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There is no school on Friday the 16th for professional development; there is also no school on Monday the 19th for Presidents' Day.
![No school 2/16/24 or 2/19/24.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/7078209/large_Reminder.jpg)
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We never know what Missouri winter has planned for us, but our school year calendar accounts for this. May includes make up days labeled "MU." So far, we only have four hours to make up! That will put us into May 23rd. Stay tuned for surprises!
![May school day calendar.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/7002125/large_MU_Days.jpg)
![Surprise, surprise meme](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/7002126/large_Surprise__surprise.gif)
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Thank you to all of our school counselors for being student-focused!
![Thank you KVR-3 school counselors, we appreciate you! Photo includes pics of each counselor.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/6982760/large_School_Counselor_Week.jpg)
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Reminder that we are back on regular bus routes beginning tomorrow, Monday, 2/5/24. *All of our families on secondary roads breathe a sigh of relief at the same time.* Thank you for your understanding! Remember to lookout for school buses making frequent stops everywhere you go.
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Reserve your tickets for the KHS Music Department's Pre-Super Bowl Celebrity Dinner Party next Saturday, 2/10/24 in the KPS Gym at 6pm. $30 per ticket:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepY7R-tF0xb_hNXAd6F7O4ppLH-XwAvDY3Wl9Qf-TGJDfbfQ/viewform
![Music Department Celebrity Dinner Party](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/6905411/large_Pre-Super_Bowl_Celebrity_Dinner.jpg)
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Only 48 days until the first day of spring?!? Life Squad is fundraising with an online spring bulb sale: http://rmelifesquad.fpfundraising.com/
![Spring Bulb Fundraiser Dahlias | Lilies | Perennials | & More! Quality flowers shipped directly to your door! http://rmelifesquad.fpfundraising.com/ Order here by 4/1: Life Squad receives 50% of every purchase Life Squad is an environmental club created by students wishing to spread awareness about environmental issues and make the world a better place. Funds raised will go towards mailing off recycled writing utensils, service projects for the community, and school-wide Earth Week activities. Contact sfindling@kirksville.k12.mo.us with any questions.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/6854277/large_LifeSquadFundraiser.jpg)
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Our local RME Special Olympics team participated in a tournament on Saturday the 27th in Jeff City. Mrs. Starkey is proud to announce they won 1st place in their division! Way to go, Tigers!
Check out a clip here: https://youtu.be/uWUk4JRWMNc
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Mrs. AuBuchon and RME are so proud of Natalie Wilson, Rikki Lloyd, and Seann Alberts for their outstanding performance in the Missouri All-State Children's Choir last week! Good job, Tigers!
![Natalie Wilson, Rikki Lloyd, and Seann Alberts](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/6831339/large_Children_s_Choir.jpg)
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Being a school employee is unique. What other jobs can you earn respect for dressing like Flo from Progressive Insurance, but get weird looks later when you stop at Hy-Vee?
Our middle school teachers had way too much fun with their Rhyme Without Reason dress up day for courtwarming week. Check out Patrick Mahomes and his garden gnomes. Then we have Napolea-ON and some cray-ONs. Finally, our sixth grade teachers dressed as things/people ending with the long o sound. Directions: Work together in the comments to see if we can figure out the other long o sounds, besides Flo.
Thank you WMMS staff for our community phonics lesson.
![Patrick Mahomes with his garden gnomes, office staff.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/6798743/large_Courtwarming2.jpg)
![Napolea-ON (Dynamite) with some cray-ONs.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/6798741/large_IMG_3146.jpg)
![Sixth grade teachers as things that end in the long o sound.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/6798742/large_words_ending_o.jpg)
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Fri, 1/26/24: regular start and dismissal times with regular snow routes, found here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2933/KSD/3758051/23-24_Snow_Routes_-_Updated_1-25-24.pdf
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Thurs, 1/25/24: Regular start and dismissal times with regular snow routes, found here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2933/KSD/3758051/23-24_Snow_Routes_-_Updated_1-25-24.pdf
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Wed, 1/24/24: Regular start and dismissal times with R-buses running their modified stops, found here: https://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/page/inclement-weather
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Tuesday, 1/23/24 Reminder: R-buses are running their modified stops this afternoon, found here: https://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/page/inclement-weather
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Due to icy road conditions right now and predicted freezing rain again at dismissal times, school is canceled for Monday, January 22, 2024.
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Still looking for a New Year's resolution? Mrs. Pasa wants to remind everyone that pop tabs are collected in the library at KPS for Ronald McDonald House in Columbia. Every pop, soda, energy drink, whatever-you-drink tab counts! Save them up and send them into to KPS in 2024!
![KPS students donating pop can tabs in the library.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/6718191/large_Robyn_soda_tabs.jpg)
![KPS student with a big baggie of soda can tabs.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/6718190/large_Robyn_soda_tabs2.jpg)
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School is canceled for today, Friday, January 19, 2024.
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This Roar of Applause goes to Meghan Smith! She is a custodian at WMMS. Thank you Ms. Meghan for taking such good care of our teachers and classrooms! Join us in congratulating Meghan for this "ROAR!" 🎉🐅 #kvtigers #kvproud #welovekirksville
![A coworker shared: I had a larger spill in my classroom that needed attention, and Meghan brought the floor scrubber down and took care of it. In addition, she did the rest of my floor, and put my tables back together. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/6713742/large_Roar_of_Applause_Meghan_Smith__1_.jpg)
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This Roar of Applause goes to Mikki Wouters! She is a preschool teacher at ECLC. Thank you Ms. Mikki for being so inclusive! Join us in congratulating Mikki for this "ROAR!" 🎉🐅 #kvtigers #kvproud #welovekirksville
![Roar of Applause Mikki Wouters Preschool Teacher Michelle Stonecipher shared: Ms. Mikki is meeting her students where they are. Along with teaching the MO Early Learning Standards, Ms. Mikki is embracing the many challenges that come with having a diverse class of learners. Her class includes students with hearing loss, vision loss, mobility challenges, and diverse languages. Ms. Mikki is teaching ASL to her students while learning it herself. She is bridging the gaps by providing a learning environment for everyone. She is teaching at its finest! Thank you Ms. Mikki for the love and the content you put in place every single day. YOU are doing whatever it takes to help our students succeed!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kirksville_r-iii_school_district_ar/live_feed_image/image/6700880/large_Roar_of_Applause_Mikki_Wouters__1_.jpg)
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Thursday, 1/18/24 we are having regular start and dismissal times, using the modified R-bus stops found on our inclement weather page: https://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/page/inclement-weather
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Reminder: school dismissal times are regular dismissal times today. Buses may be slower out of caution. Our Modified R-bus afternoon drop times are included on our inclement weather page:
https://www.kirksville.k12.mo.us/page/inclement-weather