The Hornet Buzz

To empower, enrich, and enlighten students to reach their full potential while respecting our past.

Dear St. Elizabeth Families,

The end of first quarter is next week! That is hard to believe! I have been in each classroom seeing lots of learning, students engaged with a project, kids excited about a goal they are working towards or have met, students engaged during specials, and so much more!

Here are a few updates as we move into the next month:

✅ Celebrations

• Carnival was a great evening for our families! Congratulations to Emmett Wright and Chloe Oligschlaeger, our new Carnival King and Queen!

• I survived the kissing of the pig for first grade's reading goal! It was a highlight of my career!

• Congratulations to our teams on successful seasons! Fall baseball wraps up tonight, JH Basketball wraps up the week of October 20th in the Show Me Central Conference Tournament, and softball starts district play on Wednesday, October 15th at 8 pm!

• We started Hornet Fridays! It is a great way for a student group and I to greet students on a Friday morning--music, dancing, and high fives! There is no better way to start a day!

📅 Upcoming Events

• No school on October 13-Teacher PD

• End of 1st Quarter is October 16

• Early out on October 23 for P/T Conferences from 1:00-7:00

• No School on October 24

• Grandparent's Day on October 29 from 1:30-2:45 in the gym for students in grades PK-5th grade

• Halloween Parade on October 31st

💡 Our Focus: Engagement
This year’s theme is Year of Engagement. We are working to engage every student, every day, in meaningful learning and active participation. A way that you can help at home is to ask them about what they are learning in the classroom. If you ever have any suggestions, questions, or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out to me.

Here’s to a wonderful rest of October and rest of 1st Quarter!

It's a great day to be a Hornet!

Ashley Musick

St. Elizabeth Principal

amusick@ste.k12.mo.us

573-493-2246

October 13: No School-Teacher PD

October 15: Fundraiser Pick up, Board Meeting

October 16: End of 1st Quarter, ASVAB Prep

October 20: Electric Presentation for grades 3-5 9:00

October 22: ASVAB Test

October 23: Early Release at 12:09, P/T Conferences 1:00-7:00

October 24: No School

October 28: District ACT, Senior/Parent Meeting 6 PM

October 29: Grandparent's Day for students in grades PK-5th grade 1:30-2:45 in the gym

October 31: Halloween Parties and Halloween Parade

October 13: Softball @ Crocker

October 14-21: Softball Districts **We play Wednesday, October 15 at 8 pm in Glasgow

October 20-24: JH Basketball Show Me Central Conference Tournament @ Bunceton

October 25: Softball Quarterfinals

October 31-November 1: Softball State

November 5: NHS Induction 6 pm

November 26-28: No School--Thanksgiving Break

December 10: Picture Retakes

December 15: Christmas Concert

December 19: Early Out at 12:09

December 22-January 5: No School--Christmas Break

Thank you to all who participated! We were able to send $445 to Mrs. Ray, a first grade teacher at Dixon who is battling cancer. We wish her well!

St Elizabeth School District is now enrolling for Parents as Teachers for the 25-26 school year! Follow the link to enroll! https://bit.ly/47ml6Cd or email rpemberton@ste.k12.mo.us!

On Fridays, student groups and/or teams are signing up to help me greet students in the morning! We use a speaker with pump up music, do some clapping and dancing, and greet students! It has been such a fun way to start a Friday!

Well, it happened! A crowd full of shouting kids yelling "Kiss the Pig" with signs and the inspiration that started it all from a book called "This School Year Will Be the Best" where a principal kissed a pig when they read 100 books. I spoke to the kids about the importance of goal setting and next thing I know I am face to face with this pig, and kiss its snout. It squeals and so did I! Think we were both pretty nervous about the whole event.

Hands down it was one of my favorite days of my career and one that I will hold dear. It was a day that kids were super excited to be together in the gym and see their principal do something crazy because a class set a goal and met it. That's the beauty of that kiss the pig--it was because a goal that was met, something that students worked hard to complete, as a class, and wanted to include me in it. That was what I loved most about it. The other fun part is I'm hoping that day in the gym is a core memory for some of the kids--it will be for me.

Learning all about apples in Kindergarten!

Carnival was a great evening for our students! Congratulations to Emmett Wright and Chloe Oligschlaeger, our new Carnival King and Queen!

PK and Kindergarten went to the pumpkin patch!

8 Juniors went to Sketch Day at the Capitol!

5th grade traveled to Our Lady of the Snows for a Veteran's Assembly!

PK had a walking community field trip!

8th Grade Science Project

3rd Grade Multiplication Facts

Government Class Simulation

October Members of the Month

Softball finishes their regular season on Monday at Crocker. Then they start their first round of district play on Wednesday at 8 pm at Glasgow. We wish you luck and hope your season continues!

Baseball is finishing their fall season up tonight at Vienna in the championship of the Show Me Central Conference Tournament.

JH Basketball is doing well! They did have a change to their schedule--the Bunceton game at home moved to October 2 instead of October 7th. They have games the next two weeks, then have a week off of games before ending their season with the Show Me Central Conference Tournament in Bunceton.

Here are the AR nights for 1st Semester. These are for grades 1-6. Please be sure to send in a note with your child if you plan on them attending an AR night so we know.

Drop off times: Students can't be dropped off before 7:45, unless participating in the Before Care program or an appointment with a teacher. This is to ensure that they are being looked after by staff. Drop off times should be between 7:45 and 8:00 and students will come to the gym during those times instead of main entrance.

Before/After Care for K-5th Grade: Friendly reminder that the end time for After Care for K-5 is 5:00. Please make sure that if your child is here before 7:45, that they are attending Before Care.

Changes to routine: Please make sure to call the office before 2:00 or send a note in if there are changes to your child's routine for dismissal.

Pre-Arranged Absences: Please be sure to let Mrs. Musick and child's teacher(s) know. All work should be gathered before and is due upon return.