Willow Springs Elementary would like to recognize the following students as Pawsitive Bears, who have shown the character trait of Bravery during the First Quarter of school!
Kindergarten:
🐻 Olivia Coffman
🐻 Davyd Kiiko
🐻 Easton Bailey
🐻 Leia Pilkington
🐻 Zoie Richardson
🐻 Kevin Phillips
🐻 Rylee Ward
🐻 Magdelyn Wilson
🐻 William Schwalm
🐻 Carson Tiger
First Grade:
🐻 Colin Workman
🐻 Katrina Kester
🐻 Madelyn Gorla
🐻 Gideon Shelton
🐻 Jordan Green
🐻 Finley Forrest
🐻 Kaleb Adams
🐻 Jason Buckner
🐻 Emma Hileman
🐻 Khyree Dye
Second Grade:
🐻 Sky Calder
🐻 Kaylee Riley
🐻 Amelia Green
🐻 Bentley Grogan
🐻 Melody Hall
🐻 Kaden Kester
🐻 Joshua Johnson
🐻 Jeremy Johnson
🐻 Alia Barstow
🐻 Holden McKinzie
Third grade:
🐻 Katherine Rogers
🐻 Faith May
🐻 Malachi York
🐻 Avery Jones
🐻 Jenci Stoltzfus
🐻 Landon Haas
🐻 Alex Hogan
🐻 Paisley Davis
🐻 Brantley Reed
🐻 Ismail Gerasimov *not pictured
Fourth Grade:
🐻 Abigail Warren
🐻 Josh Breshears
🐻 Jenna Minton
🐻 Colton Collins
🐻 Haevyn Johnson
🐻 Alvena Risner
🐻 Hunter Compton
🐻 Keaghan Messex
🐻 Kennady Kester
🐻 Mykul Moffis
Great job, Bears!
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The Elementary and Middle School Books Fairs are open to shop this week! 📖
Students can shop all week. Families are invited to shop on Thursday, October 26th during parent teacher conferences. Shop online and/or purchase gift cards at this site: https://efairs.literati.com/?school=willow-springs-elementary-school-willow-spgs-mo
First grade students had so much fun visiting McWilliams Pumpkin Patch yesterday!🎃
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Last night we honored Mr. Adam Webb for all that he does for our school district and we also celebrated our seniors and their families! ❤
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Our 5th graders had a farm visit on Monday with Kelly Hinds!🚜
Students learned a lot from Kelly and watched as they combined corn!🌽
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Please help us welcome our next new teacher feature, Mrs. Kameron Thomas!
About Mrs. Thomas: "Hello! While I may be new to WSES, I am not new to fourth grade. This is my third year teaching fourth grade. This is kind of a welcome home since my husband (Chris) and I are Willow alumni. We have two children, Brynlee and Everly. I enjoy being outdoors, spending time with my family and reading. Willow Springs has always been my home, but I am excited to now also work in the community that I love!"
Welcome to Bear Nation Mrs. Thomas, we're so happy you're here!🐻
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🚌 It's National School Bus Safety Week and we want to take this time to thank our bus drivers and transportation department for making student safety their top priority!
Help us thank our transportation department for their heart and commitment to our students!❤️
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October is #NationalPrincipalsMonth! Today we're highlighting and celebrating Mr. Nick Schmitt, Willow Springs High School Principal. Mr. Schmitt has worked in education for 28 years, 7 of those years in administration.
Here's a short Q&A with Mr. Schmitt!
Q: What do you want students and staff to know about you?
A:That I want what is best for the students. Sometimes we have to make decisions that people may not agree with, but we do what we feel is in the best interest of students to help them learn, grow and be prepared for life after high school. We are always looking for ways to provide our students and staff with new opportunities so we can make this the best school possible.
Q: What do you like most about being an educator?
A: Being able to see students learn and grow over time. I have always been at the High School level, so seeing kids come in as a Freshman and then seeing where they are as a Senior and how they have grown and changed and to know that you played a small part in that is the best part of being in education.
Q: What advice would you give to someone seeking a career in education?
A: A career in education is a great choice, but it is important to find the fit. It can’t be just a job. You have to love what you do and where you are doing it. Who you work with is important. They can help you during tough times and celebrate with you through the good times. The good times definitely outweigh the tough times. Being able to see students learn and grow over time is what it is all about.
Thank you Mr. Schmitt for all that you do, we appreciate you!
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Picture Retake Day is Tuesday, October 24th!📸
If you're satisfied with your child's picture, no further action is required.
If you purchased and were unhappy with your picture package, please send your picture package to school with your student on retake day. Your retake picture package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after retake day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and retake picture days, the retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook.
Students who were absent for picture day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken. If you have not pre-ordered, please use the retake order code that is designated for your school below to place your order at: https://inter-state.com/Order?utm_campaign=Coordinator%20Program%20-%20Retake&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=217333162&utm_content=217333162&utm_source=hs_automation
High school order code: 80702DF
Middle school order code: 80705Y
Elementary school order code: 80700Q
To see your order history, check your Inter-State account by visiting: https://inter-state.com/SignIn?s=/account/orders
40 7th and 8th grade girls from the Willow Springs Middle School had the opportunity to visit Missouri S&T for the Expanding Your Horizons STEM conference on Friday!
The Expanding Your Horizons STEM conference at Missouri S&T is an immersive experience for middle school students. The conference kicked off with a presentation from Dr. Robin Verble highlighting her career in wildland fire and ecology. After that, students moved around campus to various hands-on presentations in many areas of STEM. The conference ended with a demonstration titled “Is it Science or Is it Magic” from Dr. Gary “Smitty” Grubbs. This year’s conference hosted over 400 students!
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Reminder! The Elementary and Middle School will be hosting book fairs the week of October 23rd!📖
To buy Literati gift cards for the upcoming book fairs, visit this site: https://efairs.literati.com/?school=willow-springs-elementary-school-willow-spgs-mo
Congratulations to the Willow Springs Bear Pride Band for placing 1st in class 1A at the Branson Marching Invitational!
In our class they got:
🏆Best Visual
🏆Best Music
🏆Best Color Guard
🏆Best Outstanding Effect
They will perform in finals at 6:15 pm tonight.
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The Willow Springs High School Woodshop class is doing a raffle for a Glider Swing on November 21!
See the flyer below for more information.
The Willow Springs Middle School Staff Member of the Week is Mr. Wilson!
A little info about Mr. Wilson:
🐻 This is his 6th year in education. He previously worked at the West Plains School District for 4 years before coming to Willow Springs.
🐻 This is his 2nd year at Willow Springs Middle School.
"I am a huge fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family, watching my kids play sports, coaching baseball, and playing golf. In the summer you can find me knee deep in a river fishing. I am blessed to have the opportunity to work with some of the most interesting students every day. I couldn't imagine being anywhere else, doing anything else."
Congrats Mr. Wilson and thank you for all that you do!
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Thank you, seniors!🐻❣️
Last night we honored our volleyball seniors Katlyn Brixey, Aspen Crudgington and Lili Leija. Each senior also chose an educator to thank that had an impact on them.
Both JV and Varsity came away with wins against Cabool and Varsity secured their 20th win!
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Liliana Leija is hosting Spike Wars on November 3 for her senior project!
Spike wars will take place in Munford Gymnasium November 3 at 6:30 pm. Anyone coming to watch spike wars will have to bring non-perishable, snack sized, individually wrapped, food items to donate to the backpack program.
All proceeds from the event will go to the backpack program! Come support Lili's senior project!
Please help us give a warm welcome to our next new teacher feature, Mr. Nathan Cooper!
About Mr. Cooper: "My name is Nathan Cooper, and I am an SBU graduate. This is my first year as an educator and I am extremely grateful with how my school year has been so far! I have always wanted this to be my career. I could not be any happier to be at Willow Springs working with the most amazing team and Co-Workers that you could ask for!"
Welcome to Bear Nation Mr. Cooper, we're so glad that you're here!🐻
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The Willow Springs Elementary School is celebrating Fire Safety Week!
Firefighters from the Willow Springs Fire Department and the Pomona Fire Department brought fire trucks and did lessons/demonstrations for our students!
Students got to watch videos and ask the firefighters questions. They also got to go outside to see the trucks and their tools!
Thank you to the Willow Springs Fire Department and Pomona Fire Protection District 2 for volunteering their time today to talk to our students!
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It’s #TeacherProud and #BearProud Tuesday!
Willow Springs is excited to join other school districts across the region in celebrating teachers and district staff on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Teacher Proud Recipients:
🐻Anita Ellis - Willow Springs Elementary School 2nd grade Interventionist
🐻Heather Miller - Willow Springs Middle School 6th grade Social Studies Teacher
🐻Jenny Payne - Willow Springs High School Math Teacher
Bear Proud Recipient:
🐻Teresa Vanhorn - Custodian
Congratulations to this month's recipients, we are so grateful for all the hard work and dedication you give to our district and students!
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Some of Ms. Tice's students recently went on field trips to the Willow Health Care Inc Senior Living Home and to the Willow Springs Post Office!
