Valley Falls USD 338

19-20 PK-8 yearbooks are on sale. For those who haven't ordered we need you to reserve a copy prior to placing our order. Please contact Wendy at wendy.gibbens@vfalls338.com or 945-3221. We will collect orders now through July 17. Cost $11.

Preparing to Reopen USD 338 https://5il.co/hyqb

Join Dr. Hanzlicek for a virtual Town Hall meeting "Repening USD #338". Participants will be divided into groups with a facilitator for a collaborative discussion around specific questions. Data gathered from the meeting will be utilized in the planning process. When: Jul 7, 2020 06:30 PM. Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0udOGuqjkiGdF7TwhchAn8F4n0pd0ucW4B OR When: Jul 9, 2020 06:30 PM Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuc-mqqzooHNLOZdPc3ln0D25Rc1dAxfG2 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please use your own name and email address for identification.

The PK-8 Supply List is available at: https://5il.co/hhod It has been updated to include 6th grade in middle school.

Special Board of Education Meeting on July 1st at 6:30 PM in the school library. Agenda available online at: https://5il.co/ho20

The 2020 Road Safety Art Contest is now open! Click below to learn more about the annual contest and to download the entry form. Contest ends June 26, 2020. Everyone who uses the roads has a role to play in safety. This includes large trucks and buses, cars, bicyclists and pedestrians. This contest lets children in kindergarten through sixth grade (ages 5-12) use their creativity and talent to help raise awareness of how to stay safe on the roads. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/OurRoadsArtContest For Teens, Post Covid-19 Roads Pose ‘A Perfect Storm’ Of Risk Closed schools, fewer activities, less opportunity for summer jobs and the easing Covid-19 restrictions could prove dangerous for the nation’s teens as they take to the roads this summer. This post-lockdown phase corresponds with the “100 Deadliest Days,” the period each year between Memorial Day and Labor Day when the number of fatal crashes involving a teen driver historically rises. Read more

Hello Parents! As we continue to look at school starting back up this fall our student supply lists will be posted to our website for your easy access. A couple of items that are on those lists may still be hard to access - cleaning wipes and hand sanitizer. We would recommend that you keep an eye out for these items now so that your child will have them come August. For now, stay safe and enjoy the warm weather!

Ready! Set! Call for the Count! The Kansas Complete Count Committee in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, the League of Kansas Municipalities, local CCCs, and communities of all sizes are promoting a Call for the Count campaign starting on Monday, June 22, and continuing through Sunday, June 28. Timing could not be more critical. Kansas has dropped out of the top 10 in states' self-response to the 2020 Census. (See below.) Kansans will be called upon to call on neighbors, friends, co-workers and family to make sure they take part in the critically important, once-every-10-years population count. Events & Materials posted on KansasCounts include: Social Media Posts – Links to a series of themed social media posts are available for every day of Call for the Count week! Or, use the messages best suited to your audience. Email me for any assistance! Call 5 Call Tree Toolkit– Put the multiplier effect to work by encouraging five friends to complete the census and have them call five more. Resources: email template, call scripts and FAQ available to help communities phone friends! (Spanish available soon) VQA Toolkit – With support from the Kansas PS team, partners can provide Virtual Questionnaire Assistance opportunities to help individuals over-the-phone and online to complete the census. (Spanish available soon) Get ready for “Censoteria"! This census-themed version of the popular Mexican board game “loteria” is coming to Facebook Live! YES. There are prizes! Flyers (Spanish and English) attached! RSVP to play “Censorteria” via Kansas Appleseed’s Facebook Thursday, June 25, 6pm with the help of SportingKC’s Ilie Sanches and Sunday, June 28 3pm ! Thanks to Kansas Health Foundation, Kansas Appleseed and several southwest Kansas partners for hosting these awesome event! Southwest Kansas Town Hall– Tuesday June 23 7pm Kansas Counts is engaging a panel of Census Champions for this outreach event via Facebook Live! RSVP here! Press releases/Endorsements – Be on the lookout for public support and endorsement from Kansas public officials and various news outlets. An op-ed template attached as well! RESOURCE NOTE: Feel free to contact me at Melinda.a.stanley@2020census.gov for any of these resources as well! Kansas drops in self-response standings Over the weekend, Kansas dropped to 13th place in that national standings. With a 65.3% statewide self-response rate, Kansas is still nearly four percentage points above the national average. 2020 Census response rate map Top-performing Kansas counties are Johnson (74.5%), Miami (72.8%), Pottawatomie (72.7%), Harvey (72.0%) McPherson (71.3%), Saline (70.8%), Nemaha (70.6%) and Butler (69.3%). Here's how the state's four congressional districts fare with census self response: 1st Congressional District -- 61.3% 2nd Congressional District -- 64.8% 3rd Congressional District -- 70.5% 4th Congressional District -- 64.7% Counting the Homeless: Schedule change The U.S. Census Bureau released a new schedule for counting people experiencing homelessness in the 2020 Census. The operation was originally scheduled for the end of March, but health and safety concerns with COVID-19 forced a delay in these activities. Between September 2 and 24, the Census Bureau plans to send specially trained census takers to count people at shelters, soup kitchens, regularly scheduled mobile food fans and locations previously identified by the Census Bureau where people are known to sleep outdoors and at all-night businesses (i.e. transit stations and 24-hour laundromats). People experiencing homelessness will be counted where they are staying when census takers visit between September 22-24. A complete and accurate 2020 Census can ultimately help organizations provide better services, more food and improved shelter options for those in need.

Draft USD 338 Pandemic Risk Management https://bit.ly/2MpzD5m These are draft guidelines we are following as we begin to open the district facilities again. It could also be used during the flu season.

Middle School Boys Basketball Camp will be July 6th-10th from 4-5:30 p.m. 6th graders are welcome to attend and participate in the camp. If anyone has any questions or needs information please contact Dallas at 785-640-3749 or dallasbrown746@gmail.com

Looking for some cool fun things to do grades PreK-12 this summer inside where it is cool! Join Common Sense Media virtual summer camps. https://wideopenschool.org/programs/family/prek-5/daily-schedule/

Hello Patrons! I hope the month of June finds you all well and enjoying the hot temperatures this month has brought us. I am going to begin posting my Principal Building Report that is prepared for the Board of Education each month. Below is the link for the June report. Have a great summer! Ms. Grey https://5il.co/h0oz

Tonight's Board of Education Meeting is at 6:30 PM in the west gym. Agenda: https://5il.co/gy88

Summer staff getting everything cleaned up and ready for fall.

Elementary Office Hours for next week June 1st - June 5th): Wednesday - 8:00AM - 4:00PM Friday - 8:00AM- 4:00PM (785)945-3221 wendy.gibbens@vfalls338.com

Starting on Monday the Central Office Hours will be Monday - Thursday from 8:00AM - 12:00PM until further notice.

Miss Bostwick's End-of-the-Year Video for fourth grade! https://bit.ly/VFEndOfYear4thGrade

Valley Falls Local Scholarship Announcement 2020 USD 338 is proud to recognize the local scholarship recipients for the senior class of 2020. (Please access the link below) Many of our graduating seniors are choosing to continue their education in some form. The Valley Falls and Jefferson County communities consistently do an outstanding job supporting the post-secondary education ambitions of our students through scholarships. The generous individuals and groups in this community have provided over $22,000 in scholarship assistance for our students this year. Thank you to all the people and groups that support our students financially by helping them follow their desired career paths and further their education. Congratulations to these seniors! https://5il.co/gq7f

Elementary Office Hours for this week (May 26th - May 29th): Thursday: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Friday: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM (785) 945-3221 wendy.gibbens@vfalls338.com

Ms. Slimmer's PreK End of the Year Video! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KvJa6N1STr4eURcdxsHfPJXef9VIQv6g *I do not own any rights to the music in the video.