Crane R-III School District

Weekly Sports Activities

Nothing like a little caffeine to power through our “Monday” today! ☕️ Our staff was treated to iced coffees from 7 Brew, and let’s just say the smiles (and energy levels) were off the charts! A huge thank-you to 7 Brew in Republic, MO for spoiling our crew with 90 FREE drinks—you made our day brew-tiful! 💙💛

Crane's October Teacher of the Month is 1st Grade teacher, Mrs. Erica Back! Mrs. Back does a great job of meeting the needs of all of her students. Her attention to detail in data tracking and using that data for making decisions, helps in the process of meeting her students' needs. She knows her students well and tries new things to help them meet expectations academically and socially. Congratulations , Mrs. Back!

Crane R-III is proud to spotlight our incredible educators who go above and beyond, making public education great! Join us in celebrating our Teacher Proud Tuesday honorees, Ms. Kenzie McGlothlin and Mr. Joe Brown! We would also like to thank Glossip Heating and Air for sponsoring our Teacher Proud Tuesdays by providing goodie bags for our monthly honorees! #teacherproudTuesday #bradhudson #whaley4mo138th #GOCSD #smalltownsrock #communityblessed

The Lady Pirates Volleyball team hosted Miller this evening. Jv lost to miller 0-2 Varsity lost 0-3

The baseball boys played Billings for the championship of the fall GOC Tournament and came up short.

The baseball boys traveled to Spokane this morning to play in the GOC Tournament. We got a big win against number one seed Morrisvile. We will play for a championship later today.

The Crane Student Air Rifle Team traveled to Gloria Deo in Springfield on Friday, October 10th, to participate in the first tournament of the season. The middle school team secured a commendable second place. Individual Awards: High School Wyatt Mullins: 1st Place Colton Rowe: 2nd Place Middle School Emmitt Rogers: 1st Place Brooklyn Blair: 3rd Place Congratulations to all participants for their efforts. Scores can be viewed at sartournaments.org. Our next tournament will take place at Hurley on Thursday, October 23rd.

Don't forget about the Fall Carnival on October 24th!! Presales have already begun for our raffle baskets.
Here are a list of some of our elementary groups for you to support!

Don't forget about the Fall Carnival on October 24th!! Presales have already begun for our raffle baskets. Here are a list of some of our high school groups for you to support!

Our volleyball girls traveled to Pleasant Hope last night for a conference match up. It was a late night but our Lady Pirates found a way to get it done. Well done girls.
Crane JV won in 2
Set 1 Crane 25 - PH - 19
Set 2 Crane 25 - PH 16

Varsity Won in 5 set battle
Set 1 Crane 25 - PH 17
Set 2 Crane 23 PH 25
Set 3 Crane 24 - PH 26
Set 4 Crane 28 - PH 26
Set 5 Crane 15 - PH 9

The JH boys traveled to Ava for their last game of the season. They fought hard but came up short and lost to the Bears.

The Children's Smile Center will be at Crane Elementary this Thursday offering dental screenings and/or fluoride varnish applications for students in PK-6th grade. Permission slips were sent home last week. Please return these if you would like for your child to receive one or both options or call the school if you need another form. Please call Nurse Macy at 417-723-5300 ext. 128 with quesitons.

That's a win for our Lady Pirates against Southwest tonight for senior night!

Our school library is in need of EMPTY tissue boxes of any size.

October 6-11 Sports Events

Do you know a teacher who has gone above and beyond this school year? Someone who inspires, supports, and makes a difference in the lives of students and the school community? Now’s your chance to recognize them! We’re accepting nominations for our October Teacher of the Month, and we want to hear from you! Nominate a deserving teacher at the following link: https://forms.gle/zvFVkFcQPa1ry2a78

We had more Elementary students add work to our Refrigerator Space.
Jolene followed the entire writing process to form a beautifully written paragraph about bees.
Bailey wrote a thank you letter, with great details, to the guest speakers who spoke to their class about Egypt.
Grace scored a 90% on her phonics assessment, reading 1st grade words and sentences. Way to go students!

Students who scored in the green on their Beginning of Year iReady Reading diagnostic were recognized for their effort and excellence today and are officially part of the "Growing in the Green Zone" celebration! We are hoping to add more students to the green zone after our Middle of the Year iReady diagnostic.
6th Grade: Bailey, Tristan, Fox, Jaxon, Maddie, Jimmy, Brennan, Hadlie, Logan, Dane, Collin, Nolan, Cody, Chloe, Ayden, and Sophia P.
5th Grade: Mason K., Michael, Annabeth, Jax, Sarai, Sophia M., and Reed
4th Grade: Dani, Laken, Bretley, Beckham, Livi, Silver, Khloe, Izzy, Kyler, Hadleigh, Berlin, Wrynlee, Josiah, and Zeke
3rd Grade: Jace, Anthony, Finch, Cade, Addison S., Greyson E., Addison P., Brylen, Lacey, Thomas, Jolene, Jaxon, Tinley, Stetson C., Annabelle, and Saria.
2nd Grade: Eva, Liam, and Kendrick
1st Grade: Harper, Bishop, Fletcher, and Eli C.

In my recent October newsletter for parents/guardians, I noted that Volleyball Senior Night is on Thursday, October 16th. That is incorrect! Senior Night for our Volleyball girls is this coming Monday, October 6th.
I apologize for any confusion!
~Mrs. Mease