Mrs. Cherie's 6th grade art enrichment students made a totem pole in coorelation with Mr. Caleb's Native American Cultural Groups unit. These particular totems represented the Northwest people group.
3rd & 4th Grade GT students created "bone bridges" for a Halloween STEM challenge. Ashley & Easton created the strongest bridge!
Here is the link to reserve tickets for the basketball games Friday night vs. Pangburn at Brady-Hipp Arena: https://forms.gle/b46TzzD3VFVrNaNt7 Please keep in mind that players/cheerleaders have been issued tickets so you only need to complete this form if you do not have tickets via players/cheerleaders. In lieu of completing the google form, you can call the central office to reserve tickets as well at 501-825-6258. There is a maximum of 4 tickets per request. Requests should only be submitted one time. You must have reserved tickets in order to enter as there will be no tickets available at the entry gate. The survey link will close when tickets have been exhausted.
Ms. Sonjia's 2nd graders are working hard to figure out author's purpose!
The first elementary chess club meeting was a huge success! We had ten 4th-6th grade students that stayed for the meeting! Our next meeting will be November 30th.
Due to Friday being a virtual day, students may choose to wear their pink out shirts or their superhero outfit on Thursday for Red Ribbon Week. The ball game Friday night against Pangburn will still be Pink Out night for anyone attending the game.
Don't forget that Friday, October 30th is pink out day! Wear your pink to school and the games against Pangurn to show your support!
Employee Spotlight: TRACI BAILEY
Mrs. Traci has been working as a Preschool Aide for four years at West Side. She enjoys hanging out with her family and watching her kids and grandkids play sports.
Mrs. Cherie's K-2 art students created layered landscapes!
A link to a google form to reserve tickets for the JG, SG, SB games vs. Pangburn on Oct. 30 will be posted via Apptegy (district website, social media pages, district app and text message) around 9:00 Thursday morning. For more information call Coach Brown at 501-825-6292.
School dismisses early at 2 p.m. Thursday for Parent-Teacher Conferences, which will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Only parents who have scheduled an on-campus appointment with a teacher should visit the campus. Parents who would like to schedule a face-of-face conference or a call with a teacher should contact the teacher directly. If you have questions, please call (501) 825-6258.
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Mrs. Capel's 8th graders, Deanna Carlton, Mandy Smith, and Logan Fife have had lots of fun with their paper mache farm animals. Pictured here, is "graduation day" for the animals. You can see more adventures of Larry, Heathery, and Karen at the instagram: paper_mache_animals
Mr. Caleb's 5th graders enjoyed playing the petroglyph game they made!
Based on feedback from the survey regarding virtual days, the board of education tonight approved virtual days on the following dates for this semester: Oct. 30, Nov. 13, Dec. 11.
Students will have the option to work virtually off campus on these dates, or students will have the option to attend on site on these dates. Instruction will be virtual. Buses will still run bus routes and meals will be prepared for breakfast and lunch.
Feedback will be solicited from parents later this week regarding where your child(ren) will be this Friday in order to most effectively plan.
More details will be shared in the near future.
Hooray for red day in PreK! Mrs. Ashley's preschoolers were lots of red for Red Ribbon Week!
Picture Retake Day is set for Thursday, November 5 at West Side School. Fall sports photos will also be taken at this time. All students, faculty and staff who did not have their picture taken earlier must show up for retakes.
As a celebration to the end of the first quarter/9wks. We had Mr. Brain and Terri Kinder with Kindersongs perform their Spooky Concert virtually for Pre K-6th Grade!
Employee Spotlight: KIMBER MURRAY
Kimber is a dyslexia tutor at West Side Elementary and has worked here for two years. She enjoys watching movies and reading in her free time.
Mrs. Amy is teaching scooter safety in PE, and the kids are having a blast!
Tickets for the West Side 7G, 7B, JB @ Pangburn basketball games on Monday, October 26 will be sold online. Parents of ball players will need to click on the below link to purchase their tickets. General Admission tickets are $5 by debit or credit card and you will receive a scannable ticket. Either keep the ticket on your phone to be scanned or print the ticket to be scanned.
https://pangburn-school-distrcit.ticketleap.com/pangburn-vs-westside-gf/