The Ransom and Utica fire departments visited North students today for National Fire Prevention Week. They presented fire safety topics and showed the students their gear and trucks. Thank you for helping us be more prepared in case of a fire!
📚✨ The Book Fair is Coming—Save the Date! ✨📚
We are so excited to announce that our Book Fair will be here on October 22, 2025! 🎉 Mark your calendars for this special event that helps spark a love of reading in every child.
This year, make shopping easy, safe, and cash-free with a Scholastic eWallet. The eWallet is a digital payment option that allows parents to set a spending limit for their child ahead of time. No need to send cash to school—students can shop independently and confidently! 💳📖
Best of all, the eWallet can be shared with family and friends. Loved ones near or far can contribute funds directly, making it a wonderful way for grandparents, aunts, uncles, or family friends to help your child build their own library. 🏠💌
Set up your child’s eWallet today and get ready for an amazing day full of books, fun, and discovery. Stay tuned for more details as the Book Fair gets closer!
Western Plains South
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/westernplainssouthesjhs
Western Plains North
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/westernplainsnorthelemsch
We are so excited to announce that our Book Fair will be here on October 22, 2025! 🎉 Mark your calendars for this special event that helps spark a love of reading in every child.
This year, make shopping easy, safe, and cash-free with a Scholastic eWallet. The eWallet is a digital payment option that allows parents to set a spending limit for their child ahead of time. No need to send cash to school—students can shop independently and confidently! 💳📖
Best of all, the eWallet can be shared with family and friends. Loved ones near or far can contribute funds directly, making it a wonderful way for grandparents, aunts, uncles, or family friends to help your child build their own library. 🏠💌
Set up your child’s eWallet today and get ready for an amazing day full of books, fun, and discovery. Stay tuned for more details as the Book Fair gets closer!
Western Plains South
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/westernplainssouthesjhs
Western Plains North
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/westernplainsnorthelemsch
Join the WP Cheerleaders for a Bobcat Tailgate Party!
✨👩⚕️👨🚒📬 Last week, our preschoolers had so much fun learning all about Community Helpers!
The children pretended to be doctors, mail carriers, firefighters, and many more as they discovered how important these helpers are in our everyday lives. 🩺📮🚒
Through play and imagination, they explored the different roles people have in keeping our communities safe, healthy, and connected. 💙
We’re so proud of our little learners for working hard and having fun while learning about the world around them! 🌎✨
📸 Check out some adorable pictures of our community helpers in action below!
The children pretended to be doctors, mail carriers, firefighters, and many more as they discovered how important these helpers are in our everyday lives. 🩺📮🚒
Through play and imagination, they explored the different roles people have in keeping our communities safe, healthy, and connected. 💙
We’re so proud of our little learners for working hard and having fun while learning about the world around them! 🌎✨
📸 Check out some adorable pictures of our community helpers in action below!
Western Plains will run mud routes for today Wednesday, September 24 and Thursday, September 25.
Western Plains will run mud routes on Tuesday, September 23.
Next Week!
La semana que viene!
Homecoming Spirit Week
School Pictures are just around the corner! Tuesday, September 16!
The WP Art Department is requesting any of the following items in either building for student art projects. Fourth and fifth grade students will soon be starting a project using some of these recycled items. If any community members would like to donate any items please drop them off at your local building, care of: Ms. Weaver
The 2024-25 Prowler "'Paws' for the Moments" Yearbooks are in and ready to be picked up. Contact your school office to get yours today!
Western Plains North Elementary students invite their grandparents to join us for breakfast on Friday, September 5th at 8:00 in the Ransom cafeteria!
No models needed today! After sorting pictures of various types of land moving, our 2-3 STEM class put on their walking shoes and went on a scientific scavenger hunt right here on school grounds. 🏫 We found spots where the land had moved and discussed whether wind or water was the likely culprit. The students did an amazing job making their own predictions based on what they observed. Learning to be a scientist is all about looking closely at the world around you! 🌎 #OutdoorLearning #Science #Erosion #2ndGrade #3rdGrade
🌟 Western Plains South Preschool Adventures This Week! 🌟
This week our theme was “All About Me – We Are Each Special!” 💖✨
👧👦 The children learned about what makes each of us unique and wonderful. We had so much fun:
🎨 Created our own “Mini Me” and colored them in.
🖼️ Drew self-portraits and made a collage of our favorite foods.
🏠 Built homes with construction blocks and little people during playtime.
Every activity helped us celebrate that we are one of a kind and that makes us extra special!
We had such a great week of learning, creating, and growing together! 💕
This week our theme was “All About Me – We Are Each Special!” 💖✨
👧👦 The children learned about what makes each of us unique and wonderful. We had so much fun:
🎨 Created our own “Mini Me” and colored them in.
🖼️ Drew self-portraits and made a collage of our favorite foods.
🏠 Built homes with construction blocks and little people during playtime.
Every activity helped us celebrate that we are one of a kind and that makes us extra special!
We had such a great week of learning, creating, and growing together! 💕
Why do we get a lot of hail, rain, or snow at some times and not others? 🌨️
That’s the driving question our 6th-grade science class is investigating! After observing the phenomena of hail, our students used their questions and initial models to narrow down a big question that will guide our learning.
Today, they brainstormed the investigations we'll need to conduct and the data we'll need to collect to get to the bottom of this. We're excited to see where their curiosity takes us! #STEMeducation #InquiryBasedLearning #MiddleSchoolScience #Weather #NGSS #ScienceInAction
That’s the driving question our 6th-grade science class is investigating! After observing the phenomena of hail, our students used their questions and initial models to narrow down a big question that will guide our learning.
Today, they brainstormed the investigations we'll need to conduct and the data we'll need to collect to get to the bottom of this. We're excited to see where their curiosity takes us! #STEMeducation #InquiryBasedLearning #MiddleSchoolScience #Weather #NGSS #ScienceInAction
Why do things move the way they do? 🤔 Our 4th and 5th-grade STEM class is on a mission to find out!
Today, we started our investigation by playing a game of pompom "marbles" after watching a video of a hockey puck in action. The students were asked to use their senses—looking, listening, and feeling—to observe how the objects moved.
Their observations will help us build our "Driving Questions Board," which will guide us as we work to understand the big ideas behind motion. What questions do YOU have about how things move? Share them below! 👇 #STEMeducation #InquiryBasedLearning #ElementaryScience #AskQuestions #ScienceInAction
Today, we started our investigation by playing a game of pompom "marbles" after watching a video of a hockey puck in action. The students were asked to use their senses—looking, listening, and feeling—to observe how the objects moved.
Their observations will help us build our "Driving Questions Board," which will guide us as we work to understand the big ideas behind motion. What questions do YOU have about how things move? Share them below! 👇 #STEMeducation #InquiryBasedLearning #ElementaryScience #AskQuestions #ScienceInAction
How do we teach digital citizenship in STEM class? In our 6-7 STEM class, we're tackling the issue of cyberbullying head-on! Students are using their creativity and teamwork to develop skits that show effective responses. This project is a fantastic way for them to meet the ISTE 1.2 standard and become more confident, ethical online citizens.
Western Plains will run mud routes for the remainder of the week, Thursday, August 28th and Friday, August 29th. Please travel safely.