Missouri Valley CSD

Thank you Dave Weihs with The Knights of Columbus for the monetary donation to our Middle School PBIS Stamp Store! If you are interested in making a donation to our MVMS Stamp Store please reach out to Middle School Principal, Mr. McDonald @ nmcdonald@movalleycsd.org Also thank you to the Knights of Columbus and Bill's Water Conditioning for donating coats for our students in Elementary and Middle School Buildings! We are very appreciative of our supportive community! #MVPride

We are thrilled to share that Missouri Valley CSD has increased from Acceptable to Commendable in the recent Iowa School Performance Profiles released by the Iowa Department of Education. This improvement reflects the tremendous efforts of our students, teachers, staff, and families. The Iowa School Performance Profile provides a snapshot of how well a school or district is serving students. We are incredibly proud that our district met and/or exceeded expectations in several areas that contributed to this commendable distinction. MVCSD students demonstrated strong performance gains in reading and math. Our talented teachers and staff work tirelessly to meet the needs of EVERY LEARNER, EVERY DAY. Their dedicated efforts in the classroom made these achievement gains possible. Beyond the test scores, MVCSD provides enriching opportunities for students to grow socially, emotionally, and behaviorally. From athletics to the arts, our well-rounded education empowers students to reach their full potential. This commendable recognition reflects our whole-child approach. If you would like to see the whole Iowa School Performance Profile for Missouri Valley, or any district in Iowa, please use the website link below and enter in Missouri Valley Community School. You can see our performance as a District or by individual building. https://www.iaschoolperformance.gov/ECP/Home/Index

Students in Applied Geometry have been working hard to understand transformations in and out of the geometric plane. With their newly attained knowledge, students created real world examples of proofs and tested Mrs. Malone's and Mrs. Arrick's ability to follow directions. This is just one of the many examples students are using to make math relevant to real life. #MVPride Standards included in the unit fall under Iowa Academic Standards G-CO.A,B,D (Experiment with transformations in the plane)

Last Spring Middle School Principal Mr. McDonald challenged our Middle School Student Council to go out in the student body and find words that describe what it means to be a student at Missouri Valley. The words were then used to create a word cloud. MS/HS Art Teacher Ms. Ellithorpe utilized her amazing skills to design and paint the word cloud on a wall connecting our middle school and high school buildings. Thank you Ms. Ellithorpe and great job Middle School Students who now have ownership and PRIDE in the hallways they walk every day! #MVPride

Missouri Valley Wrestling fan gear store is now open. This is for the Missouri Valley boys and girls teams. Support this year's Missouri Valley wrestlers by wearing some of the great clothing options. The store closes Friday, November 3rd. #MVPRide https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/AKUDFsJg1f

Thank you Daniel Hartnett with Wayne Sate University for dropping off and donating items to our MVMS PBIS Stamp Store! Our kids are going to enjoy these options for displaying positive behaviors! If you are interested in making a donation to our MVMS Stamp Store please reach out to Middle School Principal, Mr. McDonald @ nmcdonald@movalleycsd.org #MVPride

Thank you Tracey Russmann with St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Angel Tree Committee for your monetary donation to our Middle School PBIS Stamp Store! We are very appreciative of our supportive community! If you are interested in making a donation to our MVMS Stamp Store please reach out to Middle School Principal, Mr. McDonald @ nmcdonald@movalleycsd.org #MVPride

Thank you Sgt. Dmitrius Walden with the Marines for dropping off and donating items to our MVMS PBIS Stamp Store! If you are interested in making a donation to our MVMS Stamp Store please reach out to Middle School Principal, Mr. McDonald @ nmcdonald@movalleycsd.org #MVPride

The middle and high school math department is hard at work today at professional development called Math in the Middle. These teachers will use their knowledge they learn to help students' access to grade level work and empower struggling learners to become skilled math thinkers and doers. #MVPride

Come support the Missouri Valley Lady Reds Volleyball team in postseason play Monday, October 16th @ 7:00 pm against Logan-Magnolia in the Missouri Valley High School Gymnasium. The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union requires all tickets to be bought online. No cash will be accepted at the gate. All students and adults require a purchase of a ticket for entry. Tickets can be bought using the following link: https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h20231004100728324617220c366294d/checkout Good luck players and coaches! #MVPride

7th and 8th grade Literacy classes used two activities for “Think About it Thursday.” Students used grid perplexor puzzled to determine the answer to the riddles using deductive reasoning and logic skills. Students also used Breakout EDU to unlock puzzles using literacy skills to infer the order or sequence of puzzles. #MVPride

We are very excited to host a BEST Shooting Clinic here at the Missouri Valley CSD Activity Learning Center! This clinic will teach fundamentals of shooting form and will offer drills that parents and coaches can work on with their children and players outside of practice time. This clinic is open to all boys and girls in grades 3-12. Cost is only $10 per student. Parents and coaches are encouraged to come. Please fill out the Google Form to help prepare for the clinic. If you have questions, please reach out to Athletic Director Nate McDonald @ nmcdonald@movalleycsd.org. https://forms.gle/A1DM53xs5JUbWcE97

On Tuesday the Special Olympics athletes traveled to Maplewood Lanes to compete in bowling. The team brought back four hard-earned medals and had a few athletes advance to the State competition in November. Good work athletes!

Mrs. Goodrich’s 6th, 7th and 8th grade vocal music classes have been working at reading, practicing, and performing various rhythms. They are also preparing selections for their fall concert in November. #MVPride

7th Grade Literacy has been working on theme, character traits, and author’s craft. Today they worked on a bio-poem template about themselves. Then they will apply knowledge from this template to create a bio-poem about a character in our latest reading.

8th grade Literacy used www.blooket.com to work on mastering language skills and conventions of written language (capitalization and punctuation). Students competed in a timed activity called “Crypto-hack”. The person who collects/hacks the most crypto after 6 minutes is the winner. Points are based on accuracy and speed (and luck too). Students use this activity as a warm-up activity at the beginning of class.

If your children walk to school, please avoid Superior, St. Clair, and Lynn Streets between 6th and 8th Streets due to construction.

We are almost to Homecoming Week! Please take a look at the flyers for the kick-off event on Sunday and the dress-up days next week for MVMS and MVHS. This year's theme: Lights, Camera, Action! #MVPride

7th grade computer science students were introduced to the open-ended, collaborative, and creative problem-solving process that they will use throughout the quarter. Students worked in teams to design paper towers that can stand as high as possible. Teams had two rounds to work on their towers, with the goal of trying to go higher than they did in the first round. This activity sets the stage for learning the steps of the problem-solving process in future lessons. Computer Science Standards * Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is most appropriate. * Decompose problems into smaller, manageable sub problems to facilitate the program development process. *Take on varying roles, with teacher guidance, when collaborating with peers during the design, implementation and review stages of program development. #MVPride

Hope to see you at the home opening football game tonight. Reminder: elementary students must be accompanied by an adult