Arch 30, 2012

School News What a great week!!! The kids had so many fun

activities going on, and it was great to see the

parental support at the MPTO and school sponsored

activities. It’s hard to believe that the students only

have 3 ½ days of school left. They have come so

far this year academically but also socially. The

last day of school will be Thursday, May 17th and

the students will be dismissed at 11:28. Please

remember to check backpacks this last week of

school as students will be bringing many different

things home.

The last Westfall Newsletter for the 2011-2012 school

year will be sent home on Thursday and will resume

in August.

Westfall Elementary Newsletter May 11, 2012

Important Dates: May

12th

Graduation 14

th 6-8 Vocal/Instrumental Concert

MPTO Meeting @ 6:00 17

th Last Day of School

11:28 Dismissal (No Lunch) 18

th Teacher In-Service

Westfall Elementary School

Grades K-6

10000 NW 112th St

Malcolm, NE 68402

Phone: 402-796-2151

Amber Dolliver ext. 520 Dianne Kubicek ext. 521

Chris Bolte ext. 523

Fax: 402-796-2186

IXL Summer Program

This summer students in grades

1-8 (in the fall) will have the

opportunity to take part in the

IXL Challenge. IXL is a web

based practice site where

students can work on math

topics that are aligned to the

Nebraska standards.

This year the challenge will be

for students to successfully

complete 1,000 problems, at

or above grade level (from

the 2011-2012 school year),

between May 18 and August

14. Students that successfully

complete the challenge will

be recognized in the fall.

We are hoping your children

will take advantage of this

opportunity to continue to get

better at the skills they will

need to become more

successful at math. If you

have any questions about the

program or how to access the

site please contact the

Westfall Office at 402-796-

2151 or Mr. Mahoney at

mahoneyd@esu6.org. An IXL

Information Form will be

coming home soon in your

child’s backpack.

Kindergarten Program On Friday, May 4th all the buckaroos in Kindergarten presented a ranch show to parents and grandparents.

The audience was treated to lasso tricks, harmonica tunes,

sign language, square dancing, jokes along the trail,

and plenty of good tunes! Refreshments were served and a slideshow about the ranch was shown too! The cowboys and cowgirls all

dresses in Western Wear and cowboy hats were tossed as a sign of "good job". To all our Malcolm friends we say

"happy trails" for the

summer! So long partner and catch ya at the ranch next

August! A special thank you to Mrs. Luebbe, Mrs. Welsh, Mr.

Beach, Mrs. Vanderkolk, and Mrs. Minzel for all the hard work that they did to make

this a fun and enjoyable program.

Great Job!!!

Congratulations to the 60 students from

Malcolm that competed in the Lincoln

Mayor’s Run this past weekend. Malcolm

placed 2nd overall in the total number of

students participating from a school our size.

Skate Night A BIG Thank You to the MPTO for

sponsoring the Spring Skate Night at

Skate Zone. The students, staff, and

parents had a great time and enjoyed

skating with their friends.

3rd grade Fieldtrip 3rd grade had a shocking and hair-raising

experience on their field trip to the Edgerton Explorit Center in Aurora. Two cool scientists did experiments with electricity and the states

of matter. There was also a play-zone with hands-on science activities to try. We really

liked the interactive video game, the big bubble maker, and the balloon pop station. Our

favorite part was when "Mad Scientist Guy" blew up not one, but TWO hydrogen filled balloons! We ended our day with a picnic

lunch and playtime at a local park. Thanks to all the parents who came and enjoyed the day

with us.

Thank you to the parents and community members that attended the

MPTO Meeting on Monday night to discuss the possibilities of an upcoming

Fall Festival. With such a great turn out and wonderful ideas, we think that

this will be a successful and exciting event that will bring the community

together. The festival will be scheduled in September with a specific date

coming soon.

To make the Fall Festival run smoothly, the MPTO is looking for volunteers

that would like to chair the following committees with support from the

MPTO and administration. If you are interested please let Angela

Beekman, Sandy Streeter, or Mrs. Dolliver know what you would like to help

with.

Promotion & Advertising

Prizes

Concessions/Food

Special Events/Attractions

Raffles

If you cannot chair a committee at this time, we will be looking for

volunteers and helpers to provide additional support prior to and during

the festival.

Thank you in advance for helping support MPTO and Malcolm Public

Schools.

"Thank you to Jill England and Kealie Thomas for helping out on the 6th grade "mini" field trip and to Lecia

Teten for her excellent presentation on recycling."

Summer Camps

Football and Basketball Camp information will be going home

with all 3-7 graders on Friday,

May 11th. These camps will be run on the same 3 days this

summer. July 16th, 17th, and 18th from 2pm to 5pm. If you

have any questions please contact Coach Amen or Coach

Pritchett.

MPTO Meeting The next MPTO Meeting is scheduled for Monday,

May 14th at 6:00 in the Westfall Commons Area.

(Please note the change in time from 6:30 to

6:00)

2012 Westfall Elementary

Track and Field Day Results

Kindergarten 50m

1st Luke Schmidt, Camry Sehi

2nd Dalton Amen, Ava Helms

3rd Maddox Meyer, Caleigh Botsch

1st grade 50m

1st Lucas Beckman, Mackenzie Goodwater

2nd Cooper Koeppen, Sidney Holliday

3rd Colton Reiling, Sophia Lannin

2nd grade 50m

1st Trevor Ruth, Elisa Paider

2nd Antonio Sims, Cora Schweitzer

3rd Clayton Botsch, Katy Duong

Kindergarten 100m

1st Luke Schmidt, Camry Sehi

2nd Dalton Amen, Maya Semerad

3rd Alex Paider, Ava Helms

1st grade 100m

1st Nolan Hill, Mackenzie Goodwater

2nd Reggie Lawson, Sidney Holliday

3rd Karter Kopecky, Lauryn England

2nd grade 100m

1st Trevor Ruth, Elisa Paider

2nd Vlad Rybak, Gracie Burwell

3rd Broughan Behrends, Cora Schweitzer

3rd grade 100m

1st Gavan Dunse, Mikayla DeBaets

2nd Nicholas Ridder, Josephine Holliday

3rd Cody Tallon, Grace Schleining

4th grade 100m

1st Jackson Eurek, Hailey Wessel

2nd Colton Hill, Taylor Glause

3rd John Swotek, Emily Sandell

5th grade 100m

1st Dylan Johnson, Bailey Virus

2nd Easton Waller, Brooklyn Minzel

3rd Grant McKelvey, Mckenzie Teten

6th grade 100m

1st Beau Sackett, Adrinna Sims

2nd Chase Duckett, Shelbi Larson

3rd Greg Flack, Autumn Loga

3rd grade 200m

1st Dillon Beach, Addison Earnest

2nd Brayden Behrends, Sophie Irons

3rd Sage Vance, Skyler Kirkpatrick

4th grade 200m

1st Colton Hill, Emily Sandell

2nd Jaydin Little, Hailey Wessell

3rd Mason Goodwater, Anna Schroeder

5th grade 200m

1st Grant McKelvey, Bailey Virus

2nd Adam Stewart, Cassidi Cline

3rd Easton Waller, Mackenna Witte

6th grade 200m

1st Greg Flack, Shelbi Larson

2nd Walker Thomas, Autumn Loga

3rd Connor Ruth, Madisyn Warrelmann

3rd grade 400m

1st Jacob Schweitzer, Mikayla DeBaets

2nd Malcolm Saltzman, Jasmine Small

3rd Cody Tallon, Elly Bargen

4th grade 400m

1st Jackson Eurek, Taylor Glause

2nd John Swotek, Sophi Holst

3rd Cordel Vrbka, Logan Thomas

5th grade 400m

1st Devyn Beekman, Brooklyn Minzel

2nd Wyatt Loga, McKenzie Teten

3rd Tristan Stroup, Kelsey Brady

6th grade 400m

1st Beau Sackett, Kylie DeBaets

2nd Chase Duckett, Gracey England

3rd Ty Shaw, Haylee Bridges

3rd grade 4x100 relay

1st Malcolm, John, Brayden Spencer

Grace, Caroline, Joslyn, Kim

4th grade 4x100 relay

1st Zane, Michael, Colton, Tyler

Emily, Logan, Sophie, Hannah

5th grade 4x100 relay

1st Adam, Josh, Devyn, Nathan

Kelsey, Jaidyn, Bailey, Chelsea

6th grade 4x100 relay

1st Chase, Logan, Greg, Jon

Kylie, Aubrey, Sydney, Adrianna

3rd grade softball throw

1st Cody Tallon, Mikayla DeBaets

2nd David Swotek, Joslyn Small

3rd McClain Beach, Addison Heil

4th grade softball throw

1st Ricky Nickel, Hailey Wessel

2ndJaydin Little, Taylor Glause

3rd Gage Robey, Anna Schroeder

5th grade softball throw

1st Tristan Stroup, Rebekah Klenke

2nd Grant Mckelvey, Brooklyn Minzel

3rd Nathan Kuhn, Mckenzie Teten

6th grade softball throw

1st Dustin Plautz, Halie Rohe

2nd Connor Ruth, Shelbi Larson

3rd Trenton Steckelberg, Autmn Loga

3rd grade long jump

1st John Boesen, Hadley Teut

2nd Dillon Beach, Addison Earnst

3rd Jacob Schweitzer, Grace Schleining

4th grade long jump

1st Jackson Eurek, Taylor Glause

2nd Cole Hargens, Hailey Wessel

3rd Ricky Nickel, Peyton Gissler

5th grade long jump

1st Devyn Beekman, Laura Reiling

2nd Dylan Johnson, McKenzie Teten

3rd Grant Mckelvey, Brooklyn Minzel

6th grade long jump

1st Connor Ruth, Adrianna Sims

2nd Ty Shaw, Madisyn Warrelmann

3rd Greg Flack, Haylee Bridges

The 2012 Westfall Elementary Track and Field and Fun Day was a huge success. The students had so

much fun and enjoyed a variety of events and fun day activities. Awesome job to all the K-6 students on

a great day and there is definitely going to be some great track athletes in the years to come.

Also a BIG Thank You to Mr. Tobey and all the MPS Staff for making things run smoothly.