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
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!
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.
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
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!
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.
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
📣 Celebrating our Warrior Staff 📣 #gowarriors
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.
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.
We are starting to make plans for our Annual Warrior Pride Clean up Day! The Clean up Day is planned for May 17 from 1:00-3:00. Examples of things our students could help with: cleaning out leaves, picking up sticks, spreading mulch, planting flowers, cleaning windows, painting, hauling, garage cleanup, etc. If you, a neighbor, or a business would benefit from some extra help with Spring Cleanup, please fill out this form by April 30, 2024. https://forms.gle/koPAHGsDqcydZZwW6
The Kindergarten-3rd graders had a Water Rocks presentation yesterday from Iowa State University. The students learned a lot and had a great time!#gowarriors
Mrs. Luepker's Entrepreneurship class participated in a JA Titan Competition against other local school districts. Students had to make decisions about how to market, produce and sell a new cell phone. as well as keep their employees happy. It was a great learning experience.
