Look What’s Happening at West Madison

Sixth Grade students presented their fabulous, creative movie trailers for the book, “Number the Stars.”  See the top three winners below!

Acceptance Speeches the day of the Oscars

The Winning Team

The Winning Team

https://player.vimeo.com/video/122473971
Core2 30 from djah on Vimeo.

https://player.vimeo.com/video/122473450
Core1 2A from djah on Vimeo.

https://player.vimeo.com/video/122472595
Core3 23 from djah on Vimeo.

Fourth Grade went to the Brain Expo at James Clemons High School!

Wow, so much fun!

It was Space Week.  We had a visit from Mr. James Brelsford.  He taught the students about the constellations and planets.  Several classes were on the news (see links below and on Channel 19)!

Link to AL.com Article about Planetarium at West Madison

http://tinyurl.com/occc59c

West Madison in the News!

http://tinyurl.com/p4jrdhd

Planetarium at West Madison

The AR Assembly was Out of This World

5th Grade AR Reading Club

4th Grade AR Reading Club

3rd Grade AR Reading Club

6th Grade AR Reading Club

Kindergarten AR Reading Club

First Grade AR Reading Club

Second Grade AR Reading Club We always “Raise the Roof” at West Madison every quarter! Aliens Visited us at West Madison on Monday.  They greeted students as they entered from carline!

Violin Lessons are going great.  We  have 36 students learning the fundamentals of playing the violin. This is a wonderful program.  

K-2 Students

4th-6th Students

*Thank you parents for the many donations of the Moon pie for snacks for Friday.  They were so delicious.  Many of the students were trying this sweet treat for the first time.  

Thank you Mrs. Daniel for sharing the history of the moon pie with us.  

Click the link below to find out more:

http://moonpie.com/about

Happy Pi Day and WM in Competitions all Weekend!

Happy Pi Day (Weekend) Everyone

Yesterday was the ultimate Pi Day – 3.1415…

What better way to celebrate Pi Day than at

Mathapalooza, Madison City Style!

The boys playing a math game, I am sure to get ready for the competition!

Team Winners in the DI Competition this Weekend! 

Second Place for Gummy Bear Apocalypse 

Heading to State!  Congratulations!

The Blue Ribbon Society getting ready to Perform!

You are our West Madison Heros!

Kindergarten Teacher Mrs. Sims and others have been busy on Friday afternoon!

A wonderful reading corner for their budding readers!

Look What’s Happening at West Madison

Look What’s Happening at West Madison

On Monday night at PTA meeting, our 5th Graders had a hero celebration.  Several weeks ago, each student wrote an essay about someone who was special to them.  Many chose their parents, grandparents and members of our school community.  Nurse Aimee was chosen as a hero to one of our students.  It was such a special ceremony to honor those people special to the students.  There wasn’t a dry eye when the winning essays were read by the students.  

“There’s a hero

If you look inside your heart

You don’t have to be afraid

Of what you are

There’s an answer

If you reach into your soul

  And the sorrow that you know will melt away.”

“And then a hero comes along

With the strength to carry on

  And you cast your fears aside

 And you know you can survive

So when you feel like hope is gone

Look inside you and be strong

And you’ll finally see the truth

That a hero lies in you.”

“It’s a long road

When you face the world alone

No one reaches out a hand

For you to hold

You can find love

If you search within yourself

And the emptiness you felt

Will disappear”

“And then a hero comes along 

With the strength to carry on

And you cast your fears aside 

And you know you can survive

So When You feel like hope is gone 

Look inside you and be strong

And you’ll finally see the truth

          That a hero lies in you.”

Our first graders Skype with Ontario Canada

Sixth Graders making video stories of a historical book they have been reading!

(There was some pretty intense action going on!)

Expanded Day Students take acting class and perform Dr. Seuss’ “Oh the Places You’ll Go.”

A talented group of girls!

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…” 
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

These West Madison Students are off to great places!

“You’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So… get on your way!” 

Yum!  We love green eggs and ham!

Space Week is Coming! Space Week is Coming!

Space Week at West Madison is a lot of Fun!
This week we have lots planned!  

Monday -Wednesday the Planetarium

Writing Contests! Trivia Contests and More….! Moon Pies for Snack, It can’t get better than that!

Look What’s Happening at West Madison

Look What’s Happening at West Madison

 This week we celebrated Dr. Seuss!
We began the week with several of our 4th grade Cub Scouts with a traditional Flag Ceremony.  They did awesome.  It takes a lot of courage to get up in front of 470 of your peers.  I am so proud of them.  

We also had Madison’s Mayor Trulock come and read a portion of “And to think I saw  it on Mulberry Street.”  

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…” 
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

Oh the Places We have Gone During the Week

We had readers come from all over the world!

2nd grade reader read The Very Hungry Caterpillar in French

Mrs. Warren’s class

Kindergarten had a reader read a book in Italian

First Grade reader read Are you My Mother and talked about her job in the military and travels to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

Stallworth and Daniel’s class reader spoke in German

We had plans to Skype with a class in Canada on Thursday.  That will be rescheduled for Tuesday.  

Highlights from Dr. Seuss Cafe

Third Grade readers read Dr. Seuss books to K students.  Students were also treated to a Dr. Seuss snack.

I am so proud of our 6th Grade Math Team
They won 2nd place at the Math Tournament at Pizitz Middle School last weekend!

Upcoming Events:

March 9-13  Book Fair 
March 9 – PTA Meeting 5:30 in the Gym, afterward join us for Pizza and the Scholastic Bookfair
March 16-20 – Space Week
*We are asking parents to help by sending in moon pies for our students.  We would like to provide each child with a “space” snack on Friday.  Look for a letter coming home soon from the Space Week Committee.