Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District

On Wednesday, 3rd grade traveled to Henry Doorly Zoo to end their animal unit. They had a blast checking out all of the exhibits!

Fifth Grade went down to the Care Center on Tuesday for "Book Buddies" with the residents. Each book a student read, earned a "Book Buck" for the resident. We will return to read again in November. In December, the residents will have the opportunity to "spend" their bucks on items for friends and family.The fifth graders will help them shop and wrap their gifts! Thanks to the Exira Library for coordinating this fun program!

The elementary is celebrating Red Ribbon Week all week long - we started strong on Tuesday with wearing Red! Beth even made a cool red ribbon display on the south windows. We pledge to be drug free!

Congratulations to our Spartans of the Week as well as our Booster Club sponsored Spartans of the Quarter!

📚 Our students have been taking learning on the road at the library! Middle school students visited yesterday, and high school students are heading over today. Students rotate through five hands-on stations:


🏛️ History of Elk Horn — exploring our town's story

🎃 Make a scarecrow — a little fall creativity

🔤 Letter search and unscramble — wordplay and vocabulary in action

⚗️ Spelling with the elements of the periodic table — building words from chemical symbols

🌸 Flower identification — putting nature know-how to the test


Hands-on learning, local history, and a lot of creativity — all in one trip!

Oh my Gourd! The elementary had a blast in art this week. Thanks to a donation from Barry, Alex, & Mary Eldal, every single student in the elementary got to paint their own gourd. This morning they were displayed in the commons so parents could pick them up after conferences!

10/23 Friday Celebration-- Matilda Comprehension Question awardees, and K-2 Drawing winners!

The MS/HS building has lots of things for you at today's conferences!!

*Meet your child's teachers
*View your child's Fall NWEA scores
*Meet with DMACC
*Meet with Classroom Clinic -- one of our therapy partners
*Manning Health is bringing their In Plain Sight trailer to view

Hope to see you!
Conferences are 11am-7pm

Spartan Schedule for the week of October 26

Congrats Lexi Brown on making it to State XC

If you are interested in purchasing a shirt, you can find them here:
https://exira-ehk-state-cross-country-2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Congratulations to Lexi Brown! She qualified individually for the state cross country meet with a 3rd place finish at the Panorama District meet tonight. Lexi will compete at state on October 30th in Fort Dodge!

Spartan XC State Qualifying Information

Good luck!

Happy Wednesday Spartan Nation!
Calling all Speechies and Speech Fans -- our online store is now open!
We'll run the online store until Friday, November 6th.
Thanks for all of the support! :)

https://exira-ehk-speech-2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Exira EHK is looking for snow removal bids.
If interested, please submit your bid to Mrs. Christensen by Nov. 1

Join our team at Exira EHK Elementary!

There is no KFC for elementary students on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

10/16 Friday Celebration: 3-5 Drawings

On Friday, Kindergarten visited 3 Bee Farms near Griswold, and had a great time learning about bees and pollination. This is a topic they will be exploring in their reading curriculum over the next few weeks, so it was wonderful to give the students a little preview and connect their learning to a real-life experience! Along with learning about bees, the class also got to explore a corn maze, enjoy a hayride, and play on the farm playground. What a fun day filled with learning, exploring, and making memories!

Spartan Schedule for the week of October 19

Regional Volleyball
EEHK takes on East Union tonight in Elk Horn at 7 pm