Help! Gritch the Witch is stuck on her broom in the air, and we need to get her down! Some 3rd graders started sketching prototypes for a parachute STEM project.
about 7 years ago, Catherine Jennings
Looking at the STEM materials available
A sketch prototype of the parachutes they will build based off our research
Collaborative groups
Collaborative groups
Kindergarten students work on coding today!
about 7 years ago, Lisa Castleman
Kindergarten coding
Coding in Kindergarten
Our Kindergarten robot
Third graders learned about why our skeletons have so many bones. They then created an x-ray of their hand and wrist bones.
about 7 years ago, Angie Edwards
Students creating x-ray hands
X-ray hands
Congratulations to our October Spectacular Spartans!
about 7 years ago, Lisa Castleman
Spectacular Spartans
Spectacular Spartans
Spectacular Spartans
Celebrating Red Ribbon Week at West with our “The Great Pumpkin Says Don’t Do Drugs!”
about 7 years ago, Lisa Castleman
Mrs. Bohne’s class celebrates Red Ribbon Week!
Enjoying a hay rack ride at the Red Ribbon Rally.
about 7 years ago, Angie Swartzendruber
Hay rack ride
Kicking off Red Ribbon Week at the Red Ribbon Rally. Who will be the bingo winner tonight? #OlySpartanPride #BeDrugFree
about 7 years ago, Angie Swartzendruber
Bingo
4th graders are working with their grandparents during Grandparents Day. #OlySpartanPride #weloveourgrandparents
about 7 years ago, Angie Swartzendruber
Working with our grandparents
PreK talked about spiders and webs for our week of "W", "8", and the color black. We just so happened to have a visitor this week in our classroom. He was given many names by each student, and then, they counted his legs with Mrs. B. Most importantly, we safely let him be....OUTSIDE! :-)
about 7 years ago, Lisa Byrd
spidey
counting
names
2nd graders working hard on their final drafts of their 1st personal narrative 📝.
about 7 years ago, Ashleigh Neitzel
5th graders working together to build a tower with toothpicks and marshmallows.
about 7 years ago, Kassadie Cole
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We ❤️ our new books. Thank you Oly West PTO!
about 7 years ago, Angie Swartzendruber
Free books from PTO
Thank you Oly West PTO for providing a free book to each student. #olyspartanpride #4thgrade
about 7 years ago, Angie Swartzendruber
Book Fair
Here are the Jack-o-lanterns finished. The AM winner was Tyler, and PM winner was Liam, as voted for by the Pre-K class. Also, more pics from their exploration of the pumpkin on Friday.
about 7 years ago, Lisa Byrd
Some liked it, others not so much
AM and PM
picking out the seeds
Dig in!
Biography vs. Fiction in 2nd grade’s Genre World Series!
about 7 years ago, Ashleigh Neitzel
We had a great morning at the Color Run! Thank you to everyone who came out to join us! #olyspartanpride
about 7 years ago, Lisa Castleman
Color Run
Getting our color on! Race time is 9:00 am!
about 7 years ago, Lisa Castleman
Color Run
It’s not too late to join us for the Color Run. Registration is open until the start of the race at 9:00am!
about 7 years ago, Lisa Castleman
So much pumpkin fun this week! 4 pictures, just isnt enough! Today, PreK drew their jack-o-lantern face, voted for their favorite, and helped clean the pumpkin out for carving. They also enjoyed some jack-o-lantern making with playdoh, and scratch off art. Carved jack-o-lantern pictures coming soon...
about 7 years ago, Lisa Byrd
Draw a jack-o-lantern
playdoh jack-o-lanterns
Scratch off art
Voting
Fifth grade and kindergarten met for the first time as Little/Bigger Buddies
about 7 years ago, Sarah Abel
Skittles sorting
Hand painting