
🍂🍁 Thankful Thursday at Ada-Borup-West! 🍁🍂
Today, our incredible culinary staff went above and beyond to provide a delicious Thanksgiving dinner for the entire school during lunch! We are so grateful for Bob and his amazing crew for all the hard work, love, and care they put into every meal they prepare for us.
Thank you for filling our bellies and hearts with gratitude this season. You truly make Ada-Borup-West feel like home! ❤️ 🦃 🍽
#ThankfulForOurTeam #CougarPride #ThanksgivingFeast




Hello parents! Just a reminder that Ada-Borup-West Elementary will not have Cougar Pack programming tonight or next Tuesday, November 12th, due to conferences. Thank you!

"📚 Ada-Borup-West Elementary will start the school year with scheduled assessment days on Tuesday, September 3rd, or Wednesday, September 4th, instead of our traditional open house night. Your scheduled time, along with class assignments, was sent home via mail. Preschool students do not have a scheduled time but are welcome to visit their classroom, meet the teacher, and drop off supplies during these days. All students PreK-5th will begin school on Thursday, September 5th. ABW High School (grades 6-12) will start on Tuesday, September 3rd. If you have any questions, please contact the elementary office. We're excited to see you soon! 🎉"


📚✨ Attention Ada-Borup-West Elementary Families! ✨📚
We hope everyone had a fantastic 4th of July! As we gear up for another amazing school year, it's time to start thinking about school supplies. 📝✏️🎒
To make your back-to-school shopping a breeze, we've got the 2024-2025 School Supply List ready for you! Check out the link below to see what your students will need for the upcoming year.
👉https://www.ada.k12.mn.us/.../documents/supply-list/33372
Let's get ready for a fantastic year of learning and growth! 🌟📖


🎉 Celebrating an amazing first full week of our Summer Enrichment Program! 🌞✨ We've had a blast exploring and creating entries for the Norman County Fair: 🖍️ Mon: Crayon Mosaics 🎨 Tues: Black yarn with watercolor painting and sidewalk chalk 🌀 Wed: Faux Stained Glass and art spinners (Physics) 🎨 Thurs: Stay tuned for today's surprise activity! Looking forward to more exciting themes ahead: 🌳 Week 2 (June 17th - June 20th): The Great Outdoors 🍽️ Week 3 (June 24th - June 27th): Fun with Food Let's keep the fun and learning going all summer long! 🌟 #SummerEnrichment #LearningIsFun





We want to give a huge shout out to our ABW Custodian Team for their hard work in getting the elementary cleaned and ready for our Summer Enrichment Program starting next week. You are AWESOME!
If you’re interested in having your child participate in the A-B-W summer program, here’s the info: The program will run from June 10th - August 8th, with a break from July 1st - July 11th. Sessions will be Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am - 12:30 pm, with possible field trips on Wednesdays extending the day. Breakfast will be served from 8:00-8:30 am and lunch from 12:00-12:30 pm. Bussing will be available in the morning and after lunch, with pick-up/drop-off locations in both Halstad and Hendrum. Additionally, staff will be available to help students to and from summer rec if needed.
We are excited to offer your child the opportunity to be part of this program. Please reach out to Dawn Tinjum to register or for more details.


The 2nd and 3rd Grade students will be presenting Interplanetary Jammin' on Thursday, February 8th: Dress Rehearsal @ 12:45 PM Concert @ 7:00 PM in the ABW Auditorium.


The Grinch paid us a visit at Ada-Borup-West Elementary- and we are pretty sure his heart grew three sizes after the visit.


We want to congratulate our 4th and 5th grade students as well as Mrs. Blotsky and Mrs. Kemper for an AMAZING concert last week!




The ABW Chapter of the Minnesota Honor Society will be putting on a "Muffins with MHS" on Thursday morning. Please join us and support MHS.

Ada-Broup-West Elementary students will be celebrating the upcoming holidays by watching Arthur Christmas on Friday, December 15th, at 1:30 PM in the ABW Auditorium.

Ada-Borup-West Elementary September and October Students of the Month!



Mrs. Tinjum's Kindergarten Class had a Spooktacular Pumpkin Investigation lesson last week. Hands-on learning at its best!




Picture Day at ABWE!


Ada-Broup-West Elementary Staff was treated to a Hotdog Bar by our September Lounge Committee. Frankly, it was a great lunch!


ABW HS Homecoming Court members visited the ABWE Classrooms and read to our students this week!


2023-2024 Ada-Borup-West
Elementary Homecoming Dress Up Days
Monday 25th: Pajama Day!
Tuesday 26th: Kids dress like a teacher and teachers dress like the kids day!
Wednesday 27th: Battle of the Colors!
Pre-K: Yellow
Kindergarten: Green
First Grade: Blue
Second Grade: Red
Third Grade: Purple
Fourth Grade: Orange
Fifth Grade: Black
Support Staff: Pink
Thursday 28th: Jersey Day
Friday 29th: Cougar Spirit day!

Ada-Broup-West Elementary students spent last week learning about bus and pedestrian safety. We want to make sure our students get to and from school safely!





Ada-Borup-West is looking for paraprofessionals for the upcoming school year!


We want to thank the Riverview Waukon Dairy for inviting our Ada-Borup-West Elementary Summer Enrichment Program to tour their AMAZING facilities. We were very "MOOved" by their generosity. Our students (and staff) learned a lot and had a great time!!



