Our Thanksgiving Meal

Before the students and staff headed "over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house" for Thanksgiving, we hosted 30+ family members and friends for a special meal. It was our way of saying "THANKS" to those who have given to our school and to each of us individually. The students planned and prepared half of the meal which included ham sandwiches, oreo salad, chocolate chip cookies, chicken noodle soup, and pumpkin dessert. Students set the tables and decorated them with homemade turkey favors filled with peanuts and candy. The school was definitely "cooking" with activity!!

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." Colossians 3:23-24

Fun at the Pavilion

I just had to share this photo with everyone. The students are enjoying the wind tunnel at the Washington Pavilion located in Sioux Falls, SD. Lots of goofy faces, smiles, and laughter greeted us all day long!

"This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24

Cabin Building 101

The third graders have been studying the lives of early settlers to the United States. Of particular interest was the close look at the variety of log cabins built for shelter by these frontiersmen. To complete this unit the dads were invited into the classroom to help their child build a log cabin. Thank you Dads for all your help and expertise!

The Seasons Are Changing

Just like the rain gauge, every morning the 3rd graders check the thermometer to read the "official" 8:45am temperature for MVCA and record it on their calendars. This morning they charted October's recordings to get a sense of the overall temperature trend for the month and compare it to September's. The students noted a close resemblance with a couple of high peaks and deep valleys signifying the temperature struggle indicative of the autumn season. And, they picked up on the overall temperature trend for October which was down. But, there were two charted temperature readings that caught the gaze and stirred vocal reactions from the students. On October 6th the temperature at 8:45am was 66 degrees and on October 28th it was only 24 degrees. "Wow, what a drop!" was a comment heard. Yes, the seasons are changing. "As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease." Genesis 8:22

What Does the Rain Gauge Say?

3.25" to be exact! Missouri Valley Christian received this amount of precipitation during our wet, three day stretch this past week. Our third graders head out each morning (regardless of weather...as shown by the photo) to check the gauge and record the amount. By far this was the most received this school year which added a bit of excitement to our room. We also made our predictions as to when Yankton will receive its first, official 3" snowfall of the season. Here they are for the record...Mr. Leonard-November 28th; Mrs. Nelson-December 7; Mary-December 12; Leah-December 17; and Garrett-December 25. Judging by the twinkle in three sets of eyes when the four letter word S-N-O-W is said, I think we are ready and very eager to measure THAT precipitation, too!