This year our school building is 100 years old. We have multiple events planned throughout the rest of the year to celebrate this big event. Here is some information on the upcoming events to add to your calendar.

February 24th at 7:00 pm we will be hosting a Trivia Night- "Are you Smarter than a Middle Schooler". All questions will come from our MS curriculum and Washington History. Get a team together challenge another group-challenge a group of students, see who is smarter :) Use this link to access the registration form.

Are you Smarter than a Middle Schooler- Trivia Night

March 24th at 5:00 pm we will be hosting an alumni basketball game at the MS gym. We are inviting back former girls and boys players, former coaches, cheerleaders and pep band members to the event. We will have a girls game followed by a boys game. We will finish with a small game of guys vs girls. This is a community event and all are invited to attend. We will also have a t-shirt order form out soon for this event. Use this link for the registration form.

A century of Tradition

If you have any other questions feel free to contact me or the Middle School. Please pass this information on to others especially former alumni. Thank you.

On Wednesday January 10, WMS Teacher Connie Svenby, Superintendent Jeff Dicks and a group of students involved in the Extended Learning Program brought Google Expedition Virtual Reality Goggles to the residents of the UP Home. Students interacted with the residents showing them how the goggles worked and taking them around the world all from the comfort of the Wellness Center. Students and residents enjoyed the adventure so much that the group plans on returning next month for a whole new set of adventures.

http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Seniors-learn-virtual-reality-from-middle-school-kids-helps-cognitive-skills-468694033.html

First graders at Stewart Elementary had their first healthy bite of the Pick a Better Snack program Tuesday, January 9.

This program is designed to motive children to eat more fruits and vegetables in meals and snacks and to be more physically active. Each week Amy Green, 4-H/youth coordinator, visits the first and second grade classrooms to talk about healthy snacks, making healthy choices and they always get to sample a particular fruit or vegetable of the day.

Each week the students are reminded to be brave and try new things – including healthy fruits and vegetables. This first week they discussed how there are over 2000 varieties of apples grown in the U.S. and they all taste and look a little different. They were able to see ten different kinds of apples and compare the taste and texture of the Granny Smith and Gala in the apple taste test.

The Pick a Better Snack supplies at Stewart Elementary are funded by Washington County Extension and grant from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation. Contact the Washington County Extension Office, 319-653-4811, with any questions about the Pick a Better Snack program.

Students in Tara Luers’ 1st grade class at Stewart Elementary show off their favorite variety of apple. This class voted Braeburn to be their favorite in the taste test.