Ellis Announcements for April 25, 2014 The Second Annual Dodge Hunger Dodge Ball Tournament to benefit Back Pack Buddies, will be held tonight at 6:00pm in the high school gym. Teams should arrive at 5:30pm to register. In addition to the Civil War Reenactment in Plattsburg this weekend, there is a teepee set up by the post office in town which contains artifacts and information about Indian and train history of this area. Today from 3:15 -5:30pm, the kids will be able to make clay pots, weave baskets, churn butter, and grind corn. Library over-due notices were sent home today. Please look for those books and return. If you feel you got this notice in error, please contact Diane Shryock at 816-539-2187 or [email protected]. Parents: As field trips approach, please remember not to bring siblings if you are chaperoning. Thank you! MAP testing has begun! The schedule is below. Please make sure your children go to bed early enough to get the required sleep they need and arrive to school on time. If your child comes in late, he/she will wait in the office until the testing session is complete. 4/28: 3rd – 5th grades beginning at 8:45am 4/29: 3rd - 5th grades beginning at 8:45am 4/30: 3rd grade beginning at 9:35am 5/1: 3rd - 5th grades beginning at 8:45am 5/2: 3rd – 5th grades beginning at 8:45am MAP Spirit Week (although MAP is for 3-5th grades, PreK-2 are welcome to participate!): Monday, April 28th- #1 Rule in constructing our knowledge- make sure you have “RED” all the directions. Tuesday, April 29th- Don’t be BLUE, we’re building our future Wednesday, April 30th- Mellow YELLOW Relax, we are halfway done. Thursday, May 1st- Others will be GREEN with envy over our building blocks of knowledge. Friday, May 2nd- ORANGE you glad we have finished our construction. Spring pictures and/or money are due on Tuesday, April 29th. Any sheets that you do not pay for must be returned uncut. Birthdays: none today, but a Happy Birthday to Rhyan Mitchell tomorrow and to Jackson Crouse, Olivia Enderle and Rocco Zimmerman on Sunday! Summer birthdays: 5/25: Ms. O’Connor, Quinton Allison, Michaela Louder, and Cayleeigh Meyers 6/25: Lia Graham, Ryan Lloyd, and Lillie Schmitten 7/25: Dakota Day 6/26: Johnny Karr, Anaya May, and Carter Temple 7/26: Nate Close 7/27: Mr. Stockdale Congratulations to 3rd grade for having 99% attendance today and to 1st grade for having the best attendance this week! The last day of school is on Wednesday, May 21st and we will be dismissing at 11:30am so we will not have a late start that day. We will be conducting End of Course tests and Map field tests online. In order to insure we have enough bandwidth for the online testing the public wireless internet access will be suspended on the following dates from 8:00a.m. to 3:00p.m: April 29-30 and May 6-8th. Please continue to look at the “Looking Ahead” dates below. Often there are changes. The Hy-Vee coupon books that were sold through the PTA Fundraiser indicate that they are only valid in St. Joseph. The booklets were printed incorrectly and are accepted at the Liberty, Gladstone, and Barry Road locations. If a cashier at these 3 stores does not accept the coupons, have them contact the store manager. DRESS CODE: As the weather starts to get warmer, please remember to follow the dress code. Shorts and skirts must be no shorter than fingertip length with your hands at your sides and all tops must have 2” wide straps over both shoulders. The dress code will be enforced so please dress appropriately for school. Parents, please have your child to school on time. We have the biggest amount of tardies on late-start Wednesdays. You are invited to Wings Over Weston at Weston Bend State Park on Saturday, May 10th. It is free! There will be games, arts & crafts, and guided bird hikes and more! The district has a Recognition Committee and they are putting together a list of staff members and/or Administrators that have given 20 years and retired from CCR3. If you or someone else you know qualifies, please contact Central Office at 816-539-2183 or e-mail [email protected]. Ellis is continuing the pop tab competition for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of KC in memory of Addison Faith Gudde for the 4th quarter. The winning class will have a pop party! Please make sure you are signed up for Textcaster to receive notifications for early dismissals and cancellations due to bad weather. To sign up, please go to the Communications tab on the CCR3 website. If you do not wish to receive text messages, school closings and early dismissal information will still be provided to the local television stations under Clinton County R-3. Plattsburg Tiger t-shirts are for sale in the office. The price is $10. Sizes: YM, YL, YXL and M, L, XL. Looking Ahead: April 25- Backpack Buddies Dodge Ball Tournament 6pm, HS gym (be there at 5:30pm if you are playing) May 2- Spirit Day: wear baseball apparel 5-9- National Educators’ Week 6- 1st grade field trip to Kaleidoscope -2nd grade field trip to the zoo - Parent Night 6pm - PTA Mtg 7pm 8- PreK field trip to zoo -Dads on Duty 2:00p – 3:10p 9-Special Olympics 12- 4th grade field trip to Remington Nature Center/Pony Express 13- Preschool Family Night at PAC 6pm 14- 5th grade field trip to School Day at the K 19- Field Day 20- Rain date for Field Day - 4th Qtr Awards Assembly - Grades go home 21- Battle of the Bands 8:30 – 11 am -Last day of school 11:30 early out; make up day #3 CCR3 website: ccr3.k12.mo.us
Posted on: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 21:37:13 +0000
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