
AHS Boys Basketball travels to Bloomfield for an opening round game against Bloomfield. Game begins at 6:00pm and admission is $6 as set by MSHSAA. Come support the team!
#HornetPride!

Thank you Michael Cox of @Hand2mind for your generation donation of decodable readers and vocabulary manipulatives!


Picture Day!!!!


AHS Girls Basketball district game today will be streamed on the following link:
https://www.mshsaa.tv/?B=978387
mshsaa.tv is the only streaming service doing our girls district games. Any other link is a scam.

AHS Girls Basketball travels to Lesterville today for Class 2 District 3 play opening round play. AHS will take on Lesterville beginning at 4:30pm. Admission is $6 per person, set by MSHSAA. Come support the team!
#HornetPride!

Advance Schools held their Hall of Fame induction ceremony tonight. We were proud to induct the Missouri State Champion Volleyball Teams from 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022. Congratulations Ladies. We are so proud of you.
GO BIG ORANGE
#HORNETPRIDE
THREE CHEERS FOR THE ORANGE AND BLACK!


REMINDER: The Advance Hall of Fame Ceremony honoring the 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022 State Champion Varsity Volleyball Teams, will take place tonight between the Girls Basketball game and the Boys Basketball game. Girls game starts at 4:30.

Game time update: Tomorrows girls basketball game at home vs. Clearwater will now start at 4:30 pm. We will have the Hall of Fame ceremony immediately after the girls game. The varsity boys basketball game will start immediately after the Hall of Fame ceremony.

Reminder: Advance R-IV Schools will not be in session on Friday February 16th and Monday February 19th. Please enjoy a safe weekend. We look forward to seeing our students and staff back at school on Tuesday February 20th.
#HornetPride!

Hearts Around the Country Update:
Our third grade classes have received many thoughtful cards and letters from around the world! Pictured below are some of our favorites. These include conservation patches from Virginia, M&Ms from New Jersey, cactus from Arizona, Star Wars pop up card from Alaska, and a letter from France!
We'd love to add the following states: CA, CO, Ct, De, HI, IL, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MN, MS, MO, NV, NH, NY, NC, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WV
Our address is Advance School; Attn: Ms. Long's Class; 201 School St; Advance MO 63730








#LTT Literacy Tip Thursday What is a digraph and what does it mean for phonics? A digraph is 2 letters that make 1 sound -- sh in ship; ch in chin; th in that; ck in pick.
Here is fun song for students to practice their digraphs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK8_Tvu6bJk
Digraph Roll-a-Word activity for parents to do with young readers: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16-a2BCqdwkqrIOm6om06UNdL4-saG1wU/view
Digraph Bingo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CopM1qJXhOe22YBKfP5IRK6Gdzva0Lyv/view

For those that are interested:


Interested in ACT prep? Join the FREE 4 week prep class on Varsity Tutors. The next class begins Sunday, February 18. Students log into Varsity Tutors through Clever.


AHS Girls Basketball travels to Senath High School tonight. Game will begin at 6:00pm. Come support the team!
#HornetPride!

Reminder: Advance Youth League softball and baseball forms are due on February 9th. Please turn in to your child's teacher or the Elementary Office.

AHS Boys Basketball hosts Zalma tonight for Homecoming. JV will play 2 quarters at 6:00pm. Varsity game will follow. Homecoming coronation festivities will be held following the Varsity game.
#HornetPride!

During our #LTT Literacy Tip Thursday, we have focusing on phonological and phonemic awareness. How about a tip for phonics you can do at home?
Here is a video shared by another teacher for young readers to practice their letter sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2Amgnpt_Jk
Here is a video that shows how to play Letter-Sound dominoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmGbOAnNbGA&list=PLP56SP4xkLxHjG9tDNFekA73_CumDXQhC&index=6 with the activity resource here: https://fcrr.org/sites/g/files/upcbnu2836/files/media/PDFs/student_center_activities/k1_phonics/k1_letter_sound_correspondence/k1_p016_letter_sound_dominoes.pdf

Please join in the fun and dress up next week for HOCO!!!!


Winner winner. Advance Lady Hornets Girls varsity basketball with the senior night victory over the Puxico Indians, 58-44.
Congratulations Seniors Natalee Roper, Kaylee Cline and Maggie Stubenrauch.

Our 3rd graders are eagerly awaiting Valentines & postcards from around the country!
