Ms TenEycks intervention group is making cars to take home!!
Congrats to 28 of our students for reaching out to 10+ people to help support their book blast. Great job kids and they are all looking forward to growing their own home libraries!!
Check point achieved! The 1st winner of the Book Blast Treasure Chest is Charlotte Staley! Congratulations! Now, more treasure awaits ahead…. If you haven’t yet, register and enter contact info for 15+ people to support your adventurer’s home library and for the chance to unlock the next Treasure Chest prize: http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/CharterOakSch51439.
The Charter Oak-Ute elementary students attended their first quarter Reading Celebration in the gym on Wednesday, October 18th. Members of Mr. Lally’s fourth grade class kicked off the assembly with a reader’s theater titled The Corps of Discovery, about the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Following the student segment, Mrs. Oberreuter handed out the classroom Reading Awards from the quarter. She then talked about the various genres that the 3rd-5th grade students have been covering and read a fable titled The Baboon’s Umbrella. Students then shared what lessons could be learned from the fable.
Photo 1: Fourth Grade Readers; Charlee Mohr, Anna Burroughs, Lyrik Pryor, Eli Nemitz, Lydia Kiepe, Ben Klinker, and Easton Goslar.
Photo 2: Classroom Reading Awards; (front) Hayden Meseck, Brody Hudson, Lizzy Burroughs, Jax Conyers, Ryatt Nelson, Lauryn Bernholtz, Jacob Sorensen, Charlotte Staley, Brayton Lee, Sam Castillo and Kaleo Raymie. (back) Dixon Vogt, Hannah Peitsch, Eli Nemitz, Easton Goslar, Colton Hunter and Wyat Teut.
Parent Teacher Conference sheets will be going home today! Please check your students backpack to locate theirs. Thanks and have a great day!
This year the 7th and the 8th graders will be writing letters to those that have served in the military. If you know someone who is a veteran please send their name, address, and what branch of military they served in to Mrs. Snyder's email. Her email is mcrall@co-u.net. Thank you!
Here is a link to help you and your student register for Book Blast. It is an opportunity to get free books in you students hands!
https://www.bb.booksarefun.com/how-to-complete-ps
Book Blast begins today! Spend 7 minutes tonight completing the Treasure Map to earn cool rewards, be entered to win prize drawings, and start building your home library. Invite 10+ friends and family members to earn your rewards and 15+ for a chance to win one of four Treasure Chests or an iPad! Visit
http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/CharterOakSch51439
and unlock your treasure! #BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure
It's time for our weekly Staff Spotlight, where we take time to introduce one of our amazing staff members to you, our community. We hope you enjoy getting to know us a little better. Today we introduce one of the MVPs of COU, Mrs. Becky Meadows. She works behind the scenes to keep our school clean and organized. She is our school Custodian.
Becky has been a constant fixture at the school for 26 years! Initially she worked at the Ute Elementary school as the custodian until it closed. She then came to Charter Oak where the schools combined and she worked as not only as a custodian but also as a kitchen staff. Ultimately she settled into her current position as full time custodian.
When asked what she loves most about working here she stated, “The kids make me smile. All ages of kids are fun to be around. I love making the kids smile too!” Becky also clued us in that her favorite school meal is Walking Taco. Yum.
Becky also shares her smiles and love with her wonderful family. She has been married to her husband, Keith, for 45 years. They have 2 sons, Nicholas and Dylan. Nicolas has two children of his own, Liam and Mila. Dylan and Marilyn have 3 children, Drake, Macy and Mona. Becky says she really loves being a grandma.
After work hours, Becky states she loves being outside and tending to her big garden. She also enjoys playing with her dogs and cats. Also she feels like her grandkids are amazing and she loves getting to be with them.
Student Council is putting on a Haunted House from October 27th-29th 6-10 pm. It is a free will donation and all of the proceeds will go towards the Jo Larsen family. Please feel free to come and support the student council!
The MVAOCOU JH XC was represented well. The boys team finished 4th with Zander Friedrichs placing 8th, Josiah Pietsch 19th, Parker DeVries 20th, Ryder Meseck 24th.
Conrats to our 3rd-5th Bobcats of the week! They are Leah Kiepe, Charlee Mohr, and Gracyn Nemitz! Keep up the good work ladies!!
Junior high bobcat of the week recipients are Mia Staley, Jesus Trevino, and Graysen Schumann
PK-2nd bobcat of the week recipients are Millie Christophersen, Taylor Goslar, Rhett Terwilleger, Athena Wehr, and Charlotte Staley
This is to honor a great Bobcat employee, a great community member, a great family woman, a great person, and a beloved friend to many. Miss Jo, you will always be in our hearts and thank you for all that you have done to make this world a better place. You have truly taught a lesson to everyone you have met about how to treat people and care for everyone! Rest in peace and you will be missed!
3YO bobcat of the week is Audrey Christopherson
It's that time of year again. Parent Teacher Conferences are right around the corner on October 23rd and 24th from 4-7:30. Be on the look out for sign up sheets in your child's backpack. Please return them no later than end of day on Oct. 16th.
It's time for our weekly Staff Spotlight, where we take time to introduce one of our amazing staff members to you, our community. We hope you enjoy getting to know us a little better.
Today we introduce Mr. Chris Wood. He is our incredible K-8 Art teacher as well as 6-8 Computers & Industrial Tech instructor. He has called CO-U home for around 15 years. Previously he split his time between Boyer Valley and Charter Oak-Ute teaching high school shop. This changed when the high school moved to Mapleton. Now he is exclusively at CO-U in his current role.
All the staff appreciate different things about their job here. In Chris’s case, he loves the sense of Family among the staff and students. He stated, “I have taught in many schools, different sizes, states and locations, CO-U is one of the best places I have ever taught.”
Chris’s family includes his wife, Julie, his 4 kids, all graduated high school and his 2 grandkids ages 5 and 2 years old. After school hours he loves spending time with his family, traveling and camping.
Congrats to our 3rd-5th grade Bobcats of the week! They are Cole Dorale, Peyton Kropf, and Axton Rosenau! Great job kids!
Our 2nd grade class picked out leaves and made hand trees as a fun Friday craft!
