Here is the tournament information for Saturday, September 9 at Silex.
Welcome back Elsberry alumni Harmon Kreuger to Elsberry Middle School as the Science teacher. Mr. Kreuger is a graduate of Truman State University. His advice for students is don't be afraid to be wrong, it's worse to not try at all.
Eighth grade students are busy in ELA participating in active story discussions and analysis. All 7th and 8th grade students are encouraged to have a book with them at all times at school. Please ask them what they are reading or drop some suggestions in the comments.
Mark your calendars! 6th Grade Band Instrument Rental night is September 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the EHS Concessions Commons Area. Check and Credit Card Accepted. Must have a Driver's License as well for rental agreements. Some instruments will be available to purchase outright. Be on the lookout for a letter from Mrs. Cooper.
EMS Activities Week of Sept. 4
Sept. 4
No Activities
Sept. 5
Food Pantry Visit
Cross Country at Van Far, leave at 3:00, dismiss 2:45
Sept. 6
Softball Troy Home 5:00 p.m.
London/Paris Trip Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 7
7th/8th ALP
Sept. 8
5th/6th ALP
Sept. 9
Softball Silex Tournament Time: TBD
Cross Country Linn, MO, leave at 6 a.m.
Middle School Science students completed their first science lab today. Students were learning about dependent variables, independent variables and constants while practicing the lab safety rules. Thanks for sharing Mr. Kreuger.
Student voice in action at Elsberry Middle School. Student representatives from each Advisory met with Mr. Miller and Mrs. Hagemeier to share their concerns, ideas, and to give their feedback this week.
Week of August 28
Aug. 28
-FFA Open House 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 29
No Activities
Aug. 30
Verification and Handbook forms due
MS Cheer Tryouts immediately afterschool
Aug. 31
MS Cheer Tryouts immediately afterschool
Sept. 1
No Activities
EMS offers a variety of electives. Robotics is a STEM elective that incorporates science, technology, engineering and math. Students enjoy the engineering experience even if it is just a chance to learn how to use the pieces during the first week.
Today, August 24, the EMS and CCE Title I staff traveled to the EdPlus building in St. Louis to learn about the latest legislation from DESE. The team met and collaborated with various school teachers and administers to ensure that our literacy approach is both comprehensive and aligned with Missouri’s expectations.
EMS Cheer Tryout information
We have had a great start to the school year even with the warm temperatures. At the end of the day Tuesday, we experienced a partial power outage that caused some problems with our HVAC units today. All of the classroom units are now functioning and we are currently working on the cafeteria and kitchen units.
At this point we are planning to follow our normal dismissal time for the remainder of the week. An early release time was considered, but the forecasted temperature is only a few degrees warmer from 11 am to 4 pm and therefore would not provide much benefit.
The bus ride home is our biggest concern for our students and bus drivers. If you are able to pick up your students Thursday and Friday, we would appreciate you doing so to shorten our bus routes as much as possible. Please communicate any changes from normal pickup routines to your child’s building office by 2:00 pm daily.
We are off to a great start and are looking forward to day 2!
The Elsberry R-2 School will be using a new student information system this school year. Infinite Campus will be replacing Tyler SIS. All parents with an email address on file were sent instructions and a unique identification code to create your new parent portal account. If you did not receive an email, please make sure all information is updated on the Student Verification Sheets that are sent home the first week. Also, please be patient with our staff as we are all navigating this new platform.
Please help us welcome back Meagan Spegal to EMS. She will be returning as the 7th Grade English Language Arts Teacher. She is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University. Her advice to students is always ask for help, everyone struggles, so it's OK to ask for help.
Back to school night is tonight, August 16, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. See you soon!
Opaa!® Food Management, Inc. has been awarded the food service contract for the 2023-2024 school year. You can go to their website or download their app to look up the menus. There are 2 breakfast menus (K-8 and HS) and 3 Lunch Menus (K-4) (5-8) (9-12).
https://myschoolmenus.com/organizations/2006
Meg Bartig is joining the Elsberry School District staff as an art teacher at EHS and EMS. She is a graduate of Culver-Stockton College. Her advice for students is to take risks (wisely) and see mistakes as a learning opportunities, not things to be avoided.
Mark your calendars! We are busy prepping for the first day of school and cannot wait to see our students on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Regular school hours are 7:45 a.m.-3:35 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Explorer's Club and E2 Enrollment is on Monday, August 14 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. or during back to school night on Wednesday, August 16 from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
