3D Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and printing in full swing for Elementary Students

 Students are tasked with a variety of designs, determined by the level of understanding they have.  They begin with a drawing on graph paper and then turn to TINKERCAD, an online CAD program so they can design in real 3D.  The design is then printed by the MakerBot printer.  It is fascinating what they can come up with!

Master Math Students

 The annual NOETIC Math Challenge for the winter semester is complete and we once again had a great group of math students participate.  Here are your grade level champions: Memphis (also National Honor Award), Aiden, Jacob and Miles.

8th Grade ELP

 Students in 8th grade have been working hard on their individual projects.  They have all come a long way since that first week of class.  Student led goals always lead to attentiveness, detail, and love of learning.  Can't wait to see the final presentations and all they they have learned!

        

High School Extended Learning Program

 

A great Challenge Problem for ALL

 

5th Grade Wind Powered Cars

 Students are having great time learning about the power of wind.  Harnessing that power to drive their cars is a big challenge, one that they continue to process and learn about.  Journals are being kept as well as data sheets to monitor their learning and findings.

2023 Math Bee Team

The annual Central Rivers AEA Math Bee has taken place the first week of May for the past seven years.  A team from West Elementary has participated in each of those.  The Math Bee is a competition amongst 6th graders from across Central and Eastern Iowa.  A group of four 6th graders specializing in Math were invited to the State Math Bee once again this year.  The students were selected to represent West Elementary due to their top level of Math scores on the ISASP and MAPS tests the past two years.  This group were among 194 students and 40 different teams from all over the state.  The team did a great job, placing 4th!  This is a huge achievement for these students and an experience they will not soon forget! Congratulations Max, Evan, Elizabeth and Persephanie, you represented the WEST MUSTANGS well!

West Mustangs have done very well at this event each year for the past 8 years, just look at all those TOP 5 places, way to go KIDS!!!

2023- 4th Place

2022- 5th Place

2021- 3rd Place

2020- Canceled

2019- 5th Place

2018- 5th Place

2017- 4th Place

3D Pens

 

Just look at the detail these 6th Graders accomplished with their 3D Pens, AWESOME job students!