
Students will be dismissed at noon today. High school students choosing not to eat lunch at school, and who have completed their final exams, will be dismissed at 11:25 today.

Attn Parents and Students: There will be no late start for students this Wednesday. Start time is 8:10 (regular time). Noon dismissal for students.

Livestream for the Winter Program at LRJSH tinight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WziN9cMJlRI

Schedule for the high school basketball games at Elyria on Dec. 19th (Tuesday):
4:00 JV Girls - ½ Game (2 - 8 minute quarters)
5:00 JV Boys (6 min quarters)
6:00 Varsity Girls
7:30 Varsity Boys

Thank you Monsanto Company for investing in rural schools and STEM education. USD 444 received a $10k grant to fund PLTW this fall. The awards ceremony took place last Friday night.

Due to preparations for the Winter Program this evening, high school and junior high basketball practices this afternoon will end at 5:15pm with practice busses leaving at 5:20pm.

The LRJSH Winter Program is tonight at 6:30pm in the high school auditorium. Students must be in concert dress, and report to the music room by 6:00pm to warm up. The program will be livestreamed, and a link will be posted on facebook and the website.

WES RC Party
Dec. 19, gr. 1-6 (NOT Pre-K/K) meeting their RC goal will be watching a movie at LRHS.
Breakfast @ WES for PK, K, & those NOT @ RC party. Please see note sent home for details.

Little River Redskin high school basketball sweeps Peabody in all competitions - JV Boys, Varsity Girls, and Varsity Boys! Way to go Redskins!

We just received an email that a team has dropped out of the tourney tomorrow for C team junior high basketball in Ellinwood. We will still have two games, but our last game will be at 11:00, not at 12:30. Our return time to Little River will now be at approx. 12:45, not 2 pm.
New schedule is as follows.....
South Gym
9:00 Boys Game 1: Ellinwood White vs. St. John
10:00 Boys Game 3: St. John vs. Pratt-Skyline
11:00 Boys Game 4: Little River vs. LaCrosse
12:30 Boys Game 5: Ellinwood White vs. Pratt-Skyline
North Gym
9:00 Boys Game 2: Little River vs. Ellinwood Blue
10:00 Girls Game 1: Ellinwood vs. Little River
11:00 Girls Game 2: Little River vs. Pratt-Skyline
12:30 Girls Game 3: Ellinwood vs. Pratt-Skyline
1:30 Boys Game 6: LaCrosse vs. Ellinwood Blue

The C Team Junior High Basketball Tournament will be held in Ellinwood @ Ellinwood High School tomorrow. Little River girls and boys begin at 9:00am. The bus will depart from LR @ 7:30am. Go Skins!

Little River Music, directed by Mr. Ben Reilly, accompanied by Kathy Sawatzky, have been Christmas Caroling! Our choir and bands sound amazing!


Mrs. Cunningham did some caroling with her preschoolers today and they stopped by the principal's office. Enjoy Jingle Bells!



These WES students delivered cans goods that were collected at Windom School to the McPherson County Food Bank today. They were able to tour the facility and learn about how the food bank system works.




Quizletlive to review math vocabulary in Mrs. Bookless's classes. Preparing for chapter test being given next week. You can monitor the races between the groups on the tv.




Mrs. Rolfs' Human growth and development classes are doing a practice round of their lessons for the daycare kids. The lessons includes Christmas crafts and Christmas snacks.





High School Redskin Basketball vs. Peabody at home begins at 4:30pm with JV Boys, followed by Varsity Girls at approximately 6:00, followed by Varsity Boys at approximately 7:30. Gooo Redskins!!! Get your Redskin t-shirt for tonight's game at Raleigh Insurance! Thank you!

Students in IPS experimented with their constructed go-carts today!


Junior High boys will practice at Windom Elementary School intil 5:10pm with after practice busses departing Little River at 5:30pm.

Reminder: Self Defense Class will be held at LRJSH Commons, led by Officer Chad Johanning ( 1-2:00pm) tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2018. No sign up, just show up.