We have two exciting events coming up we'd love to see our families at!
Our Buy One, Get One Scholastic Book Fair will be happening all week from April 15th - April 18th. For this event, any purchase made earns you a second item of equal or lesser value for free.
Thursday, April 17th will be Family Math Night. All ages are welcome. The event will be hosted in the small gym from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Enjoy a variety of math games and activities designed for all ages!


Important Baseball Announcement

Junior High Volleyball will finish the season with the Mark Twain Conference Tournament on Saturday, April 5th. First game is at 9:45am and the bus will leave at 7:30am. Schedule is attached.

March 31 - April 5th Sports Schedule **JHVB MTC Tournament schedule will be posted as soon as it's set.

Due to multiple events this afternoon requiring transportation, we will need to adjust our afternoon bus routes for today, Friday 3/28. We will use three bus routes this afternoon. These routes will be the same as at the start of the school year.
District staff will assist students at dismissal to guide students to the proper bus.
Please contact Ms. Christensen with any questions.
Thank you!

Due to multiple events this afternoon requiring transportation, we will need to adjust our afternoon bus routes for today, Tuesday 3/25. We will use three bus routes this afternoon. These routes will be the same as at the start of the school year.
District staff will assist students at dismissal to guide students to the proper bus.
Please contact Ms. Christensen with any questions.
Thank you!

Face team meeting Thursday, March 27th at 4:00pm. If you have not been, you are more than welcome to attend.

Just a reminder! National Honor Society (middle school and high school) has an ice cream social and game night from 4:00-6:00 pm Tuesday after school!
If you are part of the honor society and able to join us, we would love to see you there!

Welcome back cardinals! Hope you enjoyed your spring break and are ready to cheer on your Junior High Volleyball and Baseball teams this week! Attached is the sports schedule for the week of March 24th - 29th!

Reminder that the last Saturday of Youth Basketball is this week, March 22nd. This is a makeup week for the games that were canceled earlier in the season due to weather. Games will be from 10AM to Noon. *Also, any JH or HS students who would like to volunteer to help please feel free to show up a little early and find Charity.

We have received enough interest from staff and community members that we will go forward with Summer School this summer!
Please complete the following form for each student you intend to enroll in Summer School. This will help us determine bus routes as well as classroom rosters/grade breakdown. Our intention is to keep students in their specific grades as much as possible and avoid mixing grade levels.
https://forms.gle/Aefxp8Wxc5pLseaTA
Students in grades K-8 will be offered enrichment opportunities. These learning opportunities will be focused on using standards and curriculum from the student's incoming grade level (incoming 2nd grade students will be taught using 2nd grade curriculum, etc.). This is intended to help introduce students to the standards and skills they will be learning during the 25-26 school year. Field trips are possible throughout Summer School, but will be educationally based.
Students in HS will be able to work towards credit recovery, or the possibility of a PE/Sports class is in the works. More information will be sent out following Spring Break for HS options.
Summer School will run from June 3rd through June 27th and operate on a Tuesday-Friday schedule similar to the regular school year. The hours of operation will be 7:50AM -3:40PM. Bus pick up and drop off will be determined once enrollment has completed, and we have determined bus routes. Breakfast will be served from 7:30AM-7:50AM. Lunch schedules will be similar to the regular school year lunch schedule. Our cooks will be here and both breakfast and lunch will be served by the district for students and staff.
If you have questions regarding Summer School, you are encouraged to reach out to Dr. Baker or Dr. Ravens at your convenience.
If you wish to enroll your child(ren) in Summer School, please complete this survey by April 15th. Final Summer School plans will sent out by May 1st.
Thank you!

Due to the potential for hazardous weather throughout the late afternoon/early evening, tonight's Middle School Volleyball game at Everton has been rescheduled to March 25th, 5:30PM.
There will be no baseball practice and no volleyball practice this afternoon.
As a reminder for the community, the Niangua R-V FEMA Building/Safe Room will be opened should a tornado warning be issued by the National Weather Service for the area. The link below will give more information regarding our FEMA Safe Room.
https://www.nianguaschools.com/page/safe-room

Congratulations to the first recipients of the Zippy's Academic and Attendance Award.
This award is given monthly to the Junior High or High School student(s) who successfully turn in all of their assignments, have zero tardies, and have 95% attendance.
Congratulations to our February winners! Remember, Everyone has a chance to win in March.


Notice is hereby given that an open public session of the Board of Education of the Niangua R-5 School District will be held at the place, on the date and time set forth below, to wit:
Place: Niangua School Cafeteria
Date: March 13th, 2025
Time: 6:30 P.M.
The tentative agenda for such an open public session is attached. Representatives of the news media may obtain copies of this notice by contacting:
Dr. David Baker
301 Rumsey Street Niangua, MO 65713
417-473-6101
Use the link below to access the tentative agenda:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10wgUgrPmba0cJCmWbai4TGSe2vdigWwbdomyTSP-Usk/edit?usp=sharing
Use the link below to access the official meeting notice:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18kFPpSbuXbjIBGfKh_MopzIKKegY0VRp/view?usp=drive_link
The public is welcome and invited to attend. As a reminder, the Patron Comment section is available for district residents and staff to speak on any topic listed on the agenda. District residents and staff are welcome to contact Dr. Baker to add an item to the Board Agenda.

Sports Schedule - March 10 - 15
**Youth basketball on Saturday mornings from 10-12.

If your child has been invited to National Honor Society, please join us for the induction ceremony on Friday!

The Niangua Spelling Bee is coming up soon! If your child is in 1st-6th grades and still wanted to participate, please fill out the information below and send to Mrs. Laskowski at dlaskowski@nianguaschools.com.
Child's Name:
Grade:
Parent's Name: Contact Phone Number:

Sports Schedule - March 3 - 8
*1/ **Youth Basketball every Saturday at 10AM from the 8th to the 22nd!


Spring Baseball Season is here!!! Be sure all high school athletes that plan on playing baseball have a current physical on file with Coach Crandall.

This is a reminder that Parent Teacher Conferences will be offered in the district on Monday, March 3rd. Conferences will be open from 12:00 - 4:00 and from 5:00 - 7:00, to allow all staff a dinner break. Elementary teachers will be hosting conferences in their classrooms and can be contacted directly to sign up for a conference time. While you can schedule time with them, secondary teachers will be available in the small gym for round robin conference visits. Grade cards for grades 7 - 12 will be available for pick up at the front entrance. We look forward to seeing you!

