From The Principals…..
Happy Friday!
As we enter December we have a Countdown to Break!! We are encouraging staff and students to participate in the spirit days as we Countdown to our winter break!! See the flyer below for all the days to come!
We will also have an early release day on December 21st going into Winter Break. As a reminder, the Early Childhood Center will dismiss at 11:15 and the Elementary School will dismiss at 12:15.
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….
Gift Card Winners: Last week we drew names to select the winner for the 100$ gift cards. All families that completed the Free and Reduced lunch forms were entered to win! There were 4 families from the elementary school that won!! Congratulations!
Lunch with the Teacher Winners: Student winners were selected from the Lunch with the Teacher Raffle! Over the next few weeks students that won will be having their lunch with the teacher!!
Spirit Days:
Gradebook Open: Great news! Our gradebook in Infinite Campus is now open for parents and caregivers to view as grades are entered by your child’s teachers. Please note that grades on assignments will vary depending on the difficulty of the assignment. Final grades, which are posted on report cards, will be determined by the teacher based on all the grades received during that trimester.
If you’d like to turn off notifications in Infinite Campus, please utilize the directions below:
How to change grade notification settings:
1: Log into parent portal
2: Click the “Person” icon in the top-right corner
3: Click “Settings”
4: Click “Notification Settings”
5: Uncheck (or adjust the slider as you prefer) for “Assignment is Scored” and/or “Grade is Updated”.
At Valley Park Elementary School, we utilize standards-based grading to guide our reporting of student progress through our gradebook and report cards. Standards-based grading allows us to show your student’s understanding of standards along a continuum, letting you as a parent know how well they are understanding the standard at that time.
Standards-based grades are as follows:
1 (Minimal),
2 (Developing),
3 (Meeting) and
4 (Exceeding)
To help you understand your child’s progress and their grades, we will be reporting our grades in “real-time” this year. You will see in the gradebook and on the report card how your student is performing on a particular standard at that moment in time. Please note: Because we are reporting in “real time” this year, that score/grade may change on the next assignment or may be different in the gradebook throughout the trimester based on the complexity of the assignments.Students who are on grade level should earn a 3 on each standard by the end of the school year.
On the report card, if a skill, standard or area is not covered at all or at that point in time, you will see a blank box next to that standard. As we cover standards, you will notice more and more scores in the gradebook. Grades in the gradebook and on the report card are determined by using products of student work, observation, conversation, and performance on assessments.
Please feel free to contact Dr. Monroe with any questions at 636-923-3632 or jmonroe@vpschools.org
Pajama Day Fundraiser:
PTO Bingo Night: PTO is also hosting a Bingo Night on April 6th. The link to sign up for Bingo Night is: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BA8AF2EA2FFCF8-46195456-bingo
FREE MONTHLY BOOKS FOR ALL CHILDREN 5 AND UNDER Missouri children under five can now enroll in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a program that sends age-appropriate books to kids for free every month. Parents or guardians can register their child on the Imagination Library national website to receive books by mail. The statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library was made possible through Section 178.694, RSMo, and $11 million included in DESE’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget for the distribution of books. Learn more about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Missouri here.
Last Call for VP Night at the Rink: Valley Park School District would love to invite you out for VP Night at the rink to see the Blues take on Ottawa. Each ticket purchased $5 will be donated to our Athletic department which will continue to help our athlete’s success on and off the field/court. Each buyer will also receive a limited edition Blues beanies, branded in VP school colors! Hope to see the entire VP community at the rink on 12/14! Let’s go Hawks!
https://fevo-enterprise.com/Valleypark
PAT Information:
Important Dates:
December 1st- Blue and Orange Day
December 11-15th- Kids with Class Food Drive (flyer to come)
December 20th- School Board Meeting @ 7:00 pm
December 21st- Early Dismissal
December 22-January 2- Winter Break– No School
January 3rd– Students return to school
VALLEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dr. Jan Monroe, Principal
Mrs. Kaily Butz, Assistant Principal