Wildcat Thursday Thread
Dr. Keith White 11/18/21
We have a lot be Thankful for in our Diamond R-IV Schools!
We have had a great fall so far!
Thanksgiving Break is next week and all of our schools and district buildings will be closed November 24-26th but we will have school on Monday and Tuesday November 22nd & 23rd. We hope everyone will take some time during this break to be thankful and grateful for all of your many blessings. This Tuesday our elementary students celebrated our 50th day of school and that means we have already completed one third of the school year. As we look forward to Thanksgiving next week and reflect on our first 50 days of our school year we have a lot to be thankful for. We are very thankful for all of our incredible students working so hard each day in our classrooms because our focus and priority is our students learning through quality teaching. Our staff, teachers, and administrators have worked hard this past year to implement several best practices in all our buildings to ensure a high level of learning is happening to combat the learning losses from the past two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. We have implemented "I Can" statements in every classroom so every day our students know exactly what the expectations are and how they are tied to the Missouri Standards. We are also doing student goal setting districtwide based on the "I Can" statements so our students can truly own and understand the what, why and how of the material they are learning. In order to know exactly what standards our students have mastered and which areas we need to reteach or provide interventions we are doing periodic benchmarking assessments as part of i-Ready Math and Reading programs.
As I walk through our schools and classrooms each day, I continue to be reminded that I am extremely blessed for the opportunity to be your superintendent and for the privilege, responsibility, and duty we have to provide a high education for our Diamond R-IV students. I am also in awe of our incredible teachers, administrators, and support staff who daily pour out their lives and work so hard each day to provide a high quality education for our students. We truly believe and have set goals with our CSIP/Strategic planning committee to fulfill our mission statement, vision statement, beliefs, and priorities.
Please continue to follow our Facebook pages, Twitter, and website (new and improved website will go live this weekend) for updates and information. Below you will see a few examples of the many great things going on in our district. We look forward to a continued great school year and to improving daily for each Diamond R-IV student and staff member to CONTINUE THE CHANGE!
Dr. Keith White, Superintendent
Diamond Staff Spotlight: Dana Reed
Diamond Staff Spotlight: Evan McCoy
DHS STUCO Hosted an Awesome Veterans Day Assembly!
Wildcat Spotlights!
Wildcat Football Finished the season 5-5!
Lady Wildcat Volleyball Team wins the Class 2 District 11 Championship!
Middle School Lady Wildcats finish the Season 14-2!
Middle School Wildcat Football Finishes the Season 5-1!
DHS Cheer Team Qualified for the State Cheerleading Competition!
Missouri Cheerleading Coaches Association Regional Competition- Kansas City, Missouri
- Placed 6th (Division: 1A Large)
- Bid to Missouri State Cheerleading Competition
State Information:
- December 11, 2021
- Competing in Cape Girardeau at Southeast Missouri State University to represent Diamond against 12 in our state division
DHS Speech Team Earned 5th Place Sweepstakes at the Marion C. Early Tournament!
Our DHS Speech Team did an awesome job competing with seasoned opponents at the Marion C. Early Speech Tournament. Not too shabby for our second tournament ever!
5th place overall sweepstakes winner!
DI
Lillian Leake 4th place
Bella Lankford 5th place
DUET
Lillian Leake and Serenity Greathouse 2nd place
POI
Serenity Greathouse 4th place
Prose
Lillian Leake 2nd place
The Diamond Elementary Thanksgiving Feast was a Great Success!
Substitute Teachers, Bus Drivers, & Custodians needed!
Do you know someone interested in becoming a substitute teacher and do not have 60 hours of college courses yet? No problem as DESE has modified the requirements due to COVID https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification/substitute-teachers. If you are interested in daily making a positive difference in our schools for students go to diamondwildcats.org and click on the JOB OPENINGS tab. Follow the instructions and fill out an application for SUBSTITUTE TEACHER. You will be able to attach your sub certificate from DESE to the application. Once the application is complete, well will send the applicant an employment packet and once returned, they will be added to the district sub list.
If you are interested in being a bus driver or custodian for the Diamond R-IV School District, please follow this link: https://diamond.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx.
COVID-19 Dashbaord
Dr. Keith White
Email: kwhite@diamondwildcats.org
Website: https://www.diamondwildcats.org/
Location: 401 South Main Street, Diamond, MO, USA
Phone: 417-325-5186
Facebook: facebook.com/DiamondWildcats
Twitter: @DiamondSchoolD1