The Parent Sports Meeting scheduled for Friday has been postponed to a later date to be determined.
Onsite or Remote Learning?
If you have not enrolled your students yet please have them enrolled by 4:00 PM August 7th. This is so staff can make plans for remote and onsite learning. Thanks
Lunch Precautions...
Middle School Open Gym is still scheduled for today, July 31st at 4:00-5:00 PM. Please enter through the SW double doors by the west gym.
USD #338 Dragon PRIDE Reopening Plan Draft #1. This will go to the Board for approval in August after feedback has been considered. Please share feedback or questions through an email to volora.hanzlicek@vfalls338.com https://5il.co/ivsn Flexibility - Focus word school YR2021
Middle Boys Basketball Camp is canceled for tonight, July 29th.
Weights and Conditioning are canceled for tomorrow July 30th
Log in to Powerschool - online enrollment starts tomorrow, July 29. Walk-in enrollment on site Aug 4, west gym doors. Enrollment letter from Dr. Hanzlicek https://5il.co/ip2d.
New Student Enrollment
Please contact one of the offices prior to enrollment if you will have new student attending Valley Falls this year.
PK-8: (785) 945-3221 wendy.gibbens@vfalls338
9-12: (785) 945-3229 brenda.lloyd@vfalls338
USD #338 is working on a remote (virtual) option for students whose parents/guardians may feel it is not safe for their child(ren) to return physically to the classroom. The option will include virtual time with their classmates. More information to come on July 31.
Summer Nutrition -- here is a link where parents can get summer meals for their children: Sponsors and sites for summer 2020, a listing of all Kansas Summer Meals sites, including addresses and meal times is available at www.kn-eat.org, Summer Food Service Program, Locate a Site Near You.
Message for incoming Kindergarten Parents:
Please be sure and check your email for links to the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ & ASQ SE-2). We want to thank parents that have already taken the time to get them filled out. Please let us know if you have any questions.
angie.tillery@vfalls338.com
angie.seymour@vfalls338.com
Parents/Guardians, we are seeking your input on reopening our schools. Please check your email to complete a survey. If you did not get the survey, contact Dr. Hanzlicek at volora.hanzlicek@vfalls338.com and she will send you one via email. We appreciate your feedback!
All activities within the district are continuing as planned. No postponements or cancellations. KS Board of Ed will rule on Governor's order to start school on Sept. 9 late next week. We could still start on normal schedule if they don't approve the order. Stay tuned.
Jefferson Medical Clinic is offering free sports physicals to students who might need them. See dates and times on flyer at: https://5il.co/ie1m
Reopening Schools - Navigating Change
Message from Dr. Watson, commissioner of education, "Today, the Kansas State Board of Education accepted the “Navigating Change: Kansas’ Guide to Learning and School Safety Operations” document. This is a living document that will be updated continuously to reflect the changing landscape created by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is critical to remember this document contains recommendations only, not mandates, to assist districts in the creation of their reopening plans. The document is housed on the KSDE website and can be accessed at https://www.ksde.org/Teaching-Learning/Resources/Navigating-Change-Kansas-Guide-to-Learning-and-School-Safety-Operations. Please check back regularly for any updates."
A small group of teaching staff will be starting the process of examining the document chunk by chunk tomorrow. Another group of department heads and essential staff members will be working on the operations section. Each group will use data gathered from surveys, town hall meetings, and feedback sent to administration as part of the decision making process. The target date to have a draft to our parents and community will be early August for feedback.
Don't let this document intimidate you. If we all work on this process together, we will have a great document for our community to help guide us this year and into the future! Many educators across Kansas have done an awesome job in providing guidance through these challenging time. A new focus for our students will be competency-based learning and project-based learning! Education will become more individualized to meet the needs of all students. How can this be a bad thing? I know as DRAGONS we will attack this new opportunity with breathing fire, excitement for our students, and helping each other out in the process! We all have to do our part. Let's demonstrate Dragon PRIDE in our endeavors!! Looking forward to digging in and getting started. Please don't hesitate to send any thoughts you might have on reopening via email to volora.hanzlicek@vfalls338.com.
Announcement from Governor Kelly pushes back school start until after Labor Day. See this article from WIBW. More information to come as our school teams regroup to address this change. https://bit.ly/3ey0XtR
2020 8th Grade Promotion
The 2020 8th grade promotion will be conducted Monday, July 20th at 7 PM in the east gym. In order to be able to social distance, only parents and siblings will be allowed to attend the ceremony.
The SE entrance to the east gym will be the only entrance to the ceremony.
We are highly recommending that those attending the ceremony wear a mask. Masks will be available at the door if you do not have one. The following protocols will be in place:
Use hand sanitizer when entering
Follow screening protocols in place upon entering
All in attendance will be asked to register
Families will be expected to social distance from other families at all times
Live-stream access for those not attending the ceremony can be accessed at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcT4G2ga2GdiFOW0pEA3RQg
Graduation 2020
The 2020 graduation will be conducted this Sunday at 2 PM in the east gym. In order to be able to social distance, families have been provided tickets for the ceremony. Anyone wanting to attend without a ticket will have the opportunity to be seated in the west gym where the ceremony will be live-streamed. The graduates will parade through the west gym prior to the conclusion of the ceremony to be recognized.
Handicap entrance for those with a ticket will be the SE doors to the east gym. Handicap entrance for non-ticket holders will be the North Triple Doors. All others will enter the West Vestibule doors.
We are highly recommending that those attending the ceremony wear a mask. Masks will be available at the door if you do not have one. The following protocols will be in place:
Use hand sanitizer when entering
Follow screening protocols in place upon entering
All in attendance will be asked to register
Live-stream access for those not attending the ceremony can be accessed at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcT4G2ga2GdiFOW0pEA3RQg
MS Boys Basketball Camp
