Valley Falls USD 338

Congratulations to all who participated in our annual School Spelling Bee this week. Here are our Champion and Runner Up Spellers! 5th - 6th Bee: Champion: Jayden Brede parents: Jamie Tankesley and Jason Brede Runner Up: Breckyn Moore parents: Audra and Danny Moore 7th-8th Bee: Champion: Naomi Loop parents: Emily Murray and John Webster Runner Up: Aubre Garza parents: Danelle and Noe Garza Congratulations to Naomi and Jayden as they will be representing Valley Falls at the County Bee to be held at Jefferson West on January 25th at 7 PM.

Parents/Guardians, The number of positive cases in the middle school and the high school has increased rapidly over the past three days. Due to the numbers and the associated close contacts, we have made the decision to move to remote learning for Middle School and High School students only on Thursday 1/13/22 and Friday 1/14/22. PreK through 5th students will remain in person. We will have nursing staff on duty in the morning from 7:15 AM to 7:45 AM as normal. Any student PreK - 5 that has been determined as a close contact and opted into COVID testing will continue to test. If your MS or HS student has developed symptoms and would like to come in to be tested, we would also welcome them. Otherwise, students on remote that are close contacts are not expected to test. Buses will run as normal for PreK - 5 students. For students on remote, lunch will be offered but students must email Brenda Lloyd, brenda.lloyd@vfalls338.com, requesting a meal by 8:30 AM so the kitchen has time to prepare the additional meals. Lunches for remote students will need to be picked up at noon at the elementary entrance. All practices and school-sponsored activities are suspended through Sunday 1/13. The board is waiting on further guidance from the Kansas State Department of Education and KDHE on "Test to Play and Test to Learn". We hope to have this information later this week. After it is received, there will be a special board meeting to address the recommended changes from the CDC and KDHE. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate in reaching out to Ms. Grey, Mr. Morgan, or myself with questions. Respectfully, Dr. Hanzlicek

Dragons win 69-31 over McLouth

Good win over McLouth for the JV boys, Lady Dragons up 23-21 in the 3rd!

HSBB Update- there will be NO JV Girls basketball game tonight. We will start at 5pm with the JV Boys followed by the Varsity Girls, then the Varsity Boys all in the West Gym. Thank you!

The Valley Falls Board of Education has contracted with KASB to assist with the search for a Superintendent who will take over for Dr. Hanzlicek upon her departure on June 30, 2022. In an effort to make the best possible selection, the Board would like to include as part of the search process a way for stakeholders to offer their thoughts on this very important position and process. Click here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/USD338 to complete the survey. The surveys ask participants to share their ideas about the major issues facing the district in the next several years; the personal and professional qualities they believe are important for the superintendent, and the performance expectations they believe would mark that person's success. All responses are entirely anonymous and are delivered directly to the KASB search facilitator. Thank you,

We hope all of our families had a wonderful end of December! We are all glad to be back up and running strong! The Board Report can be accessed at the following link. Check out all of the exciting activities happening here at school this winter. https://5il.co/143dj

Hello Dragon Family, January is here and we are getting started in the Spring semester for 2022. There were a lot of activities to end the 1st semester and we already have Winter Sports going for the Spring Semester, kicking off on Jan. 3rd and 7th! Please find the VFHS building report including activities for the month of December and early January at the following link https://5il.co/13re2 . Have a Great Evening, Mr. Morgan

The 2nd Graders did a unit on Snowmen this week. We read stories, made predictions, reviewed math skills, and wrote and edited a writing project on snowmen. Then, we finished the week today with a STEAM project. We made fake snow to construct our mini snowmen. Snow much fun! ❄️☃️

Thank You Retiring Board Members for all Your Years of Service! LaVerne Clark - 20 Years Sharon Sweeney -12 Years Tom Welsh - 8 Years

January is Board Appreciation Month!

C Team lost a nail biter in overtime. A team confidently won with a score of 87-7. Great night all around. Go Dragons!

Great start to the night for Middle School Boys. B team won 32-3. Cheerleaders are working hard supporting the players!!

January is Board of Education Appreciation Month!

Thank you Sunflower Area Association of Realtors for rewarding one of our first year teachers, Mallory Jepson, with a few items from her Teacher Wish List!! Merry Christmas in January!

There will be an After Prom meeting tonight at 6pm in Rm 101 in the High School. Please enter through the lower north doors of the high school.

January is Board of Education Appreciation Month.

HSBB Update: The HSBB teams will travel to JCN on Friday, January 7th, 2022. The games will start at 4:30pm with the JV Girls. The JV Girls will only play a 1/2 game so please plan accordingly. Go Dragons!!

January is Board of Education Appreciation Month

Update HSBB vs. Maur Hill JV Girls lost 13-17 JV Boys win 33-22 Varsity Girls win 31-24 Varsity Boys win 67-46 Next game is Friday, January 7th at JCN games start at 4:30pm.