Sending our first Weekly Parent Update for the 2024-2025 school year. Hope summer has been good to you! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oHiJdDOoeW-dkaps8zUKiFtakYyuJalImiKT3OJijLk/edit?usp=sharing
Last weekend before school begins! Back to School Cruise Night is tonight, with food trucks, movie in the park, and fun for the whole family. Sunday, August 18, is the Back to School Ice Cream & Dessert Social at 6:00 pm. See the flyers for more details. Hope you can join us!
Highlights from todays all-staff meeting. The Kansas Commissioner of Education, Dr. Randy Watson, challenged each of us to make the future better than the present for any student and to believe we have the power to make it so. A gym full of dedicated staff had a day full of learning, exchanging ideas and preparing classrooms.
Parents:
Fall practices will start on Monday, August 19th. In order for your student to participate, we must have a copy of their physical as well as their appendix forms. Please turn them in to either Wyatt Hofstra or Stacy Cervantez. Also just a reminder that Impact Testing will be tomorrow, Friday, August 16th from 11am-3pm in Mrs. Glassel's room. This is for 6th grade, 7th grade, 9th grade, and 11th grade students.
Thank you!
Fall Sports:
We will be meeting in the east gym at 2:30pm on Monday in order to watch the Concussion and Heat videos. Practices will begin afterwards. Contact your coach for questions.
The 6th grade band students will have a chance to meet with a representative from Manning Music on Monday, August 19th at 6pm in the Band Room. This will be a great opportunity for students to get instruments, and meet our new band teacher, Phoebe Stottlemire, as well.
Are you interested in supporting USD 338? Information below about our Dragon Backers program that will list your business or family in our sports programs for volleyball, football, and basketball . Thanks for your support!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TTPaUi_4hfK68ZkvmwyfnPlWcGrO4Y3d/view?usp=sharing
Kindergarten Information for the start of the upcoming school year.
Our First day of classes on August 20 will dismiss at 11 for all students in attendance. Parents are welcome to attend this first morning and help us celebrate the beginning of another school year!
Kindergarten students will attend half days dismissing at 11:15 starting August 21st through August 30th. Kindergarten students will begin full-day on September 3rd.
Teachers will be sending out information about ASQ which will need to be completed by parents and can be done on line.
Looking forward to an exciting school year!!
CALLING ALL PRESCHOOL PARENTS!
School is just around the corner! Our first day is Wednesday, August 21st. If you have any last minute questions or need anything clarified, be sure to reach out to Becky Nickelson in the grade school office at 785-945-3221 or becky.nickelson@vfalls338.com .
We will have two upcoming opportunities, depending on your schedules, to drop in to meet the teacher, drop off school supplies, and see the classroom. ..Monday August 19th between 6 and 7 PM or Tuesday morning August 20th between 8:30 and 10:30.
Introducing our new teaching staff for the 2024-25 school year! They have been completing orientation today. From left to right are: Adrian McAfee, Phoebe Stottlemire, Mandi VanGordon, Brittany Wininger, and Cullen Bruner. Welcome to Dragon Country!
Good Evening Dragons,
Welcome back to the 2024-25 School year, we are off to a fast start for the year with staff development, workshops, and continued planning for the year. We welcome new staff tomorrow for orientation with teachers reporting to begin the year on August 14th. Students will be back in the building on August 20th for a half-day with the 21st being our first full day with all students back. For a full report of activities through late June, July, and early August for VFHS and VFEMS please visit: https://5il.co/2t8jl
We are looking forward to a great year! Have a great evening!
Sincerely,
Mr. Morgan and Ms. Grey
We want to officially welcome Tony Nichols as our new Transportation Director for USD #338. Tony is a 1987 graduate of VFHS and lives with his wife, Penny, of 36 years in Topeka. They have five daughters and one son, and 17 grandchildren! Tony served 24 years in the Army and had been retired five years before taking the Director position. He's been busy working since May, and is looking forward to school starting. When not working, he enjoys gardening, fishing, hunting, and camping.
Updated BOE agenda for tonight's meeting: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/931/Valley_Falls_USD_338/4702065/1._Board_Agenda_8.12.24__1_.pdf
A reminder that Washburn Tech begins tomorrow. For students who are attending, transportation will leave Valley Falls at 7 am loading from the north side of the high school.
BOE Agenda for Monday, August 12: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/931/Valley_Falls_USD_338/4698821/1._Board_Agenda_8.12.24.pdf
Reminder that the all sport/activities parent meeting will be held tonight at 6pm in the west gym. Please plan to attend so you can get all your required paperwork completed, and meet the coaches/sponsors. See you tonight!
Patty Bendure was recognized yesterday for 30 years of service at Keystone. USD 338 is very fortunate to have her in our building. Congratulations Patty!
Good morning, we wanted to follow up on the information in the enrollment packet for Tech school. Given this information, if your student(s) plan) to attend Washburn Tech or Highland Tech we are having a parent informational meeting at 7 pm tonight in the USD 338 Band Room. We will review expectations and transportation requirements. The meeting will give us the time needed to address questions or concerns prior to the start of the Fall 2024 semester. If you have any questions please reach out to me at greg.morgan@vfalls338.com.
End of the summer lunch for our hardworking summer crew! USD 338 appreciates you!
24-25 New Student Enrollment information on the website has some updates. Check it out here https://www.usd338.com/page/new-student-enrollment. Please contact john.hamon@vfalls338.com with any questions. GO DRAGONS!!