W. R. Castle Elementary School

Our 5th grade science class had a virtual field trip today to Mammoth Caves with Ranger Chris. We learned more about caves, the animals, and habitats found while visiting the park! Thank you Ava June for recommending the Junior Ranger program!!

Reminder, grade 3-6 students will be completing their end of year exams beginning Monday, May 3rd. Please make sure your child is in bed early each night, eats a good breakfast, and is at school on time!

One day until our newest Tomcats HOP into WRC for Kindergarten Registration! Go to https://forms.gle/ATWvK3iGnHFZXH7n7 to sign up for a time to attend. Please SHARE this with any parent who is needing to register their child for KINDERGARTEN at WR Castle.

We are one week away from Kindergarten Registration! Go to https://forms.gle/ATWvK3iGnHFZXH7n7 to sign up for a time to attend. Please SHARE this with any parent who is needing to register their child for KINDERGARTEN at WR Castle.

Look who is HOPPING into Kindergarten at WR CASTLE! Use the clickable links at https://bit.ly/3d4jr7v to complete the online registration for your child and to sign up for a time to attend Kindergarten Registration. Please SHARE this link with any parent who is needing to register their child for KINDERGARTEN at WR Castle

The fifth graders had fun this week researching various ecosystems and presenting their Google Slides! Very creative projects were presented!

WR is proud to announce that one of our Academic Tomcats placed in the KAAC General Knowledge Exam last week. Ms. Ava June Tackett placed 5th out of over 100 Kentucky students in the general knowledge exam!! Congratulations Ava June!! We are so proud of you!! 💚🖤🐾

Our Academic Tomcats participated in Regional Tournament today! The results are below. Regional Quick Recall Runner Up Language Arts: 2nd: Ava June Tackett 3rd: Macie Shepherd Social Studies: 1st (Regional Champion) Ava June Tackett 5th: Aaron Oliver Our Tomcats placed 4th in the region. We are so proud of how hard they have worked this year! 💚🖤🐾

Our Academic Tomcats were in district tournament today. They had an excellent season and had several place! The results are: DISTRICT QUICK RECALL CHAMPIONS DISTRICT GOVERNORS CUP runner up!! Math: 5th place: Elizabeth Stambaugh Science: 1st: Aaron Oliver 2nd: Macie Shepherd Social Studies: 1st: Ava June Tackett 2nd: Aaron Oliver Arts & Humanities 3rd: Will Case 5th: Elle Holbrook Language Arts 3rd: Ava June Tackett 4th: Macie Shepherd Congratulations to everyone. We are so proud of your hard work. These students will advance to Regional Competition!!

I’m a little late getting this posted due to weather but our Academic Tomcats participated in their final county tournament this past Monday. The results are as followed: Regular Season Results: Math: 5th: Mason McKenzie 4th: Elizabeth Stambaugh 3rd: Will Case 1st: Collin Cantrell Language Arts: 5th: Macie Shepherd 2nd: Ava June Tackett Arts & Humanities: 1st: Elle Holbrook Social Studies: 3rd: Aaron Oliver 2nd: Collin Cantrell 1st: Ava June Tackett Science: 4th: Aaron Oliver 2nd: Macie Shepherd Quick Recall champions!!! OVERALL TEAM CHAMPION!!! We are so proud of the hard work these students put in during an unconventional season!! Next stop, DISTRICTS!!! 💚🖤🐾

Johnson County School District Closed No Click-and-Soar instruction Thursday, February, 18, 2021 Due to Weather & Power Outages Stay safe & warm!

Due to the likelihood of inclement weather this week, Johnson County District has altered our meal pickup schedule. The five-day breakfast & lunch bulk boxes for kids age 18 & under will be available for pickup today from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m at all Johnson County School locations.

Our Academic Tomcats played their final in county game tonight. We played two rounds of QR and won them both!! We also had several students who placed in writtens. We will be competing in county tournament on Monday! Keep up the AWESOME work Tomcats!!! Language Arts 3rd: Ava June Tackett 4th: Macie Shepherd Arts and Humanities 5th: Elle Holbrook Social Studies 1st: Ava June Tackett 2nd: Aaron Oliver 4th: Collin Cantrell Science 2nd: Macie Shepherd 5th: Aaron Oliver Math 1st: Collin Cantrell

Our Academic Tomcats were in action last night. They had one round of quick recall and won their match! We also had several students who placed in writtens. We continue to be so proud of each of these students and their hard work and dedication! Language Arts 4th: Ava June Tackett Arts & Humanities 1st: Elle Holbrook Social Studies 1st: Collin Cantrell 2nd: Ava June Tackett 3rd: Aaron Oliver Science 1st: Macie Shepherd 5th: Aaron Oliver Math 2nd: Elizabeth Stambaugh 3rd: Collin Cantrell 4th: Will Case

Last night our Academic Tomcats competed in their third tournament of the season. They won both of their quick recall rounds and had several students place in writtens! We are SO proud of how hard they are working!! Language Arts: 1st: Ava June Tackett 2nd: Macie Shepherd Arts & Humanities: 3rd: Will Case 4th: Elle Holbrook Social Studies: 1st: Ava June Tackett 5th: Collin Cantrell Science: 2nd: Macie Shepherd 4th: Aaron Oliver Math: 1st TIE: Collin Cantrell & Elizabeth Stambaugh 3rd: Will Case

We are so proud of our Academic Tomcats! They won their round of QR tonight and had several students place!! Social Studies: 1st place: Ava June Tackett, 3rd place Collin Cantrell Arts & Humanities: 3rd: Elle Holbrook, 4th: Will Case Language Arts: 3rd place: Ava June Tackett, 5th: Macie Shepherd Science: 4th: Macie Shepherd Math: TIE for 1st place: Collin Cantrell and Will Case Keep up the great work! We are all so proud of our tomcats!!! 💚🖤🐾

Reminder: There will be 4/5th grade academic practice after school tomorrow till 4!!

Students in Mrs. Salyers class had a very special visit today from Miss Kentucky, Alex Francke. This was an amazing opportunity for the students. They enjoyed listening to her read and sing! Miss Kentucky Scholarship Organization @missamericaky

We want to thank all of our amazing board members for their service to Johnson County Schools. W.R. Castle wants to send a special thank you to Melvin VanHoose for his dedication to our school.

Johnson County School District lunchroom and transportation staff have been working hard all morning preparing thanksgiving meals for delivery. Make sure to get your meal today and give thanks to those involved!