Spoon River Valley CUSD #4

Join our team! We are looking for people to help us out when our regular staff have to be out of the building. We are looking for substitute cooks, custodial and bus drivers. This is substitute work, so as needed. You can apply online here: https://forms.gle/zx2xoXG5nSMaN5kP7

LVC cancellations for today (4-2). Varsity Baseball @ Rushville, JV Softball @ Fairview, & Jr High Track @ Bushnell...no practice for any group. Hopefully the weather gets better soon!

LVC cancellations today (4-1). V/JV softball @ IW postponed to 4-16 @ Carthage, no practice. JV baseball @ IW cancelled, will now play a 5 inn DH on the 5-14 date in Lewistown. No practice, but open hitting at Comebacker Academy in Canton from 1-2:30.

This week in LVC Miners athletics

The staff enjoyed an egg hunt before break as well! #4teamvalley

Reminder that Spoon River Valley Schools will be on Spring Break March 30 through April 3. Enjoy your break and we look forward to welcoming you back!
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Our annual Easter Egg Hunt was a huge success! Students had a blast searching for eggs filled with fun prizes—everything from homework passes to snacks and drinks 🐣🍬🥤 Congrats to Aleeda and Silar for finding the golden eggs and taking home the high school and junior high cash prizes! 🎉

Today our students heard from Savannah Bowles, who shared her experience in graphic design and her journey after Valley. Opportunities like this help students see what’s possible and connect classroom learning to real careers. Thanks to Savannah for her presentation and to Mr Babcock for organizing this experience!

The North Fulton Athletic Cooperative is taking applications for a Junior High Volleyball Assistant Coach. You can find more information here: https://aptg.co/cbKZmZ
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Our juniors had an awesome day at the Canton Area Career Expo! 🙌 (Friday March 27). Through hands-on activities and conversations with professionals, students explored a variety of career paths and real-world opportunities. Big thanks to the Canton Area Chamber, Spoon River College, and the Fulton County Farm Bureau for making it happen!

Big shoutout to 5th grader Kensley McConkey for an incredible accomplishment—surpassing 1,000 AR points over her elementary career! 📚✨ Kensley’s hard work is something to celebrate, and she’s setting an amazing example for all students to follow. Keep turning those pages, Kensley, we’re proud of you! 👏

Congratulations to the SRV Jr. High Scholastic Bowl team on their second place finish at the Sand Valley Tournament last night! We are so proud of you!

More amazing artwork from the Town & Country Art Show—check out these student creations! 👏

We’re proud to recognize several talented students who earned prize placements at the Town & Country Art Show! Kindergarten 🥇 Marissa McFarland – 1st Place 🥉 Grace Schifferer – 3rd Place 🏆 Roselynn Boyer – 1st Place (Popular Vote) 🏆 Lena Bailey – 3rd Place (Popular Vote) 1st–2nd Grade 🥇 Camila Nelson – 1st Place 🥈 Anna Babcock – 2nd Place 3rd–4th Grade 🥇 Gracelyn Gentle – 1st Place 🥈 Timberlynn Swank – 2nd Place 🥈 Laurel Leady – 2nd Place 🏆 Mia Lynch – 2nd Place (Popular Vote) 🥉 Calista Oster – 3rd Place 5th–6th Grade 🥇 Remington Goedeke – 1st Place 9th–10th Grade 🥇 Calleigh Morey – 1st Place 🥇 Peyton Douglas – 1st Place 🥉 Maddilyn Hart – 3rd Place 🥉 Cash Babcock – 3rd Place 🥉 Gabe Way – 3rd Place 11th–12th Grade 🥉 Martina Rodriguez – 3rd Place 👏 Congratulations to all of these students for representing our school so well and sharing their artistic talents with the community!

Mrs. Ellis’s 7th grade scientists put their investigative skills to the test in a hands-on lab this week! 🧪 Students explored how different substances react when combined, working to identify which three created a noticeable chemical change. By observing temperature shifts, color changes, bubbling, and other reactions, they gathered evidence to support their conclusions.

8th–11th Grade Families: Interested in a Summer 2027 trip to New York City? 🌆✈️ Join our virtual info meeting: 🗓 Tues, March 24 ⏰ 6:00–7:00 PM 💻 RSVP required for link 👩‍🏫 Hosted by Mrs. Burdette Learn about the trip, what’s included, safety, and more! 📌 A parent/guardian must attend 📌 Can’t make it? RSVP to receive info

This week in LVC athletics

🏓 Pickleball Tournament Champions! The past two weeks in PE have been full of energy, competition, and a whole lot of fun as students took part in our annual Pickleball Tournament! 💪🔥 We’re proud to celebrate our champions and all the students who showed great sportsmanship and teamwork throughout the tournament. 👏

Elementary parents...you recently received the Title Needs Assessment in the mail. The information you provide helps us to write the grant for next year. We greatly appreciate your help in sending those back.

Title Night will be March 26. If you have signed up, we are looking forward to seeing you. If you still need to sign up, please send back your form. A second copy will go home tomorrow if you need a new copy.