Merry Christmas from the 3's Preschool!










Dear parents and guardians,
We would like to inform you that our school district has recently updated it's phone notification system. As part of this update, you many now receive automated phone calls for the following reasons:
When your child is marked absent,
when your child is marked tardy,
or when you child's lunch account has a negative balance.
These calls are intended to help keep families informed and ensure timely communication regarding attendance and meal account status.
Please note that these notifications will be sent to all phone numbers associated with your child's account. We encourage families to review and update their contact information with the school to ensure you receive important messages without interruption.
If you have any questions about these notifications or need assistance updating your contact information, please contact the school.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support.
We would like to inform you that our school district has recently updated it's phone notification system. As part of this update, you many now receive automated phone calls for the following reasons:
When your child is marked absent,
when your child is marked tardy,
or when you child's lunch account has a negative balance.
These calls are intended to help keep families informed and ensure timely communication regarding attendance and meal account status.
Please note that these notifications will be sent to all phone numbers associated with your child's account. We encourage families to review and update their contact information with the school to ensure you receive important messages without interruption.
If you have any questions about these notifications or need assistance updating your contact information, please contact the school.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support.

Our COU Student Council is hosting a dance for our 6th-8th graders on February 6th from 6-10. The concession stand will be open with pop, candy, and pizza.
Attention 8th grade parents!! Somehow we are already on our second semester of school, which means Mrs. Snyder is starting to prepare her final year bulletin board! If you could please email a picture of your 8th grader to Mrs. Snyder that would be amazing! Mrs. Snyder's email is mcrall@co-u.net. Thank you for your help in this!
Our phone system is working again. Thank you for your patience. Sorry for the inconvenience.

We are currently having difficulties with our phone lines. If you need something at this time please feel free to email pharris@co-u.net Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.

Happy New Year! Kindergarten celebrated with party hats and apple juice. We also shared our goals for the year and most of them are determined to learn how to read and write sentences! 🥰


A huge thank you goes out to Smithfield for allowing us to take advantage of a grant that helped us offset the cost of new Math Curriculum that we purchased for this school year, and help us eliminate negative lunch balances. Funds were received on December 16, 2025. This is an example of local businesses making a difference in the lives of our students. Again, thank you to Smithfield for valuing education and the well being of our students and their families. Pictured are Riley Meseke from Smithfield and Superintendent Eggeling.

Attention student council parents and students! We will be taking down the Christmas decorations on January 3rd from 10-12. Please let Mrs. Snyder know if you will not be able to make it!
Merry Christmas from the 2nd grade! We started the day coming to school in our pajamas! Played some bingo, had a gift exchange, drank green grinch punch with ice cream sundaes while watching Home Alone!! Briggs was such a great helper as he was busy picking up all the wrapping paper and boxes after the kids opened presents!








3YO PK bobcat of the week recipient: Jakie Heyne

Merry Christmas from kindergarten! 🎄







Happy Christmas break from Ms. Schafer's 4th grade + Huddy!!
Safe travels and have a Happy New Year <3









After 35 years of dedication, kindness and countless memories, we say goodbye and happy retirement to a true school legend. She has seen generations come and go, weathered every change with grace and made a lasting impact on more lives than she'll ever know. Our school will never be the same without her and she will be deeply missed. Happy Retirement Kim!

Frosting cookies and enjoying our snacks.








Our four year old preschool's dress up day!

Junior high bobcat of the week recipients: Anna Burroughs, Bailey Kuhlmann, and Liberty Maynard.

Our 2nd grade bobcat of the week is Emmie McAndrews!!
She has been working hard and independently on her writing! She has been helping her peers in math with questions they do not understand. She is very kind and caring and is always lending a helping hand in the lunch room scraping her friend's plates.

3rd-5th bobcat of the week recipients: Addison Wilcox, Jesus Godina, Casey Skarin, and Endry Rodriguez.

PK-2nd Bobcat of the week recipients: Emmie McAndrews, Braelynn Carter, Zelda Preston, and Lainey Bernholtz

