Black Day
Student Reminder
Please remember that you need to have your planner with you during all of your classes. The planner contains your passes and you will not be allowed to go to other places in the building, such as your locker, if you do not have your planner (a pass). If you have lost your planner, they are available for purchase in the main office.
MC News
Due to the recent break, there are many books that were due YESTERDAY (Jan. 2). Please check the due date stamped in your book and if it is due today, either turn it in or bring it in for renewal.
Community Service
Here are three Silver Cord opportunities for you to consider.
· Volunteers are needed for Children & Families of Iowa’s 2019 Kidsfest, presented by Veridian Credit Union (January 18-19, 2019) in the Varied Industries Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Volunteers are needed with children’s games and activities, hand out goodie bags, face paint, help exhibitors and assist with other activities during this three day long event. (Click here) is a link with detailed information about all of the volunteer options. Questions? Contact Jill Haupts (email click here).
· You can make a difference in the lives of dedicated adult English language students by helping with child care during class. Volunteers are needed in the Learning Resource Center every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 5-7:45 p.m. Two volunteers are needed each evening to assist the child care provider. You will be responsible for helping play games, reading books, and other various tasks while parents learn. Come have fun! You must be at least age 16, love children, and be patient with and have respect for individuals with diverse backgrounds. To volunteer (click here). For more information, contact Karen Crosby (email click here). The Learning Resource Center is located at 3550 Mills Civic Pkwy.
· WDMCS schools will be collecting personal care items to be given to Clive Community Services, West Des Moines Human Services, and families in need (week of February 11-15). Volunteers will be paired with a school and will decorate and drop off a donation box, distribute PR materials to the school, count and collect donations, and pack the donations (Thursday, February 14). All supplies will be provided and volunteers will earn 5 hours of Silver Cord credit for this service opportunity. To sign-up (click here). Questions? Please contact Rosemary Brandt (email click here).
Sports News
Girls’ soccer open gyms, along with Foot Skills training sessions, begin this Sunday (Jan. 6). Players, please check the schedule. Players and parents, please (click here) to view the complete schedule.
All girls interested in playing tennis this spring, please put this information down in your planner. The girls’ tennis pre-season Player/Parent Meeting is Tuesday, January 22, from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Valley High School Forum.
For the week’s complete schedule (click here)
“Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure.” Attitude-Pass It On!
Notes to Parents:
Parents and guardians, please take a moment to review your child’s grades and assignments in Infinite Campus. The information you gather here can help to facilitate conversations at home. It is a great opportunity to celebrate successes and encourage improvement.
If you do not have an Infinite Campus account (click here).
Parent-Teacher Conferences: You should receive an email this week from you students Advisory Teacher explaining the spring P-T Conference procedures, they are different from fall conferences. If you did not receive that email, please (click here). These conferences will be held January 15 and 16.
The main office has a limited amount of 2019/20 COURSE CATALOGs for sale. The cost is $5.00 each; you must have exact change or make check payable to Valley PTO. Please note that this information is also available online, but if you prefer to work from a hardcopy, you will need to purchase it from the VHS/VSW PTO.
Reminders:
· Please note that Wednesday (TODAY; Jan. 2) will run on a shortened “Monday” schedule (period 1-8 schedule; no advisory; school ends at 2:35). Transfer buses between VHS & VSW will also be running on a “Monday” schedule. (Click here) to view schedule.
· Please note that Semester Tests begin next week. Monday (Jan. 7; orange day) is a normal day, but Tuesday (Jan. 8; black day) will run on a “Monday” eight-period schedule, not the usual extended period schedule (OB). Transfer busses will follow the same schedule. First day of testing is Wednesday (Jan. 9).
· Please note that Monday (Jan 14) is a professional development day, so there is no school for students. School resumes on Tuesday (Jan. 15, first day of second semester) at standard school times, but it will be an eight-period “Monday” schedule (orange day), not the usual extended period schedule (OO). Therefore, Wednesday (Jan. 16) is also an eight period day (black day; ending at 2:35). On both days, transfer busses will follow the alternate schedule.
· Please note that Monday (Jan 21) is Martin Luther King Day and a staff workday, so there is no school for students. School resumes on Tuesday (Jan. 22) at standard school times and it will be a regular Odd Orange Day.
Semester Test Schedule:
Day 1: Wednesday, January 9
· Period 3, 8:20 AM-9:50 AM
· Period 5, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Lunch: 11:30 AM-12:05 PM
· Period 7, 12:10 PM-1:40 PM
Buses arrive at 2:35 PM
Day 2: Thursday, January 10
· Period 2, 8:20 AM-9:50 AM
· Period 4, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Lunch: 11:30 AM-12:05 PM
· Period 8, 12:10 PM-1:40 PM
Buses arrive at 1:45 PM
Day 3: Friday, January 11
· Period 1, 8:20 AM-9:50 AM
· Period 6, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Lunch: 11:30 AM-12:05 PM
Buses arrive at 12:10 PM
· Make-up, 12:15 PM-1:45 PM
Please Note:
· The buses transporting students from VHS back to VSW after each test will leave seven minutes after the test ends at VHS. For Example: The first period test on Wednesday ends at 9:50 am, the transfer bus will leave VHS at 9:57 for VSW.
· We are aware that means our students will be a bit late getting here. We will allow the transfer students to go to their semester test once they arrive (they will NOT follow the normal late/tardy student procedures).
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