Teacher shortages are becoming common place across the state. In an effort to help you “grow your own”, K-State has developed a summer immersion camp for high school students interested in becoming elementary teachers. If you know of promising students in our community who you believe would benefit from attending this camp, please share the flyer with them. If you’d like more information, please contact LouAnn Getz (K-State College of Education) at lgetz@ksu.edu or at 785.532.5670.
We would like to recognize our Mission Valley Paraprofessionals for their teacher assistance in general daily classroom activities, their support and help with special needs students, and their caring personalities for our students physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs. Thank you!
The 4th annual Maisie 5k will be held on Saturday, May 12th at Mission Valley. This 5k coincides with the Maisie Gravel Ride. Both of these events are put on by local community members volunteering their time to help fund the Maisie DeVore Community Swimming Pool. Through these fundraiser, the pool is open all summer and is FREE to all who attend. All proceeds from the events go directly back to the pool If you are interested in walking or running the 5k, I have attached a form.
Volunteers are also needed. not interested in the 5k or gravel ride, you can give back to your community by Volunteering your time to help with the ride/registration/5k/heping with a pit stop(also know as a SAG). Volunteers are needed Friday evening from ~4-8 and Saturday from 6a.m.--complete
Volunteers are accepted for ANY amount of time they can help, so please if you are interested in volunteering, contact myself, Denise Dudley or Sonya Boline.
If you haven't seen a gravel ride start, it is pretty awesome to see 200 riders from all over the US come to Mission Valley to help out our community.
The softball and baseball games scheduled for today versus Central Heights have been postponed. The games are rescheduled for May 1st.
Grandparent's Day in the Elementary is quickly approaching on April 20th.
Mission Valley PTO is hosting Grandparents Day! We hope you can join us on April 20th for lunch and a special dessert with your grandchild(ren). Then, be sure to stay for our talent show at 1:00 p.m.! Please RSVP to Bailey Becker (bbecker@mv330.org or mvpto@mv330.org) by APRIL 12th. This will allow our food service department to prepare for the extra meals. Because of this, NO LATE RESERVATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
PTO will be accepting a free will donation at the door to help cover the cost of the meal.
Lunch times for each class:
3 rd (West/ Schlesener) 11:25-11:50
2 nd (Christiansen/Bailey) 11:30-11:55
1 st (Sandmeyer/Bingham) 11:35-12:00
Kindergarten (Everett/Jacquinet) 11:40-12:05
4 th (Blades/Chance) 11:55-12:20
5 th (Kemp/Campbell) 12:00-12:25
6 th (Lowe/Bryan) 12:05-12:30
The Kitchen Staff will be serving the following menu on Grandparents Day:
Cheeseburger
Homemade Potato Salad
Baked Beans
Baby Carrots
Fruit
Special Dessert provided by the PTO
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Bailey Becker at 866-557- 6686 option 4 or mvpto@mv330.org
Congratulations to our 7 students who entered posters in the Farm Bureau Safety Contest.
Rachel Garmon - 1st
Alaina Boyden - 2nd
Lilly Foster - 4th
Honorable Mention - Nova Duehring, Jovahni McCarter, Parker Kelley, Harlie Tenbrink.
Rachel and Alaina both won a monetary prize and Rachel's poster is now entered in the State Contest. Congratulations!
Spring Sport Pictures are set for next Monday, April 9th during Seminar.
The Parent/Dancer informational meeting for Thursday, April 5 has been moved to Monday, April 9 th at 6
p.m. in Mrs. Lowe’s classroom (Rm. 124). It is mandatory that you be there.
We would like to remind the parents of our 8th graders that tomorrow evening (Wednesday) at 6:30 PM, in the HS Commons area, we will be presenting helpful and important information on the enrollment of the students for their first year of high school. High school enrollment can be confusing and complex. How your student starts their 9th grade year, and the type of diploma they wish to graduate with, sets their high school enrollment for the years to come.
We ask that ALL parents of our 8th graders attend. Feel free to bring your student(s) to the meeting as well. Even if you did attend our recent Advisory Conferences, getting information from this meeting can help set a successful high school experience and help with post high school graduation plans.
Date: Wednesday (April 4th)
Time: 6:30 PM Start
Location: HS Commons
Presenters: Mrs. Converse and Mr. Cromer
Today's HS Track meet at Osage City has been postponed to Monday, April 16.
Today's HS Softball and Baseball games at Mission Valley have been postponed to this Thursday, April 5.
Congratulations to Faith Martin who signed with Cloud Community College last week to play Basketball. She had a successful high school career and we wish her all the best and she continues her career at Cloud!
Last Wednesday and Thursday, the following students, went to Topeka to compete in 20 events for the FBLA State Leadership Conference: Sarah Bond, Dalton Dayhoff, Chase Parks, Lizzy Anderson, Brooke Wines, Emma Gustin, Ashlyn Fast, and Paige Sims.
Dalton and Chase placed 8th in Management Decision Making and "Congratulations" to Paige Sims, who took 3rd in Introduction to Parliamentary Procedures, which qualifies her for the National Leadership Conference in Baltimore, MD, this summer. Congratulations!
If you are interested, the Flint Hills League Art Show is this afternoon, come on out and see what our students have created!
The JV Baseball and Softball games scheduled for today have been postponed to a later date!
April is Autism Awareness Month and begins today celebrating World Autism Awareness Day by wearing blue. The puzzle ribbon is another way to show support for Autism.
-Did you know that according to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) that Autism is one of the fastest growing developmental disabilities?
-Autism is more than 4.5 times more common among boys. The CDC estimates 1 in 42 boys have Autism and 1 in 189 for girls.
-Parents of a child with Autism, have a 2-18% of a second child having Autism, as well as children born to older parents.
-Most children diagnosed with Autism have an average to above average intellectual ability.
-Families with a child who has Autism, have medical expenditures of $4,000-$6,000 above a family without. In addition to medical bills, families can have additional costs associated with behavior interventions, lost wages of a parent, counseling, and special education.
Please support Parents that have children with Autism through the time, and educational supports that you can provide.
For more information, there are lots of online resources that provide education, resources and information about Autism.
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html
https://bit.ly/2Eefl8h
https://bit.ly/2J8R2wh
Just a reminder of the two meetings we have going on tonight.
Driver's Ed at 6:30 in the HS Commons, for students who plan on taking Driver's Ed this summer.
Elementary Parent Night put on by Crosswinds & our Counseling Department on "The Whole Brain Child" @ 6:30 in the Elementary Lunch Room.
Congratulations to our Forensics League Champions - The Mission Valley Vikings! Congratulations to Dustin Stucky and his team!
March 27th:
Please join us tomorrow for our Elementary Parent Night. Crosswinds Counseling & Wellness and Mission Valley Counseling Department will present an hour long presentation to support students and families giving you tips, tools, techniques, and resources to help nurture your child’s developing mind referencing to Dr. Seigel’s book, The Whole-Brain Child. We will meet from 6:30-7:30 in the Elementary Lunchroom with childcare and snacks provided.
Congratulations to Faith Martin on her 2nd Team All-State Selection. She finished her High School career with 1,327 points and set a new school record. Great Job Faith!
There will be a Driver's Education Parent/Student Meeting on Tuesday, March 27 at 6:30 in the high school commons. If you are taking driver’s education this summer, it is critical, if not mandatory, you and your parents/guardians come to this meeting.