West Elementary News
September 2022
Emmetsburg District Mission
4th Grade Learning a New Math Game
Card Values: Playing cards 2-10 are worth their value…whatever number is on the card is the number you add to the previous sum! Face cards have “multiple values”…
Jack: -10 Queen: Any value, 0-10 or –10 King: 0 Ace: 1
Remember, you goal is to get your opponent to reach 99 or higher…so make sure you hold on to those “face cards”, they can be helpful when you get to the higher numbers!!!! Also make sure you “keep up the pace”…the faster you can add your numbers, the more your opponent has to stay on their toes!
3rd Grade Learns about Camou.
2nd Attends Farm Safety Day
Some of the sessions included:
Fire Safety - They had the Fire House that simulates what to do in a fire. (climb out the window)
Tractor Safety - Dangers of the PTO and other equipment on the farm.
Grain Safety - Almost impossible for a person to climb out of grain once trapped. Students test themselves to see how many pounds they are able to pull. One student pulled 84 pounds.
Animal safety - how to approach an animal
Basic First Aid - wrapped a pretend wound
ATV safety - helmets, goggles, appropriate size of rig
Food Safety - they washed their hands and then used special lotion before UV light showed places they had missed! Yuck
Kinder Readiness
First Graders Attend Farm Safety Day
Students attended many different sessions some which included:
proper handwashing, grain bin safety, tractor safety, fire safety, and pet/animal safety.
Kinder Field Trips
Recess
Students will wear coats if the temperature is 49 degrees or below, and a light jacket or a sweatshirt 50 - 60 degrees, 61 degrees and above no coats are necessary.
Art
Mrs. Bjustrom has been busy getting art projects started this fall. A few of them include: Third graders have been working on their oil pastel owls and first graders working on their pattern pups.
Preschool
Welcome Mrs. Bonner
Community Resources
ISU Extension and Outreach Palo Alto County is partnering with First Children's Finance to facilitate a Child Care Market Survey. We want to know -
Are you looking for childcare?
Do you have access to your preferred style of childcare (center-based programs/ in-home/ etc.)?
Do you work in one community, but need access to child care in a different town?
Second or Third Shift - how easy is it to find coverage for your little ones?
To weigh-in on these questions, and more, please take our survey -
West Resources Wanted
Upcoming Events
Sept. 28 Picture Retake Day
Sept. 30 1 Hr Early Dismissal for Homecoming Parade Downtown
Oct. 5 2 Hr Early Dismissal
Oct. 19 2 Hr Early Dismissal
Oct. 25 and 27 1 Hr Early Dismissal for Parent Teacher Conferences
Oct. 28 No School