River Valley Community School District - Home of the Wolverines

Attention River Valley veterans, active duty personnel, and all other interested parties, River Valley Elementary will be holding its annual Veterans Day Program on Monday, November 11. It will take place in the River Valley Elementary Gym @ 9 AM . All veterans, active duty personnel, and interested individuals may attend. Please enter through the far North door on the east side of the school. Doors will open at 8:45 AM.

If you aren't able to join us in the gym tonight, here is a link to cheer us on from home! Go RV!! 7 pm River Valley vs IKM-Manning Postseason Volleyball Class 1A Region 7 Quarterfinal https://www.youtube.com/live/bvE3FNDLvRs?si=hxBxdatKWzNt7YEh

The Junior Class is currently selling Krispy Kreme donuts for prom. A dozen glazed donuts is $14 and a dozen chocolate iced, lemon filled, raspberry filled, or kreme filled costs $16. Contact any junior to order. Orders and money are due Friday, October 25.

This week is Bus Safety Week and RV Elementary is using this week to emphasize the need to practice good bus safety. Mr. Knaack and Deputy Zane worked together to talk to the students about why it is important to be safe on and around a bus. Mr. Knaack reviewed the bus rules and Deputy Zane talked about many things including the need to stay in your seat and in a seatbelt. Then each classroom practiced how to evacuate a bus in the case of an emergency. Classroom teachers also reinforced many of the topics with some classroom activities.

Here is the link to purchase your tickets to tomorrow night's Round 2 Regional VB game in Correctionville against IKM-Manning! https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h20241009094801725a30bf5d87e474d/checkout

Watch "River Valley vs Ar-We-Va Varsity Volleyball 1st round of postseason action" on YouTube tonight at 7 pm if you aren't able to join us in the RV gym! https://www.youtube.com/live/k7L-simcZvY?si=9Z5v49CObM4Plz4l

Conference XC Meet results: High school girls finished 3rd High school boys finished 5th Junior high girls finished 4th Junior high boys finished 5th Congratulations to Rachel Putze, CJ Hannah, Devin Metcalf & Aydan Paris on placing and medaling in the top 15 for high school and top 10 for middle school. Way to go! Varsity girls & boys will travel to Orange City on Thursday to compete in the State Qualify 2A meet.

Today RV's second grade took a trip to Hoeflings' Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze near Marcus, IA. The students learned about a variety of pumpkins and gourds. They also learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin. The students were able to ride on a hayride through a spooky forest and twisted and turned through the corn maze. Additional, the students watched demonstrations on how to use an old fashioned corn shucking and drying machine. It was a great day!

Yesterday, these students participated in the Dordt Math Challenge. They had to take an individual and team test. These tests have a lot difficult math questions!! The girls also attended a breakout session either learning how to solve some of these difficult math problems or learning about combinations. Great job yesterday ladies!!

The Junior High and High School cross country team finished a hard week off with some ice cream. Good luck to our WC-KP-RV team at their conference meet at Holstein on Saturday!

Good Afternoon River Valley Sports Fans, Please join us on Monday, October 21 for 1A/Region 7 1st round volleyball tournament action. Our Wolverines will be taking on the Ar-We-Va Rockets. Game time is 7 PM at the River Valley HS gym. ALL tickets must be purchased online through gobound.com (see steps below). Tickets cannot be purchased at the event. Season passes will not be accepted. Once in Bound: 1-Click on Iowa 2-Click on volleyball brackets 3-Click on 1A/Region 7 4-Click on the RV vs Ar-We-Va game 5-Click on green "ticket" tab.

River Valley's High School Student Council will be having a Veterans Day program on Monday, November 11 at 10 am in the high school auditorium. The Color Guards from all four communities, Correctionville, Cushing, Quimby, and Washta, will be presenting the flags. Our guest speaker will be Myles McCrea. The community is welcome to stay for refreshments at the conclusion of the program. Any local veteran or family member of a local veteran is welcome to email a photo of the veteran with name to Amanda Verzani (averzani@rvwolverines.org) or stop in the high school office by November 6 to be included in our community Veteran slideshow.

World Kindness Day is coming up on Wednesday, November 13th. River Valley School District will be doing its part to spread kindness in conjunction with its KDT (Kindness, Determination, and Together) theme. Each building will be doing some fun activities to promote the importance of "Being Kind". We will also be sending out T-shirt forms to order a "Kindness" t-shirt to be worn on the 13th. More information to come soon!

RV Elementary Parent Reminder:) We have only two days left of our Fall Fundraiser. The fundraiser ends on Thursday, October 17 and packets are due in on Friday, October 18th. Online orders are open until October 25th.

Last Friday was "Fry Day" and RV Elementary's October installment of the Longest Fry Contest. It is luck of the draw and our kiddos sure seem to enjoy the additional fun over lunch! Our winners are pictured below.

Join us tonight for Senior Night for the Wolverine Volleyball Ladies! They will be taking on Woodbury Central. Booster Club will be serving walking tacos. If you are unable to join us, here is the link for Fuller Digital. https://www.youtube.com/live/YR3tugLvg6w?si=YXWExYUPNPSF5sNy

Attention RV Elementary Families: We are entering cooler and sometimes colder weather these days. With that said, this is a great time to remind you all of our cold weather guide and the need for layered clothing. Please remember to send a pull over/jacket, a hat, and gloves with your child to school . We would also ask that students not wear shorts to school anymore,. The weather itself and our cold weather guide does not allow for those with the temperatures we are seeing. Thanks in advance for your help and attention to this matter. Have a great day!

Tonight is Senior Night for our KP-RV football players and cheerleaders. Seniors will be recognized at 6:45 before the 7 pm game. Come watch Jon play and Monica cheer!! KP-RV takes on West Monona tonight. Admission is $6 or you can live stream the game. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/kingsley/organization/14843/kingsley-pierson-high-school/watch?b=QnJvYWRjYXN0MTQyNDUxMw==

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/138E7Dy3ijfRl-vUqfq7zhs17ZqMNIe96x6BsvEwHHWk/edit We are two weeks away from the Cross Country 5K run/walk fundraiser. Get your entries submitted with the Google form attached 👻

High School Fall Formal is November 15, 2024! See the flyer for more details! This is for high school students only. Any high school student bringing guest not from RV must have a guest permission form turned in by Wednesday, November 13. These can be picked up in the office.