La Plata R-II

Menu Change: 2/18 Spaghetti or PBJ

Guess What?!?! La Plata is proud to introduce our new app and notification system. See the video below. Search for La Plata R-II in your app store!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JAnqJ32Ed9yLZYRMg1gOWRVK9qdpLinq/view?usp=sharing
We will be sending notifications through TeacherEase and Apptegy (our new system) through the end of this school year to ensure a smoot transition.
Any community member wishing to receive text alerts via Apptegy in the future, please call the office and sign up OR email the principals with name, phone number, and email address!

Friday Night basketball is going to be a HUGE night! The tip off is at 6pm vs Green City. Seniors will be recognized between games. Bulldog Fans get in for FREE at the gate (sponsored by Bulldog Backers). Then, at halftime of the BOYS game, Student Council will be doing a Chuck-A-Duck fundraiser. Buy a duck for $4 or 3 for $10 for a chance to win some $$$$$! Last, but not least, our LHS Cheerleaders hosted cheer camp this week and they will be performing at the halftime of the girls game!!! LET'S GO BULLDOGS! The games and activities will be live streamed on our YouTube Channel: La Plata R-II if you can't make it!

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FCCLA week is coming up. We will celebrate the week of February 10th-13th. Please dress in your best:
Tuesday: "Service Day" Dress as your future job!
Wednesday: "Family Day" BBQ dad or Soccer Mom
Thursday: "Alumni Day" Students as Teachers; teachers as students!
Friday: "Career Day" Zoom Business

This School Counseling Week, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Ms. Taylor!!!

La Plata School District will run regular bus routes tomorrow
, Tuesday, 1/27/26.
Students must turn in work from Friday's AMI day to be marked present for attendance.
See below for menu
changes
:
Tuesday: Cheese Pizza or PBJ
Wednesday: Breakfast Sandwiches or cereal
Thursday: Chicken Nachos or PBJ
Friday: Corndogs or PBJ

Please join us tonight for the PTO meeting in the elementary gym at 7pm. Everyone is welcome!

Friday, January 23rd, 2026 will be AMI day 2 (Alternative Method of Instruction) due to the dangerous temperatures. Please see specific AMI building information below.
Elementary
: All elementary students grades K-5 will complete the AMI packet for Day 2. Packets are labeled clearly and were sent home in backpacks. Do not do other packets until alerted to do so. There is a detailed cover letter that will give you all the information you need to be successful on an AMI day. Please be sure and read this letter. As a reminder, completed work returned the first day of returning to school is necessary for students to be marked present (state requirement). Students who are marked absent for not returning the work the following day we return to school will have three days to complete their work per our absent work policy. 6th graders will do virtual work in Google Classroom and have their Chromebooks to use. Reach out to classroom teachers via email with any questions.
Cheer Camp:
If anyone K-5 is interested in doing cheer camp, but have not turned in their forms yet, please email
chall@laplata.k12.mo.us
with student information and shirt size. We will accept forms & money upon returning to school.  If you need assistance with camp fee, please reach out to the elementary office.
JrH/HS:
7th-12th grade students are expected to get on Google Classroom for class assignments and direction. All teachers will post their assignments for the day on Google Classroom by 8am. Teachers will have office hours on Google Meets according to the schedule below. Students may login to the Google Meets or email teachers to ask questions and get additional guidance but are not required to do so. Students are required to complete work assigned on AMI days and return the first day of return to earn credit/attendance (state requirement). Students can reach out to teachers for alternative assignments (paper packets) if needed. Chromebooks have been sent home with students and hotspots are always available upon request for internet connectivity.
10:00am-11:00am: Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. LWood, Mrs. Grimes, Ms. Davidson, Mrs. Hulett, Ms. AWood, Coach Woodward
11:00am-12:00pm: Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Davison, Ms. Hardwick, Mr. Pearson, Mr. Pippin, Mrs. Gulso, Mr. Jones, Mr. Daniels, Mr. Fields
**After school activities (Basketball Game, etc) will be determined and alerted out once decisions are made.
**KATC students will not attend Kirksville (January 23rd).

Basketball Tournament update:
Due to incoming weather, our Bulldogs will finish out the tournament according to the following:

La Plata Boys will play Friday at 4pm at SOUTH SHELBY HS and La Plata girls will be at 6:30 at NORTH SHELBY!

Come join us at the La Plata R-II School District!

Check out the Bulldog Dispatch!

Important information!
IT IS HOMECOMING WEEK!!!!
Shirts will be delivered or available to be picked up Tuesday after 3pm.
Spirit Days:
Tuesday: PINK OUT- BB game at Atlanta starts at 5:30-2 JV Boy quarters
Wednesday: Country vs Country Club
Thursday: Dress as your favorite Meme--Homecoming activities by Bulldog Backers will start at 6:30 (arrive at 6pm to decorate cars!)
Friday: Spirit Day-Homecoming shirts and/or RED! Pep Rally at 2pm in HS gym., BB game starts at 5:30 with 2 JV boy quarters. Art club will be painting faces for $1--fill the stands with lots of Bulldog Spirit!
Then, next week support our Bulldogs at the North Shelby Tournament. First games are on Tuesday 1/20-Girls vs Marion Co at 7pm and Boys vs North Shelby at 8:15. See bracket attached!

We have a couple extra Homecoming Shirts for Sale--see below for availability. Submit Payment to the HS Office or contact Mrs. Smoot. This will be a first come first serve basis!
We have the follow available:
Short Sleeve
-1 Youth Large
-3 Youth XL
-4 Adult Medium
-2 Adult Large
-3 XLarge
-2 XXLarge
Long Sleeve:
-3 Adult Small
-3 Adult Medium
-3 Adult Large
Crewneck:
-2 Adult Medium
-2 Adult Large
-1 Adult XLarge

Check out our video during Meme Day!
https://youtu.be/49xy3tRZryk

Winter Break is December 22nd-January 5th. Students return Jan. 6th!

As we are only 7 school days away from break, check out what our Publications team have put together!

As we are only 6 school days away from break, check out what our Publications team have put together!
Video
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Science Spotlight! Check out what Ms. Davidson's class is doing!!!! We love Ms. Davidson's labs .

Time to spread some Bulldog cheer!
Want to brighten a staff member's day? We’ve made it easy to send a digital holiday card!
Visit the link below, pick a design, and share a personal note of thanks or holiday cheer. Let’s fill the district with joy!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjh649_-gt68SK8r4-dCdB_eSnY6N6VDoEu2omyFnkVOCN_Q/viewform

Check out these photos from our Winter Formal on Friday. A huge thank you goes to Mrs. Hulett and the FCCLA members who did a fantastic job organizing it!
See more here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17vjOS_SOSyF04bCuu19KZ0NfKSvE9ZkC?usp=drive_link

The zoology students got to see the bacteria that they stained! Some were pretty gross but so interesting! Thank you, Mrs. Grimes for always guiding our amazing labs!

On December 13, seniors Mylie Morse, Layne Mack, Hannah Mitchell, and Macy Davison, along with junior Emmagin Travis, participated in the Wreaths Across America event at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, Missouri, helping honor and remember the men and women who served our country by laying wreaths at each site.
This event was part of the RootEd program at LHS.

Check out our Winter/Sprint Activities Schedule!

🤩🤠Announcing the 2026 theme.....BOOTS & BLING!🤩🤠
Orders are due by January 6th to the EL and HS office. Homecoming is January 13-16th!