Mid-Prairie Community School District

MP East 2nd graders enjoyed a visit from Washington County Extension Ag in the Classroom teacher, Miss Sam! Students learned how Iowa agriculture plays an important role in our everyday lives. We read “The Very Hungry Iowa Caterpillar” & created our own caterpillars featuring Iowa-grown products. #mphawks

Mid-Prairie FCCLA will be hosting a Veteran's Day Assembly to honor our community veterans on November 11th at 10:30 am. A complimentary lunch will follow, and all veterans and community members are invited! Please RSVP to Sarah O'Rourke at sorourke@mphawks.org. #mphawks

Go Hawks!

MP East students filled the Hawk’s Nest! They earned tickets all month long by being respectful, responsible, and safe and celebrated with a sweet reward! Each student got to decorate (and enjoy!) their very own pumpkin cookie. Way to go, Golden Hawks!💛🖤 #mphawks

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Yesterday in the geometry classes, students dilated rectangles to make a mobile. They found out what happens to the area of dilated shapes- area changes by a different scale factor than length.

Check out today's episode of MP-West School News hosted by Mrs. Gingerich's class! #mphawks
https://youtu.be/59XPscL7ItA

For Mrs. Baker's MPHS statistics class final, students had to create a game of chance, find the probability for each outcome, figure out a fair price for the game, and then modify the game to raise money for charity. Yesterday, statistics students held a game fair where other people came in to play the games and decide if they were playing the fair or charity version of the game. Everyone had a good time checking out the games. Mr. Banks did quite well! #mphawks

MP East 2nd graders kicked off their monthly TryDay: Nutrition Education Program with Washington County Extension volunteer Miss Becky! Students learned about making healthy snack choices, practiced bravery in trying new foods & enjoyed an apple taste test comparing two varieties. A fun & delicious start to building healthy habits! #mphawks

Congratulations to MPHS Student of the Week, Wendell Rodgers! Wendell was nominated by Mrs. Coleman, "Wendell has gone above and beyond repairing drones at home. He is a very quiet gentleman who has been helping his other classmates learn how to fly. He is very patient with them, using the trainer controls to keep them from crashing." Great job, Wendell! #mphawks

Miss Johnson’s class is feline fine and ready to host today’s episode of MP-East School News. Get your paws on it! #mphawks
https://youtu.be/hey_ThxQOt4

MP East 2nd graders enjoyed a Monarch Migration lesson with Washington County Conservation Naturalist Miss Megan! Students learned how monarchs migrate to Mexico for winter and the challenges they face — plus a fun movement activity to show how we can help protect them! #mphawks

Congratulations to our MP Middle School October Students of the Month - Charlotte (5th), Aubree (6th), Sarai (7th), and Ryleigh (8th). Thanks for your hard work and for being such positive role models at MPMS! #mphawks

Congratulations to our October MP-West PBIS winners! #mphawks
https://youtu.be/ssEViFOJpRA

Check out this week's Golden Hawks At A Glance! #mphawks
https://youtu.be/oGuCSLxcDG0

The Mid-Prairie Cross Country team will compete at Iowa City Kickers Field on Thursday, Oct 23 for the State qualifying meet. START TIMES
3:30 PM: Coaches meeting, near the starting line
4:00 PM: Varsity girls
4:40 PM: Varsity boys
Spectators will be charged $5 per car for parking, CASH ONLY.
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Mrs. Hartsock’s class has cooked up an a-peeling episode of MP-West School News. Take a bite! #mphawks
https://youtu.be/PvcdgacTvjs

Congratulations to MPHS Student of the Week, Jack Sorrell! Jack was nominated by Mrs. Sieren, "He is quiet, gentle, and helpful. I have always been impressed by how he interacts with students in my classroom. He is a very mature and responsible young man. " Great work, Jack! #mphawks

Our own Deidra Baker recently attended the ICTM (Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics) conference, learning from some fantastic math educators like Dan Meyer, Raj Shah, John San Giovanni, and the Math Guru Vanessa Vikharia. She also presented a session with UNI professor Megan Balong on applying Van Hiele Levels of student learning to help students understand the concept of slope at the secondary level. Mrs. Baker is an executive board member of ICTM. #mphawks

High School FCS/Culinary Arts students participated in the first annual Turkey Soy Workshop at the Iowa Culinary Institute at DMACC in Ankeny on Monday. We enjoyed demos, tours, and tasting some delicious food!! We all agreed the 6:30 am leave time was worth it !!!