The Lightning Bugs had such an amazing time at the Spring Fling on Friday! Our PTO sure does know how to put on a fun party to celebrate the first day of spring! Look at these happy faces!

We did a science experiment to see what would happen when it rained on a mountain peak and how it would affect how a river forms and flows! It was interesting to see the paths that the water took as it began forming streams going downward!

We kicked off "MIRM" with an assembly put on by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They wanted us to know that reading is "Turtley Awesome"! On Friday, we got to "Hall out and read" with the whole school, and then enjoyed a cute story about accepting others by West Student Senate leader Norah Huyser (Mrs.… Continue reading March is Reading Month

Between our Sweetheart Date Night last week and our Valentine celebration last Friday, there has been so much love everywhere lately!! Enjoy these sweet faces!

Students were so excited last week when Mrs. Lloyd popped in for a winter visit! She caught us just as we were coming in from recess!

Students waited patiently while we played a riddle game to find the bags they would receive. Each student read the riddle, then opened the bag. All of the "thank you", "you're welcome" and "I love its" were awesome to hear!! It was a joyful afternoon!!

This is always one of the most fun days of the year and today did not disappoint! Second Graders got to show off what they have been learning in PE class with Mr. VK. It was so fun spending time with family and friends! Sam beat out Mr. Karr, Mr. VK and many others to… Continue reading Rollerskating!

We started the mornings last week with some fun, "Christmas-y" Morning Tubs. I love the teamwork and smiling faces!

During the month of November, we are focusing on gratitude. We are learning that stopping to think about the things we are grateful for make us appreciate our lives and how lucky we are! For the past few mornings, we have been taking time to write down our thoughts and put them in a class… Continue reading Gratitude Jar

It was a half day, but packed with fun! Check out the Lightning Bugs in their costumes as they played a variety of Halloween games and enjoyed more than a little bit of candy before Mrs. Lievense sent them home to their families!