Join us in the Middle School Gymnasium on December 10th at 5:30 pm for our 5th and 6th Grade Band Concert! We can't wait for you to hear what our Junior Cadet (5th) and Cadet (6th) Band students have been working on! Doors will open at 5:15 pm.

Our 7th and 8th grade Band and Choir students invite you to an evening of music and entertainment in the Middle School gymnasium on Tuesday, December 10th, at 7:00 p.m. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m.

Madsen's 6th Grade Homeroom group creates a string of banners to share what they are grateful for!

Remember to bring in canned goods for the Middle School Canned Food Drive! All non-perishable are welcome, though canned fruits and vegetables, canned pasta, and Chunky soups are highly requested. Our last day of collecting items is Wednesday, December 4th!
The 5th Grade Total Wellness class wrote thankful notes to our lunch ladies, staff, family, and friends to show their appreciation!



There will be a School Board meeting at 6:00 pm, Monday, December 2nd in the Boardroom, 1103 N. Elm Street. The meeting will be broadcast live on the District's YouTube page, https://www.youtube.com/c/WestLibertyCSD. Please see the link below to view the agenda:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16nA2JfeJIIZ8TpTU9484gLTzQ5benfRc/view?usp=sharing

8th graders reading their water cycle books to 5th graders!



We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving break! Classes will resume on Monday, December 2nd!

WLHS students competed in the University of Iowa Design Dash on Monday, November 25th. Students worked in teams with entrepreneurs/business & industry partners to solve problems they face using entrepreneurial solutions that drive innovation forward. The group returned with two awards! Tenley Nixt & Emma Yoder won the “Understanding the Customer” award
Gable Underbakke, Cole Wagaman, & Kaden Wiele won the "Investors’ Choice" award! #wlcomets #wlcometpride


We saw many Comets participating in this weekend's Holiday Open House! Pictures include the Interact Club, WLHS Choir, and WLHS Band. It's great to see our students participating in community events! #wlcomets #wlcometpride #communityinvolvement



The Comet Wrestling Apparel store closes at midnight tonight! Be sure to get your orders in before it closes! #wlcomets
https://classical-graphics.printavo.com/merch/wl_wrestling/
https://classical-graphics.printavo.com/merch/wlgirlswrestle/


Preschool Main Event Winners from the last couple of weeks! Shout out to these hard working, caring, young Comets!


8th grade students and staff sharing what they are thankful for!

The high school art department and the yearbook are teaming up to offer our community affordable comet apparel that are all screen printed in house by our very own students! These shirts make great gifts for the holidays! Order using the link below to get your orders in before time runs out! If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Forbes at mforbes@wl.k12.ia.us
https://westlibertyia.infinitecampus.org/campus/store/westliberty/school-store/1/categories

If you and your family are in need of winter coats don't hesitate to get in touch with Ken Brooks or Father Guillermo to set up a time tonight or tomorrow night to pick some up! #StayWarm #coatdrive


3rd grade has been learning about the different systems in the human body and their 5 senses and just had their end of unit activities!






1st grade has been learning about writing in early world civilizations. They used Cuneiform from Mesopatamia to crack their Tricky Word code!



2nd graders practicing 2-digit subtraction. Each student placed a card around the room and they traveled from card to card solving the subtraction problems. They had fun working together and helping others!



Bringing the library to the classroom! Librarian Jan Smith pulled a selection of WLMS library books for 8th grade history teacher Dan Stevenson to display and promote while he teaches the American War for Independence.

Fun Friday: 1st graders challenged their partners in a game of "Steal the Square" using words with their spelling patter /oo/.








