The Wethersfield K-Kids held a Pumpkin & Gourd Fundraiser in October to raise money for the Kewanee Food Pantry, & today we put those funds to good use! 🛒
Our K-Kids headed to Walmart this morning & were able to purchase over 100 food items to donate to the Kewanee Food Pantry! 🥫🛍️
We are so proud of our K-Kids for making a difference in our community & helping those in need! A huge thank-you to everyone who supported our fundraiser & made this possible! 💚
Our K-Kids headed to Walmart this morning & were able to purchase over 100 food items to donate to the Kewanee Food Pantry! 🥫🛍️
We are so proud of our K-Kids for making a difference in our community & helping those in need! A huge thank-you to everyone who supported our fundraiser & made this possible! 💚
Mrs. Addis’ sixth grade class joined their Kindergarten Buddies for a fun Thanksgiving project! The sixth graders helped their buddies weave strips of paper to create placemats for their upcoming Thanksgiving Feast. After finishing their projects, the buddies enjoyed some time playing together.
Everyone had so much fun and is already looking forward to their next visit!
Everyone had so much fun and is already looking forward to their next visit!
Both Sixth Grade classes are working on building organizational skills by bringing all necessary supplies when switching classes. Supply lists are posted on the classroom doors, and each student has a personal copy.
Students receive a strike each time they need to return to another classroom or their locker for a forgotten item. Those who receive fewer than three strikes during an incentive period earn a prize!
Our latest incentive period ran from October 19–November 6, 2026, and many students earned a colorful 3D-printed dinosaur! We purchased these prizes from Lauren Dana, a WHS junior, who also creates the items for our monthly 3D-printed sale.
Congratulations to everyone who earned a prize this round! Keep working hard to come to class prepared and strengthen those organizational skills!
Layla Ehnle, 5th grade student, earned a week of elementary morning announcements to staff and students as an Accelerated Reader (AR) Reading Incentive for going above and beyond her point goal and percent correct goal on her comprehension quizzes! Each morning, she articulately communicated student and staff reminders, upcoming events, lunch menu, and much more!
Our pre-K students and their families enjoyed an evening of magic with Percil last night during November’s Family Engagement Activity! Thank you to everyone who joined us. Here are a few highlights from the evening!
November 15th is School Board Member Appreciation Day in Illinois. Please take a moment soon to thank a CUSD #230 BOE Member.
A beautiful, sunny afternoon set the stage for plenty of smiles, laughter, and colorful fun at the Color Run/Walk hosted by NHS members Collin Hodge, Katelyn Carman, Ashley Oliver, and Abby Carman!
Thank you to everyone who participated and brought toys for Patchy’s Toy Drive. Your generosity filled the backs of two vehicles with toys and raised an additional $195 in donations! We appreciate your support in helping our students make a difference for local children and families.
A special thank you to Ann VanWassenhove for taking pictures and capturing these wonderful moments! Click the link below to see all the pictures from the day.
All pictures can be downloaded for free.
https://annvanwassenhove.smugmug.com/2026-Color-Run/n-WnH7hT
Thank you to everyone who participated and brought toys for Patchy’s Toy Drive. Your generosity filled the backs of two vehicles with toys and raised an additional $195 in donations! We appreciate your support in helping our students make a difference for local children and families.
A special thank you to Ann VanWassenhove for taking pictures and capturing these wonderful moments! Click the link below to see all the pictures from the day.
All pictures can be downloaded for free.
https://annvanwassenhove.smugmug.com/2026-Color-Run/n-WnH7hT
🎃🍂A big thank you to Farmgate Market in Galva, IL for welcoming our Wethersfield Kindergarten classes & their families to explore the farm, barn, & pumpkin patch in October!
We are so thankful for your continued generosity in allowing us to visit each year! This special tradition is such a fun & memorable way to wrap up our Pumpkin Unit, & we are so grateful for the wonderful memories our students get to make! ❤️
Thank you, Farmgate Market, for helping make learning so much fun! & Thank you also to Wethersfield PATT for sponsoring this field trip by paying for each child to attend at no cost!🍂🎃
WES K-Kids: Just a reminder to meet at Walmart tomorrow morning around 7am for your activity!
See Ms. Kyria Eastman with questions!
See Ms. Kyria Eastman with questions!
Wethersfield School was honored to host the Kewanee Veterans Council’s annual Veterans Day Service. Our elementary students warmly welcomed veterans at the door, and the WHS band and choir performed in tribute to those who have served our country.
The program featured student speakers Remy Hicks from Kewanee High School and Tinsley Newman from Wethersfield High School, along with guest speaker Josh Newman, a sergeant who has served in the Illinois National Guard for more than 15 years. As father and daughter, Josh and Tinsley had the special opportunity to speak at the same ceremony, bringing a personal connection to the day.
Thank you to the Kewanee Veterans Council for allowing us to host this special event. We appreciate all the veterans and their families who joined us as we honored their service and sacrifice.
The program featured student speakers Remy Hicks from Kewanee High School and Tinsley Newman from Wethersfield High School, along with guest speaker Josh Newman, a sergeant who has served in the Illinois National Guard for more than 15 years. As father and daughter, Josh and Tinsley had the special opportunity to speak at the same ceremony, bringing a personal connection to the day.
Thank you to the Kewanee Veterans Council for allowing us to host this special event. We appreciate all the veterans and their families who joined us as we honored their service and sacrifice.
📚✨ A BIG FIRST FOR OUR KINDERGARTNERS! ✨📚
Our Kindergarten classes took a special field trip to the Kewanee Public Library last Friday! While there, our students received their VERY FIRST LIBRARY CARD!
We are so excited to watch our little learners grow into lifelong readers & discover all the wonderful adventures waiting for them in books!
A huge thank you to the Kewanee Public Library for welcoming us & helping make this milestone so special!
Our Kindergarten classes took a special field trip to the Kewanee Public Library last Friday! While there, our students received their VERY FIRST LIBRARY CARD!
We are so excited to watch our little learners grow into lifelong readers & discover all the wonderful adventures waiting for them in books!
A huge thank you to the Kewanee Public Library for welcoming us & helping make this milestone so special!
Wethersfield Elementary School is hiring!
Please send resumes/inquires to Kyle Dennison, principal, at kdennison@geese230.com.
https://www.illinoiseducationjobbank.org/Job-Posting/268075/Elementary-FullTime-Aide-Position/job-details
Please send resumes/inquires to Kyle Dennison, principal, at kdennison@geese230.com.
https://www.illinoiseducationjobbank.org/Job-Posting/268075/Elementary-FullTime-Aide-Position/job-details
A special thank you to Veteran Major Robert Ehnle for visiting our Kindergarten students to share what Veterans Day means & help us understand the importance of honoring those who have served our country! We are so grateful for his service, his time, & his willingness to share this meaningful lesson with our students. It was extra special to also welcome one of our very own Kindergarten parents into the classroom!
Thank you, Major Ehnle, for your service & for helping our students learn the true meaning of Veterans Day! ❤️🤍💙
Thank you, Major Ehnle, for your service & for helping our students learn the true meaning of Veterans Day! ❤️🤍💙
Freshman English students explored the powerful connection between silence, conflict, and injustice through a thought-provoking gallery walk. Students examined different perspectives, considered the consequences of remaining silent, and reflected on the importance of standing up for what is right. This activity connects their study of Elie Wiesel’s “Hope, Despair, and Memory,” delivered in 1986, with their upcoming reading of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 “I Have A Dream” speech. Through both powerful voices, students are discovering how speaking out against injustice can inspire change and why sometimes conflict is necessary for progress.
Congratulations to our students of the month for October! Our core value for October was self-discipline: exercising control over one’s actions & impulses, working diligently towards goals.
Our November core value that high school staff members will be on the lookout for is gratitude: appreciating the good in life & acknowledging the contributions of others.
- WHS Climate & Culture Committee
Our November core value that high school staff members will be on the lookout for is gratitude: appreciating the good in life & acknowledging the contributions of others.
- WHS Climate & Culture Committee
The WHS Student Council is bringing back the Holly Jolly Festival for the second year in a row! Join us for the 2026 Holly Jolly Festival!
🩸 Give blood. Give hope. Make a difference. ♥️
Wethersfield Key Club invites our community to roll up a sirve at our upcoming blood drive! As we enter the season of giving, please consider giving a gift that could help save a life.
Help our students make a difference-donate if you can 🩸
#wethersfieldKeyClub #GiveBlood
Wethersfield Key Club invites our community to roll up a sirve at our upcoming blood drive! As we enter the season of giving, please consider giving a gift that could help save a life.
Help our students make a difference-donate if you can 🩸
#wethersfieldKeyClub #GiveBlood
Students in Mr. Bush’s math class wanted to honor Ella in a meaningful way. They graphed hearts, colored them blue, and added personal messages to her. This small gesture gave students a way to express their love and feel connected as we navigate this difficult time together. 💙 #cELLAbrate
Lauren Dana is collecting supplies to give the local nursing home residents Christmas gift bags for her National Honor Society service project! If she can collect enough supplies, she really hopes to get one to EVERY resident in Kewanee in the nursing homes and memory care!
She needs help!! If you can donate some goodies, the local drop off areas include Wethersfield High School and Farmers Insurance. Let's help her give the best Christmas to the local seniors who deserve to feel loved during the holiday too!!
She needs help!! If you can donate some goodies, the local drop off areas include Wethersfield High School and Farmers Insurance. Let's help her give the best Christmas to the local seniors who deserve to feel loved during the holiday too!!
Mrs. Addis’ sixth-grade class worked together to decorate their classroom and hallway window to show their love for Ella. The students also joined the rest of the school in wearing blue in her remembrance. 💙
#cELLAbrate💙
#cELLAbrate💙