Check out this awesome activities update form Westview Hills Middle School by Dr. Scott!
We had a busy weekend of extra curricular activity here are some of the highlights:
A big shoutout to our JV volleyball team for serving up success at the regional tournament this past Saturday! They spiked the competition, winning their games with incredible teamwork, crip passing, solid setting, strong serving, and powerful hitting. They are headed to the regional championship tomorrow at Summit Heritage Middle School. Let’s rally behind them and wish them luck!
Yesterday, the Darien Art Show took place at Cass Junior High. There were over 450 pieces of artwork on display. Westview Hills artists contributed 15 entries and incredibly all 15 pieces earned recognition.
-Earning 3rd place ribbons for their artwork was Angela L. and Adhishna.
-Earning 2nd place ribbons for their artwork was Arwa, B., Miriam, Adhishna, and Zoe.
-Earning 1st place ribbons for their artwork was Johan, Paxton, Miriam, Tamara, Rituraj, Amelia C., Arwa, and Laurah Liu.
In addition to winning 1st place, Laurah also won the highest honor, “Best of Show”. This earned Laurah a gift card and her artwork will be on display at the Indian Prairie Library! Laurah’s artwork along with 7 other Westview students work will be on display through the end of March at the library. Congratulations to all of the talented artists for representing Westview Hills in such a positive way!
12 members of the chess team competed in the State Tournament this weekend in Peoria. Over two days and 8 chess matches each, the team continued their impressive season. Every player won at least 3 matches. Three students won individual medals and the 7th grade team finished in a tie for 5th place at the team level. Congratulations to Bhaumik who won a bronze medal and became the first Westview student to earn an individual medal three years in a row. Also winning a bronze medal was Djin after just missing out last year. Aayush had a spectacular tournament by starting out 7 and 0 and being one of 5 students at the 7th grade level to win a silver medal. Congratulations on an excellent weekend and season, Wildcats!
We also had a former wildcat win state so there was a lot to celebrate!
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This week is School Social Work Week! We are so grateful to our dedicated school social workers who do so much for our Wildcats and their families. Be sure to thank a School Social Worker this week!
To all who celebrate in Maercker D60 Happy Ramadan!
Dual Language Kindergarten classes recently learned about animals who need more protection and may be going extinct. They made dioramas, and were able to use the green screen to jump into their handmade creations and share news about their animals in Spanish. #d60learns
Kindergarten uses the Eureka Math Squared curriculum which has lots of great tools to teach math concepts to young learners! #d60learns
Choice Time Workshop is when students can connect with others at different stations and participate in a variety of activities like arts, imagination station, building, cardboard creation, and others. It’s kindergartener’s favorite part of the day! #D60learns
Friday, Feb. 28 is a non-attendance day for students as teachers attend an Institute Day!
The chess team continued their amazing season on Saturday, Feb. 22 by winning the SDEAA Conference Tournament! The 10 Wildcats who competed won a total of 28 out of 40 matches played. Every player won at least one match, and five players won individual board championships. Those five Wildcats were: Bhaumik C., DJin C., Jeremy C., Jonathan C., and Azael A. Next up, 12 players will compete at the IESA State Tournament in Peoria this weekend. Congratulations Wildcats on an incredible day and season!
During Academic Centers time, students in kindergarten have the chance to work in small groups on different activities to build more literacy skills and participate in some hands-on learning. #d60learns
Students at Westview Hills learned about sneaker culture during Black History Month and used what they learned to design their own shoe. They could choose a design based on a person or event significant to Black History and were tasked with thinking about what each element might represent. #d60learns
Kindergarten students use the Amplify curriculum to blend different sounds and grow the skills necessary to become confident readers! #d60learns
The kindergarten day starts with students arriving and putting their items in their cubby. Then it’s time for a morning meeting, which is an opportunity for students to greet one another and learn about each other while having some fun! #d60learns
This week, we are going to spotlight kindergarten at Holmes Primary School! Teacher Danielle Wenc shared a bit about what makes kindergarten special and talked through what a day looks like in her classroom! #d60learns https://www.maercker.org/article/2038631
The legendary former band director John Olsen joined current directors George Huff, Peggy Sue Casey, and Karen Moffett for the 50th Annual Band Spaghetti Dinner!
Yesterday, Westview Hills celebrated students for being respectful, responsible, and ready to learn with a student incentive day! Students earned this special day by filling the PAW tower with student PAWS. Activities included making friendship bracelets, karaoke, sports, visiting with a therapy dog, Lego building, and career speaker sessions. #d60learns
The chess team completed their regular season yesterday with a solid victory over Cass by a score of 18-12. With the win, the team finished in 1st place in the Conference with a perfect 9-0 record!
Leading the way once again was Bhaumik AKA “The Chess Wizard”, who finished the season as the only player on the team with a perfect 9-0 record in matches. Other Wildcats who won their match were: Aayush, Sri, DJin, and Jonathan.
Congratulations to the team on an amazing regular season! Up next the team will compete in the Conference Tournament at Cass Jr. High on Saturday. Good luck, Wildcats!
Don’t miss 123 Andrés performing a free concert on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at Westview Hills Middle School! Join us at 6 p.m. for the BPAC meeting with the concert kicking off at 6:30.
Maercker Wildcats in Mrs. Nessingers 3rd grade class started their Viking voyage this week! During this interactive ELA unit, students will learn about the life of a Viking and explore various locations in Scandinavia! #wonderfuldaytobeaWildcat
Each Friday, a group of second graders announce the Weekly News for the whole school to enjoy during their morning meeting. We love our Holmes News Crew who shares the School Focus, fun facts, holiday of the day, jokes and sings the school song for everyone! #d60learns
World Read Aloud was a hit with eight different authors virtually joining all of our K-2 classrooms to read aloud and hold a Q&A with the students. We even had one author join us from Pakistan at 10 p.m. her time! It was a great way to celebrate reading together! #d60learns
