ADAIR COUNTY R-II NEWSLETTER
MARCH 1, 2012 Brashear,
Missouri
MUSIC NEWS
February is
traditionally a quiet month in the music program, but we have been hard at work
behind the scenes. The MSHSAA State
Large Group Festival will be held on Friday, March 23 at Hannibal-LaGrange
College. Our Concert Band (grades 7-12)
will present "Rough-Riders",
a march by Karl King, and "Laramie: A Western Overture" by
David Shaffer. The band has been working
on perfecting their parts since before Christmas, and several guest clinicians
have been out to Brashear to give their musical insights. We are grateful to these guests, which have
included faculty from the Truman Music Department, for offering their services
to our school free of charge.
High school band
members have also been busy preparing solos and small ensembles for their
festival on Saturday, March 31, at Kirksville High School. Junior high band has been focusing on
sight-reading skills, and learning their parts for the contest pieces. 6th grade band has been working on tuning
their instruments on their own, using their ears, as well as the chromatic
scale. 5th grade band has been working
on expressive playing, as well as reading music.
The general
music classes have been learning a lot as well. Kindergarten and 1st grade classes have been learning musical
listening skills, and performing and recognizing fast, slow, loud, and soft. 2nd and 3rd grade classes have been learning
new songs and decoding simple rhythmic patterns. 4th grade has begun their "Recorder Karate" program, in
which students can earn 9 different "belts" by playing progressively
more difficult pieces on their recorders.
It is still early, but we already have 1 orange belt, 5 yellow belts,
and 10 white belts in our class of 20 students. 5th and 6th grade classes have been training their ears to hear,
read and write rhythms and tonal structures.
The 8th grade general music class has been working with "trash
can" drums to learn rhythm reading, writing, as well as listening and
improvisation.
Jared Shulse
BRING CHANGE FOR A CHANGE!
The Elementary
service project for Pennies for Patients was a HUGE success. They raised over $700 for kids with
cancer! The winning class was fourth
grade with $159.42 followed by Kindergarten in a close second with
$158.27! First grade was close behind,
also raising over $100 with $119.26.
All three of these classes will be receiving a bronze pennant for
raising over $100. The fourth grade
class will be receiving a pizza party as well.
What an amazing show of kindness and caring for those in need!
Mrs. Grissom
PTC NEWS
The Brashear PTC met on
Friday, February 17th at 5:30 p.m. to
discuss donations received to date for the playground and possible
fundraisers. There were only 4 members
present. It was reported that we have
$7,901.89 in the playground fund. Our
goal is $25,000. The PTC will be
hosting a Spaghetti Supper on Monday, March 26th from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in
conjunction with the Book Fair and Author Night. Cost of the supper is $5.00 ages 13 and up, $3.00 ages 4-12, and
children 3 and under are free. The meal
will include: spaghetti, garlic bread, lettuce salad, dessert, and drink. We are asking for dessert donations and
volunteers are needed to work from 5:15-7:00
p.m. If you would be able to
work a 30 minute shift and/or donate a dessert, please contact Lisa Fisher at
323-5272 ext. 22 or Sara Erwin at 323-4920.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
We need lots of support to reach our goal!
PTC would like
to thank the following for their donations to the Playground Fund during the
month of February:
Josh & Sarah Hettinger—Friend
Travis, Julie & Kaden
Hettinger—Friend
Kayla Hettinger—Friend
COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES AVAILABLE
Kirksville Area Technical Center has community
education classes available to the public.
Courses will be offered in the following areas during the months of
March through June: Computers/Business,
Health Occupations, Food Safety and Miscellaneous.
For a listing of courses available, you may contact Kirksville
Area Technical Center, the High School Office at Adair County R-II or by
visiting the KATC website at
http://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/Tech_Center/index.html.
You may register in
person or by phone at the Community Education Office at the Kirksville Area
Technical Center, 1103 South Cottage Grove, Kirksville, MO, between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The phone number is (660) 665-2865.
TIGER PRIDE
Congratulations
to the following students who qualified for state competition at the District 3
FBLA contest on Thursday, February 16:
Ashton Wolter placed first in Accounting I and first in Personal
Finance; Nick Thomas placed first in Business Procedures and first in Sports
Management; Dakota Williams placed first in Cyber Security; Chance Hill placed
second in Business Math; and Joe Clarkson placed second in Cyber Security. These students will compete at the State
Leadership Conference in Columbia April 22-24.
The following students placed in the Top Ten at district contest: the Banking and Financial Systems team of
Chandi March, Shelby Salter, and Ashton Wolter, 2nd; Katie Smith, Business
Communications, 3rd; Madeline Potter, FBLA Principles and Procedures, 3rd;
Shelby Salter, Accounting I, 4th; Alexa Acton, Introduction to Business
Communications, 4th; Angela McKim, Business Law, 6th; Chloe Sykes, Business
Procedures, 6th; Chance Hill, Introduction to Technology Concepts, 6th; Jeremy
Barnes, Technology Concepts, 6th; Dakota Williams, Business Law, 7th; Allison
Thompson, Introduction to Business Communications, 7th and Introduction to
Business, 8th; Sam Smith, Hospitality Management, 8th; Joseph Woods, Economics,
9th; Chandi March, Health Care Administration, 9th; Hayden Housman, Technology
Concepts, 10th; and Taren Treasure, Hospitality Management, 10th.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION SURVEY
Dear
Patron,
In
order to ensure that we are providing our community with comprehensive
education services, we are asking you to complete this survey and return it to
the school. We would like to thank you
in advance for taking the time to respond to this survey. Your input is valuable to the improvement of
our school system. You may drop this
off at the school or mail it to Adair County R-II School, 205 West Dewey
Street, Brashear, MO 63533.
Indicate
how much you agree or disagree with each statement by marking an “X” in the
appropriate box.
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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 peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
March 1-2
Thursday: Cereal, toast or Pop
tarts/Sub sandwich, soup, chips, pineapple, brownie, milk
Friday: Biscuits &
gravy/Pizza, corn, applesauce, jello, banana bread, milk
March 5-9
Monday: Waffle, syrup,
sausage/Corn dog, tater tots, peas, mandarin oranges, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Breakfast bites, syrup/Tenderloin,
cheesy potatoes, baked beans, pineapple, cheesecake, milk
Wednesday: Long john, fruit/Walking
taco, lettuce, refried beans, pears, ice cream, milk
Thursday: NO SCHOOL
Friday: NO SCHOOL
March 12-16
Monday: French toast
sticks, syrup/Chicken fingers, macaroni
& cheese, green beans, mandarin oranges, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Breakfast
casserole/Garlic cheese bread, ravioli, vegetable, fruit, cheesecake, milk
Wednesday: Sausage, toast/Hot dog,
chips, carrot sticks, applesauce, cookie, milk
Thursday: Breakfast pizza/Hot
pocket, tater tots, vegetable, fruit, apple crisp, milk
Friday: Donut, fruit/Grilled
cheese, soup, peas, applesauce, brownie,
milk
March 19-23
Monday: Breakfast bites, syrup/Nachos, lettuce, peas,
mandarin oranges, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Biscuits &
gravy/Country fried steak, mashed potatoes, vegetable, fruit, pumpkin bar, milk
Wednesday: Cinnamon roll,
fruit/Hamburger, fries, vegetable, fruit, cheesecake, milk
Thursday: Breakfast burrito/Tater
tot casserole, lettuce, green beans, pineapple, cake, milk
Friday: Bagel or muffin,
fruit/Lasagna bake, garlic bread, cottage cheese, carrot sticks, applesauce,
banana bread, milk
March 26-30
Monday: Breakfast
pizza/Spaghetti, bread stick, peas, cottage cheese, cookie, milk
Tuesday: Pancake, syrup, sausage
links/Chicken patty, mashed potatoes, vegetable, fruit, cake, milk
Wednesday: French toast sticks,
syrup/Hot ham sandwich, fries, vegetable, fruit, brownie, milk
Thursday: Scrambled eggs, bacon,
toast/Chicken fajitas, lettuce, rice, vegetables, pears, pumpkin bar, milk
Friday: Long john, fruit/Pizza,
corn, applesauce, jello, no bake cookie, milk
PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
March Madness
Take
a break during Spring Break and come to the Adair County Public Library from
1:00-3:00 p.m. Activities are as
follows:
Tuesday, March 6: Guitar
Hero Wii for grades 4-6
Wednesday, March 7: Super
Smash Brothers Wii for Teens & Tweens grades 7-12
Thursday, March 8: Mario
Kart Wii for grades K-3
Friday, March 9: Movie
& popcorn, ages 2-12
Ceilidh Dance Fever
Join
members of the Ceilidh Dance Club on Thursday, March 15 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. to
learn Irish dance steps and listen to Irish Tall Tales.
Read Across America
Join
members of TSU’s chapter of the National Education Association as they
celebrate Dr. Suess’s birthday on Saturday, March 17 from 1:00-2:00 p.m.
GROUNDHOG JOB SHADOWING DAY
A huge thank you
to all of the parents and local business people who helped make Adair County
R-II Schools Job Shadow Day a success.
Fifty-one students from grades 5, 7 and 10 were out on the job last
week.
Job Shadow Day
is sponsored by America’s Promise, National School-to-Work Opportunities
Office, Junior Achievement and American Society of Association Executives and
is a day dedicated to giving young people across America Job Shadowing
experiences. Job Shadowing enables kids
to shadow a workplace mentor as he or she goes through a normal day on the job,
providing an up-close look at how the skills learned in school are put into
action in the workplace.
Students
returned from their Job Shadowing experience enthusiastic and with a better
understanding of how the skills learned in the school environment are used in
the “real world” work place. We
appreciate the effort put forth by the parents, mentors and businesses involved
in making this a successful learning experience for these students.
Following is a
list of businesses and/or people who donated their time to this project.
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Joanne Kincaid
– Adair County R-II School |
Heath Schneider
– Adair County R-II School |
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Dr. Kamra M. DeFries, DDS |
Cheri Newman - Jungle of Joys Pet Shop |
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Darrin
Mihalovich – Mark Twain Rural Telephone Co. |
Wes
Blankenship – Sykes Farms |
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Tracy Bender –
Grooming Corner |
Lisa Fisher – Adair
County R-II School |
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Troy Sizemore
– Arment Car Care |
Christy
Sizemore – LaPlata Nursing Home |
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Shelly Shipman
– Adair County R-II School |
Sonny Findling
– Sonny’s Collision Center |
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James Eitel –
Eitel Farms |
Mike Elam –
Truman State University |
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William
Pennington – Lighthouse of Love Ministries |
Albert Zentz –
Zentz Farms |
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Kate Sandefur
– Kirksville Child Development Center |
Randall Shahan
– Shahan Electric |
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Betty Stephens
– Adair County R-II School |
Renee Reeves –
Adair County R-II School |
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Ryan Taylor –
Colton’s Steakhouse & Grill |
Cheryl Reeves
– Adair County R-II School |
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Anna Nelson –
Adair County R-II School |
Diane Ramierez
– Truman State University |
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George Moots –
Adair County R-II School |
Carla Ausmus –
First Choice Orthotics & Prosthetics |
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Julie Stutsman
– Bangert Farm Store |
Bonnie Bowen –
Wal-Mart Supercenter |
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Keith Turner –
LaPlata C & R Supermarket |
Cynthia Mara –
Wal-Mart Supercenter |
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Judy Austic –
Adair County R-II School |
Jo Sullivan –
Rider Drug Inc. |
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Leah Odzinski
– Kirksville R-III School |
Tim Murphy –
Action Cycles |
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Lori Goodwin –
Dr. Robert D. Collinge, DDS |
Curt Blakely –
Truman State University |
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Carol Fordyce
– Sullivan County Memorial Hospital |
Steve Sutton –
Hy-Vee Food & Drug Store |
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Davena McKim –
Sullivan County Memorial Hospital |
Jill Moncrief
– John W. Gillum, CPA, LLC |
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Bill Mallet –
MoDOT |
Taira Byrn –
Giggles and Grins Learning Center |
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Jeff Brawner –
Brawner Insurance Agency |
Bill Borron –
Kirksville Brake and Muffler |
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Dana Thompson
– Farm Service Agency |
Amie Shahan –
Color Me Red |
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SFC Bradley
Young – Army National Guard |
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Thank you for
all of your continued support of our students!
Christy L. Grissom
K-12 Counselor
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2 Knox County Tournament of Minds-Grades 5-7—There 4:30 p.m.
3 Tri-County Conference Band Practice at LaPlata—There 8:00 a.m.
4 5th/6th Grade Girls & Boys Basketball w/ Green City—There 2:00 p.m.
5 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
5 Tri-County Conference Band Tour—LaPlata 9:00 a.m.; Atlanta 10:30 a.m.; Bevier 1:30 p.m.
6 Third Quarter Ends
6 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
6 Academic Bowl w/ Bevier & Atlanta—Here 4:00 p.m.
7 Academic Bowl at LaPlata—There 4:00 p.m.
8-9 No School—Spring Break
12 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
12-17 5th/6th Grade Basketball Tournament—Here TBA
13 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
13 Academic Bowl at Macon County—There 4:00 p.m.
14 FBLA Field Trip to Kansas City—There 6:00 a.m.
16 Early Dismissal—Teacher In-service—Here 1:03 p.m.
19 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
19 Lunch w/ the Principal K-1
19-24 Knox County 5th/6th Grade Basketball Tournament—There TBA
20 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
20 Lunch w/ the Principal 2-3
20 Academic Bowl w/ Linn County & Green City—Here 4:00 p.m.
20 Baseball w/ North Shelby—There 5:00 p.m.
21 Upward Bound Campus Visit Day—There 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
21 Lunch w/ the Principal 4-6
22 Talent Show—Here 6:30 p.m.
23 District Band at Hannibal-LaGrange College—There TBA
23 Elementary Awards Assembly—Here 2:45 p.m.
24 TCC Academic Bowl Tournament/Art Show at Macon County—There TBA
25 5th/6th Grade Girls & Boys Basketball w/ LaPlata—Here 3:00 p.m.
26 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
26 PTC Spaghetti Supper—Here 5:30-6:30 p.m.
26 Evening in Education-Author Night/Book Fair—Here 5:30 p.m.
27 Spring Picture Day—Here
27 Busy Bees—Here 8:15-11:15 a.m.
27 Knox County Varsity Relays—There 3:30 p.m.
27 Baseball w/ Linn County—There 5:00 p.m.
28 Atlanta Junior High/Varsity Relays—There 12:00 p.m.
28 Baseball w/ Knox County—There 5:00 p.m.
29 Kirksville Varsity Relays—There 4:00 p.m.
31 District Solos/Ensembles at Kirksville High School—There TBA