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Graduation

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May 14th.

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Eagle Pride Awards

By Tammy Gaines

K-6 Counselor

This quarter in counseling class K-2, the focus has been on developing study skills in the classroom. We discussed and

completed activities on being a good student - worked on listening skills, working quietly, and just being a responsible

student. We also spent some time on how to get along with others as well as how to treat other people. In grades 3-6

the focus was on empathy. We discussed the meaning of empathy, knowing your own feelings, learning to read other's

feelings, empathy through listening, and making and keeping friends. The following students earned the award for 3rd

quarter: Thomas Kinney, Lexi Thomas, Emma Dennis, Koby Pobst, Linden Holmes, Brody Meystedt, Rylan Romas,

Camdyn Nenniger, Annah McGuire-Jenkins, Paden Anderson, Lilly Knotts, Marshall Bradley, Kolten Payne, and Em-

ma Priggel. These children are beautiful examples of wearing a smile on their face, sharing kind words, helping others,

and going the extra mile to make someone's day just a little brighter. We are very proud of these students for showing

good character and encourage all students to consistently work toward showing Eagle Pride daily at Oran Elementary.

We have focused on Empathy this quarter:

what is it

knowing your own feelings

learning to read other's feelings

empathy through listening

empathy and making and keeping friends

We also worked on:

coping strategies for Teases and Put-Down's

completed lesson on Bully Awareness

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High School By: Adam Friga, HS Principal

Recently the Oran Girls and Boys basketball teams were able to accomplish a

historical feat by earning a trip to the final four in the same season. If you were not able to

make the games, be it known that our student athletes were the epitome of 1st class in all

their actions. Our kids and coaches were respectful, well behaved, appreciative and they

even had some fun doing it. While all these qualities make us proud to be an Oran Eagle, it

would be a huge understatement if we did not recognize ALL those in the community/

school that equally contribute to our great school. Community support, hard work, pride,

and treating each other like family is a staple in making Oran Schools the best in the

state. While a Thank You for the TREMENDOUS amount of support during our final four

run this year is in order. THANK YOU. An even bigger THANK YOU is in order for your

unwavering support through the test of time. It is no accident Oran R-III schools remains

top notch due to your commitment for the schools betterment. On behalf of Oran Schools

we sincerely appreciate it all.

Oran Eagle Pride

Elementary By: Travis Spane

We have finished a great 3rd quarter and got through with only one snow day so far this year! We

did miss two more with our Boys and Girls basketball teams going to the final four. The elementary

would like to congratulate the girls on their 4th place finish and the boys winning first place.

Students and teachers have been working really hard during the third quarter. I would like to thank

everyone that helped with the Computers for Education fundraiser that the elementary had in

January, it was big success. PTO sponsored Donuts for Dad, I was amazed how many dads were

here, I would like to thank everyone one who attended and who helped make it a great morning.

PTO will be sponsoring Muffins for Moms in May. Notes will be sent home with more details. The

AR pork steak dinner went great and I would like to thank Tanya Albritton, Jeannie Knotts, Robin

Spane and their kids for working and doing a great job.

Upcoming events for the elementary. PTO is hosting a change war to benefit our local food bank.

The winning classes in K-2 and 3-6 get to throw a pie in my face along with Coach Shoemaker,

Mrs. Gaines, Mrs. Gelsheimer, Mrs. Pobst, Mrs. White and Mrs. Dennis as a reward. Keep students

reading as students who make their goal 3 quarters will be on the AR reward trips in early May. We

will be MAP testing at the end of April. During these dates please make sure your son or daughter

gets a good meal for supper, plenty of sleep each night and a good breakfast to get students up and

going. Our last day of school is May 18th. This year for Play Day PTO is looking at taking the

elementary to Perry Parks Center in Perryville Mo. to watch a movie. We look forward to a great

4th quarter.

Notes from our Administrators...

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THANK YOU!

A BIG “Thank you” to the Oran Community

for supporting our school by voting YES on the

no-tax bond issue!

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First Grade Mrs. Gelsheimer

We are reading nonstop to make

our Accelerated Reading goals. We

are currently working on telling

time, graphing, and measuring in

math. In reading we are continuing

to work on long vowel sounds. We

are currently practicing retelling the

story. Our class won free

McFlurries for collecting the most

money for the Ronald McDonald

Houses. Several from our class

received sodas for collecting Box

Tops and meeting the individual

goal. We enjoyed watching the

chicks hatch from the eggs. Our

Valentine’s Party was a huge

success. We have been learning

about Dr. Martin Luther King,

George Washington, Abraham

Lincoln, and Benjamin Franklin.

We are eagerly awaiting the arrival

of spring!!!

Second Grade Mrs. Pobst

2nd Grade has been

extremely busy. In reading we

have been focusing on important

skills such as compare and contrast,

cause and effect, making and

confirming predictions, inferences,

and author’s purpose. These skills

are a continuation from 1st grade,

but this year we have added a new

element. In 2nd grade we have to

use details to support our

responses. For example, if we say

that a passage is persuasive, we

have to give a detail to support that

it is persuading.

In math we have been

focusing on graphs and money. We

have taken surveys at home and

school and used the data to make

graphs and analyze the data. We all

know how important money is, so

we have spent several weeks

learning to count coins. Not only

have we learned to count coins, but

we have learned to add and subtract

amounts. We have also focused on

money word problems that involve

figuring change.

In social studies we have

been learning about government.

We have learned interesting facts

about city, state, and country

governments. We have also

learned about the 7 continents and 4

oceans in our world.

We have worked really

hard this quarter and are going to

continue to work hard in the 4th

quarter to learn all the material that

we need to be ready for 3rd grade.

We are excited about 4th quarter,

but I have to admit we are just as

excited that spring will be here

soon!

Third Grade Mrs. White

The third quarter

certainly seemed to pass quickly

this year! After returning from our

Christmas break, the third graders

got down to business in the

classroom. In Math we focused on

fractions as well as continuing to

work on mastery of multiplication

and division facts. Our mastery

goal is to be able to complete 100

basic facts during a 5 minute timed

test, and students must do this 3

times before earning the title of

“Multiplication Master.” At this

point, 16 of 19 students have

mastered multiplication. The class

has been promised a pizza party if

we have 100% of our class master

multiplication! Eight of our

students have mastered division,

and 5 of them are “Mixed Masters,”

which means they have

successfully mastered timed tests

with a mix of multiplication and

division problems. We will

continue these daily timed tests as

well as practice online until the end

of the year with the hope that all

students will be ready for the much

larger 4th grade math problems next

year!

In Reading our focus was

on comparing/contrasting texts,

inferences, text structure, features

of informational text, as well as

comprehension and vocabulary.

The students also worked to

achieve their Accelerated Reading

Goals. Every morning as the

students come in to class we log

what they read at home the night

before. I am very impressed that the

majority of the class would rather

read a chapter book than a smaller

book this year.

In February you might

have noticed that some of our

students made the local news! The

third and fourth graders were

invited to participate in a cultural

presentation hosted by CENET.

Numerous presenters from

countries such as Australia, Brazil,

Japan and Costa Rica shared

information about their country and

culture with the children. It was a

fun-filled morning with students

moving through stations to learn

about other parts of the world. I

think their favorite part was tasting

food from other countries!

Representatives from local

government offices came to watch

the Culture in the Classroom

program in action, and both KFVS

as well as the Southeast Missourian

reported on this event. It certainly

was an exciting event for our class!

The PTO sponsored a

special event called “Donuts with

Dad” again this year. The

elementary students invited a dad,

grandpa, or other male role model

to school to spend a few minutes

together and eat donuts. Most of

our students had a special visitor

that day, and I thank all of the men

who took time out of their day to

stop by. The kids truly enjoyed

having you at school. Thanks to

our PTO for supplying donuts to all

of the elementary students whether

they had a visitor or not!

Elementary School Happenings

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Fourth Grade Mrs. Dennis

It is hard to believe that third quarter has

come and gone already! We have been

working so hard and learning so many new

skills.

In Reading, we have been working hard on

many different skills. We have been focusing

on compare/contrast, author’s purpose, making

inferences, summarizing, and problem/

solution. These are skills that we have been

working on all year and will continue to

develop throughout 4th Quarter. We have also

been focusing on writing answers to questions

and the importance of writing the question in

the answer. This quarter we have read a play

and the students have really enjoyed reading it.

They got the chance to act out their parts and I

have to say we might have a few Hollywood

stars among us!

Math has been focused on learning all about

fractions and decimals. The students are

learning that fractions and decimals represent

part of a whole. We have conquered adding

and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers

with like denominators, learned how to create

equivalent fractions, compare fractions and

decimals, and locate them on a number line.

The students really enjoyed the activities with

manipulatives this quarter!

Science and Social Studies have also been very

interesting this quarter. In Science, we learned

about the water cycle and sound waves.

Students now know that the water cycle is

taking place constantly around them. Just look

at a cold drink cup on a warm day! In social

studies, we learned about the colonies and how

they were set up by the colonists. We learned

that many of the colonists were not happy with

the British rules, so they rebelled. Many of

the students were glad to find out that Boston

Harbor didn’t turn into a bay of tea after the

Boston Tea Party!

We are gearing up for the fourth quarter and

are looking forward to showing everyone how

much we have learned throughout the year.

We are working hard every day and are

anticipating much success on the end of the

year test!

Fifth Grade Mrs. Conn

We are just a few short weeks away from

taking the MAP test. We’ve had a very busy

3rd quarter. The students have spent time

multiplying, adding, and subtracting fractions

in math. We’ve worked on customary

conversion and volume. In social studies, we

just finished talking about the Louisiana

Purchase. The students particularly enjoyed

this chapter as we learned about the expansion

of the United States. In science, we’re

discussing simple machine. Later in the year,

the students will have an opportunity to create

Rube Goldbergs. We’re going to begin

reviewing concepts in reading, science, and

math to prepare for the MAP test.

Sixth Grade Mrs. Hanlon

Just as our weather continues to change daily

during this time of year, the students are

learning, changing, and growing each day. I

am extremely proud of the students and their

work ethic. Time management is a very

important skill, and the students are learning to

prioritize and manage INDEPENDENTLY!

In our math learning stations,

students are continuing to review and practice

previously taught skills through computer

games and manipulative games. We are also

focusing on ACCURACY in computation.

During the remainder of the quarter, we will be

studying measurement and begin reviewing for

testing at the end of the year. Students will

need continuous practice in these fundamental

skills as they relate to “real” life situations.

During the 3rd quarter, we studied light and

sound energy in science and ventured into the

Civil War Era in social studies.

As the seasons change and outdoor

activities and sports begin, please be sure to

remind your child to continue to complete

homework, prepare for tests, and work toward

goals. With your continued help and support,

the remainder of the year will be as successful

as the beginning!

Kindergarten celebrating the 100th day of school.

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FCCLA By: Amy Wibbenmeyer Adviser

FCCLA sold Little Caesar's Pizza kits in February. We would like to thank everyone who supported us! This

money helped us raise funds to go to State Leadership Conference! FCCLA went to State Leadership Con-

ference at Tan-Tar-A resort at Lake of the Ozarks. We had 10 students competing in competitive events. All

of the students competing earned metals. We got three gold and one silver. We will be sending one group to

National FCCLA Leadership conference this summer in Nashville, TN.

Megan Henson was elected as FCCLA Regional Officer for the 2017-2018 school year.

Megan said, “I feel honored to represent our school on this level. I feel it is a huge accomplish-

ment to be able to network with other students from other schools and be a leader for our region.

”

FBLA By: Larry Boshell, Adviser

Oran FBLA members attending the District Leadership Conference on February 7th. The Global Business

Team of Allison Holt, Kelsey Watkins and Josh Sauceda placed 1st and qualified for the State Leadership

Conference in Springfield where they recently competed. Courtney Cochran placed 3rd in Hospitality

Management and 2nd in Social Media. The eight students that competed represented Oran High School

very well.

All of the students who competed and

earned metals!

Megan Henson and Ms.

Wibbenmeyer attending the

officer installation dinner.

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Agricultural Education and FFA News By: Ken Eftink

Third quarter has been very busy for students in the Agricultural Education Department at Oran High School. The

quarter began with the plan for the Exploring Agriculture Junior High 7th grade boys meeting and planning for

activities they would like to do during the class. Normally, we view a You Tube video each week on some agri-

culture topic that is approved by me and write a report on this; however, this time, the students wanted to watch a

You Tube video on a chick hatching. I stated that we could do this in class if someone in class has an incubator.

Quentin Senciboy raised his hand and said his Dad has an incubator and we could probably use it. Later we locat-

ed fertile eggs from Mr. J. D. Cook who donated 3 dozen eggs for the chick hatch project and provided some vital

information that we would want to do while the eggs are incubating and hatching. The project began on January

25, 2017 by placing the eggs in the egg turners supplied with the incubator. Eggs were candled at Day 6 and all

eggs were candled on Day 12. Thirty of the thirty-six eggs had chicks in them at that time, so the 6 that did not

were removed and cracked open outside to see what was happening. There were no chicks or blood spots present

on those. On Day 20, February 14, 2017 we noticed a chip in one of the eggs and the chicks were chirping. On

Day 21 the chicks began hatching. After hatching the chicks were placed in a homemade chick brooder supplied

by Mr. Billy Senciboy, Quentin’s Dad. On Day 22 we began cracking open other eggs that when candled looked

as though they had died. Overall, 23 chicks were hatched from the 36 eggs that were supplied. Students recorded

the daily temperature and humidity readings for the incubator and assisted with moving the eggs as needed and

moving the chicks from the incubator to the brooder. Several other classes came through to view the Egg Hatch

project and all were pleased to see the results.

Klayton Gosche applied for a Proficiency Award in the area of Grain Production. This application has passed the

Area 15 selection process and has moved onto the State FFA selection process. Austin Eftink applied for the State

FFA Degree. This application has passed the Area 15 selection process and moved onto the State FFA selection

process. Later Austin learned that he will not receive the State FFA degree this year, but he can reapply next year

if he chooses. Blake Schlitt, a 2016 graduate, has applied for the American FFA Degree. The paper work is com-

pleted and it has been sent onto the State FFA selection process. If Blake is selected, he will be the first recipient

of the American FFA degree from the Oran FFA.

The Oran FFA celebrated National FFA Week with their annual FFA Appreciation Meal on Thursday, Feb. 23,

2017 and Tractor Day on Friday Feb. 24, 2017. Approximately 125 people dined on grilled hamburgers, home-

made potato fries, and cookies. Thank you to the First Commercial Bank and Alliance Bank for donating money

for the dinner and the Oran Jaycees for allowing the Oran FFA to borrow their tables and chairs. Austin Eftink,

Klayton Gosche, Bryce Dirnberger, William Kluesner, and Devon Prindle brought tractors to school for Tractor-

Day.

In the future the Oran FFA will select chapter officers for the 2017-18 school year, host their annual FFA banquet

on April 12, and participate in the State FFA Convention on April 20-21, 2017.

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High School Cheerleaders By: Erika Hutchcraft

Oran High School Cheerleading has had a great 2016-17

season and it couldn’t have ended on a better note. I would like

to mention that I am proud of my seniors for doing an

outstanding job and setting great examples for the other girls:

Abby Essner (1st year), Megan Tenkhoff (2nd year), and Brenna

Hahn (4th year). I would also like to note that Brenna Hahn,

Megan Tenkhoff, and Sydney Kern were selected as part of OIT

All-Tournament Cheer Team.

I asked some of the girls to tell me their favorite part of the

season and it was unanimous in all of their responses: getting to

go to State with both of our basketball teams and cheer our boys

on to a win. Had both teams and coaches not worked so hard,

we would not have gotten to have that experience; we are so

proud of both teams and coaches and we absolutely loved all of

the support from the community and our pep club.

We would like to extend our many thanks to those that

helped by donating time and/or money in order to give all of us

the best experience possible at State! We look forward to go-

ing again and cheering on both of our teams next year.

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What is happening in the Arts at Oran High School.

Very, very busy this time of year at Oran High School. The art department is getting artwork ready for the

Sikeston Depot’s 42nd Annual Art Show which opens April 14th, 2017 at 5-7:30. We are hoping to have several

nice pieces including artwork in fibers, ceramics, painting and drawings. We have a lot of talent this year in Ad-

vanced art as well as Art I. The freshman class has really impressed me this year with their art talent.

Prom preparations are underway as the dance quickly approaches on April 8th, 2017. This year’s winter wonder-

land theme will be a first and should be quite elegant. We have been painting trees and assembling the back-

ground for the annual event. The décor will have an icy chill with hints of silver, light blue and tons of mir-

rored vinyl, white gossamer, twinkle lights and glitter. This may be a welcomed theme because of our mild win-

ter this year.

Our school wide art and music event will be held on April 24th in the Oran High School auditorium at 6:00pm.

It is open to the public, families and students as we hope to highlight artwork from K-12 students. See you there!

Oran R-3 Schools

P.O. Box 250

Oran, MO 63771