Valley Heights USD #498

Just a reminder that the Valley Heights Hall of Fame Nomination forms are due by August 31st! Forms are available at the high school and during the Mustang Spirit night this Friday!!

Happy 1st day of school! The kindergarten students were ready for their very first time eating lunch at school!

Hi all! Hope everyone is having a great first day of back to school. There are some adjustments to the breakfast and lunch menus for Monday, August 24th. Please see the attached revised menus for your convenience. Thanks!

A good night's sleep will make a difference for everyone!

The staff at BRES had some great helpers getting ready for open house tonight and the first day of school tomorrow. Thank you Julia, Avery and Laura for everything!

It takes a village…..nothing could be more true! Many THANKS to these students for showing up the day before school starts at Valley Heights to assist in food distribution at Harvesters - The Community Food Networks in Waterville this morning!

You don't want to miss MUSTANG SPIRIT NIGHT at VH! And you won't want to miss this opportunity!!!Who will be the first to dunk him?!!!

Come walk the school, meet teachers and get ready to start the year off strong. We will be hosting a 7th grade orientation Tuesday August 17th at 6:00p then open house will take place at 6:30p-7:30p. Can't wait to see you there!

Calendar Change: Wednesday, August 19th will now be a full day of school. Due to the passing of a former Valley Heights employee and mother of three Valley Heights students, there will be no school on Thursday, August 20th so that our staff and students have the opportunity to attend her memorial service and support her family during this difficult time. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility.

Rooms, our new district communication tool, is live! Parents/Guardians should have received a text or email from Apptegy.. Download the VHUSD 498 App and click on Rooms at the bottom of the app. Sign in using your phone number. Students need to sign in using their school email address.

Mustang Spirit Night is Friday! Help fill the shelves at our local food pantry with a shelf stable food donation. Please leave donations in the commons.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 Harvesters Mobile Food Pantry will be in Waterville at the Waterville/Blue Rapids UMC. Distribution will begin by 11 am. First Come, first served. Volunteers are welcome!

VHS students available to volunteer at Harvesters on Tuesday, Aug. 18 can get a jump start on service hours this semester! Meet at 10:30 am at the Waterville Methodist Church. See Jayne Whitson, Schools That Care Family Advocate in the care bus after food distribution.

Check out the first elementary newsletter of the year!

https://app.smore.com/n/xju0tv

Thank you so much to the United Methodist Church of Waterville and Blue Rapids for providing a meal for the Valley Heights district staff and the awesome gift bags! We appreciate you!

If your 7-12th grade VH student still needs school supplies to begin the 26-27 school year, request supplies here by Monday, August 17 5pm for supplies to be available before school starts. https://forms.gle/7qs8Mg9hF4v9DFYR9

Please see the following letter about our new communication tool called Rooms. This will replace Bloomz, which was previously used at the grade schools. All staff Preschool through 12th grade will be communicating with families via Rooms.

Join us next Tuesday night for Open House!

Monday, August 10th, there will be a Fall Sports Parents Meeting at the high school
The high school session will begin at 6 pm in the commons
The junior high session will begin at 7 pm in the commons
Coaches will meet in breakout sessions to go over important information before the fall sports season begins
We hope to see you there!