Staff Links Student Links Parent Links Home District Schools Calendars Continuous Learning Plan Links SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE The Seasons of Giving Our house, like many, are drawn into preparations for the upcoming holidays. It is bustling with holiday decorations, cooking and planning. My husband loves to decorate. It is both delightful….and frustrating…. to watch him become a child again. I am truly lucky if the finishing touches are done by Christmas morning and nothing comes down until a week after the New Year. Oh my! Though I, too, love these preparations, my heart now feels a sense of loss. I miss watching our young children’s anticipation build to pure glee before the holiday arrived. I miss the joy of watching Joe’s mom search incessantly to find just the right gift for each of us. She shopped the entire year. While I can never recapture the joy of our many Christmases as a young family, I hold them tight as memories. Those memories will last a lifetime for me, my husband and our children and in life it is the memories that draw us through our daily being. As our lives continue to march on, I have become more reflective of the meaning of this season. Truly it is about the giving. Be it my joy in watching our children get so excited or in Joe’s mom’s joy of finding just the right thing, it was about the act of giving and what it brought as feelings for those that received of our giving that stands the test of time. Giving is what stays with us. While giving gifts is a piece of the puzzle, giving to others by helping them with needs, by supporting their goals, by taking time to listen and to hear, and by simply being there in the same time and space for a while is what is most important. Read more THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE Tuesday, November 30th - 3:45 pm 3rd Gr Basketball Practice ES Gym 4:00 pm JH Girls Basketball Practice JH Gym 4:30 pm Bowling: Girls Varsity Match vs WB/ND vs. Mount Pleasant (Home) King Pins 4:30 pm Bowling: Boys Varsity Match vs WB/ND vs. Mount Pleasant (Home) King Pins 5:00 pm 5th Gr Basketball Practice ES Gym 6:00 pm Basketball: Girls Varsity Game vs Danville (Away) Danville High School 7:30 pm Basketball: Boys Varsity Game vs Danville (Away) Danville High School Wednesday, December 1st - 6:30 am Dance Team JH Gym 3:30 pm 4th Gr Basketball Practice ES Gym 4:00 pm JH Girls Basketball Practice JH Gym 4:00 pm High School Girls Basketball HS Gym 4:45 pm 3rd Gr Basketball Practice ES Gym 5:00 pm Var B Bball practice HS Gym 6:00 pm Booster Club HS Media Center 6:00 pm Junior High Boys Basketball Practice JH Gym The school district does not discriminate in its education programs or educational activities on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic status (for programs), creed or disability. Students are educated in programs which foster knowledge of, and respect and appreciation for, the historical and contemporary contributions of diverse cultural groups including those of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, religion, creed, and socio-economic background, as well as men and women, to society. The programs include contributions and perspectives of Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, and European Americans. Students who feel they have been discriminated against are encouraged to report it to the school district at 607 Ramsey Street, West Burlington, IA 52655, (319) 752-8747. Inquiries may also be directed in writing to the Director of the Region VII Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 310 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, WI 53203-2292, (414) 291-1111, or the Iowa Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146, (515) 281-5294. Copyright © 2021 West Burlington Independent School District. All Rights Reserved WordPress Theme by WPZOOM