Festus Intermediate School

Thank you to all the fantastic presenters who joined us for Career Day! Our 5th graders had a blast exploring different careers, learning what it takes to succeed, and discovering the education paths that lead to their dreams.

We held our annual D.A.R.E graduation this morning. 5th grade students completed the D.A.R.E. program this year. They learned how to resist peer pressure to use alcohol, to***co, vapes, and drugs. They also learned how to handle other peer pressure situations. Officers Placke and Brookshire taught the D.A.R.E. classes. Students wrote essays about D.A.R.E.. The top ten received a D.A.R.E. lion and a certificate. The overall winner, Raeleigh Derousse. She also received a gift card and a pin. Insurance agent John Lee spoke to the students and the students performed the D.A.R.E. song. A link to the graduation can be found here: https://trst.in/6FQyHd

Tonight's 5th grade concerts can be found at the following links:
6:30pm:
https://boxcast.tv/view/5th-grade-choir-concert-x9hjblkdlvfg4xrnpllc
7:45pm:
https://boxcast.tv/view/5th-grade-choir-concert---long-neel-schmidt-baseler-huffman-iwbwekqwebiutjz4tijy

5th grade choir concert - Tate, Wallis, Yates, Eskridge, Fox

Tonight's 4th grade concerts can be found here...

6pm: https://boxcast.tv/view/4th-grade-concert---robinson-steighorst-westhoff-elliott-moonier-ny4yldqxap68cv02lwn0

7:30pm: https://boxcast.tv/view/4th-grade-choir-concert---drury-lunsford-pratte-craig-driemeier-nzufysvz8pvcayrolbxb

4th Grade Choir Concert - Drury, Lunsford, Pratte, Craig, Driemeier

5th grade students are visiting the Middle School today and tomorrow. They are getting a tour of the building, and meeting the principal, assistant principal and counselors. They got a tour from middle school student council members. Students are excited to move to the middle school, but understandably a little anxious as well.

Some high school students came by Mrs. Pratte's and Mrs. Drury's 4th grade classrooms this week. They came to teach a lesson on helping students get along. The lesson was about celebrating our individual talents and strengths that make us all unique and different. The program is part of a District-wide effort to foster kindness and friendship among all students. The District has been doing lessons like this in the 4th grade for several years. This is a follow-up to a lesson on kindness that is taught to some kindergarten classes and a lesson on friendship that is taught to some 2nd grade classes.

On Monday, April 20th, sixth grade students celebrated their 5th grade MAP performance at the PAC. The top 10% scorers in ELA, science, and math were given a certificate on stage. This week sixth graders are ELA MAP testing and will take their math MAP test the week of May 4th.

4th graders received MAP medals today based on their 3rd grade MAP scores last spring. Students scoring proficient in ELA and/or Math received silver medals. Those scoring advanced received gold medals. They received the medals from the teachers they had in 3rd grade last year. Congratulations Tigers. 4th graders begin taking their MAP tests in a couple of weeks. Good luck.

5th graders received MAP medals today based on their 4th grade MAP scores last spring. Students scoring proficient in ELA and/or Math received silver medals. Those scoring advanced received gold medals. Anyone who showed significant improvement from 3rd grade to 4th grade received a bronze medal. They received the medals from the teachers they had in 4th grade last year. Congratulations Tigers. 5th graders begin taking their MAP tests next week. Good luck.

Intermediate's Tiger Tribe has worked hard building a bench together. Using team work and problem solving skills, students learned how to cut boards, drill holes, set screws and assemble the tribe's fifth bench. We will be sanding and staining in the coming weeks. We have learned to honor up, honor down and honor all around. This means we will honor everyone around us. Those in authority, those below, and everyone we meet. We do our best, never give up, show respect to others, take responsibility, and lead to win. Thinking of others before ourselves.