Sept 2012 newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 1 September 2012 208-347-2411

Principal and Superintendent’s MessageDr. Ed Kalinowski and Mike Howard Welcome back to Meadows Valley School. We ended last year with a flurry of assessments and an outstanding graduation. As a result of our continued effort to make this school progressive and leading edge, we demonstrated to the state our commitment to quality performance by the students and were awarded a ranking of FOUR STARS. Under the Idaho Five Star Ranking System, we were evaluated on Academic growth, Academic proficiency, participation and Postsecondary and Career readiness. The state defined Four and Five –Star schools as those who will be publically recognized and celebrated for their excellent performance as topperforming schools in Idaho. Our school will serve as an example to other schools. We are very proud that we accomplished this rating but we have a lot more work to do. There is no reason to sit back and assume that this is the best we can do. With your support, we can continue to strive for even higher goals. Like all schools in Idaho, we are challenged by new state standards. To meet these standards, we, you, and the students have to step-up to meet the challenge. The curriculum presented to the students will be more vigorous. The students will be expected to take advantage of learning opportunities and demonstrate a higher level of understanding. We need you to encourage your child to read, study, complete their homework and be ready for the next day’s challenges. To help them, we will be opening a special classroom from 3 pm – 4 pm Monday through Thursday for students who would like to study, complete their assignments or do their homework. It will be open to all grades and will be supervised. Please talk to your child about this opportunity and make arrangements as necessary. MVS has a quality facility and excellent teachers and staff. This year we added seven new teachers to our school. We are all revitalized and ready for this year’s challenges. We are proud of what we have accomplished and have a vision to strive to be even better. Our doors are always open and we hope if you have any available time you will stop by the school and share your ideas.

Inside this issue: School Supplies Thank You After School Study Hall MV Library Book Fair Spanish Jr. High Football Team Elem. Students of the Month Calendar 2 2 2 3 3 3 4

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Thanks To ACHS! On behalf of the students and staff at Meadows Valley School, The Meadows Valley School Library would like to thank the Adams County Historical Society (ACHS) for their donation of four books on our local history: Meadows Valley Barns by ACHS, Lonesome Whistle: Shay Railroad Logging in

Loretta McConnor Central Idaho; 83 Miles of Hell: The Stibnite Ore Haul -1942-1952; and The Evolution of Logging in Central Idaho, all by Duane L. Peterson. Students are very excited to learn about their local history, and the books will be invaluable in our Idaho history classes. Thanks so much!!

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School Supplies Thank You! Meadows Valley School would like to acknowledge and thank Becki Levi of New Meadows, and Lisha Levi of Boise, and the employees and patrons of the Flying M Coffee House in Boise for their generous donations of school supplies. Students were thrilled to find that any items they were missing were available to them on the first day of school. Becki and Lisha worked hard to try to fill our entire school supply list for all grades! If stu-

Erin Branstetter dents are in need of anything throughout the year they should go to the school counselor’s office to pick up supplies. This donation has been appreciated immensely in these hard economic times and means a lot to students and their families. Teachers and staff would also like to send out a heartfelt thank you, as this means students will come to class prepared and ready to learn.

After School Study Hall Available For Students After School Study Hall: After school study hall will be Monday through Thursday from 3:00-4:00. Study hall will be held in the Spanish/6th grade room. Rules and Expectations: This time will be available for ANY student who needs or wants a place to study for a test, complete homework with the use of computers and other materials needed, and if a student just needs a little extra guidance in any subject area. This will also be the place for Teacher Support as well. Like our “study lunch” program last year, teachers who have students that are falling behind on assignments may request that their students join study hall to complete their missing assignments. There will be Study Hall Request forms for teachers to hand out to specific students who need extra time to complete assignments following parent notifica-

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tion from the teacher. Study Hall is NOT a punishment or Detention for students. It is designed as a support system for our school and all who occupy Meadows Valley. Study Hall will be a QUIET environment for students. This will not be a “social hour” for any individual. Food will NOT be allowed during this time. We need to leave the classroom as we enter it. Here at Meadows Valley School, our goal is to provide any type of support to ensure that your child, our students are always successful. You as a parent/guardian are always welcome to check out our programs and provide any feedback you deem necessary. Welcome back to school. Together we will have a successful year.

MV School Library To Host Scholastic Book Fair The Meadows Valley School Library will host a Scholastic Book Fair from Wednesday, Sept. 19 until Wednesday, Sept. 26 (except the weekend), from 8:00AM until 3:30PM. Funds raised will help purchase books for classroom libraries and the school library. Families, faculty, and the community are invited to attend this fun reading event that helps inspire children to become lifelong readers. The Book Fair will be open during “Back to School Night”, Sept. 19 for K-5th, 7:00-8:30PM and Sept. 26 for 6th-12th, 7:00-8:30PM. Check out

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the Book Fair Home Page @http:// bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/ meadowsvalleyelementary. If you are out of town or can't make it to our Book Fair, you can also help support our school by shopping online. This will be available from Sept. 12-Oct. 2 only! The link will also be on our school’s web page. Boxes for donating $1.00 or spare change will be located at C&M, Meadows Valley Market, and The Turning Point. A big thank you to the businesses for allowing us to do that!

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Cont’d. from p. 2 The Book Fair offers specially priced books and educational products, including popular series, award-winning titles, new releases, adult bestsellers, and other great reads from more than 100 publishers. Book Fair customers may help the school build classroom libraries by purchasing books through the Classroom Wish List program. In addition, the Book Fair will feature the One (All) for Books® program, where anyone can share the thrill of reading by donating loose change to purchase books from the Book Fair for kids who can’t buy a book, classroom libraries, and the school library. Scholastic matches monetary donations with a donation of up to one million books, which go to national non-profit organizations dedicated to helping families in need, such as the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc., and Kids In Need Foundation.

Spanish Club We welcome Mrs. Sierra to the Spanish Club. She will be the adviser. “Plan on singing songs, perhaps sharing food, organizing fundraisers, and having fun.” Her hopes for the club are that the members will learn more about the history, cultural of the Spanish world, current events, and more importantly have fun in doing so. Her plans

Justin Keane for the club are to practice songs, learn games as well as food, practice current events in Spanish, and higher level dialogue. This club is open to 9th-12th grade (requires at least 1 year of Spanish or are taking Spanish). We will meet 1st and 3rd Fridays sometime in October. See you in room 301! ¡Bienvenidos a todos!

Junior High Football Team J.H. players names are; left to right in back ; Eric Fletcher, Treton Logan, Sierra Wittell, Gabrial Gonzalez, Jordan Parham, Elliot Guest. Front row; Ethan Fletcher, Anthony Wittig, Brennan Edwards, Miguel Tapia, Sebastian Tapia and Brandon Wittell. Not pictured is Austin Atnip, Assistant Cody Day Coached by Mr.Carpenter and assisted by Mathew Piepkorn and Cody Day.

Come out and watch them play!

Elementary Students of the Month– May 2012 Front Row: Delaney Ott, Jaeda Moyer, Raynee Bentz, Liberty McCarley, Megan Ellis; Second Row: Brynne Kundrick, Clayton Bentz, Brody Martinez, Jeremy Gray, Sundance Riley, Miguel Tapia; Back Row: Joseph Padgett, Graden Guest, Logan Brusso, Drew Howland, Kohl Haynes, Macky Congleton; Not Pictured: Bronwen Baker.

Congratulations to all these hard workers!!

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