Chouteau Elementary School

Congratulations to our Gifted and Talented group. They had the opportunity to participate in the First Lego League Explore Challenge. Each team won an award. Team "One Smart Cookie" (Trenton Bendabout, Zach Witt, Rylan Morrison) won the Coding award, and team "G.I.R.L." (Kaylee Miller, Tess Yoder, Emma Corbett) won the Core Value award. Their challenge was to build a "Super Power" model out of Legos that helps generate, store and distribute energy to their community. Not pictured: Ava Valdez and Lily Smith.

Santa letters can be dropped off during the Christmas Parade at the old fire house.

Chouteau PTO would appreciate your support! We are raising funds for field trips, senior send offs, teacher appreciation and projects along the way. You can buy an every day use item (laundry soap, fabric softener, dishwasher pods and dish soap) all while supporting your child's school! The PTO loves to help the teachers lighten their load as they teach our children! The fundraiser ends on December 5th so hurry and order now. https://ultrafundraising.com/chouteau.html?fbclid=IwAR0Amgy51gTL6AHmj0sqg4yWc0suFfLb0crv6o9lkoekyKqL9jolo1Q67Vo Contact JoEllen Yoder at 918-530-0425 with any questions you might have.

Thank you PTO and Chouteau First Baptist church for partnering with CMPS to make sure 25 families recieved Thangiving baskets. Our students worked hard bringing canned good and then packing boxes.

Thank you to Representative Tom Gann and his wife Debbie for visiting Chouteau Elementary School. Three Student Lighthouse Team members gave them a tour and shared our school-wide goals, Wildcat Code, 7 Habits and a plethra of other exciting things we are doing. Representative Gann then gave a pep talk during our assembly about having an Attitude of Gratitude. We love giving tours and sharing all about what we are doing at Chouteau Elementary. Please let us know if you would also like a tour. Thanks again to Representative Tom Gann for taking an interest in what we are doing here at Chouteau.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 • Veterans Day Assembly and Lunch 10:25 PM - 11:00 PM Please join us in the Main Gym for a district-wide Veterans Day Assembly. Veterans are encouraged to stay for a special lunch provided by FFA in the hospitality room beside the cafeteria.

You are invited to Thanksgiving Lunch here a the school with your child in the elementary cafeteria Nov. 10th, 10:50-11:50. Visitors $4.50 & Children under 4 $2.00

Literacy Night was a success! We love having our parents in the building interacting with their child. The students were so excited to have you here as they dressed like their story book character and presented information about their character and the book. All of our students did a great job! Here are those that place Best Overall! Best Over all Presentation 1st place- Kade Miller 2nd Place- Pepper Means 3rd place- Noble Lewis Best Over all Costume 1st place- Brantley Bricker 2nd Place- Aaron Miller 3rd place- Caiden Grizzard Best Over all Display 1st place- Kailynn Russel 2nd Place- Maggie Nicholas 3rd place- Braxton Smith Congratulations to all!

Thanksgiving Basket Food Drive HELP THOSE IN NEED! The Elementary Students are putting on a food drive to help those in need during the Thanksgiving holiday. Each class can bring the following items beginning November 7th until November 11, 2022. Canned SPAM Canned Tuna Canned Chicken Canned Turkey Mac-N-Cheese Instant mashed potatoes Canned Green Beans Canned Corn Canned Carrots Canned Yams Stuffing Mix Canned Mixed Veggies Canned Beans Jiffy Cornbread Mix Dry Gravy Mix All items gathered will be distributed to families in need of a Thanksgiving meal!

November 3rd 5-7pm Families, please join us for our 2nd annual Literacy Night! There will be a scavenger hunt & each family will receive a free book upon completion. Food will be in the cafeteria provided by CMPS. Judges are looking for: Confident speaker Display is neat Display includes key information about the book and/or character. Costume accurately reflects the book character or topic. Prizes: 1st Place in each category-$15 book fair credit 2nd Place in each category-certificate 3rd Place in each category-certificate *Judging will take place during the school day. Families can view the winners' boards and costumes in their teacher’s classrooms during Literacy Night 5-7pm.

Cherrydale Fundraiser Items Pick Up When: Wednesday, November 2nd Who: Parents/Guardians of students who sold Cherrydale Fundraiser items. What: Cherrydale Fundraiser items pick up. Parents/Guardians must sign for items being picked up. When/Where: 1:30pm-3:15pm - Elementary school office 3:15pm-6:00pm - Elementary school gym (outside door)

Red Ribbon Week fun! Bees, flowers, butterflies and more. Tomorrow is all Red.

Happy Halloween from the Elementary Library Book Fair! 🍂🖤🍁🍂🖤🍁 Hope to see everyone in the morning for the GRAND EVENT at 7 a.m. at the book fair!! Grandparents (or someone special) are invited to enjoy free donuts TUESDAY Nov. 1 at 7-8 a.m while shopping at the elementary book fair with their child. 🧡🧡🧡

Oct 31-Nov. 4th Red Ribbon Week Monday: costume day Tuesday: red day Wednesday: stuffed animal day Thursday: story book character day Friday: blue and gold day

Fall Carnival at the Elementary Gym and Cafeteria, Oct. 28th 5:00-7:00pm Concession and Bingo provided by PTO. The Book Fair will also be open during those hours.

PTO, Thank you for your kindness today with the cheese cake and coffee goodies. The thoughtful words of encouragement really topped it off.

The CLASS Foundation has awarded the following grants for this year to: Mindy Bridges Kim Sword Melissa Bendure Kim Graham Candace Means Hanna Bullock Teresa Herring Lindsey Corbett Cara Wilson-Armour Jennifer Newton Richelle White Julia Markle Cheyenne Morgan Virginia Lampson Kelli Longmire Please congratulate these teachers and a Big THANK YOU to The CLASS Foundation.

H.U.GS HATS, UNDERWEAR, GLOVES, AND SOCKS Cape Chouteau Association of Professional Educators is asking for donations of hats, underwear, gloves, and socks. Once collected, these items will be distributed locally to those in need. Collection boxes will be located at each building office, and we will begin collecting on November 7th and will pick up all items on December 9th. We appreciate your donations, and hope that you will give HUGS to those in need. Thank you!! Chouteau Association of Professional Educators

Farm to School was a success!

Student-Led Conference: Oct. 11th 3:00-6:00 Oct. 12th 8:00-11:00 Student-led conferences are quite common is schools across the country. Here is what to expect. The student presents their portfolio of work and leads the discussion. The teacher facilitates the discussion. The parent listens and learns about their child’s academic and interpersonal progress and needs. This approach gives you a first-hand look at how well your child understands the material, and it enables students to become agents of their own learning. With the proper instruction and support, students are well-equipped to understand themselves as learners, identify their strengths and areas for improvement, express their preferences and needs, and set their own goals for success. Benefits of Student-led conference:. Through the process of preparing for and leading a conference, students learn to: Reflect on themselves as learners. Articulate their needs. Make plans to improve. Get help from others. Own the goals they set for themselves.