Congratulations to our $5 Friday Outstanding Goose winners Eljay Dickens and Charlotte Smith.
The third grade classes have finished up their book reviews for the novel Peter Pan. During their reading unit, they analyzed the novel, recalled chapters, determined character traits, and so much more. To end the unit, they had to create a four-paragraph book review about the novel! As a reward, they got to enjoy the original Peter Pan movie!
Thank you to the Ferrara Candy Company for donating candy and items to the Wethersfield Elementary Incentive Store! Students can earn Caught Doing Goods in the younger grades and Geese Bucks in the older grades to spend on items in Mr. Dennison's store. These items do not last long when they hit the shelves as students rave over their delicious taste and appeal! Student behavior has been outstanding as 3,160 Caught Doing Good's have been earned this year and over 2,000 Goose Bucks spent in the store! https://www.ferrara.com/brands
Kindergarten explored rainbows today! They made fizzy rainbows with colored vinegar and baking soda. They observed the reaction and how the colors mixed to make new colors. They also made rainbows using skittles.
Students in sixth grade are working on a Greek gods social studies project. Partners are researching one of the Greek gods and creating a visual aid to use during their presentation. 6th grade is reading The Lightning Thief in Language Arts. Both classes will use these projects to make connections to the novel.
Students worked on a golf lesson this week, which included an outdoor practice range for full shots, a medicine ball golf-related movement fitness workout, and a miniature golf course design. Students developed their own miniature golf course holes and implemented the designs today in class.
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K-Kids passed out wellness packages to the teachers today! They created these packages for our teachers to keep our students healthy during the cold/flu season. Thank you to everyone who donated!
Last night, the Peoria Zoo brought a few of their animals to visit the pre-K and taught us about their habitats, characteristics, and behaviors.
Congratulations to our BookBlast Medal winners: Weston Schmidt, Alayna Grier (absent), Mateo Gustaitis, Griffyn Rogers, Jay Crabtree, and Presleigh Currier. Each medal signifies a different level of book fundraising.
Last night, the junior high Gray Matters Collective went to Moline to listen to former NFL player Patrick Angerer speak about athletes' mental health and having grit. He shared some insightful experiences and advice for student athletes.
BOOKBLAST! A shipment of 977 pounds was dropped off this morning at Wethersfield Elementary as part of the BookBlast Fundraiser Event by Books are Fun! A total of 1,045 books were distributed to students in Pre-K through 6th grades. Pictured are some photos of students receiving their new books. Thank you students, staff, and community members for your support!
3/8 Freeze Dried Friday!
Thank you to all the students and families who participated in the WES Literacy Night on Monday. We are looking forward to hosting this event again next year! "Reading is a passport to countless adventures!" ~ Mary Pope Osborne
Our Kewanee Rotary Club Student of the Month for March is Elle Eastman. Congratulations!
WES Literacy Night will be taking place this evening from 6pm-7pm at the elementary school. Students in grades 4 through 6 will experience a "book tasting" in the Jr. High Gym while students in grades Pre-K through 3 will get to hear read alouds from teachers in up to 4 different classrooms. Participants must be with an adult to enter. See you tonight!
Wethersfield band and choir students at IHSA contest. All 9 events received a division 1 superior rating. Great job everyone!
Students in Mrs. Newman's 8-1 ELA class worked with partners on turning boring sentences into more descriptive sentences by adding adverbs, adjectives, figurative language, etc. Students had to roll the dice and use the grammar key to determine what they needed to add to the sentence to make it more detailed and interesting.
To celebrate Leap Day, Ms. Woller's second-graders wrote letters to the class that will be in second grade for the next Leap Day! They included all of their current interests from Crocs, Stanley’s, PS5s, Messi, Taylor/Travis, Wish, nearly 70° in February, a land on the moon, and so, so much more!
Congratulations to our Outstanding Goose winners from this week and last: Jalie Nichols, Landon Juarez, Carter Gerleman, and Bella Shipley!
