By Principal Gary Pfleuger
Valley View Elementary
We are now in the second half of the school
year; the clock will spin quickly for the rest
of the school year! Make sure to stay informed
of the upcoming events, as we have many
activities happening.
In our effort to continually improve the VVES
Program, we have initiated a new process.
A team of teachers are now attending the Idaho
School-Wide Positive Behavioral Intervention and
Support Program, sponsored by the Idaho State
Department of Education and Boise State
University.
Two new procedures have come out of this
state-wide training: the PAWS—acknowledgement
for students who are providing positive role
modeling, and Discipline Referrals or “Pink
Slips.” When a student earns a PAW for
exhibiting Safe, Civil and Productive behavior,
their name is placed on a paper Badger PAW and
posted in the hallway. At the end of the month,
these PAWS are placed in a container and one
name is drawn out for each grade level.
The selected students can then choose an item
from the Badger Pride display case.
The discipline referral form works the other
way.
Depending upon the seriousness of a mistake, a
student may be given a Pink Slip. The student
then meets with me and we determine the
consequences; as most problems happen at recess,
a loss of the next recess is often the solution.
Most minor problems we try to solve at school,
but after three discipline referrals, the
parent/guardian will be notified. Upon the
fourth discipline referral the student will be
suspended.
On the positive side, if a child goes more than
a month without receiving a discipline referral,
we will move back a step. With this system, we
can document where and when issues are
happening, the consistency of the disciplinary
action and the effectiveness of the
self-monitoring of behavior.
The District Spelling Bee was held on Saturday,
January 25; the winners were: Third Grade—1st
Malia Berry (Naples), 2nd Corine Spain (VV), 3rd
Makenna Olson (Mt. Hall); Fourth Grade—1st
Skyeler Zimmerman (Mt. Hall), 2nd Olivia
Pinkerton (Mt. Hall), 3rd Cory Clairmont (VV);
Fifth Grade—1st Lauren Onstott (Mt. Hall), 2nd
Chase Tucker (Mt. Hall), 3rd Regina Claphan (VV).
Congrats to all participants!
The canned food drive results for the Martin
Luther King, Jr. “Fill the Bus” Project are: 1st
Place Mrs. Dinsmore with 128 items, 2nd Place
Mrs. Funkhouser 103, 3rd Place Mrs. Beck 94. The
total number of items collected at Valley View
was 802!
Good job students, the community thanks you!
We are holding a book drive during the month of
February. We ask families to donate used
children’s book that their child has read and/or
outgrown. A book exchange, where every child can
take a donated book, will then be held March 3,
the beginning of Dr. Seuss “Read Across America
Week!"
2/3-27 Used Book Drive
2/13 4th grade ski
2/17 4:00 Auditions for Missoula Children’s
Theatre at BFHS
2/18 Visiting Author Gary Hogg assemblies Look
him up at: garyhoggbooks.com
2/19 2nd Grade Tubing
2/25 Visiting Author Renee Riva assemblies Look
her up at: reneeriva.com
2/27 Valley View Winter Carnival
3/3-6 Dr. Seuss Birthday and “Read Across
America Week”
3/6 5th grade ski
3/19 5th grade ski (re-scheduled from 2/6)
4/14-5/15 SBAC testing for grades 3rd, 4th, 5th
starts (the new ISAT)
5/19-22 Knowledge Fair/Book Fair/Dessert Auction
5/29 Talent Show
6/2 Volunteer Appreciation and Kick Ball Game
6/5 5th Grade Promotion
BoxTops will be submitted at the end of the
month. Please turn in all you have before Feb.
27th. Thanks! |
