The 2025 SLT Sock Drive is underway! This holiday season, we're collecting new socks for district students in need. 🧦

Donations can be brought to Mrs. Swartz's classroom (room 203) or dropped off in the holiday boxes around the school. All donations are due by Tuesday, December 2.

Sign up your donation at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E48A9A92DA0FB6-60179135-2025#/

November is National Scholarship Month!

At last spring’s Senior Awards Night, a total of $342,000 was given out to the Class of 2025. We’re so grateful for the support of our community! 🤗

Congratulations to all of October’s TK-5 Top Dogs for showing respect! You make us proud! #VanMeter 🐾

Our K-2 students have been hard at work over the past four weeks in our Monster Math Madness Challenge! They earned points by completing tasks on Happy Numbers, and we are so proud of their effort and growth.

Congratulations to our top classes:
🥇 1st Place – Mrs. Bertman's 1st Grade Class
🥈 2nd Place – Mrs. Curran's 1st Grade Class
🥉 3rd Place – Mrs. Jenkin's 1st Grade Class

A big thank you to our elementary parent committee for helping us secure prizes for our top-finishing team!

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Happy National School Psychology Week! 🙌

School psychologists empower students to overcome challenges and build resilience. Their work includes supporting mental health, addressing behavior holistically, and fostering positive school environments. We appreciate their dedication to student wellbeing! 🌟

Daylight saving time ends this weekend. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour at 2:00am on Sunday! ⏰🍂 #VanMeter

Our preschoolers build muscle strength and coordination every day through fun, hands-on activities. These important early experiences lay the foundation for fine motor skills like writing with a pencil. ✏️

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Happy Halloween from Van Meter Elementary! 🎃

Congratulations to October’s Lead Dawgs from Grades 6-8! You make us proud! #VanMeter 🐾

GAMEDAY: Good luck to our football team as they travel to take on the Roland-Story Norsemen for the 2nd Round of the IHSAA Football Playoffs! Let’s go, Dawgs! 🏈
🕖 7:00pm
📍 Roland-Story Sports Complex - Kerry Van Winkle Field
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GAMEDAY: Best of luck to our girls and boys cross country runners today at the State Cross Country Meet! Go Dawgs! 🏃
🕖 10:30am & 11:15am
📍 Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, Fort Dodge
📈 https://www.iahsaa.org/cross-country/state-meet-central/
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Happy Halloween, Van Meter! 👻

During technology time with Mrs. Miller, our preschoolers created #augmentedreality pumpkins using the QuiverVision app and coloring sheets for Halloween. It was so much fun! 🎃

2nd grade wrapped up their science unit on animal classifications with a visit from the Blank Park Zoo's Zoo to You program! Students met Noodle, an indigo snake, and Fergus, a whistling duck. They learned more about reptiles and birds through this experience, along with some fun facts about both Noodle and Fergus. 🐍🦆

Recently, our 2nd and 4th grade buddies teamed up for a festive activity—Roll a Jack-o'-Lantern! 🎲🎃

Our High School Knowledge Bowl team placed 5th at the state contest hosted by DMACC in Ankeny last Thursday! 🧠

Our students who attended:
⭐️ Ace Harcey
⭐️ Noah Champion
⭐️ Mason Bradley
⭐️ Adam Glade
⭐️ Austin Strong
⭐️ Liam Newell (Not pictured but part of the qualifying round)

Way to go! 👏

GAMEDAY: Best of luck to our volleyball team as they travel to take on the Cherokee Washington Braves in the regional final! Let’s go, Dawgs! 🏐
🕖 7:00pm
📍 Cherokee HS
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National First Responders Day reminds us how fortunate we are to have skilled and courageous individuals ready to help in times of need. Whether you’re a firefighter, EMT, police officer, or paramedic—your work truly saves lives.

Thank you so much for all you do! 🙏 #VanMeter

Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month is a reminder that every emotion teaches us something valuable. Encourage students to reflect, connect, and express their feelings in positive ways—it’s how we all grow together! 🌱 #VanMeter

Get your tickets for the High School Musical, Disney's “Newsies,” today! 🎭

Performances will take place on Saturday, November 8, at 1:00pm and 6:00pm. There will also be a 2:00pm show on Sunday, November 9.

Get your tickets here: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/vanmeter