Mrs. Sandoval’s K-1 class at Western Plains South has been engaged in an in-depth study of maps, globes, and the Earth's five oceans and seven continents. Each student selected a continent to research and presented their findings, incorporating student-led, hands-on experiments. They also created their own maps and paper mâché globes. From exploring the volcanic regions of Antarctica to examining the effects of salinity in the Dead Sea in Asia, learning about coral reef conservation in Australia, and conducting STEM activities on the use of trunks by African elephants, students have enriched their global knowledge through these diverse projects.
🌦️☀️ Pre-K Weather Explorers! 🌦️☃️
The past two weeks, the Pre-K South class took a deep dive into learning about seasons and weather! They had so much fun exploring how the weather changes throughout the year, and even got to play weathermen for the day! 🎤📺
They took turns sharing the weather forecast, acting out sunny days, rainy showers, snowy flakes, and everything in between! 🌧️❄️☀️ It was a blast watching them engage and get creative while learning about the world around them. 🌍
Western Plains Junior High has been learning about the life cycle of plants. They dissected lily flowers and are currently observing their own bean plants as they grow. Thank you to Downtown Floral Co. in Ness City for getting us flowers to dissect.
Western Plains K-3 have been learning about solids, liquids, and gases in their STEM class. They learned that all 3 of those components are present in root beer floats and got to partake in the tasty treat! They also learned about dissolving, melting, evaporation, and solutions.
Due to the extremely cold temperatures expected Western Plains will have a 2hr delay to the school day, tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. See you at 10am. Stay warm Bobcats.
Information for the January 25th Robotics meet in Garden City, KS.
Leave Times:
South students: arrive at South at 6:15am; leave Bazine by 6:25am
North students: arrive at North at 6:15am; leave Ransom by 6:30am
Return Times:
coaches will text parents when we leave Garden City
Reminder: Parents are welcome to attend. All students MUST wear robotics shirts. They will need a sack lunch, water bottle, or money for concessions
Western Plains South Preschool is canceled for tomorrow, Friday, January 17, 2025.
Congratulations to our first-semester honor roll students! Check out all of our awesome students on the list here https://www.usd106.org/page/honor-roll
Winter Homecoming Spirit Week
Due to inclement weather, Western Plains will not have school tomorrow, Monday, January 6, 2025. Stay warm Bobcats!
WP STEM is looking for more shoe boxes. We have depleted our stash and need to restock. If you have any empty shoe boxes after Christmas and want to get rid of them, please send them with your child to either North or South school and give them to Miss Tiffany.
The Jr. High Cheerleaders are selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts! Orders will arrive on December 23rd and be ready for pickup at each school during the following times...Bazine 4-5pm and Ransom 5-6pm. Order a dozen or two and have breakfast ready for Christmas morning!
Want to order, but can't pick up on the 23rd? No worries! Order a Digital Dozen! A Digital Dozen is a virtual certificate that never expires. A code will be emailed to you that you will take to any participating Krispy Kreme store to redeem for one dozen Original Glazed Doughnuts.
You can place your order with any Jr. High Cheerleader or contact Amanda Wittman during school hours at 785-398-2535 or any time at awittman@usd106.org.
Christmas Spirit week
EVEN MORE photos from the Hays Symphony!
More photos from the Hays Symphony.
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.