May 16, 2012

Friends of Valley View,    

The ISAT Testing is over and everyone survived—in fact, everyone improved!  This increase shows a very positive direction for VVES and the Boundary County School District. Results will be available to you before too long.

We held the Jog-A-Thon today. This was NOT a fund raiser—it was an exercise in exercise. We did it for health-sake; and the students had fun! As you can see from the list below, we have A LOT going on at Valley View! For the volunteers who have helped us all year, please join us at the Volunteer Appreciation on June 4^th at 9:00. Following a school wide assembly, treats will be served.  The staff vs. the 5^th grade kickball game will begin at 10:00. Volunteers, you are on the Faculty Team! The last day of school is June 7^th. We will have a short 5^th grade Promotion Ceremony beginning at 8:30. All parents of the 5^th grade class are invited for this Celebration of Completion.

People have asked me how they can help our school community, even though they have a busy schedule—here is a painless way that makes a large financial contribution: BoxTops! Through our school alone we have raised $1,574.00 this year by turning in BoxTops. If we raised this much with limited support, imagine what we can raise if we get the community and our relatives involved. By the way, we still collect Campbell’s Soup Labels also. Please continue collecting over the summer!

It looks like a GO for the Talent Show! We will hold auditions during lunch the week of the 21^st. The Talent Show will begin at 3:00 in the Gym on May 31^st!            

UPCOMING EVENTS

5/17       1^st Grade Bowling

                3^rd Grade Refuge 9:00-1:00

                Beck & Dinning to Fish Hatchery

5/22       5^th Grade transition to MS 9:40

                4^th Grade Beck to Museum 1:50

5/23       4^th Grade Perez to Museum 1:50

                Festival of Music 5^th Grade          9:00 Mount Hall & Naples

                                                                                10:00 VVES 5^th grade

5/24       All 4^th Grades to Cataldo Mission

                5^th Grade Bowling

                2^nd Grade Plays

5/28       Memorial Day—No School

5/30       4^th Grade Funkhouser Museum 1:50

                5^th Grade hygiene talk

5/31       VVES Talent Show 3:00 **Parent Permission is required!

6/4         9:00 Volunteer Appreciation

10:00 staff vs. 5^th Grade Kickball

6/5         5^th Grade Libby Dam Trip

4^th Grade awards 3:00

6/7         5^th Grade Promotion Assembly 8:30

                Field Day

12:30 Dismissal

                I will send out one more parent communication before the end of the school year. I have truly enjoyed the year and look forward to finishing my career in this fine community. Though we have come a long way this year, we still have a long way to go. The teachers and I openly accept the on-going challenge of improving our school program.

Respectfully submitted by Principal Pflueger

When CONFLICT enters your life

If you have a minor problem with another student at recess try three of the following options BEFORE you contact a recess supervisor or tell your teacher...

• Politely talk it out
• Compromise
• Decide by Rock, Paper, Scissors
• Find a new game
• Walk away
• Ignore the problem
• Find a classmate to help solve the problem
• Sing a song
• Think: “Is it a big problem?”, “Is it my fault?”, or “Am I part of the problem?”
• Make a new Friend
• Take Turns 
• Share
• Stop the game and agree on the rules
• Tell a joke

If it is a serious problem that could result in a physical or emotional injury always tell an adult!

6750 Augusta Street

Bonners Ferry, ID  83805

Phone  267-5519

Fax  267-3388

Mr. Gary Pflueger, Principal

Email: gary.pflueger@mail.bcsd101.com

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