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West Elementary News

October 2024

West ElementaryNewsOctober 2024
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EMMETSBURG DISTRICT MISSION

The Emmetsburg CSD believes we will create an environment of promoting growth and serving others.

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4 yr Old Preschool

Preschoolers enjoyed a trip to the Nature Center with Miss Kaitlin. They went on a Fall Scavenger Hunt to find out that the season of Fall was arriving!

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Kindergarten Readiness

October has been a busy month for Readiness Kindergarten students! We’ve enjoyed the beautiful fall weather with visiting the Lost Island Nature Center, talking a walk around our school neighborhood, and chucking out a fire truck in the parking lot. We also had fun painting pumpkins!
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Kindergarten

Kinder enjoyed lots of field trips in September. A special shout out to our firefighters for hosting us and then visiting us at West! We also enjoyed a trip to the Apple Orchard/ Pumpkin Patch in Fort Dodge! Thank you to our PIE group for sponsoring this trip! Some of our highlights in math right now are working to solve basic addition equations as well as representing numbers.
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Second Grade

2nd graders have started working on measuring! We also had a few students read from the Authors Chair and shared what they learned about Early Asian Civilization.

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Third Grade

3rd graders have spent some time in math class learning about square tiles. They were able to use the squares on the classroom floor to practice measuring some shapes.

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Fourth Grade

4th graders enjoyed pantomiming the Battle of Yarmouk between the Byzantine Empire and the Muslims. Want to know more about the Battle of Yarmouk, find a 4th grader and ask them!

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First Grade

In our Knowledge Unit 2 1st graders learn about the systems in our body. In each story students learned the importance of that system and what organs help it do its job. To review and test our skills students worked in groups to build the systems and label the major organs.

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3 yr old Preschool

3 year old preschool enjoyed our visits from FireFighter Don and the Naturalist. Firefighter Don taught us many important fire safety rules, showed us some tools firefighters use, and gave us a tour of his fire truck. The Naturalist taught us about a few nocturnal animals. She even brought in some of the animals for us to see and touch. We learned how these animals use their senses at night.

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November Events

Nov. 1 - 2 hr. early out

Nov. 8 - 2 hr. early out

Nov. 15 - 2 hr. early out

Nov. 22 - 2 hr. early out

Nov. 27, 28, 29- No School

Contact Info

If you have any questions feel free to reach out to grade level teachers or Mr. Bjustrom. Below is contact info.

Building Principal

Tyler Bjustrom tbjustrom@e-hawks.org

West Elementary Staff Directory

Sara Straw
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