Mrs Ogden's fifth grade science class is conducting multiple investigations about a variety of human body systems.
Coach Edwards does a great job of making P.E. new each week for the 5th and 6th grade students. Check out GLOW BOWL!
Absentee/Retake Day Picture Day is Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
Wagner Portrait Group will be at school to photograph any students who were absent on the initial picture day or any student that needs his/her picture retaken.
If you are having a picture taken as a RETAKE, please make sure your student returns their package in its entirety, including the package insert sheet, to the photographer on retake day. Feel free to attach a note to describe what you’d like us to do differently.
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The middle school office has been busy recongnizing great behavior!
Middle School Basketball is coming to an end. Come see the girls at home tonight or the boys in Wright City.
Check out these positive office referrals!
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Gomel generously donated all cash profits from the book fair back to our students through the Friends of Elsberry Literacy. The Friends of Elsberry Literacy is fully funded by donations and 100% of the money goes to free books for all students in the Elsberry R-2 School District. The mission is to get books into every household. Thank you for supporting the book fair to make this possible!
If you would like to know more about the Friends of Elsberry Literacy please contact Karin Busiere at kbusiere@elsberry.k12.mo.us.
Attention 8th Grade and EHS parents:
Elsberry High School is hosting the premier assembly Breakdown STL on Thursday, December 14th at 8:30am. All Elsberry students grades 8-12 will attend as well as guests from Clopton High School and Silex High School. This assembly features talented teens from around the St. Louis area who dance, sing, and act. They address tough topics including mental health, addiction, substance use, abuse, relationships, bullying, self-harm, and much more. Informational letters were mailed home on 11/30/23. For more information, visit their website at breakdownstl.org. To request that your child does not participate, contact the high school counselor at ttowery@elsberry.k12.mo.us.
Mr. Kreuger shared more photos from his 7th grade science presentations. Students did a great job preparing and presenting their learning.
During December EMS teachers have been recognizing students with positive office referrals. Here are some of the students who have already been selected. Keep up the great work!
7th Grade students in Mr. Kreuger's science class gave presentations about Newton's laws of motion. Students chose to present digitally or created a poster to share with their peers.
It's a great day to be an Indian! We are so proud of our Athletic Director Kari Koch-Dowell and her athletic accomplishments. Thanks for coming back to your hometown to be part of our staff and our community.
https://missouristatebears.com/news/2023/11/30/womens-basketball-missouri-state-to-retire-jersey-of-kari-koch.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2q32WYIs110ewv2riG7Qq15jKWgQQr-DU_XeA-3xaNzfs_UJ-568oLydw
Mrs. Shoeman's fifth grade students and Mr. Joe studied the difference between wild and domestic turkeys using a variety of instructional texts before Thanksgiving. The students finished the unit by creating a large Venn Diagram, turkey informational posters and salt dough turkey footprints.
8th Graders in Mrs. Waller's class are performing poetry! It is the EMS version of a poetry slam contest. A poetry slam is a competitive art event in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges.
NHS wants to thank the Girls on the Run group for their generous donation to Operation Backpack. Currently Operation Backpack is providing 100 bags weekly to Elsberry students. If you would like to make a financial or food donation to Operation Backpack please contact Jill Koch, NHS sponsor, at jkoch@elsberry.k12.mo.us or ext. 254.
Santagram sales start this week! All orders are due by December 13. All proceeds support the Friends of Elsberry Literacy. Email kbusiere@elsberry.k12.mo.us if you have any questions.
Monday 11/27
High School Girls @ Winfield Tourney vs Winfield 8:00 pm
Bus Time 6:30
Middle School Boys and Girls @ Bowling Green Tourney vs BG 5:30
Bus Time 3:45
Tuesday 11/28
High School Boys @ Winfield Tourney vs Zumwalt East 6:30
Bus Time 5:15
Middle School Boys and Girls @ Bowling Green Tourney vs MOCO 5:30 (little gym)
Bus Time 3:45
Wednesday 11/29
High School Girls @ Winfield Tourney vs Timberland 6:30
Bus Time 5:00
Thursday 11/30
High School Boys @ Winfield Tourney vs TBD
Bus Time Either 3:45 or 5:00
Middle School Boys and Girls @ Bowling Green Tourney vs Clopton 5:30 Old gym
Bus Time 3:45
Friday 12/1
TBD for Winfield Tournament
Saturday 12/2
High School Girls @ Winfield Tourney vs TBD @ 2:00 or 5:00
Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you all enjoy time with family and friends over the holiday.
School resumes Tuesday, November 28.
Next week is the annual Scholastic Book Fair. The book fair is open Nov. 28-Dec. 1, from 7:15 a.m.-3:45 p.m. The book fair will also be open on Thursday after the holiday program.
Mrs. Runyon and her students created a Newton's cradle as part of their study of Newton's Third Law of Motion. What is Newton's Third Law? Newton's third law simply states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.