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Principal’s Update: Mrs. Siedentop took on a new initiative this year called 100 Mile Club. The 100 Mile Club was established in 1993 and challenges students to run, walk, or jog 100 miles over the course of the school year. Students have had the opportunity to run extra laps before and after PE, at recess, and during I&E. A big thank you to Parents’ Club for purchasing the 100 Mile Club shirts for all students who made it to 25 miles.

Principal’s Update: The Math Team has been practicing for the past month and finally had the chance to compete on Monday in the IVC Math Contest. MVK hosted the contest and competed against Saratoga, Seneca, Elwood, Dwight, and Gardner-South-Wilmington-Braceville. The participants competed in both individual and team contests. Thank you to all the participants for representing MVK with pride and congratulations to William Milton for placing 1st in 6th grade, Stephanie Bernhard for placing 3rd in 7th grade, and the 6th grade MVK Team for placing 3rd. Thank you to Mrs. Jensen for all your hard work coaching the team and to all the volunteers that helped at the contest.  

Principal’s Update: We were fortunate to have BMX star Matt Wilhelm perform for both the Elementary and Middle School students. In addition to being a 3-Time X Games Medalist and a 2-Time United States National Champion, Matt is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of bullying. His performance focused on the social-emotional learning of students. His message was about empathy, resilience, respect, and the value of human life. The key takeaway from the assembly was “Kindness is the key to stopping bullying”.

As you may know, legislation was passed last year that requires preK-5th grade schools and daycares built earlier than 2000 to conduct testing for lead contamination in water. We now have received the results from testing completed at MVK Grade School and MVK Middle School. On March 5, 2018, water samples were taken to Test Inc. in Peru, Illinois, for testing. A detailed report has been posted on our school website.

MVK Grade School Lead Testing and Results

This past week, the District received the results of the lead testing in all water sources.

  • A total number of 68 samples were collected from 34 water fixtures at MVK Grade School.
  • This sampling was completed in compliance with new regulations set forth by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Public Act 99-0922.
  • All drinking fountains were tested and are within the recommended limits.
  • Three samples showed lead levels in excess of the recommended level (5 parts per billion – on our reports levels are in ug/L which is the same as parts per billion) by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    • Classroom 1B Sink (Mr. Pfeifer), 15.2 ug/L
    • Classroom 2A (Mrs. Pfeifer), 15.1 ug/L
    • Title I Room (Mrs. Haas), 19.3 ug/L

MVK Grade School Lead Action Taken Based on Results

On March 19, 2018, the custodians will flush the water in these sinks every morning before students arrive at school. These are hand sinks.

MVK Middle School Lead Testing and Results

This past week, the District received the results of the lead testing in all water sources.

  • A total number of 52 samples were collected from 26 water fixtures at MVK Middle School.
  • This sampling was completed in compliance with new regulations set forth by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Public Act 99-0922.
  • All drinking fountains were tested and are within the recommended limits.
  • Three samples showed lead levels in excess of the recommended level (5 parts per billion – on our reports levels are in ug/L which is the same as parts per billion) by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    • Social Worker’s Restroom (Mrs. Reif), 19.6 ug/L
    • Kitchen Sink (Mrs. Kenney), 8.93 ug/L
    • Kitchen Hand Sink (Mrs. Kenney), 16.3 ug/L
    • Science Lab W1, 12.4 ug/L
    • Science Lab W2, 6.65 ug/L
    • Science Lab W3, 10.1 ug/L
    • Science Lab W4, 8.94 ug/L
    • Science Lab W5, 40.8 ug/L
    • Science Lab W6, 70 ug/L
    • Science Lab E1, 23.6 ug/L
    • Science Lab E2, 37.1 ug/L
    • Science Lab E4, 19.5 ug/L
    • Science Lab E5, 12.4 ug/L
    • Science Lab E6, 22.7 ug/L

MVK Middle School Lead Action Taken Based on Results

On March 19, 2018, the custodian will flush the water in the Social Worker’s Restroom sink and the Science Lab sinks every morning before students arrive at school. The head cook will flush the water in the kitchen sink and the kitchen hand sink every morning before using any water source in the preparation of meals.

 

Lab Reports are located in the Board Minutes folder on this website.

Principal’s Update: We have been lucky enough to have two guest speakers at MVK this week. Last week the 8th grade students went on a field trip to the Career Expo at IVCC and this week Jeanette Maurice from their Career Department visited to let students explore various career opportunities. We also had former MVK student, Michael Bernhard, visit our 7th grade science classes to discuss agronomy, sustainability, and GMO technology. He was able to answer questions from students and provide a demonstration of how drones are used in agriculture.

Meeting Highlights: February 7, 2018

  • Call to order
  • Secretary Report. Tabled until next meeting – forgot to print them off for review.
  • Jessica distributed Treasurer’s Report: No Discrepancies.

Upcoming Items

  • Dodgeball Open Play: Was held at Elementary School on January 20. Time was 1:00-3:00. Cost $2 per student to play. Great turnout – made $92 from the event. Rotated 10 minute games between mixed K-2 and 3-5 teams. Definitely would like to host another open play day, as it was an easy way to make a profit with very little efforts, and was fun for children and spectating parents.
  • Pickleball Tournament: Jenna Overseeing. Middle School on February 24. Nancy will provide waivers (no additional insurance needed). Only have 7 teams so far, and the deadline is Friday 2/9. Need to extend the deadline and will open the tournament to 5th graders since they are learning it in PE-- must have at least 16 teams to make the brackets work. Jenna will email Pam Siedentop to have the pre-registration forms available at the Parent Pickleball Day during PE hours next Friday. Medals arrived. 8th graders will be referees.
  • Legendary Pie Sales: Spring Sale 1/30 – 2/20. Delivery will be the week of 3/12. There were several errors on the order form from Legendary Pies. A flyer went home to correct these errors.
  • School Kits: The goal is for these to go out with the school registration packets. The teachers are in the process of finalizing their classroom lists. Amanda will talk with Dawn Arnold and get the actual price of the kits to understand the profit being made by selling these.
  • Staff Appreciation Week: (Details removed so as not to spoil the fun for Staff)
  • Spirit Wear: Crystal Aukland Committee Head. Getting quotes for PE uniforms so that we can have order forms in registration packets.
  • Budget: In progress. Tabled until Amanda is ready to put it back on agenda.
  • Box Tops: Michelle Weber committee head. Contest from 1/16/18-2/16/18. Theme is Follow the Box Top Road (Wizard of Oz spin). Prizes will remain the same this year (1st = PJ Day, 2nd = Hat Day, 3rd = 5 minutes of extra recess). Revamping the prizes will be discussed next year, but wanted to stay consistent within the same school year. At the end of week 3, we have 1,954 submitted box tops, which is significantly lower than last year’s winter contest. We need to ask the school to put out a reminder.
  • Shoparoo: Currently have 33,040 points.
  • Scholastic Bucks: $3,915.68 in Scholastic Bucks.
  • Schwans Cares: Jessica Committee Head. Must order through the link for it to count.

Fundraisers

  • Beer and Wine Tasting Fundraiser: Set for 4/14/18 at the Morris VFW. Tasting cups have been ordered for $312.50/400 cups.   Donation Request and Event Flyers are completed. Ticket Sales are available via Yapsody and paper tickets at both school offices, VFW, and Westside Liquors. Jessica will put together money bags with tickets for all locations. Bob Hintze will run our Live Auction. Zach Hintze will be the DJ (set up 30 minutes prior). Fee is $75 for the evening. Jenna is working with Jody’s Hot Dogs (onsite at VFW) for Menu options. We are trying to keep the cost around $3 per person. Tentative menu includes Veggie Tray w/ Dip, Fruit Tray w/ Dip, Crackers/Cheese, Chips/Salsa (Donated by Chili’s), Antipasto tray, bruschetta, cocktail meatballs, subs, a sweet of some type. Discussing a wine pull for the event. We are moving toward Sponsorships (cash donations) and limiting the number of auction items. A few Parents’ Club members went to Nettle Creek’s Wine and Stein (also sponsored by Westside), and thought a projector with sponsors displayed on it was a great idea. Discussed having donors recognized via signage/slideshow displayed at the event. Discussed different types of auction items, such as front row for graduation, principal for the day, etc.

Old Business

  • Banner: It’s arrived, and looks great.
  • Mulch/Pea Gravel for playground is waiting for a path forward.
  • Tetherball poles have been ordered and delivered. JULIE needs to be called before they can be installed.
  • Large purchase items are being discussed with Nancy to determine the best choice for our school.

New Business

  • Elections will be held in May for President and Secretary. This is a 2 year term. Anyone interested in either position may contact Amanda or Jenna to discuss shadowing opportunities. Jenna will not be running for re-election as she will be moving out of state at the end of the school year.
  • Chili’s Dine to Donate 30 days dining in Morris location only, will receive a percentage of those sales. Discussed doing it in May. Crystal needs tax form.
  • CLTM Fundraiser: Assembly for martial arts. Would have to be held on May 15th or 17th. Classes would watch a demo as an assembly the week of 5/2. If a student signs up for 2 classes for $20, that money would come to Parents’ Club. Discussed possibly holding it in the fall instead. Tony will discuss with Administration.

Requests

  • Carol Halpin requested tooth necklaces for when a student loses a tooth at school. Instead of granting her initial request for $13.95 + $5.95 for 144 necklaces, we purchased them from Amazon for $10.95 plus free shipping from Amazon.

Open Discussion:

Meeting adjourned

Principal's Update: Thank you to one of our local Veterans, Larry Olson, who graciously donated multiple therapeutic craft kits. The donation allowed us to offer a new 3 week enrichment class called Leather Works. Students who chose this enrichment class had the opportunity to strengthen their problem solving, concentration, and fine motor skills. Moccasins, wallets, handbags, and bracelets are just a few of the items the students constructed out of leather.

Principal’s Update: Wade Tondini is the 2017-2018 1st place winner in the "You Be The Chemist" challenge at MVK. This challenge is an academic contest that investigates chemistry concepts and their real-world applications. Wade will go on to compete against students from other schools in the state later in the school year.  He also surprised Mrs. Welsh with a current Periodic Table. Wade and his family have donated the current Periodic Table for current and future students to use in the classroom.

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