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News and Views -- February 18, 2008  February 18, 2008  Think summer It’s back! The District’s Super Summer program returns for the fourth year and is packed with fun new offerings for students currently in grades 1-7. Parents should start planning their child’s Super Summer now by registering for one of four Super Summer sessions that begin as early as June. With new Super Summer enrichment programs like book writing and illustrating, art, science, technology, African drumming and more, Super Summer courses are expected to fill up fast. Download a Super Summer catalog at www.moundsviewschools.org.  Jumping gyms More than two dozen drumlines and color guards will perform during the Irondale Marching Knights’ 18th annual drumline and color guard competition, “Winter Music of the Knight,” on Saturday, February 23, in the Irondale High School gymnasium. The drumline competition starts at 1 p.m., and the color guards perform at 6:30 p.m. Both Irondale's drumline and color guard will perform exhibitions at the end of each competition. For ticket information, visit www.irondalemarchingknights.org/wmotk/. Next month, more than 300 students will participate in the 11th annual Physics Fair in the Mounds View High School gymnasium on Monday, March 10, from 6 – 8:30 p.m. This colorful fair is considered the oldest and largest such event in the country. It requires students to design, build and test original contraptions that interact to create a chain reaction. Sponsored primarily by the 621 Foundation, the Physics Fair allows students to demonstrate what they’ve learned during six weeks of physics study while being judged by teachers and local engineers. Beef recall The nation's largest beef recall in history is impacting Mounds View Public Schools. All schools in the District are following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s request to place a hold on the beef it received from a California slaughterhouse under an animal-abuse investigation. The beef is not being served in the District and will not be served unless or until the USDA gives permission or further directions. The USDA says there is no immediate health risk from the meat, and the state says no illnesses have been reported from this beef. If you have any questions about the school lunch program, contact Debbie Harrod, Nutrition Services Manager, at 651-639-6011 or Debbie.Harrod@moundsviewschools.org.  Play ball After seven years of off-site games, the Mounds View High School baseball team will enjoy the home field advantage next spring (2009). In February, the School Board approved funding for a baseball field that takes advantage of portions of existing field space currently dedicated to three soccer fields. The three grass soccer fields are not fully utilized because most soccer programs are now able to play on the stadium’s larger artificial field. The new baseball field features a demountable outfield wall and fencing. Capital dollars, which by law cannot be used for classroom funding, will support a majority of the $170,000 facility with booster clubs possibly providing for bullpens, bleachers and scoreboards. Until now, the Mustangs were the only baseball team in the metro without a home field. The baseball field is the final realization from a series of recommendations made by a 2002 athletic facilities task force.  Supporting schools The 621 Foundation recently announced an award of $92,602 in grants to Mounds View Public Schools for the 2007-08 school year. This marks the largest annual award in the 621 Foundation’s 20-year history. Grants were awarded to 73 classroom projects including the Early Childhood Literacy Program and the Reading Buddies program. To review the list of grants, visit www.moundsviewschools.org/pdf07/621grants08.pdf.   Editor's note: Eat, read and be a buddyWant to make a difference in a child’s life? Consider joining the Reading Buddies program. For one hour a week, volunteers from businesses and community members eat lunch and read books with elementary school students at Bel Air, Island Lake, Pinewood, Sunnyside, Turtle Lake and Valentine Hills. Unfortunately, this decade-old program currently has more students than volunteers. To learn more, visit www.moundsviewschools.org/comm_edu/buddy.asp or contact Lois Croft, Reading Buddies program coordinator, at 651-639-6221 or Lois.Croft@moundsviewschools.org. |
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