Last week Bingo for Books was attended by 53 parents and 86 students. Thank you to each person who took time out of your evening to celebrate literacy! Here are some pictures from the event.
We had so much fun celebrating reading last week. Our students love it when teachers join in on the fun also. Throughout the day Mrs. Yates transformed just like the tree in the classic story "The Giving Tree" by Shel Siverstein. If you have not read this story as a family, you should. It has so many life lessons to share.
Joy Yates has been a member of the 4th grade team at Cannon Elementary for two years. The Elementary Christmas Program and the senior walk are her favorite school events. Her hobbies include playing slow pitch softball, reading, going to parks with my children, and sleeping.
Summer School dates for the Elsberry R-2 School District are set. Mark you calendars. Enrollment info will be released at a later date.
Evaluate Day is Friday, March 10. Please wear your favorite work out clothes to help us exercise our brains.
Thank you Mrs. Hudson for sharing what it looks like in a first grade room during drop everything and read time. DEAR time is also something you can do at home. Set a timer for 10 or 15 minutes and everybody, even the adults, drop everything and just sit and read until the timer goes off.
Mrs. Stimac's third graders have enjoyed a STEM challenge this week. STEM challenges incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering and Math as well as communication, collaboaration, critical thinking, and creativity.
A new program is starting for all boys and girls in K-3rd grade interested in learning and playing the game of basketball. We are teaming up with our Boys and Girls Basketball coaching staff to start a 5-week program of teaching the fundamentals of basketball. Throughout the 5 weeks, they will learn the fundamentals of the game to prepare them for the future. This 5-week program will consist of basic fundamentals. Listed below are the dates for the 5-week program.
March 5th (open registration at 4:30 pm) from 5 - 7
March 12th from 1-3
March 19th from 1-3
March 26th from 1-3
April 2nd from 1-3
All of these dates will be 2-hour sessions on Sundays only. We are offering this program for a one time fee of $50.00 per athlete. If you are interested in signing up please email Coach K at kkoch-dowell@elsberry.k12.mo.us or Coach Johnson at cjohnson@elsberry.k12.mo.us.
"Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere!"- Mary Schmich
Read Across America Week allows us to celebrate the joys of reading. Thank you Mrs. Marshall for sharing your pictures from D.E.A.R. time on Tuesday when students read with their stuffed animals. D.E.A.R. stands for drop everything and read.
Bingo for Books is this Thursday, March 2. Join us at 5:30 p.m. for hot dogs and chips. The bingo for books will start immediately after we eat and ends at 7:00 p.m. If you have not attended before you play bingo and every win gets a free book!
Attention Parents: Please participate in this 6 question survey about the Title One Reading Program. We appreciate and value your feedback.
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Amanda Niffen has been teaching for 21 years at Cannon Elementary. She is a member of our third grade team. Her advice to students is we can do hard things. She hopes to someday travel to Ireland and Scotland.
Mother Nature may not be able to decide the season, but whatever the weather, we will be having a Spring Break March 14-17, 2023. The end of the 3rd quarter is March 10. Classes will resume on March 21.
Lunch Menus for the weeks of February 28- March 10
This information can also be found on the website.
https://www.elsberryschools.com/page/menus
The 100th day of school has been well celebrated in a variety of ways today. No matter what, we are all 100 days smarter.
First grade had a wonderful field trip to the Myseum last week. Thank you to all of the parents who were able to accompany us on the trip.
Our nurse's closet is out of boys size 4-6 pants. If you have any you wish to donate, we will take them. We do not need any shirts, that tote is overflowing. Items can be dropped off at the elementary office. Thank you . Mrs. Hatcher, Elsberry R-2 Nurse
Tammy Cox is in her second year as a Title I Reading and Math teacher for the Elsberry School District. She works with students at the elementary and middle school grade levels. She was inspired by her fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Hoer, to become an educator.
FFA Week kept our students busy. One of the highlights of the week is always Food for America. FFA Members teach our younger students about a plethora of ag topics. The stations this year included ag issues, ag mechanics, entomology, floriculture, nursery and landscape, poultry, soils, forestry, knowledge, food science, livestock, and how to conduct a meeting. An album of photos from Food for America 2023 is on the Clarence Cannon Elementary Facebook Page.
