The BIS Bulletin

Home & School would like to invite our Falcon Fellas (boys in grades K-5) and a female role model of their choice to a night of basketball. This is a chance for these boys to get on the court with their favorite ladies and show off their skills. Games will be Thursday, February 15 at 5:00pm and all games will be played in the BIS gymnasium. More information regarding game times and brackets will be shared closer to the date. If you really want to show some spirit, Hoopin' it Up shirts are on sale now so you can "suit up" for the game! If you plan to participate, please make sure to fill out the signup form below!

Thank you for your orders from the Art to Remember fundraiser! The art department earned 304.60 to go towards new art supplies! Last year the money was put towards a new paper cutter! This year the money went to new STEAM items including an OZOBOT - a little robot that will follow the path of markers. The color of the marker can make the robot go faster or slower and Artie Max- a coding robot. I'm excited to introduce these materials into the classroom.

Just Say No Poster Contest put on by the Optimist club. All the students had the opportunity to create a poster that used part of the Just Say No Pledge in their art. We were able to have 20 posters enter the contest!

In the category of 5th-8th the posters that moved on to the contest were

Carter Bailey

Landyn Groll

Zeke Halford

Archie Fork

Ethan Graessle

Emma Koelling

Irie Cornejo

Aniston Bax

Josie Haymaker

Alice Poston

In the category of K-4th, the posters from 3rd grade selected to move on were:

William Raithel

Cale Eveler

Deacon Troy

Regland Hood

Isla Young

Bexley Heislen

In 4th grade:

Jaxon Harris

Evan Mengwasser

Izzy Luebbering

Millie Cook

Congratulations to all of you and good luck having your poster move on to the next round of selections. I'm excited for each of you!

Picture the Music-This is an art contest put on by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. All the students had the opportunity to create a picture while they listened to a piece of music called “The Dance of the Butterfly” from Albert Roussel’s The Spider’s Feast. The students created what they thought was happening in the piece of music or how it made them feel or what it reminded them of or the instruments they thought they heard. We were able to send 7 pieces of art into the contest. The 7 artists whose artwork was submitted are:

Hannah Reynolds

Alice Lane

Jaxon Harris

Kinzlee Huhn

Ethan Hiatte

Macy Stegeman

Chelsey Herigon

CHEERFAIR PARTICIPANTS:
Girls & Boys in grades PK-5 are invited to join the Blair Oaks High School cheerleaders to perform between the JV and Varsity boys basketball games against the Jefferson City Jays on Friday, February 9. The JV game starts at 6:00 p.m. An announcement will be made for the girls & boys to meet the cheerleaders in the cafeteria prior to the end of the JV game. All participants are free to leave at the conclusion of the performance. A practice will be held on Thursday, February 8th, from 3:15-4:30 p.m. in the Elementary Gym. Registration is $15.00 per student and includes the student's t-shirt.

ALL SHIRT ORDERS:
After registering on-line, please turn payment in to the elementary, intermediate, middle, or high school office. Please be sure to mark "CheerFair - Attn: Coach Lackman" on the outside of the envelope along with your child's first and last name, feel free to include a copy of your email confirmation. A separate form should be completed for each participant. One total payment may be made for all participants/orders. Checks should be made payable to "BHS Cheer".

If you have any questions, you may contact Lisa Lackman, Blair Oaks Cheer Coach, at llackman@blairoaks.org or #573-338-2703.

**T-shirt order deadline is Tuesday, January 30th at noon. Payment will be accepted after that time but my shirt order is due by 1pm on Tuesday, January 30th.**

Valentine's Day parties will take place on Wednesday, February 14 from 1:30pm-2:30pm.

Parents are asked to park in the middle parking lot OR gravel parking lot to help alleviate cars being parked in by the busses at the end of the day.

If you signed up to donate items to the classroom, you can bring those at 1:15pm and take to the classroom. Parents/guardians will then need to return to the main entrance until parties begin at 1:30pm.

As we are about halfway through the school year, I took time at the beginning of this month to do minute meetings again with the students. These consisted of having a short meeting with every student in our building. It was a great way for me to check back in with all of our students and see how they are doing / how their year has been going. Throughout this month, we also focused on the topic of health and wellness in Counseling. We discussed a few different things that have to do with this topic. We took time to reflect on our favorite moments and accomplishments in 2023 and then looked forward to 2024 and discussed what we hope to accomplish throughout this year. We also talked about various healthy habits that can benefit both our physical and mental health. In addition, we focused specifically on digital health and how we can make healthy choices with our use of screens. Make sure to check back in about a month for another update on what we are doing in Counseling!

All parents (grades K-5) are welcome to join Home & School! This is our version of a PTA and provides an opportunity for parents to become involved with the school by taking leadership in planning yearly teacher appreciation incentives, extra-curricular events, and support for students and teachers. Meetings are held monthly and anyone can join at any time!

• Next Meeting Date: Tuesday, February 13
• Time: 5:15pm
• Location: Elementary Cafeteria

February Dates

• • February 6 ~ After-school tutoring 3:00-4:00pm
  • February 7 ~ After-school tutoring 3:00-4:00pm
  • February 7 ~ Papa Johns Night
  • February 8 ~ Cheer Fair Practice 3:15-4:30pm
    
  • February 9 ~ Cheer Fair Performance
  • February 13 ~ After-school tutoring 3:00-4:00pm
  • February 14 ~ Valentine's Day Parties 1:30-2:30pm
  • February 14 ~ NO after school tutoring today
  • February 15 ~ Falcon Fellas Hoopin' it Up
  • February 16 ~ NO School- Inservice
  • February 19 ~ Make Up Day ~ School In Session
  • February 20~ After-school tutoring 3:00-4:00pm
  • February 21 ~ After-school tutoring 3:00-4:00pm
  • February 27 ~ After-school tutoring 3:00-4:00pm
    
  • February 28 ~ After-school tutoring 3:00-4:00pm
  • February 29 ~ Early Release @ 12:30pm