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Westwood Wildcat News
February 2020
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Notes from Mr. Branton:
We look forward to connecting with all the parents over the course of the next few weeks during parent-teacher conferences. We are excited to share all the wonderful progress with you about your students’ growth in the classroom. Students have worked extremely hard and they are proud of all they have accomplished thus far this year! Staff will be revisiting goals from the beginning of the year and checking progress with those goals. New goals will be established to continue to challenge each learner for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
Looking at the calendar, we have three weeks left of the second trimester before we head into the final trimester for the year. After students return from break, we will have one month before spring testing begins that monitors student progress and growth throughout the year. The school year is flying by quickly, and students are showing their maturity on a daily basis by practicing the Westwood Way!
Thank you for your continued support at home and partnership as we strive to produce life- long learners. Have a wonderful month of February and we are looking forward to our conferences ahead to reconnect with all our great families at Westwood.
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January Students of the Month &
Geography Bee Winner
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The word of the month for Januray was Attitude. The following students were chosen by their peers or a teacher for demonstrating a positive attitude for the month of January.
Michael Eide, Annabell Nelson, Jayden Totz, King' Lucas Motten, Ivy Otto, Owen Gorder, James Eggbrecht, Braelyn Ostlund-Weston, Madison Salvati, Marcus Eide, Rimas Abuhussein, Muhsin Mohamed, Eliza Larsen, Avery Flocken, Nathan Millerbernd, Harper Rademacher, Carter Cruzen, Jacie Pederson, Jaslene Som, Shyla Gordon, Jennie Li, Sophia Ford, Will Scharf, Noah Schug, Camden Miller, Scarlet Schreiner
Congratulations to Julia Gauthier, 4th grade winner of Westwoods geography Bee.
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Send your child a Valentine
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Early Release Day is coming up on Friday, February 7th. Students will be dismissed from school at 12:40 with doors opening for parent pick up at 12:35. Kidstop will be open normal hours.
Below is the link for this months lunch menu, this link includes color pictures of lunch for each day. On the menu you may see that each day there are two options for the main item. Students are able to make their lunch choice each morning.
January: https://isd742.nutrislice.com/menu/westwood/lunch/2020-01-03 |
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End of day changes:
To make changes to your child's after school arrangements, please call the school office by 2:00 PM. It gets very hectic at the end of the day and the sooner we can not guarantee the message will get to your child's teacher in time.
Attendance:
Westwood opens the doors to students starting at 7:55 am. Westwood's school day starts at 8:10 a.m. Students arriving after 8:10 a.m. need to be checked into the office by a parent or guardian, this helps ensure student safety and accurate school attendance records. Morning routines are very important to help students be ready for learning. When students are arriving late they are missing out on important routines and instruction.
Birthday Treats:
Everyone at Westwood looks forward to classroom celebrations; the activities, social interactions, and more. Our staff is encouraged to use non-food rewards and healthy snacks that contribute to our culture of healthy eating. Please refrain from bringing in large birthday cakes/cupcakes, balloons, flowers, or other large items on your student’s birthday. This is disruptive to learning and some students have allergies to these items. If you choose to send something, please consider a healthy alternative, that should fit in your student’s backpack
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Winter Weather Reminders:
Students will be going outside for recess unless the "feels like" temperature is below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Please be sure your child comes to school wearing the appropriate outdoor clothing: Snow Boots, Snow Pants, Winter Jacket, Hat and Gloves or Mittens. Please label everything you can with your child's name.
Your child will be going outside unless we have a note from a doctor stating there is a health reason why they need to stay indoors.
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Lost and Found:
Our lost and found is located by the school office. Please remind your child that if they have lost anything to look there. As a reminder we are donating items that have been left behind longer than 1 month.
Bus Information:
This time of year buses may come across unforeseen issues and run behind. If this is the case please call the bus company of the bus that your child rides. The school is not always called and given information if buses are running behind. By calling the bus company directly they are able to radio the bus driver to see what the problem may be and give you an estimated time as to when the bus will be there.
District transportation for all "PS" buses: 320-253-9370
Guardian Bus Company for all "G" buses: 320-259-8225
Spanier Bus Company for all "S" buses: 320-251-3313
Trobec Bus Company for all "T" buses: 320-251-1202
Voigt Bus Company for all "V" buses: 320-253-0510
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February 1st: Sleeping Beauty Performance @ 11am Apollo High School
State Robotics Competition- Rivers Edge Convention center 8-5
February 5th: 5th Grade field trip to Orchestra Hall
February 6th- February 14th: Book Fair
February 6th & 13th: Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:00-7:30
February 7th: Early Release Day- Dismissal @ 12:40
February 1th: 5th grade sledding field to @ SJU
February 12th: 100th Day of School
February 17th: No School
February 20th: One District One Book Family Breakfast
February 27th: PBIS Assembly @ 1:40
Science Fair, Mrs. Nett's class 10:15-11:15
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Coin Wars are happening this week. Please remind your child to bring in their change.
The winning grade level will receive a pizza party!!
Teacher Meal during Conferences:
Please consider donating to the Teacher Conference meal if you have not already.
Conference night is such a long day for our teachers and we love providing them with a
nice meal.
The next PAW meeting is on Monday, February 3rd at 6:00 PM in the media center.
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Our mailing address is:
5800 Ridgewood Road
St. Cloud, MN 56303
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