December
10- 3rd Gr. Musical, 7p.m.
11- OBPTO Exec Mtg. 9a.m.
13- Early Dismissal, 1:15p.m.
18- Walk in the Park, (during PE) 20- End of Quarter 2
20- Winter Assembly, 9:30a.m
20- Winter Parties, 2:30-3:30p.m. 23- Winter Break begins- NO SCHOOL
Announcements:
Giving Assembly Thank You
Thank you so much to the Old Bonhomme community. All of your donations of goods and volunteer service helped to make the Giving Assembly a great success. Old Bonhomme collected 2126 cans and countless boxes full of clothing, books, school supplies, baby care items, and household items.
Classroom Access
1. All school visitors must check-in through the office and remain in the office if picking up a student. Parents and guardians should not walk to the classroom to meet the student or visit with the teacher during the school day unless prior arrangements have been made. Thank you for helping us maintain the focus of our teachers on supervising our students from the 8:55 bell through the 3:45 bell.
2. Our custodians and our After School Care staff (BASK) are not permitted to let parents or students into classrooms for any reason before or after school. This is a matter of building security but also provides great teaching opportunities. It can be challenging for a student to remember what needs to go home, but it is part of learning good habits for students to thoughtfully take all materials with them at the end of the day.
Holi-Due Boutique
To help the many less fortunate families in our district, the family assistance committee, now
known as “DUE CARE” is hosting the HoliDUE Boutique on Saturday, December 7 from 9-3p.m. at Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Due Care has helped families at each and every school in the
district. Our funds are very low at this time, so Holidue Boutique is very important, as well as private donations. We have many families that are facing hardships during the holidays and need
our help, so please help support our adopt a family program. A flyer with more details about Adopting a Family and the HoliDUE Boutique were sent home through Peachjar. If you have any
questions please contact Diane Patershuk at (314)477-7673 or dpatershuk@gmail.com.
10- 3rd Gr. Musical, 7p.m.
11- OBPTO Exec Mtg. 9a.m.
13- Early Dismissal, 1:15p.m.
18- Walk in the Park, (during PE) 20- End of Quarter 2
20- Winter Assembly, 9:30a.m
20- Winter Parties, 2:30-3:30p.m. 23- Winter Break begins- NO SCHOOL
Announcements:
Giving Assembly Thank You
Thank you so much to the Old Bonhomme community. All of your donations of goods and volunteer service helped to make the Giving Assembly a great success. Old Bonhomme collected 2126 cans and countless boxes full of clothing, books, school supplies, baby care items, and household items.
Classroom Access
1. All school visitors must check-in through the office and remain in the office if picking up a student. Parents and guardians should not walk to the classroom to meet the student or visit with the teacher during the school day unless prior arrangements have been made. Thank you for helping us maintain the focus of our teachers on supervising our students from the 8:55 bell through the 3:45 bell.
2. Our custodians and our After School Care staff (BASK) are not permitted to let parents or students into classrooms for any reason before or after school. This is a matter of building security but also provides great teaching opportunities. It can be challenging for a student to remember what needs to go home, but it is part of learning good habits for students to thoughtfully take all materials with them at the end of the day.
Holi-Due Boutique
To help the many less fortunate families in our district, the family assistance committee, now
known as “DUE CARE” is hosting the HoliDUE Boutique on Saturday, December 7 from 9-3p.m. at Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Due Care has helped families at each and every school in the
district. Our funds are very low at this time, so Holidue Boutique is very important, as well as private donations. We have many families that are facing hardships during the holidays and need
our help, so please help support our adopt a family program. A flyer with more details about Adopting a Family and the HoliDUE Boutique were sent home through Peachjar. If you have any
questions please contact Diane Patershuk at (314)477-7673 or dpatershuk@gmail.com.
Old Bonhomme School Eagle Mascot
Thanks to our PTO we are the proud owners of a very professional looking Eagle mascot head and costume! We are in the planning stages of how to introduce the Eagle to our students this month. The OB Eagle will help us promote school spirit, pride, and school identity as well as encourage and celebrate positive academic and behavior success. We’ll start by introducing the Eagle to students in their classrooms later this month. We plan to teach students how to interact with a mascot and get their help choosing a name. We know some students may have had fearful experiences with mascots and we can work individually with you to help them get comfortable, please email Mrs. Arnold, our counselor, if this is a concern. At this time we also need to organize some enthusiastic parents or older siblings who are willing to help out from time to time with our special events. The costume will fit any size from a small to large adult. Please email Mrs. Kirchgessner if you are willing to help out.
Thank you
1. A huge thank you to Michelle Hawkins, Donna Mabbs and Stephanie Carpenter for an amazing Giving Assembly this year! Thank you also to all of the families that made donations and to those who volunteered to help sort the donations.
2. Thank you to Suzanne Sewell and her fantastic committee: Samantha Loeffelman, Lisa Lorenz, Dana Sandweiss, Hillary Hinz, Lisa Hirshberg and Kat Mulligan, for all of their work on the Buzz Book. We appreciate everyone's patience as we dealt with technical challenges.
3. A special thank you to the PTO Board for all of the hard work they put in to make the PTO and it's programs run smoothly. The members of the PTO Board are: Becky Marbarger, Nancy Belau, Archna Calfee, Jenny Toon, Pam Liesman, Lisa Hirshberg and Amy Fischer.
Get Ready for Socks and Sandwiches!
OBʼs Annual Community Service Event to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We will be donating much needed socks and sandwiches to area homeless shelters on Monday, January 20.
How can you do a little community service?
Now through January 20, those wishing to participate can donate new socks. The new socks should be delivered to your childʼs classroom. Please choose tube socks in large sizes for either men, women, or children.
Look for information in an upcoming newsletter about donating sandwich fixings and helping to make sandwiches to donate to area homeless shelters on Monday, January 20.
OB's Got Character!
December's character word of the month at OB is PEACE. The Peace Museum, held on Wednesday, December 4, was peacefully enjoyed by all during the school day, as well as by those who attended the family session that evening. Thank you to the parents who volunteered their time during the school day to help make this event a success, and to OB staff who volunteered their time in the evening to make the family session possible. PEACE OUT!
The Ladue School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, socioeconomic status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs or activities. Inquiries related to the district’s employment practices may be directed to Ken Rossics, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Inquiries related to district student programs may be directed to Dr. Laura Brock, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction. Both administrators can be reached at Ladue Schools Administrative Center, 9703 Conway Road, Saint Louis, MO 63124; 314-994-7080.
Thanks to our PTO we are the proud owners of a very professional looking Eagle mascot head and costume! We are in the planning stages of how to introduce the Eagle to our students this month. The OB Eagle will help us promote school spirit, pride, and school identity as well as encourage and celebrate positive academic and behavior success. We’ll start by introducing the Eagle to students in their classrooms later this month. We plan to teach students how to interact with a mascot and get their help choosing a name. We know some students may have had fearful experiences with mascots and we can work individually with you to help them get comfortable, please email Mrs. Arnold, our counselor, if this is a concern. At this time we also need to organize some enthusiastic parents or older siblings who are willing to help out from time to time with our special events. The costume will fit any size from a small to large adult. Please email Mrs. Kirchgessner if you are willing to help out.
Thank you
1. A huge thank you to Michelle Hawkins, Donna Mabbs and Stephanie Carpenter for an amazing Giving Assembly this year! Thank you also to all of the families that made donations and to those who volunteered to help sort the donations.
2. Thank you to Suzanne Sewell and her fantastic committee: Samantha Loeffelman, Lisa Lorenz, Dana Sandweiss, Hillary Hinz, Lisa Hirshberg and Kat Mulligan, for all of their work on the Buzz Book. We appreciate everyone's patience as we dealt with technical challenges.
3. A special thank you to the PTO Board for all of the hard work they put in to make the PTO and it's programs run smoothly. The members of the PTO Board are: Becky Marbarger, Nancy Belau, Archna Calfee, Jenny Toon, Pam Liesman, Lisa Hirshberg and Amy Fischer.
Get Ready for Socks and Sandwiches!
OBʼs Annual Community Service Event to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We will be donating much needed socks and sandwiches to area homeless shelters on Monday, January 20.
How can you do a little community service?
Now through January 20, those wishing to participate can donate new socks. The new socks should be delivered to your childʼs classroom. Please choose tube socks in large sizes for either men, women, or children.
Look for information in an upcoming newsletter about donating sandwich fixings and helping to make sandwiches to donate to area homeless shelters on Monday, January 20.
OB's Got Character!
December's character word of the month at OB is PEACE. The Peace Museum, held on Wednesday, December 4, was peacefully enjoyed by all during the school day, as well as by those who attended the family session that evening. Thank you to the parents who volunteered their time during the school day to help make this event a success, and to OB staff who volunteered their time in the evening to make the family session possible. PEACE OUT!
The Ladue School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, socioeconomic status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs or activities. Inquiries related to the district’s employment practices may be directed to Ken Rossics, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Inquiries related to district student programs may be directed to Dr. Laura Brock, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction. Both administrators can be reached at Ladue Schools Administrative Center, 9703 Conway Road, Saint Louis, MO 63124; 314-994-7080.
