L. Mendel Rivers Elementary School -

Today we had the honor of giving a tour of the New Rivers to Major General Simmons and his staff. The new build is going well and we are thankful for the hard work of our construction team.

Next week we will participate in a community Food Drive. This food will go to those in need in trhe community. We will take items starting October 26, 2026.

Join us on October 21st and wear orange for unity day.

This weeks spirit winners. Mrs. Byrd and Tyner tied for 1st. Mrs. Mead's class was 2nd. Mrs. Morgan and Gollihare tied for 3rd.

We want to thank the Altus Fire Department for their Fire Safety Show. Our students enjoyed the show.

More pictures of our K-3rd graders enjoying the Bounce House and Fire Safety Trailer shared with us by Altus Air Force Base Fire Department! What a fun day!

Let's give a big shout out to the Altus Air Force Base Fire Department! Our pre-k students loved the Bounce House they provided along with fire safety tips for Fire Prevention Week!

Our third graders had the best time visiting the Museum of the Western Prairie last week. They learned some really great things about the history of Jackson county and our state. We want to give a special thank you to the Altus Aldonian Club and the Museum of the Western Plains for hosting us!

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Our students love showing off their Bulldog pride!! Our Spirit Wear winners are....

First Place - Mrs. Mead's 2nd grade & Ms. Delzer's 3rd grade
Second Place - Mrs. Gollihare's 3rd grade
Third Place - Mrs. Heinlein's kindergarten class

Just a reminder to all new students and those wanting retakes. Here are the instructions for retakes.

Altus Public Schools' ELL fall meeting is open to all ELL families, including all children. It will be on Monday, October 5, 2026, in the Altus Early Childhood Center's cafeteria. It will begin at 5 PM.

Our Fundraiser was a huge success and we had lots of students earn prizes for their hard work on selling. We were able to raise funds to help continue supporting education projects, activities, supplies, celebrations, field trips and much more for our students. Mrs. Morgan's class were out top seller as a group and will receive a pizza party. The week of November 16th we will work on our whole school celebrations for Silly Stringing the Principal and then have our balloon party on November 19, 2026. In addition Liam Bowman will serve as our Principal of the Day on October 30, 2026 for being our top seller. We want to thank everyone for their hard work. As soon as we have a date for delivery we will notify everyone. It is normally the second to third week of November.

Check out some of our spirit wear winners from today!
1st place - Mrs. Delzer's class
2nd place - Mrs. Heinlein's class
3rd place - Mrs. Morgan's and Mrs. Huckaby's class

This week Mrs. Heinlein's kindergarten class had a great time learning about apples. Today, they made applesauce and had an apple eruption. They enjoyed an apple taste testing while enjoying applesauce, juice, and donuts.

We are so proud of our students for all the hard work they have put in so far this week. We also have two winners for the coloring contest. Congratulations Clarissa and the other one left early. We will announce that one next week.

3rd grade classes practiced place value and expanded form using some of their favorite snacks! Who says math can't be hands-on, fun, and delicious?!

Amira Young and Anthony Micare in Mrs. Gollihare’s 3rd grade class mastered their addition facts today! Great job!

Camellia finished her subtraction facts, and McKinley and Xavier finished their addition facts in Xtra Math in Mrs. Grubaugh's class. Way to go!