Campus Closed to Students 1/28

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Missouri American Water informed our staff today that they will begin repairs on the ruptured water main just northeast of campus on Warson Road at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. They advised us that MICDS could lose water service to most buildings either intermittently or throughout the duration of the repair, which is scheduled to last most of the day. Until they begin the repair, they cannot predict with confidence the scale or duration of the resulting water outage. Because of the uncertainty of the impact of this water main repair on our facilities, MICDS will be closed to all students tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28, during the school day. Information about after-school activities and athletics is currently unknown and will be communicated at a later time. Especially given this week’s inclement weather disruptions, I regret the necessity of tomorrow’s school-day closure and appeal to you for understanding. We will run a normal 8:00 a.m. start time on Thursday and a 9:00 a.m. late-start time on Friday in all three divisions. In the Middle and Upper Schools, Thursday will be an A day to pair with today's H day, and Friday will be a B9 day. On Monday, we will run a D day as originally scheduled. Thank you for your partnership and understanding. We will be back in touch with you should there be any changes to Missouri American’s water main repair schedule.

Hundreds of Smiles on the 100th Day of School

It’s official, MICDS students are 100 days smarter! On February 3, Senior Kindergarteners celebrated the 100th day of school by dressing up like centenarians. They sported fake beards, gray-haired wigs, faux wrinkles, eyeglasses, and at least one life-alert necklace. “They were in character all day, walking around the room all hunched over and complaining about back pain,” laughed Senior Kindergarten Teacher Kelly Hummel.

In addition to dressing up, honoring this milestone is an excellent way to break up the year and celebrate the students’ achievements so far this year. SK students rotated through 100-themed centers and played games such as Race to 100 and cup stacked with 100 cups. Students also collected 100 small everyday items in a baggie, such as goldfish crackers, plastic googly eyes, mini marshmallows, Skittles, coins, seashells, and beans, to name a few. The signature event was using the Aging Booth app to age their photos 100 years into the future.

Congratulations on your accomplishments, SK! Here’s to 100 more!