South Elementary students enjoyed their annual pumpkin patch visit. After classroom studies of the plant life cycle, the visit allowed students to chose their own ripe pumpkin on the vine to take home. Other agricultural activities rounded out a perfect fall day with friends!
Miss Tiffany's STEM class is looking for some adult-sized shoe boxes (approximately 10-12). If you have any, please bring them to North or South office, or contact Miss Tiffany and she will come pick them up. Thank you in advance!
The Junior Class has a couple of leftover items from the Little Caesar's fundraiser. Let me know if you are interested.
2- Sugar Cookie Dough
1- Chocolate Chunk cookie dough
$23 each
Contact Miss Tiffany to purchase. Call or text 785-731-5538 or tkraft@usd106.org
💳📚 Set Up an eWallet for a Cash-Free Book Fair Experience! 📚💳
Dear Parents,
Make your child’s book fair experience even easier by setting up an eWallet! No need to worry about sending cash – with eWallet, your child can shop for their favorite books without the hassle of carrying money.
What is eWallet?
eWallet is a safe, secure, and convenient digital payment option for students to use at the book fair. You simply load funds into the account, and your child can make their purchases without handling cash.
How It Works:
1. Set Up an eWallet – Create your child’s eWallet online in just a few minutes.
2. Add Funds – Load money into the account. You can add more at any time!
3. Shop! – Your child can shop at the book fair using their eWallet balance.
Why Choose eWallet?
✔️ Safe & Secure
✔️ No Need for Cash
✔️ Flexible Spending
✔️ Peace of Mind for Parents
For Western Plains South : https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/westernplainssouthesjhs
For Western Plains North: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/westernplainsnorthelemsch
Western Plains Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Tuesday, October 22, and Wednesday, October 23, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Due to the High School Regional Volleyball Tournament in Ransom, we ask Ransom parents to attend on Wednesday, October 23. If you have an appointment or need to attend parent-teacher conferences on Tuesday, we ask parents to enter the building through the East doors (Auditorium). Specials teachers will be in Bazine on Tuesday and in Ransom on Wednesday.
📚✨ You're Invited to Our Book Fair! ✨📚
We’re excited to announce that our Book Fair is just around the corner! This is a wonderful opportunity to encourage a love of reading in your child and support our school at the same time.
📅 Date: [October 22-23]
⏰ Time: [During Parent Teacher-Confrence]
📍 Location: [School Library]
Bring your child, explore the world of books, and help us make this book fair a success! We can't wait to see you there! 😊
📖💫 Happy Reading!
Our preschool students had an exciting day of creativity and collaboration today!
👫 Partner Building Challenge: Our little builders teamed up to create beds for their stuffed puppies. They first had to think about which materials they would use to build the bed. Next, they decided how big the bed needed to be. Some even took the extra step of building a blanket and pillow. These decisions encouraged critical thinking and planning. When working with their partners, students had to communicate their ideas and listen to each other. They did a wonderful job!
🎨 Fishy Finger Painting: The students also explored colors and textures through this sensory activity.
Western Plains North is seeking applications for a full-time special education para to work at the building in Ransom. Individuals interested in applying should complete a district application and submit it by email along with a letter of application to jjones@usd106.org. If you have any questions regarding the position, please feel free to contact Jeff Jones at 785-731-2352. Western Plains is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Bazine Fire Department and Fire Volunteers visited Western Plans South Elementary Students to review fire safety this morning. Students were shown all the systems on the fire truck and enjoyed spraying the water hose. The department showed off its infrared system, which helps them see when it is incredibly smokey. The students danced before the censor to show each other what it looked like to see someone through it. Students leave today with a smoke detector for their homes. See photos on our facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/HGcwB3ncse6TFvhd/
The North 4th and 5th grade students spent the day learning about Agriculture at the Ag Day in WaKeeney. They had sessions on bees, equipment, animal husbandry, water sheds and aquifers, and crops. On our way home to reinforce our social studies topic of relative and absolute location, we logged 4 Geocaches. Beautiful weather and a fun day.
WP STUDENTS SELECTED FOR KMEA
Western Plains Schools is proud to announce that two Junior High students have been selected to participate in the KMEA District Middle School Honor Band and Choir! These students had to submit anonymous audition recordings singing or playing rigorous music literature. Their performances were then judged by music teachers across the southwest district of Kansas. They will participate in a clinic and concert at Dodge City Middle School.
Raelynn Crawford is an 8th Grader at Western Plains North. She will play her clarinet in the District Honor Band. Raelynn is the daughter of Tim and Gabby Dysinger of Ransom.
Melissa Limones is a 7th Grader at Western Plains South. She will sing in the District Honor Choir. Melissa is the daughter of Manuel and Nohelia Limones of Bazine.
Congratulations to these two talented musicians! Your school and communities are very proud of you!
Picture Day will be on Friday, October 18.
Pizza Delivery Day Set for October 17th. The Junior class member you ordered from will contact you for delivery or pick up. Pick-up orders can be picked up from 5:15-6 pm at Western Plains North cafeteria.
The butterflies have all hatched!!!! North and South K-3 have been watching our little caterpillars for a couple of weeks and we finally got to see our beautiful butterflies take off into the wild! While be patiently waited, we have been learning about butterfly anatomy, butterfly life cycle, and making beautiful butterfly crafts! We will have our work displayed at Parent Teacher Conferences in October, so make sure you visit Miss Tiffany's STEM lab!
The North and South JH robotics teams have been hard at work building the newest gaming field for this year. As well as building their 2024-2025 robots. This year's game is called Rapid Relay. See the newest game at the following link: https://youtu.be/aa0B7kNHpg8
Our 2025 Competition Dates will be:
January 25th @ Garden City High School
February 15th @ Kenneth Henderson Middle School in Garden City
March 8th State Championship @ Garden City High School
Western Plains Round Robin- date and time TBD
Engineers in Ms. Hawkins's South 2nd-3rd grades are studying erosion. This week they made models of rainclouds and land made from salt and cornmeal. Then they experimented to watch the erosion process in action and to design solutions to protect against landslides.
Western Plains North 2nd through 5th graders traveled to Great Bend to attend the Airfest! They got to see all kinds of planes, military vehicles, and learned how planes are built. Of course, everyone got to enjoy the amazing tricks the pilots could do. It was a great day!
Reminder: The Junior Class is currently doing a Little Caesars Pizza Kit fundraiser for PROM. The orders are due by Sept 23rd @8am. If you have not been contacted and would like a Junior class member to contact you, please call/text/email Miss Tiffany or contact a Junior class member directly. Payment is due at the time of the order. 785-731-5538 tkraft@usd106.org. Thank you Bobcat Family for your continued support!
On Monday, September 9th the South 2nd-5th grade traveled to Hutchinson to visit the Kansas State Fair. For many of the Students it was their first time visiting the State Fair. Ms. Hawkins and Mrs. Wittman packed the day with lots of fun activities that included a ride on the State Fair Train, a tour through the rabbit and poultry barns, a milking demonstration, a walk through the birthing center, pig races, the petting zoo, a visit to the butter sculpture, a stop at AgriLand, and a ride down the giant slide. Highlights of the day were getting to watch piglets being born at the birthing center, getting ice cream from The Dairy Bar under the Grandstands, and taking a ride down the big slide.
SEE PHOTOS AT:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/9HgMF7NqK2J8LkWf/
Mrs. Lund's 2nd and 3rd grade students participated in the state-wide Constitution Day put on by the 10th Judicial District Court of Kansas! They got to hear live from our governor, state senator, Supreme Court justice, and the Johnson County Judge and court room. They learned about the different branches of government and what each of their jobs do. After learning how the system works, they got to participate in a "mock trial" and be the jury of a case to decide if a student was guilty or not guilty for running in the hallway. What a great learning experience and a huge THANK YOU to those who made it happen.
