Warsaw South Elementary School

Celebrating reading success at South Elementary! 🎉📖 South Elementary 2nd–5th grade students who reached their Accelerated Reader goals enjoyed a well-earned pizza celebration with Principal Warstadt. 🍕🥳 #WildcatTradition #Celebrate #Reading

2nd Quarter Elementary Awards Assemblies are this week! Families are welcome to attend as we celebrate our K-5th grade students! 🎉💚🐾

SOUTH ELEMENTARY: Thursday, 1/15
🌟Kindergarten & 1st Grade: 11:00 - 11:45 AM
🌟2nd - 3rd Grade: 9:00 - 9:45 AM
🌟4th - 5th Grade: 10:00 10:45 AM

NORTH ELEMENTARY: Friday, 1/16
🌟Kindergarten & 1st Grade: 2:30-3:00 PM
🌟2nd - 3rd Grade: 1:45-2:15 PM
🌟4th - 5th Grade: 1:00-1:30 PM

#WildcatTradition #StudentCelebrations

Congratulations to our South Elementary Students of the Month for December 2025! 👏💚🐾
🌟 Kindergarten: Haylee Hatmaker & Braxton Hubert
🌟1st Grade: Gavin Sloan & Lacey Nimmo
🌟2nd Grade: Dakota Mazurek & Sophia Yenilek
🌟3rd Grade: Piper Chamberlain & Rozlynn Pennington
🌟4th Grade: Silence Ellison & Cobie Haddock
🌟5th Grade: James Giffen & Abel Wedlock
#WildcatTradition #Pride #Excellence

Welcome to January, Wildcats! ❄️ See South Elementary’s newsletter for upcoming events + this month’s counseling lesson: https://aptg.co/-3Y5Ys.

🔬 STEM in Action at South Elementary! 🌉

South Elementary 5th grade students in Mrs. Harris’ class recently participated in an exciting STEM challenge. Students were tasked with designing and building a bridge that spanned 30 cm. After studying various bridge designs, they got to work following specific steps and guidelines.

Once completed, the bridges were put to the test! The bridge with the best strength-to-weight ratio was declared the winner. The winning bridge achieved an impressive ratio of 60.35—what a bridge!

Through this challenge, students learned that using more materials doesn’t always lead to a stronger structure and can actually reduce performance by increasing weight. Great teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking, Wildcats! 👏

#WildcatTradition #STEMinAction #HandsOnLearning

✨📗 South Elementary first graders in Mrs. Redd’s class are officially published authors! 📗✨

Over the past couple of months, students have worked incredibly hard to write, revise, edit, illustrate, and publish a book titled If I Were an Elf…

Each student imagined themselves as one of Santa’s helpers and decided what their job would be if they lived at the North Pole. After all their hard work was complete, the book was sent off to the publisher for printing!

To celebrate this exciting accomplishment, the class hosted a book signing and author party for parents and loved ones. Guests enjoyed tasty treats and hot chocolate while celebrating our young authors. Many proud families joined the fun and even received their very own copy of the book signed by our distinguished authors! 📖✍️🎄

#WildcatTradition #PublishedAuthors #ReadingFun

Bus A is running late this afternoon due to an overheating issue. Students are being moved to a different bus and will be on their way shortly. Thank you for your patience & understanding as we work to get students home safely.

South Elementary 2nd & 3rd graders put on a wonderful performance earlier this week! 🎶🎄 #MagicOfChristmas #WildcatTradition

The arrest has been completed and Sheriff office is just waiting on a tow truck. North School is back to normal operations.

All students and staff are safe at North School. Our North School went into a soft lockdown (no students or staff going outside) early this morning due to an arrest taking place near North School. There is no threat on campus.

A huge thank you to Sonic of Warsaw for donating multiplication cards for our 3rd grade students at North and South Elementary! We appreciate your continued support for our entire district! 💚✨ #WildcatTradition #Community ##OneTeamOneTown

🎊 CELEBRATING OUR SUCCESS! 🎊

We’re proud to share that Warsaw R-IX’s APR scores rank among the top districts in our peer group, earning a 73.7% total composite score for 2025. This achievement reflects our mission to Engage, Empower, and Collaborate to ensure every student has success every day and supports our vision of continuing a tradition of excellence. 💚🐾

Regional Comparison:
👉🏼 Cole Camp — 82.2%
👉🏼 Hickory Co. — 81.3%
👉🏼 Clinton — 77.7%
💚 Warsaw R-IX — 73.7%
👉🏼 Morgan Co. — 72.8%
👉🏼 Lincoln — 72.0%
👉🏼 Adrian — 71.4%
👉🏼 El Dorado Springs — 70.7%
👉🏼 Butler — 68.6%
👉🏼 Sherwood — 68.3%

Thank you to our students, staff, and families for your continued commitment to learning and growth. We’re proud of our progress—and excited for what’s ahead! 💚🐾

Learn more about APR scores here: https://dese.mo.gov/quality-schools/mo-school-improvement-program

#WildcatTradition #Pride #Excellence

Picture retake day for North & South Elementary is this Thursday, 12/4. Orders can be placed at inter-state.com using the below codes:
📸North Elementary Order Code: 0127YX
📸South Elementary Order Code: 0127XB

🎄✨ North & South Elementary are counting down to Christmas and Winter Break with fun, optional dress-up days! ❄️

Students are encouraged to join in the festive fun with school-appropriate attire. 🎅🧣🎁

#CountdownToChristmas #WildcatTradition #FestiveFun

Due to back roads being covered and too slick, Warsaw is cancelling school for Tuesday, 12/2. This will be AMI DAY #1
We will update about Warsaw Tournament by 1pm tomorrow.

🍂📚 South Elementary first graders are FALLing in love with reading! 📚🍂 Our Wildcats enjoyed story time with volunteers from the First United Methodist Church in Warsaw — and we are so grateful for their continued support in helping foster a love of reading in our students! Also pictured: some cozy, rainy-day reading groups soaking up great books. 💚🐾 #WildcatTradition #Reading

5th grade fun at the circus! 🎪🤹🏼🐘

🎭 It’s Show Time, Wildcats! 🎭
You're invited to Warsaw High School Drama Department’s production of “Dirty Work at the Crossroads”, a classic 1880s melodrama filled with fun, suspense, and unforgettable characters!

📅 Show Dates:
Saturday, 11/22 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, 11/23 at 2:30 PM

🎟 Tickets:
Adults – $7
Students – $5
Children 5 & under – FREE

⏰ Doors open 30 minutes before curtain
(6:30 PM Saturday • 2:00 PM Sunday)

Come out and support our talented Wildcat performers! 🐾