What a terrific beginning to the first day of school! 🎉🎉 We are so excited to welcome our students to the first day of the 23-24 school year! GO WILDCAT FAMILY🧡🖤🧡🖤 #wechooselearning
Licking Elementary Parents,
I want to start by saying thank you for the amazing turn out last night at open house, and the patience and understanding with the updates to our new system and some of the long lines. Those lines will not be an issue moving forward and the process will become even more streamline in the coming years. It was amazing to see so many smiling faces last night.
Pick Up and Drop off will be scooted back over by the new cafeteria tomorrow (look for the cones!) when school starts up. We will still be using two lines to both drop off and pick up students. If you came to open house last night you should have received a KidAccount Card with your student's name on it and a bar code. Those cards are for parent pick-up in the car line and will be scanned by a staff member at the end of the day. Don't worry if you forgot your card at home or can't find it, we will be able to look up your child by their last name and enter them in manually in that event. If your student regularly rides the bus, then the card will not be needed. The first day of school is always hectic and lines/bus times may be longer than normal. Please be sure to let the office know if your child is doing something different so we can make sure everyone makes it to the right spot. We appreciate your understanding, and we CANNOT WAIT to see all of our Wildcats tomorrow morning!
Mr. Brian Barry
Elementary Principal
#WildcatPride
#WeChooseLearning
#StrivingForExcellence
REMINDER FOR JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS: Permission forms for junior high students to eat lunch off campus (both 7th and 8th grade) will be given to students on the first day of school. All junior high students will eat in the cafeteria on Wednesday, August 23, and will be allowed to eat lunch off campus once permission forms are turned in after the first day of school.
Licking Wildcat Golf Tournament has been moved to October 28, 2023 at Houston Golf Course. Please see the attached flyer for more details. You may register by calling 417-967-0791 or by clicking on the following link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qZzKIyEndsxumTTaEHOgD0XJgG01XOHjjOftIrBmn3U/edit
Back to School Bash today, Saturday, August 19 at Deer Lick Park from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Come out and support our Athletic Teams and School Clubs. Licking Lady Wildcats- Walking tacos, hotdogs and nachos Licking Boys Basketball- Funnel cakes Licking Girls Softball- Snow cones Licking Cheerleaders- Hair bows Travel Club - homemade ice cream Baseball Boys- Radar Gun Contest We appreciate your support.
Come out and support our Athletic Teams and School Clubs at the Back to School Bash on Saturday, August 19 at Deer Lick Park. Licking Lady Wildcats- Walking tacos, hotdogs and nachos Licking Boys Basketball- Funnel cakes Licking Girls Softball- Snow cones Licking Cheerleaders- Hair bows Travel Club - homemade ice cream Baseball Boys- Radar Gun Contest We appreciate your support.
Join the Wildcat Volleyball Team at 5 PM Monday August 21st for its annual scrimmage. Admission: snacks for bus trips. Parent meeting to immediately follow. Come out and support our Lady Wildcat Volleyball Team.
Licking Elementary teachers took part in the DISC personality assessment today on our first day back. Mr. Bryan Rush, a Maxwell Leadership Academy Trainer, helped teachers to identify their personality type, its strengths and weaknesses, how to work with the other types, and how to use all of that to build better relationships with one another, students, and community members! The training concluded with a game of Jeopardy and a heated Rock, Paper, Scissors tie breaker!
#WeChooseLearning🖤🧡
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#StrivingForExcellence
🖤Our 2023-2024 Wildcat Family🧡
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#wildcatpride
#excellence
Registration for grades 7-12 is TODAY in the HS gym from 12 -2 pm & 5 -8pm. Parents/Guardians are strongly encouraged to complete the online registration prior to attending. If online registration is not complete, computers will be available at registration. Students will receive their schedules & school supplies. Chromebook insurance will also be available for purchase for $25. 7th grade orientation will begin at 6:30 pm in the JH gym. We hope to see you there!
HS Cross Country will be at the High School for practice today.
JH Volleyball tryouts begin Monday, August 14 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm in the FEMA Gym. All Students will need a current physical on file in the Athletic Office. If you have questions you may contact Coach Gambill at 573-674-2711.
Attention 7th grade students!!
Orientation for 7th grade students & parents will be held on Thursday, August 10, at 6:30 pm in the Jr. High Gym. Information on procedures and policies for the upcoming school year will be given to parent and students. 8th grade students and parents are welcome to attend as well. We look forward to seeing our amazing junior high Wildcats!
High School Cross Country practice begins Monday, August 7 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm at Deer Lick Park. All student athletes will need a current MSHSAA physical on file in the Athletics Office to participate. Student athletes may bring a copy of their physical with them on the first day of practice. If you have any questions you may contact Coach Gambill in the Athletics Office at 573-674-22711 ext 111.
High School Baseball practice begins Monday, August 7 at 7:30 am at the High School weight room. All student athletes will need a current MSHSAA Physical on file before participating. Student athletes may bring a copy of their physical on the first day of practice. If you have any questions you may contact Coach Gambill in the Athletics Office at 573-674-2711 ext 111.
High School Volleyball tryouts begin Monday, August 7 from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. All student athletes will need a current MSHSAA physical on file with the Athletic Office before participating. Student Athletes may bring their current physical on the first day of tryouts. If you have questions you may contact Coach Gambill in the Athletic Office at 573-674-2711 ext 111.
⭐️🚌Total Fleet Excellence🚌⭐️
🚌We are so PROUD of our Licking R-8 Transportation Team for earning the Total Fleet Excellence Award from
the Missouri State Highway Patrol for
the second year in a row!
🚌Transportation Director Tony Huff and Bus Fleet Mechanic Toby Backues accepted the award at the state transportation conference in July. We appreciate the hard work and dedication of our entire team of drivers who safely transport our students to and from school each day school is in session.
🚌Our buses collectively travel approximately 1,700 miles each school day over a combination of both paved and gravel roads, with gravel roads making up over half of the roads covered.
🚌It takes great effort to maintain a safe and reliable bus fleet like ours and we are very thankful of the efforts of our transportation team!
🟠#wildcatpride
⚫️#excellence
🎶6th Grade Band🎶
🟠Is your child interested in learning an instrument? Students may choose to learn to play:
🎷Saxophone
🪈Flute
🎼Clarinet
🎺Trumpet
🥁Percussion (drums, etc.)
🎶Trombone
📞Please call the elementary office between the hours of 8am-3pm by Wednesday, August 9th if your child would like to join the 6th grade band class. Please share what instrument they are interested in playing when you call.
⚫️Please see below for more information about 6th grade band:
August 1, 2023
Dear Parents/Guardians of Incoming Sixth Grade Students,
In the Sixth Grade, your child will have the opportunity to begin instrumental music classes with the
Junior High School Band class. Mrs. Briana Link is our High School Music Director and classes are held in
the High School Music Room. Students will begin Band Classes after school begins in August.
Learning to play an instrument is an exciting opportunity and we are pleased that Mrs. Link invites our
sixth-grade students to join the Junior High Band classes. Band students walk between the elementary campus to the secondary campus to attend class. In case of rain or bad weather, a bus will transport students to the High School Music Room. Responsible and respectful behavior is always expected of sixth-grade band students, including while they are walking or riding the bus to and from class.
For instruments, students will need to either rent to own an instrument from Palen Music Center or purchase one on their own. There will be a Palen Music Night at the band room in September for
parents and students to attend to learn more about renting to own. Students will even get their
instruments that evening! More information will be sent out once school starts and once we have
completed instrument testing for each student that signs up for band.
If your child is interested in learning to play an instrument and would like to attend Junior High Band
classes in sixth grade, please call the Elementary Office at (573) 674-3211. When calling, please give
your child’s name and what instrument they are interested in learning to play.
Sincerely,
Mr. Brian Barry
Licking Elementary Principal
ELEMENTARY CLASS LIST UPDATE:
Thank you for your patience as we continued to finalize class lists at the elementary today. The Infinite Campus Portal will open to elementary families TOMORROW, Wednesday, August 2nd. Once logged in, families of K-5 students can view their homeroom teacher for the 23-24 school year. To access the portal, you will need to follow the link in the email that was sent out on July 15. You may want to check your junk or spam folders if you don't see it in your email inbox. If you did not receive an email, you may call the elementary office at 573-674-3211 from 8am-3pm to find out your child's homeroom class placement.
6TH GRADE CLASS LISTS:
6th-grade students will be placed in classes after the band list is finalized. Students wishing to play an instrument and attend band class must contact the elementary office at 574-674-3211 by Wednesday, August 9. Parents of 6th-grade students will be able to access their child's homeroom teacher information on August 10.
🗓️ Save the date: Elementary Open House
🟠Licking R-VIII School District plans to host Elementary Open House Monday, August 21 from 5:30-7:00 PM.
⚫️Elementary students new to the district may submit enrollment paperwork the evening of Open House or by appointment after August 1, 2023, by calling (573) 674-3211.
🟠PTO is purchasing school supplies and Cross County Heating & Cooling are supplying water bottles for all elementary students.
⚫️Parents are asked to provide backpacks, sneakers, earbuds or headphones, tissues, and disinfecting wipes.
😊The first day of school is Wednesday, August 23. We look forward to seeing all of our Wildcats soon!
