
Falcons First
Blair Oaks Middle School ~ September 20, 2024
Green day or white day?
Monday, September 23 - White
Tuesday, September 24 - Green
Wednesday, September 25 - White
Thursday, September 26 - Green
Friday, September 27 - White
Dinner conversations!
Highlights of our week!
- Watch the broadcast for this week!
- Sixth grade shared their favorite parts of middle school so far!
- We had another dance party to start out our 3-day weekend! (It only lasts 15 minutes, but it is a lot of fun!)
- We have had a great student fan section at our volleyball games! Love the 8th grade leadership!
- We have student announcers at our home volleyball games now!
- Our students are doing a great job of running our concession stand with the help of a parent.
- Biomed dissected worms this week! (8th grade Exploratory class)
- Our Kindness Wall is up and running! Ask you child(ren) about it!
- Girls cross-country ran the halls this week for their 2nd place finish at the Linn Invitational!
- Congratulations to Matthew Garoutte on his 1st place finish in the Linn Invitational!
- Girls' 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams won the Tri-County Conference Tournament!
Basketball meeting
Who: 7th and 8th graders interested in basketball
Where:
- Boys - 7:30 a.m. in Coach Buschjost's classroom
- Girls - 7:40 a.m. in Coach Crouch's classroom
When: Thursday, September 26th
Kindness Wall
Thank you to...
- Columbia College for sponsoring the Kindness Wall
- Uplift for showing the ropes on how to implement their program
- News Tribune for a great article!
Order a yearbook for next year!
https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01111106
Order a yearbook for your student by Friday, September 13, 2024 and you’ll get it at the lowest price of the year!
You are most likely receiving emails as well!
If your child is absent...
If your child is going to be absent, please contact the office:
Patricia Lehmen - plehmen@blairoaks.org
Anna Haley - ahaley@blairoaks.org
If you child is going to be gone on an extended trip, please let the office know ahead of time. We can get work together for you, so your child does not feel so behind when he/she returns.
MS Clubs will be starting soon!
Monday - Board game club
Tuesday - Morning Movement Club; 6th grade Art Club
Wednesday -
Thursday - Student Council; Life Smarts
Friday -
September Menus
Home and School Meeting
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, October 9
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Other meeting dates: October 9, November 13, December 11, January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, May 14
Links that may be helpful!
Blair Oaks Middle School
Theme for 24-25: Be different: make a difference!
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