
What are teachers doing today at CCE? We are participating in our first session of LETRS training. This is a two year commitment for our staff.
LETRS teaches the skills needed to master the fundamentals of reading instruction—phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and language.





Fourth graders made scientific observations of an object in motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict a future motion. They made Twist-O-Matics and worked with a partner to make observations and predictions.- Mrs. Yates





Our Boys and Girls Basketball coaching staff are starting a 6-week program to teach the fundamentals of basketball to 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students. Throughout the 6 weeks, players will learn the fundamentals of the game to prepare them for school paid tournaments and guidance for teams interested in joining a CNR league. All of our CNR teams will be coached by parents that are going to be instructed by our coaches with skills training, drills and practice plans. With your help, we feel we can launch a successful youth basketball program. Listed below are the dates for the 6-week program.
October 1st
October 8th
October 15th
October 22th
November 5th
November 12th (play during the red and white scrimmage) @ 5pm
All of these dates will be 2-hour sessions from 9am-11am on Saturdays 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.


Explorer's Club is enrolling students in grades K-5. Limited bus service is available in the evenings. Family discounts are available if more than one child is enrolled. If you have questions or would like more information sent home please call 573-898-5554 ext. 267.


Mrs. Niffen's class cooled off during math intervention with a snowball fight!




Thank you Lincoln County Old Threshers for making our school part of the tractor parade route. The students were so excited!





Miss Hammett played Follow, Follow with Mrs. Wilch's kindergarten class during counseling time to practice listening and following directions.





Mrs. Patton’s class used a grab bag game to sort main ideas and details. Interactive lessons are an effective way to engage students.





All of our students start their day with community circle. This is part of our Ruler program. Community circle gives all students and teachers a chance to build rapport and relationships. What is your child's favorite part of community circle?
This is what Ms. Duvall had to say:
"Community circle is one of my personal favorite times of the day! The kids talk about feelings and we learn so much about each other! 💜"


Students in Mrs. Keeven's 4th grade class did some yarn crafts between taking the Math and ELA Evaluate tests. Her students flexed their academic and creative brain power on Evaluate Day.

Mrs. Wilch shared some photos from her Grandparents' Day Celebration on Friday. Happy Grandparents' Day!





The students in Mrs. Morrissey's preschool love hunting for bugs. This week they have found crickets, ants and a house centipede!




PTO Meeting tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. in the ALP room. We will be discussing the fall fundraiser, My Guy and I, and we will begin planning Christmas season activities. -Angela Young, PTO President


Mrs. Osterkamp's third grade students practiced working with partners during math time. The students were rounding and practicing place value today.




We are practicing using kind words and treating others how they wanted to be treated. We made a bulletin board with kind words for people to grab when they’re having a rough time.
-Mrs. Yates


We are excited to introduce our new elementary counselor, Miss Katelynn Hammett. She has already visited every elementary classroom as part of our weekly counseling schedule.


Let's go on an Adventure! Evaluate Day is Friday, September 9. Students in grades 2-4 will all take the Evaluate in the subjects of reading and math. All students at Cannon Elementary are invited to participate in the dress up day. Students are encourage to wear orange and green as well as their favorite hiking gear.


We welcomed our kindergarten students and their families tonight to meet their permanent teacher, following our seven day flexible placement. Students rotate through all our kindergarten classrooms while we get to know them, assess each child in a variety of areas and develop well-balanced classrooms. We are so excited for our new kindergarteners!





Breakfast and Lunch Menus for September 6-16, 2022
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DmRi582aSZzBEXEP3sUhz5ZQz0ETVaKk65OR62R3kMI/edit?usp=sharing


Noon, August 31- Our internet and all phone service is currently restored.