Shell Rock Elementary School

Today we celebrated the official ribbon cutting of the Shell Rock Elementary playground! What a joy to see our students enjoying this incredible space built for fun, movement, and imagination.

A special thank you to POET for their generous donation, which helped us purchase swing mats to protect our rubber surfacing and ensure a safer play environment for all.

We’re so excited for the memories, laughter, and adventures to come on our brand-new playground! 🌟

2 days ago, Emilee Metcalf

🍟 No dinner plans? No problem!
The PTO has you covered tonight!

It’s McTeacher Night at McDonald’s! Mention Shell Rock Elementary when you order, and 20% of the profits will go directly to our school! 🙌

🍔 When: Tonight from 4:30–7:30 PM
📍 Where: McDonald’s in Waverly! (1203 4th St SW, Waverly, IA 50677)

Grab dinner, support our school, and have some fun! 💛🖤
See you there!

11 days ago, Megan Borrett

Shell Rock Elementary Playground Project Part II

13 days ago, Emilee Metcalf

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped with the next phase of the Shell Rock Elementary playground project. We're incredibly grateful to the volunteers who showed up today to help spread pea gravel and mulch. Thanks to the hard work and positive energy of high school students, staff, families, and friends, we were able to make great progress. Your time, effort, and community spirit mean so much to us and to the students who will enjoy this space every day. It was truly a great day to be a Go-Hawk!

13 days ago, Emilee Metcalf

Mark Your Calendars! 🎶

We’re excited to announce the dates and times for our K–4 music concerts for the 2025–2026 school year!

Throughout the year, students will be learning and practicing their songs with our music teacher, Mrs. Benschoter. These performances are a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their hard work and musical growth—and they’ll be so excited to perform for you!

Stay tuned for more details as the concert dates approach. We can’t wait to see you there!

about 1 month ago, Emilee Metcalf

Ms. S's kindergarten class is excited to welcome three special visitors to the classroom for the next few weeks—monarch butterfly caterpillars! 🐛🦋 Students will be observing their life cycle up close as they transform. A big thank-you goes out to Mrs. Sanderman, a former science teacher in our district, for donating them to our class! 💛

about 1 month ago, Megan Borrett

Partnerships with families for success - Part 3 in a 4-part series

Thanks to the Waverly Newspapers for publishing our four-part series introducing our district's new Mission, Vision, and Core Values. Here's the link to the third installment, published on September 11, 2025: https://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/waverly_newspapers/partnerships-with-families-for-success/article_c8dae9a9-3c68-496e-9f4e-cc1dce781770.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawMxaVVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgHRhCQ9aaVvSQCUESpu-01nrib3xWu34DemnKIodUXmZ27yDvr5Spiv4YtR_aem_iMIdD9f7aV9hrGjzg1fDEw

The final installment will be published in the Tuesday, September 16 edition of the Bremer County Independent.

about 1 month ago, David Hill

Students talked; we listened.

Thanks to the Waverly Newspapers for publishing this four-part series introducing our district's new Mission, Vision, and Core Values, and describing the collaborative process used in the district to arrive at these new guiding statements. Here's the link to the second installment, published in the Bremer County Independent on September 9, 2025: https://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/students-talked-we-listened/article_35c27e79-9952-4255-8894-3d31e463e4b5.html

about 1 month ago, David Hill

Welcome to the 2025–2026 school year: A new chapter for W-SR Schools!

Thanks to the Waverly Newspapers for publishing this four-part series introducing our district's new Mission, Vision, Core Values, and Desired Daily Experiences! Here's the link to the first installment, published on September 4, 2025: https://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/welcome-to-the-2025-2026-school-year-a-new-chapter-for-w-sr-schools/article_1d4a52a2-1d10-4cb5-b4fc-cba98c2c6bae.html

about 1 month ago, David Hill

Extended Learning Program (ELP) students kicked off the year in a cross-grade thinking skills experience! Some first through fourth graders participated in a challenge by using a Questioneer Story about finding the power of their voice through art. Then they used their imagination and illustrated their own reflective stories.

about 1 month ago, Megan Borrett

📚✨ Mr. McGrane’s class finished the week strong with a math lesson! Way to go, Go-Hawks! Happy First Week of School! 💛

about 2 months ago, Megan Borrett

The countdown to the 2025–2026 school year is on! Check out the Back to School Family Resource Hub here: https://tinyurl.com/Fall25Back2School

2 months ago, David Hill

We are incredibly grateful for our amazing secretary, Megan! She’s the warm, welcoming face that greets you at the front door and the kind, helpful voice you hear when calling the school. Whether it’s offering a helping hand, solving a problem, or keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes, she does it all with grace and a smile. Her calm and steady presence is truly essential in the day-to-day flow of our busy school. Thank you, Megan, for everything you do!

6 months ago, Abbi Grapp

Last Chance! While supplies last the All School Picture, 8 X 10 - $4.00 and 5 X 7 - $3.00!

8 months ago, Megan Borrett

THE VOTES ARE IN! The winning school wide incentives, voted on by students during our coin drive, are...Extra recess, ice cream sundaes, and the BIG WINNER...teacher swap! Students also met and exceeded our schoolwide goal of $500, so we will have a special assembly on Friday, March 14th, where one lucky student will get to pie the principal! Over the next several weeks, all students will get to participate in these fun incentive days! Thank you to all of our wonderful students and families for helping us reach our goal, and we look forward to having some fun with these great incentives!

8 months ago, Megan Borrett

A huge shout out and thank you to our PTO and SR families! The conference meals are greatly appreciated to get throughn those long nights! Staff were also treated with a 10 minute chair massage this week during the busy season of conferences! THANK YOU for everything you do to make Shell Rock so GREAT!

8 months ago, Megan Borrett