The BIS Bulletin

Thank you to all who attended parent/teacher conferences. We love the opportunities to get to discuss your student with you and appreciate your involvement and support, not only during conferences, but throughout the entire year. Please know that you are always welcome to reach out to us to inquire about your children whether it's conference time or not. As the saying goes, "It takes a village..." and we are so glad to have you be part of ours.

For students who sold more than 20 items, the reward will be a trip to Strikers on November 3rd. Permission slips were sent home with those students this week and are due back October 31st. If your student did not receive a permission slip and you believe they should have, please contact Tracey Burns (tburns@blairoaks.org).

There will be a boys basketball clinic for any interested students in grades K-5. The clinic will be on November 7th & 8th in the High School Gym. The cost is $20 and includes the clinic and a T-shirt. The registration deadline is October 28th. Grade level times are listed below.

• K-2 Students: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
• 3-5 Students: 7:00 - 8:30 pm

• Parents are invited to join class parties this year (look for specific information from grade level/classroom teachers) from 8:15 am - 9:15 am.
• We will have our Halloween parade at 8am. Please plan to park in the gravel lot between BIS and BMS. The parade route will go through the middle lot between BIS and BES.
• Students can wear costumes to school (no weapons, no face paint, masks can be worn unless it becomes a distraction).

• Picture Retake Day is scheduled for October 25. If your child was absent and you need to order pictures, please use the following link: Picture Link (Online pre-order code: 4C8R8Q4Z).
• If your child needs retakes please be sure to return the ORIGINAL PICTURE PACKET to school the day of picture retakes. You are also welcome to include a note if there is something the photographer can improve on.

We are looking for the donations listed below for STEAM Night. Please send these items to the office. Thank you! Plastic grocery/Walmart bags - Cardboard tubes (paper towels, TP, etc.) - Small boxes (Kleenex, cereal, etc.) - Small tubs with or without lids - (butter, yogurt, etc.)

DESE is working in conjunction with the University of Missouri Institute for Public Policy to facilitate the Missouri School Climate and Culture survey. The District will receive building and district reports for personnel and board members to analyze and evaluate needs. We will utilize this tool and the data it gleans as we revisit our CSIP (Comprehensive School Improvement Plan) and adjust goals to meet District needs. This is the same survey that was sent out via district communication. Thank you for your time to complete this, your input and perspective is valuable. DUE Friday, October 28th.

The Blair Oaks R-II School District will be having its annual Veterans Day celebration on Friday, November 4, 2022, at 8:30 AM in the high school gymnasium. This celebration is open to the public.

We will have a PowerPoint providing a continuous scroll of names of service men and women, both alive and deceased, who either live in our district, at one point were a part of our district, are a relative of a staff member or are a district patron. Additional names should be submitted before November 1, 2022 to be included in the presentation.

CALL OR EMAIL

High School Office (573) 635-8514

OFFICE SECRETARIES

Heather Rademan hrademan@blairoaks.org Cassi Kelley ckelley@blairoaks.org