5:30-6:30 pm. More information to come!

PTO is hosting an End of the Year Picnic on Friday, May 27th during student lunches!

Families, in order to receive an adult or non-enrolled child school meal you MUST RSVP (link also below). Please only fill out this form if you (adult and/or non-enrolled children) will be attending the Valerius Family BBQ Picnic on Friday, May 27th. RSVPs* must be received by Friday, May 6th to ensure meals are available for all attendees. Each household is "limited to" 2 lunches per Valerius student.

PICNIC MENU

• Student lunch: Hot Dog on a Bun or Sunbutter Sandwich.

Each meal includes baby carrots with ranch, coleslaw, chips, slushie, and milk.

• Adult and non-enrolled child lunch:Hot Dog on a Bun or Veggie (Garden) Burger.

Each meal includes baby carrots with ranch, coleslaw, chips, slushie, milk.

RSVP Form (Adult & Non-Enrolled Child)

*Any responses not received, or received after the deadline, will not be granted. Adults and non-enrolled children will only get a meal if they RSVP and have a meal ticket at the time of lunch service.

Urbandale Community School District is seeking committee members to serve on an elementary boundary committee. Members of this committee will be a sounding board for RSP & Associates (an organization that specializes in school district planning services) as new boundary options are created and feedback from the public is considered. The outcome of this committee will be a recommendation to the Urbandale School Board for new elementary boundaries to be implemented for the 2023-2024 school year. The decision regarding boundaries will be determined by school board vote.

If you would like to participate as a member of the Urbandale CSD Elementary School Boundary Committee please complete and submit the short form by 5:00 p.m. on April 29, 2022. Click HERE to access the short form.

If you have questions about this work, please contact Dr. Keri Schlueter. 515-457-5004 or schlueterk@urbandaleschools.com

Families with students in kindergarten through 11th grade currently enrolled in the district will receive an email on April 1, 2022, with instructions for online registration. For families without email, a letter will be mailed to you with instructions for registering your returning student(s).

Visit the UCSD website for more information about Registering your student(s) for next year.

When the 2021-2022 school year ends, so do free meals for every student.

While the federal government funded a program that allowed all students access to free meals during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress recently declined to continue funding this program. This means all families will need to carry a positive balance in their children’s school meal accounts when school begins next fall.

If your student qualifies for free or reduced meals, they can still receive them next year, click HERE for more information about how to make that happen.

To learn more about applying for free or reduced meals, please visit the Nutrition Services website.

For assistance in completing the application or for questions, please contact the Nutrition Department at 515-457-6911.

The Urbandale Community School District is an equal opportunity provider.

Just a few reminders as we welcome visitors back into the building.

• As the COVID-19 vaccine is currently approved for individuals 5 years of age and older, visitors are permitted for Kindergarten through 12th grades. This means that students, staff, families, and visitors in compliance with school visitor policies and Principal approval are allowed inside our elementary (K-5), middle, and high school buildings.
• Visitors are not permitted during lunch for Kindergarten through 8th grades.
• Building Principals may limit the number of adult visitors in a classroom, or in an area of the building, at any given time.

All visitors must check into the main office to sign in and to be escorted to the classroom. Please call the main office if you have any questions.

UCSD Board Policy 1007 - Visitors

UCSD COVID-19 Guidance: As of January 26, 2022

Principal: Michelle Cole; colem@urbandaleschools.com

Office Manager: Angie Jones; jonesa1@urbandaleschools.com

Nurse: Jenny Villegas; villegasj@urbandaleschools.com

Guidance Counselor: Melissa MacGregor; macgregorm@urbandaleschools.com

FFO: Eddye Vanderkwaak, vanderkwaake@urbandaleschools.com

Website: https://www.urbandaleschools.com/schools/valerius-elementary/
Location: 6301 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, USA
Phone: 515-457-6500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valeriuselementary