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298 Praley Street NW
Valdese, NC 28690
828.874.0704/ Fax 828.874.1571
Mr. Phil Smith, Principal

Important Announcements

Testing

We will begin our end of the year testing soon. Below are the dates that we will be testing. Please make sure that your child gets a good night of rest before the test. It is also very important that each student arrives to school on time. Thank you so much in advance for helping us with this!

Wednesday, May 29th- Grades 3-5 Reading EOG Test

Thursday, May 30th- Grades 3-5 Math EOG Test

Field Days

Our PreK-2nd graders will be having Field Day on Monday, June 3rd.

Our 3rd-5th graders will be having Field Day on Tuesday, June 4th.

The rain date, if needed, will be Wednesday, June 5th.

Awards Days- ** Please note the date and time changes!

Thursday, June 6th- 8:30-9:30 PreK Graduation

Thursday, June 6th- 9:30-10:30 Kindergarten Awards

Thursday, June 6th- 10:30-11:30 1st and 2nd Grade Awards

Thursday, June 6th- 12:00-2:00 @ First Baptist Valdese Fellowship Hall- 5th Grade Luncheon

Monday, June 10th- 9:30-10:30 3rd and 4th Grade Awards

Last Day of School

The last day of school will be Monday, June 10th. School will dismiss at 11:30am.

5th Graders Perform Science Raps

As a culminating activity for their study on forces and motion, fifth grade students in Mrs. St. Louis's science classes performed and recorded raps on Newton's three laws of motion. These raps were written and shared by Hillary Webb, a teacher at Forest Hill Elementary School. Click the links below to enjoy students’ terrific videos!

Block I

Block II

Block III

Block IV

Combined Classes

What's Happening at VES

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After reading Sign of the Beaver, some of Mrs. Powell’s fifth graders created the “log cabin” Matt helped his father to build for their family as they would move from the home in Massachusetts to Maine. Students were given the assignment which included suggestions for how to build the cabins. The cabin had to be built according to the story. The assignment required that the roof be removable to show the inside which also had to be according to the novel. Students were allowed to work in small groups, in pairs, or as individuals. Parents were encouraged to help with the design and construction. Students had to be prepared to explain the natural resources and the capital resources used to complete the project. Students were also asked to calculate the area and perimeter of the cabins to tie the project to math. Of course, cutting the materials for construction included some measuring as well! Since Matt had to spend months waiting for the arrival of his family, his survival was credited to the Beaver tribe, the Algonquin Indians that taught him the “Indian” way to live. This was a direct correlation to what we have been studying in Social Studies this past nine weeks. The students far exceeded Mrs. Powell’s expectations and all students were proud as projects were delivered to the school. The cabins are on display in the Valdese Elementary Media Center. Feel free to come by and step back in history!

Mrs. Powell's Class Log Cabins

We Need Your Help at VES

Volunteers Needed!

Attention, Volunteers!

We appreciate your help in our schools! Without you, our students could not participate in some of the extra special activities that they currently enjoy.

We have a new procedure concerning volunteers and wanted to make you aware of it. As of October 10th, volunteer applications must be completed and returned to the school 15 days prior to the activity or event that you would like to assist with. This enables our Human Resources department to process your application in time for you to be a part of the particular event. Volunteer applications are good for three years and should you currently have an approved application on file then it is not necessary to complete the new form. The new applications are available at each school and can be found on the Burke County Public Schools website under the "Community" tab as "Volunteering in Burke County Public Schools."

Again, thank you for being a volunteer in our schools.

School Nurse Information

Our school nurse, Mrs. Tonya Kiser may be reached several different ways.

Please call 874-0704 ext. 312. If there is no answer, please call the office at 874- 0704 ext. 300.

Attendance by Chester, Robin	6/4/2013 12:37 PM
Attendance for 06/04/13 was 94.65%. 24 absent and 10 Tardy. We currently have 449 enrolled.

Highlighted BCPS Policies by Willms, Terri	8/31/2010 12:58 PM
The staff of Valdese Elementary School is committed to listening and understanding questions and concerns from our parents and community. It is our goal to resolve issues in a timely manner. Please see the Board of Education Policy (1742) on Responding...

Parent Involvement Policy

NC School Report Card

Title I - Priority Goal #1 2012-2013

Title I- Priority Goal #2 2012-2013
Title I- Priority Goal #3 2012-2013

School Improvement Plan 2011-2014

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