Calendar

Events for the week of February 13, 2012

Monday

Lincoln's Day - no school

Tuesday

100th Day of School

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wednesday

VPFA Meeting, Library Annex, 6:45 p.m.

Thursday

Friday

  Auction Donation Drop-off, 7:30-8:25 am & 2:30-3:15 pm, Stugun Ct. & Thor Hall

Saturday

Sunday

Upcoming Events

 February 20 - Washington's Day - no school
 February 21 - Auction Meeting, Library Annex 6:30 p.m.
 February 22 - Restaurant Fundraiser at Chevy's, 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
 February 24 - Auction Raffle Begins
 February 29 - Valhalla Science Fair, Thor Hall, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

 

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eScrip

Have you signed up for eScrip yet? eScrip is a simple and easy way to have some of your daily purchases benefit Valhalla. Our group name is Valhalla Parent Faculty Association the group ID number is 136588781.

 

The E-Scrip Online Mall allows eScrip users to shop online at businesses like Barnes & Nobel, Best Buy, Disney, eBay, Gap, Home Depot, Old Navy, Petsmart, Safeway, Radio Shack, Toys R Us, and MANY, MANY MORE and earn up to 16% on purchases.


ShopWithScrip.com is the online ordering system that our organization will use to gather your scrip orders. This site offers you convenience – you can now order scrip from any internet-connected computer at home, school, or office.

Download this flyer to register and let's get shopping!!!

 

Card Scrip

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Welcome

 

I would like to extend a warm welcome to our entire learning community of Valhalla Elementary School. We provide a caring and professional staff, excellent curricular programs and a safe, healthy, positive learning environment. As we are current (and always progressing) with standards based instruction and practices, it is our aspiration to continue our mission.

Sincerely,
Marji Calbeck, Principal

Link to The Valhalla Chronicles (Principal's Newsletter.

 


Valhalla Elementary School Parent Faculty Association (VPFA) will host our 9th annual Live Auction & Dinner Dance fundraiser on March 31st, 2012, at the Contra Costa Country Club in Pleasant Hill, CA. The event goal is to raise $40,000, which will be used to pay for the student programs that are not covered by our school district budget. Please join us to support our students and build our community!

Visit our Auction Website for more information:
https://Valhalla.ejoinme.org/ValhallaDerby

Have a donation for the auction? Download donation information here.

 

Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education's
2012 Annual Funding Drive

Two Ways to Donate!!

Dine Out for Education!
(Lunch, Dinner or Take-Out)

Select Tuesdays: Between Feb. 7-Mar. 27
Support Pleasant Hill schools by dining at the follow restaurants. Download a flier to present and restaurants will donate a percentage of your meal to FPHE.

February 7
Back Forty Texas BBQ

(100 Coggins Drive)

2012 Annual Campaign

The 4th Annual Campaign Has Begun!
Goal: Raise $60,000

FPHE’s Annual Campaign has begun and needs your financial support. Since 2009, FPHE has awarded $85,000 and 99 grants to the schools within the College Park High School feeder pattern. In order to continue FPHE’s goal of raising the achievement bar of education for all students in our local schools, we are asking for donations to the Annual Campaign.

Visit our website (fphe.org/campaign.html) to donate or download a donation form and mail us a check.

 

Life Skill of the Season

Caring - To feel concern for others

 

Useful Links:

Dress Code Regulations

Kindergarten Registration information

Mt. Diablo Unified School District Do you need to view School Lunch Menus? see Valhalla's attendance area? see our Test Scores? The District Web Site has this information and more. Visit the Newsroom to find out the latest topics affecting our District.

MDUSD Superintendent's Monday Memos Interested in what's happening in our school district? Get the lastest news from our superintendent every Monday. There's also a link to sign up for the Mailing List and have the Memo e-mailed to you every Monday.

California Department of Education Web Site to view information about standards and test scores.

 

School Schedule

Kindergarten

Early Slip: 8:10 a.m. - 12 noon
Late Slip: 9:55 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Grades 1-5

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays: 8:10 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Wednesdays: 8:10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

 

Please remember that all visitors must check in at the school office between the hours of 8:20 a.m.-2:35 p.m. A "visitor" badge must be worn at all times.



Reporting Absences

You may report your child's absences as follows:
*By calling 687-1700, between 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
*By writing a note
*By e-mail

Please report your child's name, grade and teacher, date of absence, the reason for the absence and your name and relationship to the child.

District policy states that absences must be cleared within 72 hours after student returns to school. If no notification is received, the absence will be considered a truancy.