Phoenix Family News
May 14, 2021
Important Dates Ahead...
May 20 - Kelly Corrigan Virtual Author Visit, 9:30 am
May 24 - Virtual PTA Meeting, 4:30-5:30 pm
May 27 & 28 - Device return day for Dial Model students.
May 31 - No School
June 2 - Last day of school
- June 2 - Device return day for VLA students. Schedule to be sent out soon.
Calendar and Schedule Updates
The latest calendar updates are available at sowashco.org/calendar.
A Note from the Principal
Each year, we practice our safety drills so students know exactly what to do if an emergency happens. We've already practiced many fire drills this year, and we may have one more coming sometime this next week with the warmer weather coming! We also practiced a Lockout - that's when there's a threat outside of the building in our community. Students who are outside return inside, and it's business as usual once inside - we just lock the exterior front doors (all other doors are locked throughout the day).
For interior drills, we discussed a Tornado drill and practiced in small groups during severe weather week due to COVID and social distancing protocols, and we will also be discussing/practicing a lockdown in the coming weeks - this is when we have a threat inside of the building and we need everyone to move away from sight, maintain silence and lock all interior doors. We hope we never need to use one of our interior drills, but we do so that students know what to expect in case of an emergency.
Kelly Corrigan - Virtual Author Visit
District-issued Device Turn in
K-5 Dial Model students will be turning in their district issued devices on May 27th and May 28th. Please make sure your child has their device and charging cord with them at school on the above dates so we can successfully check them in to our system. Thank you for your help with this.
K-5 VLA devices will be turned in on June 2nd. More information will be sent out soon regarding the timeframe.
Scholastic Book Fair
PTA News
Are you Moving?
A Note from Dr. Gervais, School Social Worker
VLA families and quarantined students are welcomed to book individual meetings with me. Please view my schedule and availability online at https://calendly.com/drgervais
Resources for Families - District 833 has a website that will link you to a variety of resources from food, mental health, and unemployment and so much more. Bookmark this page for future use: https://www.sowashco.org/about/learning_models/family_resources
Illnesses, Absences and Quarantines
Please be sure to call in to our attendance line to report absences or illness: 651-425-7506
Any sick student who is sent to school, or is determined to be sick during the school day, will immediately be sent home.
- The 14-day quarantine period will remain in place. If staff or students had close contact with an infected person, the Minnesota Department of Health may direct us to keep them out of school for a minimum of 14 days.
- If your student is in quarantine due to a school-related exposure and you received a district quarantine letter, you do not need to call attendance every day.
If a family member has symptoms, please keep your child home from school. You can call the office to report the absence and our school nurse will explain the next steps based on your situation.
If anyone in your household has a pending Covid test due to having symptoms, we ask that everyone stays home until the results come back.
Please do not enter the building if you or anyone in your household is ill or tested positive for Covid. We can provide contactless delivery of materials or walk students out to be picked up, if need be.
We ask that families be prepared for the possibility that their child’s class could move to distance learning at any time due to a potential COVID-19 exposure.
We acknowledge that families may be frustrated, but we ask that our staff be treated with respect. They cannot change a student’s quarantine period.
If you have questions, please call our Health Office at 651-425-7502.
Vacations and Other Extended Absences
VCES Information Links
- Family Technology Support Line: 651.425.HELP (4357) - M-F 7:30-4:00
- VNN Channel Page - Tune in each morning at 9:15 am as your Morning Meeting starts!
- Resources for Families: https://www.sowashco.org/about/fall_2020/family_resources
VCES Contact Information
Connha Classon, Principal: cclasson@sowashco.org / 651.425.7503
Kristine McDonald, Assistant Principal: kmcdonal@sowashco.org / 651.425.7523
Merita LaPlante, Office Coordinator: mlaplant@sowashco.org / 651.425.7501
Jen Gackstetter, Office Assistant: jgackste@sowashco.org / 651.425.7507
Jen Gervais, Social Worker: jgervais2@sowashco.org / 651.425.7542Valley Crossing Elementary
Email: cclasson@sowashco.org
Website: vces.sowashco.org
Location: 9900 Park Crossing, Woodbury, MN, USA
Phone: 651.425.7500