Easter Egg Hunt
2C celebrated Easter with Peeps Day!!
Mastodon State Park first Grade field trip
Thanks to Valentine Insurance for their support of our MAP Incentive program!!
First grade is loving Mastodon State Park!
Bison hide and mastodon tooth
First touching and looking at artifacts.
Juniors participate in Reality Simulation today.
First grade field trip fun.
The L and C conference baseball games have been moved up one hour tonight due to impending rain. The Hornets will play Scotland Co tonight at 6 pm on Red field #2
Congrats to the students who have been recognized for being RESPECTFUL in April!
Caitlyn Guffey, Maddie Burton, and Kyra Wales attended FBLA State Leadership Conference in Springfield, MO 4/14-4/16/2019.
Rabbit house STEM projects in 2C.
Easter STEM project in 2C.
Thanks to AECI for their DONATION to our WMS MAP incentives program!! Whoot whoot!!
First grade extracting fossils.
Mixtures & Solutions
Second grade had a great field trip to Mark Twain Park today!
Students enjoyed a Movie at Macon Cinema this morning for their perfect attendance 3rd Quarter.
Our student athletes are working hard in Morning Fit Club! Would love to see more of them in here!
Sophomore Tristin Prewitt participated in Central Methodist University’s State Coaching Day to help prepare her for State Music Festival on her Vocal Solo.
5B Learning how the position of the sun changes shadow direction and length☀️
Kindergarten enjoyed the day by practicing their writing skills outside with sidewalk chalk!
First graders are being paleontologists and extracting bones (chocolate chips) from rock (the cookie).
Michael Haynie and Treyton Black posing with Trooper Gipson in front of the Barrel Bob Poster as part of the Buckle Up Phone Down Campaign happening this week at Westran High School to promote driving safety.
Creating dinosaur prints
5B Shadow Experiments
Making and eating a dinosaur snack.
Alexa Summers, from Burrell, presented on Mental Health to our Middle School students. They learned different ways to cope, self care and how outside influences affect mental health.
First grade learned about plants. We can eat all parts of a plant.
We are learning about Dinosaurs in first.
Cozy up and read!
Measuring dinosaurs
8 6th Grade Students participating in NEMO 6th Grade Honor Choir in Troy, MO
Congratulations to these classes for having the most Reading Counts book points in the month of March and winning the Traveling Trophy!
Ms Stephanie and Mrs Conway are promoting autism awareness this month
These 4th and 5th graders were recognized for being RESPONSIBLE at school!! Congrats!!
The Westran Baseball Classic scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled due to wet conditions
Westran 4th and 5th grade students who scored Proficient or Advanced on the Math and English/Language Arts MAP Test last year. Way to go Hornets!
Westran Elementary 3rd Quarter A Honor Roll
Westran Elementary 3rd Quarter A/B Honor Roll
Westran Elementary 3rd Quarter Hornet Achievers
The MS track meet at Salisbury scheduled for this afternoon has been cancelled due to wet conditions
April Students of the Month
Congrats to these 2nd and 3rd graders for making it on the Character Board for being RESPONSIBLE!!
The HS track meet scheduled for today @ Moberly has been canceled and will not be made up.
These kindergarten and 1st grade students were on the character wall for March for being RESPONSIBLE!!
MS Students of the Month!
The kindergarten telling time using our play dough mats!
Measuring Mass of Matter in 5B
2C making edible sedimentary rocks!
2C Exploring rocks!
Mixture and Solution fun in 5B
Everyone worked hard on their party planning in 2C but I love how Conner thought about hosting a party for people who work hard in our community!
Stuco
More Student Council pictures
Making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for our How To writing unit.
Student Council having fun at Sky Zone!
The HS track meet for today (4/1) in Fayette has been canceled and will not be made up.
We were ‘busy’ creating our own web after reading The Very Busy Spider.
Working on our own Grouchy Ladybugs.
Westran Middle School would like to shout a big THANK YOU so PK Weis Agency for their donation to our MAP incentive program!
https://www.pkweis.com/
Optimist Pee Wee baseball sign ups are tonight, March 26th at 6:30pm in Elem cafeteria. This is for Huntsville children to play on Huntsville teams.
The preschool room will be open March 28th 5:00-7:00p.m. For 2019-2020 Pre-K registration.
Mr. Summers’ 6th grade science class is measuring the solar system using toilet paper!! Haha!
These 4th and 5th graders have been recognized for being RESPONSIBLE at school this month! Way to go!!
These K-3 students have been recognized for being RESPONSIBLE at school this month!! Great job!!
Westran Band students participating at District Solo and Small Ensemble Festival.
High School Vocal Soloists performing today at MSHSAA District Solo and Small Ensemble Festival
High School Choir performed at MSHSAA State Large Ensemble Festival today and received an overly Outstanding “2” Rating
4C was the winners of the Reading Counts Traveling Trophy for the Month of February! Top Reader was Shayla Aldridge!
Westran Band received an Exemplary rating at State Large Ensemble Festival today, which is the highest you can receive.
4th Grade Renick Spelling Bee Contestants
8th grade had a reality check today! They were given jobs, a family, and a pay check then had to figure out how to make ends meet. Station by station they had to budget for all of life’s needs.
7th grade had the opportunity to learn about social media safety from Miss Missouri, Katelyn Lewis at MACC’s UCAN2 event.
Great day for Hornet baseball!
7th grade FACS class makes new pillows for the Library!
6th grade students visited MACC through the UCAN2 program they host. They got a good preview of what college life is all about!
2C made clocks as a STEM project, then we used them to practice telling time.
Even Batman had to take the spelling test!
Westran Middle School would like to shout a big THANK YOU to HUFFMAN INSURANCE GROUP for their contribution for MAP incentives! You all rock!
4th grade spelling bee
Just a few of the Westran Elementary Reading Day Activities.
The baseball game that was scheduled to be played today at La Plata has been moved to Westran as their field is too wet. Game time is 5 pm
Westran will dismiss at noon tomorrow. This will allow students and staff the ability to go to the funeral of a staff member. Thank you for your cooperation.
Practicing Blowing Bubbles for How To Writing
Learning about Metamorphic rocks in 2B using starburst!
Kindergarten making leprechaun traps!
Kindergarten making leprechaun traps!
Westran schools will dismiss at noon on Monday so students and staff may attend a funeral of a staff member.
Third grade reading to Kindergarten
Thank you to all of our guest readers today!
Firefighters came to read to us for Reading Day.
More bridge building!
Building bridges after reading The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Working on our ‘Bed’ books after reading The Princess and the Pea.
Igneous rocks in 2B!
2C practiced telling time by playing I have, who has!
"Reading Gives You Super-Powers!" at the Elementary Family Reading Night.
Devin Viley completed his term as FCCLA Region III Vice President of Entertainment at the Awards and Recognition Night.
-Beth Waters
Emma Cruae, Andrea Morris and Allyssa Downing (not pictured) received their FCCLA Region III Power of One medal at the Regional FCCLA Awards and Recognition Night.
-Beth Waters
3B students learning about assembly lines by making a snack mix.
8th Grade Promotion will be held on Monday, May 20th at 7pm at WHS
Three Little Pig Stem Challenge
2nd Graders performing a skit on "Responsible" - the character word of the month for the elementary.
Congratulations to these classes for having the most book points for their grade. They've won the Reading Counts Traveling Trophy for February.
March Students of the Month
Teen Safe Driving Presentation by MU Extension
These students earned a spot on the Good Character Board for showing the character trait of HONESTY! Great job!!
2C did a great job on their demonstrations! Best part was eating the final products!
2B investigating their rocks!
Kindergarten enjoys green eggs and ham!
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Intense badminton matches in lifetime sports!
Building houses from straws and sticks.
Goldilocks and the three bears activity
We made light!!!!!
4B using supplies to make circuits without any directions.
Westran RI will hold their annual kindergarten screening on Thursday, April 4, 2019. Parents need to contact the Westran Elementary office at 660-277-3666 to schedule an appointment. Children who are screened will be eligible to participate in Kindergarten Academy. Additional information for Kindergarten Academy will be available during your child’s screening on April 4. Children must be 5 years of age before August 1, 2019 to attend kindergarten.
Middle School Students of the Month!
Westran Baseball will be selling t-shirts and hoodies until Friday. Order forms are available at each of the school offices. Turn in to Coach Thomas at the High School.
7th and 8th grade band students who participated in the CMU Music Festival Friday. All received 1 or 2 ratings.
Popping numbered balloons in order after reading Hop on Pop.
AM class celebrates Dr. Seuss’s birthday with “The Places You’ll Go” balloons!
Sudoku in the library
Animal Habitats
Preventing Erosion in 5B - Sea Wall and Jetty Engineering
Animal Habitats
Crazy Hair Day!
Dr Seuss green eggs and ham activities
Vocal Soloists getting ready to perform at CMU Music Festival
Life size animals drawings
MS and ELE yearbook orders are due tomorrow March 1st, 2019. Extra forms are in the office at each school.
Measuring ourselves after reading The Foot Book.
Celebrating Dr Seuss week with one fish two fish
Researching animal habitats!
Eating green eggs and ham.
Many students being recognized for their HONESTY at WES!!
Sheltered Reality presented a message to Westran Elementary. “Take a Chance, Never Give Up, Believe in Yourself”
Stacking hats from “The Cat in the Hat”
3C is learning how to research answers!
Our class is beginning animal reports. Stay tuned!
If I Built a House in 2B!
We made floats to show the three forms of matter.
Identifying Rocks in 5B
Creating a gas by putting a solid into a liquid.
1B went on a noun hunt today.
First grade is studying matter.
2nd grade PBS snowball fight!
Valentine's fine
3C won “most book points” for January!
Westran will be on a two hour delayed start today, February 20, 2019
Boys basketball game for tonight in Sturgeon has been postponed until tomorrow night at 9:00 due to impending weather.
February Students of the Month
January Reading Counts Traveling Trophy Winners
No pie auction tonight at the high school.
Battle of the Robots in Mrs. Barnett's class.
Congratulations to the WHS Boys basketball team on winning the Lewis & Clark Conference championship!
4th grade pbs snow ball fight
PBS Snowball Fight!
4th snowball fight
First Grade Valentine’s Day
2nd valentines roses watercolors
Learning about patterns with candy hearts for Valentine’s Day in Mrs Conway’s room!
More 1st grade pbs snowball fight
1st grade pbs snowball fight
Chinese New Year!
Using balloons to represent the solar system
2C working on counting money.
2C Exploring simple machines
Indoor Recess fun in 5th - Love our new indoor recess equipment ❤️
Jostens Ring Order/Parent Night has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday February 13th from 2:30-6:00.
These students were recognized for showing PATIENCE at school!! Way to go!!
Wrapping up the Chinese New Year in 2B!
The ACT test scheduled for this weekend at Moberly High School is still on. Make sure you check your email for the notification.
The JVB-VG-VB games scheduled for tonight at Westran vs. Harrisburg have been postponed until February 13th starting at 5pm.
No school at Westran on 2/8/19
The varsity basketball games that were to be played at Paris tonight have been postponed until Feb. 11th starting at 6 pm. The non-conference varsity games and JVB game that was scheduled for the 11th at Westran have been cancelled.
No school Feb 7 for Westran
The conference basketball game scheduled to be played tonight at Paris has been rescheduled for Thursday night starting at 6pm. As a result the non-conference rescheduled game vs. Sweet Springs that was to be played at home on Thursday has been cancelled.
No school at Westran on February 6, 2019.
The Westran schools will dismiss early today. Middle School at 2:00 the elementary and high school at 2:15.
The MS quiz bowl match at Harrisburg as well as the varsity baskeball games at Paris have been cancelled for tonight. The basketball game has been rescheduled for tomorrow night.
Today’s morning FIT-CLUB looking photogenic post-conditioning!
Mrs. Barnett's Multimedia and Computer Programming visit Morenet
Lewis and Clark Conference Band rehearsing for the concert tonight at Scotland County.
7th Grade Quiz Bowl team wins their first match at the North Shelby Tournament.
8th Grade Quiz Bowl team competing in the North Shelby Scholars Bowl.
5A. Pizza party!
The varsity basketball games vs. Jamestown have been rescheduled for Monday February 11th. The JV boys will play Fayette starting at 4:30 followed by the 2 varsity games vs. Jamestown.
100th Day fun! Escape Room math challenge!
100 day celebration in 1C
3C is awesome!
2A loved the 100th day!
100 Day Fun
Kindergarten is 100 days smarter!
100th day fun!
100th Day Celebration 4C
100th day activities!
100th Day!
Plate Tectonics Fun in 5C
Celebrating the 100th Day with 100 Reasons Why We LOVE our School
Westran RI will not be in session tomorrow, January 30. We will have a late start on January 31 at ten o’clock.
Bill of Rights Presentation's 4C
Modeling Erosion
2B is learning to research!
5a class party
Snowy Day Settings
5A earns party
The games at the Sturgeon Tournament scheduled for tonight 1-23 have been postponed. Makeup TBD
No school today because of weather. Have a safe day.
MS students working hard today, just at the HS! Great job everyone!!
Due to a water leak in Clifton Hill. Westran schools will be releasing students at noon today. Middle School will be releasing from the high school.
December Reading Counts Traveling Trophy. Way to go to these classes for having the most book points for December!
Career Day at Westran High School was held 1/11/19. Thank you to our presenters!
The freshman boys and JV boys games that were scheduled to be played at the Salisbury JV classic on Saturday morning have been cancelled. The Freshman boys will play on Tuesday at 7:00pm at Salisbury HS for the makeup date.
Attendance party and Student of the Month recognition!
5 Gaming Systems
Board Games
Cards
Movie
The varsity basketball games scheduled tonight vs. Jamestown have been postponed. Makeup dates TBD
2nd Quarter 4th and 5th Grade Hornet Achievers
2nd Quarter 4th and 5th Grade A/B Honor Roll
2nd Quarter 4th and 5th Grade A Honor Roll
January Students of the Month
Simple machines in 2B!
The 9B-JVB games at the Salisbury Classic have been postponed tonight due to the weather.
5A working on Persuasive writing.
The varsity basketball games scheduled for tonight 1/15 vs Sweet Springs have been cancelled due to the weather. Makeup dates are TBD.
No school at Westran on January 15, 2019
Due to the snow the Salisbury JV Classic games that were scheduled for tonight have been moved to Wednesday night Jan. 16th with the same starting times.
No school at Westran tomorrow 1-14-19.
Fake Snow!
2C discovering how blubber helps animals survive in winter.
The Freshmen and JV boys basketball games vs Centralia scheduled for tonight have been cancelled due to impending weather.
All students that are job shadowing tomorrow your day will end at noon. Please be safe.
Westran Middle School will dismiss at 11:45 tomorrow and the elementary and high school will dismiss at noon.
Rockstars!
First graders working and completing snow globes.
AM class is making shapes and learning cause and effect and teamwork with water!
Creativity meets science with Our Pollution Acrostic Poems in 5B
December students of the month!
Our very own Cindy Lou Who
4B gift exchange for the party today!
4B got the chance to read their narrative holiday stories with Mrs. Mosier's Kindergarten class.
5B Holiday Tree Marshmallow/Toothpick Challenge
Second grade had a blast at our fiesta!
Gingerbread houses!
Mrs. Martin's class making mini pies for middle school teachers. The pies we're $1.00 and all donations go to the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City
3B writing persuasive letters to Santa.
Decorating gingerbread houses
Christmas Around the World in 4B. Decorating yule logs and puppets for France.
2C is proud of Addison, she was the top seller for the PTSO fundraiser!
2C shared what we learned about the 7 continents with our friends in kindergarten!
2B’s Christmas in Korea!
Stem Christmas trees
We needed a trailer to deliver the 4,000+ items our students and staff donated to our annual Safe Passage drive!! We are so proud of their GENEROSITY!!
A big shout-out to Westran Elementary for donating over 4,000 items to Safe Passage!
Decorating gingerbread girls and boys to wrap up our week reading gingerbread stories and discussing story elements.
So many students made it on the Character Board this month for being GENEROUS!! You make us so proud!
Making pizza while visiting Italy.
Making an edible Yule log while learning about Christmas in France.
Fun in first! We made yule logs after learning about Christmas in France.
2B is working hard on fantasy writing!
4B Writing and Illustrating their own stories to read to the Kindergartners!
A Visit From Santa
Middle School Holiday Baking
Middle School Holiday Baking Night
Santa came to visit Preschool!
Making piñatas while visiting Mexico as we learn about Christmas in different countries.
5B Ugly Door Sweater
Pecan pie from the pecan tree outside the Middle School. Thanks, Mrs. McAdams.
K-2 students practice for Christmas concert tonight. Come join us at 6:00 in the high school gym!
8th Grade Winter Sports
2nd grade Christmas in Italy!
Learning about People and Resources on our technology!
Gingerbread STEM projects. Goal was to get the Gingerbread Man across the water without getting eaten by the fox or getting wet! We had some great designs!
First grade visited Germany. We learned about their costumes. Then we made gingerbread houses.
MS Toys for Tots
Santa visited us today!
The kids made flags to represent themselves. We talked about battle flags and how they carried them into battle.
5B Zoo Ecosystem Projects
3C Santas
MS PICKLEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Congratulations to these classes for winning the Reading Counts Traveling Trophy for having the most book points in November!
November's Character Word was PATRIOTIC. In addition to honoring veterans throughout the month, teachers recognized various students for showing patriotism by adding their names to our Good Character Board! So proud of them all!
Gingerbread houses
Christmas around the world
Special Olympic Athletes compete at area bowling in Chillicothe.
Leaning about Australia and trying fairy bread!
If 2B were elves....
The MS basketball games scheduled for tonight vs. Moberly at Westran HS have been cancelled due to the weather.
The HS basketball games scheduled tonight at Glasgow have been postponed and makeup date is TBD.
Coach O’Laughlin with the football awards.
Coach Rutherford talking about cheerleading awards.
Coach Schleicher with fall golf awards.
Coach Schleicher with the Fall golf awards.
Coach Martin with softball recognition at the 2018 Fall sports banquet.
Story Elements with the 3 Billy Goats Gruff
These 4th and 5th graders were recognized for being "PATRIOTIC" in November! Way to go!
These K-3 students were recognized for being "PATRIOTIC" in November! Great job!
First grade learning about Christmas in Sweden.
8th-grade recognition for Basketball and Cheerleading has been moved to Monday, December 10th between games.
WMS cheerleaders will host a Toys For Tots drive at home basketball games on Dec. 10th
Mrs. Martin's Middle School class working on multiplication!
Decorating the Tree
Music class performing in the Library
The JV basketball games vs Higbee on December 4th have been cancelled.
Great job cheerleaders at the state contest at Lindenwood University
4A Pumpkin Pie
Christmas around the world
Making menorahs
2A practicing addition and subtraction around the room while singing Christmas carols
MS Winter Concert Update
Thank you Jordan Harlan for helping us learn this semester! We will miss you!
Building in 2B!
The Middle School loves having NextEra come in and teach them it’s wonderful to be an ORIGINAL! Each person is special!
Elementary students participate in “You Matter, You have Value, You have Purpose” assembly!
The games at the Glasgow Tournament will be played as scheduled tonight. Girls play at 4:30 and boys play at 6 pm. The bus will leave the high school at 3:15
Westran will not be in session tomorrow, November 27.
The middle school basketball games vs Salisbury scheduled for Monday the 26th have been cancelled due to weather conditions. Makeup date TBD
Westran RI schools will be called off tomorrow. November 26, 2018.
The Glasgow Tournament games have all been pushed back one day due to the weather. All trophy games will be played on Saturday starting at noon
You can see the livestream of the Westran semifinal football game vs. Hayti on yhctv.com starting at 1pm on Saturday November the 24th.
Testing out how much weight our “mini-mayflowers” can hold
STEM with cranberries and toothpicks.
5B STEM Thanksgiving Teepee Challenge Take 2
1st grade Thanksgiving Feast
Turkey Talk!
4B surveyed Thanksgiving Pie choices for 4th grade.
Football team advances to State Semi-final game!
First grade supporting the football team
8th Grade Boys take 2nd place in the St. Joe Tournament! Way to go Hornets!
Congratulations to the Lady Hornets for winning 2nd place!
5C spent the week studying the early settlements in America. Today students had to create the Mayflower and use clues to escape before running out of supplies🤗
First grade working in Seminole headdress.
We loved he pep assembly this morning!
Turkey hideouts to save the Thanksgiving turkey!
Westran Elementary students got to hear all about Alaska from Westran alumnus Trent Land. The students loved his presentation!
1st Quarter 5th Grade Honor Roll
1st Quarter 4th Grade Honor Roll
November Students of the Month
Elementary Veterans Day Assembly
The HS football team will play Fayette HS this Saturday at 1 pm in a state quarterfinal game at Westran High School. The cost of admission will be $7 dollars per person 6 years and older. No passes will be honored. The gates will open at 11:30 am. Come out and support the team.
Lewis and Clark Conference Choir photos.
Westran Elementary Student Council is busy planning fundraisers and events for the holiday season ;)
The Westran school district will have early dismissal on Friday, November 16, 2018. Middle School will dismiss at 11:45, Elem. at 12:00, and HS at 12:15.
Due to early dismissal yesterday football district Championship t-shirts can be ordered until Wednesday November 14th at noon.
Constructing Native American homes!
The 8G-8B game scheduled to be played at Cairo on Monday November 19th will begin at 6 pm instead of the originally scheduled 5 pm.
2A felt a wide variety of emotions as we built different Native American homes
Cracking up over our Thanksgiving Mad Libs in 5B
Big Bushy Mustache
Enjoyed the Veteran's Day Assembly at the High School!
2C used edible manipulatives to practice place value and subtraction with regrouping.
3C is thankful for many things!
STUCO officers presenting cards to our Veteran speaker and thanking him for serving our country.
8th grade boys basketball will play @ Harrisburg HS @ 5:00, 8th grade girls will play at MS @ 7:30. Bus for both leaves at 3:45 from the HS.
Measurement Unit
Native American home construction in 2B!
3A Food webs and food chains
FTA Members attending the State FTA conference today in Columbia.
October Reading Counts Traveling Trophy winners for most book points!
Working hard in 2B with subtraction!
Congratulations to Coby Coonce on being selected as Sykes insurance player of the week!
Congratulations to Allyssa Downing on being selected as Sykes insurance player of the week!
4A Egg drop
4A Halloween fun
The 7G and 7B basketball game scheduled for Friday night vs. Sturgeon has been cancelled.
October Student of the Month - Persistent
Jenna and Colin were nominated and voted on by their peers and the WHS Staff for the October Student of the Month. Congratulations!!
3C had a pretty “sweet” Halloween party!
Congratulations to the WHS cheerleaders as they competed at Staley High School today and received 4th place!!
These 4th and 5th graders were recognized by their teachers for showing GRATITUDE in the month of October! You're awesome!!
Working on igloos that the Inuits lived in.
Ghost launching and pumpkin carving. We were busy in first grade this week.
Mrs Hayward works hard for our students at Westran High School.
Catapult action in Physical Science class.
Sorting and graphing different types of Halloween candy!
November Newsletter 2018
6th graders enjoyed making caramel apples yesterday! They raised the most money for Children’s Miracle Network!!
Halloween Party!
These 2nd & 3rd graders were recognized by their teachers for showing GRATITUDE during the month of October! Great job!
These kindergarten and 1st graders showed GRATITUDE during the month of October! Way to go!!
Halloween treat graphing in 2B!
October Students of the Month!
Halloween Party!
We love Halloween games!
Halloween party fun
Halloween Party fun in 4B
Building candy corn towers
Halloween Fun
Halloween Math! Spooky!
STEM Building a house for a ghost
Congratulations to Westran Alumni Royce Black and Dalton Reynolds for receiving their American FFA Degree at convention this year. This is the highest degree an FFA member can earn and less than 1% of all FFA members will ever receive this high award/honor.
Westran FFA members at National Convention.
Carving Pumpkins
Our finished product.
Graphing with Cheetos Bag of Bones
Pumpkin Decorating in 5th Grade
3A playing Native American games
1st graders carve pumpkins
4th grade presents on “Regions in the USA”
The varsity football Hornets will play Friday night at Westran High School vs. Mark Twain. Kickoff will be at 7 pm. Cost of admission is $7 for ages 6 years and older. Season passes will NOT be honored. Gates will open at 5:30pm
Shryocks corn maze FCCLA
Vocabulary Practice Outburst in 5B
Carving pumpkins.
Weaving spider webs.
Regions group project in 4B
Lots of GRATEFUL students at WES this month!!
Lots of GRATEFUL students at WES this month!!
2A predicting and counting with pumpkin seeds!
Proud of the 2nd grade Superheroes today! They rocked Aimsweb testing on the Chrome Books!
2B is counting pumpkin seeds!
Come out tonight and support the football Hornets as they play Louisiana in the first round of District playat 7pm. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 dollars for students. All passes are honored. Senior recognition will begin at 6:30 pm.
Skeleton graphing
Preschool superheroes
Recess is fun!
Pumpkins in Kindergarten!
Kindergarten Class Trip to the Pumpkin Patch
Flying bats STEM project!
Second grade is enjoying fall!
Come out and support the Hornets Friday night as they play Louisiana High School at home starting at 7 pm. Cost of admission will be $3 dollars for adults and $2 dollars for students. All regular season passes will be honored. Senior recognition will be held prior to kickoff!!
Proofreading with a partner!
Practicing names with play doh
We started our day at WMS with a fun scavenger hunt! Each student used the get to know me sheets that were hung on their lockers to complete the scavenger hunt!
Testing the power of air pressure in 4B.
Testing the power of air pressure in 4B.
Game Day in 5B
These K-3 students were recognized by their teacher for showing GRATITUDE during the first 2 wks of October!!
Creating our spiders with suckers and tinsel sticks.
These 4th & 5th graders were recognized by their teachers for being GRATEFUL during the first 2 weeks of October.
Just a reminder that there is no JV football game tonight vs Knox County.
Thanks to all the MACC Greyhounds for reading to us on Friday!
Firefighters taught us a lot about fire safety!
MACC Greyhounds visiting 3C
MACC Greyhounds came to read today.
WMS Singing Swarm performing the Star Spangled Banner at 8th Grade Recognition Night
Greyhounds are here reading Halloween stories!
The Greyhounds visited 5B today and gave us a lesson on Dreaming Big
MACC basketball players reading to first grade.
Greyhounds reading to 1C
4th grade enjoyed having the Greyhounds read to them! We really appreciate our local community college supporting the Westran school kids! They are great role models!
MACC Greyhounds read to the first grade.
Greyhounds Reading to 5C.
MACC visited 2B
Moberly Greyhounds reading a story about Michael Jordan to 4th graders
Halloween stories read by the Greyhounds!
7th grade Music Appreciation
Echolocation in 2B
Middle school students are learning how to be bully free! #beanupstander
Popsicle Bridges in 6th grade
Kindergarten letter writing practice!
4C talking about their personal narratives! All of the class did an excellent job!
Thanks to the Huntsville firefighters for visiting today!
First grade waiting to walk to school.
Westran Fire Protection District Presentation - Thank You
Walk to School Day 2018!
Fire Truck Visit
Special Olympic Athletes got to tour the new, state of the art, Train for life facility in Jeff City
Walk to School Day
First grade learning about fire safety. Thank you Westran Fire Protection District!
Walk to School Day!
2C enjoyed our latest read aloud story, Charlotte’s Web.
Junie B Jones
2C had lots of fun watching Junie B Jones at the Maples Theatre in Macon!
We loved the Junie B. Jones play!
Math
Planning a road trip using our multiplying decimals skills
The district softball game at Putnam County is on as scheduled . Game time is 6pm.
Walk to School Day is tomorrow, Oct. 11. We will be leaving the Huntsville city park at 8 AM and walking to the elementary. Dress for colder temps.
Mrs. Waters received the Distinguished Service Award Tuesday at the Regional FCCLA conference. Presented by Devin Viley
Future engineers!
First graders feeding whitetail deer.
First grade field trip!
First graders at Maples Repertory Theater.
Totten’s Pumpkin Farm in Lentner
7th Grade Music working on our bucket drumming. Thanks to Lowe's for donating the buckets!
WMS student spirit shirt..orders will be accepted until Oct.15
K-8 Walk to School Day is moved to Thurs, Oct 11. More info attached.
Flying bats!
Junie B. Jones the musical.
K-8 Walk to School Day has been moved to Thurs. Oct. 11 due to forecast. Dress for cold weather.
4B learning all about the 5 regions of the US. This week it's the SW.
Science Choice Presentation - Polar Bears
Walk to School Day for grades K-8 is Wed., Oct. 10.
Heading out for our voyage just like Christopher Columbus!
Down syndrome
The JV football game scheduled for tonight at Westran has been cancelled.
Homecoming!
Hornet Pride
2C cheers on the Hornets!
4A Bridge building
First grade at Homecoming parade.
Homecoming Parade
Homecoming 2018 with a heavy heart
STEM: Building with apples and toothpicks.
7th grade finished their pillows!
Multiplication Mania Week!
2C Practicing expanded form.
Exploding apples using vinegar,baking soda and dish soap
Blowing bubbles in apples with milk and orange juice
Westran Middle School October Newsletter 2018
Apple tasting
Homecoming week!! Meme/vine day!
WES Students of the Month
Apple volcanoes
The MS softball game scheduled for Monday October 8th at North Shelby has been cancelled as North Shelby will not be able to field a team.
Sailing apple boats
Making apple boats
Multiplication Mania Week in Mrs. Morris’s class
Hornet handout trophy
Apples
2018-19 Westran Elementary Student Council
Science / Math Competition at CMU
These K-3 Super Kids were recognized by their teachers during the month of September for showing DETERMINATION at school! Great job!
Students of the Month!
Place Value
End of the middle school garden for another year
These 4th & 5th grade Super Kids were recognized by their teachers during the month of September for showing DETERMINATION at school! Way to go!!
4th grade dance party
4th grade dance party
5A bought game time today.
Snow Cone and Dancing PBS Celebration
Kindergarten learned all about apples this week.
2A working on different projects about spider webs!
Early dismissal at 1:15 today!
Second grade celebration!
1st grade PBS Celebration
Little Hornet Cheerleading Clinic tomorrow from 9-11:30 at the High School. Please check in at the back door by the music room.
2C Spider cage STEM challenge
Spider cage STEM challenge.
WEAR BLUE OCTOBER 1st- National Stomp Out Bullying Day!
5C is learning about the digestive system. Today we made fun flip-books to help remind us what organs are being used and what they do during the digestion process.
4A Science
3rd hour Lifetime Sports class playing Disc Golf
1st grade took writing outside.
3C likes to READ!
Kindergarten makes apple turnovers!
Human Body Systems Projects in 5B
The MS softball game vs. Paris scheduled for Thursday September 27th has been cancelled.
Back to Back Multiplication in 5B
Spider Web STEM
Today we mixed it up in the lunch room! It gave students the opportunity to talk with others that they don’t typically sit by and get to know them better!
We TWISTED things up at lunch today and had students sit at a random table to discuss questions and get to know each other better! - Sandy Hook Promise
Only a science teacher would ask students to drop eggs!
6th grade egg drop project
Learning about 5 senses with popcorn
Westran MS Lady Hornets softball
Move It Monday!!
Love these Healthy Hornets Birthday Snacks
Fall Arrays in 2B!
The JV football game at South Shelby scheduled for tonight has been modified to only 2 quarters vs. South Shelby. Knox County will not be able to attend and play the 2 additional quarters.
Some new additions to the DETERMINED board this week! Wonder what October's word will be?
First graders acting out There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves
3rd place at Atlanta Tournament
Great day at Carrollton Band Festival. 3rd place out of 10 in parade competition and 5th in field competition.
2A wrote our own silly stories!
5C spent science learning about muscles. We did pushups to see how many we could do before our muscles got tired!
1C learning about healthy teeth by making healthy snack
2C parade selfie!
High School band preparing for competition on Saturday at Carrollton.
2C using candy and stickers to make equal groups!
Construction Paper Apples. Working on those fine motor skills.
Using and learning about our 5 senses.
Reading Charlotte’s Web before dismissal!
5B Five Senses Tongue Mapping Experiment
Working on equal groups in math!
First grade exercising their bodies after exercising our brains.
6th grade science making Egg Landers
Music Booster Meeting tonight at 6:30 in the HS Music Room.
Kindergarten is "active"
4th graders reading a play this week
Outdoor Science making birdhouses for the outdoor classroom.
First graders using our sense of sound to guess what is in the egg.
Westran band playing at Pioneer Day in Cairo.
Westran High School band marching in the Pioneer Day parade.
Westran, Cairo, and Moberly bands playing together at Old Settlers.
Move it Monday
Jumping Rope in 5B after reading about a champion double dutch team !!!
4th & 5th Grade Students Caught Being DETERMINED so far!!
K-3 students caught being DETERMINED so far!!
Middle School Art club ends at 5:30 tonight. Students must have turned in form Friday to attend tonight.
Middle school hallway in progress.
Evans Smith out front
We enjoyed all of our grandparents today!
Grandparent’s Day was sweet!
Friday night lights!
Happy Grandparent’s Day!
Students rewarded for following the “Hornet Way”...redeeming magnets at the Hornet Cart!
#1 Ranked Hornets play tonight @ Harrisburg. 7:00
Happy Grandparent’s Day at WES
Great job with the morning announcements and Pledge - led by a 4th grade student.
Come check out the Elementary Book Fair open from 10-3 today!
Old Settlers Parade
STEM Mrs Morris’s class building toothpick towers
Here are 4Bs kahooy winners.
First grade testing their chains for Jack and Jill’s bucket
First Grade 1C parade ready
First grade creating chain for Jack and Jill’s bucket
STEM building balloon towers with Mrs. Morris
A healthy hornet snack!!!!!!!!
4B reviewing for science test.
2A is talking about different types of communities!
The Napping House!
Old Settlers Parade
Elemantary Parade.
