Full Speed Ahead!

Last week went by very quickly. 

We were pleased to have the "Respect Players" come visit on Tuesday. This was a group of students sponsored by the Council for Drug Free Youth that has been touring area elementary schools.  They presented a program to our first and second graders.  The students really enjoyed the performance.  Here are two teachers getting into the acting! 

The teacher on the left is Mrs. Berendzen and Mrs. Boessen is on the right.

Mrs. Pragman's Fourth Grade presented our morning assembly each day.  They sang a very creative "Responsible Song" on Wednesday that had been written by their classmate Samuel L.

Our guest speaker on Wednesday was Deputy Ralph Lemongelli.  He talked to the students about being responsible.

The Fourth Grade students also sang at our Home and School Meeting on Thursday night.

We ended the week with Grandparents Day for the Kindergarten classes.  We had over 150 grandparents come to visit.  We also had our Top Dog Donuts and Juice snack that morning as well.  Our Top Dog Students for the Wednesday, September 8th were

Mrs.Bennett KA - Hannah Rackers

Mrs. Downing KB - Aubrey Hardwick

Ms. Rustemeyer KC - Lydia Duren

Mrs. Twehus KD - Zach Henry

Mrs. Boessen 1A - Carly Ward

Mrs. Isenberg 1B - Thad Robinson

Mrs. Kempker 1C - Luke Northweather

Ms. Thompson 1D - Sean Mayer

Mrs. Berendzen 2A - Skiley Eichholz

Mrs. Hoecker 2B - Kaitlyn Luebbering

Mrs. West 2C - Kaidyn Bisges

Mrs. Callahan 3A - Page Lemongelli

Mrs. Schmidt 3B - Connor Seamon

Mrs. Skinner 3C - Kamryn Twehus

Mrs. Dixon 4A - Louisa Stabenow

Mrs. Holland 4B - Lizzie Schwarz

Mrs. Pragman 4C - Hunter Kolb

We are so proud of them!!

Top Dog Students

Each week we will have Top Dog Students.  Each classroom teacher will pick a student to be honored as the Top Dog for that week.  Here are the Top Dog winners for Wednesday, September 1.

Mrs. Bennett - KA - Ethan S.
Mrs. Downing - KB - Luke L.
Ms. Rustemeyer - KC - Sean C.
Mrs. Twehus - KD - Emma S.
Mrs. Boessen - 1A - Connor S.
Mrs. Isenberg - 1B - Laci S.
Mrs. Kempker - 1C - Austin L.
Mrs. Thompson - 1D - Christina S.
Mrs. Berendzen - 2A - Cade S.
Mrs. Hoecker - 2B - Kaelin F.
Mrs. West - 2C - Samantha B.
Mrs. Callahan - 3A - Madison I.
Mrs. Schmidt - 3B - David G.
Mrs. Skinner - 3C - Megan B.
Mrs. Dixon - 4A - Halle B.
Ms. Holland - 4B - Jared E.
Mrs. Pragman - 4C - Madison M.

We announce the Top Dog Students at the Wednesday morning assembly.  They are recognized on our bulletin board and also given a Top Dog Necklace. We have a Top Dog Donut-Juice Break each Friday morning.

Congrats to our first Top Dog Students!

September 2, 2010

The 2nd and 3rd Grade classes were invited to hear author Jerry Pallota speak at the Miller Performing Arts Center today.  The visit was sponosored by Ameren UE and Fechtel Beverage and Sales.  Mr. Pallota has written numerous books and he talked tot he students about the writing process.  His presentation was very entertaining.  Students from Eugene Elementary and Immaculate Conception Catholic School were also present. 

The author showed a slide show while he spoke and here are pictures from the presentation and some of our students. 

Tonight is the CHARACTERplus voting event at the Miller Performing Arts Center.  Come out tonight at 7pm and be entertained by the Cole County High School Choirs and vote for the character traits that are important to you!

Welcome Kramer!!

Welcome to Kramer, our new therapy dog!  He is officially here and will be a fixture in the elementary each day.  We are pleased to have him and know that he will make many students happy each day.  He has become quite the celebrity. The Jefferson City News Tribune did an article that is in today's paper on Kramer.  Channel 8 News will have a story on Kramer tonight in their 6pm broadcast.  Here is a picture of Kramer today after a hard day of work!!

It's a Long Week!

We have one more day this week!  There are many tired faces today that are looking for Friday!  The first full week of school is a long week.  Our students and teachers are doing great.  We have had a very smooth transition to the beginning of the school year.  School pictures went well on Tuesday and we are so pleased with the attitudes and behavior of our students.  We have had many school volunteers already!  Thank you to Sara Rhoads, Kara Rackers, Blanche Owens, Mary Kolb, Tina Wineman, Rena Kuster, Kari Sullivan, Christy Casey, Terra Pointer and Ginger Luetkemeyer for coming in to help out!  We appreciate all of our parental support. 

Here is an upcoming calendar of events....
August 31 – Cub Scout informational talk for all boys after morning assembly----short about 10 minutes

September 2 – 2nd & 3rd Grades will go to Author visit at Miller Performing Arts Center at 10am. All county 2nd & 3rd Grade classes in the will be attending.
Voting for county-wide character traits at the Miller Center at 7pm
September 7 – Council for Drug Free Youth will present the “Respect Players” for the 1st & 2nd Graders at 1:45pm in the gym
September 8 - Open Library Night from 6-7pm - every Wednesday
September 9 – Open House 6-6:30pm and Home & School Meeting at 6:30pm
September 13- Fundraiser Kick-off
September 14 – Afterschool Tutoring begins
October 1 – Homecoming
October 28 – 10:45 Safety Kids for K-4 in gym

We are back in business!!!

School is back in full swing and our first day went terrific!  Thank you to all of the parents who had their kids ready to go and ready to learn.  We have such wonderful families at Blair Oaks Elementary.  We have grown since last year.  We currently have 345 students and in May we had 317 students. 

Please contact me if you have any concerns or questions.  We want to have a smooth start to the school year and a great year!

It's Almost that Time Again!

Just a couple more days and school will be in full swing again.  I hope everyone had a fun-filled and enjoyable summer.  It seemed to go by in a blur at my house. 

The elementary school has been gearing up for the new year.  We will be ready to welcome students on Tuesday, August 17th from 4-6pm at our Back to School Night.  Our Home and School hosts this event with free hot dogs and soda for everyone in the cafeteria.  Bring your school supplies to drop off and come meet your new teacher!

We have a couple of new faces in the elementary.  Mrs. Emily Kemper will be teaching first grade.  She will be our fourth--- first grade teacher.  She has taught the last four school years in the Eugene School District and is excited to come to Blair Oaks.  Her daughter, Edie is a third grader and they have lived in our school district for several years.  

Miss Bethann Rustemeyer is our new kindergarten teacher.  She taught last year at Immaculate Conception School in Jefferson City.  Miss Rustemeyer grew up in Osage County but is excited to be a Falcon.  Miss Rustemeyer is taking Mrs. Skinner's place in kindergarten.  Mrs. Skinner will be teaching third grade.  She is taking Mrs. Schroeder's place.  Mrs. Schroeder will be our new special services teacher.  (Hope that made sense to everyone! )

We also will be welcoming our new therapy dog, Kramer.  He will be with Mrs. Cole, our counselor, each day.  Kramer is a black lab and is four years old.  He is excited to meet all of our students. 

Please call or email if you have questions about school.  We are looking forward to seeing everyone!!