SIGN UP NOW: LITTLE LADY WARRIORS HOLIDAY PEP RALLY, SUNDAY, DEC. 16

MVHS Cheerleading Program presents Little Lady Warriors Holiday Pep Rally on Sunday, Dec. 16, 1-4 p.m., in the high school auxiliary gym.

Guaranteed fun for girls ages 5-12, the event will include arts & crafts, games, snacks/drinks, and much more! Come in your holiday PJ's if you wish (sneakers suggested for games).

Registration is $20 per child (registration form) and closes Dec. 14, or when full. For more information email Coach Archiere at mvhscheercoaches3@gmail.com.

BLUE-BOT ROBOTS TEACH MINISINK VALLEY SECOND-GRADERS CODING SKILLS

The development of computer coding skills now begins in the younger grade levels, and a recent Minisink Valley Elementary second-grade class experience represents how skills can be taught in a fun and themed way.

IMAGINE: PARENTS-NIGHT-OUT, HOLIDAY SHOPPING WITHOUT THE KIDS...

Are you finding it difficult to go holiday shopping with the kids? Are you in need of some "me-time?" JROTC students are hosting a Parents-Night-Out with an inexpensive and activity-packed "babysitting" service to help you get through your holiday list, or give you that bit of time and space you have been craving. Here’s all you need to know:

WHAT: PARENTS-NIGHT-OUT BABYSITTING SERVICE
WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 20, 4:30 - 8 p.m.
WHERE: High School Gym
AGES: For kids in grades 1-5
COST PER CHILD: $10
ACTIVITIES: Arts and crafts • face painting • tug of war • kickball • card/board games • visit from Santa • refreshments included.

MINISINK VALLEY ELEMENTARY'S FINE MOTOR SKILLS ACTIVITIES HELP KINDERGARTENERS REFINE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND AT HOME

Minisink Valley Elementary kindergarteners are strengthening and further developing their fine motor skills during fun activity sessions which will better prepare them to complete daily fine motor tasks both in school and at home.

A recent visit to Marjori Bobish’s class showed just how much fun the little students were having, while probably not even realizing the true benefit of their work, and what’s going on in all eight kindergarten classrooms on a daily basis.

SCHOOL COMMUNITY'S DONATIONS WILL CREATE 240 FULL BAGS OF FOOD FOR 'MINISINK CARES' ORGANIZATION

The Minisink Valley school community’s kindness and generosity will again be shown in the forthcoming distribution of 240 full bags of food to the 2018 "Minisink Cares" Holiday Food Drive on Dec. 8.

"Minisink Cares" is a community organization which provides food and other necessities to families within the immediate community who need a helping hand.

STAY ALERT ABOUT MEASLES

Stay aware about the symptoms of measles now that a positive case of measles has been confirmed in Orange County.

MVES LIBRARY UNVEILS NEW MURAL CREATED BY MVHS SENIOR

Fiction or non-fiction? Now Minisink Valley Elementary Students can quickly decide and find their reading choices thanks to a new wall mural created by high school senior Nicoletta Lombardo.

The non-fiction mural appeals to the K-2 grades served by the school library with colorful illustrations of popular animals, including a penguin riding a dinosaur, birds and butterflies in flight, a fish bowl, and a well-behaved dog.

“We needed more signage in the library to differentiate the fiction from the non-fiction section,” Mrs. McLean said. “I explained to Nikki that I was looking for something attractive to our age group and she ran with it.”

FIRST GRADERS DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF SCIENCE

It was sink or float in Stephanie Hoffman’s first grade class when middle school science teacher Nicole Lee paid a visit on Monday, Nov. 19.

“We made dry-erase markers ‘magically’ float!” Mrs. Lee said. Scientifically speaking, they were observing buoyancy and density in action.

This may be their first year of science class, but these first graders are already versed in the scientific process. Or, as Alleah Lee put it best, "Sometimes you have to try things, again and again, to see if it works."

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR MINISINK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO'S NOV. 30 TRICKY TRAY

Tickets! Get your tickets!

The Minisink Valley Elementary School PTO’s Tricky Tray will take place Friday, Nov. 30 beginning at 5:30 p.m. with calling starting at 7 p.m.

PARTICIPATE IN OUR SCHOOL'S THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE

All five Minisink Valley Schools invite you to share your bounty this holiday season with less fortunate families in our midst.

WHY IT MATTERS:

• 1-in-5 children in America may not know where they will get their next meal.

• 20 percent of Minisink students experience some form of food insecurity.

Let’s pull together to help Minisink Cares and make sure all Minisink families are provided for this holiday season. (Continue to full article for school-specific information.)