October Primary School Newsletter

On Friday, October 28th we will be having our first classroom party of the school year from 1:45-2:45 pm. We wanted to take a moment to highlight a few of our guidelines below when it comes to our Fall Parties and other celebrations:

Halloween Party Costume Guidelines

• Costumes should depict characters that are fun and lighthearted; no blood or weapons are allowed.

• Masks are acceptable for the students, but not makeup, as it is time-consuming to apply and remove. Dyed hair as part of a costume is not allowed.

• Children must be able to put on and take off costumes by themselves for the most part.

• Adults that dress should be in good taste and should avoid wearing masks.

• Children are not required to dress up.

Birthday Party Treats, Invitations and Other Celebrations

While we encourage that all foods brought in for celebrations are Smart Snack standard approved, the following standard will be used for these donated foods:

• No homemade foods.

• No soda or energy drinks.

• All foods, with the exception of fruits and vegetables, must come to school in their original container and include an ingredient label.

• Foods must be served with gloved hands by an adult.

• All parties should be scheduled after lunch and pre-arranged with the classroom teacher.

• No suckers.

Parents that are setting up for parties can go to the classrooms at 1:30 pm.

Thank you for your efforts to get your children to school on time each day!

If your student needs to eat breakfast at school, please make arrangements for him/her to arrive before 7:50 am. This will allow time for eating breakfast and getting to class on time.

Our school day starts at 8:00 am and instruction begins right away. Students who are late arrivals miss valuable learning.

October:

10/7 Intruder Drill

10/7 Mid Trimester Progress Reports Go Home

10/10 Dental Day Clinic

10/13 Book Swap

10/14 Bomb Threat Drill

10/20 Earthquake Drill

10/20 PBS Assembly

10/20 Flu Shot Clinic 3:30-6:00 pm

10/21 NO SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

10/27 Book Swap

10/28 Fall Parties 1:45-2:45 pm

November:

11/2 Picture Retake

11/3 2nd Grade Share Fair 6:00-7:45 pm

11/10 Book Swap

11/11 End of 1st Trimester

11/17 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00 pm

11/18 Parent/Teacher Conferences 8:00-11:00 am

11/22 PBS Assembly

11/23-11/25 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break

Southern Boone County schools will celebrate National School Lunch Week from

October 10-14, 2022. The fun and creative campaign theme, “Peace, Love & School

Lunch,” highlights the importance of a healthy school lunch to a student’s success both

in and out of the classroom.

Fun prizes and giveaways are planned for the week for students who eat a reimbursable

lunch at school. There will be surprise guest lunch servers, fun giveaways and prizes, and

a lot of groovy fun planned around school lunch that week.

Reminder of the optional Flu Shot to be given at the Primary after school hours 10/20/22 from 3:30pm-6pm. Shots will be given on a walk in basis, no appointment is necessary. A guardian should be present with the child when they return for the flu clinic. Thank you!

The school should receive each students' custom catalog on October 24, 2022.

Deadline to order Square 1 Art will be on November 8, 2022.

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Our concert season will come quickly so please mark your calendars for the following dates in the evenings. Second Grade will be performing "Go Fish" during the Share Fair on November 3rd. Please pay attention to emails on when your child's concert is that night. First Grade will be performing "It's a Hit!" on March 2nd in the evening. Kindergarten will have their Winter concert December 8th in the evening. The students look forward to these events to show you the hard work they have done in music class. I look forward to seeing you at their concerts. If you have any musical questions throughout the year please email me at ewilliamson@sbschools.us

In Physical Education we are learning about our kids heart challenge heart hero characters. We are practicing a lot of jumping activities throughout the month. We will raise money for the American Heart Association throughout the month of October. Thank you for being a heart hero!

Library Links is a collection of bookmarks for digital activities used every day at school to help support literacy and content objectives taught in the classroom. You can view the websites we are working on in the Computer Lab and kids can practice at home as well. Please feel free to utilize this resource at anytime. I’m certain it would be a hit at your house. You’ll be amazed at the skills your child is already developing as a digital learner! You can find Library Links on our school website under the Library tab or click on the link below. NOTE: Some of the sites work better on Internet Explorer or Firefox. Enjoy!

Book Fair:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/home.html

Fall Book Fair will be open the week of Nov. 14-18

Try out the eWallet to deposit $ in your child's account!

In situations of inclement weather a decision will be made at 2:30 pm regarding our type of dismissal. We will only use text messaging system to communicate that we are using our weather dismissal by 2:30 pm.

Kindergarten pick-up procedures will remain the same except for the students will gather in the gym. Staff will walk them out in groups to the pick-up zone.

1st and 2nd grade pick-up procedures will adjust to having one line directly in front of the Primary. Staff will be outside to help with direction of traffic. As parents/guardians pull up to the curb, students will be sent out in groups of 10-12 to load into vehicles.

Please the image below as a reference!

We had a fantastic PBS Assembly for September! Thank you for joining us in person or on YouTube Live for the assembly. All of our PBS assemblies are live streamed on our YouTube page:

Southern Boone Primary YouTube Channel

Students were recognized by receiving the following awards:

STAR Student Award: For those students who have shown themselves to be safe, respectful and responsible.

Rising to Excellence Award: For those students who have demonstrated great effort to improve either in academics or behavior.

Specials Award: For those students from each grade-level who stands out for doing excellent work, showing the Eagle 3, and having a great attitude.

For students receiving an award the teacher giving the award will send you a special invitation to the parents/guardians to join us in person or via YouTube Live. We will have a PBS Assembly each month to recognize student accomplishment!

October PBS Weekly Focuses:

Each week at the Primary we focus on different expectations that are posted on our PBS Expectation Matrix. We have included our focuses for this month below.

Week of October 10th- Review Playground Expectations

Week of October 17th- I am respectful by following directions.

Week of October 24th- Using silent signals to minimize disruptions

Week of October 31st- Cafeteria Expectations

The Primary SUPER EAGLE Staff Recognition gives our community the opportunity to celebrate and recognize staff members at Southern Boone Primary that go above and beyond for our students. Our staff are dedicated professionals that strive to provide the best educational experience for your child. Thank you to those who have submitted a referral to recognize staff that have gone above and beyond to make a difference! These are very special moments for our staff and definitely means a lot to them. Please take time to share some of the amazing things that you experience here at Southern Boone Primary. If you have any questions please email, Assistant Principal, Lucas Karr at lkarr@sbschools.us

Email: bclark@sbschools.us
Website: https://www.ashland.k12.mo.us/o/primary
Location: 803 Henry Clay Boulevard, Ashland, MO, USA
Phone: 573-657-2148