With Thanksgiving approaching, I thought I would compile some fun things for families to do with their time together. Grab your oven mittens, glue sticks and cold-weather gear because it’s time to celebrate!
Recipes for a plentiful, and delicious, Thanksgiving meal (straight from my mother’s own cookbook):
Apple Cranberry Crisp
Ingredients:
1½ cups Quick cooking oats; 1/2 cup brown [...]
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Thanksgiving Break
Posted in Events, tagged break, holiday, Thanksgiving on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Although the news never sleeps, it does in fact eat.
Like most every other student in Columbia and every person in the United States, the staff of the Missourian who contribute to this blog will celebrate Thanksgiving next week.
While they travel home and back again, this blog will be on hiatus. But the Monday after Thanksgiving, [...]
Columbia Public Schools World Cafe
Posted in Events, tagged 5-year plan, strategic, The ARC, World Cafe on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 3, Columbia Public Schools will host World Cafe, a community event where the public can share their input regarding the school district’s strategic plans for the next five years.
Held at the Activities and Recreation Center at 1701 W. Ash Street, members of the community sit around a [...]
Close-Knit Community at Blue Ridge
Posted in Elementary Schools, Events, tagged Blue Ridge Elementary School, book fair, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Parent Teacher Association, parent-teacher conferences on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A large bulletin board hangs in the main office of Blue Ridge Elementary School. You can’t miss it. It bears dozens of labeled photographs of Blue Ridge teachers and staff, each one with a warm smile.
That board represents the community at Blue Ridge: warm. welcoming. friendly.
Last week, Blue Ridge hosted a book fair and parent-teacher [...]
Issues in Missouri Education
Posted in Issues in Education, Missouri, tagged concert, cross country, H1N1, Junior Achievement, Linda Ronstadt, music education, Southeast Missourian, Springfield News-Leader, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, statewide coverage, teacher's union, The Examiner, The Kansas City Star, vaccination on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Educators choose one union [Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader]
Rockwood won’t get more vaccine [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Eagles cross country program soaring [The Examiner of Independence, Mo.]
Linda Ronstadt makes a case for music education [The Kansas City Star]
Seventh Graders learn about decision-making through Junior Achievement [Southeast Missourian of Cape Girardeau, Mo.]
Internet Safety Sessions at Paxton Keeley
Posted in Discussion, Elementary Schools, Uncategorized, tagged internet safety, library, Parent Teacher Association, safety, Technology on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Threats of stranger danger can be just as real when you are online as when you are off.
That was a message Thursday night during parent teacher conferences, where librarian Cathie Loesing hosted four Internet safety sessions at Paxton Keeley Elementary School.
The sessions were held every hour starting at 4 p.m. with the last session at [...]
Missouri Uses Rigorous Education Standards When Compared Nationally, Study Says
Posted in Curriculum, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Issues in Education, Junior High, Middle Schools, Missouri, National, Regional, tagged academic standards, columbia public schools, eighth-grade, fourth-grade, math, Missouri, NAEP on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A study released by the National Center for Education Statistics found that Missouri uses some of the most rigorous standards in the United States to measure the academic proficiency of its students.
The report focused on the 2005 and 2007 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is currently the only measure available for [...]
Issues in Education
Posted in Elementary Schools, High Schools, Issues in Education, Junior High, Middle Schools, Regional, tagged attendance, Capital Journal, charter schools, class size, No Child Left Behind, Richmond Times-Dispatch, St. Paul Pioneer Press, tardiness, teacher's union, The Indianapolis Star, The Tampa Tribune on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2 school districts join suit against Indiana teachers union [The Indianapolis (Ind.) Star]
Schools struggle to cut class size without moving students [The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune]
Some fear St. Paul’s Open School will change too drastically in face of No Child Left Behind [St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press]
Sweeps debate grows [Capital Journal, Pierre, S.D.]
Hanover adjusts to flat [...]
Boone County Retired Teachers Meeting Notice
Posted in Announcements, Discussion, Elementary Schools, Events, High Schools, Issues in Education, Junior High, Middle Schools, Missouri, National, tagged Boone County Retired Teachers, educators, Retirement on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Boone County Retired Teachers meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. on November 17 at the Peachtree Catering & Banquet Center on 120 E. Nifong Blvd. in Columbia. The event will be followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m.
The meeting’s speaker will be Karen Taylor. She will present a program about ‘The Imagination Project’.
Some of [...]
Gentry Middle School to host fall festival
Posted in Announcements, Events, Middle Schools, Missouri, Regional, tagged fall festival, Gentry Middle School, PTSA on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gentry Middle School will host their annual fall festival from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the school, located at 4200 Bethel St. The event is open to Gentry students and families.
The festival is sponsored by the school’s Parent Teacher Student Association. PTSA president Diane True said the festival will include a carnival with [...]
