Collection of Personal Belongings
Many students have items remaining in their desks and lockers. Our staff have bagged students’ belongings and have them ready for pick up on the designated days and times listed below. For families choosing to pick up their child’s items from the school, please place a sign in your vehicle window that clearly identifies your child’s first and last name and grade/teacher. Enter into the Bus Chute(door 1) and pull up to the cones. A staff member will bring your child’s items to you. For the health and safety of both you and our staff, please remain in your vehicle. Our staff will greet you at your vehicle.
Elementary
May 7 from 12 pm-8 pm
May 8 from 8 am-4 pm
Library and PakRat books:
Students can drop off any library materials or PAKRAT books that they are finished with when they to pick up belongings this week. If you are still reading the books, you can certainly keep them.
Westwood School Parade
We will be honoring and celebrating all students and families for completing the school year at our School Parade on May 29th. The parade will take place at Westwood between 2:00-3:00. The parade route will take you through our bus chute where teachers will be lined up to say goodbye to students. Families will stay in their cars and drive through the bus chute waving at teachers and staff. I encourage your families to attend the parade to close out the year and provide closure for students and teachers. We encourage students to wear their Westwood blue to support our Wildcat community. More detail to come in the following weeks. Please save the date!!!
5th Grade Graduation:
We are working on details to honor and celebrate our 5th grade students, the last week of school. More details to come next week on how we plan on honoring the 5th grade class of 2020.
Update the Seesaw App Regularly:
If you are using an iPad or tablet for Seesaw, please make sure you update the app at least once a week in order to keep it working well. If you are using a Westwood iPad, go to Self-Service, search for Seesaw and click re-install.
Student Medications:
Parents who would like to pick up remaining student medications should email or call your school nurse by noon on Tuesday May 5th. Your school nurse will then communicate arrangements for your medication pick up (to occur on the same days designated for personal belonging pick up). Only families who email or call will receive their remaining medications. All other medications will be destroyed in compliance within MDE and MDH guidance.
Westwood: JAMIE ZYLKA – jamie.zylka@isd742.org (320) 370-7652
Lunch accounts:
Funds remaining in your child’s lunch account will be rolled over the next year. If you would like to request a refund, please email Mary.Streit@isd742.org.
Mental Health Supports:
We understand this is a challenging time for many of our students and families. We are here for you. Please reach out to your child’s counselor or building principal if you want to discuss options for mental health support. We also encourage you to review the resources included below.
COVID-19: How to Help Kids Deal With School Closings and Cancelled Plans
World Health Organization -Parenting in the time of Covid-19 (available in multiple languages
Mental Health & Wellness Tips During Covid-19
Prevention Youth Suicide Facts & Tips
Connect with a Crisis Counselor
Local Crisis Response Team
Textbooks, Reading Materials and Technology Device Return:
Textbooks & Reading Materials
All texts, including course books, library materials, and PAKRAT books, will be dropped off at the school or picked up by district support staff. Students in grades K-11 will return items the week of June 1.
You may also drop off materials on May 29th after our school parade. Staff will be on site to support device return.
Yearbooks:
Students who purchased yearbooks may pick them up during the same time frame as textbook/device return. Students in grades K-11 may pick up their yearbooks when they return items the week of June 1.
You may also pick up yearbooks after our school parade on May 29th.
Homework Hotline Opens Next Week! Beginning the week of May 5th you can join a Google Meet session to ask questions and get help regarding your child’s assignments. You will connect with one of our fabulous tutors, live.
This is being offered to students in grades 3-5, at this time.
The Homework Hotline will be open from 11:00am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-3:00pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
To join the Hotline:
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Go to meet.google.com
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Click 
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Enter the code (see below)
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You will see the following. If “no one else is here” Click “Join Now” and you will connect with your tutor.
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If someone is there, please mute your microphone (click on the little
microphone at the bottom of your screen (it will turn red), your tutor will
be with you shortly.
6. When you have finished your meet, select the red phone icon to hang up.
Homework Hotline Codes:
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Grade 3
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Grade 4
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Grade 5
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11:00-12:00 westwood3a
2:00-3:00 westwood3p
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11:00-12:00 westwood4a
2:00-3:00 westwood4p
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11:00-12:00 westwood5a
2:00-3:00 westwood5a
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