After doing lots of amazing research in #PebbleGo on a special animal, our 1st graders created a digital animal in the @bysticktogether pixel art maker. They’ll be filling in their creations with stickers this week. 🟩🟨🟦
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CLUE - Mark your calendars now!!
What a fun community garden project this week with our 2nd graders! ❤️
They researched different plants and picked one to create a digital pixel art template. Then they brought it to life with the coordinating stickers.
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Kicked off the day at @vanmeterschools with our preschoolers! They explored with augmented reality using @mergeedu Explorer today. They love learning with Merge! 🎉
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Our kindergarteners have been researching animals in #PebbleGo.
After picking an animal, writing down facts and turning the information into sentences, they went into PebbleGo Create today to show and create what they learned. They’re so excited to share these soon. 🐷 🦈 🐯
Hey middle and high school students!
This Friday, April 22 is Anything but a backpack day!!! 🎉🎉🎉
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We are looking for an accompanist for the 2022-23 school year. 🎹
Use the link included to apply at Teach Iowa or contact Heather Barker, Director of Choral Activities for the Van Meter Secondary Schools, at 515-996-2221 heather.barker@vmbulldogs.com.
Minimum pay is $20/hour.
A special thank you to our @vanmeterschools VMEPC for a little boost today! You are the best. ❤️
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The 8th graders cleaned up around Woodland Cemetery picking up sticks and limbs that had fallen over the winter.
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This group of @vanmeterschools 5th graders are excited to now be @biblionasium Book Ambassadors!!! 🎉
They’re kicking off this great opportunity that we are bringing to our #vanmeter readers this spring and next year too. 📚
Stay tuned for their book reviews and more.
Our TK students in Ms. McClintock’s class shared what they knew about dinosaurs using the Chatterpix app. They had so much fun making their dinosaurs talk. 🦖
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Today, the seventh graders visited Kuehn conservation near Earlham. We helped with mulching various trails. Many hands make light work! 🌎
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English 3 completed mock interviews today after researching career choices, creating resumes, and prepping for interviews. This is connected with career day on Friday. Our staff helped out greatly with this event!
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VM Juniors and Sophomores working on mock interview skills today.
Van Meter Community School has several new employment opportunities available.
Please visit the Teach Iowa links at the bottom of each to learn more.
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Today, is national draw a bird day in the @vanmeterschools coffee shop. If customers drew a bird, they got $0.25 off their drink or muffin. 🐦🦉🐥
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Last week, Mark Jimmerson from Ultimate Automotive brought a tow truck to school today to show Mrs. Mcllravy’s preschool class. As part of our car study, the kids had a lot of questions about how to fix cars and how to tow them.
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Mrs. Wilson’s preschool class visited the Van Meter Veterinarian’s Office to learn more about their job and office. 🐶
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The first graders at @vanmeterschools couldn’t be more excited about the chicks they are growing in their classrooms. They should have 🐣soon.
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