Junior Honor Soceity is growing. Twenty-Nine new members were inducted this month making the group have a total of fourty-nine members. JHS is busy working at the food pantry, book fair, and doing other various community activities. Mrs. Jill Koch and Mr. Jason Miller sponsor JHS. The photos are from the induction ceremony.
The Scholastic Book Fair will be November 29-December 2. It will also be open after the Christmas Program on Thursday, December 1.
The EMS Girls Basketball game for tonight, 11/21 has been canceled.
Tavia McIntyre is in her fourth year at Elsberry Middle School. She is a Lindenwood University Grad. Her newest project is organizing our EMS Pep Club. We are excited to see the growing student section at basketball games.
Unfortunately all middle school basketball games against Wright City for tonight , November 18, have been canceled. There will not be a boys or a girls game this evening.
Tonight's November 17 Middle School Girls Game at Bowling Green has been canceled.
Mark your calendars for picture retakes and senior portraits. Ordering information will be posted at a later date.
Cuivre River State Park has been visiting our 5th grade students during science. One visit was about adaptations and the students completed a bird beak experiment. Using household items as beaks, students got to see what type of food was easier and hardest to eat with their particular beak.
World Prematurity Hat Day on Thursday, November 17. Bring $1 and your favorite hat to participate. All money collected will go to a family who has a premature baby in the NICU during the holidays.
The Elsberry Middle School Girls Game at Clopton tonight, November 15, has been canceled.
Lunch Menus for November 14-22
The EMS Student Council members did an excellent job organizing and speaking at our Veterans Day celebration. Students joined their Veterans for breakfast in the cafeteria. Next Mrs. Lynne Watson shared her story as a Marine. The EHS Band and the Treblemakers Honor Choir both performed multiple pieces. Duncan Whiteside concluded the assembly by playing Taps. We appreciate everyone who made this day possible and were thrilled by how many Veterans were able to attend.
The people listed below deserve special recognition.
Student Council Sponsors: Rachel Turner and Cari Braden
EHS Band Director: Rebecca Cooper
Treble Maker Choirmaster: Jenny Lynn Heras
Breakfast: LCR-2 Cafeteria Staff
Flags: Elsberry FFA
We are looking forward to our Veterans Day Celebration on Friday. Just a reminder, all Veterans should enter at the elementary doors between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m.
Want to see a sneak peak of our basketball season?
Saturday, November 12 at 5 p.m. is Red and White Night. Admission is one single serving food item (or a package of single serving items) for the NHS Buddy Bag Program.
When purchasing items think of things a kid can prepare pretty much independently.
Single Serving Ideas include but are not limited to:
Mac and Cheese Cups
Microwable Soup or Pasta
Granola Bars
Raman Noodles
Pop Tarts
Pudding or Jello Cups
Single Serving bags of crackers or cookies
Beef Jerky
EMS Tournament Information, November 7-10
Our EMS Medical Detective students were dissecting sheep brains today. Mrs. Jones teaches this middle school elective. During the course students apply experimental design, creative thinking, and problem-solving to investigate the inner workings of the human body, diagnose disease, and improve human health.
Save the date! The Christmas Program directed by Jenny Lynn Heras will be Thursday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m. All students in grades K-3 are invited to perform as well as the Treble Makers honor choir made up of students in grades 4-6.
Exciting news from the Elsberry Music Department! Congrats Mrs. Cooper!
Parents, we need your assitance. We have a pretty long list of overdue library books. Please remind your kiddo to search high and low for their precious library books. Ms. B., the night librarian, truly appreciates your efforts.
Red Ribbon Week is the largest drug-abuse prevention campaign in the United States. The national theme is Celebrate Life. Live Drug Free. Students are encouraged to participate in our themes to reinforce living drug free.
