Congrats to Erin Black, our new Medical Detectives Instructor, for completing the Project Lead the Way training this summer.
School supply lists for the 2023-24 school year.
The Mercy St. Louis Mammography Van will visit the Elsberry School District
On Wednesday, August 16 th , 2023 from 10 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
To schedule a mammogram or for more information, call (314) 251-6300 (select option ‘0’)
The Elsberry Athletic Booster Club Golf Tournament will be here before you know it. Registration information for the August 19, 2023 tournament is attached.
7th and 8th Grade Extracurricular Activities Information
Watch for information about sports practice dates for 7th and 8th grades to be published in August.
Softball/Cross Country 1st practice will be Aug. 14. A valid Physical Form is required to participate in all athletics. There is a sports parent meeting August 6 at 5pm in the Concessions area for all parents with a student participating in Fall sports.
The Missouri 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has launched a new website: www.missouri988.org. The site provides information for anyone who may be experiencing a mental health, suicide, or substance use crisis. The newly designated 988 phone number went live nationwide on July 16, 2022. Since that time, it has routed thousands of individuals to local, trained crisis specialists at Missouri’s 988 centers. The 988 crisis line connects anyone experiencing a mental health, suicide, or substance use crisis to compassionate, accessible care and support, available 24/7. Support is free and confidential.
More summer school adventures included trips to the St. Louis Aquarium and Mark Twain Cave. 📸: Rachel Turner
Thank you for your 34 years of service! Judy Markwardt's last day is today after 11 years as a cook and 23 years as Food Service Director. If you see her out and about please congratulate her on her retirement. We hope you make your bucket list trip to Alaska now.
Summer School Reminder for June 26-29, school will be IN SESSION on Monday. The last day of Summer School is Thursday, June 29.
We are definitely learning outside the walls of the school this summer. Field trips are a great opportunity to prove learning can happen anywhere. Grant's Farm was the destination on June 15 for some of the EMS students.
Today the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade EMS summer school students visited the arch and took a riverboat cruise.
Our EMS summer school students enjoyed the morning at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. We appreciate the parents who went along to help chaperone. The Chihuly Glass features were an added bonus.
Mark your calendars!
Summer Dead Period: July 29 - August 6 (AKA the best week to take a vacation, there will be zero practices or events scheduled during this time)
First Official Fall Sports Practice:
High School - August 7
Middle School- August 14
Must have 9 practices to be eligible for a jamboree; 14 practices for a game.
Summer School Menus for the first two weeks. Once again this summer breakfast and lunch are free for all students through the Summer Food Service Program. The SFSP is administered by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
A sports physical clinic will be hosted at EHS on Friday, June 16 from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Walks in only. $30 per physical. Cash or check only. Fees are reduced to $20 if 5 school supplies are donated. More information in the photo.
Kari Koch-Dowell just finished her seventh year at the Elsberry R-2 School District. This summer you will most likely find her with her family at a ballpark cheering on her nieces and nephews when she is not in the gym with her basketball girls.
Cross Country Camp will be May 30-June 2 (Tues-Fri.) at the high school track at 6pm. This is for grades 6th-12th. Make sure you bring plenty of water!
We encourage parents to be informed about the variety of tobacco products on the market. Currently products include electronic cigarettes, little cigars, smokeless products, sweet candy flavors, and new products designed to hide addiction in plain sight. Products are dangerous and deceptive and don't look anything like a pack of cigarettes.
DESE is partnering with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) on a statewide campaign, “Tobacco is Changing”, to educate parents about the different candy-flavored tobacco products tempting kids into addiction.
https://tobaccoischangingmo.org/know-the-products/
Looking for ways to make reading a part of your summer routine at home? Camp Book It! is sponsored by Pizza Hut and provides an incentive for kids ages 4-12 to read over the summer. You can sign up and learn more at: https://www.bookitprogram.com/programs/camp-book-it
The 7th grade teachers had so many great things to say about the students today at the awards ceremony. Here are a few pictures from the event.
The rest of the photos are in an album on Facebook.
