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.
Will Humpty Dumpty survive?
First grade creating their own tuffets after reading Little Miss Muffet
Students learning test taking, study, and time management skills!
Students learning test taking, study, and time management skills!
Rent One awarded Mrs Webster $250. She was the recipient of their “Outstanding Teacher Award.”
Building pasta bridges for STEM project
Kaylen Johnson was, "4C Student of Month" for September! Kaylen is a very DETERMINED little girl!
4C acting out their parts in our play, " The Power of W.O.W."
Math fun in 2B!
Spiders going up and down the waterspout after reading Itsy Bitsy Spider
First grade trying to catapult the cow over the moon after reading Hey Diddle Diddle
September Students of the Month do a great job displaying our character word - "Determined".
Congrats to the Westran Elementary STUCO officers and representatives for the 2018-19 school year!!
The HS softball game that was rained out on September 6th vs. Scotland County has been rescheduled for Monday September 17th @ Scotland County. Game time is 5 pm.
Sykes insurance player of the week for week 3.
Our character theme for the year is BE A SUPER KID!! In September, Super Kids are DETERMINED! Our good character boards are off to a great start! Keep it up, kids!
Fun Friday! We practiced our new and old spelling words in shaving cream.
5A designing rafts to hold the most weight.
Middle School Fantasy Football Club
Middle School students are putting their safety skills to work creating wooden cars.
Insect Collections in Middle School Outdoor Science class
3A STEM activity-Making LEGO wheelchairs that are safe, fast, and stylish
Students in 2C hard at work taking book quizzes!
Shapes, shapes, we're gonna play a game of shapes
Teamwork makes the dream work in 3C!
2B learning about communities - gigantic style.
KC friends learned about emotions this week with the help of Pete the Cat.
1st MS football game.
4th green team worked on watercolor and glue jelly fish in art today.
3C angler fish designs.
5C worked on salt jelly fish. Glue/salt/watercolor. Finished project!
5C students were engineers today and came up with some pretty awesome inventions to help make our lives easier!
KC hard At work on fish in art
5B Engineering Design Project
2C Partner reading
Second grade building houses for the three little pigs!
Alex Young was selected as Sykes insurance player of the week for week 2.
Colby Dale selected as Sykes insurance player of the week for week 1.
The HS softball game scheduled today at Scotland County has been cancelled. Make up date is TBD
Reviewing multiplication
Writing Autobiographies!
The MS football game tomorrow night has been moved to Ft Tolton HS in Columbia. Game time is 6pm.
The MS football game scheduled to be played Thursday night had been moved to Father Tolton HS in Columbia with a 6 pm start
5th grade students running for Student Council offices!
5th Grade led the Character Ed Assembly today by singing the Trolls song “Get Back Up Again” to teach the students about DETERMINATION
Regions of the US
KC Finger paint Friday. The beginnings of our finger paint tree.
3A learning about variables using soap bubbles
The start of the varsity football game has been delayed due to weather
4C is having fun in Science using measuring tools!
4C Partner reading their story of the week, "My Brother Martin"!
1st graders eat rainbow toast.
Number explorations in kindergarten!
Mr. Summers and his Outdoor Science Class are using the plums from the outdoor garden to learn how to make jelly!
2C practicing math facts with dominos.
1st grade painting with watercolors.
Hanging out with their hermit crab!
5C is experimenting with gummy bears!! (The ones we didn't end up eating) 😊
The softball game scheduled for today at Madison had been cancelled due to wet conditions. It will be played on October 1st at Madison starting at 5 pm
Mrs. Mosier’s Racoons
First grade is exercising their brains. #puzzles #teamwork
First grade experiments with celery and color
A friendly competition!
2A using teamwork to build paper chains
Freshmen are working collaboratively to bring "The Most Dangerous Game" to life.
5 A Collaborating
3rd graders are recording and displaying data, reading the thermometer, and then making graphs to display the data!
PTO meeting tonight at 6:30 in Elementary Library
Summer Garden Club
Summer Garden Club
First grade tried building towers using notecards.
4th grade noun sort
2A made a class book!
4C Making Friendship Snack
2C School supply tower STEM challenge.
5B Save Fred Science Experiment
Faith enjoying the watermelon she grew in the Middle School Garden!
Take a look at what the kids have harvested today from the Middle School Community Garden!
Kindergarten is rocking out new book
5C is a class of readers!!
First graders STEM building towers with index cards
Science Experiment in 5A
Taking a brain break!
5B Comparing Numbers with Kahoot
3C does a little exercising while waiting for dismissal
4th graders think like scientists and test how well paper helicopters can fly with and without weight added.
Mark Twain Book tasting in 5B
Students are talking about how hurtful words can’t go back in once they come out
Hopping into 2nd grade
Third grade science mystery boxes
2nd grade checking out their new centers!
Middle School Football and Softball Practice will start after school tomorrow at the High School at 1:30 pm. It will end at approximately 3:00 pm.
Elementary Back to School Pool Party hosted by PTO. Thanks for a fun night!
Elementary open house Monday, August 13th from 5:30-6:30. PTO pool and pizza party at Moberly Aquatic Center from 7:00-9:00. Child must be accompanied by an adult.
Softball and Football green and white scrimmage Saturday at High School. Softball at 4:30 with football to follow.
6th Grade Orientation
Aug 13th from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
622 Harlan Street Clifton Hill Mo 65244
At Westran Middle School
Parents and Students can arrive as early as 6 if possible.
7th and 8th Grade Open Registration
Aug 9th and Aug 10th from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
622 Harlan Street Clifton Hill Mo 65244
Registration is at Westran Middle School
Elementary class lists are posted on front door and SIS parent portal
School Supply List
Preschool open enrollment is Monday, August 13th from 5:30-6:30 in the preschool room.
Elementary open house - Monday, August 13th from 5:30-6:30 pm followed by a pool and pizza party at the Moberly Aquatic Center from 7:00-9:00. Thank you Westran PTO for providing this opportunity!
WHS Registration
Monday August 6th: Seniors/Juniors
Tuesday August 7th: Sophomores
Wednesday August 8th: Freshman
New students by appointment, call counseling office.
Registration each day is from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
High School choir picnic this Friday at the city park at noon. Any choir members and family planning to attend please email Mr. Williams.
Bittersweet morning. Very excited about the first day as superintendent of the best school district in the state, but at the same time a little choked up about seeing our leader, mentor, and friend, pass the baton. Very excited about the next step in the journey!!!!!
Westran receives recognition and certificates of excellence at PBIS summer institute!
Summer school students having fun.
Summer school 2nd grade superheroes.
4th graders and Lego fun during Summer School
Just a few of our Summer School Heroes!
Summer school 2018 is underway!!
Another successful Special Olympics Torch Run! Way to go 2017-2018 Stingers!
Westran spring sports banquet tonight in the high school music room starting at 630. Athletes are asked to bring a dessert item. Booster club will provide ice cream and drinks
Congratulations to these special readers!
5th Grade Presidential Education Award Winners
4th Quarter 4th/5th Grade Hornet Achievers
4th Quarter 4th and 5th Grade A/B Honor Roll
4th Quarter 4th and 5th Grade A Honor Roll
5th Grade Choir Awards
Field Day 1 Mile Race Winners for each grade.
Congratulations to these 4th and 5th graders for being the most-improved in the 12-minute mile for Health Class!
3rd and 4th Grade Book It Award, Six Flags Award, and Perfect Speller Award Winners.
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade Book-It Award, Six Flags Award, and Perfect Speller Awards.
Westran Elementary Perfect Attendance Award
Top Book Point Readers in 4th and 5th Grade
Top Book Point Readers in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade
Mark Twain Reading Award
Million Word Readers Award
Reading Counts 1000 Book Point Award Winners
4th Grade Essay Contest Winners
May Students of the Month
Older kids loved reading to the younger kids!
Thank you Mr.Aulbur for your 12 years of time and dedication to the middle school family. You will be greatly missed.
Congrats Rachael. 4th in state pole vault
Congrats to all of these Middle School students for earning over 1,000 book points!
Good luck to Rachael Foster and Brennan Chapman as they compete in the MSHSAA track and field championships today and tomorrow at Jeff City HS
Reminder today is the last day of school for 2017-2018. Early dismissal MS=11:45, HS/ELEM=12:00 noon.
Congrats Dr.Shelby on Retirement!!
Winners of Modern Woodman speech contest.
Speech contest finalist
4th graders and their state projects
Spring sports banquet on Wednesday May 23rd in the music room starting at 630. Booster club will provide ice cream and drinks. Athletes are asked to bring dessert item to go with ice cream
4th graders share “Famous Missourian” reports
3-5 Field Day
Class 1 MSHSAA Golf Tournament 2nd Place!!!! Congratulations men!!!
District baseball games have been cancelled for tonight. Games are rescheduled for Tuesday at the same time with finals on Wednesday
K-2 field day
Seniors enjoyed their lunch at Don's today. Thank you Don's for making it a memorable experience. The food was fantastic.
Thank you Don’s for making the seniors last day of school special.
Wisdom taking his senior drivers test
Boys will be boys seeing who can hit the hardest
Top three bowlers of senior class. Look out ESPN. Here they come
Seior girls with not many strikes.
Senior girls with not mamy strikes at the bowling alley
These three seniors skipped the bowling unit in pe.
Seniors at bowling alley on last day of school.
Congratulations to these classes for winning the Reading Counts Traveling Trophy for April! These classes had the most book points for their grade for the month of April.
2nd graders reading to Preschool
Teen Truth Leadership Day at Six Flags! WMS STUCO!
Westran Elementary Art Show and Science Fair
Middle School Student of the Month winners enjoyed lunch today at Pizza Hut.
Remember...science fair and art show, May 9 from 5:30-7:00
5th Grade has a special guest...food scientist and inventor Carrie Goff. The students got to try carbonated fruit.
4th grade visits Jefferson City Capitol and Supreme Court building
Westran Elementary visits the high school for Food for America Day
8th grade band performing at Spring Concert.
Select Choir performing at Spring Concert
7th grade band performing at Spring Concert.
6th grade band performing at Spring Concert.
Congrats Katy Yeo for Best of Show at middle school art show.
Congrats to these Westran Hornets on qualifying for sectional track next Saturday. Emily Minor- triple jump and 400 meter, Rachel Foster-Pole Vault, Brennan Chapman- Triple Jump and High Jump, Alex Young- Long Jump.
The start time for the baseball game on Tuesday vs Atlanta has been pushed back to 5:30. Senior recognition will be prior to the first pitch
Great day for Select Choir at Worlds of Fun.
5th graders engineer a doorbell and piano
Third grade field trip to KMIZ17 and Shakespeare’s Pizza
Building boats for STEM in 3rd grade
Winners of the healthy body healthy mind poster contest. 1st $50, 2nd $30, and 3rd $20. Westran had 8 out of the 9 overall winners.
The high school music department sounded great at the spring concert
St.Louis Arch! 7th Grade Trip!
FFA plant sale will be May 9th at 3:30. Please park on the concrete behind the greenhouse.
Great day at St Louis Cardinals game on the 8th grade trip.
Learning about mixtures and solutions in science in 3rd grade
Way to go Westran Elementary and Mrs. Emmerich! Students and teachers raised $365 for Autism by duct-taping Mrs. Emmerich to the wall!
Autism Awareness Flyer
Middle school fit night scheduled tonight has been postponed due to the wet grounds.
Westran Seniors taking part in Ethics Day at MACC. Thank you Moberly High School for the invite!!
3rd graders measure shoe sizes to make line plots
Congratulations to these spellers who represented WES at the Renick Spelling Bee!
Westran Elementary got pumped up for MAP Testing next week at the MAP Pep Rally! Thanks WHS Multimedia Class for the awesome video and WES students for the cheers!
Congrats to Mr Wilbers and Westran Middle School for receiving $200 for his math classroom from the Orscheln Focus on Education Program. Westran student Tessie Smith presented him with the check.
Finding perimeter while playing back to back in 4th grade
Mrs Whitmore receives Optimist Club Teacher of the Semester Award
Great job today by the Middle School boys track team . They won 1st place in the Brookfield Relays. 20 schools were at the track meet today. Awesome job!
Measuring mass in 3rd grade
4th graders prepare for the MAP test
Studying light and making rainbows in 5th grade
Modeling phases of the moon in 3rd grade
Pairing up to read with the preschoolers.
Westran Elementary April Students of the Month
There will be a makeup baseball game (V/JV) vs Moberly on Saturday April 14th at WHS starting at 1 pm
Westran will be attending the Harrisburg HS relays (makeup) on Friday April 13 instead of the Macon Open as shown on the original calendar
Carnival Fun
Congratulations to Michelle Jaecques for being named Northeast Missouri Middle School Counselor of the Year.
The Harrisburg Relays scheduled for April 6th have been cancelled due to weather.
The Salisbury MS Relays scheduled for April 6th has been cancelled due to inclement weather.
Classes winning the Reading Counts Trophy for the most book points in March.
2nd graders do STEM project and try to build the highest tower
Makeup Baseball Games:
April 5th vs. Fayette @ home starting at 5pm
April 11th vs. Macon @ home starting at 5pm
The MS track meet scheduled today at Hallsville has been cancelled due to wet conditions and cold temperatures.
Peak Sport and Spine will be offering free sport physicals for the 2018-19 school year on Wednesday May 30th. You can print the flyer and physical form from the documents section of the Westran Menu
The HS track meet scheduled at Hallsville today has been cancelled as well as the HS home golf match at Heritage Hills.
Baseball vs. Madison scheduled for today has been cancelled due to wet conditions.
The baseball game scheduled today vs. Macon has been cancelled due to snow
5th graders love reading to the preschoolers!
Matter, Mixtures and Solutions-Cookie Making Experiment in 5th grade
Another great fit day at WMS with the March Madness Challenge.
Early dismissal tomorrow MS=11:45 and Elem/HS at noon for Easter break. No school Friday and Monday.
The baseball game @ Slater has been cancelled due to wet conditions.
2nd Graders performing a skit on being considerate at the March Character Education Assembly
Westran Elementary 5th Grade Honor Roll for 3rd Quarter
Westran Elementary 4th Grade Honor Roll for 3rd Quarter
March Students of the Month for Westran Elementary
Top fundraisers celebrate by spraying Coach Thomas and Coach Schleicher with silly string after elementary students raise over $1700 for American Heart Association with Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart
The HS quad track meet scheduled for today has been cancelled due to extremely wet conditions.
Westran Elementary raised over $350 for HomeCare of Mid-Mo in honor of the families of Suzi Carter and Jane Kruse
The baseball game vs. Schuyler County has been cancelled due to wet conditions.
The Golf Match Scheduled today at Macon has been postponed until Wednesday March 28th at 4pm.
Westran teachers participated in "Dress Down for Down Syndrome Week" last week. They raised $350 for the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City
5th Grade Mixtures and Solutions Experiments
Westran band members competing in Mexico Mo this morning for state band
Is your child going to be 5 years old before August 1, 2018? Westran Elementary Kindergarten screening is Thursday April 5th. To schedule a screening call 660-277-3666 or email therrin@westran.k12.mo.us.
Come out tonight and support the academic teams. Fun for all
5th graders met authors: Alan Gratz, Mary Cassanova, Roland Smith, and John Marciano at the UCM Children's Lit. Fest.
5th graders enjoying their trip to the UCM Children's Literature Festival
Baseball game @ Harrisburg today has been postponed until Wednesday March 21st at 5 pm
2nd grade pictographs
Students find the area and perimeter of their names on grid paper
The baseball game tonight against Laplata has been called off.
KC Wolf had fun at the Elementary today. Students learned how important good nutrition and exercise are!
Good luck
Hornet Cheerleaders getting ready to compete at the State Fair Spirit Classic. Great representatives of Westran High School
Paul Harrison and Aeon Long tie for third place at the conference academic tournament at Schuyler County HS
Hornets finished fourth in the L and C conference academic tournament. Great job!!!
Kindergarten busy at work designing leprechaun traps!
2nd graders practice counting money
“Lucky Day Math Cover Up” in 3rd grade
The baseball game scheduled today at Paris has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Makeup date TBD.
Celebrity Readers at our Elementary Reading Day
3rd graders do a perimeter and area challenge
Lots of fun was had at the Elementary Reading Celebration tonight.
Getting ready to do our version of March Madness for workout Wednesday!
8th grade parent meetings scheduled for today(Tuesday) with Mrs. Kertz (higjh school counselor) have been postoned. Todays appointments will be moved to the same time on Thursday.
Reminder Sunday Daylight Saving time begins and no school Monday for spring break
Guest speaker, Dan St. Romain, from Texas reads to students today!
5th grade students practice finding mean, median, mode, and range!
Mrs. Payton’s 1st graders have been reading fairy tales. They made stick houses after reading “The 3 Little Pigs” and made bears after reading “Goldilocks.”
Reminder Senior Parents: 3 to 5 Baby pictures for graduation slide show are due by March 20th.
2018-19 Kindergarten screenings are April 5th. To make an appointment contact the Elem. @ 277-3666.
Reminder tomorrow is an early dismissal for teacher in-service. MS at 11:45am and Elem/HS at 12:00 (noon)
Northeast Assistant Principal of the year! Congrats Mrs. Emmerich!
Classes winning the Traveling Trophy for the most Reading Counts book points in February.
Congrats to Middle School February Students of the Month. Derrick Merritt and Makenzie Dawson
Westran kids doing work in the morning. Never satified!
Letter from Dr Shelby
Country Report Food Tasting in 5th Grade
Ms Adam’s 2nd graders are engaged in math learning centers!
Today is Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss Day
2nd grade Celebrity Chefs in Mrs. Carter’s class do food demonstrations and share with their classmates!
Kindergarten Geen Eggs and Ham!
Westran choir participating in CMU music day today. They are looking and sounding good.
Students work on graphing and measuring with “goldfish” and “big feet.”
Baby chicks are hatching in Ag. class!!!
But, Mrs. Kruse’s Kindergarten class loved their green eggs!
More Dr. Seuss fun with Mrs. Payton’s 1st grade class! They made mini green eggs after reading Green Eggs and Ham. Green eggs, yuck!
Mrs. Carter’s 1st grade class celebrated Dr. Seuss by reading Barthalomew and the Oobleck. They made Oobleck and enjoyed playing in it.
Mr. Pollock is teaching compound interest to a small group of seniors.
Area and Volume Fun in 5th Grade !
2nd graders make bar graph of Olympic country participants
Really enjoyed the FFA breakfast on
Saturday, February 24, 2018. Mr. Dignan and the Westran FFA did a great job!
1st graders experiment in Science class by completing a “Cat in the Hat” STEM project. STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Hoops for Heart 3-on-3 champion teams.
Fun at the PBS celebration with "snowballs"
FFA officers visited the Middle School today for an assembly with the 8th graders.
Mrs. Owen is dressed up like Bob Ross today in painting class. My observation is that it is a very “happy” place.
3rd graders working on animal projects!
No school today
The Boston Brass field trip is cancelled for this evening.
All middle school after school activities canceled for Feb 20.
No middle school quiz bowl practice this week. Feb 20-23.
Class 2 District 7 Basketball @ Schuyler County has been cancelled tonight. Games are rescheduled for Wednesday February 21st.
Westran schools will dismiss at 1:00 middle school, 1:15 elementary, 1:30 high school
No after-care at elementary today.
No PM pre school today.
Awesome job middle school students that participated in the Healthy Hornet step challenge.
Westran Middle School FCCLA students had donuts and dancing fun to finish off FCCLA week today.
Westran Middle School and High School Choir getting ready for the Pie Auction Friday night.
Westran Middle School office phones are down today. If you need to contact the school you can email or call one of the other buildings.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Westran Elementary
Mr Williams receives “Focus on Education” award from Orschelns!
Westran Middle School January students of the month. Great job Lacey Wales and Mavrick Warren.
National Art Honor Society will be giving away these gift baskets at the games Thursday night! Buy your raffle tickets to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!!!!
Ski Jumping Straw Rocket Olympics WINNERS. 5th grade Mrs. Winkler
February Students of the Month
PTSO meeting tonight at 6:30. Family game night will be at 6pm at elementary.
Elementary STUCO meeting led by 5th grade officers.
Lewis and Clark Conference Band performed in Schuyler County on Monday. Westran was represented very well. So proud of all of our fine arts departments.
chemistry lab is learning abouth the breathing bottle
Wellness Wednesday at Westran Elementary.
Little Hornet cheerleading performance.
Classes winning the Traveling Trophy for the most book points in January.
1st graders paint the craters of the moon!
Westran Middle School Quiz Bowl match vs Harrisburg tonight has been postponed and rescheduled for February 13.
Westran Middle School Quiz Bowl match vs Harrisburg tonight has been postponed and resheduled for February 13.
Students at Westran Elementary receiving a positive referral on February 2nd.
Mrs Winkler’s class earned a positive referral last week!
FCCLA STAR Events took place on Jan. 24, 2018 at Marceline High School. Emma Cruse achieved Silver Recognition for her project in Food Innovations. While Devin Viley received Gold in his project, Life Event Planning. Devin will advance to the State Competition in March.
Kinsley Block first place in website design at FBLA distrcta today.
2nd graders practice 3-digit subtraction with regrouping!
Students take a brain break and exercise on Wellness Wednesday
Congrats to the 2018 Courtwarming Royalty
Champions 2018 dodgeball.
Faculty and staff representing at the 2018 courtwarming dodgeball game
Kindergarten celebrates the 101st day of school with the 101 Dalmations!
Zoology disecting frogs.
100 DAYS of school 2018!
Mr. Leonard and Outdoor Science class enjoying the weather during todays classroom activity.
Students receiving a positive referral at the elementary on 1-25. Great job girls!
1st graders exercise while practicing spelling words!
Mra. Owen demonstrating painting techniques to her class.
Our floors and school building are always ready for learning. Thank you Morris for keeping it so clean!
1st Grade Blubber Experiment: Does blubber really keep you warm?
Students and staff having a great time playing volleyball at Westran Middle School Fit Night.
Westran Elementary PBS recognizing the custodial staff. Thanks Willy and Kim!
Senior pictures are going to be taken this friday by Wagner Prortrait group. Basketball memorymates will follow in the afternoon. Brochures were passed out, if you do not have one stop by the office.
Little Hornet Cheer Clinic forms are due tomorrow January 24th.
The high school hallways smell great as Mrs Rash and her advanced foods class are cooking
A LITTLE MED BALL BASKETBALL!
Congratulations to Mrs. Glasgow and Mrs. Payton on receiving a Lowe’s grant to build an outdoor classroom at the elementary.
Westran Middle School Fit Night scheduled for Thursday January 18 has been rescheduled for January 24 after school until 5pm.
Westran Booster Club Meeting tonight in the HS Music Room starting at 6:30
Makeup Date for VG-VB basketball vs. Sweet Springs is February 8th starting at 6 pm.
Ms Quiz bowl practice tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. or after school until 4:00 p.m.
No School tomorrow
The basketball game vs Sweet Springs tomorrow has been postponed due to the weather.
Middle School students are enjoying food and drinks off of the "Share" table!
Congratulations to Emily Yeo for winning 1st place in the Lions Club Peace Poster contest. Emily is pictured with her Art Teacher Season Duncan
Positive Behavior Support assembly today during focus time.
Winners of the gift cards for the attendance challenge for second quarter.
The Salisbury JV Classic has been cancelled for 2018
JV boys basketball game that was postponed last night is rescheduled for January 31st at 6 pm
Reminder today is an early dismissal for teacher in-service. Middle School at 1:00 p.m., Elementary 1:15 p.m. and High School 1:20 p.m.
Early dismissal today because of weather forecast. Middle School at 11:45 a.m. and Elementary/High School at 12:00(noon). No aftercare at Elementary and no high school basketball games tonight.
If school is cancelled tomorrow there will be NO FIT club.
The JV basketball game vs Moberly scheduled for tonight had been cancelled
MORNING FIT CLUB DOING WORK!
MORNING FIT CLUB DOING WORK!
Westran Elementary 2nd Quarter 5th Grade Honor Roll
Westran Elementary 2nd Quarter 4th Grade Honor Roll
Elementary Students of the Month for January
38 23 end of third Scotland County
Scotland county 9 Westran 5 end of first quarter of girls game
Music booster meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in high school music room
No school tomorrow due to black ice warning.
Prarie Home wins 43-32
After 3 quarters. PH up 29-26
Prarie Home up at half 21-18
Lady Hornets lead Prarie Home 13-8 after 1 quarter of play
Computer programming class taking their sphero’s through an obstacle course in the library. Great work students.
The Salisbury JV Classic scheduled for Jan 15th and 20th has been cancelled
January 10th JV boy's basketball game at Madison has been cancelled due to lack of players for Madison.
Westran boys win by five against pilot grove tonight
29. 20 weatean boys ove Pilot Grove at half
Westran girls lost 36 to 41 to Sweet Springs
Girls game New Franklin Tourney. At halftime. Westran 15. Sweet Springs 19
1st Annual Westran Elementary Science Olympiad
December Reading Counts Trophy Winners
Westran Elementary Safe Passage Supply Drive
Elementary December Students of the Month
Reminder early dismissal tomorrow for Christmas break. Middle School=11:45 and Elem/HS at 12(noon)
Westran Elementary Music concert.
Knox County wins 60 28. Over our varsity girls
34. 13 knox county girls up at halftime
Holiday sweater day at WMS
Great job WHS
So proud of our musical fine arts programs. Mr. Williams and Ms. Johnson.........Great job!!!
Our band finishes the nigjt with Twas the Night Before Christmas. With special guest reader then nome other but Mr. Jeff Hammond.
Westran High band up next. What a great sound.
Choir performed four selections. Beautiful December, All Through the Night, Carol of Bells, and Hallelujah. Outstanding job.
Westran high choir sounding great.
Westran High School winter concert this evening at 7:00.
25. 41 glasgow after three
30. 21 glasgow girls at the half
All district coach of the year recognizing his players for all their accomplishments throughout the year. Great job Coach Massey and coaching staff.
Coach Rutherford recognizing cheerleaders.
Coach Sander talking at the fall sports banquet
Westran beats cairo boys tonight
43. 34 westran after three quarters
27 27 halftime varsity bous against cairo
14. 9 end of first cairo winning in varsity boys game
36 to 9. Start of 4th
Lady hornets take one on the chin to cairo
64. 20 end of third quarter
8th grade girls at Salisbury
41. 13 cairo at half
Girls varsity at cairo after one 21. 6 cairo
Jv boys win after two quarters....one overtime....and suddendeath
Thanks to Mrs. Duncan and the Art Club!
Donation challenge for Safe Passage at Westran Elementary!
47. 38 Marceline final of Glasgow tourney
16. 12 marceline after one quarter at Glasgow tourney
Mr Aulbur hard at work during meeting
Trying to get final touches on getting website going. Thank you to Nick for all your help!!
Halftime first round of Glasgow tourney.
Westean girls lose first round of Glasgow Tourney.
Great food at Middle achool Fit Night!
9th graders listening to a soon to be graduate from the Naval Academy. Frank and Didie Mclains granson.
REALL simulation for our juniors in the gym.
Mrs. Rash, Mrs. Barnett, and Mrs.Hayward fixing lunch for our prsenters. Looks really good!!!!
Scott Morris donating his time to talk to our high school students about investing.
Career day at WHS. Alumni coming back to share their experiences.
Making Westran great again!
Working hard on new website
Kiss the Pig for Down Syndrome
