Valley Falls USD 338

HSGBB Mid-Season Tournament Update: The HS Girls Basketball Team will take on Atchison High tonight at 6:00pm. The game will be in Nortonville. Go Lady Dragons!!

The grade school students started the day out with an assembly celebrating the upcoming Kansas birthday this weekend. I big thank you goes out to the staff committee that planned and conducted the assembly!! The students will explore an informative slide show and get a birthday treat later today!!

MSBBB Tonight (1/26): @ Home vs. Osk 4:30 Start B, 1/2 C, then A Go Dragons!

Congrats to our FACS and FCCLA programs with two of the top five recipes in Kansas for their State to the Plate competition. Kansas Granola and Aronia berry sauce. Awesome work Mrs. Ellerman and crew!!!!

More pics of Donuts with Dads.

More pics of Donuts with Dads!

USD 338 had our accreditation visit yesterday. Our staff has gone above and beyond during this cycle. I’m so proud of all their hard work to help students be successful!

Donuts with Dads event hosted by PTO is ready and serving this morning! Thank you PTO for providing this wonderful event for our students.

Good morning Dragons! The main roads are looking good, there are some slick spots on some of the back roads. So please drive carefully and allow yourself some extra time. School WILL be in session👍

MSBBB Results (1/23): B Team Lost 17-9 A Team Won 48-30 A Team moves to 6-0 (4-0) on the season! Next game is Thursday at home against Oskaloosa, also undefeated. Go Dragons!

GRANDPARENTS DAY is coming soon to Valley Falls - February 14th. Becky is taking reservations in the grade school office now. Phone: 785-945-3221 EMAIL: becky.nickelson@vfalls338.com More information will be sent including a flyer with information about the day. Stay Tuned! REMINDER: NO SCHOOL on February 15th. (Change to calendar due to a large student event being hosted at the high school. Please contact Stacy Cervantez if you are interested in volunteering to help out.)

PTO Major Saver Fundraiser is coming soon! Thank you for your support. PTO works hard to fund many activities across the entire school district. https://5il.co/1nou8

Good Morning, The Lady Dragons open their mid-season tournament tomorrow 1/24 vs Rossville at 6 pm in Nortonville at the JCN Elementary Middle School gym. Let's go ladies!

MSBBB Tonight (1/23): @ ACCMS 4:30 Start B then A Go Dragons!

Reminder: Big Brother Basketball today at 4:30pm in the West Gym. Email Coach Gatzemeyer with questions. Caleb.gatzemeyer@vfalls338.com.

Today’s tournament schedule is as follows: Oskie V Rossville-3 pm ACCHS v Jeff West-5 pm Perry v JCN-7 pm

1-20-23 Parent Update DINNER FOR TONIGHT!! Starting at 5pm, the Valley Falls Community Foundation is sponsoring a Sloppy Joe Meal w/ chips, cookie, and drink for $6. Games start at 6pm in the West Gym. Valley Falls plays the second game starting at approximately 7:30. Attention All ‘DADS’ of Valley Falls Schools Students!!! Please join us for our ‘Donuts with Dads’ Event Fathers and Father-figures, On Wednesday, January 25th from 7:00am-8:00am we will have our annual ‘Donuts with Dads’ Event. We would love to have you join your student before school for FREE donuts. Dads, granddads, uncles, step-dads, adult brothers, guardians, father figures...this is your chance to have some special time with your student in a fun atmosphere at school! If you plan to join us, please fill out the bottom portion of this slip and return it with your student ASAP (turn into Becky or Brenda in the offices) so we are prepared with plenty of donuts! Donuts and breakfast drinks will be served in the high school concession stand– commons area. Sincerely, Valley Falls PTO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___Yes!!! We’ll be there! (#) ___ Total of ‘Dads’ and students attending Student(s) Name __________________________________ Teacher’s Name __________________________________ Father/Father-figure’s Name ________________________ Bond Update (pictures on website) Progress for the week of 1/16-1/20. 1. Continued mudding Multi-Purpose walls. 2. Completed framing in Pre-K. 3. Completed dirt work around Greenhouse. 4. Continued masonry at Pre-K. Work schedule for the week of 1/23-1/27 1. Finish mudding walls in Multi-Purpose building. 2. M/E&P rough-in in Pre-K. 3. Continue Masonry. 4. Start Fire Sprinkler rough-in in Pre-K. Learning Quest Covid Update Breakfast and Lunch Menu Employment Opportunities Reminder that we have No School on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. We will be hosting league forensics on that day. Activities Next Week January 23 - 27 Monday: HSBB Girls Tournament (Varsity only) at JCN MSBBB at ACCMS- 4:30 Tuesday: HSBB Girls Tournament (Varsity only) at JCN Wednesday: PTO Donuts with Dads: 7:00am School dismissed at 12:30 HSBB Girls Tournament (Varsity only) at JCN Thursday: VFHS Scholars Bowl at Oskaloosa (JV) = 4:15 MSBBB w/ Oskaloosa - 4:30 HSBB Girls Tournament (Varsity only) at JCN Friday: HSBB Girls Tournament (Varsity only) at JCN Saturday: HSBB Girls Tournament (Varsity only) at JCN Supporting Your Child TIPS for Helping an Anxious Child (Part 2 of 3) Calming Strategies might include… Deep belly breathing lowers heart rate, blood pressure and stress hormones and helps the thinking/rational brain function. Mindfulness exercises focus on the here and now using the 5 senses. Some kids might need us to talk through a plan on how to handle things if the fear were to come true. Distract with an alternative activity. “What do you want to do besides worry?” Make a worry box to write down and put worries away and set aside a short time (10-15 min.) for them to share about their worries. Adapted from Imperfect Families “How to Break the Cycle of Anxiety in Your Family” and Child Mind Institute

Thank you P.S.D. Chase for your help today at USD 338! Thank you for your many years of public service as you near your end of watch this Spring!

Work schedule for the week of 1/23-1/27 1. Finish mudding walls in Multi-Purpose building. 2. M/E&P rough-in in Pre-K. 3. Continue Masonry. 4. Start Fire Sprinkler rough-in in Pre-K.

Progress for the week of 1/16-1/20. 1. Continued mudding Multi-Purpose walls. 2. Completed framing in Pre-K. 3. Completed dirt work around Greenhouse. 4. Continued masonry at Pre-K.