News & Announcements

Cooking Club members prepared yummy queso dip at their meeting on 1-30-17. Students cooked ground beef, cut Velveeta cheese and added cans of diced green chiles and Rotel diced tomatoes.

2nd graders have been learning about the oldest art form in human history, cave art! Art is a way for us to document our life, society, and traditions, even during ancient times. The students even signed their work using the traditional hand print, since cave men and women did not have a set written language.

Ms. Holmes has started the Random Act of Kindness program here at Western Hills. There is a "Have the Courage to Be Kind" bulletin board in the third grade hallway. Students and staff members are encouraged to stop at a convenient time to check it out.

PTO hosted a wonderful "Muffins with Mom" breakfast on Friday January 13th. Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) served muffins and juice to families. What a wonderful way to start a 3 day weekend.

The WHES garden club would like to thank Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply and Sow True Seed for the generous donations of seeds! They gave us a wonderful mixture of veggies and herbs that we would not have been able to purchase otherwise. Also pictured is our garden club members hard at work yesterday during their monthly meeting.

We really enjoy having Meagan Foster as our new Art teacher this year. She has done an outstanding job with the students. Not only have they learned so much, they have been able to create incredible works of art using a wide variety of mediums. Thank you Mrs. Foster!

WHES started off 2017 with a bang during the 3rd Six Weeks Rocking Roadrunner Awards ceremony held on Friday January 6th. Students, parents, and staff members received awards for attendance, grades, character, good behavior, music, art, P.E., and reading.

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!” The fourth graders at Western Hills are taking their opportunity this holiday season to not only celebrate one another, but celebrate important people in their lives. We are counting down the 12 days of Christmas doing various acts of kindness. Kindness is a gift that should be given year-round.

Join our staff as we celebrate the holiday season in style with the 12 days of Christmas Spirit.
Thursday Dec. 1st - Jingle Bell Rock
Friday Dec. 2nd - Wear Your Favorite Holiday Socks
Monday Dec. 5th - Celebrate Candy Canes Red & White
Tuesday Dec. 6th - Wear Something Sparkly & Bright
Wednesday Dec. 7th - Make Rudolph Proud In Your Best Reindeer Garb
Thursday Dec. 8th - Wear An Apron & Shout Out, "Mrs. Claus!"
Friday Dec. 9th - Tie On A Scarf To Wear For The Day
Monday Dec. 12th - Wear Your Favorite Holiday Shirt
Tuesday Dec. 13th - Dress Like An Elf In Green & Red
Wednesday Dec. 14th - Wear A Jolly Santa Hat On Your Head
Thursday Dec. 15th - Wear Your Beanie To Keep Warm As The North Wind Blows
Friday Dec. 16th - What Shall We Wear? Why, Jeans & A Holiday Sweater With Flair!

Members of the garden club discovered some interesting mushrooms that sprouted up after all of the recent rain. Also, we are still documenting the progress of the 3rd grade student's cabbages that they will enter in the Bonnie Plants 3rd grade cabbage contest in December.