A huge thank you to Ada Garden Center for generously donating flowers, cups, and soil to help our students create special gifts for the important people in their lives! 🌸🌱

Experiences like this mean so much to our students and are a wonderful example of the support and kindness within our community. We truly appreciate your generosity and partnership with ABW Elementary!

❤️🖤 Thank you for helping make these memories possible! 🖤❤️
14 days ago, Bree Triplett
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Please join us as we celebrate our amazing 5th Grade students at the Ada-Borup-West Elementary 5th Grade Graduation Ceremony!

📅 Wednesday, May 20th
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 ABW Elementary Auditorium

All family and friends are invited as we recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of our students as they prepare for middle school. We are proud of all they have achieved and look forward to honoring this special milestone together!

❤️🖤 Go Cougars! 🖤❤️
14 days ago, Bree Triplett
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Graduation Boxes will be available in the Board Room of the main office beginning Thursday, May 21st.
14 days ago, Josh Carlson
Dear ABW Families,

We are grateful to announce that the Norman County Soil & Water Conservation District received a grant to provide every Norman County student with a free tree seedling! Students will be receiving one of three oak varieties, which provide food/fodder for wildlife species: bur oak, swamp white oak, & red oak. Directions for planting and the first year of care are included with the seedlings. Seedlings will be distributed on Tuesday, May 12th.

Thank you to the Soil & Water Conservation District, Wild Rice Conservation Club, and Living Lands & Waters- Million Trees Project for this generous gift to our students and community. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Abbie Savage
ABW Agricultural Education Teacher & FFA Advisor

Emily Knutson
Norman County Soil & Water Conservation District
21 days ago, Josh Carlson

We opened up the link for ABW Summer Rec registration! Please complete registration by May 7th so jerseys can be ordered for grades 3-6! This registration is for Tee-Ball, Coach Pitch & Hit, 3-6 Baseball & Softball, Babe Ruth baseball and 18U Fastpitch. Use link: https://forms.gle/PkecCMDhxGDHXVEB9

26 days ago, Josh Carlson

Check out the May Newsletter for ABW HS. https://app.smore.com/n/mbn51

28 days ago, Josh Carlson
Ada-Borup-West school and buses will be 2 hours late today, Friday, March 13
3 months ago, Aaron Cook
Last week we had a fantastic time at Ada-Borup-West Elementary celebrating Read Across America Week! 📚

Students and staff joined in the fun by dressing up throughout the week with Comfy Clothes Day, Read My Shirt Day, Hat Day, Beach Day, and Cougar Champions Day. It was great to see everyone showing their love of reading in so many creative ways!

We wrapped up the week by revealing our Masked Readers, and the big reveal included:
Mrs. Tinjum, Mrs. Zieske, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. DeLong, Mrs. Stoltman, and Mrs. Smart!

Thank you to our staff and students for making it such a fun and memorable week celebrating books and reading. It was a great time had by all! 📖🐾
3 months ago, Bree Triplett
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Check out the ABW High School Newsletter for March. https://app.smore.com/n/980vc2

3 months ago, Josh Carlson

📢 Preschool Screening Information – Ada-Borup-West Elementary 📢

Ada-Borup-West Elementary will be holding Preschool Screenings on:

🗓 Monday, March 9th (all day)
🗓 Monday, March 23rd (afternoon only)

If you have a child who will be 4 years old by September 1st and have not yet signed up for a screening time, we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Ada-Borup-West Elementary at 218-784-5300 or reach out to Christine Crompton at christinec@ada.k12.mn.us
to schedule your child’s appointment.

We look forward to meeting our future Cougars! 🐾

3 months ago, Bree Triplett
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We had a fantastic visit from Hutch Johnson, who joined us to share his knowledge and passion for meteorology! 🌦️

Hutch taught our students how clouds are formed, explained the science behind tornadoes, and helped them understand how to stay safe during severe weather. Our 4th graders were engaged, curious, and full of thoughtful questions the entire time!

Hutch, thank you for inspiring our students and sparking their excitement about weather and science. We are so grateful you took the time to share your expertise with us! 🌪️☁️
3 months ago, Bree Triplett
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Parent Teacher Conferences are Thursday, Feb 19th from 3:30-7:00pm for HS & Elem. The Point Of Impact class has been moved to Wed, Feb 25th at 5:30pm in the Media Center.
3 months ago, Josh Carlson
🚌💛 Bus Driver Appreciation! 💛🚌

Today we want to send a BIG thank you to our amazing bus drivers!

Our drivers do so much more than get students from point A to point B — they greet our kids each morning, keep them safe on the road, and help start and end every school day with care and consistency.

We appreciate your patience, your kindness, and the important work you do for our students and families every single day.

👏 THANK YOU, ABW Bus Drivers! 👏

#BusDriverAppreciation #ABWPride #ThankYouDrivers #CougarStrong
3 months ago, Bree Triplett
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Our 2nd and 3rd grade students did a fantastic job at their concert last night, “Hats!” 🎩🎶 We are so proud of their hard work and confidence on stage.

Bravo, Mrs. Blotsky—another amazing show! 👏✨
4 months ago, Bree Triplett
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Our 4th graders enjoyed a great day of outdoor learning at Itasca on Tuesday—SNOW much fun! ❄️🌲⛷️ We love seeing students learn, explore, and make memories outside!
4 months ago, Bree Triplett
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Our 5th graders got to learn all about our local waterways on Wednesday with the International Water Institute through the River of Dreams program! 🌊🛶

This spring, students will get to launch their very own wooden canoes—what an awesome experience ahead!
4 months ago, Bree Triplett
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What a great way to start the day! ☀️❄️
1st grade had an absolute blast with the parachute in PE—lots of movement, laughter, and teamwork to warm us up on this cold Minnesota morning. Nothing better than big smiles and active kids to kick off the day!
4 months ago, Bree Triplett
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Ada-Borup-West will transition to an E-Learning day today, Friday, January 16. Semester tests in the high school scheduled for today will be postponed to Tuesday. High School student's will use today as a review day to prepare for the semester tests.
5 months ago, Aaron Cook
Ada-Borup-West school and buses will be 2 hours late today Friday, January 16.
5 months ago, Aaron Cook
The 4th graders were busy collecting monetary donations the week of November 17th. As a grade, they raised over $1250! They used this money to purchase food to make food kits. They made 16 Thanksgiving casseroles, 17 pancake breakfast boxes, 17 chilli boxes, 18 chicken alfredo boxes, 18 cheesy chicken and rice soup boxes, 16 birthday boxes! The remaining funds were distributed between the food shelves so they are able to items as needed. This project was a hands on experience that allowed the fourth graders to donate their money and time to a great cause. Thank you to the Ada Food Shelf and Twin Valley Food Shelf for partnering with us and being great resources for our communities!
5 months ago, Bree Triplett
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