Falcons First

Monday, December 9 - White

Tuesday, December 10 -Green

Wednesday, December 11 -White

Thursday, December 12 -Green

Friday, December 13 -White

• Falcon News
• Choir concert this past Sunday!
• Band concert last night!
• 8th graders put together our dress-up days for the 12 days of Christmas!
• 8th graders are collecting toys for Toys for Tots through December 17.
• 20 students sent in pictures of their trophies during hunting season! Feel free to keep sending them to Dr. Aholt - maholt@blairoaks.org.

If you haven't filled out the the permission form for your student yet, the link is below!

Eligibility to go:

1. Those passing all classes.
2. Those with no OSS, ISS, or bullying incidents

YES! It will be here before Christmas break!

We have had so many requests to open it back up! It is open until December 11!

December 9 - Class colors (6th - yellow; 7th - red; 8th - green)

December 10 - Ugly Sweater Day

December 11 - Western attire

December 12 - PJ day

December 13 - North Pole Day (6th - dress like a reindeer; 7th - dress like an elf; 8th - dress like Santa)

December 16 - Hawaiian Day

December 17 - Anything but a backpack

December 18 - White out

December 19 - Crazy hair

December 20 - Christmas gear

To help make the holidays merrier for our dedicated teachers and staff, we would like to give them $10 gift cards to local restaurants, shops, and businesses. We are reaching out to our wonderful parents for these gift card donations. If you are able to donate, please feel free to send the gift cards to the office anytime between now and December 19th. We are always grateful for your support to our school, staff, and the students. You always help to brighten the day. We wish you a very happy holiday season.

Did YOU get a deer this season? Well, these students sure did!

Where can students be dropped off in the morning:

1. In front of the middle school
2. In the gravel parking lot in the back where they can cross the cross-walk.

Students should not be dropped off in the parking lot. There are too many cars for them to dodge.

Information about lunch accounts:

• We are trying to make sure we keep our lunch balances at a minimum.
• Please make sure you put money in if the account is in the red.
• We will send emails every Friday as a reminder.
• Students will never be denied a lunch, so we appreciate your help.

Action for Animals is collecting donations for the Jefferson City Animals Shelter and Wild Things-Feral Feline Fix

Items Needed:

• Soft canned cat food (Most desired)
• Cat litter (Tidy cat clay litter-non clumping only)

• Soft dog treats
• Powder laundry soap HE front load
• Powder bleach (any brand)
• Small cat toys/Kong dog toys
• Rolls of dog clean up bags
• Towels (no blankets or pillows

All items can be brought to the office; we will be collecting them until Christmas Break, Dec. 20th.

We wish you a warm and happy holiday season.

PowerSchool did an update! When you are checking missing assignments for your child, make sure you click on the correct quarter and "missing." This will give you an up-to-date list of what your student is missing.

If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher.

Below is information regarding volleyball leagues for ages 11/12u and 13/14u, along with an informational image!

• Jr Falcons Volleyball 11u/12u and 13u/14u sign ups.
• Cost: $60 + cost of uniform (player will chose what they want on the uniforms)
• Sign ups: https://forms.gle/gFF1uYxpY6KDZhsc9 - signups close December 7
• For questions, please contact Shantel Dooling 573-353-3828 or sdooling@blairoaks.org.
• If you are interested in coaching a team, please contact Shantel Dooling.

We will put teams in the competitive league at the Linc for 11u/12u and 13u/14u. Parents wanting your kids to participate in 3rd and 4th grade will need to sign their kids up individually through Parks and Rec.

Monday -

Tuesday -Morning movement club; 7th/8th grade Art club

Wednesday -

Thursday - LifeSmarts

Friday -

Breakfast

Lunch

Who: Any parents who would like to be involved a little bit or a lot!

What: Middle School Home and School meeting

Where: MS library

When: Wednesday, December 11

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Other meeting dates: January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, May 14

December 18 & 19 - 8th grade 1st semester finals

December 20 - 2nd quarter field trips

MS bell schedule (Advisory is a part of 1st hour.)

Parent meeting presentation

24-25 Handbook

Yearbook

Theme for 24-25: Be different: make a difference!

Mission Statement:

To empower a community of productive citizens through

positive relationships, collaboration, and innovative learning.

Vision Statement:

We envision soaring to new heights through:

Academic Excellence, Character Development,

Community Involvement, Leadership and Service

Email: maholt@blairoaks.org
Phone: 314-324-5919