From The Principals…..
Happy Friday!
Next week is Bullying Prevention Week! We are so excited for our spirit week to show that we stick together against bullying! See the flyer below for our spirit week dress up days!
As we get into Fall and the weather gets cooler, we will continue to have outdoor recess. Please send your student with a jacket.
Please read all of the information below for important news and events. As always, reach out to us with any celebrations, concerns, or comments.
Sincerely,
Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Butz
Need To Know….
Office Email:
Be advised there is now a generic office email address for families to reach the office at. Please use this email, es-office@vpschools.org, for the following:
- To send in doctor notes for absences
- To advise that your student(s) will be late to school or picked up early. We ask that you please send an email to both the office and your student(s) teacher.
- To reach out with any generic questions and/or concerns.
This email address will allow the office staff to support our families in a timely manner.
Early Childhood and Parents as Teachers Event: Tomorrow October 14th from 9-11am
Bullying Prevention Week: October 16th to 20th Dress Up Days
Fall Parties: If you are interested in being an Elementary or Preschool Room Parent this year please click on the link below and sign up! If you have any questions please reach out to VPES PTO at vpespto@gmail.com
https://www.signupgenius.com/g...
https://www.signupgenius.com/g...
Stories with Students: We want to welcome family and friends into the building to read with their child. This event is a 30 minute block of time where you will come in and read with your child. Please see the attached flyer for more information. *** All volunteers and spectators must be screened through our Hall Pass System *** We want to ensure that everyone on campus is safe. If you have presented your ID in the past to be screened, and you are planning to attend, please complete this form and our staff will have a badge pre-printed for you the day of.
If you have not been screened, we encourage you to stop by the Elementary office in advance, during school hours, and present your ID to have screened. Visitors may also check in on the day of the event, but be advised and prepared that there may be a wait. Parking information to come.
Book Fair Information: The book Fair will run from October 23 to the 26th. If you are interested in helping with the Book Fair this year please click on this link and read the information and select a time slot. We greatly appreciate all the help!! Here is the website for you to check out and add money to your students e-wallet so they can purchase books!
Lunch Reminder: The microwave is to quickly warm food. Please do not send it items that need to be fully cooked in the microwave. Our lunch blocks do not allow enough time to cook, cool down, and eat the food.
Note from the Nurse: Parents, any student with prescription medication or over the counter medication needs to come to the Nurse office to drop it off, that students are not allowed to have any sort of medication on them. This applies to rescue medication as well for elementary students. We would also like to ask that students who have borrowed clothes from the nurse's office to please wash and return them as soon as possible. This will help us to have clothing (pants, shirts, jackets) for other students to use.
Hawks Basketball League: Registration for the Valley Park Future Hawks Basketball League is currently open for K-8th grade boys and girls through October 25, 2023. The online registration form can be found by clicking on this link. Cost of the league is $80, if you plan to reuse your jersey from last year, or $100, if you need a new jersey. Practices will begin in early November with games scheduled to begin in early December. The Future Hawks Basketball League is also looking for coaches at many levels. If you are interested in coaching a team, please reach out to Dean of Students Thomas Rauls, at trauls@vpschools.org
Important Dates:l
October 14th- ECC and PAT Things That Go Event
October 16th-20th- Bullying Prevention Week: Dress Up Days
October 20th- Stories with Students
October 23rd-26th- Book Fair
October 23rd & 25th- Parent/ Teacher Conferences (3:30-7)
October 25th- TJ Pizza Order Pick-Up
October 25th-Board of Education Meeting
October 27th- No School
October 30th- No School
October 31st- Fall Parties
VALLEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dr. Jan Monroe, Principal
Mrs. Kaily Butz, Assistant Principal