Choose Your Own Adventure - Google Slides Fun!

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Date: May 9

Time: 2:00 - 3:00

Location: Mrs. Mukerji’s Zoom Room and At the RVA Learning Center in Mosinee

Both in-person and Online - Grades 2-8

Materials: Computer with google slides app

Please join us for this fun writing event! In this class, students will make their own “choose your own adventure” story using google slides. It will beocme an online interactive book that students can share with friends and family! This class will be offered to RVA students both in-person and online. Please make sure to RSVP if you will be attending at the RVA Learning Center in Mosinee or online in Mrs. Mukerji’s Zoom Room.



7 Weeks of Happiness

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Namaste! Would you like a little more calm in your life? Please consider joining the RVA Learning Center in meditation and mindfulness every Friday from April 15 until the end of the school year. We will be going through a “7 Weeks of Happiness” series from the Calm App. Each week will be themed! This is a fantastic way to manage stress as we come to the end of the school year.

If you would like email reminders, please sign up on the RSVP form. Otherwise, no sign-up is required, feel free to just stop in Mrs. Mukerji’s Zoom Room each Friday at 11:00. Each class will last approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

This is available to all ages of students and is also available to RVA home mentors, parents, and staff as well! 

7 Weeks of Happiness:

  • April 15 - Week 1: Practice Gratitude

  • April 22- Week 2: Love and Accept Yourself

  • April 29 - Week 3: Learn to Let Go

  • May 6 - Week 4: Live in the Now

  • May 13 - Week 5: Embrace Uncertainty

  • May 20 - Week 6: Prioritize Your Health

  • May 27 - Week 7: Take Time to Play

Date: Running Series, see dates above

Time: 11:00

Location: Mrs. Mukerji’s Zoom Room

Online Only - All Ages including Staff and Parents

Link to RSVP Form

2023 State Park Sticker Design Contest

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April 12

2:00 - 3:00

Grades 9-12

Online Only

Wisconsin state park and forest annual vehicle admission stickers are designed by high school students chosen in a statewide contest.

The design contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, is open to all high school-age students.

Attend Online in Mrs. Mukerji’s Zoom Room for more information about how to enter!

Scholastic Book Fair!

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April 25 - April 29

Grades K-12

In-Person and Online


The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to the RVA! Come to purchase books at reduced cost and scope out your next amazing read! The book fair is also available to families online! Orders over $35.00 will have free shipping!

The Bookfair schedule is as follows.

  • April 25- 12:00 - 3:00

  • April 26 - 12:00 - 3:00

  • April 27 - 3:30 - 5:00

  • April 27 - 12:00 - 3:00

  • April 28 - 12:00 - 3:30

There is no RSVP form - just stop by rthe RVA Learning Center in Mosinee to browse the shelves!

Operation Egg Drop - A STEAM Event!

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April 27

12:00 - 4:00

Grades 1-12

In-Person Only

Lunch is provided

Please join us for this fun STEAM event! In this class, students will learn about engineering, construction, and the scientific process! Students will be put into teams based on age and compete to create a device that can keep a chicken egg intact when dropped from the top of a ladder.

  • This is an activity for grades 1-12 and will be offered in person at the RVA Learning Center in Mosinee.

  • STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. The end results are students who take thoughtful risks, engage in experiential learning, persist in problem-solving.

The Schedule for the event is as follows:

  • 12:00 - 12:45: Meet teammates and “purchase” materials. (students will be given a budget amount and will need to allocate RVA Bucks to purchase the materials needed to complete the project).

  • 12:45 - 1:30: Students will take a small break for lunch and to discuss their team strategy

  • 1:30 - 3:00: Students will have time to create their device as well as try it out.

  • 3:00 - 3:30: Egg Drop! We will drop the eggs and see which teams win!

  • 3:30 - 4:00: Awards Ceremony!

This event will be capped at 30 students, so sign up today!

Ages 8-13 Fun and Games - Escape Room!

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April 20

1:00 - 2:30

In-Person Only

Ages 8-13

Calling all RVA students ages 8-13! Would you like to meet other students your age? Do you like to play games? If so, then this is the event for you!

Students ages 8-13 are invited to the RVA Learning Center in Mosinee to play games and meet other students. We will have our own escape room! We will be playing Escape The Room: Mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor. A mysterious, interactive, party game!

The Objective: Spend an evening working with your guests to solve puzzles, unlock hidden clues, and unravel the mystery of the Stargazer’s Manor. Will you and your guests be able to solve the mystery and save the astronomer before time runs out?

The Mystery: It’s 1869 and the town’s well-respected astronomer has not been seen since the untimely passing of his wife. Recently, strange things have been happening at his manor – loud and unfamiliar noises, an unpleasant smell, and smoke billowing from the observatory. It’s up to you and your guests to solve the mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor!

Discover Your Personality Type - Myers-Briggs

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April 15

3:00 - 4:00

Online Only

Grades 5-12

Have you ever wondered about your personality type? Join this fun event and find out more about your personality type by taking the Myers-Briggs personality test!

This is an online-only event in Mrs. Mukerji’s Zoom Room.

In this course, students will obtain their 4-letter type formula according to Carl Jung’s and Isabel Briggs Myers’ typology, along with the strengths of preferences and the description of their personality type, communication, and learning style. Students will also discover careers and occupations most suitable for their personality type and see which famous personalities share their type!

Pen Pals and Letter Writing

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Please consider joining us for this awesome event! We will be partnering with Rennes Health and Rehabilitation to offer students the opportunity to make connections with local seniors in the Greater Wausau area. This event is open to all ages, although students will need to be able to write to complete the activity.

This event will be capped at 10 students so sign up today!


In this class students will:

  • Learn the basics of letter writing including addressing a letter, writing a salutation and greeting, proper paragraphs, and finally, a closing.

  • Make connections with a local senior citizen.

  • Recieve their own letter back!

  • Receive 1 (or more) hours of community service towards their overall yearly goal!

Iditarod Club - Watch the Movie Togo!

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Please consider joining us for this very fun event! We will be watching the movie Togo prior to the Iditarod Club meeting on March 16th from 12:30 - 2:30!

Find out more about the movie, including the rating, here.

The Iditarod Club meeting will start after the movie at 3:00.

Snacks will be provided, but feel free to bring a lunch!

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Hello RVA Families!

Do you know about the Iditarod? Want to join in on being an Armchair Musher while we learn more? Then join us for our upcoming online Iditarod Club where we will learn about this great Alaskan sled dog race and follow real mushers as they compete for the win!

This online club is open to all ages! 

We will meet online on these days in March:

Wednesday, March 2nd: 3:00-4:00pm (In-Person or Online)
Wednesday, March 9th: 3:00-4:00pm (Online Only)
Wednesday, March 16th: 3:00-4:00pm (In-Person or Online)

* NEW THIS YEAR: We will be offering in-person learning activities on the day of our online sessions at the Mosinee Learning Center as well!

More information to come! 

If your student(s) would like to participate, please sign him/her up by clicking on the link below by Wednesday, February 16th:

RVA Iditarod Armchair Musher Participation Form

We will be in touch mid-February with our meeting room information and give you enough time so you can select the Iditarod Musher you wish to follow throughout the race!


Your RVA Iditarod Leaders,

~ Mrs. Beron

~ Mrs. Ellenbecker

~ Mrs. Hopperdietzel

~ Mrs. Mukerji

PreK - 2nd Grade Snack and Craft

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Please join us for PreK - 2nd Grade Snack and Craft!

In addition to reading the story together, PreK-2 students will also be engaged in literacy, writing, math, social, fine motor, and gross motor skills.

The Agenda includes: 

  1. Greeting/Calendar Time

  2. Letter of the week

  3. Sight word of the week

  4. Pattern of the Week

  5. Read Book/Discuss

  6. Small-Group Project

Kindly visit the Calendar of Events to RSVP for this event!

Stop Motion Animation - An All Ages Event

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Back by popular demand!

Please join us for this very fun event! Stop motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion or change when the series of frames is played back.

  • This class will be offered to RVA students both in-person and online. Please make sure to RSVP if you will be attending at the RVA Learning Center in Mosinee or online in Mrs. Mukerji’s Zoom Room.

  • Students will learn the basics of stop motion animation using their Chromebooks and be shown examples. Students will then work on creating their very own Stop Motion video!

  • Needed supplies: Chromebook, any small toys (legos, dolls, clay), paper, pencil, etc. that the student would like to use in making their own video.

  • If students are attending in person, supplies will be available here at the RVA Learning Center in Mosinee. However, if students would like to make a video about a specific stub

  • This event will happen on two days. Please RSVP for each day you or your student plan to attend.

    • March 4 - Students will install the chrome extension and learn the basics of stop motion

    • March 11 - Students will have the opportunity to share their videos

  • Students who have already taken the course are invited to attend and make more advanced stop motion movies. This includes longer scenes, complex characters, settings, etc.

  • This event will be capped at 25 students.

Kindly visit the Calendar of Events to RSVP for this event!

Iditarod Club

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Hello RVA Families!

Do you know about the Iditarod? Want to join in on being an Armchair Musher while we learn more? Then join us for our upcoming online Iditarod Club where we will learn about this great Alaskan sled dog race and follow real mushers as they compete for the win!

This online club is open to all ages! 

We will meet online on these days in March:

Wednesday, March 2nd: 3:00-4:00pm (In-Person or Online)
Wednesday, March 9th: 3:00-4:00pm (Online Only)
Wednesday, March 16th: 3:00-4:00pm (In-Person or Online)

* NEW THIS YEAR: We will be offering in-person learning activities on the day of our online sessions at the Mosinee Learning Center as well!

More information to come! 

If your student(s) would like to participate, please sign him/her up by clicking on the link below by Wednesday, February 16th:

RVA Iditarod Armchair Musher Participation Form

We will be in touch mid-February with our meeting room information and give you enough time so you can select the Iditarod Musher you wish to follow throughout the race!


Your RVA Iditarod Leaders,

~ Mrs. Beron

~ Mrs. Ellenbecker

~ Mrs. Hopperdietzel

~ Mrs. Mukerji