3rd graders visit Discovery Center in Springfield...

The third grade students took their annual field trip to the Discovery Center on May 10.

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2nd and 3rd grade letters part of Ozark's Honor Flight "mail call"

The second and third grade students have written letters that have been/will be shared with the World War II veterans who are part of the Ozarks Honor Flight. This program provides a free trip to Washington D.C. to see the WWII Memorial and other memorials at no cost to the veterans. On the way home, there is a "mail call" and each veteran is presented with letters from his/her family, friends and area school children. Mrs. McNeal's and Mrs. Ernsting's classes wrote letters/essays/poems etc. that were read on the 2nd Honor Flight that took place on Tuesday, April 13. Mrs. Johannes' and Mrs. Dalager's class will be sending letters that will be read on the Honor Flight scheduled for May 18.

The school received a special letter from KY3, one of the sponsors of the Honor Flight, to thank us for participating and included with the letter, was another letter from a veteran that was on the inaugural flight back in November. It was a touching story of how the letters he received on the Honor Flight allowed him to relive a cherished 65 year old memory of a Christmas mail call. If you have a 2nd or 3rd grader, ask him/her about the story. Hearing the letter was a powerful way to see how the written word can have such an impact.

If you would like to know more about Ozarks Honor Flight, click here.

That's what it's all about!

Passport to Success was all about students taking ownership of their learning and explaining the "hows" and "whys" of various projects and artifacts. The following video is one example of a family learning with their child. This scene was repeated with different families in different classrooms throughout the student-led conferences.

Fairy Tale News by Mrs. Ernsting's Class

A popular feature at the student-led conferences was The Fairy Tale News by Mrs. Ernsting's class.

2nd/3rd Grade Christmas Musical Info

Here is some information from Mr. Casebourn concerning costumes for the 2^nd/3^rd grade musical, “Jingle All the Way” which will be performed on Thursday, December 17, at 6:00 p.m. in the middle school gym.

· Santa Claus: I will provide a Santa suit; hat and gloves. The student will need black shoes and socks.

· Mrs. Claus: I will provide a “Mrs. Claus” Santa-style hat and gloves. The student will need a dress that would be suitable. A shawl or cape might look nice if available.

· 3 Children on a journey to the North Pole to find Santa; Susie, Nellie, and Johnnie: Winter style clothing such as a stocking cap, gloves or mittens, sweater and boots. I would not have them wear a coat; that would be too constrictive to their moving around and be too warm while performing.

· Elves (14): I will provide elf hats with ears. The students can wear Christmas colors for shirts, sweatshirts, (maybe even a vest) with winter scarves, gloves or mittens, sweaters, boots etc…

· Reindeer (9): I will provide reindeer antlers. The students can wear a solid color t-shirt or sweatshirt. They could even write their “reindeer name” with a sharpie on the front of their shirt if possible…just an idea, not a requirement. Rudolph will need a red nose.

· Chorus: I would like all the chorus members to dress up in winter style stocking caps or other winter hats, scarves, sweaters or Christmas color shirts, gloves or mittens, maybe even boots if possible. I would not have them wear winter coats because they would be too warm and restrictive to their movements.

Let me know if your child will need help with acquiring any costume items.

Please contact me at school, 348-0444 or through email at john.casebourn@kirbyville.k12.mo.us if you have any questions or need assistance with costumes.