Kelso C-7 School District

Good morning Kelso C-7 family! We hope all of our families have had a great break. Our crew is extremely excited to have all of our students back in the building tomorrow and are ready to knock out another successful semester! One big task we will be tackling is a new District CSIP plan that aligns our work to the new state governing standards. The learning standards are the same, but Missouri has new MSIP standards. These are standards that guide districts. We will need your help and input along the way. Each month we will be sending out brief surveys that will provide our leadership team data to guide the creation of goals and actions for our future. This month we are tacking safety goals. There are two brief surveys. One is for Counselor Creech and the other is aligned to the MSIP safety standard. We appreciate your help and time. We can't wait to see our families tomorrow! 2 Survey Links (Please fill out both): https://forms.gle/PNBkQqa2Za3mtaYw5 https://forms.gle/i3kwPcZ1UCMA1ZUW6

📣📣 Shout out alert!! 📣📣 Before Christmas break the district had a surprise gift in the mail. Representative Jamie Burger gifted the district a Missouri state flag! Over the break Mr. Ted and Mr. Pete Poe have been working to adapt our flag pole to fit two flags. Today is the first day our district proudly flies both flags. Thank you Rep. Burger for your continued support for our Falcons and region! Thank you Mr. Ted and Mr. Poe for your ingenuity and efforts!

We hope all of our families had a merry Christmas! Just a few brief notes for the week: The district office will be open Monday and Tuesday from 3-5 for Board of Education candidate filings. Grades 5/6 girls will be having basketball practice Tuesday and Thursday 5:30-7:30. We know it’s the holidays and family time is always first, but any girls that are free can come to the St Lawrence gym. Enjoy the rest of the break all! See you next year! 😉

Good morning Kelso C7 family, On a day of fun and cheer we unfortunately have to talk about the fear of our society. Our district is aware of the most recent TickTock challenge. We will be prepared for the possible scenario and have been in touch with law-enforcement. We plan to continue our every day safety precautions with a heightened awareness of the possibility. I want our families to know that we do not take threats lightly and will do everything we can for the safety of our kids, as we do every day. This will not be posted to social media. We are communicating directly to our families to bring comfort. These kinds of social media trends are just that trends. By posting it to social media, more attention is drawn to it and it can plant seeds casing it to grow. Again we will work on a daily basis for the safety and well-being of our students. We appreciate all of your support and hope that today is a safe, fun and cheerful day for all of our school family. Dr. Burger

We are just a few short hours away from our Christmas Music Program!! Here's some important tidbits: -Students in grades K, 2, 4, 7, and 8 are to arrive at 5:30 pm at the St. Lawrence Gym (there will be no school provided transportation to the program). -Show time is 6:00 pm -Students are to wear nice clothes and/or Christmas gear -All are welcome to attend! See you there!!

Beta Club change of plans: Due to Dr Burger being out for sickness, the meal packing activity after school is canceled. We are also postponing the field trip until a later date after the holiday break. We apologize for any inconveniences and look forward to celebrating our Jr. Beta members very soon!

The countdown to Christmas break is down to just 5 school days! This week the 12 days of Christmas increase the fun level just a bit with dress up days! Here’s the schedule for the fun ahead for the week!

Tonight‘s basketball game with Woodland has been postponed until a later date. There will be no practices after school today. We want all of our families to be home and safe when/if severe weather hits. Stay safe Kelso C7 Family! 💙💙

The Kelso C-7 Board of Education will be meeting tonight (12/8/21) at 6:00 pm for the regular monthly business meeting. Meetings are held in the District Library and Team Room area. Starting this month, all guests can enter and exit through the far east door, by the 6th grade room. This will help keep a secure building for both those attending the meeting and our night employees while also supporting public attendance to meetings. We believe that it is essential for our community to have the opportunity to speak and ask questions at meetings. To help this process, a local policy and procedures have been added to facilitate this dialogue. The procedures and application to be placed on the agenda can be found at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UE3ZkgsAvQYcEUDjW59-FLtLI0s5NC0b/view?usp=sharing All community member are always welcome and invited to attend Board meetings.

Here's a little update as we head into the home stretch of the holiday season. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nzvIbQvVIBDpVRZUh3GPC1yflY-0gTZNq-Cn379hYBs/edit?usp=sharing

Kelso C-7 Board of Education will be accepting candidate filings for board members starting Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 8:00 am and will continue during regular hours which Monday through Friday from 8:00 am – 3:30 pm. Filling will not occur on days that the district office is closed due to inclement weather. Filling will also not occur on the following days when the District’s office is closed: December 20 through December 24, 2021 for the Holiday Break. The District Office will be open from 3-5 pm on December 27 and December 28. The last day of filing will December 28, 2021 until 5:00 pm. There are two positions available for three-year terms. The positions up are Julie Heisserer and Andrea Koepp. Either the Board Secretary or the Superintendent can accept filings.

It's time to celebrate our amazing principal and special education director, Mrs. Debbie Lands!! She has been named SEMO's Exemplary New Principal!! We are so excited that she will be honored for all of her efforts! She brings an extraordinary level of heart, compassion, and drive to our school and community. Her heart is always looking for the best in others, ways to help our school and all in it, and steps to make our school be the best it can be. Kelso C-7 is beyond blessed by Mrs. Lands! The award is well deserved! Congratulations!

We are moving-communications that is! In preparation for inclement weather season, we are streamlining our communications. Starting Friday, December 10, 2021, Kelso C-7 School will no longer be using the Remind 101 texting service to communicate district-wide announcements. We will be making a full transition to our app. The app meets the same communication needs all in one location. Classrooms may still utilize the Remind 101 services for their own communications. If you have now downloaded the app yet, here's the links: Android: https://bit.ly/3jpMKoq or iPhone: https://apple.co/38oM7VF Haven't turned on your push notifications yet? Here's the how-to video: https://youtu.be/8P0cJ3icV3s

Good morning Kelso C-7 families, We hope all of our families have had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families. As we prepare to return to school tomorrow, I wanted to take the opportunity to touch base with all of our families. The district had another student and now a teacher test positive for COVID over the break. If any of our students have tested positive or have been showing symptoms, it is essential that you communicate that to Nurse Rongey or myself as soon as possible. I am including email addresses at the bottom of this message. Communication is essential for all grades but especially grades K, 3, 4, and 7th. These classes have had students test positive. Grades 5-8 have been potentially exposed by an employee positive. If your child has been running a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or showing more acute signs of illness, please keep them home for their sake but for the health of all. I know this is a burden for working families, and I am very appreciative of your efforts. COVID, cold, flu-any kind of sickness its important for communication of symptoms and any diagnosis. This helps us track illnesses and communicate the needs within our district. which in the long run keeps our school family more safe as a whole. We continue to battle the COVID virus, but also the regulars this time of the year. Thank you again for your continued efforts to keep our school family safe and healthy. Sincerely, Kim Burger, Superintendent kburger8@kelsoc-7.k12.mo.us Nurse Rongey Email: srongey@kelsoc-7.k12.mo.us

November 22, 2021 Dear Kelso C-7 Families, We continue to battle all kinds of germs, in addition to COVID. We currently have active COVID cases and multiple probable cases, plus a nasty stomach bug going through our population. With our school family’s safety in mind, we will be closing school on Tuesday, 11/23/21. I greatly apologize for any inconveniences, but also believe this is the best thing to limit any further exposures and keep our extended families safe and well. Again, I am very grateful for all of your support and cooperation. Through all of this we have experienced so much grace and understanding from our school family. Thank you and I wish you all the best Thanksgiving! Dr. Kim Burger, Superintendent

Say cheese! Individual picture retakes, basketball pictures, and cheerleading pictures are all tomorrow! If you are an athlete, make sure you bring your uniform.

Our Veterans Day Celebration is tomorrow! We are excited to see all of our veterans in the building and to celebrate their service. The program starts at 12:15 pm in the multipurpose room. For those of you bringing desserts, first off, THANK YOU! Please drop all the yummy desserts first thing in the office or in the kitchen.

After school care will be closing at 5 today. We apologize for any inconvenience!

Calling all food trucks! Our Faculty Leadership Team is looking to bring food trucks to New Hamburg for lunch, snack, or other treat for our teachers and community members. We need your help though. Please tag your favorite food truck or owners in the social media comments. If you own a food truck, please let us know! We would love to talk! 573-545-3357 Thanks in advance for your help Kelso C-7 family by liking and tagging.

Good morning Kelso C-7 Families! We have a few morning updates for you: - Veterans' Day: Please return your families sign up for veterans to attend the ceremony and/or a dessert donation form ASAP. Our team is finalizing plans for what is shaping up to be another amazing tribute to some of our country and community's best. - JV Basketball practice is canceled for tonight (11/3). - PTO will meet tonight (11/3) @ 6:30 pm. The group will be covering a lot of ground tonight-Dinner Auction, Christmas Plans, Sprit Gear and more! - Colder weather is here! Please make sure students wear long pants and have a warm jacket. For more guidance, please refer back to the District' s Student/Parent Handbook. If your family is in need of a winter coat, please let us know. Through the generosity of our community, we do have winter coats available. We are so grateful for your continued support! Have a great day Kelso C-7 Family!