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The district has a weather hotline number for students, parents, staff and community members to call in the case of weather-related school closing information. Up-to-the-minute recordings about cancellations, dismissals and closings will be available by dialing 633-5555. As in the past, this weather-related information will also be shared with the local media, but the hotline will provide more specific information.
Students at Valley High School are sponsoring Operation Help Haiti to assist with RedCross relief efforts in that country, which was devastated by an earthquake Jan. 12. Operation Help Haiti t-shirts will be sold at the District Orchestra Festival at the Valley Field house Tues., Jan. 26. T-shirts will sell for $10 each and donations will also be accepted. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross.
Donations to Operation Help Haiti will be accepted until Monday, February 15. Checks may be made payable to Valley High School.
LEARNwest offers evening and weekend classes for adults, and after school enrichment activities for students. Registration for the Winter/Spring 2010 class session is now open!
Registering for LEARNwest classes has never been easier! West Des Moines Community Education's LEARNwest is pleased to introduce our new online registration system! You can now access LEARNwest's up-to-date program information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is easy and convenient, will save you time, and it is environmentally friendly.
>> FIND OUT ABOUT ONLINE REGISTRATION
>> REGISTER FOR AN ONLINE CLASS NOW!
>> VIEW THE WINTER/SPRING 2010 LEARNwest CATALOG
**Please Note: If you are having trouble viewing the online registration page, please click on "Community Education" on the left and then "Adult Education/LEARNwest" to be directed to the LEARNwest home page.
The 2010-11 Calendar-at-a-Glance is now available.
The 2010-11 Valley High School Curriculum Catalog is now available online. Please visit the Valley Web site at www.wdmcs.org/valley/ to view the catalog or to find out more about Valley's Program of Studies.
In anticipation of applying for Voluntary Preschool Grant funding, the West Des Moines School District is seeking input from the community. If you have young children and/or an interest in our early childhood programming, please complete this brief survey. Thank you.
>> CLICK HERE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING SURVEY
Destiny is a completely web based automated library system. Parents and students can use any computer with Internet access to view the catalog for their school's library. You can search by keyword, title, author, subject and series. Just click on the Destiny icon to get started.>>CLICK HERE FOR DESTINY ACCESS
Public health officials predict another wave of influenza-like illness to occur in late January and February, during the usual time Iowa has the highest rate of influenza activity. Vaccination, as soon as possible, will give protection against this next wave of illness. Kids under 10 need to have two doses to be fully protected. While many parents have already done the right thing but getting their kids vaccinated, there are still over 11,000 kids in Polk County who have not had their second dose yet. The second dose should be given at least 28 days after the first dose. The vaccine is easier to get, there are no more lines and no more waiting. Free clinics are open at Moore Elementary School (52nd & Douglas) every Monday-Friday 11-6:30 and Saturdays 10-2.
Please continue the excellent work with prevention activities including frequent hand washing, covering coughs and sneezes, staying home when ill, and wiping hard surcease with soap and water to prevent the spread of influenza.
The most important message: If your child has flu-like symptoms, please keep him/her home for at least 24 hours after your child is fever free without the use of fever reducers (aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, etc.). Schools will continue to apply disinfectant solution to classroom desks and tabletops at least twice a day. Every effort is made to hold back the spread of germs at school.
For the latest updates, please call the Polk County Health Department H1N1 phone line at 323-5330 or visit their Web site.
>>CLICK HERE FOR THE H1N1 HEALTH ALERT
>> FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
If your child will be five years old on or before September 15, 2010 he/she will be eligible to start kindergarten. ACCESS AN ON-LINE FORM to access an on-line form to begin the 2010-11 kindergarten enrollment process. If you prefer, you may contact your neighborhood school to have your child’s name placed on the 2010-2011 kindergarten class list. Please do not fill out an online form if you have already contacted your neighborhood school and given them your student's information. If you are not sure which school your child should attend (based on your address), please use the link provided, or call the Office of School Community Relations at 515-633-5023.
>> ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOUNDARY MAP
Welcome to the West Des Moines Community
Schools! You may REGISTER YOUR STUDENT/S ON-LINE. You
may also call the school directly to register your student. For a listing
of schools, please click on the Schools Link in the column to the left.
To check out which elementary or junior high school your student will
attend, take a look at our interactive DISTRICT BOUNDARY MAP and updated boundary information.
PaySchools is a secure online payment processing system that allows parents to send payments for school lunch (and breakfast) and transportation fees by electronic check or credit card. It lets you pay for your child’s bus pass anytime, anywhere. Using PaySchools is easy and convenient. Just click on the PaySchools icon to get started.
 >> FIND OR POST ALUMNI INFORMATION
about your graduation class on this site.
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On Saturday, January 16, seventeen 3rd-6th graders who'd met their reading goal for Iowa Children's Choice books enjoyed a Night In the Media Center at Crestview Elementary School.
The students feasted on pizza, played games, and enjoyed meeting therapy dogs, owned by Tonja Osborne of Mystic Moon, Inc.
Crestview student enjoying one of Tonja's therapy dogs.
The
West Des Moines Community School District will be a caring community
of learners that knows and lifts every child. We will inspire
joy in learning. Our schools will excel at preparing each student
for his or her life journey.
The West Des Moines Community School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or physical or mental disability or socioeconomic status in educational programs and activities.
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