It has been a very eventful summer at Meadows Valley School. The doors did not close all summer! The much
needed installation of the necessary wiring and cabling for the computer network upgrade is one of the major projects that
took place this summer. Brett Carpenter and Nick Priddy did a great job keeping the school lawns looking beautiful.
They also kept themselves busy painting, carpeting and repairing in the building.
Joyce Roberts served lunch in front of the school all summer long Monday through Friday. A special thanks to Joyce and
all those who helped with serving.
Terri Smith taught the summer school program this
summer. She was assisted by Nancy Smith. The Summer school program averaged 15 students
each day. Thank you parents for making sure your students came to school each day to take advantage of
the extra help and support in their reading, writing and math skills.
You will notice
new faces around Meadows Valley School for the upcoming school year. I am happy to announce the hiring of a new elementary
administrator, Title I director and instructor, Mary Wells. Mary is from Caldwell, Idaho. She will be a tremendous asset to
our school. You should plan on attending the August 16th school board meeting to find out more about who you can
expect to see at Meadows Valley School this fall.
The first day of school for students is August
30th. Registration for elementary students is August.
17th, for high school it is August 18th and for Junior High
(grades 6th-8th) it is August 19th. You can find all the necessary registration forms on
the Parent Information page http://mvsd11.org/parentinformation.html
Sports are underway at Meadows Valley; we had a parent
meeting on August 4th for high school students planning to participate in football and volleyball. Practice for
football will begin August 9th, and practice for volleyball will begin August 13th. A
meeting will be held on August 18th at 7:00 PM, for all parents of Junior High athletes. Junior
High practices will start after the 18th. It is required that all students complete a History
and Physical examination prior to his/her first practice in the interscholastic athletic program in the State of Idaho. The
exam is at the expense of the student and may not be taken prior to May 1st of the 8th and 10th grade years. This examination
is to be done by a licensed physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner under optimal conditions. Interim
history forms are required during the 10th and 12th grade years and must be submitted to the Meadows Valley School office
and put on file prior to the first practice. These forms are available on the Mountaineer Sports page on the website http://mvsd11.org/sports.html or at the school office. Also,
all student athletes must have insurance to participate in our sports programs. All Meadows Valley
athletes are also required to pay a players fee to play sports at Meadows Valley, as well as purchase an activity card.
Please contact Erin to either pay these fees, or to make arrangements to pay these fees. For
further information go to our school website and read the Athletic Handbook located on the Mountaineer Sports page.
http://mvsd11.org/sports.html
I hope you are visiting the Meadows Valley School website often. It offers all kinds of important
information, announcements, and photographs of life at Meadows Valley. Practices and game schedules
are posted on the website.
School photos will be taken on September 2nd by Franks Photos. Back to School Night is scheduled
for September 29th. Please plan on coming to meet your student’s teacher(s).
I am proud to be a part of the Meadows Valley school community. My door is always open.
Most
Sincerely,
Dion Flaming
