Van Meter Community School District

GAMEDAY: Our girls' and boys' basketball teams are traveling to take on the Interstate 35 Roadrunners tonight. Good luck, Dawgs! 🏀
🕖 5:45pm & 7:15pm
📍 Interstate 35 HS
🎥 https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/truro/organization/20073/interstate-35-high-school
🎟️ Entry is $7 per person, cash only.
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GAMEDAY: Best of luck to our boys' wrestling team as they travel to today's varsity wrestling tournament at Humboldt. Let's go, Dawgs! 🤼‍♂️
🕖 4:30pm
📍 Humboldt HS
🎟️ Entry is $8 for adults and $5 for K-12 students, cash only.
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International Volunteer Day reminds us how fortunate we are to have dedicated volunteers throughout Van Meter Schools. These individuals strengthen learning, bring energy to events, and support memorable field trip experiences.

We also celebrate our students who give back through ongoing community service. Their willingness to step up benefits our entire community. 🙌

We appreciate every volunteer who helps our schools shine. 🌟

GAMEDAY: It’s day 2 of the Dan Gable Donnybrook Tournament! Go get 'em, Dawgs! 🤼‍♀️
🕖 9:00am
📍 Xtream Arena (Coralville)
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Our preschoolers explored coding with Sphero Indi Robots during tech time with Mrs. Miller! They had a blast working together to code paths for the robots. 🤖

The 1st grade classes proudly presented their Reader’s Theaters! Students loved practicing their reading fluency, creating fun character headbands, and designing backgrounds to bring their stories to life. They were so excited to share their hard work with their classmates! 🎭

GAMEDAY: Good luck to our girls on the Raccoon River Wrestling team as they travel to the Dan Gable Donnybrook Tournament for day 1! Let's go, Dawgs! 🤼‍♀️
🕖 12:00pm
📍 Xtream Arena (Coralville)
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We observe International Day of Persons with Disabilities as a reminder of the importance of inclusion across all areas of our schools.

We remain committed to fostering acceptance and belonging for students of all abilities. Together, we continue building a more accessible and compassionate environment! 🤝

GAMEDAY: Best of luck to our girls' basketball team as they travel to take on the Knoxville Panthers! Go Dawgs! 🏀
🕖 6:00pm
📍 Knoxville HS
🎥 https://www.facebook.com/GoKnoxvilleTV/
🎟️ Entry fee is $6 for students and $6 for adults. Cash or card at the gate.
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GAMEDAY: Our boys' wrestling team is hosting a varsity triangular tonight at home against Greene County and Ogden. Good luck, team! 🤼‍♂️
🕖 5:30pm
📍 Van Meter HS
🎥 fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/van-meter/organization/15612/van-meter-high-school
🎟️ https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/vanmeter
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On Special Education Day, we honor the remarkable teachers and staff who support students with compassion and skill. Their efforts ensure every student has access to meaningful opportunities to learn and grow.

We are proud to be a district committed to serving all learners. Thank you to our families for your partnership and trust! 🌟💙

December is Learn a Foreign Language Month! 🌎

Studies show that learning a second language can boost problem-solving skills and improve memory. We’re proud to offer world language opportunities that help students expand their global awareness.

We encourage all students to explore a new language! 🤗

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

We're hiring an Elementary Special Education Associate to support student learning and growth! This position works closely with certified staff to provide academic, behavioral, and supervisory support in the classroom. 📘

Apply today at: https://vmcsd.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5425347

As we pause for the holiday, we want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for being part of our school community. 🧡🍁

TK and Kindergarten students learned about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, then created their own mini balloons and used Sphero indi robots to hold their own mini parades! 🎈🤖

Congratulations to our IFCA All-State Team selections. Great job this season! 🏈

1st Team:
⭐️ Henry Lounsbury, Kicker
⭐️ Keaton Mennen, DL
⭐️ Christian Williams, LB
⭐️ Tate Doggett, LB

2nd Team:
⭐️ Brayden Fennessey, TE/FB

Honorable Mention:
⭐️ Luke Steinfeldt

After reading Balloons Over Broadway, 3rd grade students in Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Garrison, Mrs. Plein, and Mrs. Wright’s classes created their own Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade balloons! 🎈

Our preschoolers have been learning about balance using materials from an Iowa Scale-Up STEM grant! They’ve had multiple opportunities to explore stability, balance, and spatial relations through a moveable fulcrum, pan scales, games, stepping stones, and tops. 🌀