The Infant room got out to enjoy the weather yesterday on a nature walk! We collected items and placed them in a bag to explore the different textures and grow our vocabulary!#gowarriors
The high school band and choir students participated in the IHSMA state solo/ensemble contest. Top performances, receiving the highest rating of a Division I, were the following. And a special congratulations to Alex Rickertsen, who was selected as the outstanding performer of the day in the instrumental center and will perform in the state Outstanding Performance Showcase in Ames in May.
Sarah Forret- clarinet
Macailah Jacobsen- clarinet
Macailah Jacobsen- vocal
Macy Lyon- euphonium
Alex Rickertsen- bass clarinet (perfect score)
Olivia Williams- piano (perfect score)
Olivia Williams- vocal (perfect score)
Olivia Williams- xylophone
Percussion Ensemble (Isabella Gentile, Olivia Williams, Peyton Grau, Aidan Yaddof, Tess Nicklaus, Braxton Rohm)
Clarinet Ensemble (Sarah Forret, Macailah Jacobsen, Noah Schott, Alex Rickertsen)
On Wednesday, April 10th, the high school band came over to the elementary to work with the 5th and 6th grade band students. They spent time working on individual instrumental techniques, and then gathered all together in the gym to play the school song together.
Last month our elementary classes filled out March Madness brackets for both the men's and women's tournaments. Congratulations to Mrs. Selby's class on winning both the men's and women's brackets! As a prize they got to have some scotcheroos! Way to go!#gowarriors
April 16, 2024
Today's boys' golf invitational at Durant, Wahkonsa Golf Club, has been cancelled.
The sixth graders worked together to make alka seltzer rockets. We only got one "rocket" caught in the tree!#gowarriors
Mark your calendars! The Warriors will be playing a baseball game at the Field of Dreams movie site on May 30th vs Maquoketa Valley. What a great opportunity for our players! More information will be released at a later date.
Mrs. Anderson was a guest reader for the third graders today. She read them Hooray for Diffendoofer Day by Dr. Suess to get them motivated for their first year of ISASP testing. Thank you Mrs. Anderson!#gowarriors
Making letters with sticks and rocks in the 3's room.#gowarriors
The 3rd graders enjoyed their trip. They saw Diary of a Wimpy Kid the musical at Circa 21 theater. Thanks to Ricky & Brenda Kay for funding this experience! The day was spent at Fryxell Geology Museum at Augustana College searching for fossils, rocks, minerals & dinosaur bones!
Last week, our 9th-12th grade Warriors had the opportunity to learn about and network with over 50 area businesses and colleges during the Career Expo at the DeWitt Career Advancement Center. Students did a great job speaking with potential employers and asking a lot of questions! A big thank you to Mrs. Hansen for organizing the event and to the participants who took the time to show our students all of the opportunities our area has to offer! #gowarriors
Thank you to the Girls Scouts for doing Fist Bump Friday today!#gowarriors
Courtney is working on a project as part of her internship placement. Thank you to the DeWitt Chamber & Development Company for allowing her to come each day and learn valuable workplace skills from you.
Luke attended the conference ad meeting as part of his internship placement. Thank you to Mr. Burke for allowing him to come each day and learn more about being an Athletic Director.
JoEllen is running electrical wires for a new home as part of her internship placement. Thank you to B&J Electric for allowing her to come each day and learn more about being an electrician.
Isabella is working with elementary students as part of her internship placement. Thank you to Mrs. Kelting and the entire Calamus-Wheatland elementary staff for allowing her to come learn more about becoming an Elementary Teacher.
Did you know the Calamus Wheatland teachers are ahead of the Science of Reading push by the Iowa Department of Education? K-8 ELA teachers are all participating in LETRS training and will be certified by the end of May! Thank you for all of the hard work you have put in to make our students better!
Thank you to DeWitt Bowling Lanes for hosting our Activity PE classes this week!
📣 Celebrating our Warrior Staff 📣 #gowarriors
Congratulations to our most recent Attendance Award Winners!!
Mar 18 - 22: Alena Wilhelm & Nathan Wiese
April 2-5: Bryson Davis & Emily Boeckmann
Thank you to the Athletic Boosters and the Student Council for sponsoring these awards! #attendancematters #beresponsible #gowarriors
