Our school counselors spent a few days at the Missouri School Counselor Association Fall Conference this week. The counselors attended a variety of professional learning sessions that will help them better serve our students and community.
The high school library is having a $1 Used Book Sale! Pick up good deals on young adult books, adult crossovers, old fiction, and nonfiction books! Open from 4-7 p.m. this evening during parent-teacher conferences.
Mrs. Edwards' 5th grade math class made Halloween Candy Catapults last week using straws, rubber bands, paper cups, and a spoon. The students planned, built and tested their designs before competing with each other. The winning catapult launched candy a distance of five feet.
REMINDER: Southern Boone High School is having its annual Veterans Day Program this afternoon at 1 p.m. in the high school auditorium. All veterans and their families are welcome to attend.
The school district is hosting a community forum about a potential April 2024 bond issue for a high school expansion construction project. The forum will be at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 in the high school commons.
MORE INFO:
www.sbschools.us/article/1331602
School Superintendent Dr. Tim Roth spent some time this morning reading the book, Apple Trouble! to Mrs. Himmelberg's kindergarten class.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is now available throughout the state of Missouri. Every child enrolled in the program will receive one brand new, age-appropriate book per month from birth to their fifth birthday. Learn more and sign up online at www.imaginationlibrary.com.
Today is National Parents as Teachers Day! Thank you to Kim Fleetwood, Kathy Bishop and Emily Woodward for their commitment to the young children in our community.
Parents As Teachers is a free service that provides visits with a parent educator trained in child development and screenings for young children and babies. PAT also provides families with different methods to support their child’s growth and development.
Learn more about Southern Boone Parents as Teachers at sbschools.us/pat.
JOIN OUR TEAM! Southern Boone School District is hosting a job fair TODAY from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Central Office Boardroom.
LEARN MORE: sbschools.us/jobfair
Congratulations to the following students for making the Northeast Missouri Music Educators Association District bands!
Taylor Crandall: 2nd Chair - Honorable Mention Band
Eleanor Samuels: 5th Chair: Concert Band
Eleanor Samuels: Honorable Mention District Jazz Band
High school students in Mrs. Shaffer's advanced art class went on a field trip today to paint pottery at The Mud Room in Columbia.
Southern Boone High School is having its annual Veterans Day Program on Thursday, November 9th at 1 p.m. in the high school auditorium. All veterans and their families are welcome to attend.
JOIN OUR TEAM! Southern Boone School District is hosting a job fair on Wednesday, November 8th from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Central Office Boardroom.
LEARN MORE: sbschools.us/jobfair
RSVP FOR THE JOB FAIR: https://bit.ly/4042ukD
REMINDER: There will be no school on Friday, November 10th, 2023, due to parent-teacher conferences and teacher professional development day.
View the district calendar at sbschools.us/calendar
Members of the Southern Boone Board of Education and district administration attended the 2023 Missouri School Boards' Association Annual Conference in Kansas City last week.
Good luck to Southern Boone's Alex Volkart, Kaylin Patton, Brian Burns and Brian Kitch as they compete in the MSHSAA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning at Gans Creek in Columbia.
MORE INFO:
mshsaa.org/Content/CrossCountry/InformationCentral.aspx
Southern Boone High School is having its annual Veterans Day Program on Thursday, November 9th at 1 p.m. in the high school auditorium. All veterans and their families are welcome to attend.
4th grade students in Ms. Horton's elementary counseling class learned about being special and unique last week. They talked about how our fingerprints are unique and used magnetic powder to see their fingerprints on paper.
Primary Principal Brandy Clark, Elementary Principal Dr. Amy James and Middle School Assistant Principal Amanda Toepke are representing the school district at a job fair today at the University of Missouri in Columbia to help recruit new teachers.
REMINDER: Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is having a walk-in flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinic this afternoon from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Southern Boone Primary School Cafeteria. This clinic will be walk-in based and no appointments are needed.
To read more about the flu vaccine, including insurance-related information, please visit: https://bit.ly/3QkO37c.
