ADAIR COUNTY R-II NEWSLETTER
APRIL 2, 2014 Brashear,
Missouri
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
We
will be conducting our annual Kindergarten registration on Friday, April 25th,
from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the elementary school. All district children who will be 5 years old prior to August 1,
2014 are eligible to register for Kindergarten for the 2014-2015 school year. Please bring your child’s birth certificate,
immunization records, and proof of a vision test from an optometrist or
physician with you on that day.
Please
contact Candace at 323-5272 to schedule your appointment.
TIGER PRIDE
Congratulations
to Meredith Thomas on being chosen as Honorable Mention to the Tri-County
Conference Basketball Team.
Congratulations
to the junior high academic bowl team on their third place win at the
conference tournament held on Saturday, March 29th. Students participating in the tournament were Willow Frazier,
Celia Kincaid, Megan McHenry, Hannah Reeves, and Aden Zentz.
Congratulations
to BHS art student, Ashley Moncrief, for her excellent showing at the
Conference Art Show held on Saturday, March 29th. She received 2nd place in Fiber Art for her weaving.
Congratulations
to Madeline Potter and Meredith Thomas for being recognized by the Kirksville
Rotary Club at their 2014 youth recognition banquet.
AWARDS BANQUET
The
annual Awards Banquet will be held on Friday, May 2nd. The banquet will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the
elementary gymnasium with the awards ceremony to follow starting at
approximately 7:00 p.m.
Each
family attending is asked to bring two covered dishes and their own table
service. Drinks and some meat will be
furnished by the Athletics department.
The public is welcome to attend.
APRIL ELECTION
Tuesday,
April 8, 2014 is Election Day. Patrons
of the Adair County R-II School District will be voting to elect three school
board members.
This
year we had four candidates file for the three available positions. Those who have filed include incumbent
Alissa Garlock, incumbent Traci Hill, Keith L. Turner, and Kristi Zentz.
TRIVIA NIGHT
Are
you smarter than a 6th grader? A Trivia
Night to benefit the 5th-8th grade academic bowl teams will be held on
Saturday, May 3rd in the Brashear Elementary gym. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m.
Trivia will begin at 7:00 p.m.
The cost is $10 per person and you may have up to 8 players per
table. Feel free to bring snacks and beverages
to share with your table. If you don’t
have a team, show up anyway and we will help you find one.
To
reserve a table, call or text Jo Kincaid at 660.299.0055.
SPRING ASSESSMENT
Your child will soon be taking the Spring
Assessment. You may assist us in this
process by seeing that your child has plenty of sleep, has a good breakfast,
and has a good mental attitude preceding test days. Also, please do not schedule any doctor/dentist/hair appointments
during testing hours. Test results will
help us provide a more complete education to all students.
BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENU
Breakfast each day
includes milk and juice. Students may
choose cereal instead of the breakfast item offered. The following items are offered daily for students to choose from
in lieu of the main lunch entrée: yogurt or WOWBUTTER® (peanut butter
replacement) and jelly sandwich.
April 1-4
Tuesday: Cereal, toast, breakfast
bar/Pizza, corn, lettuce, apple slices, pudding, milk
Wednesday: Breakfast pizza/Walking
taco, lettuce, sweet potatoes, pears, cake,
milk
Thursday: Pancake, syrup, sausage,
toast/Spaghetti, bread stick, cottage cheese, carrot sticks, pineapple,
cheesecake, milk
Friday: Biscuit, egg, sausage,
cheese/Hamburger on bun, cheesy potatoes, green beans, peaches, brownie, milk
April 7-11
Monday: Breakfast bites, syrup,
toast/Hot ham & cheese, lettuce, vegetable, mandarin oranges, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Cheese omelet,
toast/Country fried steak, bread, mashed potatoes, peaches, cake, milk
Wednesday: Biscuit & gravy,
breakfast bar/Hot pocket, tater tots, broccoli, pears, banana bread, milk
Thursday: French toast sticks,
syrup/Chicken patty, mashed potatoes, carrots, strawberries, white cake, milk
Friday: Donut, fruit, breakfast
bar/Garlic pizza bread, ravioli, lima beans, strawberries/peaches/ bananas,
applesauce, pumpkin bar, milk
April 14-18
Monday: Breakfast wrap,
breakfast bar/Chicken wrap, lettuce, rice, carrots, mandarin oranges, cookie,
milk
Tuesday: Waffle, syrup, sausage
links, toast/Nachos, lettuce, sweet potatoes, beans, pineapple, pumpkin bar,
milk
Wednesday: Breakfast pizza/Turkey
& noodles, hot roll, mashed potatoes, green beans, pineapple, pudding, milk
Thursday: Cinnamon roll,
fruit/Pizza, corn, lettuce, red beans, applesauce, ice cream, milk
Friday: No School
April 21-25
Monday: Biscuit, egg, sausage,
cheese/Tenderloin on bun, cheesy potatoes, baked beans, mandarin oranges,
cookie, milk
Tuesday: Breakfast bites, syrup,
toast/Tater tot casserole, lima beans, cottage cheese, pears, cheesecake, milk
Wednesday: Fruit smoothie,
breakfast bar/Tacos, lettuce, refried beans, carrots, pineapple, banana bread,
milk
Thursday: Cheese omelet, toast/Mr.
Ribb, mashed potatoes, green beans, peaches, cake, milk
Friday: Long john, fruit,
breakfast bar/Nacho pie or sloppy joe, lettuce, corn, applesauce, ice cream,
milk
April 28-30
Monday: Egg, cheese,
flatbread/Chicken nuggets, macaroni & cheese, carrots, mandarin oranges,
cookie, milk
Tuesday: Bagel, muffin, breakfast
bar/Pizza rolls, waffle fries, sweet potatoes, green beans, pineapple, brownie,
milk
Wednesday: French toast sticks,
syrup/Sub sandwich, chips, carrots or beans, apple slices, watermelon, cookie,
milk
MUSIC NEWS
The
Tri-County Conference Band rehearsed all day on Saturday, March 8, and
performed at Bucklin, Meadville, and Linn County schools on Monday, March
10. The group was challenged to some
new and exciting band literature that pushed many of the students to new
levels. The following chairs were won
by Brashear students at the auditions on Saturday morning:
Sidney
Sykes - 2nd Chair Flute
Mechelia
Potter - 9th Chair Flute
Abby
Hall - 1st Chair Clarinet
Saydie
Potter - 2nd Chair Clarinet
Alli
Garrett - 3rd Chair Clarinet
Megan
McHenry - 5th Chair Clarinet
Eliza
Magruder - 10th Chair Clarinet
Bailey
Mihalovich - 2nd Chair Alto Sax
Wyatt
Potter - 4th Chair Alto Sax
Kiersten
Hart - 6th Chair Trumpet
Morgan
Magruder - 1st Chair Horn
Hannah
Reeves - 1st Chair Tuba
Jackie
Sidenstricker - 7th Chair Percussion Levi Blankenship - 9th Chair Percussion
Colton
Sayre - 11th Chair Percussion
The
High School Band received an overall 2 rating at the MSHSAA State Large Group
Music Festival at Hannibal-LaGrange University on Friday, March 21. The judges were honest with us where they
needed to be, but were on the whole very complimentary. We also received a 1 rating from the
sightreading judge. I am very proud of
the effort and focus that all the band members put in. We acted like professionals, showed up and
got the job done. Well done, band!
Jared
Shulse
K-12
Music Director
NEWS FROM THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
The
following children’s programs will be offered at the Adair County Public
Library in April.
Movie Night at the Library
This
is an award winning animated film by a company which has ties to
Marceline, MO but will not let us say the name of either the film
or the company outside of the library. However,
you can know that it is loosely based on a fairy tale, The Snow Queen, and
has just been released on BluRay/DVD.
There is a huge sign inside the library with lights around it. The viewing will take place on Friday, April
11th at 7:00 p.m. Library doors will
open at 6:45 p.m.
Calling All Tweens & Teens
Divergent Fan Alert!
Based
on the bestselling novel and just-released movie, students in 6th grade and up
can join in One Choice Can Transform You on Saturday, April 12th from
1:30-3:00 p.m. Dare to be
Dauntless? Care to be in Amity? Be Honest, are you a Candor? Whether you are as smart as an Erudite or as
selfless as an Abnegation, choose your faction and be ready.
Lego Mania
April
Fool’s Day has passed and for this project you must build fast! Kirksville Interact Club members will reveal
the secret plans for a raise the roof building race on Thursday, April 17th
from 3:30-5:00 p.m.
The Last Lap or Super Smash Up?
April
is election month. We live in a
democracy so you choose the event!
Which Mario Wii game will it be?
Mario Kart or Super Smash Brothers on Saturday, April 26th at 1:00 p.m.
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ü1 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü1 Upward Bound Campus Visit Day—There TBA
ü1 Baseball w/ Linn County—Here 5:00 p.m.
ü2 Atlanta Junior High Track Meet—There
TBA
ü3 Kirksville Varsity Quad—There 4:00 p.m.
ü4 Children’s Lit Festival Grades 4-6 at
TSU—There TBA
ü5 District Solos/Ensembles at Truman
State University—There TBA
ü5 Junior-Senior Prom at Jackson
Stables—There 8:00 p.m.
Grand March
will be at 5:00 p.m.
in the
Brashear High School
Gymnasium.
ü7 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü7 6th Grade Honor Choir at Moberly—There
TBA
ü8 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü8 LaPlata Varsity Track—There 3:30 p.m.
ü8 Baseball w/ Canton—Here 5:00 p.m.
ü9 9-12 Roll-over Assembly w/ Sgt. Brent
Bernhardt, MSHP—Here
ü9 Knox County Middle School Relays—There
TBA
ü11 Baseball w/ Knox County—There 5:00
p.m.
ü12 ACT Assessment
ü12 District Academic Bowl Tournament at
LaPlata—There TBA
ü14-15 FBLA State Leadership Conference at
Columbia—There TBA
ü14 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü14 NEMO Junior High Honor Choir at
Moberly—There TBA
ü15 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü16 Atlanta Varsity Relays—There 1:00 p.m.
ü17 Tiger Invite Varsity Relays at
Kirksville—There 2:00 p.m.
ü18 No School—Easter Break
ü21 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü21 Lunch w/ the Principal K-1
ü21 Baseball w/ Marion County—There 5:00
p.m.
ü22 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü22 Lunch w/ the Principal 2-3
ü22 Baseball w/ Milan—Here 5:00 p.m.
ü23 Milan Junior High and Varsity
Relays—There 9:00 a.m.
ü23 Lunch w/ the Principal 4-6
ü25 Kindergarten Registration—Here 8:00
a.m.-2:00 p.m.
ü25 District Industrial Arts Contest at
Moberly—There 8:00 a.m.
ü25 Elementary Awards Assembly—Here 2:45
p.m.
ü26 Band to Adventureland in Des
Moines—There TBA
ü28 2nd Grade Field Trip to VanMeter State
Park in Miami—There TBA
ü28 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü29 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
ü29 Baseball w/ Novinger—There 5:00 p.m.
ü30 3rd Grade Field Trip to Quincy—There
TBA
ü30 Tri-County Conference Junior High and
Varsity Track Meet at LaPlata—There 9:00 a.m.