





This is Goria Painter, the Assistant Principal at Iotla Valley Elementary. I am calling with some important information for this week.
This week is National School Lunch Week. Try new foods at lunch this week from around the world. Wear clothes from somewhere you have traveled or would like to travel, or colors of your favorite place. So grab your passport and get ready to travel as we taste the world.
Tuesday, our Choir Club will meet at the end of the school day.
We will have our Trunk or Treat this Friday, October 17th, from 5:30 to 7:30. If you would like to donate candy for our event, please send it with your student or drop it off at the front office.
Teachers will be sending home invitations to Data Day. Our Data Day gives your student the chance to show you how much they've grown over the past 9 weeks. Mark your calendars, Data Day is on October 31st.
Attendance Information: A student may face academic difficulties if they miss 10 percent of the school year, roughly 18 days. That amounts to missing just one day every two weeks, which can happen quickly and unexpectedly.

Week 7 (October 6-10)
This is Goria Painter, the Assistant Principal at Iotla Valley Elementary. I am calling with some important information for this week.
On Monday and Tuesday, our Choir Club will meet at the end of the school day.
On Tuesday and Thursday, our 3rd and 4th-grade students will be taking their NC Check Ins for Math and Reading.
On October 13th, there will be no school for students. This is a teacher workday.
We will be hosting our Trunk or Treat event on October 17th from 5:30 to 7:30.
Attendance Information: We understand that illness can occur. Please make sure your child is fever-free, diarrhea-free, and vomit-free for 24 hours without the use of medication before returning to school. Once a student has reached 10 absences with a parent's handwritten note, it is required that any further absences must come from a doctor to be excused. Please ensure absence notes are turned in within 3 days of the student's return to school.











This is Goria Painter, the Assistant Principal at Iotla Valley Elementary. I am calling with some important information for this week.
Tomorrow is picture day.
On Monday and Tuesday, our Choir Club will meet at the end of the school day.
Some upcoming events include:
On October 7 and 9, our 3rd- and 4th-grade students will take their first North Carolina Check-Ins for Math and Reading.
October 13th is a teacher workday. There will be no school for students.
On October 17th, our PTO will host Trunk or Treat from 5:30 - 7:30.
Attendance Matters: Every day a student is in school is an opportunity to learn, build relationships, and access support.













You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVTCJDWBQ. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!
Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day. Orders after Picture Day must be placed online only on mylifetouch.com .
¡El Día de las Fotos se acerca el lunes 29 de septiembre!
Puede hacer su pedido en mylifetouch.com usando el ID del Día de las Fotos: EVTCJDWBQ.
Haga su pedido antes de la medianoche del Día de las Fotos para recibir envío GRATIS.
Su hijo también puede traer el volante completado con efectivo o cheque el Día de las Fotos.
Los pedidos después del Día de las Fotos deben hacerse únicamente en línea en mylifetouch.com.



Week 5 (September 22 - 26)
This is Goria Painter, the Assistant Principal at Iotla Valley Elementary. I am calling with some important information for this week.
On Monday and Tuesday, our Choir Club will meet at the end of the school day.
The Book Fair is this week! Your students' teachers have signed up for a class time to shop, and parents are invited to visit on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 7:30 to 8:00, and on Wednesday afternoon from 2:45 to 3:30.
On Wednesday, September 24th, we will be celebrating World School Milk Day, dress like a cow or dairy farmer.
Our 3rd-grade families, Read to Achieve night is this Thursday, September 25th. Dinner will start at 5:00 in the cafeteria, and the information session begins at 6:00 in the library. If you have not already sent back the RSVP, please do so as soon as possible.
Bus Ridership Week is this week, September 22nd through 26th. State funding for school transportation is based in part on the number of students who ride the bus during this week. To help us secure the resources we need for student transportation throughout the year, please encourage your child to ride the bus to and from school as often as possible during Bus Ridership Week. Thank you for your support!
This Friday is hat day! Students are welcome to wear a hat for just $1.00.
All T-shirt and hat orders are due on September 30th.
Attendance Information: The most critical learning hours of a school day are in the morning because that is when students are most attentive, and our reading instruction occurs. Students who are late miss the start of their morning classes.
We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.












