We read a story about

an elf who drank eggnog in third grade.

Students wanted to know what eggnog

tasted like.

The annual pumpkin throw.  When we are finished with the jack-o-lanterns in VLC, the students get to throw them down the hill into the creek!!!!!!!!

 

 VLC 60th Birthday Bouquet:

My husband went on a business trip to Sweden and Turkey.  He brought some treats back for the students to try.  They love it when Mr. Dave brings them different things to try from other countries.

VLC is sixty years old—the exact age that I am. Are we old or what?? To celebrate, we had a dance party outside on the flat and we had popsicles.

Everyone had so much fun on the field trip. 

Scavenger Hunt at the Capital

The sixth-grade reading class was reading "The One And Only Bob".  In the book, Bob (a dog) eats Flying Saucers off of the floor.  We were curious about what exactly this was referring to.  We did research and ordered some from Amazon.  Turns out it is a type of candy.  A company that made communion wafers needed additional ways to make money.  They decided to put two wafers together and fill them with candy beads.  We wanted to share this information with Mrs. Siebert's fifth-grade class.  The students presented a report, and each student in the fifth-grade class got a Flying Saucer to try.  They then surveyed whether the students liked or disliked the candy.

 

We had lots of fun playing the bottle game.  Gracie chose a bottle that happened to have a paper in it that said, 
"Pie in the face" 

 

SHE WAS A GOOD SPORT!

You do this when you have 5 spare minutes of class time.  Who can balance the candy jar on their head??

 

Showing off the characters from the books that we read.

 

Will is enjoying the bigger container!

A few goofy moments!

 We had a great time interacting with students from grades K-2 at our annual Halloween party down in VLC.  Students got to help the teachers with the games.

 After the Halloween party, students and teachers got to take part in the Great Pumpkin Toss!  We threw the pumpkins down the hill by the creek.  We talked about supporting wildlife with food, and maybe the possibility of growing pumpkins next year along the creek.

Mrs. Keller brought in cake for the students to enjoy.

 

Malik shared a picture of his new "family" member with us.  Too Cute!!!!!!!!

 

Upon completing the story "Carousel" and taking and passing the quiz over the story, Will received an encouraging letter from Mr. Keller, along with a shark tooth that he found in a clay pit in Mississippi!

I am so blessed.  My students are always looking out for me.

This week is testing week.

The students all did a great job staying on task for extended periods of time.  A group of us enjoyed a trip down to Adrian's Island.  The hammocks were very popular!
 

SAINT PETER VOGELWEID

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS

 The mid quarters are looking good. The students are working hard.  We are going to have a great year!

 

WELCOME TO THE 2023 - 2024 SCHOOL YEAR!

I can't wait to see everyone again!  It's going to be a fantastic year!

I wanted to give an update on my family.

My husband, Dave and I, have been married for 31 years. 

Dave is a geologist and oversees the mining of clay in Missouri as well as abroad in Sweden and Turkey.

My oldest son, Clay, was married last November.  He and Hope are expecting their first child in January.  Clay works for a local tree service company, and Hope is a nurse at St. Marys Hospital.

My son Curt is 25 and works for Luaf Equipment.  He enjoys hunting, working out, playing volleyball and playing the saxophone.

My son Jake graduated with a bachelor's in music education this spring.  He will be attending UCM this fall to begin work on his master's in music performance.  He plays the guitar and trombone.

My daughter Sam attends UCM and will be doing her student teaching next spring.  She is getting a degree in early childhood education.  She enjoys reading and doing outdoor activities.

This will be my 13th year at St. Peters.  I love to be outdoors gardening or hiking, etc.  

My husband and I took a trip to Alaska this summer.  We had a great time.  We found out that we aren't as young and in shape as we used to be as we hiked up a mountain, but we made it and the view was incredible.  We toured an old copper mine, walked on a glacier, and saw lots of ocean wildlife on our boat tour.  (Sea otters are so cute!)

We also went to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas and actually found a diamond.  It was fun digging in the dirt and sifting the soil through screens.

Can't wait to hear about everyone's summer!

I think everyone had a great time on the 2023 field trip.  

 

Have a great summer!  Remember to read!.

After reading "Maniac Magee" we celebrated by watching the movie, ordering t-shirts and showing off all of our shoes that we wrote chapter summaries on.

Saint Frances is enjoying the spring flowers!

 

 Everyone wants to try Mrs. Keller's glasses!

You Otter Be Kind

Don't look now, but someone on the VLC staff turned 40!