WC Elementary students wanted to say Happy Veterans Day!

The West Carrollton School District wants to thank everyone who is serving or has served in the military. We appreciate your dedication to our country.

It's Election Day! Fourth-grade students have been learning about elections, and today they cast their own ballots. Important issues on the ballot were: 1) extra recess, 2) monthly spirit days, and 3) more classroom fun. Exit polls indicate a landslide "yes" vote on all issues!

It's time to turn clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 1.

Watch out for Pirates tonight, especially if you are driving. Beggar's Night is from 6 to 8 p.m.

You may have seen some unusual activity at WC Elementary. Don't worry. We can report that they all seem friendly, and we're working to have them leave the premises before students return.

Thank you to our friends at the West Carrollton Fire Department! They opened the firehouse doors this morning for WC Elementary students who were selected to visit after learning about fire prevention. Students had breakfast, including donuts, sausage, cinnamon rolls, and orange juice. After breakfast, students toured the firehouse and saw where the firefighters sleep, exercise, and relax. They learned about the fire department's emergency vehicles, then rode to school on a fire truck!

Rosie loves being at WC Elementary. “I love everything about it. My teachers and my classroom.” Math is her favorite subject because “It’s challenging.” Her future ambition is to work with wildlife and become a veterinarian because she loves wild animals and wants to help the earth. Her favorite animal is a lion or any kind of cat. Outside of school, she likes to read books and play in her playroom. #wcclassof2037

There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 16, for QPT Day.

Things were wild at WC Elementary today when Wild Dayton visited. Josh brought snakes, lizards, a tarantula, a tortoise, and ferrets for students to learn about and even touch. Some students were brave enough to hold a tarantula or have a snake wrap around their neck. We are happy to say that everything he brought to show the students went home with him! Thank you, Josh and Wild Dayton, for making this a fun day!

Thank you to the West Carrollton Fire Department for stopping by WC Elementary this morning to talk to the students about fire safety. If you have a child who attends WC Elementary, ask them what they learned today.

October 6 is National Coaches Day. Being a coach isn’t easy. Bringing players with different skill levels together takes determination and patience to help everyone work as a team. Encouraging athletes who compete as individuals is a balancing act of knowing when to support them and when to push them to conquer skills they didn’t know they could do. Many coaches join their team after a full day at their “regular job”, but they are willing to put in extra time and work some more to support the Pirates. We appreciate all our coaches, including Instructional Coaches, who provide an additional layer of academic support to students and staff. We also want to recognize the coaches of local teams for helping younger players learn to work together and be prepared to play for the Pirates when they reach Middle School. Thank you all for what you do for the Pirates.

You may remember a recent post we shared in early September about a student who loves the police and how his teacher made him a badge. The West Carrollton Police Department saw the post, and today they made a surprise visit to his classroom! They brought a junior officer badge sticker to everyone in the class, along with other goodies, including cupcakes! The officers had a Q&A session with the kids and took them outside to see a police cruiser. The visit ended with Asher being sworn in as an Honorary Police Officer. Congratulations to Officer Asher, and thank you to the West Carrollton Police Department for making this a special day!

Get ready for a Tropical Paradise when Homecoming Weekend events begin this evening with the parade! It begins at 6 p.m. in front of the Early Childhood Center. Come out and cheer for the Pirates on the parade route! East Pease Ave., RIGHT on Cedar St., LEFT on Catherine, RIGHT on Burns Ave., LEFT on Williams St., LEFT on N. Locust St., LEFT on E. Main St., ending in the General Parking area behind West Carrollton Elementary.

Governor Mike DeWine has proclaimed 9-25 (a nod to her hit song, Nine to Five) as Dolly Parton Day. Children have benefited from her generosity through her dedication to early literacy. Visit https://www.westcarrolltonschools.com/article/3148671 to find out more about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and how to enroll a child from birth until the age of five to receive a free book a month!

Coral reef. Grasslands. Rainforest. Second-grade students have been learning about different habitats. They then wrote a postcard to someone they knew, sharing facts about the habitat they chose, including “a coral reef is a place beneath the water,” “it is hot and humid in the rainforest,” and “the grasslands have flowers, but few trees.” The postcard also featured a picture they drew of the habitat. If you want to know more about these habitats, ask a second grader!

Let's paint Pirate country red and black on Friday! Show your school and community pride by wearing your favorite Pirate shirt. Don't have a Pirate shirt? No problem! Just wear something in red and black, the school colors! We are encouraging students and staff to do the same. Spread the word. Spread the Pirate Pride.

Being a leader and representing your class are among the qualifications for joining the WC Elementary Youth Leadership Board. This group of students began the process by giving speeches to their classmates about how they would represent the class on the board. Congratulations to Killian, who will be representing Mrs. Shoenleben’s class!

What happens when a student tells his teacher that he loves the police and wants his own badge? She makes one for him! Just another example of West Carrollton educators going above and beyond for their students!!