Today,
the 2nd and 3rd grade classes went on a field trip to the Keith Co. Fairgrounds for the AG-splosion event! They learned a lot about soybeans, technology advancements, corn, swine, beef cattle, potatoes, and dairy cattle. We also were able to stop at the Petrified Wood Gallery in Ogallala and see some historical artifacts from our area, the incredible fossil collection, and many other fascinating pieces in the collection.
Our Division B team also had a great showing at State Science Olympiad this last weekend. We are proud of all their hard work and held a watch party at the school to celebrate their achievements. Congratulations to these medal winners:
Hogan & James: 1st in Wind Power
Jesse & Kaydence: 1st in Optics
James & Brysun; 2nd in Air Trajectory
Mason, James, & Jesse: 5th in Codebusters
Andromeda, Kaydence, and Avery: 6th in Experimental Design
Landon & Mason: 6th in Flight
Heidi & Chloe: 5th in Roller Coaster
Hogan & Landon: 5th in Wheeled Vehicle
We are so proud of our Division C Science Olympians. Our state director made the decision to cancel the awards ceremony due to weather; so we were able to celebrate with them here at home. Congrats to our medal winners:
Landon & John: 1st in Air Trajectory
Chase & Thomas: 5th in Bottle Rockets (trial) and 2nd in Bridges (trial)
Natalie & Jordan: 6th in Periodic Table (trial)
Kepler & Angeline: 3rd in Animal Group Names (trial)
Natalie & Rileigh: 4th in Horizontal Balloon Challenge (trial)
Madilynn & Sarah: 5th in Disease Detectives
Congratulations to Heiser! He has now learned 220 sight words and earned his 2nd pack of bubble gum! Fantastic job, Heiser!!!
The 6th graders are writing commerical jingles for new products they have invented.
The mallet instruments were funded through the Paxton Foundation Grant. Thank you Paxton Foundation!
The road to Omaha Burke will stop in Paxton on Wednesday with the D-8 District Track Meet. Admission is $6 for Adults and $5 for Students. No passes will be accepted.
6th & 7th Grade Orientation
The Paxton JH Track and Field teams will wrap up their season on Monday at the RPAC West meet in Benkelman.
Tyson and Xavier finished their pillowcase in FACS class. Austin is holding a pillowcase made by Humberto.
7th grade boys wanted to try and make Japanese pancakes in FACS class. We experimented and they turned out amazing.
6th grade celebrated their efforts in completing a challenge of building their own coolers to keep an ice block frozen overnight. They enjoyed their very own personalized homemade pizzas and lots of laughter.
Here's the link for todays results at the Leyton Track Invite
https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/539237/results
Madison Hansen is having a Baking Drive for the homeless shelter, next Friday, May 10 for her NHS project. Please consider bringing some baked goods to the school that she can deliver to the shelter that afternoon. Pans will not be returned, items can only be brought on Friday, May 10. Thank you for your help in this project.
The 8th graders got to practice finding textual evidence to support claims by investigating a mystery and then presenting their findings in our “classroom court of law.” They had the opportunity to be creative and have fun while also practicing essential ELA skills.
Scholastic Book Fair is tonight from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Good luck to the Paxton Tiger Track athletes as they compete in the Leyton Varsity Invitational this Friday!
Good luck to the Paxton Tiger Varsity Golf Team as they compete in the North Platte St. Pat's Golf Invitational today! Go Tigers! 🐯
Are you ready for some music history?
Come hear the PreK-5 music concert tonight at 6:30!
National Principal's Day was May 1st. We would like to recognize Paxton School Principal's Mrs. States and Mrs. McAbee and all the amazing things they do for our students, staff and school community. Thank you!!!
English III students wrapped up their novel study of The Great Gatsby with creative projects designed to foster engagement, creativity, research skills, and deeper understanding of literary techniques. Projects included research reports and posters of the 1920s, symbol and theme analysis posters, project map analyses, character portfolios, a timeline of events, and several literary analysis podcast series! 📚
