Egg drop experiment... Chemistry classes created their own air bags using gas stoichiometry. They needed to determine the volume of the bags and then determine how much gas would fill the bags 90%. They used baking soda and vinegar to make carbon dioxide. Out of 7 groups, only one egg did not break (several broke as they fell off the bags or hit the sides).
Noah Feltner created a pencil holder made out of walnut in Mr. Trill's class. Great job Noah!
Students in Mrs. Kegebein's class learned the process of Reductive Linocut. Students carved into a piece of linoleum to create a stamp. With each color printed, they removed more linoleum to allow the colors that were previously printed to show through. Check out their amazing work!
English 2 students completed an activity creating masks focusing on identity. This correlates to their novel Lord of the Flies. Students were given three choices and had to submit writing explaining the identity and their design choices. Students also used color theory to validate their decisions.
13 Wethersfield Band members are performing at the LTC concert tonight.
Mrs. Martinez's 1st grade class enjoyed donuts on Friday as their reward for winning "Geese Pride" during the month of January. Geese Pride is intentionally practiced every Friday as classes compete by showing school spirit. A winner is selected each week with the overall monthly winner earning a special incentive. The class that displays the most Geese Pride over the entire school year will earn class t-shirts. GO GEESE!
Ashley Oliver finished a desk in Mr. Trill's class. It has a solid oak top and stained to match the dresser she built first semester. Great job!
Don't forget it's hat day! All students can bring $1 to wear a hat today for FFA week!
Yesterday, the students from both sixth grade classes were able to test their Earthquake Safe Buildings that their teams had created with the supplies provided. They were anxious to see if their buildings would survive the earthquake and aftershocks.
Today, sixth graders in Mrs. Addis's class had their first day of Junior Achievement. Mrs. Renee Crabtree is their volunteer, and she did such a wonderful job! Students learned about businesses, products, services, profits, global matchups, and ethics.
K-kids are collecting items for teacher wellness packages. Please see the items below that are being requested.
Wethersfield Elementary School is looking for a 3rd grade teacher for the upcoming school year! See attached picture for more details or click on the link: https://www.illinoiseducationjobbank.org/Job-Posting/154887/Elementary-Teacher-Anticipated-3rd-Grade/job-details
Eighth grader, Kyra Galbraith, won the 7-8 grade division of the Black History Month Essay Contest hosted by the City of Kewanee's Commission of Human Resources. The theme was "keeping hope and faith alive." Congratulations!
Track Season is upon us...check out the new items in the store!
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Congratulations to Fiona Ryan and Brenton Troxell on winning last week's $5 Friday Outstanding Goose Award!
WES Families: The Elementary BookBlast Fundraiser has ended. Thank you to all who donated! Prizes and books will be delivered to Wethersfield Elementary school during the month of March. Students will receive their prizes and books during the school day to be taken home.
It's almost baseball season. Look extra sharp in some new gear! Titan Baseball store is now open!
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It's a double winner today for our junior high volleyball teams. Both 7th and 8th grade teams WIN to advance in the LTC Tournament! Way to go, Geese!
No other 1A Regional was this loaded with very good teams...we are VERY PROUD of our Lady Geese! They fell short in the Regional Championship game to A-Town 46-40... a great season, Coach Hansen and girls!
To accompany the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, students are researching and creating presentations on non-Jewish groups and victims persecuted during the Holocaust. Although Jews were the main targeted group, hundreds of thousands of lives were destroyed because of the Nazi regime. Many of these groups did not receive acknowledgment of their suffering until years after 1945.
