The PTO meeting will be held in person in the Media Center starting at 6:30pm!

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.

Smile Squad Mobile Unit returns to Valerius on May 18th and 19th. This program provides FREE dental services to our students during the school day. If your student(s) could benefit from free dental care, please reach out to our school nurse, Jenny Villegas. You can call her at (515) 457-5703 or email her at villegasj@urbandaleschools.com. If you are interested, a consent form will be sent home with your student for you to fill out and needs to be returned to Jenny by April 15th.

If your student has an established dentist and has regular yearly checkups, we ask you to continue care with your regular provider.

Some services provided on the Mobile Unit include:

· Examination & X-rays

· Sealants

· Fluoride

· Fillings

· Extraction (baby teeth)

· Silver crowns (baby teeth)

· Teeth Cleaning

We are excited to have the smile squad back and to be able to provide these FREE services to our students!

Skate DSM's Get on Board Project will give out up to 500 high-quality, complete skateboards and helmets to kids in the Des Moines area. For more details, eligibility and how to apply view the link below.

https://skatedsm.org/getonboard/

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