We have three staff members leaving this year. Amber Hopp, who was our Art teacher since January 2020, Beth Ewoldt, who was an elementary teacher since August of 2004, and Fred Jepsen, who has been a bus driver for us since 1988. Wish them well and thank them for our service!
May is School Board appreciation month. If you see these individuals, please thank them for their service to our great district!
Left to Right: Melanie McAndrews, Jill Klinker, Randy Weed, Tyson Goslar, and Kyle Schultz
TRUCK AND PLOW COMBINATION FOR SALE!!!!
2006 Chevy Silverado 2500
- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- 4WD
- REGULAR CAB
- TIRES ARE at 90%
- 42,969 MILES
- FAIR CONDITION
PLOW
- HINIKER 8FT
- FAIR CONDITION
STARTING BID SHOULD BE NO LESS THAN $5,000.
COMES AS IS
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR VIEWING CONTACT:
JOHN JEPSEN 712-253-5978
PLEASE SEND SEALED BIDS TO THE FOLLOWING
Attn: Cathy Carstens, HR/Business Office
321 Main St.
Charter Oak, IA 51439
- Bids should be in no later than the end of business on JUNE 25th, 2021
- Bids will be opened JUNE 29, 2021 at 5 pm
Any questions please contact the school 712-678-3325.
2021 CO-U Summer Food Service Program
Open Sites
Charter Oak-Ute is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided, at a first come, first serve basis, at the sites and times as follows:
Charter Oak-Ute Elementary/Middle School (321 Main St. Charter Oak, IA 51439)
June 7-July 2 Hot meals
Breakfast 8:00-8:50
Lunch 11:30-12:30
July 6-August 13 Grab and go meals 12:00-12:30 (Breakfast and Lunch)
_______________________________________________________________
Old Ute School (329 Main St. Ute, IA 51060)
July 6-August 13 Grab and go meals 12:00-12:30 (Breakfast and Lunch) ________________________________________________________________
Soldier City Hall (108 Oak St. Soldier, IA 51572)
July 6-August 13 Grab and go meals 12:00-12:30 (Breakfast and Lunch) ________________________________________________________________
All Sites will be not be operating the week of July 26-30
Food Service occurs only on Weekdays
________________________________________________________________
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Iowa Non-Discrimination Statement:
“It is the policy of this CNP provider not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or religion in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code section 216.6, 216.7, and 216.9. If you have questions or grievances related to compliance with this policy by this CNP Provider, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Grimes State Office building, 400 E. 14th St. Des Moines, IA 50319-1004; phone number 515-281-4121, 800-457-4416; website: https://icrc.iowa.gov/.
Effective May 14, 2021 the IDPH has removed quarantining requirements for healthy students if they come into close contact with a COVID-19 case. As of May 17, 2021 it will be families choice to whether or not their students will wear masks at school, on buses, or at school events. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Eggeling. Thank you.
Congratulations to our Odyssey of the Mind teams and Mrs. Thies for the success at the state OM competition! Good luck at Nationals!!!
Lots of sweet treats this week! Our donuts were too yummy and were gone too fast to take a picture. But here we are with our 3rd birthday treat of the week!
Enjoyed the beautiful weather by reading outside!
Today we had some fun with balloons! We enjoyed keeping them off the ground and using static electricity to stick them to ourselves (and each other). :)
2nd grade is having as much fun as we can together before 3rd grade starts! Today’s nice weather was a perfect day for bubbles!
A message from the Lawton-Bronson AD regarding the Conference track meet today. "The grassy area that says Fan Parking is marked with parking spots. Please DO NOT park at the baseball field or on a side street."-Jamey Lloyd
Charter Oak-Ute School District is excited to announce anti cyberbullying and emotional resilience virtual assemblies with Keith Deltano. Keith Will be conducting three grade level assemblies this Friday. To learn more about Keith Please go to www.dontbullyonline.com/virtual-assemblies
Charter Oak-Ute will be in need of a...
Special Education
Paraprofessional
The interested party needs to have a medical
background with a CNA or LPN. The interested
person will assist with transportation, toileting,
feeding, medical, and educational needs.
Starting pay will be $20.00/hr or negotiated.
Please contact Adam Eggeling,
Superintendent of Schools by
email (aeggeling@co-u.net), by phone
(712-678-3325), or by applying on Teach Iowa.
Community School District is an EOE.
4 th grade recorders outside
I sent a letter home about the Conditions of Learning survey that the 3rd-8th graders will be taking the first full week of May. Please email me if you have any questions.
COU preschool open house will be April 29, 2021 at 7 pm
Crawford County Middle School Band Festival
On March 16, 2021 Charter Oak – Ute will host a music concert that involves Charter Oak-Ute and Schleswig Middle School bands. The concert will start at 7:00 PM and the cost will be $3.00 for adults. Masks will be required. You will not enter the gym unless you have one. Please wear them in the gym as well. Thank you and enjoy the show.
COU will be 2 hours late today 3/15/21 due to road conditions.
First Graders having fun putting puzzles together!
First Grade Bobcats last 2 weeks
First Grade Bobcats of several weeks
PLEASE LOOK IN THE DOCUMENTS SECTION FOR THE HARD SURFACE BUS ROUTES FOR 20-21 SCHOOL YEAR. THANKS AND STAY SAFE.
Co-U will not have school on 2/22/21 due to country road conditions. Thanks and stay safe.
COU and MVAOCOU will be 2 hours late 2/22/21 due to country road conditions.
Please take the following survey regarding JH Spring Conferences.
Go to the following link: https://forms.gle/KbtM84C1GNrCtjU36
Looking at the forecast, starting tomorrow, February 18, 2021 we could potentially be going out for recess at some point. If the real feel is above 0 degrees we will go outside. Please make sure your elementary students are equipped to go outside for recess with hats, mittens or gloves, boots, and warm clothing. We appreciate your cooperation with this and look forward to being able to get some fresh air if the weather allows us to.
No School at COU on 2/16/21. Staff report by 10 am. Thank you and stay safe.
COU will be 2 hours late on 2/16/21 due to the cold weather. Thank you and stay safe.
Reminder, there is not school at COU or MVAOCOU on 2/15/21.
first grade Valentines Day party
Please look in the documents section of our website under McKinney-Vento Homless Liason information for information regarding your family's rights educationally if you qualify.
Celebrating our 100th Day of school
There is some confusion as to wether or not schools will still require masks. Since public health guidelines have not changed for quarantining, COU will still require masks in order to keep students and staff that are healthy to not be quarantined. I’m sorry for the confusion created by this, but in order to to keep healthy people in school, we need to stay as is. Thank you for your understanding on this matter.
Adam Eggeling
Reminder: The PTO will be serving Staley's chicken on Super Bowl Sunday 2-7-2021. The proceeds go to helping our students and staff here at CO-U. Please join us in supporting them this Sunday!
No School at COU or MVAO COU on 2/4/21. Thanks and stay safe.
NO School at CO-U on January 26, 2021. Thank you and stay safe.
CO-U will be 2 hours late January 26, 2021 due to the weather. Updates will come in the morning if needed. Stay safe!
There will be NO SCHOOL January 25, 2021 due to weather. Stay Safe!
Starting next week on Monday I will be volunteering my time to teach any junior high student from CO-U how to lift weights. My focus will be on
1.) Safety
2.) Injury prevention
3.) Strength
We will meet at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday each week. I will put together a more detailed calendar for those who are interested. Students will be done in time to shower and get to breakfast/class.
COU will be closed Friday, January 15th, 2021 due to the potential blizzard conditions. Thank you and stay safe!
We will be getting out 2 hours early on January 14, 2021 due to the weather. All activities will be postponed/cancelled. Thank you.
Great job 7th and 8th grade boys basketball teams! Nice wins against Denison tonight!
We have moved our scheduled board meeting for January 11 at 6:00 p.m. to January 18 at 5:00p.m. Also, the joint board meeting that was scheduled January 11 has been postponed with a date to be determined.
It is the priority of the Western Valley Conference to ensure the safety of all participants and the ability for them to finish the season. Due to the late notice regarding event attendance from the Governor’s Office the Western Valley Conference will continue to use guidance previously in place for middle school and high school events until January 17th.
CO-U and MVAO will be 2 hours late today January 8, 2021 due to the fog
As of 1/6/2021 we offer two options to spectators. Either you use your 2 tickets provided to allow anyone in to watch your athlete, or you bring only the members of your household. I have provided the names of all members of your household to each away school so that they know who is allowed in.
Go to the link below to learn more about the spectator limitations for Junior high and youth games moving forward.
https://t.e2ma.net/webview/n617md/5ea2a361cde6c821c790ce5cbdf4770e
Youth sports 12-9-2020
-JH practice begins tomorrow
-JH boys and girls play a double header against AR-WE-VA in Charter oak Friday December 11th. The girls play one game beginning at 4:00, and the boys follow with one game.
-Youth league players may begin practicing. Use the calendar on the gym door to schedule your practices. There may only be two teams practicing at one time. JH practices take precedence.
First grade
There will be no 30 Minute Late Start on Wednesday, November 25th. School will start at 8:20.
We will be dismissing 2 hours Early on Wednesday, November 25th at 1:30.
First grade!
3rd graders working on a debate for guidance class!
5 th grade band today - love it !
Charter Oak-Ute School K-5 fundraiser started on Monday, and we need your help. Our goal is to raise $5,000.00 for Classrooms educational activities Field Trips and Technology.
It's as simple as 1, 2, 3!
1. Register TONIGHT at https://www.shopfund.com/
2. Share custom student support links with family & friends.
3. Student Goal: 5 Online Supporters.
REGISTER-SHARE-WIN: Sharing gets you tickets for chances to win over $100,000 in instant prizes.
Fundraiser Links:
* How To Videos - (https://bit.ly/31c2Fh6)
* Kick-Off Videos - (https://bit.ly/2CyM0KX)
* Parent Letter - (https://bit.ly/34xKhiX)
* Prize Program - (https://bit.ly/2BnoqQS)
On behalf of myself and the staff at Charter Oak-Ute School K-5, thank you for doing your part to make our fundraiser a success.
We love to read!
1st Grade ELP pattern block turkeys!
1st Grade ELP Pattern block turkeys!
First grade
All ready for conferences!
Bobcats from 2 weeks ago!
Cool 4th graders ask questions.
Malakia
We are going to have conferences on October 27, 2020 and October 28, 2020 from 4:00 p.m until 7:30 p.m. With the circumstances the way they are, we are seeing if you would like to come face to face, receive a phone call, or do a virtual conference. We will ask that you wear a mask if you come in the building and that you limit coming in to just parents. Please take the following survey to let us know about your intentions by Oct. 19.
https://forms.gle/R8MmdZMxMFSB1Yot5
The JH VB game @ Woodbine will be live streamed starting at 4pm. Those wanting to watch can use the link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQaJ9SQYBydKXj3yJjNh4DA
Homecoming!
Bobcat of the Month - Hadley!
Bobcat of last week!
Bobcat proud!
Please check the documents section of our website and look at
Face Masks September 29 2020 and September 29 quarantine rules
First grade
first grade pj day
Bobcats of the last 2 weeks!
Pajama day
Fitness Room COVID-19 Regulations:
Hours of operation
4:00 p.m – 6:30 a.m. (M/T/W/TH)
4:00 p.m – 6:30 a.m. Friday through Monday
Wipe down all equipment that you use
No more than 5 people in the fitness center at a time
If you are feeling ill please do not come in.
If you have been exposed to COVID-19 please do not come in until your quarantine is over.
All memberships have been extended for 6 months due to the closure occurring because of the pandemic.
Volleyball spectator Procedures:
Enter the building on the southeast corner of the parking lot next to the cafeteria. Masks are required when entering the building. We ask that all families in attendance sit in a group of household members only and maintain a distance of roughly six feet. Water fountains will be off but water bottles will be sold at the concession stand.
We will be hosting 5th Grade Band Night on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 6:30 in the gym. If your student is interested please come through the cafeteria doors to the gym. Please distance yourselves in the bleachers in they gym. There will be hand sanitizer by the door and please wear a face covering to the gym. Also, please bring one parent and your student if at all possible. Thank you for your understanding with this matter.
Charter Oak-Ute will release 2 hours early Thursday August 27th and Friday August 28th due to the excessive heat. Have a great day and stay safe.
Getting rid of our first day jitters with some Jitter Juice! So happy to be back with a new group of students. We are so ready for 2nd grade!
CO-U will be having 2 hour early outs on August 25, 2020 and August 26, 2020 due to the heat. Thank you for your understanding.
7th/8th Volleyball practice begins Tuesday, August 25 after school. This week practice will be on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
2019-20 Yearbooks still for sale
$25
Please check the News Feed for the Back to School Protocol 20-21
If you have a 7th or 8th grade student planning on playing fall sports please take the following survey:
https://forms.gle/e3pDv6CSJh58dTDp7
Survey Closes August 21, 2020.
Please take the following survey regarding transportation and returning to school. Please do so by August 6. Thank you.
https://forms.gle/9g2VvkyvSNst8qVU7
Registration Material is found under the documents section of our website. You can print them off and drop them off at school the week of August 3. Monday and Tuesday the office will be open 11-6. On Wednesday we will return to normal office hours. Only 2 people will be allowed in the building a time to do registration. Thank you.
CO-U Return to Learn Plan is summarized in the News Feed and the full plan is in the Documents section of our website.
Dear Parents/Guardians of COU 6th, 7th, and 8th graders,
As you may or may not be aware, in March of 2020 our Charter Oak-Ute Junior High was selected as a winner in the KTIV Making a Difference Contest. By winning this contest, the entire Junior High Student Body wins a trip to Arnold’s Park in Okoboji, IA. Under normal circumstances, we would’ve taken this field trip at the end of the school year, however, due to CoVid-19, and Arnold’s Park recently shutting down, the best way to reward the students is to give each 6th, 7th, and 8th grader their own personal FREE admission ticket and let you decide when would be a good day for you to go as a family or with a small group of friends. Tickets for all previous 6th, 7th and 8th graders from this past school year will have their tickets waiting in the office If you would like to stop by the school to pick them up. If you would like your ticket mailed to you, simply call the office and we will send them out. Thank you and congratulations to the COU Student Council for submitting the winning video to showcase just how COU is Making a Difference!
Please take the following survey developed by our school district in order to further plan for the following school year. The link to the survey is as follows:
https://forms.gle/rVTkW8NmFXyWevJb9
The survey will close on July 10, 2020.
Please take the survey that has been released by the Iowa Department of Education. It will close on June 24. Only do it once per family. Only take it if you have a student.
https://surveys.panoramaed.com/ia/4313600905/surveys/v2/81881414?language=en
COU will not be providing meals on May 25, 2020. We will start back again on May 27, 2020. Meals will be provided at least through the month of June. Thank you and stay safe!!
Please look at our News Feed to see the information for Personal Belongings pickup! Miss you all and stay safe!!!
7th & 8th Grade Bucket Lists plus Words - Sorry we are not there to talk about them. Miss you bunches!!
Check out our News feed for May 3rd Instructional material pick up information!
HS Prom will be June 27 and MVAOCOU graduation will be July 12. For more information contact MVAOCOU High School.
April 20, 2020 COVID-19 Update - Please look at the News feed for the newest COVID-19 update
April 14 Instructional Material Pick-Up:
Please look at the News Feed to look at the Instructional Material Pick-Up schedule for April 14. Thank you!
Potential Device Checkout Survey:
Please fill out the survey. The link is
https://forms.gle/4WGdnV1fmXcfUCim7
The number of devices are limited, and if you do not have internet you do not need to fill this out.
Internet Connectivity/Accessibility Survey:
Please respond to the following survey:
https://forms.gle/jnmYnpSagatZuE15A
Please only respond if you have a student and only one time per family. Thank you and stay safe!
COVID-19 Update 4/3/2020 - Please refer to the News portion of our website or the COVID-19 folder in the documents section of our website to see the 4/3/2020 COVID-19 update. Stay safe!
COVID-19 UPDATE
Crawford County Public Health has issued an update on COVID-19 information. Please look at the News feed or in the COVID-19 folder in the Documents section under the menu of our website.
Any family or person that needs any sort of help or assistance can check out the Crawford Cares Facebook Page.
Check our News feed to learn about Free meal distribution to kids 0-18 in the towns of Charter Oak, Ute, and Solider. Information will also be in the documents section under Closure Meal Info.
Click on our News to see when to pickup your supplemental instructional materials on March 22, 2020. Also, the information is also posted in the COVID-19 Folder on our Documents section of our website. Any questions please contact Mr. Eggeling!!
In order to get a potential head count for food assistance that we maybe able to provide, please fill out this survey if you are interested.
Survey will close On Friday at 5 pm
https://forms.gle/Ax5HFZghJ4YWDLaM7
If you look on the News Feed of our website, you can find Governor Reynold's State of Public Health Disaster Emergency
School is closed until further notice based on Governor Reynolds advice of a 4 week school closure due to COVID-19. We will be staying in contact about what our plans are and updates. Thank you for your understanding.
Our First grade class had a great opportunity to visit with Sadie Mrs. Stallons therapy dog!
My bobcats of last week
On March 12, 2020 Charter Oak-Ute will have a full day of school instead of a hour early dismissal.
Reminder, Clocks go back one hour this Sunday!!!!
Ending Read Across America Week with reading The Cat in the Hat with the Cat in the Hat! It’s been a fun week reading books by Dr. Seuss and doing some activities to go with them. :)
The sixth graders learning about trustworthiness!!
Lunch dates
First grade!
Bobcats of this week
Thank you 8th graders for reading farm books to us for FFA Week!
Valentine stem project
Happy 100 days of school
Bobcat of last week
In the spirit of the Super Bowl, some of our students came to school supporting the team they believe will win. Here are some of our 49ers fans today.
In the spirit of the Super Bowl, some of our students came to school supporting the team they believe will win. Here are some of our Chiefs fans today.
Kindergarten loved experimenting with water colors yesterday! Who is going to live in that ocean?
Third grade had a blast making their own sketchbook covers yesterday!
Scooter fitness - Building a snowman in PE
We are 2 hours late January 29, 2020 due to road conditions.
The girls basketball team win their final
home game 32-26! Awesome job girls
We will be going 2 hours late January 23, 2020 due to the weather.
CO-U will be closed on 1/22/2020. Have a good day and stay safe.
CO-U will be 2 hours late on 1/22/2020.
My bobcats from the last few weeks
Charter Oak-Ute will be 2 hours late on 1/20/2020 due to the weather.
Charter Oak-Ute will be closed January 17, 2020 due to the weather.
Water Rocks Assebly
CO-U will be 2 hours late 1/15/2020
Merry Christmas from the 3rd grade!
Reminder parents, our holiday concerts are this week. 5-8 students will have their concert at 5:30 p.m. on Monday December 16, 2019. K-4 students will have their concert on December 17, 2019 at 5:30. Thank you very much and have a great Holiday season.
December's school board meeting will occur at 3 pm on December 16, 2019 in Room 103.
5th grade tie-dye!
Reading Recovery Graduate, Morgan Teut
My milk and cookies buddy
Can you say All A’s! #Mathtest
Bobcat Class of the Month
Bobcat Class of the Month
November Bobcats of the Month
There will be no school on November 27, 2019 due to the weather. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Charter Oak-Ute will be dismissing at 12:30 today due to the weather. There will be no evening activities.
Bobcats
1st Grade ELP testing their LEGO cars to see whose car would travel the farthest! They just love competition!!!
The 4th Grade ELP students showing their marble tracks made from paper to their class!
We love Spring Math!
This little sweetie spent her paw prints at the Bobcat store to have milk and cookies with me! Made my day!
COU will be having a 2 hour late start today November 13, 2019
Morgan
We will have our Vetern's Day Program Nov. 12, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. Thank you.
COU will start 2 hours late Nov. 11, 2019 due to weather. There will be no breakfast.
Extra recess
Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for students for the play! See you there!
School play is tonight!!! Starts at 7pm!! Come support our students!
October Bobcats of the Month
October Bobcat Class of the Month
Blanket tents!
Blanket tents!
Happy Halloween from the First Grade
Happy Halloween from the third grade!
Kindergarten is making spooky houses for math this week!
Kindergarten is making Spooky Houses for Math this week!!
Bobcats of last week
JH Girls practice will begin next week on Monday October 28th after school.
Do the tables and graphs match?
Reminder no school tomorrow October 21, 2019 due to staff development. See you on Tuesday!!
My lunch date
Bobcats of the week
8th grade Volleyball girls play their last game.
Bobcat is last week
September Class of the Month!
September Bobcats of the Month!
This was a few weeks ago....playing hot potato at recess! Started with 6 kids and ended with a lot!
Kindergarten E.L.P
There is no JH football practice today October 1, 2019
The third grade students got to learn more about what they have in common with their classmates today in guidance class!
Bobcats of the week
1st grade
1st grade
CO-U will be dismissing September 16 and September 17 2 hours early due to heat. JH football will be both days at the normal time. JH Volleyball will play it's game on September 16 and will not have practice on September 17.
The Incredible 5th Grade wants a win!!
3rd Graders in the Homecoming parade! #Hercules
3rd Graders in the Homecoming parade! #Hercules
COU Elementary Homecoming Parade
COU Elementary Parade
Elementary Homecoming Parade!
Homecoming parade in Mapleton with the Jr. High Band! Great job everyone!
CLASS COLOR DAY! #hoco2019
What is a scale factor?
School pics are up and ready to order on the Josten's Pix website! The website is https://shop.jostenspix.com and you will need the event code FE6319 and your students powerschool ID that was sent home to you on the flyers. If you have any questions contact us or Jostens!
4th Grade ELP working with 3D creations!!!
Engineering coasters in 3rd Grade ELP!
Our “Get to know each other “ activity in Kindergarten ELP!
Our “Get to know each other” activity for Kindergarten ELP!
We learned that everyone has a few jitters on their first day of school but we got rid of them with some “Jitter Juice.” We’re ready for 2nd grade!
We had an amazing first day of 2nd grade!
Ready for band!
Ready for school !
Open House! Aloha Bill and Lucia!
Here is our the website to look at the new company we are doing school pictures with. It will be done entirely online and you will be able to have the pictures delivered directly to you. Check it out!
https://www.jostens.com/jostenspix/index.html
2019-2020 Registration will be held on Monday, August 5th from 12:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Summer Floor Project - after photos. This really enhances the looks of building! Great work!
Summer floor project during photos
Summer Floor Project before photos
Waste basket projects from the book The Mouse and the Motorcycle.
Summer School Projects
ISU Conservation Outreach presents Water Rocks!
Summer Breakfast and Lunch will be served Monday - Friday
Breakfast from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Summer Breakfast and Lunch will be closed July 4 , July 5, and
July 29 to August 2
Projects!
Zoo trip!
It was a great year! Good luck in 6th grade!
A popping good time for the 5th grade end of year math review! Nice job!
So much fun st field day on Thursday!
Special Visitor Today
4th/5th field trip to the Capital
Interesting places to visit in the capitol!
Capital field trip for the 4/5th grade! Fun day!
Two students dressed like me for teacher appreciation! Thank you!
Fun day at the Children’s Museum!
The finished products! Love their creativity and team work!
Creating things we see in our communities with the Kindergarteners!
Bobcats of last week
We’ll do just about anything to enjoy this spring weather! Moved our Daily 5 rotation outside this afternoon. :)
Preschool Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by 7th grade Student Council member, Makenna Meseck
The 2nd grade just finished our unit on states of matter. We used what we learned about insulators to make models that would keep an ice pop cold. We presented our models and what we learned to the class and had some popsicles to celebrate!
I would like to thank the Charter Oak-Ute PTO for the bench they purchased for our playground. Thanks also go out to all that have supported COU and myself over the years. It’s a Great Day to Be a Bobcat 👍👍👍
3rd Grade Balloon Cars for Science
Bobcat of last week
Bobcat of 2 weeks ago
These students competed in the State Odyssey of The Mind competition on Saturday! They worked very hard for the last several months to complete this task. I was very proud of how they performed! Great job everyone!
Congratulations to our Bobcats of the Month of March! For 5th grade it is Gabriela Rodriguez. For 6th grade it is Brandon Factor. For 7th grade it is Camryn Boyle. For 8th grade it is Thomas Hayden. Congratulations!
Congratulations to our Bobcats of the Month of March! For 2nd Grade it is Liza Klinker. For Ms. TenEyck's 3rd grade it is Makenzie Rosburg. For Mrs. Ewoldt's 3rd grade it is Jeffi TenEyck. For 4th grade it is Brandon Feller. Congratulations!
Congratulations to our Bobcats of the Month of March! For PK3 it is Mahlee Mohr. For PK 4 it is Ben Klinker. For Kindergarten it is Whitney Dorale. For 1st grade it is Avery Bohlmann. Congratulations!
Congratulations to our classes of the Month of March! For lower elementary it is Kindergarten. For middle elementary it is the 4th grade. For middle school it is the 8th grade. Congratulations!
Third grade author’s! We wrote our own book and was published!
My bobcats this week
“This is scary!”
Reading buddies!
Ready for the 6th grade math bee!
Congratulations to our Bobcats of the Month for February! Our 5th grade student was Ace Staley. Our 6th grade student was Noah Bramley. Our 7th grade student was Rafael Rodriguez. Our 8th grade student was Kylie Bohm. Congratulations!
Congratulations to our Bobcats of the Month for February! Our 2nd grade student was Carolyn Alicea. Mrs. Ewoldt's 3rd grade student was Emerson Goslar. Mrs. TenEyck's 3rd grade student was Ella Staley. Our 4th grade student was Megan Kragel. Congratulations!
Congratulations to our Bobcats of the Month for February for the lower elementary! Our PK3 student was Sophia Jepsen. Our PK4 student was Trigger Lazano. Our Kindergarten student was Dixon Vogt. Our 1st grade student was Johnny Rosburg. Congratulations!
Congratulations to our Classes of the Month for February! The lower elementary class was the 4 year old Preschool. The middle elementary class was Mrs. Ewoldt's 3rd grade. The middle school class was the 6th grade.
Bobcats of last week!!
COU will be going back to regular bus Routes on Tuesday March 26
5th Grade Title Reading: Sign of the Beaver book projects
This month, our STEM challenge required us to use our engineering design model to see what group could make the longest chain using only one piece of paper! We worked great in teams today and leaned a lot. Thanks Mrs. Thies!
Crawford County Band Festival Concert! Great job COU, BV, and Schleswig
Crawford county band festival
Bobcat of last week!
Setting the Leprechaun trap with the Kindergarten class! Cross your fingers we catch one!
STEM with the 5th graders! They worked extremely hard making their catapults with only popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and a plastic spoon!
Braxtyn, Keara, & Carlee presented their reading projects to the class! Great job!
Electricity experiment
Having fun at recess
We would like to Congratulate Mr.Wiebers for being inducted into the IHSAA Hall Of Fame! Congratulations Mr. Wiebers!!
Bobcat of this week!
WIPCO Trip
In an effort to make-up lost instructional time and to avoid going to school after Memorial Day and possibly into June, Charter Oak Ute CSD will be adjusting the school calendar to make-up time lost to snow days.
Starting this Wednesday, March 6th we will no longer be having late starts. School will start at the regular time on all Wednesdays the rest of this school year. We will also now hold classes on Thursday, April 18th. That was originally scheduled a vacation day over Easter break. With the day that was made-up last Friday, and these calendar changes, the last day of school will still be May 24th as originally scheduled. If we have any more snow days between now and the end of the school year, they will be added on after Memorial Day.
The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss
Making butter is hard work!
Making butter takes teamwork! 5th & 8th graders getting it done!
Learning life lessons from Bartholomew and the Oobleck:
1) Say “I’m sorry” when you’re wrong.
2) Don’t eat strange chemicals.
Thanks Mrs. Thies and Mr. Morley!
We played our own game of Hop on Pop! We’re worn out after trying to pop each other’s balloons.
Making butter takes a lot of team work!
After reading The Butter Battle Book, the 2nd and 6th graders are making homemade butter! We’ve decided we don’t like cliff hangers and making butter is hard work! I’ll
Mr. Steele having fun with Hop on Pop!
Cat in Hat
Twin Day!
More Pajama Day!
Pajama Day
Crazy Sock Day
Things 1, 2, 3, and 4!!!
Cat in the Hat came and read to us today!
Dodgeball Tournament in PE today
Dr. Seuss creations in honor of Dr. Seuss week with 4th Grade ELP!
Get Ready for Read Across America Week
There will be no school at COU and MVAO on Monday February 25th. The vocal concert for tomorrow night is also postponed.
Congratulations to our January bobcats of the month. They are as follows: Haylnn Boettger - 7th grade, Isabelle Mohr - 5th grade, Peyton Gress - 6th grade, and Saige Berens - 8th grade. Great Job Bobcats!
Congratulations to our January bobcats of the month. They are as follows: Jaydn French - 3rd TenEyck, Koga Jepsen - 4th Grade, Levi Trucke - 3rd Ewoldt, and Madalyn Gran - 2nd Grade. Great Job Bobcats!
Congratulations to our January bobcats of the month. They are as follows: Kadence Rosenau - 1st Grade, Gracyn Nemitz - PK3, Lydia Kiepe - PK4, and Wrigley Wilcox - Kindergarten. Great Job Bobcats!
Congratulations to our classes of the month for January. They are as follows: Kindergarten for lower elementary, Ms. TenEyck's 3rd grade for middle elementary, and 8th grade for our middle school class! Great Work!
Bobcats of last week
COU and MVAO are closed today February 20
Two hour late start Wednesday February 20
Charter Oak-Ute will return to regular bus routes in the morning February 14th
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held as scheduled tonight.
Crush for a Crush Fundraiser
No school today Tuesday February 12th
School will start 2 hrs. late on Tuesday February 12
Bobcats of last week.
Parent Teacher Conferences for tonight have been moved to Wednesday.
"The Day the Crayons Quit!"
Two hour late start today Thursday February 7th
Bobcats of last week!!
Celebrating 100 days of school
Congrats to the winners of our essay contest! Ute Legion winners are 1st place Brandt Gran; 2nd place Patience Winsor! Charter Oak Legion winners are 1st place Joselyn Factor ; 2nd place Ava Klinker
5th grade Flag Essay pizza party!!
#twins
Cheyenne
Your artist will be coming home next week with their Doodle for Google. If you would like your student to participate in the contest, please fill out the highlighted areas and return by Thursday, February 14th. Below is the website you can visit for more information.
https://doodles.google.com/d4g/
Will 100 licks get us to the center of our Tootsie Pop? We’re 100 days smarter and having fun celebrating with some 100 activities!
Due to the extreme wind chill forecast, Charter Oak-Ute will not have school on Wednesday January 30th and will also have a two hour late start on Thursday January 31st.
Thank you 5th grade for showing us your dioramas! You did such a great job making and presenting them. The 2nd graders thought they were so cool!
Indoor Recess FUN!
Sharpening our visual dexterity!
Charter Oak-Ute will use March 1st as the make-up day for our snow day. We will have classes on March 1st instead of the originally scheduled in-service day.
Mindful meditation for kids
Baby steps!!! Hurray!!
No school at Charter Oak-Ute today Tuesday January 22nd.
1st Grade snowmen!!!
1st Grade snowman STEM Challenge!
Kindergarten partner reading
Ms. TenEycks 3rd grade bobcat
Bobcat of the Month of December!!
Congratulations to the PK3 bobcat of the month for December Harley McManigal
Congratulations to the Bobcats of the month for December in PK4, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. 1st grade-Delia Ohlmeier, K-Leah Kiepe, PK4-Malaki Trucke
Congratulations to the 2nd through 4th grade bobcats of the month: 2nd grade - Isaac Blume, 3rd Ewoldt - Brinkly French, 3rd TenEyck - Cheyenne Vogt, 4th - Kelton Mareau
Congratulations to the 5th grade through 8th grade bobcats of the month: 5th grade - Emily Wanberg, 6th grade - Tazyun James, 7th grade - Kiara Mesenbrink, 8th grade - Sidney Trucke
Congratulations to the classes of the month for December: Lower Elementary - 2nd Grade, Middle Elementary- 4th Grade, Junior High - 7th Grade.
Book Creator they loved it!!
What do you do when you are a Kindergartner and there is no snow outside??? You build snowmen with LEGOs!
We love when students choose to spend their hard earned Paw Prints to read to our class!
Ms TenEycks 3rd grade Christmas Party
Ugly sweater party!
Mr Lally and 4 th grade music
4th Grade Title I Reading Christmas Party
COU Student Council members made tie blankets for the Crawford County Hospital in Denison and Burgess Hospital in Onawa.
Student Council members help out Moving Veterans Forward Project of Totes for Hope.
Hand bells 3 rd grade !
Making ugly sweaters
Bobcat of last week
Bobcats of 2 weeks ago
Erupting our volcanoes
Parents,
Download our new app: RePlay It! This allows you to upload photos to our school yearbook and your photos might be used in the yearbook for all to see and enjoy! Try it tonight at the elementary concert! Take photos of your child and upload your favorite photos to the RePlay It App! Your photos might make it into our yearbook for all to enjoy!
Painting our volcanoes
Bobcat of the month for November!
We are up to the STEM task!
Taking on Mrs. Thies’s STEM challenge!
There’s “snow”place like CO-U!
Ms TenEyck and Mrs Fineran 3rd grade Class volcanoes
The 5th-8th grade concert will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 13th.
The Kindergarten-4th grade concert will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 10th. Students need to report to their classrooms at 5:45 p.m..
Santa Claus Night will be December 5th at 5:30 p.m. in the Charter Oak Community Building.
Student Council decorates School
Two hour late start today Friday November 30th due to fog and ice
STEM Challenge Wednesday with Ms. TenEyck’s 3rd Grade Class! I love how their minds work!
Ms. TenEycks bobcats of last week!!
5th grade helped Kindergarten write Santa letters this morning! Thanks for helping us get in the holiday spirit!
Writing Santa letters!
We are busy writing Santa letters with our 5th grade buddies!
5th Grade Turkeys
My bobcats of last week!!
Using cubes to help figure out volume.
Congratulations to our Middle School Bobcats of the month for October. For 6th Grade it was Tawnie Cass, for 7th Grade it was Jodee Kruse, and for 8th Grade it was Annamarie Mallory.
Congratulations to our middle elementary Bobcats of the month for October. They were Tavin Feller for Mrs. Ewoldt's 3rd Grade, Braylnn French for Ms. TenEyck's 3rd Grade, Tajel Jepsen for 4th Grade, and Brandt Gran for 5th Grade.
Congratulations to our lower elementary Bobcats of the month for October. Kindergarten was Elizabeth Gran, 1st Grade was Breanna Funkhouser, and 2nd Grade was Landon Kiepe.
Here are our Preschool Bobcats of the month for October. PK4 was Lyrik Pryor and PK3 was Alyce Skarin.
Chemical reactions when we soaked pennies in lemon juice!
Here are our classes of the month for October: Early Elementary is PK4, Middle Elementary is Ms. TenEyck's 3rd Grade, and Middle School was 7th Grade.
Social Studies in our pajamas!
Busy coloring at Recess!
Doing a great job writing sentences this morning!
Working on our writing this morning!
Flashback to Friday, which was freezing at recess!! It was much more pleasant today!
Each of these students tied with 8 bobcat paws each last week!
We love when Grandma Judy comes to read to us!
Our Veterans Day Program
Thank you to the 5th - 8th ELP students for the beautiful Patriotic display for the Veteran’s Day Program! What a wonderful way to honor and thank our Veterans!
The 5th grade had the opportunity to ask questions of with and listen to what our veterans had to say about the flag!
Duck duck goose!
2nd grade STEM Challenge!
STEM Challenge Wednesday with the 2nd Graders! Their Challenge was to build the tallest towers as possible with marshmallows and toothpicks! They definitely had great discussions!
My bobcats of last week
Who built the tallest tower???
Kindergarten working on building the tallest tower with Legos
Trick or treat!
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What a great day to work on Math outside!
Reminder to turn in your reading minutes for 1st grade to receive a certificate for a small pizza at Pizza Hut. I will accept October minutes until Nov. 8th. Happy Reading. Mrs. Garrett
Happy Halloween 🎃
Our 4th grade monsters! Happy Halloween!
Our fundraiser delivery will be tomorrow November 1, 2018. You can stop in between 1 and 5 to get your orders. Thank you.
3rd Graders make Stress Pumpkins today!
3rd Graders made Stress Pumpkins!
Thank you to Mrs. Ewoldt’s 3rd grade for performing a Halloween reader’s theater for us! You did a great job and we enjoyed it!
5th grade working the SMART Room! Way to go!
Mr. Wiebers can rock the SMART Room balance beam like a 5th grader! Show them how it’s done!
Ms. TenEycks scary class
My bobcat of last week!!
Classes of the month for September were the 1st grade for the PK-2, 5th grade for the 3-5, and 6th grade for the 6-8.
Middle School Bobcats of the month for September were Lilliana Perry for the 6th grade, Kennedy Goslar for the 7th grade, and Emily Sorensen for the 8th grade.
Bobcats of the month for September were: Jocelyn Allen is Ewoldt's 3rd grade , Hailey Franco is TenEyck's 3rd grade, Teagan Blume is 4th grade, and Ava Klinker is 5th grade
Pre School bobcats of the month for September are PK3 is Axton Rosenau, PK4 is Lincoln McCall
Bobcats of the month for September - Kindergarten is Sam Sorensen, 1st grade is Kellen Anderson, 2nd grade is Audrey Hadden
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Reminder!! PT Conferences are 10/29 and 10/30 from 4:00 until 7:30! See you all there!!!
Party Day!
Elementary trick or treat day
Painting pumpkins from Ms. Christiansen’s grandpa’s garden. So many creative designs!
We are missing those sunny days when we took leaf walks!
My bobcat from last week!!
COU Student Council member, Annamarie Mallory, sponsored a Kiss Breast Cancer Goodbye Fundraiser with COU raising $300 in the fight against cancer! Mr. Eggeling was the unlucky winner of the pie in the face with Abbey Meseck getting the honors and Mrs. Seieroe and Thomas Hayden winning for the BEST!
Marshmallow challenge
Marshmallow challenge
Proudly showing off their Geods they made in Art
Ms TenEycks bobcats of last week
Wrigley got into the PINK today
Wear PINK today
Congrats to the 5th graders! Ava was our Bobcat Student of the Month and 5th grade was upper elementary class of the Month! Way to go!
Reminder there is an hour early out on 10/19 and no Scholl on 10/22.
All Students and Staff: National Wear Pink Day in support of Breast Cancer Awareness tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 19th!
5th graders working on a team building activity in guidance
Investigating the properties of schoolyard rocks to finish up the first part of our rock unit!
Help us Kiss Breast Cancer Goodbye! The COU Student Council is selling lollipops for $1.00 to help in the fight against Breast Cancer. When you buy your lollipop you get to vote for the best kissed staff member card. The staff member with the best kissed card wins and a student who voted for that staff member has a chance to win as well. However, the least amount of votes member will get pied in the face by one lucky student who voted as well! Bring a dollar and come and vote and don’t forget your lollipop!
Go Packers
Working with surface area.
4th grade Bobcat of the Month
5th grade reader’s theatre! Reading to Mr. Lally’s class.
Ms TenEycks bobcat of September Hailey Jensen
1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade Title 1 Reading Wall of Fame Readers for September
Title 1 Reading 4th Grade Hall of Fame Readers for September
Title 1 Reading 5th Grade Wall of Fame Readers for September
Reading Recovery
3rd grade scientists!
Studying longitude and latitude
Studying longitude and latitude
Science tree puzzles
Science tree puzzles
Playing with Dominos!
Picture Retake Day will be Friday, October 26th!
Ms TenEycks bobcats of last wee
1st Place Aluminum Boat Challenge winners with 257 pennies! Might have held more but they used all the pennies I had available!!!!
2nd Place Aluminum Boat Challenge winners with 207 pennies!!!
3rd Place Aluminum Boat Challenge winners with 157 pennies!!!!
Aluminum foil boats! How many pennies will it hold before it leaks?
The Student Council members, Abbey Meseck and Liliana Perry are Sponsoring a fundraiser for HELP! Hurricane Florence – Oct. 1st to Oct 12th You can help by donating: canned/boxed food, paper towels, toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, etc. Together, we can make a difference!! Bring items to school and the boxes will be in the offices. Thanks for your support!!
Newspaper towers! Who knew it could be so strong!
Ms. TenEycks bobcats of last week!!!
This is the 4th graders Bobcat of the week!
Reading temperatures in Science
Reading temperature
4th graders are learning about magnets in science today!
Frisbee Golfing on the playground.
Bobcats of the week in 4th grade hanging with Mr. Eggeling.
4th graders working on their friendship comic strips
Ms TenEycks bobcats of the week for last week!!
They found out that building a tower of cups without your hands is a little challenging!!!
5 th grade recorders on Monday morning!
The 4th graders have been experimenting with Energy in Science. Learning how energy is transferred from a battery(s) to light bulbs and a motor. Also, learning how to work in small groups.
Can you make a rectangle?
5th having fun with word work!
Here are the COU junior high football players!!
No school tomorrow due to the scheduled in-service being a 2 hr. late start and with the heat and humidity a 2 hr. early dismissal would be likely. We don't feel it would be prudent to have them attend school for three hours.
2 hr. early dismissal today for COU. MVAOCOU high school students will be dismissed at regular time.
Enjoying cooler weather outside
Reminder: The Junior high volleyball game that was scheduled at home tonight against AR-WE-VA has been postponed and re-scheduled for Monday October 1st at CO-U.
Reminder, Tomorrow September 18 is picture day! Please have your child ready and bring their best smile!
MVAOCOU High School students will be dismissed at the regular time and will be bused home at the regular time.
Charter Oak-Ute will be dismissing two hours early today, Monday September 17th due to heat and humidity. There will be no JH VB or FB practice today.
Today the 2nd graders investigated what happens to different types of rocks when they are placed in water. We saw bubbles and changes in color!
Come on Tuesday at 4:00 to watch the Bobcats take on the Ar-We-Va Rockets!
Rolling to find odd and even numbers! Math is so much fun!
Science experiment
Science experiment
Science experiment
MVAOCOU PEP RALLY
MVAOCOU PEP RALLY
First pep assembly of the year!
Kindergarten love our new Smart Room!
Nothing like a good book on a beautiful day!
Smart room in action
smart room
Smart Room in action
4th grade cowgirls and cowboys.
First band rehearsal 5 th grade
JH PE - Human Hungry Hungry Hippos Game takes teamwork to be successful!
1st Place Blind Volleyball Team: 2 Lit 2 Hit.
Homecoming 2018
“Coached” these young ladies for the Blind Volleyball Tournament today to kick off Homecoming! I think they missed the memo on what to wear for their support of Iowa or Iowa State lol!
Here’s what 1st graders think peacocks look like! So creative! ❤️❤️❤️
Creating Peacocks after reading “Just Plain Fancy”!
My team “ the destroyers”!!!!
Intense game! We lost a shoe!
Blind volleyball hence the sheets over the net.....
First game
Watching blind volleyball! Getting ready for homecoming week!
Kindergarten music coloring to “ March of the Animals” played by an orchestral group.
8 th grader leads 6 th grade warm up!
Is there a pattern here?
All Hawkeyes here!!!!
Kitchen Divided
We have more Hawkeyes than Cyclones?! This can’t be right.
3 rd grade music !
Don’t forget the Blind Volleyball Tournament tomorrow starting at 1:30. Parents and community members are more than welcome to come and watch! Free admission!!!
Hawkeyes vs. Cyclones
Represent your favorite team tomorrow and wear a hat for $1.00.
Shadows are moving to the east! Must have something to do with the sun!
Team work!
Wondering if these will be different later.
5th grade-Tracking shadows in science!
Pep band practice Thursday morning !
4th graders learning and discussing classroom expectations in our class library!
4th graders working hard!
3rd grade PE having fun with the parachute
7 th and 8 th choir having a great rehearsal!
Charter Oak-Ute just received notification this morning that we had the third highest percentage increase in the state of students meeting reading benchmarks in the spring versus fall data. Great job by our staff and students.
Wednesday rehearsal and learning to part sing!
3rd Graders! Ms. TenEyck and Mrs. Ewoldt
COU Homecoming shirts $10
The final product!!!
Experimenting with gears!
Congratulations to Abbey Meseck for being our grades 5-8 outreach booklet prize winner!
Congratulations to Brianna Klockgether for being our grades K-4 outreach booklet prize winner!
Have a Great Weekend Everyone! Remember no school Monday due to Labor Day Holiday.
School Pictures will now take place on September 18, 2018
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Working hard in math!
Wow! They were really concentrating!
Psych! We had a great day anyway!
Ready for pictures!
Happy learning math from our new Smart Board!
Although Picture day is postponed we thought we should take the opportunity to smile big for the camera!
Picture day might have been postponed, but we took one anyway!
Excited for the school year with this fun bunch!
Picture Day anyway.
Due to an accident with the photographers school pictures for today have been postponed. A new date will be rescheduled.
Reminder, it is picture day tomorrow August 29, 2018 at Charter Oak-Ute!! See everyone tomorrow!!
Reminder of 1/2 late start to the school day tomorrow. Classes start at 8:50 am
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GO BOBCATS!
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Onward Bobcats!
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