Today, we kick off the Kids Heart Challenge (KHC) with the American Heart
Association, and we need your help!
Our school's goal is for every student and family to know Hands-Only CPR and the
warning signs of a stroke by completing Finn’s Mission!
PARENTS – HERE’S HOW TO GET STARTED
Step 1. Register at heart.org/schools OR download the AHA Schools app for
iPhone or Android to search for our school and sign up!
Step 2. Complete Finn’s Mission online!
During the Kids Heart Challenge, your student can earn Heart Heroes who teach them
ways for their heart to be healthy. Make sure to check these out on the KHC letter your
student is bringing home this week! Additionally, students who complete the Finn’s
Mission learning module at home will earn an entry for two tickets to Super Bowl LIX in
2026, as well as helping our school earn PE equipment.
Week 17 1/4- 1/10
This is Goria Painter, the Assistant Principal at Iotla Valley Elementary. I am calling to share some important announcements for this week.
We hope everyone had a restful break. We look forward to seeing all our students back tomorrow, Jan. 6th.
A reminder that all students eat breakfast and lunch free this school year.
Smincels are still available. 1 for $2.00 or 3 for $5.00.
Yearbooks are on sale for $25.00. The QR codes and links are available on our social media sites, sent home by the teacher, or posted on their rooms page.
Our Heart Heroes Challenge is starting soon. To learn more, visit our school's website or Facebook page.
Attendance Information: Chronic absences, missing 10 percent or more of school days due to absence for any reason—excused, unexcused absences, and suspensions—can translate into students having difficulty learning to read by the third grade. This Monday will start our 78th day of school. If your student is missing 10 percent of school, this would be right at 8 days or more of school this year.
If you have a student absent due to an illness or for various appointments, please turn in a note to excuse the absences within three days.
Have wonderful evening, and we will see everyone tomorrow. Good-Bye.
Hello, Heart Heroes! Are you ready?! Kids Heart Challenge is coming to our school soon! We have exciting things planned this year to get us moving, helping others and having fun. Get a head start by signing up today and helping your student choose a daily health challenge. Visit our school page at http://www2.heart.org/goto/IotlaValleyElementarySchool or download the AHA Schools app!
January Breakfast and Lunch Menus
English and Spanish
If your student attends the after school program at Iotla, there will NOT be an after school program on Friday, Dec. 20th. All students will need to be picked up by 11:30. Car rider dismissal will start at 11:15. Buses will dismiss at 11:30.
This is the last week to purchase Yearbooks for $20.00. Use the QR code or link to order yours today.
Week 16 12/16 - 12/20
This is Goria Painter, the Assistant Principal at Iotla Valley Elementary. I am calling with some important announcements for this week.
This week is Spirit Week, and each day, students have the opportunity to dress up according to the theme.
Monday - Feeling Frosty? Wear as much white as you can.
Tuesday - Grinch Day for ALL. Wear Green
Wednesday- Spirit of the Season. Wear as much green and red as you can.
Thursday - PJ Day- Students must wear tennis shoes, no slippers.
Friday - Holiday Hat Day - Wear your favorite holiday hat or hair accessory.
Friday is a half day for students. Car riders will dismiss at 11:15 and bus riders at 11:30.
Attendance Information: Absences become a problem when students miss 10 or more days. This causes students to fall behind in school and can make it harder to learn to read.
We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday, we will see you next year.
We are collecting pop tabs! Please make sure you are saving those at home.
Dec.16 - 20: IVE Spirit Week
Remember, Smencils are still for sale. If you forget on Monday, that's okay. Just ask a teacher by Ms. Brook's room.
Week 15 12/9 - 12/13
This is Goria Painter, the Assistant Principal at Iotla Valley Elementary. I am calling with some important announcements for this week.
Tomorrow, Monday, December 9th, bus 21 will run only in the afternoon. This is a change from the message that went out previously.
The 3rd and 4th-grade Choir Club will meet after school on Monday.
Parents, please help us ensure that all of the library books are returned to this school this week. Have your students look around to make sure they haven’t left one at home.
Wednesday, December 11th we welcome our 3rd and 4th grade parents who have already RSVP for our Christmas meal.
For school spirit this Friday, everyone is invited to wear a Christmas or Winter Sweater.
Attendance Information:
We appreciate everyone’s efforts to avoid taking extra time off leading up to the winter break. As long as your child is healthy, please encourage showing up to class when school is in session.
Every day of school is an important opportunity for students to develop personally, socially, and academically.
We thank:
● Our students and their families who do their best to show up daily even when it isn’t easy.
● Our teachers who go above and beyond to make school a welcoming and safe place for all students to learn.
We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.
MANNA Market is on Monday, December 9th
Yearbooks are on sale. Save $5 now before the price increases on December 21st.
Bus #23 will not run this afternoon. We are sorry for this inconvenience. You will need to make arrangements to pick your student(s) up at IVE.
Thank you to everyone who came out tonight! It was a great performance! You have one more chance to see the program at 9 on Wednesday morning.
Breakfast and Lunch Menus for December
English and Spanish
Week 14 - 12/2 - 12/6
This is Goria Painter, the Assistant Principal at Iotla Valley Elementary. I am calling with some important announcements for this week.
The 3rd and 4th-grade Choir Club will meet after school on Monday.
Our school’s Winter Program the Night Before Christmas will be held on Tuesday at 6:00 pm and Wednesday at 9:00 am.
1st and 2nd grade parents - We are asking that students wear pajamas that are school appropriate and preferably Christmas or Winter in color or design. Please plan for your child to attend both performances as their participation is important for our show to succeed.
Thank you for all your help in making this program a success!
For students who have signed up for the Good New Club - the Christmas Party will be held on Thursday from 3:00 - 4:30. These permission slips have already been returned.
Santa’s Shop will start on Friday, December 6th.
We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.
We are so excited for our Winter Program this year we are going to be telling the story of the Night Before Christmas. For costumes for the program we are asking all students to wear pajamas that are school appropriate and preferably Christmas in color or design. Performances of the show: December 3rd at 6:00pm and December 4th at 9:00 am. Please make plans for your child to attend both performances as their participation is important for our show to be successful.
Thank you for all your help to make this program a success!
Bus 44 will run tomorrow AM and PM tomorrow. A driver has been found.
Pre-K and Kindergarten parents attending our Thanksgiving Lunch. Listed below are each class's cafeteria arrival times. Please make sure you arrive before the listed time to pay at the front office before going to the cafeteria.
Cochran 10:55
Emmons 11:00
Hart 12:20
Patton 12:25
Kolodizk 12:30
Riles 12:35