Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District

Thank you Tasty Treats for showering the LMS staff with delicious treats! They sweetened our day! ❤️

Elementary parents, you can expect more detailed information in your child's backpack tomorrow afternoon.

Introducing Our New Elementary Assistant Principal: Katie Shockley We are excited to welcome Mrs. Katie Shockley as our new Elementary Assistant Principal! Mrs. Shockley brings 21 years of experience in education, having taught grades K-12 and earning certifications in elementary education, middle school math and science, high school math and science, and physical education. Her journey in education began right here in our district at Mountain View Middle School, and she is eager to return in this new leadership role. Mrs. Shockley earned both her Bachelor’s degree and Master’s in Administration from Missouri State University. Beyond education, she has been married to Brad for 27 years and is the proud mother of three children: Grace (married to Jackson Bailey), Jacob, and Josh. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, gardening, hunting, and refereeing volleyball. Mrs. Shockley and her family reside in Mountain View. Mrs. Shockley is excited to bring her passion for education to this new role and looks forward to supporting our students and staff. Please join us in welcoming her back to the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III family!

🎶🎨 Exciting News from Liberty Middle School! We are so proud of our LMS art students who have their amazing pieces displayed and even had a few placed in the 24th Annual Art Around Town exhibit at the West Plains Civic Center Theater & Mezzanine! This exhibit showcases the incredible artistic talents of young students across the region and runs from March 17th to March 28th. So if you're out and about, make sure to stop by and check out the creativity of our local artists! Check out our lucky winners' art pieces. Our talented LMS choir students had the incredible opportunity to join forces with the LHS choir at a recent Music Festival! It was a fantastic experience for our students to learn, perform, and make lasting memories alongside their high school peers. Way to go, Eagles! 🦅🎤 Our LMS band program is busy this time of year. Our young musicians in Beginning Band have improved so much that they’re now teaching each other. In Intermediate Band, students are making incredible progress while working on challenging concert pieces. Meanwhile, Journey to Broadway is diving into all things Disney, studying Walt Disney’s life and brand while actively engaging with a documentary. 🎨🏛️ #TheLMSway

Congratulations to these lucky students who won a Perfect Attendance Shirt for February! Your dedication to showing up every day is paying off—keep up the great work! A huge thank you to Lois Wood for supporting our attendance incentives! #TheLMSWay

16th year of the Spring Wood Bat weekend kicks off this morning, Liberty vs Dora at 11 am. We have games at 3 locations and 12 schools involved. Thanks to Champs Fitness for sponsoring. Big thanks to MVBT maintenance and the City of Mountain View maintenance for working hard yesterday to get everything ready.

At last night’s Board of Education meeting, Teytam McClellan and Taylor Manning shared a book they co-wrote—and it was fantastic! These talented students placed 1st at the Missouri State competition for Educators Rising on March 7, winning in the Pre-K Children's Literature (Varsity) category. Now, they’re headed to Nationals in Orlando, Florida this summer! We are so proud of their hard work and creativity. Great presentation, Teytam and Taylor! Keep an eye out—their book will hopefully be available on Amazon soon!

Way to go, Danny Lee! 100%! Once again, our amazing mechanic, Danny Lee, has achieved a 100% on bus inspections this year! His hard work and dedication ensure that our buses run safely and smoothly for our students every single day. Danny, you are truly the best, and we appreciate everything you do to keep our kids safe on the road. Thank you for a job well done!

BTE celebrated Absolutely Incredible Kids Day with popsicles and music during lunch today! The kids had a great time!! "Best lunch ever!" ❤️

Snapshots from LMS: 6th graders explored Pi for Pi Day, while 8th graders enjoyed the outdoor classroom reading The Outsiders! 📖☀️ #TheLMSWay

Just because it’s not an official spirit day doesn't mean our students can’t show their school pride! It’s awesome to see students showing their school spirit and representing MVBT and LMS with pride. Your enthusiasm makes our school community stronger! Keep showing that spirit — every day is a great day to be an EAGLE! 🦅 ❤️💙 #TheLMSway

Power has been restored at MVE.

The power is currently out at Mountain View Elementary. The City of Mountain View is working to restore it as soon as possible. Please note that our phones are down while the electricity is out. If you need to get a message to a student or staff member, you will need to stop by the school in person. We appreciate your patience and hope to have power back soon! We will send another message when the power is restored.

Baking, Cooking, and Life Skills in Action! 🍪🍕🎲☘️ Mrs. Moore’s class has been busy learning hands-on skills that will last a lifetime! Students baked delicious cookies, made tortilla pizzas topped with their choice of cheeses, pepperoni, and Canadian bacon, and even practiced sorting, folding, and putting away laundry—thanks to Mr. Leon, who taught them how to wash it last Friday. They also added a little St. Patrick’s Day fun with dice activities! #TheLMSWay

Sixth Grade ELA Spotlight! Yesterday, our sixth graders dove into story structure with a hands-on, station-based activity! Students moved from station to station, reading excerpts and analyzing how each part of a story helps develop the plot and theme. It was a great day of critical thinking and active learning! #TheLMSWay

The elementary game with Ellington was just cancelled, we are looking for a date to make the game up next week.

As of right now all Elementary basketball games and the soccer jamboree are still on at West Plains, Liberty will play at 4:10. Spring sports will begin next week with a full set of activities. Softball Jamboree here on Tuesday at 3:00 pm. The Champs Fitness Wood Bat Weekend will begin Friday at 11am and run through late Saturday. There will be games at Liberty Ellington and Houston as part of the event. Liberty will open the baseball season at 11 vs Dora.

📚 Eighth Grade Social Studies in Action! Students brought their vocabulary to life by playing Taboo with content-specific terms from their current chapter. This fun and interactive game encouraged critical thinking, communication, and a deeper understanding of key concepts. #TheLMSWay

BTE Kindergarten loves playing soccer at recess!

Congrats to Mrs. Rutledge's (1st) and Mrs. Millard's (3rd) classes at BTE!! Their entire class met their 3rd Quarter AR Reading Goal!! Each class was able to choose a game for their classroom!!