WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Principal: Tracy Mardis
Belief One: All children can learn when provided engaging, Asst. Principal: Vanessa Paluszcyk meaningful, and challenging work.
September 2013
September 2 3-6 5 6 9 10 24 Labor Day HolidayNo School Book Fair Picture Day Open House &Title I Annual Meeting6:30pm PTO fundraiser Kick-Off School Council Meeting12:00 Progress Reports Chick-Fil-A Spirit Day
CHECKS Please be sure your current street address and phone number are on any check you send to school. We accept credit and debit cards for payment in the office except for lunch. There is NO processing fee. Checks for lunch need to be made out to WES Food Service. All others can be made out to Westside Elementary.
17-19 CogAT Testing for 4th Grade
Lost and Found Please label your childs items (jackets, lunchbox, etc). Items that are labeled can be returned to the student instead of being placed in lost and found.
Vision: We envision a responsive school focused on students that is valued and respected by the community.
Cafeteria News Students in grades K-5 The cafeteria would like to invite all students to eat will participate in the Measures of Academic free breakfast each morning. Free and reduced Progress Testing, or meal forms are MAP, beginning on due by SepMonday, Aug. 26. Stutember 19th. dents will be tested in Payments the areas of Reading, made by Language Arts, and checks need to Math. Students are not include phone tested every day, and numbers. Lunch payments can also you can contact your be paid through childs teacher for the www.myschoolbucks.com exact dates your child MAP Testing Picture Day Picture Day is Thursday, September 5. All students will have their picture taken. This will be the photo that appears in the yearbook later in the year. All packages are pre-pay packages and the money is due when the picture is taken. There will be a retake date in October. Life Touch Photography will take the pictures.
ROCKET PRIDE RRespect For Self and Others OOwnership For My Actions CChoose Success KKeep Trying EEngaged in Learning TTake Care of My School SSet a Good Example
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Highly Qualified Teachers and paraprofessionals at Westside Elementary are highly qualified for the positions they hold. You have the right to know and request information concerning the professional qualification of a teacher or paraprofessional who works with your child. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Mardis at (706)673-6531. Parent Resource Center We have a parent resource center located across from the front office. There are lots of materials for you to use to help your child succeed in school. We have board games, backpacks filled with activities in reading, writing, math, and language arts. In addition, we have parenting videos and virtual games located in the media center. Feel free to borrow any of the items throughout the year. Student/Parent Handbook Please review the information in the Student/Parent Handbook and discuss with your child. The handbook can be viewed through our school website under parent resources or a copy can be sent home at the request of the parent. Please be sure to sign and return the Acknowledgment of Receipt form to your childs teacher. Box Tops for Education We will continue collecting Box Tops this year. The school receives 10 per box top to use throughout the school. The classrooms that collect the most Box Tops each month get to have a party. There is also a drawing each month for individual students to win an ice cream. Please write your childs name on the back of the box top with the teachers name. Aluminum Tabs Mrs. Caldwell will be collecting tabs from aluminum cans for The Miracle League Field this year. Students can bring their tabs to the computer lab and place them in the container. PTO News The classroom from each grade level with the most PTO members by September 3rd will receive a pizza party. The classroom with the most members will also receive a cookie cake. Membership is $3.
Welcome to Westside Vanessa Paluszyck (Assistant Principal) Erin White (Parapro) Jennifer Crane (Counselor) Chorus News Chorus tryouts will be on September 3rd for 4th grade and September 5th for new 5th graders. Students that participated in chorus last year do not have to tryout this year, but you do have to turn your form in to Mrs. Mayes. Tryouts will be held from 2:20-3:20 in the music room. Regular rehearsals will begin September 10th for 4th grade and 12th for 5th grade. 4th grade will rehearse on Tuesdays and 5th grade will rehearse on Thursdays after school. For tryouts and rehearsal, parents will need to pick their child up by the side gym entrance at 3:20 or make arrangements to send their child to Aftercare ($5 per day). Media Center Book Fair will be the week of September 3-6. We will open before and after PTO Open House Thursday, September 5. Purchases are tax free and a portion of sales stays at our school. We will have some great new books in our fair this fall. If there is anyone who is interested in volunteering to help in the media center during book fair or any time, please contact Mrs. Adams in the media center at 706-673-6531 ext. 3. Bruin Spirit Day To celebrate and support our Northwest Bruins, every Friday is Bruin Spirit Day! We encourage students, parents, staff, and community members to wear their Bruin gear and/or colors to show their support for the Northwest High School Bruins. Go BRUINS! 2012-13 Yearbooks We have a few yearbooks left from last year. If you are interested, they will be sold for $10 on a first come, first serve basis.
Safety First Here are a few reminders that will enhance the safety of your child while at school. *Please drop off and pick up car riders in the rear of the building in the car rider line only not at the front door. *Please avoid checkouts between 2:10 and 2:30. This helps to limit confusion in the afternoons and ensures students get home safely. *Please remember to send notes for changes in afternoon procedures. *All visitors should sign in at the office and get a visitors sticker before entering the building.
