We currently have some fun Fall decorations in our lobby near the office! Thank you to Harmony, our Marching Tigers, our Volleyball team, and our Cheerleaders!!!
From Mrs. Johnson: Student Led Conference practice with partners!"
From Mrs. Johnson:
"3rd graders are learning about maps. They are playing a “Roll A Map” game. Students are working together to label our oceans & continents!"
The Montrose Invitational marked the last regular season meet for the cross-country team. We had multiple runners medal and a couple new PR's set! 👏
Varsity Girls:
4th -Rylee Donaldson, 23:27
13th- Callie Knoernschild, 26:51
Varsity Boys:
11th - Trenton Sawyer, 19:16
MS Girls:
6th - Mya Edington, 14:21
10th - Angelica Georgiyev, 15:19
#Tiger Nation- It is our plan to start a new way to connect to our community. On Thursday's we want to honor our traditions and past and post some pictures! #THROW BACK THURSDAY! If you see yourself or folks you know please comment and interact with us!
This past Saturday a few of our High School choir students attended the WCMMEA District Choir event at Oak Grove High School.
Heath Snethen and Brayden Wells participated in the 9/10 honor choir and had the pleasure of working with the Director of KC Symphony Choir. While Callie Knoernschild sang in the All-District Choir and worked with Ms. Kari Adams from the University of Missouri.
From Miss Treuner:
"Second grade is working on some vocabulary words with actions this week! Can you guess our vocab words?
I spy an oval, students huddled, and waddling penguins. What do you see?"
From Mrs. Anderson: "FBLA would like to invite community members and Veterans to join us for our Veterans Day Assembly November 12, 2024."
GR VIII Community,
Please don't forget to sign up for our Student Led Conferences this year! Our staff and students have been working hard to showcase their academic and personal growth this year!
Wednesday, October 30 GR VIII will partner with BTC Bank to provide dinner for the community for 5.00.
Congratulations to Trenton Sawyer for placing 4th at the Pumpkin Run in Smithton this weekend and to our boys' team for taking 3rd overall! 👏
In their "Murder and a Meal" lab Mrs. Donaldson's biology students use chemical indicators to test for macromolecules in the victim's "stomach contents" to solve the mystery.
Big thanks Ashley Wooster who came to talk to Mrs. Schreck's students about being a Realtor®️ and helping with their project on selling a haunted house! They talked about descriptive words and how to catch buyers attention with writing a detailed description of the home. The students asked so many good questions and were very engaged!
Mr. Tester's 8th graders worked with partners to learn about the Columbian Exchange. Students participated in a gallery walk combined with research to determine which food, animals, and products came from the Old World versus New World. Skills utilized included collaboration, communication, proper research methods, and critical thinking skills as some items were complex in their origin.
Mrs. Thompson's students are learning various ways to write ratios. The manipulatives for the lesson---cereal & marshmallows!!! Do you think she had their attention? Absolutely!🙌
Mrs. Peterson & Ms. Fox took our Seniors to Warsaw on October 17th. They attended the Benton County College Fair. It was a great opportunity to explore their options, connect with college representatives, and narrow down post-graduation plans. Exciting futures ahead for our Tigers!
Today, Mrs. Johnson's students were busy preparing and practicing for Student Led Conferences.
Mr. Taylor & Mr. Doane have some excited students! They have created names and logos for their Book Clubs! T-shirts are in their future! Students are also creating wishlists for book titles! Stay tuned!
Congratulations to our Running Tigers on their awesome performance at the Kaysinger Conference cross country meet today in Stover.
Trenton Sawyer took the title of Kaysinger Champion on the Varsity boys' side finishing in 18 minutes and 46 seconds.
Evee Porter also medaled taking 15th place (20:48).
The Varsity boys' team (Trenton Sawyer, Evee Porter, Gage Devorss, Jackson Xiloj and Izaiah Lemanski) also finished 3rd in the conference as a TEAM!
Medals were earned on the Varsity girls' side as well. Rylee Donaldson received 4th place (24:24) and Callie Knoerschild 8th (26:39). Our only Jr. High runner, Angelica Georgiyev, took home a 5th place medal. Way to represent Tigers!
Pictures from Mr. Taylor’s 5th grade elections!
October's Terrific Tiger Teachers are: Hayden Doane and Jon Tester.
Both Doane and Tester were nominated by their peers for their energy and ability to connect with our students. Thank you gentleman for helping to Restore The Roar! #TIGERNATION
Congratulations, well deserved recognition. We are thankful you both call Green Ridge R V III District HOME.
