The Hornet Buzz

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

Dear St. Elizabeth Families,

We have passed the mid terms and are headed towards the end of first quarter. There has been lots of learning, reading, studying for tests, play time and fun at recess, and exciting moments for our sports teams. It really is hard to believe that the end of first quarter is quickly approaching and we are about to head into a new month as well!

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

✅ Celebrations

• Our First Grade Class has reached their goal they set with Mrs. Musick! They read 100 books and passed 100 AR tests! Mrs. Musick is in the process of making her pig shirt and they are working on arranging the "Kiss the Pig" event!🐷 What reading goal will they set next? One student mentioned kissing a donkey next and I encouraged them to think of other ideas! 🤣

• Attendance has been strong—thank you for making school a priority!

• Our softball, baseball, and JH basketball seasons are off to great starts and having successful seasons so far!

• I have seen so much learning and great teaching as I have been in and out of classrooms.

• We had a successful Picture Day and student-led See You at the Pole Event.

📅 Upcoming Events

• Carnival is October 3rd!

• 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 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 1: 5th Grade travels to Mary's Home for Veteran's Day Assembly, PreK Walking Community Field Trip

October 6: Flu Clinic at 9 am

October 7: PreK and Kindergarten Field Trip to Pumpkin Patch

October 10: Fire Department Presentation for Elementary

October 13: No School-Teacher PD

October 16: End of 1st Quarter, ASVAB Prep

October 20: Electric Presentation for grades 3-5

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 2: Softball @ Jamestown, Baseball @ Calvary, JH Basketball VS Bunceton (Girls Only) @ Home

October 4: Softball @ South Callaway, Baseball Bonus @ Iberia

October 6-10: Baseball Show Me Central Conference Tournament @ Jamestown

October 7: Softball @ Eugene

October 9: Softball VS Linn @ Home, JH Basketball VS Fatima @ Home

October 13: Softball @ Crocker

October 14-21: Softball Districts

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

Carnival is Friday, October 3rd! Food and games are from 4:30-6:30. Raffle and coronation at 7:00 pm. Families with children in grades K-10 are asked to donate a cake. Families with children in grades 11-12 are asked to donate a dessert. If you have children in both age groups, please bring a cake. Students in grades 7-12 are selling tickets for the Carnival raffle. We appreciate your support in purchasing these tickets. All proceeds from the Carnival and raffle go to help reduce the cost of purchasing the yearbook.

Part of Year of Engagement, is also looking out for causes that help us engage with others. A teacher reached out and informed me of a teacher in Dixon that has received devastating news, brain cancer. She is in her 30s, has two young children, and her husband is the basketball coach. Although she isn't a teacher at St. Elizabeth, one thing I do care deeply about is people and teachers. I would hope that if one of our teachers ever went through devastating news that local communities would hear and hopefully find ways to reach out as well.

We will be having a flu clinic here at school on October 6th at 9:00. Here is the link to sign up, https://patients.vaxcare.com/registration. Here is our enrollment code: M011739

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!

Student Led Event on September 24th!

Mrs. Bax was selected as Teacher of the Week through 107.9 the Coyote and the 2nd Grade Class won a pizza party! They said it was the "best day ever!"

You can enter our teachers on their weekly Teacher of the Week contest on their facebook page, 1079 The Coyote!

Thank you Mrs. Voss for all the creative projects that fill our hallways!

They traveled to Lake Escape, went to lunch, and had ice cream!

Learning can be fun!

Well it looks like 1st Grade has met their 100 book goal and has taken and passed 100 AR tests! You should have heard the screams from their room when I came through the doors after coming back from a meeting. Much to my surprise, Kiss the Pig signs were hanging on doors and all over my office. 1st grade and I are making arrangements to set up the Kiss the Pig date! As soon as it is planned, we will be making it known! I'm working on my pig shirt! 😆🐷1st grade thinks a goat should be next.....oh boy! I am hopeful they come up with something other than kissing an animal!

Thank you for always looking for ways to benefit our school and students!

We spotted some Alumni representing St. Elizabeth well this week!

If you see other alumni out and about doing great things that need to be shared, be sure to let us know! We love seeing what our alumni are out doing and how well they are representing St. Elizabeth!

Softball is in the California Tournament this weekend and has end of season regular games coming up. Districts are the week of October 13th.

Baseball is still undefeated. They have a few more season games and then 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.

SCOP has Fall Fest coming up! They are in need of some items if you are wanting to donate!

• popcorn
• m&ms
• candy corn
• bugles
• marshmallows
• pretzels
• hot chocolate
• apple cider
• Styrofoam cups

If you are wanting to do a stand or station, please also let us know! People to contact are: Nicole McDonnell, Sarah Wankum, Jessica Wieberg, Becky Otto, Mandy Gibson, Jennifer Horton, or Dana Voss!

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.