Spirit Day!
November Lunch Menu
Activities for Monday, October 19, 2020: Soccer @Elsberry vs. Canton, 4:15 p.m. Good Luck! NHS Sock Drive.
Game time is now 5:00 p.m.
Congratulations Lady Owls! District Champs!
Activities for Saturday, October 17, 2020: Varsity Cross Country Conference meet at Pike County Fairgrounds, Bowling Green, MO. 10 a.m. Good luck!
CONGRATULATIONS MRS. HARRELSON FOR RECEIVING A $500 GRANT FROM AUTHOR JAMES PATTERSON AND SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS!
Bestselling author James Patterson and Scholastic Book Clubs today announced that Silex-area teacher Liz Harrelson is to receive a grant of $500 and 500 Scholastic Book Clubs Bonus Points for the purpose of building classroom and at-home libraries for her students. Mrs. Harrelson is among 5,000 teachers throughout the United States who received a grant, part of a $2.5 million personal donation made by James Patterson.
Mrs. Harrelson’s grant is part of a $2.5 million personal donation from Patterson, and a Scholastic Book Clubs match of 2.5 million Bonus Points
To learn more about the program and see the full list of grant recipients, visit: http://www.scholastic.com/pattersonpartnership/.
To be considered for the grant, Mrs. Harrelson was asked to share in 50 characters or less how she plans to use the funds and Bonus Points to help build her classroom library. As a grant recipient, Mrs. Harrelson will have access to additional support from Patterson and Scholastic Book Clubs in the form of a special online boutique filled with promotional discounts on books for every type of reader, as well as a monthly newsletter filled with ideas for building classroom and at-home libraries, all created with the goal of helping teachers stretch the dollars even further to benefit as many kids as possible.
Parent/Teacher Conference Information.
Tonight's Silex vs. Community District Championship Softball game can be heard on Eagle 102 KJFM Radio. Pregame show will start at 5:45 p.m. Game time is 6:00 p.m. They will load the game video to their website after the game is over. Follow your area teams at-home and away, everyday, with Eagle 102 Sports!
Activities for Friday, October 16, 2020: Spirit Day, Wear green! Softball Districts @Community, 6:00 p.m. Good Luck Lady Owls! NHS Sock Drive; End of 1st Quarter.
Don't forget to wear your Silex green tomorrow!
Congratulations to our All-Conference Softball Players! Maddy Hall, 1st Team; Taylor Howard, 1st Team (unanimous); Gwen Gilbert, 1st Team; Lexi Plackemeier, 1st Team (unanimous); Tori Mudd, 2nd Team.
Boys Soccer is cancelled for Thursday & Friday, October 15 & 16, 2020.
NHS "Socktober" information.
We’d like to wish our very own Superintendent, Mr. Rod Hamlett, a very happy Boss’ Day! He was honored with gifts & a luncheon given by teachers & staff.
Activities for Thursday, October 15, 2020: Soccer @Elsberry vs. Orchard Farm, 4:15 p.m.; Good luck! FAFSA Workshop, 4 p.m.; School Board Meeting, 7 p.m.; NHS Sock Drive; Book Fair.
District Softball Information: Friday, October 16, 2020 at Community R-6. Game time is 6:00 p.m. Gate admission is $5.00 per person for ages 6 years and older. No passes will be accepted. Please bring your lawn chairs. Silex will occupy the 3rd base dugout. There are currently no restrictions in place, but please wear a mask when social distancing is not possible. Good luck to our Lady Owls!
As we are coming to the end of our first quarter, we would like to remind everyone that we are asking that any student or adult who is exhibiting the following symptoms, or have experienced any of the following symptoms, please DO NOT enter the school facilities for at least 24 hours: -Temperature greater than 100 degrees -New or worsening cough -Shortness of breath or trouble breathing -Sore throat, different than seasonal allergies -New loss of smell and/or taste -Diarrhea -Nausea or vomiting -Headache -Muscle or body aches -Fatigue -Congestion or runny nose. Thank you.
The FAFSA workshop for the Seniors has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. For more info. please contact Mrs. Heitgerd at hheitgerd@silex.k12.mo.us
Spirit Day is this Friday!
