Nine students from North and South Elementary schools attended the Hays Symphony Children's Halloween Concert on Oct. 27, 2024. The theme for this year's concert was "Fiesta Mexicana!" Everyone dressed up in their favorite costumes. Before the concert, children got to participate at hands-on stations: Meet the Woodwind Family, Meet the Brass Family, Experiment with Auxiliary Percussion Instruments, Story Time, Arts and Crafts, and a Spook Parade. Dancers in their beautiful Jalisco dresses showed the children authentic dance steps from Mexico. The symphony was conducted by Brian Buckstead, and it featured lively Mexican music composed by José Pablo Moncayo, José Elizondo, and Arturo Márquez. At the conclusion of the concert, every child was given a treat bag. After an afternoon of sweet sounds from the orchestra, our students and sponsors enjoyed a sweet treat at Dairy Queen. A special thanks goes to Anne Hawkins and Randy Willis who brought South students to Hays and helped Mrs. Flax sponsor her students!
We are very fortunate to have the Hays Symphony in our "back yard," as they are the longest continuously running orchestra in the state of Kansas. They provide many free concerts to the public. For more information, go to: https://www.hayssymphony.org
South 2nd-3rd grades recently studied Kansas's First Nations in early U.S. History with Ms. Hawkins. Students read, studied artifacts on loan from the Kansas Historical Society, collaborated and shared learning, then created museum exhibits to display in the school library.
The Western Plains teachers and staff are teaming up with the Busy Beavers 4-H Club to host a Soup Supper Fundraiser on Monday, November 25th during the Jr. High Basketball games vs Ness City. All proceeds will go towards the purchase of a service dog for a 7 year old boy with Autism. Come on out to Ransom on Monday and enjoy some delicious soup and watch a great game (or two) of basketball while you're there!
While the rest of the world was preparing for the presidential election, Western Plains South was participating in their own election. The JH students learned about voting and elections through a hands-on experience. The JH decided to have a two-party election meaning their were only two candidates running for office. The first candidate was Luigi whose policies favored students. His campaign managers were the 6th/7th graders. Mario was his opponent. Mario's policies favored teachers and his campaign managers were the 8th graders. JH students made sure all voters were registered before the election. Both candidates held a rally sharing their policies followed by a Q&A session. All voters were required to check-in and present IDs before they were allowed to cast their ballots.
All grade levels spent some time during this process learning about the different aspects of the election process including: qualifications, responsibilities, electoral college, parties, requirements, and the legal aspects.
And the winner??? Luigi! By one single vote.
Western Plains USD 106 will run mud routes only on Monday, November 18, and Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
Congratulations to all the Western Plains Junior High Scholars Bowl members who competed yesterday at the meet in Ransom. A special congratulations to the JV team who placed 1st and took home the gold.
USD 106 will run mud routes only on Friday, November 8th.
Don't forget to come to our Veteran's Day Soup Supper and Concert this Saturday! During the supper, we'll have a gift basket silent auction. Along with the gift baskets shown, there will be a box of goodies from Alitza's Sweet Treats, BBQ chicken wings from Double Bar K Farms LLC, a 31 bag from Amanda Wittman, a gift card tree worth $75, a car care basket, and a snack basket. Come for the fun!
WP Junior High Fundraiser for both North and South
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Halloween Fun at Western Plains South/Elementary! The party started with a trip downtown for some Trunk-or-Treating from both community members and businesses. Back at the school, fun was to be had playing several games and eating snacks and drinking "blood"! Thanks to all who participated and helped make our afternoon a blast!
PHOTO RETAKES
RETAKE DATE: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
START TIME: 8:00 am @ Ransom. Bazine to immediately follow
ARRIVAL/ SETUP TIME: 7:30 am Ransom
Mrs. Denice Flax's music students in grades 4-5 enjoyed the annual October trip to the Hays Symphony children's concert. The 2024 theme was Fiesta Mexicana, with music by Mexican composers, chats with symphony musicians, instrument trying, costumes, treats, and more Fiesta fun!
Due to the deterioration of a main water valve entering the school and water pipes that are leaking at Western Plains North in Ransom, we have scheduled the replacement of these items with an outside organization. This project is time-sensitive before it creates a larger issue for the district. Consequently, the project has been scheduled for completion on Tuesday, November 5th. For the project to be completed, the water to the building will need to be shut off for the day. Therefore, there will be no classes throughout the district on Tuesday, November 5th, and teaching staff will utilize this day as a professional development and workday. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
Western Plains is accepting bids for a 2000 GMC 14-passenger bus with 152,440 miles. The bus is located in Ransom.
Bids will be reviewed at the BOE Meeting on Monday, November 14th. They can be emailed to jleighton@usd106.org or brought to either school office by Friday, November 8, 2024.
How many times do we get to enjoy dinner and a show? Not often enough! Come out for a good meal, great music, and a LOT of fun! You'll support our veterans and the WP Music Department at the same time!
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?
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✔️ No Need for Cash
✔️ Flexible Spending
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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.
