Topeka Elementary

Just a reminder today is Grandparent's Day! We can't wait to see our Topeka Bears with their grandparents!

Officer Conwell brought popsicles to all of our Q1 award winners from Monday's ceremony!

On Monday Topeka's Student advisory hosted the quarter one awards where we honored students for both academic and behavior achievements. We even had a skit written and performed by a group of fourth graders! We are so proud of all that our Topeka Bears have accomplished!

The Book Fair is just days away! The Fair encourages students to read AND raises much-needed funds for our school. The easiest way for kids to pay is with an eWallet. Create one for your child so they can shop cash free and independently! Visit our school homepage to get started: https://scholastic.com/bf/topekaelementaryschool1

2A wrapped up their final Greek unit. They had a Greek dinner with Olives, olive crackers, grapes, pita chips with gyro meat. They listened to the national anthem of Greece, visited the Parthenon and play bingo with all the terms they learned. How fun!

Congratulations Topeka Bears for completing the first nine weeks of the 2025-2026 school year! We will be celebrating our first quarter accomplishments on Monday! Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday October 15th!

Your are invited to attend our Scholastic Book Fair! Our book fair will be opening October 16th in the evening for Parent Teacher conferences and will run during the school days October 17, 20, 21, 22. It will also be open October 21 in the evening for conferences! Get them prepared by visiting https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/topekaelementaryschool1 where you can also create a Book Fair eWallet. It’s gonna be the Best. Fair. Ever!

Last Wednesday 1st graders traveled to Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend for their study trip!

Thank you to our amazing PTO for the apple dumpling & cider treats today! They were the perfect surprise as we head into the next busy weeks!

Topeka teachers prepared and coordinated times and dates for the upcoming parent teacher conferences in October! Be on the lookout for your conference date and time coming home soon on a yellow paper!

4th graders wrapped up CKLA Unit 1-Personal Narratives with an author's cafe! Students got to read the narratives their classmates wrote while enjoying a special drink and treat from 'Starbucks'!

Reminder: there is no school for students on Monday, September 29, due to a Professional Development day for staff. We will return to school on Tuesday, September 30, with our normal Tuesday start times. Have a great weekend!

Westview School Corporation is on a 2-hour delay today, Friday, September 26th.

In honor of their CKLA study on Ancient Greek Civilization, 2A hosted a mini Olympics that began with a parade of nations! They kicked off the competition with discus throwing, continued with chariot racing, and ended with a foot race. The students received gold, silver and bronze medals. After their competition, they went inside to try olives 🫒.

On Tuesday the Fort Wayne Museum of Art visited Topeka for a fun on site field trip! Students enjoyed art involving all types of animals!

Did you know Westview has its own app? Download it today to receive the latest news, events, and notifications, including delays and cancellations, all from the app.

Topeka Bears had a busy afternoon on Friday! Third graders did an Author's sharing of their opinion paragraphs while 4th graders who completed their summer work folders celebrated with a lemonade party!

Kindergarteners in Miss Bolton's class had a bubble dance party that they voted on having in the classroom! They earned 15 smiley faces in their classroom jar for good behavior, being kind, being respectful, and being responsible. Keep up the great work kids!

Kindergarten reading labs have been working on building fine motor skills and practicing writing names.