The Hornet Buzz

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

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Sorry for the delay in the newsletter. Thursday was all things Halloween-- walking the parade with our students and bouncing from classroom to classroom, a softball send off, and learning the great places to trick or treat with my family here in St. E.

If you were like me, your Friday and Saturday was all about supporting our softball team. I was also hoping that if I waited to do my newsletter, I could write about our Class 1 State Champs and sure enough, they pulled it off! Something I learned the past couple weeks is that St. Elizabeth is full of tradition, hometown pride, and a true love of sports and our kids. Final 4 wasn't a consistent deal at Osage, so this was a highlight for me seeing a town rally behind a group of kids. Here at St. E it is definitely more of a tradition to make it past districts and even on to the Final 4. This is something anyone can notice when they walk the hallway by our gym. However, I don't think it is a feeling that ever gets old. I could tell that by our crowd this weekend.

Like you, my Hornet pride was beaming this weekend, but it does each day that I come to this building and see our students in our hallways, classrooms, at lunch, and at ball games. I get to walk the halls each day and see how great our students and staff are. Our community also continues to uplift and support us! I am so proud to be a Hornet, and I hope you are too!

We have a few upcoming events such as a parent archery meeting, Fall Fest hosted by SCOP, fall sports awards, Veterans' Day, and NHS blood drive. We also have our winter sports starting up today with games coming soon. Before we know it, it will be Thanksgiving break and having a much earned break with family.

Thank you for your continued support of our students and school. As always, please reach out if you have any questions, feedback, or concerns.

Warm regards,

Ashley Musick

St. Elizabeth Principal

amusick@ste.k12.mo.us

573-493-2246

November 4: No School--Teacher PD Day, Winter Sport Practice begins

November 6: Parent Archery Meeting @ 6:30

November 8: Fall Fest for SCOP 5:00-7:00

November 10: JHBB Awards

November 11: Veterans' Day Assembly

November 14: Canned Food Scrimmage Boys and Girls 6:00

Other Important Dates:

November 17: Softball Awards

November 18: Mid Quarter

November 19: 8th Grade Tours ECC

November 22: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade Field Trip

November 27-29: Thanksgiving Break

Box Tops News

The winning class for scanning the most BoxTops last year was this year’s Fifth Graders! Thank you to all who scanned receipts for Box Tops for our school last year; we earned $163! This money is used for extra classroom materials and activities for our students. Downloading the app is a fairly quick process and taking a picture of your receipts with the app, before you even leave the store if you wish, is a simple habit to get into! They have also made it easier to submit digital receipts.

Step-by-Step Guide to Box Tops App

Step 1: Download Box Tops for Education App and Log in

Step 2: Find a School (Type in 65075, Select School)

Step 3: Complete Profile (Must be 18 to use)

To Earn Box Tops

Step 1: Click Scan (App will guide you through the steps to scan your receipt)

Step 2: Credit a Class (If you choose to)

- After you scan, click the Credit button

- Type your choice of grade level (K-8)

- Click Done/Submit

Your generosity and competitiveness allowed us to collect over 3500 items for Hurricane Relief! We were able to meet with Immanuel Lutheran Church in Honey Creek to donate our items. Thank you to Grace Wieberg for piloting the idea. Thank you to Morgan, Grace, Kylie, Blake, Ryan, and Addison for loading and unloading our trailer full of goods. Thank you to Justin and Tim Musick for the truck and trailer and extra help!

Ice cream was awarded to the winning classes! 1st, 3rd, and 4th were the winners in elementary. 11th grade was the winner for Junior High/High School!

Congratulations to our Class 1 State Champion Softball Team! They finished the season with a 30-2 record! Congratulations to our team and coaches for an amazing season. You were so fun to watch!

State Champion T-shirts are on sale. The deadline to buy them is Wednesday, November 6, at 6 PM. All shirts have to be bought online. Follow the link to order.

https://ste-statechamps.itemorder.com/

Great season for our boys and girls junior high basketball teams. They ended their season with the Junior High Conference Tournament here at St. E. The boys finished fourth place and the girls were the Conference Champions. You were so fun to watch this season!

Thank you to our coaches for your work with our athletes!

There will be a parent meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria on November 6th for those interested in archery. Archery is for grades 4-12. Students do NOT have to attend the meeting, but are welcome. Please come even if your child has been on the team before. There are MONASP rule changes (requests) to discuss, and the Conference has decided to have a tournament this year. We will also be asking for help with coaching. If you are unable to attend, please contact Mrs. McDonnell at nicole@ste.k12.mo.us or Mrs. Holtmeyer at kristen@ste.k12.mo.us.

Practices have begun! We wish you a great season and can't wait to cheer you on!

I have loved seeing kids in the office for positive things! I have had preschool all the way up to a senior in my office for something good! They have a variety of prizes to choose from when they come to my office and spin the wheel--coupons, candy, snack, etc. Snack has been pretty popular!
Congrats to the following students for earning one for the week of October 21-24:

Kyson Green

Matthew Heckemeyer

Hunter Moore

Maddie Evers

Chloe Doerhoff

Hadley Lane

Congrats to the following students for earning one for the week of October 28-31:

Finn Ralston

Quinn Otto

Penelope Wilde

Come join us for an evening of fun!

If you have a Veteran in your family, please let them know about our event on Monday! We hope to see them here and celebrate their service!

Change to your child's end of day routine: Please be sure to let the office know of any changes to end of day routine by 2:30.

Unprepared: Students in grades 5-12 can be marked unprepared. Once class starts, students are unprepared if they don't have their book, notes, homework, chromebook, or charger. It can also be marked unprepared for an uncharged chromebook. Once a student gets three, a note will go home. Once they receive the 4th, a phone call will be made by me and they will have to serve a detention. More detentions come after the 4th unprepared if more are given. These will restart at semester. I wanted to make sure to clarify on these since we have had a few now. Unprepared is also listed in our handbook if you have any questions.

Coats/Jackets: With the change in weather, please make sure your child is coming with a coat or jacket!