Valerius Weekly
February 19 - 23
NO SCHOOL on Monday (2/19) for Teacher In-Service
Please make note of the following dates in February 2024 when school will not be in session and when school resumes:
District-Wide
- Monday, February 19: No school and No Adventuretime due to a Teacher Professional Development Day
Karen Acres Elementary (only)
- Friday, February 16: No school due to a Recess Day (Note: Karen Acres does not have school February 16 – February 19)
- Learn more about our year-round elementary school
School resumes for all UCSD students on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Enjoy the long weekend!
SIGN UP TODAY!
Spring Conferences are on Monday (February 26) and Tuesday (March 5th) from 4-8pm each day. *Please take note the dates are a bit different from previous years (times are the same). The two dates are a week apart.
The sign up link from PTCFast.com was sent through ParentSquare. You can also access the sign up link on the Spring Conference Newsletter or Valerius Website under Announcements.
https://ptcfast.com/schools/Valerius_Elementary
Check out the PTO Corner section of the newsletter for information about the Book Fair, Breakfast & Books and how you can help teachers during conferences. Don't hesitate to call the main office with any questions 515.457.6500.
Literacy with Loved Ones
Join us on March 7th from 8:15-8:45am for a reading event to kick off the Spring Break Reading Challenge. During spring break students will record how many minutes they read to help meet our goal of 100,000 minutes.
Families will go to their child's grade level pod to find a cozy spot to read together. Enjoy hot chocolate and muffins while you read. Teachers will be present in pods to help pick out a book, answer questions and hand out resources.
Download the Urbandale ParentSquare App Today!
On February 8, ParentSquare invitations were sent to all parents/guardians, staff, and UHS students. We’re using ParentSquare to share news, updates, and alerts. Please take a few minutes to activate and set up your account so you’ll receive news and updates based on your preferred method (email, text, and/or app) and speed of delivery (instant or a daily digest summary arriving nightly at 6:00 p.m.). Your preferences for receiving news/updates will not impact your ability to receive Alerts (e.g. inclement weather). Alerts will still be delivered via email, text, app, and voice depending on the situation. (Note: UHS students will not receive text/voice notifications as student cell numbers are not included in PowerSchool.) Search for 'Urbandale' in the App Store or Google Play & download the Urbandale app.
Review the following written and/or video instructions for setting up your ParentSquare account:
In addition, you can also review this doc that outlines how to set up your account based on various scenarios depending on roles (e.g. UCSD staff member with children in the District, UCSD parent who is a staff member in another District using ParentSquare, etc.). If you have questions or need help with ParentSquare, you’re welcome to complete our UCSD ParentSquare Help form.
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
The Book Fair Is Coming!!
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.
Join us to kick off the fair with Breakfast and Books! Bring family and friends Saturday, February 24th 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, 24th, 8 – 10 am Breakfast and Books – Come shop early!
- February 26 (Monday) and March 5th (Tuesday) Family and friends shop during conferences until 8 pm
- Kids can shop during lunch recess using *E-Wallet or cash
- Online shopping is available from February 23rd-March 7th on the fair homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/valeriuselementaryschool1
Volunteers are needed to run a successful fair. If you’re available please check out volunteer times here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EA9AA2BA5FCC25-47680129-breakfast
If you have any questions about the Book Fair, please contact your fair chair: valeriuspto@gmail.com
Pikmykid Dismissal App Registration Information
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
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
VALERIUS ELEMENTARY
Dean: Derek Wilkins; wilkinsd@urbandaleschools.com
Principal Secretary: Angie Jones; jonesa1@urbandaleschools.com
Office Secretary: Caley Jo Schroeder; schroederc@urbandaleachools.com
Nurse: Katie Scandrett; scandrettk@urbandaleschools.com
Guidance Counselor: Liz Donner; donnere@urbandaleschools.com
FFO: Maddy Punsalan; punsalanm@urbandaleschools.com
Website: https://www.urbandaleschools.com/schools/valerius-elementary/
Location: 3305 92nd St, Urbandale, IA, USA
Phone: 515-457-6500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valeriuselementary