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Congratulations to our nominees for this year's Chillicothe R-II Beacon Award, which is generously sponsored by the Chillicothe Education Foundation! Please share!!!
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Congratulations to our nominees for this year's Chillicothe R-II Teacher of the Year Award, which is generously sponsored by the Chillicothe Education Foundation! Please share!!!
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Congratulations to Mrs. Ellen Gott as Dewey’s Teacher of the Year.
Congratulations to Mrs. Jessica O’Berry as Dewey’s Beacon of the Year.
It is an honor to have both ladies represent Dewey Elementary School. #dewey45
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Book Fair is this week! The hours are 7:40-8:10 a.m. and 3:30-5:00 p.m. Students will shop/browse during their assigned library time. #dewey45
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Dr. Dan Wiebers, along with Dewey School Principal Melanie Rucker (right) and Ellen Gott, Dewey School teacher (second from right) are in Washington D.C. this week for recognition of Dewey School as a National Blue Ribbon School.
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While R-II School students did not have classes today (Tuesday), building leadership teams from all three elementary schools began planning today for the eventual transition to 1 elementary school as part of the planned in-service day for staff. It's a great day to be a Hornet!
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Dewey parties are tomorrow. See the picture for times. #dewey45
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The Chillicothe R-II Board of Education will meet on Monday, Oct. 31st at 7:30 AM for a special open meeting at the Administrative Offices. To view the agenda, click on the following link:
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Thank you to @MoCommissioner and @ngreeley123 for visiting @dewey_school for the Blue Ribbon Proclamation Presentation by @GovParsonMO.
Dewey was 1 of 8 Missouri schools (297 nationwide) to be recognized for their exemplary performance.
#dewey45
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Just a friendly reminder....
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Gov. Parson is visiting Dewey School this (Thursday) morning in recognition of Dewey's National Blue Ribbon Award status and we'll post pictures soon! Please note - because of this visit, there is increased law enforcement presence in the area.
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Bus 18 riders will be picked up by other busses Wednesday and Thursday. #dewey45
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Our teachers are always learning! Last (Monday) night, they began a study on Ruby K. Payne's Emotional Poverty research. Ruby Payne holds a Ph.D., and is an American educator and author best known for her work on the culture of poverty and its relation to education.
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Please note bus changes for tomorrow. Busses 12 and 17 will pick up Bus 18 students. #dewey45
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Dewey Fall Picture Retakes are Monday! #dewey45
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Red Ribbon Week is next week and we are excited to celebrate with dress up days. Please accept my apologies as our days are not exactly like other schools. We have picture retakes on Monday and a special guest on Thursday. Thank you so much for understanding. #dewey45
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Here's just a few pictures showing what's going to be auctioned off tomorrow morning (Oct. 21st) at 10 AM in the Chillicothe High School parking lot! There's chairs, tables, kitchenware, vehicles, and much, much more!
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October is Farm to School month. Mrs. Thompson’s and Mrs. Gott’s classes completed their reading celebration with a Missouri Crunch Off with University of Missouri Extension’s, Tracy Minnis. Students crunched popcorn and apples from Missouri. #dewey45.
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Don't forget, Hornet family!
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Congratulations to Dewey for being recognized by the Chillicothe Constitution Tribune’s Official Reader’s Choice Awards as the 2022 Best of North Missouri Elementary School! Thank you to all the citizens that took the time to vote! #dewey45
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