During Parent Summit on Thursday, January 16. Lynne Lang is leading three different sessions.
*Discipline is Not a One-Size-Fits-All Proposition! (early childhood and elementary school)
*Discipline With Your Child (target audience elementary and middle school)
*Getting Better at Getting Along (target audience middle school and high school)
Lynne Lang is the founder of Restoration Matter as well as the Executive Director and Lead Trainer. Lynne has degrees in Health Management and in Restorative Practices with more than 25 years of training experience and curriculum design. She has an ear for hearing a need, then developing and implementing creative solutions. She integrates habits for human excellence—the virtues— with restorative practices as a way to transform and empower individuals and organizations along their restorative journey.
Did you know?
-Absences can be a sign that a teen is losing interest, struggling with school work, dealing with a bully or facing some other difficulty.
-By 6th grade, absenteeism is one of three signs that a student may drop out of high school.
-Missing 10% (just 2 days each month) can drastically affect a student’s academic success.
-Attendance is an important life skill that will help your teen keep a job and graduate from college.
School is canceled on Tuesday, January7 due to inclement weather conditions.
The Elsberry School District campus will be closed on Monday, January 6. The Professional Development Day for staff has been canceled due to inclement weather. Pike Lincoln Tech Center has also canceled services on Monday, January 6.
Parent Summit is Thursday, January 16. Please plan to join us for these amazing sessions. You are welcome to join us for just one session, two sessions, or all three sessions. Childcare is available. You can also grab a to go light dinner to enjoy during the event.
Happy New Year! Classes resume January 2!
We are so blessed to have all our students adopted each year by the Adopt a Classroom project organized by Jessica Boedeker and Megan Lavy. Every student in preschool through fourth grade had a book to unwrap due to their generosity. This project would not be possible without the support of numerous individuals, organizations, and businesses throughout the community. Thanks for putting our students on your Christmas list.
We are excited to announce Mr.s Harman's latest news.
Rural Schools Collaborative is excited to announce the 2024-25 Grants in Place Fellow Awardees. The Grants in Place Fellows Program is offered annually to rural classroom teachers who teach in school districts that are located in one of Rural Schools Collaborative's 17 Regional Hubs service areas.
Each 2025 Fellow will lead impactful projects that strengthen ties between their classrooms and local communities. The program provides grant funding to support their Place-Based Education initiatives, professional development opportunities for the educators, and spotlights their projects during the 2025 Celebration of Learning. Rural Schools Collaborative is honored to champion these outstanding teachers as they bring meaningful, Place-Based Education initiatives to life in their schools and communities.
Carolyn Harman is an English and ELL teacher at Elsberry High School with 21 years of experience in education. She teaches a diverse range of subjects, including dual credit courses through Missouri Baptist University, AP English, and Yearbook.
Carolyn will lead students in her project, Global Stories and Local Voices, engaging in an immersive study of universal themes from world literature. Students will analyze how concepts such as identity, belonging, justice, love, and conflict are portrayed in the texts they read and contrast these themes within their own community. Through the lens of global literature, students will identify connections to local issues, history, and cultural traditions. By researching, interviewing community members, and documenting local stories, they will uncover how universal themes intersect with their own lives.
The culmination of this exploration will be a documentary film that blends their analysis of world literature with stories from their town. Students will use visual storytelling to highlight shared human experiences, weaving together global literary narratives with local voices. This project will not only deepen their understanding of literature but also amplify community stories, offering a unique intersection of academic insight and creative expression.
Mark your calendars for Parent Summit!
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Christmas Break is almost here! Check the image for more details.
All bus routes will return to normal this afternoon, Wednesday, December 4.
Snow Routes will be used again for afternoon transportation, today, Tuesday, December 3. Updated Snow Routes are pictured and are available on the website: https://www.elsberryschools.com/page/bus-routes
The Elsberry R-2 School District will be utilizing snow routes again on Wednesday, December 4. Snow route information is posted on the website and in the attached image. Please contact Paul LaBanca at 636-318-5363 if you have any concerns about your road or have further questions about your bus stop.
https://www.elsberryschools.com/page/bus-routes
Did you NOT get any messages from school this week? We have sent parents a phone call, text message, and email.
If you did not receive those communications please contact the office to verify we have the most current information on file. If you did not get a text message make sure you have not opted out. To reactivate text messages you will need to text "Start" to 989-00
This is the same system that will be utilized for snow day cancellations and/or early releases.
The Elsberry R-2 School District will be utilizing snow routes on Tuesday, December 3. Snow route information will be emailed to parents. They are also posted on the website. Please contact Paul LaBanca at 636-318-5363 if you have any concerns about your road or have further questions about your bus stop.
https://www.elsberryschools.com/page/bus-routes
If children don’t show up for school regularly, they miss out on fundamental reading and math skills and the chance to build a habit of good attendance that will carry them into college and careers.
Preliminary data from a California study found that children who were chronically absent in kindergarten and 1st grade were far less likely to read proficiently at the end of 3rd grade.
🚌 We are hiring! If you have questions about becoming a bus driver for the Elsberry R-2 School District please contact our transportation director, Paul LaBanca at plabanca@elsberry.k12.mo.us. If you are ready to apply go to: https://www.elsberryschools.com/page/human-resources
Reminder, school will be in session Monday, November 25 and Tuesday, November 26. No school November 27-29 for Thanksgiving Break. Classes resume Tuesday, December 3.
Calling all alumni! We need players for the alumni game this weekend , Saturday, November 23 at Winfield. We are short for the over 40 category and the ladies team. Recruit your classmates and let Kari Koch-Dowell know you will be there.
Come support operation backpack and cheer for all of our basketball players at Red and White Night! Saturday at 5 p.m. Admission is a donation to our operation backpack program. The most requested items are single serve containers of kid friendly food such as poptarts, mac and cheese cups, ramen, Chef Boyardee and hot or cold cereal packs. Thanks for supporting both great causes.
