Drake-Anamoose School Districts

How long would the list of things you have to be thankful for be? The students, staff and teachers from both Anamoose and Drake all wrote down three things they were grateful for and together we created this giant chain of gratitude! The grades in the elementary were to guess how long the chain would be. The total length was 112 ft. 2nd and 6th grade came in closest with their guesses and won a treat for their class!! The chain will be displayed in the Drake city park under the sheltered picnic area.

The 7th graders traveled to the elementary school to collect items for their Food Pantry Drive. The students did a fabulous job collecting items. After weighing everything, the 1st graders came out on top with 101.5 lbs. Overall, the elementary collected 227 lbs of food!!

The Kindergarten class made a Thankful Tree and asked everyone in the elementary to add their own "thankful leaves." It's starting to fill up! This was a great opportunity for all of us to see how much there is to be grateful for.🍂🤎

The high school FBLA is hosting their Market Day in the FACS room today from 11-12:30. There are a variety of vendors selling spaghetti, shakes, scotcharoos, brownies, cupcakes, specialty beverages, a lot of baked goods, chicken Alfredo, fried pickles,puppy chow, and more!

Celebration of Music was held today at MSU campus. Students from around the area spent the day practicing and preparing for the concert that was held this evening at Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. It is always amazing to watch their work come together, and their performance was wonderful and heartwarming. We had seven students perform tonight and as always, we are so proud of each of them. I am always mesmerized by their ability to learn these pieces so quickly and perform them so effortlessly. Wonderful job, everyone! 🖤🤍🖤🤍

Needing something to do this Friday? Or maybe you still haven't broken down and bought that turkey yet. Either way come on out, try your luck, and maybe win a turkey! If not, there will at least be ice cream. ☺️

The Battle Continues The 7th grade class along with Balfour Roughriders 4H have a competition taking place in both the elementary and the high school. Students are to bring in items that will be donated to our local food pantry! The event has been extended, and the community is welcome to participate. Please drop off any items you would like to donate at either school. The competition ends this Friday, November 17th.

The 2023 school garden season was very successful! This year, Deb kept track of how much produce was picked all season. Once the numbers were gathered, Miss Gilbertson created a bulletin board in the hallway to share with everyone, showcasing the price of seeds, yield picked, and average value if bought from a grocery store. There was also a schoolwide contest guessing how many pumpkins were picked and how heavy the biggest pumpkin weighed (it was a lot lighter than it looked!). All the data is shown in the pictures below.   The school garden is fortunate to have so many great helping hands! A special thanks goes to Deb and Kevin Reinowski, Elaine Zakopyko, Linda Dusek, and the students and staff from the 21st Century after school program and/or summer program. 🥦🥒🥕🌽

Friendly reminder- No school tomorrow, November 10!

One Act Play matinee performance at 1:00 today at the high school. The community is welcome to attend!

Reminder: Early out tomorrow. Shuttle buses at 1:30. Route buses at 1:45.

Reminder: Students should not stay unsupervised after school. As much as we love our students, it is not the responsibility of the teachers or administration to watch over them outside of school hours. Therefore, it is essential that your child has a safe and supervised place to go after school, especially before the start of games or other school activities that may occur later in the evening. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. We appreciate your support in creating a safe and secure environment for our students.

🎉BOTH Junior High CyberMadness teams are headed to State! 🖤🤍🖤🤍More information and pictures to come next week. ☺️

Don't forget!! Links close TONIGHT at 11:59!!!! Looking for some new Raider gear? Need some gift ideas for the holiday season? These two links have a variety of items available. The first link is not sport specific gear whereas the second link is designated Raider basketball gear. Check them out, but don't delay- the store closes Thursday, November 2nd! https://drakeanamoose2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/ https://drakeanamoosebasketball2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Drake November Menu/Events

❗Parents and community members, we need your help!❗ As we enter the month of November, a time to express gratitude, we wanted to reach out and ask for your help. Our schools are blessed with incredible staff members, and we believe your words of appreciation would mean the world to them. Please take a moment to fill out this Google form and share why you are grateful for a staff member or members at our school. You can submit as many times as you like, providing the staff member's name and a positive write-up. Don't forget to sign your family's name too! Your kind words will be shared with the staff and gratitude posts will be displayed throughout the month. Remember, our school functions thanks to many amazing individuals. Thank you for all your help! -Mrs. Bromley and Mrs. Brandt https://forms.gle/UgWXyHi5WDreDQYQ9

Ghosts, goblins, & ghouls, oh my! 👻 The kitchen crew always has a spooktacular lunch in store for the kids on Halloween! 🎃 October was also National Farm to School Month. In celebration, States throughout the Mountain Plains Region (CO, MT, MO, KS, NE, ND, SD, WY) are competing to see which State can get the most “crunches” into a local apple, or other local produce, per capita. All students and staff received an apple and bit into it at the same time.🍏 #mountainplainscrunch

October was National Bullying Prevention Month. In counseling with Mrs. Uhlich, the Kindergarten through 3rd graders learned about making and keeping friends. The students created a “spot of friendship” inspired by the book A Little Spot Makes Friends by Diane Alber. Students were to describe what friendship means to them and write or draw it on their spot!

🏁Start Your Engines!🏁 The book fair at the Elementary will be open until Wednesday! Hours open Monday 8:10-8:30 Tuesday 8:10-8:30 Wednesday 8:10-8:30 and 3:00-4:00 If none of those hours work, please message Miss Gilbertson and she can work out a time with you.

Anamoose-Drake Elementary School menu and newsletter November 2023