4th Grade Skit

Pumpkin Pinata

The fourth graders made a pumpkin pinata for everyone in the school to smash. Each child had a turn, but it wasn't until the fourth graders took their wacks that it finally released its contents.

October's Chapel

Here are some photos from this morning's chapel. We needed to grab some extra chairs for all our guests.

Thank you to the K-2nd graders for the music. (A little brother of one of our students stood and sung with his sister.)

Thank you to the 4th graders for the skit.

Thank you to Pastor Nathan Martin for the wonderful message.

Our Pumpkin Guesses

Tomorrow the official school pumpkin will be weighed and cut open.
Here are the weight and seed count guesses by the staff and students:

Miss B. 30 lbs and 300 seeds
Mr. L. 47 lbs and 247 seeds
Mrs. F. 35 lbs and 573 seeds
M.N. 40 lbs and 258 seeds
G.T. 50 lbs and 250 seeds
L.W. 15 lbs and 2,001 seeds
A.A. 72 lbs and 252 seeds
A.M. 30 lbs and 46 seeds
T.J. 15 lbs and 200 seeds
K.S. 20 lbs and 80 seeds
O.T. 50 lbs and 1,000 seeds
B.C. 6 lbs and 1,006 seeds
C.Y. 20 lbs and 50 seeds
H.F. 30 lbs and 1,500 seeds
K.S. 13 lbs and 100 seeds
B.N. 40 lbs and 500 seeds
J.S. 45 lbs and 2 seeds

Friday, October 30th ~ The pumpkin has been weighed and the seeds counted... 29lbs and 668 seeds!

Windy Day for Raking Leaves

The students, staff, and a parent spent p.e. time today raking leaves for a friend of MVCA who is battling cancer. The job was a breeze with 14 eager bodies pitching in. All the leaves fit into one pickup although considerable smashing took place by the fourth graders. Thank you to the parents for providing the rakes and a blower!! (click on each image for a larger look)

MVCA's Road Racing Parents

Two of our families participated in the Sioux City Half-Marathon last weekend. Our student commented on Tuesday that he won a bigger medal than his dad. Keep on running parents!!

MVCA's Archers

The fourth and second graders from MVCA held their p.e. classes this week at the headquarters for the National Field Archery Association (http://www.nfaa-archery.org/) located here in Yankton. The kids had a blast!! Thank you to Mr. Conkling for providing this opportunity. Enjoy the pictures!! (Click on each photo for a larger image.)

Rainy Day Fun

The weather has been too soggy for play outside, so the students of MVCA find fun and activity inside during recess.

For Our Pastors and Sunday School Teachers

The kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students made cookies on Friday for their pastors and Sunday school teachers. Chocolate chip, peanut butter, and sugar cookies were the goodies mixed, baked, and decoratively arranged on plates for our church leaders. Thank you to the parents for providing the ingredients. Thank you to Mrs. Brandt for her baking expertise and providing the decorative plates and ribbon.

Crumbled Cookies

OOps! Not all the cookies made it to the counter to cool.

Special Guest Speaker

The fourth graders had a special guest speaker in their room on Monday. Jen Madrid, a college volleyball coach and semi-pro player, visited MVCA to share information about her home country, Panama. She talked about the climate and culture of this Central American country. Miss Madrid is a family friend of Mr. Leonard.

Practice Begins

The snowy weather outside was well suited for our schedule because we had our FIRST practice for our Christmas musical, Christmas Around the World. Miss Aven Tirrel will be our director again this year. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 8th at 7pm.

Whomp..whomp..……Crrroak! Rattle, rattle, WHOMP!

These are just a few of the new sounds echoing in the K-1 classroom this week. Instruments from Central America give the students an opportunity to play with shakers, drums, and flutes.

Sweet Hour of Prayer

We are very blessed this school year to be able to provide the students with more music classes. Not only do we have Jeremy and Kristen coming on Wednesdays twice a month, but we also have Mrs. Susan Lippert attending to the students on two Fridays per month. This morning they learned the words and melody to Sweet Hour of Prayer and some history regarding this song.

Staff CPR Training at MVCA

Staff, parents, and board members spent a couple of hours Wednesday afternoon with Sandi Isburg refreshing their CPR skills. Both adult and child techniques were reviewed. A HUGE thank you goes out to Sandi for donating her time!!