South School First Grader Rozlynn Pennington won first place in the Benton County Farm Bureau "Thank a Farmer Week" coloring contest. She received a medal and certificate from Farm Bureau. way to go, Rozlynn!
Today, all of the Millionaire Readers from South Elementary were treated to lunch at El Camino Real. These students each read over 1 million words using the accelerated reader program. This accomplishment took a lot of dedication and hard work, and we are so pleased to honor these students!
Yesterday, all South students, preschool through 5th grade, participated in a fun-filled day of outdoor games, water activities, and much more. The South PTO provided popsicles for all students. We were very grateful that the weather cooperated for the most part. What a great way to help close out the school year! Tomorrow (5/16) will be our last day, which is a half-day dismissal.
This week, the fourth graders from South attended a field trip to the Wonders of Wildlife Museum and Aquarium in Springfield. They had a great time and enjoyed a great learning experience!
We had a celebrity on KY3 tonight! Please use the link to view KY3's broadcast about JD Findley's retirement: https://www.ky3.com/2024/05/13/warsaw-school-district-honors-bus-drivers-after-nearly-5-decades-service/
Thank you KY3 and Marina Silva for your coverage!
Correction: Bus E is running about 15 minutes late. Bus B is on time!
Bus B is running about 15 minutes late.
Today was a beautiful day for a field trip! Third-grade students at South had the awesome privilege of traveling to the state Capitol in Jefferson City. Students toured the Capitol, met legislators, and even had Representative Roger Ready provide pizza for lunch. The students had a great experience and tied in a lot of learning with the 3rd grade Missouri History & Government units.
Yesterday, third graders from South Elementary invited their families and community members to a chess match. Third graders have an enrichment chess unit each year as a reward for working hard on the end-of-year assessments. Students were thrilled to host and play with their families, district staff/ administrators, and community members such as the Mayor of Warsaw, Eddie Simons. All had a great time!
South 5th-grade parents, on Monday, May 13th, we will be sending our 5th-grade students by bus to JBMS. Students will tour the middle school and meet the administration and staff. If you wish to have your 5th-grade student opt-out, please call the South office at 660-438-5965.
Yesterday the Warsaw Preschoolers going to North Elementary next year got to ride the bus in and visit the kindergarten classrooms. Meanwhile, the students staying at South Elementary visited the kindergarten teachers. Everyone had a great experience and enjoyed seeing their classrooms for next year. The kids are so excited about going to kindergarten next year.
The South School Firsties have been learning about life cycles in reading and science. They made diagrams of the butterfly life cycle using different types of dry pasta noodles to represent the different stages of growth. They labeled each stage of the life cycle and made sure to include a title!
Free Physicals at school on May 9th during school hours. Golden Valley will be offering free physicals at their clinic throughout the month of May to all students. Please use link to view news article: https://www.warsawk12.org/o/warsaw/article/1582132
The South School Firsties have been working hard on studying the importance of plants and trees as well as the plant life cycle in celebration of Earth Day for the past few weeks! For two weeks, our students cared for grass plants, and when they grew nice and tall, they were able to give them cool new haircuts and hairstyles before taking them home! The first graders were very proud of their creatures and learned a lot in the process of caring for them!
Dear Parents,
North & South Elementary will be holding open enrollment for next year’s kindergarten class to get a tentative count. Registration will be May 7th – 10th from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm.
This is for any kindergarten student who will be 5 years old by August 1st, 2024, and not already enrolled in our preschool program.
Students are not required to be here for enrollment. If you have any questions, please call the school office at North: 660-438-6260 & South: 660-438-5965.
If you are unsure of what school your child would attend, the office staff can relay that information when you call.
We are looking for some awesome people for our Wildcat Family. We have the following openings:
High School Alternative Program Teacher
Kindergarten Teacher
High School Secretary
Middle School & Elementary Music Teacher
Bus Driver
Paraprofessionals
Substitutes for all positions
Here is our link to apply: https://warsaw.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
Bus W, had a breakdown. Students from bus W, will be approximately 15 minutes behind schedule.
The Warsaw Children's Chorus recieved 1st place at the Ozark Concerts in the Parks, they recieved a score 95.5 superior rating for class A. The Warsaw Children's Chorus is comprised of the 4th and 5th grade students from both North and South Elementary Schools. Congratulations, they did an excellent job!
It is that time of year again to take our survey for our CSIP review. Please send the link to take the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9uVG4s6bod5keyZblK2bsZpA5L2qmYA2KvDyE3oPMOFmMQA/viewform
We use the data from the survey to help drive decisions on our goals to improve our school district.
Families, please consider sending your elementary students to our LEGO summer school program.
You can enroll your students who will be in kindergarten through 5th grade next school year at the top of our district website.
Have a great day!
