Kindergarten with Mrs. Neels

08/25/2026

Our friends in Mrs. McGinty's 4th Grade Class joined us for Chromebook Academy today! We learned how to log in, plug in our headphones, and adjust the volume. These experts were so helpful!

08/24/2026

We had the best first day of kindergarten!!

08/23/2026

💤🛌 It’s almost bedtime, and it’s the last sleep before kindergarten! I can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow morning! Listen to The Night Before Kindergarten here: https://youtu.be/q2JFDhdxfDk?feature=shared

08/13/2026

The best day with all these new friends!! 😍

Alma Schrader welcomed 53 new kindergartners at Kindergarten Academy today! We had the best time - see you in 11 days!

08/13/2026

We had the best time at Kindergarten Academy! These kids are SO ready for big kid school!

08/06/2026

Way to read, Graham!! 📚

Drumroll please! 🥁 You guys really knocked it out of the park for our 2026 Summer Reading Program!

Chapter books, picture books, mystery novels, biographies...our 2,249 summer readers read them all, chalking up a grand total of 783,362 minutes! (That's 1.5 years of non-stop reading in just 2 months!)

Pre-Reader Grand Prize Winners (Ages 0–5): Autumn, Aurora, Bellamy, & Lachlan

Youth Grand Prize Winners (Ages 6–11): Graham, Penelope, Dallys, Gracelyn, Amelia, & Bryson

Teen Grand Prize Winners (Ages 12–18): Lennon, Charlotte, Daniel, & Luke

Adult Grand Prize Winners: Ahstan, Pam, Cheryl, Chelsea, & Jacob

Pictured: Back row is Amanda (UCT), Carolyn (Ladies Auxiliary), and George (Cape VFW). Front row is Graham, Penelope, and Dallys. Bikes were generously donated by VFW, Ladies Auxiliary, and United Commercial Travelers (UCT).

A very special thanks to all of our sponsors, including the Friends of the Cape Girardeau Public Library, and to everyone who helped make this year's summer such a success! 💫

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07/24/2026

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07/20/2026

We’re one month away from Back to School Night! Here’s everything your student will need for an amazing year in kindergarten!

See the comments for optional items!

05/21/2026

First day of kindergarten ➡️ Last day of kindergarten 🐯

05/21/2026

We received a *mysterious package* with instructions to only open it on the last day of school! We opened it this morning and were in for a BIG SURPRISE!

Thank you, Ms. Amanda, for being SO FUN!