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The Valley Springs Elementary
will close for the summer on
Wednesday, June 3. If you are
moving over the summer, please
let the VSE office know as soon
as possible. Letting the VSE office know of your move, allows
us time to get your student’s records to their new school before
the first day of school.
Thank you.
This is a very busy time of year. Please check your child's backpack
for notes about upcoming events. The last few weeks of school we
send home a lot of notes and information for summer camps and summer activities. Many of the camps and activities have registration
FRIDAY, MAY 1:
FRIDAY, MAY 1:
School Lunch Hero Day
Grade 5 Maturation Talks 1:15 until 2:45
TUESDAY, MAY 6:
THURSDAY, MAY 7:
FRIDAY, MAY 8:
MONDAY, MAY 11:
TUESDAY, MAY 12:
WEDNESDAY MAY 13:
THURSDAY, MAY 14
FRIDAY, MAY 15:
FRIDAY, MAY 15:
MONDAY, MAY 18:
MONDAY, MAY 18:
TUESDAY, MAY 19:
TUESDAY, MAY 19:
Bike Rodeo at VSE--anyone can participate but only VSE
students are awarded prizes.
Parents and guests who plan on eating lunch at VSE on
the last day of school must order their lunch by Tuesday, May 6th. Let the VSE kitchen or the classroom
teacher know you want to eat lunch.
VSE PTA meeting 6:30
Dress Like a Teacher Day--Sponsored by Student Council.
Grade 5 Rube Goldberg Invention Day 12:45 until 2:30
District Orchesta/Band Open House at RBE 3:00 until 5:00
Grade 2 will present their play at 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Bookmobile—Return books only. No check out.
Career Day at VSE
All Grade K and Grade 1 Field Trip
Grade 5 District Wide Field Day
District Elementary Orchestra Concert at 6:45 in the PAC.
District Elementary Band Concert at 7:30 in the PAC
All Grade 2 and Grade 3 Field Trip
All Grade 4 and Grade 5 Field Trip
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20:
Awards Ceremony in the gym at 8:30 a.m.
Last day of school in Brandon Valley School District.
VSE Classes dismiss at 2:00
SATURDAY, MAY 2:
TUESDAY, MAY 6:
Last Day Of School
Wednesday, May 20th.
VSE will dismiss
at 2:00 on the
last day of school
Important Phone Numbers:
:
Business Office:
High School:
Brandon Elem:
Special Services:
Transportation:
Superintendent:
Operations Dept:
Middle School:
Bennis Elem:
Child Nutrition:
582-2049
582-2058
582-3214
582-8010
582-3926
Child Nutrition:
1-888-201-3972 (Toll-free)
582-2058
582-3211
582-6315
582-3446
582-3514
Valley Springs Elem 757-6285
PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO VISIT
Parents are welcome to visit the school anytime. We would
encourage parents to limit their stay to half a day and to find
daycare for younger siblings as they can be a disruption to the
classroom. We enjoy having parents visit school, eat lunch
with their children, and be part of the school.
Our Mission
"We will prepare our students to be life long learners and productive citizens in a
global society through the creation of learning environments that result in success."
VALLEY VOICE NEWSLETTER…
The Valley Springs Elementary monthly newsletter The Valley Voice and other school
notes will not be sent home as paper copies this year. We will send notes via e-mail.
The Valley Voice may be viewed at the VSE website:
http://brandonvalley.k12.sd.us/vse/ under the parent tab
If you do not have internet access, please contact the school office to arrange for paper copies of notes and the newsletter.
The lost and found at VSE is FULL.
If your student is missing anything please stop by the school and
check out the lost and found.
All items left in the VSE lost and found after May 29, 2015 will be
donated to a local charity
All Kindergarten and Grade 1 students will
have a field trip on Friday, May 15th. Students will need to bring a sack lunch. Classroom teachers will send more information home.
All Grade 5 students will participate in the DistrictWide Grade 5 Field Day on Friday, May 15th. Students will need to dress in layers, wear tennis shoes,
bring a water bottle and bring a sack lunch. More information will be sent home by the classroom teacher.
All Grade 4 and Grade 5 students will have an all
day field trip on Tuesday, May 19th. The students
will tour EROS Data Center then go to Carousel
Skate. Students will need to bring a sack lunch.
Classroom teachers will send more information
home.
All Grade 2 and Grade 3 students will have an all
day field trip on Tuesday, May 19th. The students will go to the Washington Pavilion and
Skyzone. All students will need a sack lunch for
the field trip. The classroom teachers will send
more information home.
NEWS FROM VSE LIBRARY
The last day to check out books from the Valley Springs
Elementary library is Friday, May 8th. ALL BOOKS ARE
DUE BACK TO THE VSE LIBRARY BY FRIDAY, MAY
15th.
Please keep an eye out for books that should be returned
to the library but have found their way to bookshelves at
home. Students who misplace books often find them in
their own classrooms or on their bookshelves at
home. We appreciate your help!
Pam Klenner
Librarian
Brandon Valley School District
News From Gifted Ed
The Grade 5 Gifted Ed students will showcase their work
for family on Thursday, May 14th from 9:30 until 10:45
The Grade 4 Gifted Ed students will showcase their work
for family on Wednesday, May 13th from 1:30 until 2:45.
The Grade 3 Gifted Ed students will showcase their work
for family on Monday, May 11th from 1:30-2:45
Brenda Waterbury
3-8 Gifted Ed Coordinator/Instructor
Kindergarten at
The Outdoor Campus!
Hello VSE Families,
The last day of school will soon be here. Our last day of
school is Wednesday, May 20th. We will hold our awards
ceremony at 8:30 on May 20th. Following the awards ceremony VSE PTA will have inflatables and other fun activities for the VSE students.
**If you plan on eating lunch at VSE on the last day of
school, please let the VSE office or classroom teacher
know before Wednesday, May 6th.
**Classes at VSE will dismiss at 2:00 on the last day of
school.
**Final report cards will be mailed to your home.
Thank you
Mr. Ackerman and all
of the volunteers on
the Valley Springs
Fire Department.
From your friends at
VSE
2nd GRADE FUN
Second Grade Learning
Students enjoyed learning
together this year. Here
students were excited to
collect rocks and
create landforms!
May 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Fri
Thu
1
School
Lunch Heroes
Day
Grade 5
Maturation
Talks
3
Loyalty
Day
Parade
10
17
4
11
Elementary
Band Open
House 3:005:00 @RBE
31
6 Guests must
12
13
Grade 2
Play 8:30
and 12:00
let VSE Kitchen
know if you are
eating lunch at
school the last
day of school by
May 6th
18 Elemen-
19
Grade 2/3
Field Trip
20
Elementary
Band Concert
7:30
Grade 4/5
Field Trip
Last Day of
School
Dismiss 2:00
25
26
tary Orchestra
Concert 6:45
24
5
VSE PTA
6:30
Awards Assembly 8:30
27
7
Dress Like
A Teacher
Day
8
Grade 5
Rube Goldberg Invention Day
Sat
2
Bike
Rodeo
10:00
9
Last Day to
check out VSE
Library books
16
14
15
Bookmobile
Pick Up Only
Grade 5 Field
Day
Career Day
Grade K and 1
Field Trip
21
22
23
28
29
30