Kelso C-7 School District

Tardy: Good morning Kelso C-7 families, We are seeing an uptick in students who are tardy for school. We understand that life happens every once in a while. If a student arrives after 7:55 am, please park and bring your child in so that you can sign your child in. When we have repeated tardies, it becomes a problem for students. When students enter the room after class starts, it creates a distraction and is not fair to the other students or teacher. The Student/Parent Handbook outlines the consequences for tardies. As we are wrapping up the first quarter and settling into a routine, hopefully this will be resolved. Thank you for your help!

School Picture Day Tomorrow, 10/11 All student individual, class, and volleyball pictures will be tomorrow. Please send order forms with payment with your student. All students will have their picture made tomorrow even if the family does not plan on ordering pictures. Volleyball pictures will also be tomorrow. Please send uniforms with athletes to change into after their individual pictures. If families plan on ordering pictures, please send order forms completed with payment as well.

Title I Meeting Tonight @ 6 pm Tonight will be our annual Title I Fall Meeting at 6:00 pm. We will be sharing information about the Title I program, how to connect to your child's AR status, and more! Can't come tonight? No worries, we are offering at second session on October 26th @ 8 am during Parent-Teacher Conferences. Mrs. Shannon Leggett will be joining us at that session to share about the District's Parents As Teachers Program.

A new week is just around the corner. Here is what's in store for our Falcons this week!

BIG BIG Shoutout to Kelso C-7's Kolin Heisserer! He took 1st place at today's Cape Central Cross Country meet for middle school boys. He set a goal before the race and killed it! Kolin and other Falcons have been participating in cross country and football this fall at Scott City School District. We are grateful for this coop experience between our schools and the opportunities it is providing our students! We are super proud of Kolin!! Way to bring home the hardware!

It was the night before school started..... their bags were packed, their clothes were laid out, and our Falcons were ready for another fantastic year! Here are just a few quick reminders for our families as we get back into the swing of things. Check out the link below. https://www.canva.com/design/DAFsS1AZmBM/LP8iDAr6DoY6p35_liMMEg/view?utm_content=DAFsS1AZmBM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink

BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION We are just under 48 hours from kicking off the 2023-24 school year!! A few items: It's not too late to enroll digitally. Avoid the majority of the paperwork by doing it online! All you have to do is login to your Teacher Ease account using your username and password from last year. New families should have received an email with your account information. Paper packets will be sent home with families that have not completed online registration by Thursday morning. Cheerleading: If your child is in grades 5-8th and is interested in Kelso C-7 cheerleading, please attend the parent-cheerleader mtg. TONIGHT, August 21st at 6:30 inside Kelso C-7 school. Coaches will help fit your child for a uniform and go over the upcoming year, now that we will officially form a JV squad (5-6th grades) and Varsity (7-8th). Bus Transportation: Grades K-8 if you are unsure of your timing or bus number, please don't hesitate to call the school. We are happy to help! See you all very soon!

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT- TONIGHT! Wahoo!! We are over the moon to see each of our families tonight! We have missed our students and families! Each student will have a ticket in their classroom that is redeemable for a sweet treat from Frozen Scoops. Thank you to our fabulous PTO for sponsoring Frozen Scoops treats! Families will also be able to purchase treats for additional family members. PTO will be at the main campus to purchase and/or order spirit shirts. Check out the schedule to find your family's time slot. See you all soon!

Middle School Math Update Mrs. Julie Hahs has decided to not return to Kelso C-7 for the upcoming school year. Mrs. Hahs technically retired last year, but returned to our district to serve in a "critical shortage position." Our students, staff, and community have been very blessed by her service to Kelso C-7. She will be greatly missed and we truly wish her well. Kelso C-7 is welcoming Miss Abby Gray. Miss Gray will be a student teacher this Fall with our Falcons. She is finishing up her Middle School Math Education degree at SEMO and has jumped right in like a pro to start working with our faculty and staff this week. Miss Gray will be leading math classes for grades 5-8, 8th grade writing and grammar, and serve as the 8th grade homeroom teacher. We are excited to have her join our team! Mrs. Karen Burger will be returning to serve as Miss Gray's cooperating teacher. A tried and true math teacher, Mrs. Burger brings years of successful math education experience to help Miss Gray as a content specialists through her student teaching. We couldn't ask for a better match for Miss Gray's learning experience. Mrs. Penny Hale will be the 7th grade homeroom teacher moving forward. A big shoutout to Mrs. Hale as well for serving as a mentor teacher to Miss Gray, helping her learn all things Kelso C-7. We are so grateful for everyone who helped during the transition and all of our team members that have been working so hard to make this year the best yet! Stop by and see our new and returning team members during Back to School Night!!

School Enrollment and Back to School Night! Online student enrollment is now open!! Returning families can login into Teacher Ease to complete their family's online enrollment packet digitally! New families that provided us with an email, should have received a welcome email today with their login information. There will still be a few paper items but the online enrollment will allow your family to complete most of their enrollment digitally. Also, just a friendly reminder for the Back to School Night events and times. We are super excited and grateful to announce that PTO is sponsoring Frozen Scoops to provide a yummy sweet treat for our students. Parents and families will be able to purchase treats as well. See you all soon!!

Back to School Night 2023 Info Is here!! Follow the link for more details! https://www.kelsoc-7.k12.mo.us/article/1190850

Girls Basketball camp is tonight! 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the main location Monday to Thursday. Go through the gym doors. If you have not paid, Coach Hayes will be accepting payment tonight for camp and the included shirts and goodies! Go Falcons!

We interrupt this summer break for....School Supply List! Here is the link for our the 2023-24 School Supply List https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2199/kc7mo/3191100/School_Supply_List.pdf Coming soon...Back to School Night Info! Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 17th! More details to follow. You are not free to resume your family fun.

Kelso C-7 School is Hiring!! Check out the positions available: 🔹 Part-Time Custodian: Starting in August, the district will be looking for a part-time custodian. Up to 20 hours per week during the evening hours based around the district’s need. 🔹After - School Care Supervisor: Starting in August, the district will be looking for an after school care supervisor. The hours are 3:20 - 5:30 pm on all days students are in session. 🔹 Substitute Teachers and all other Subs! Attached is an image for a training and certification for substitute teachers offered by the SEMO RPDC in Cape. Candidates for all positions will need to fill out the support staff application on the District’s website and return to the office. https://www.kelsoc-7.k12.mo.us/page/job-opening If you have any questions about any of these positions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at the main office, 573.545.3357 or Dr. Burger at kburger8@kelsoc-7.k12.mo.us. We are glad to help and looking forward to new team members!

Volleyball Open Gyms Starting Monday,July 17 at the main district campus (New Gym). Please enter through the main gym door. A team is 8th graders, B team is 7th graders, C team is 6th graders (unless you hear differently from a coach) Open Gyms A team - Monday 7/24 6:30-8:00 B team - Monday 7/17 5-6:30 Monday 7/24 5-6:30 C team - Wednesday 7/19 6-7:30 Tuesday 8/1 6-7:30 Practices will begin the week of August 6. A team - Mondays and Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 B team - Mondays 5-6:30 and Thursdays 6:30-8:30 C team - Tuesdays 6-7:30 and Thursdays 5-6:30 Coaching Team A Team Coaches: Katie Glastetter and Jenna Taylor B Team Coaches: Erin Drake and Sonya Glastetter C Team Coaches: Travis Dirnberger and Evan Reischman If you have questions or would like additional information, please reach out to your child’s individual coach.

2nd Annual Kelso C7 Falcons Girls Basketball Camp is coming soon! Date: July 25-27 2023 For more details on the fun, check out the image below!

We are headed into the LAST week of school! 😎What a great year it has been and we are ready to finish strong. Just a few friendly reminders for the week.... 🔹There is no after school care this week. If you did not receive your invoice on Friday, please call the office for your balance. 🔹 All student balances must be paid in full for students to participate in Play Day on Tuesday.. This includes breakfast, lunch, after school care, library books, preschool tuition, etc. If you are planning for food service related reasons, our amazing PTO will be purchasing lunch for all of our students both Tuesday and Wednesday. (THANK YOU PTO!!!). There will still be breakfast those days. 🔹Play Day begins at 9 am on Tuesday at the school. PTO will be providing shirts for the day. If any shirts were sent home already, please make sure your child wears the shirt on Tuesday. 🔹 School dismisses at noon on Wednesday to kick off summer vacation. Buses will run normally from school starting at 12 noon. 2.5 days until summer break!!

Kicking of Teacher Appreciation Week with Principal's Day!! And boy is Kelso C-7 is blessed with the BEST! Mrs. Lands is our faith-filled principal that leads our Falcons with grace, compassion, and a whole lot of sparkle! She ensures that students and staff alike are loved, heard, and the center of whatever it is she is tackling. Her impact will be felt well beyond her time at Kelso C-7. Please help me share some love and gratitude to our own principal, Mrs. Debbie Lands!

Here's our week ahead! MAP Testing begins this week! Our kids are ready to rock the test. They have been preparing all year for this! We need our school family's help to make sure our students are at their best the day of the test. Getting a good night's sleep, a healthy breakfast, arriving on time, and a little extra word of encouragement in the morning are just a few ways we can help our Falcons be even more prepared for the MAP. We appreciate all the help we can provide for our students. A special thanks to PTO for preparing daily treats for our test takers!! Have a great week Kelso C-7 Family!

Save the Date - Spring Concert May 16th @ 6:00 pm The Falcons in grades PK, 1, 3, 5, and 7 are going to be performing on Tuesday, May 16th at 6:00 pm for their Annual Spring Concert. The location is TBD.