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The students at Westside will be participating in activities for Read Across America Week March 1st - 5th. Attached you will find a flyer telling about some of those activities. We are hoping that everyone enjoys these and gets excited about reading.
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Mrs. Prokopec's class began the second semester of school researching and writing about polar bears. Picking appropriate resources, note taking, and the process of writing an informative paper on a topic are just a few things that these second graders learned. They finished their project with a polar bear drawing and a display of their hard work!
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Friendly reminder that as long as the temperature or wind chill is at or above 10 degrees the children will be going outside for recess. Please make sure your kids have proper coats, hats and gloves. If they have boots it is a good idea for them to bring them also. If there is snow on the ground and they don't have boots they have to stay on the cement. We want these kiddos to enjoy their time…
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We are beginning to register students who will be entering kindergarten during the 2021-2022 school year. Parents may register during the hours of 8:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Westside School office. A child must reach the age of five years old on or before July 31, 2021 to be eligible to enter Kindergarten in the public schools. Parents should bring the child's State Certified birth certificate and…
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The staff at Westside have been working hard to prepare packets for continued learning. Everyone is missing the students terribly. We all wish things were back to normal but everyone is doing their best to go on and thrive during this period of adversity. We saw lots of faces from car windows as packets were being handed out. Hope everyone will stay safe and will see everyone again on 4-8-20…
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Fractions have been the learning target in math for the third graders in Mrs. Boubin’s classroom this week. Students are learning key vocabulary like the denominator which is located below the fraction bar and shows the total number of equal parts. The numerator is on top of the fraction bar and shows how many equal parts are described. Students created some fractions with Lucky Charms and found…
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4th Graders and their families mark your calendars. The Norfolk Middle School is having their 5th grade information night for the 2020-2021 school year. It will be Tuesday, March 31st at 7:15 p.m. For current 4th grade students and parents from BelAir, Westside, Woodland Park. If you have any questions please call 402-644-2569.
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The first graders in Mrs. Pospisil’s class have been spending time discussing how the weather will be in March. We started by reading a book called ‘In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb’ by Marion Dane Bauer. Then we categorized types of weather to either a lion (harsh) or a lamb (calm). Students described lion weather to be stormy, cold, windy, and snowy. Students described lamb weather to be calm,…
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Our character trait for this month has been staying on task. These students all showed great skills in this area. It is difficult sometimes to ignore distractions and keep yourself focused. Our winners this month showed a lot of maturity in this area. Way to go kids.
