Altrusa Volunteer Reader
Mrs. Cyrus, an Altrusa volunteer reader, sharing a story with Mrs. Trittschuh’s first grade class.
Western Halloween Party
Western students had a spook-tacular time at their Halloween party! They shared smiles, games, and cherished moments with their friends.
Kindergarten Fire Safety
Western kindergarten students had a blast learning Fire Safety from the fire department last week! They toured fire trucks, held the fire hose and learned all about how to stay safe in the event of a fire. Thanks, fire department for spending the day with them!
Flashlight Friday
Mrs. Knapp's first-grade students had a blast during our Flashlight Friday! They delved into an author study of Mo Willems, immersing themselves in the world of Pigeon books. Reading adventures under the glow of flashlights made it extra special!
Western Staff Welcomes Students Back!
Western's staff is excited to see all of the smiling faces eager to learn for a new school year!
"The Name Jar" Activity
First-grade students in Mrs. Knapp’s class at Western Elementary started the school year by exploring the letters in their names and their friends' names. Inspired by "The Name Jar," by Yangsook Choi, they celebrated the uniqueness and significance of their names. Here's to a year of learning and growing together!
Mrs. Hassmann's Last Musical
Western First Grade made a splash with their performance of "Go Fish" this past week! This special show marked the last performance of our amazing elementary music teacher, Mrs. Hassmann, who is retiring. Thank you for your years of dedication to Lexington Music students! We'll deeply miss your musical magic!
Mrs. Knapp's Students Create ABC Book
Mrs. Knapp's first-grade students at Western became published authors! The students chose characters from their favorite books and created an ABC book! They celebrated by having a book share with their parents and peers. Great job, first grade, you’ve got the write stuff!
JH Art Community Service Project
Ms. Frazier's 8th graders had fun with a community service project for our youngest students. At Western, our elementary students don't like to color with broken crayons. Instead of throwing the broken ones away and opening new packs, the 8th graders began melting them down to create new crayons and giving them to the Preschool and Kindergarten students at LCDC, Western and Central. Attached are just Mrs. Betcher's (Western) Kindergarten class pics. Ms. Frazier loves creating lessons that involve our community! This semester her 7th graders will be creating bookmarks for the 1st graders at Western and Central. Exciting stuff!
JH Art Community Service Project
Ms. Frazier's 8th graders had fun with a community service project for our youngest students. At Western, our elementary students don't like to color with broken crayons. Instead of throwing the broken ones away and opening new packs, the 8th graders began melting them down to create new crayons and giving them to the Preschool and Kindergarten students at LCDC, Western and Central. Attached are just Mrs. Betcher's (Western) Kindergarten class pics. Ms. Frazier loves creating lessons that involve our community! This semester her 7th graders will be creating bookmarks for the 1st graders at Western and Central. Exciting stuff!
Western Military Students Cookie Decoration
The Western Military Students decorated pumpkin cookies to celebrate the season and to get to know each other better! Students spent time talking, eating and having fun! They are looking forward to many more times together!
Students Learn About Johnny Appleseed
Mrs. Knapp’s first-grade students at Western Elementary enjoyed celebrating Johnny Appleseed and learning about making predictions with apples. Students loved seeing if an apple could sink or float and deciding which apple treat was our favorite!
Western Staff Welcomes Students Back
The Western Elementary staff greeted their students with excitement and smiles as they welcomed them back for the 2022-2023 school year!
Ms. Dyer Chief Master Sergeant Promotion
We would like to congratulate Western's Physical Education teacher, Ms. Kelli Dyer, for her recent promotion. Ms. Dyer was promoted to the rank of Chief Master Sergeant (E9) on Aug. 7, 2022. Chief Master Sergeant is the highest rank an enlisted member can achieve. Chief Dyer currently serves as the 179th Airlift Wing's Human Resource Advisor in charge of airmen development as well as diversity, equity and inclusion training program. She has been in the military for 21 years and is committed to leading and growing airmen. The staff at Western Elementary would like to celebrate Chief Dyer's achievement and success. Best wishes Chief Dyer!
Central and Western Spellabration
3rd grade students from Central and Western participated in a "Spell"abration. First place went to Coulter S. and 2nd place went to Owen W. Congratulations to all of Lexington's super spellers!
Mrs. North Kindness Lesson
𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤: Western Elementary teacher, Mrs. North, used toothpaste to illustrate how hard it is to take back unkind words once spoken, by how hard it is to get the toothpaste back in the tube once squeezed out.
Western 1st Grade Coffee Drive
Western 1st graders collected coffee to deliver to 8 different departments of first responders in our area. Coffee will be distributed to OhioHealth, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Lexington Fire Department, Lexington Police Department, Mansfield Police Department, Mansfield Fire Department, Galion Fire Department, Galion Police Department, along with cards and letters that the students made for them to show their appreciation!
Lex Way Students
Lex Way Students
Western Read Aloud Day
Western Elementary recently celebrated World Read Aloud Day by taking time for teachers and staff to read aloud to the students.
100th Day
100th day of school.
Winter Wonderland
Students at Western Elementary enjoyed a Winter Wonderland sponsored by the Lexington PTO. Special thanks to the many volunteer parents and the Mansfield Area YMCA. Our Lex PTO is THE BEST!