During the week of Valentines' Day, students, parents and teachers at Westside had the opportunity to send 'valentine' cards to their friends.  Along with the card, a tasty treat was provided.

Representatives from grades four through six recently competed in the school spelling bee. 

Recently, fifth and sixth-grade students participated in the school science fair.  The top ten projects were chosen to go on to the district fair.

Superintendent Rick Nielsen recently visited classrooms at Westside.  The kindergarten students were privileged to hear him read a story.

Kindergarten students celebrated the 100th day of school with a variety of activities.

Every month, two sixth-grade students from Westside Elementary are recognized in each class for their efforts.  Teachers select students who show academic achievement, positive attitude, and willingness to go above and beyond expectations.  The students of the month for January are Noni Mike, Beau Mattinson from Mrs. Bird's class, Spencer Marshall and Julie Haws from Mrs. McKee's class,  Payton Beerli and Cami Terry from Mrs. Bair's class.

Mrs. Miller, the new art teacher at Westside this year, does an AMAZING job in teaching both art technique and appreciation.  She is pictured above teaching an art concept with alphabet letters based on the artwork of Paul Kree.

The scientific method of investigation is a unit of study the sixth-grade students have been learning recently.  Students have conducted many experiments to learn how many drops of water will fit on the head of a penny, how many chews it takes to finish a Tootsie Roll, and many others to reinforce the process.  Sixth-grade students will use this knowledge to apply it to their own science fair project due on February 8th.

Recently, students in Mrs. McKee's sixth-grade class explored the science of sound with various experiments.

Kindergarten students at Westside performed their Christmas program on December 20th.  Each student was responsible for memorizing a part (either in English or in Spanish).