River Valley Community School District - Home of the Wolverines

Mark your calendars for Friday April 19th and Saturday April 20th for the Spring Play titled "Just Another High School Play". (this is a change to original school calendar) Below is play sponsor Mrs Christina Gard and the play cast/crew going over details.

Before things get serious taking the ISASP tests, a Dance Party was held in the gym this morning!

High School Student Council attended the NWIA District Student Council Conference in Mapleton. They learned about human trafficking (both the dangers and signs to look for) and breakout sessions on fundraisers, hosting blood drives, and put together baskets and cards for Lila Mae's House in Sioux City.

RV Elementary is going to celebrate spring's arrival as well as our upcoming spring/Easter break in style. First, we have some awesome dress-up days planned to make school even more fun. We also have some engaging activities that our friends from the high school will help us with. Even though it is a short week, it's a week packed full of excitement!

Yesterday the FFA Chapter had the privilege of attending the Biotechnology Tour in Sioux County. They toured Dykstra Dairy which is a 3,000-cow, family owned and run dairy operation. They also got to see first hand the Purdue Premium Meat facility. 4,400 to 4,700 hogs are harvested here daily in the state of the art plant. Corteva was the next stop on the tour. This facility in Orange City is one of over 50 research seed centers in Canada and U.S. Below is a photo of a robot dog and different drones and equipment that are used within their company. The last stop of the day was Trans Ova Genetics. They are a world-wide leader in bovine (cattle) embryo transfer services. It was a full and educational day showing members all the various types of ag related professions we have just an hour away from home.

The Spring Play is coming up on Friday, April 5th and Saturday, April 6th at 7 pm. While the cast is busy practicing and preparing there are a few items they would love to borrow from you and use as props. Are you able to help us out?! Please bring to the high school and make sure they are marked with your name so they can be returned. Here is the list! (1) White flat bedsheet (Twin sized will work) 3 - 4 bar stools (without backs) Extra large clown glasses Girl Scout Sash Tiki Torch Wig in the style of Tiny Tim from the 1960's Tablecloth to fit a card table Fisherman's Chauffeur's cap or something like it Stuffed animal horse about 8"+ in length Tiara

Updated Cheer Information -- There is only one cheer meeting Monday, March 11 at 6 pm in Kingsley for 8th - 11th graders. Any 8th - 11th grade student that needs a ride, please meet at the school at 5:15 pm. Any 6th - 7th graders interested in cheer next year will have tryouts at a later date. Information about these tryouts will be shared when it is available. If you have questions, please email Ms Verzani (averzani@rvwolverines.org).

Hello River Valley, This is just a friendly reminder on the crazy week we have coming up:). Please see our week's schedule below: Monday, March 11-NO SCHOOL/RV Community Schools Teacher Professional Development Tuesday, March 12-Early Dismissal @ 1:30 PM for RV Community Schools Parent/Teacher Conferences Wednesday, March 13-Normal School Day Thursday, March 14-Early Dismissal @ 1:30 PM for RV Community Schools Parent/Teacher Conferences Friday, March 15-NO SCHOOL

REMINDER - Come listen to these five individual speech contestants tonight at 7 pm! They perform at State Contest on Saturday! Cole, Riley, Andrea, Taylar, Tate Best of luck!

We have track students who have qualified for the Iowa State Indoor Meet that is being held today & tomorrow in Ames! Thursday 4:00 Collin runs in the 4x8 Friday 9:00- Anna High Jump, Natalie Long Jump, Natalie is running in the Sprint Medley 9:25- Anna is running in the 4x8 9:55- Riley is running in the 60m hurdles 2:20- Natalie is running in the 4x4 Boys Link https://www.youtube.com/live/4PXUEArORP0?si=NC9Xr06Oc64JBg7C Girls Link https://www.youtube.com/live/CjquEyxzRCk?si=14_I3mxUlDZS-iYQ Best of Luck!

All 6th-11th grade students interested in trying out for the football, basketball, or wrestling cheer squads for the 2024-2025 school year must sign up in the MS/HS office by Friday, March 8. Monday, March 11: All 8th graders planning to tryout must attend the information meeting and handbook review from 4:45 -5:30 pm in Kingsley. All 9th - 11th graders planning to tryout must attend the information meeting and handbook review from 6:00 - 7:00 pm in Kingsley. Tryout Practices (in Kingsley): Tuesday, March 12 at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Wednesday, March 13 at 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm; Thursday, March 14 at 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Monday, March 25 at 6:30 pm in Kingsley is when the actual tryouts start. Please sign up in the office to ensure Ms Verzani talks to you about transportation for these nights!

8th grade finished their emoji hand sewing projects. Way to go 8th grade!

Attention Preschool Parents: This is a reminder of the RV Elementary Preschool Online Meeting set for tomorrow night. The meeting will take place at 6 PM. If you have registered for preschool via our link, you will receive a Google invite for the meeting. If you wish to join, but have not registered yet, please email Mr. Blosmo at jblosmo@rvwolverines.org. Have a great day and hope to see you tomorrow night.

RV Elementary got March started off right yesterday! We held our March Lift-off in the gym with lots of important things to talk about including our March KDT Word of the Month-Confidence. The 5th grade band also gave us a great rendition of "Go Big Red"! Of course we also celebrated our March birthdays and KDT drawing winners:). Lot's of excitement to start the month of March!

RV Elementary is celebrating Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Week this week. Students will be doing some DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) time throughout the week. This Wednesday, the elementary will be celebrating it with a fun dress up day and a few cool activities for all the students. We will have Big/Little Buddy read aloud time and our KDT groups will be listening to some Dr. Seuss books. It should be fun!

Check out these awesome posters from the Advanced Chemistry Class showing the different ways to define acids and bases!

In honor of Dr Seuss birthday tomorrow, the lunch ladies dressed up and decorated the lunchroom today. Breakfast was also served at lunch.

River Valley MS/HS will start ISASP testing on March 19 and will finish on March 22. ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) tests help River Valley see where our students are performing and how we can better teach to meet our students needs. Please see the attached schedule and information for these testing dates. Some things to consider to help your child do the best they can on these tests: Have your child come to school having eaten a good breakfast or plan on them grabbing a breakfast here! Make sure that your child has had plenty of sleep the night before these tests! Practice! ISASP has made it possible for students to take practice tests anytime with this link: https://iowa.pearsonaccess.com/test-prep/reading/

Students who participated in District Individual Speech Contest on Saturday are pictured below. Some students are in two events. They brought home (9) I ratings and (3) II ratings. The I ratings advance to State Contest on March 9th in Carroll. Speech Coach is Mr. Ryan Brown. Good job everyone and good luck at state! Maddison Todd, Yesenia Hernandez, Jillian Fox, Taylar Anderson Andrea Knaack, Cole Thomas, Tate Heilman and Riley Anderson

Yesterday was "Drive Your Tractor to School" and today we are highly anticipating the Ag Olympics! National FFA Week has been great!