Weekly Announcements - 10/18/2021-10/22/2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp8cOTUA6wQ
On Mondays in the high school, the students and staff take 20 minutes to participate in RAMS (Reading Articles Magazines and Stories) time. Students read books, comics, magazines or product manuals during this time. Reading something you enjoy is a great way to improve literacy and vocabulary.
Mr. Miller's Intro to Engineering class is making a cube puzzle out of wooden blocks. They used colored pieces to model it and the wooden pieces will be the final project. Looks great!
Monday night’s regional volleyball match at Lawton Bronson requires the pre purchase of tickets. They will not be available at the door. Follow this link to get yours!
https://ia.varsitybound.com/sports/vb/2021-22/events/h20211010045217057decdfa47386b44/tickets/buy?bare=True
Seniors & Senior Parents:
Next week is Free Application Week at the University of Northern Iowa. If you are interested in a post-secondary education at UNI, take advantage of this free opportunity!
Middle School Parents:
Recently a letter has gone out to you via email about parent teacher conferences. That letter is shown below and the link to access the sign up page is here.
https://ptcfast.com/schools/MVAO_Middle_School
Today's PALS activity was cupcake decorating. It didn't take long for these little blue-teeth monsters to scarf theirs down!
Notice of Used Bus Sale
Thank you to all of those who support our student athletes. Last night, the volleyball team was served a pre-game meal by parents who support the program and the cross country and football teams had pre-game meals at the Beef N Brew.
The FFA is kicking off their annual fundraiser today. They are selling a variety of products including fruit, beef, cheese, butter braids, pickled herring, custom bricks, and more. Contact an FFA member before November 10th to place your order!
Today Mrs. Paulsen's Comm class worked on writing instructions by building Lego creations. They will describe the order and steps it takes to build these.
High School Parents:
Just a reminder that fall sports photos will be tomorrow, Wednesday, October 13 for football, dance, and cross country athletes. Volleyball players will have photos this Thursday, October 14 after school prior to the game. The photographer will be taking a full group photo as well as individual shots. The photographer has lots of neat options to choose from including: prints, buttons, magnets, posters, banners, memory mates, and yard signs. These are great keepsakes to have for years to come. Even if a student doesn’t plan on ordering any photos, we still need to take his/her photo so that it can be included on the composited/photo shopped images. Please remind students to bring their uniforms, filled out order form, and money (check or exact cash if possible) with them on that day. Thanks so much!
Today the anatomy students had the opportunity to visit with Liz Graham, who talked to the students about her experiences as a nursing student, traveling nurse, & now her career as a nurse in the cath lab at UNMC in Omaha while also taking classes to become a nurse practitioner.
Tune into this week's weekly announcements with special guest Gaige Elwell in Ram Walking: Halloween Edition!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brPgoW24ZYk
Last night was Senior Night for the volleyball team. Congratulations, ladies. You will be missed!
The students in World History participated in a hieroglyphics challenge. They had to decipher the questions written in hieroglyphs and then answer each question correctly. This was a fun way to review for their Egypt quiz later this week.
Mrs. Blake's 3rd Grade Class started reading buddies this week with the Kindergarten students. They all had so much fun reading and listening to their stories.
Kindergarteners in Mapleton tasted different kinds of apples and decided which color was their favorite. By the looks of a couple of these pictures I'd say some of them were sour!
Last night was a beautiful night to celebrate! From our football team's victory over East Sac County to terrific performances from our band and drill teams to our outstanding cheerleading squad to our youth football teams taking the field at halftime, it was an extra special night of celebration for all involved!
We look forward to many more extracurricular activities ahead this year showcasing our students and bringing everyone together. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Mr. Thelander
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