Steenrod Elementary

Check out this awesome opportunity provided by YSS for Steenrod students! Register ASAP as space is limited! https://schools.procareconnect.com/form/97a87368-8cd7-4f53-b100-4ed3fc3d4e57

This week is Volunteer Appreciation Week and we are so grateful our amazing PTA for coordinating efforts to bring the absolute best experiences to our students, staff and families! Did you know there are 16 active committees that make up our Executive Committee? We have Banking, Book Fair, Citizenship, Enrichment,Family Fun Night, Fundraising, Fun Field Day, Holiday Workshop, Hospitality, Recycle, Reflections, Saturday Scholars, Student Appreciation, Teacher Appreciation, Variety Show and Yearbook. Some volunteers are chairs or co-chairs of multiple committees. Please consider this an invitation to get involved and join a welcoming, great group! In addition to PTA, thank you to all who step up to help with classroom parties and events. We are grateful!

Enrollment numbers for Kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year are down. With our current numbers we will only have one kindergarten next year. Help us spread the word to families you know in the Steenrod district with children who will be 5 years old by July 1. We would love for them to come and see what a great school we have! #choosetobesteenrod

Make plans to come to the Celebration of the Arts on Thursday, March 27 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Wheeling Park High School. You will be amazed at the talent from the primary grades through high school. Our 5th grade county chorus will perform at approximately 6:00 p.m.

We are looking forward to an evening to celebrate family and healthy habits! This evening will take place from 6:00-8:00 with interactive sessions and informational booths. Save the date, and choose to be healthy!

This week our spotlight shines on Ms. Erika, county wide BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst), whose home school is Steenrod.

This week, our spotlight shines on our 5th Grade Team, Ms. Anderson and Mrs. Kucera

This week, our spotlight shines on our 4th Grade Team - Ms. Hohman, Ms. Craig and Ms. Miranda.

Our spotlight shines on our 3rd grade team this week - Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Harman!

This week our spotlight shines on Ms. Iverson, 2nd Grade Teacher and Mrs. Brubaker, our Primary Grade Interventionist.

3rd-5th grade participated in the school spelling bee today! Congratulations to Owen Sengewalt who was our first place winner and Easton Gessler, our runner up. Both boys will participate in the County Spelling Bee next Thursday!

Congratulations to our students who presented at the County Social Studies Fair today! 1st Place winners will move on to the Regional Fair. Anthropology- 1st Place group - Nick Honaker and Connor Evans 3rd Place - Ayden Stricklin Economics - 2nd Place Connor Blount Geography- 1st Place Colin Mandarino, 2nd Place Jack Reed Psychology- 1st Place Alayah McDaniel, 2nd Place Madison Cowart Sociology - 1st Place group - Cal Dailer and Easton Gessler State and Local Studies - 1st Place group - Niko Gomez and Owen Kennedy, 2nd Place group - Della and Mickey Lewis 2nd Place - Rachel Scott 3rd Place -Jimmy Whisler US History - 1st Place Group.- Blake Hockenberry, Davis Pentino and Owen Sengewalt, 2nd Place group - Leah and Lily Murphy World History - 2nd Place Evelyn Folmar

Ask your child about Kind Cardinals Month! And, consider donating non-perishable food and hygiene items all month. We will donate items to local Blessing Boxes.

This week our Spotlight shines on Mrs. Wade and Ms. Corrie, part of our 2nd Grade Team!

This map will be helpful for families who are coming to the Awards Ceremony for the Social Studies Fair on Monday. Allow yourself about 5-10 minutes to walk across campus after parking (WLU may have golf carts available to help transport). Students will be bussed to WLU, leaving Steenrod at 9:00. Students will have lunch provided by West Liberty University. Please email Mrs. Dietrich with any questions, mdietric@k12.wv.us.

We are SO proud of all of our students who chose to participate at the County Level for the Science Fair! There were over 80 projects! Steenrod students who placed are: Animal science - 2nd Brenna Richards Chemistry - 1st Eleni Karnoupakis and Willa Collins Earth and Environmental Science - 3rd Josie Duhe Material Science - 3rd Marlowe Day and Anna Seidler Medical Science 3rd Alden Brown, Cooper Maguire, and Charlie Hicks 2nd Brody Hengler Plant Science 3rd Brooks Archer and Eliana Pentino 2nd Harper Porter Students who received 1st or 2nd Place will move on to Regionals!

This week, we are shining a spotlight on the other First Grade Team, Mrs. Franke and Mrs. Stefanow.

Students who have registered to attend the Science Fair should remember to bring their project display and abstract to school tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 27. West Liberty University is providing lunch for all students in the cafeteria! You will not need to bring your backpack to school, only items you will need for the Science Fair. Parents, there is no transportation back to Steenrod after the awards which begin at 1:00 p.m. in the ASRC.

As we know too well, there is a possibility that some of these dates/events may change, but as of today, January 17, this is what we are hoping for! We will keep the 100th Day of School recognition on Friday Jan. 31 no matter what (as long as we are in school on that date!)

COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR PARTICIPATION! All students who have presented at their school science fair are able to participate at the County Fair, but they MUST be registered by January 20! Parents are responsible for registering projects Additional information is on the WLU website. https://westliberty.edu/biology/registration-elementary/ Please contact Mrs. Dietrich if you have any questions.