We had our 4th Quarter Awards Assembly yesterday. Here are our 5th grade award winners!
Academic Awards: Natalie Balmaceda, Serenity Harvey, Aaron Ahlstrom, Ashlynn Getzfreid, Joley Reid, and Ridley Feather.
Effort Awards: Edith Thomas, Kristinah Gomez-Martinez, Rylee Decker, Bryer Hake, Presli Stulc, and Shelby Newton.
SOAR Awards: Capri Ware, Kree Kienlen, Gage Larson, Aubrey Garcia, and Addy Miller.



We had our 4th Quarter Awards Assembly yesterday. Here are some of our reading award winners!
1 million words: Drew Mertz, Chloe Rollema, Adyson Ward Chatwin, Aaron Ahlstrom, Kenneth Muse, Aurelia Cochran, McKenna Heinemeyer, Edith Thomas, Jaxton Clark, Jett Miller, and Hannah Davis.
2 million words: Kensho Hake, Shaia Gorman, Serenity Harvey, Derek Mertz, and Chaney Miller.
3 million words: Vincent Ramirez and Kensho Hake.
4 million words: Vincent Ramirez and Ryker Morado.
5 million words: Lettie George.
Top Readers: Abigayle Cauffman, Jett Miller, Harmony Johnston, and Aaron Ahlstrom.
Congratulations!





West Side families, we are selling yearbooks this year for $10. If your student would like to purchase one, please bring the payment to the West Side office. We should be distributing yearbooks to students who purchase them on Monday. If you have any questions, please call Mr. Gunderson. Thanks!
Mile Run Update from Coach Mortimer for tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7th:
5th grade boys will run at 9:00 am
4th grade boys will run separately at about 9:15 am
4th and 5th grade girls will run together around 9:35 am

Please enjoy our final newsletter for this school year. Have a great summer!
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Reminder: Bingo 4 Books is Monday, April 28, from 5-6:30 PM at the high school commons. We'll have ice cream and plenty of books for every student to walk away with at least 2 books for the summer! We hope to see all Worland elementary families there!

Parents,
All WY-Topp testing will start at 8:30 on the following dates.
• Wednesday, April 16: 4th Grade ELA
• Wednesday, April 23: 4th Grade Math
• Tuesday, April 29: 5th Grade Reading
• Wednesday, April 30: 4th Grade Science
• Thursday, May 1: 5th Grade Writing
• Tuesday, May 6: 5th Grade Math
• Thursday, May 8: 5th Grade Fastbridge ELA in the AM \ Math in the PM
This is a State mandated test with full participation required. Please help us by ensuring your student is present on these days and has had a good night's sleep and breakfast (unless you are eating with us).
Thank you for all you do to help our school to succeed.
West Side Elementary
March Madness Character Interviews are set. Please see the attachment.
More Battle of the Books pics ...





More Battle of the Books pics ...










Here are some pics of last week's Battle of the Books. Congrats to all the students who participated in the battle, and a special congratulations to our two finalists: in a close match, the Bubble Bees defeated the Sigmas. Great job kids, and thanks to our hard working judges Mrs. Keller, Mrs. Mountford, and Mrs. Whitlock!










West Side April Newsletter
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Here is the Battle of the Books schedule for Wednesday, March 26. Hope to see you all here in the gym starting at 8:30 AM.



Just before Spring Break, we held our 3rd-quarter awards assembly. Here are some photos of our award recipients ...








Join us on Friday Night from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at West Side's gym for the movie Ratatouille. We will have plenty of popcorn as a free snack, but if you'd prefer, bring some cash and buy pizza for $2 per slice. Please bring your own drinks and your own comfy chairs or blankets. See you Friday night!

Just a reminder about when we come back from spring break: Battle of the Books begins!
Monday: summaries are due. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Wednesday: the epic battle will commence.
Parents: schedules will be sent out on Monday once we have all eligible teams set.
A big shout out to all of our local businesses here in Worland for sponsoring our PTO fundraiser! What a great community we live in!
https://youtu.be/iqJuqNB093s?feature=shared
Mr. Peterson's science class launched rockets this afternoon with the help of Mr. Frahm's air-pressure launch system. Fun times!






Don't forget: West Side Scholastic Book Fair during our P/T Conferences. It will be held on Monday-Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 PM. For more information, here is the Scholastic link: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/westsideelementaryschool31
See you then!

West Side March Newsletter
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