Newsletter: December 11, 2023

Hello Westside Village Families!
Here are a few things to look out for this week:


Dec 12 2nd Six Week Celebration & Winter Solstice Performances, 4:30pm
Dec 12 Giving Tree Items Due
Dec 15 Winter Solstice Party (during the school day)
Dec 18-Jan 1 No School – Winter Break (See you back on Jan 2!)
Jan 2 High Desert Museum Field Trip
Jan 2-19 Choice Options Lottery for Grades 1-12
Jan 2-Mar 22 Choice Options Lottery for Kindergarten

Boys Basketball
Dec 11          Bend Int’l @ WVMS, 5pm
Dec 13          WVMS @ Sky View Middle School, 6pm

Join Us for Our 2nd Six Week Celebration & Winter Solstice Performances, Dec 12, 4:30-6:30pm

Family & Friends Coffee Thurs, Dec 14th 8:30-9:15

We’d love to have a meeting open to families. The topics will be how families can support our Winter Solstice Party and our trip the High Desert Museum. We will also open up the discussion for topics families may have and ideas of how to keep your students learning over the long holiday. Stop in for a cup of coffee and a treat!

Choice Options Lottery Opens Jan 2

The Choice Options Lottery opens on January 2nd.  Visit this link for more information. If you know of any families that would be a good fit, send them our way! We will be hosting tours and info nights in January and March. Dates and times will be posted here as well as on our school website.

Remember that all incoming siblings of Westside students MUST complete an application.  Current Westside Village students do not need to re-apply. 

New This Year: Entry into the Choice Options lottery, Dual Immersion lottery, and Priority Area Change Requests all require a current enrollment in a Bend-La Pine School for the school year requested. Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year opens on January 2.

Don’t hesitate to call Marcie with any questions.  541-355-2001

High Desert Museum Field Trip, Jan 2

We’d like to kick off our new year with a trip to the High Desert Museum!  We will take our entire Village to the museum!  It is important to get permission slips signed and returned BEFORE winter break.  Permission slips went home Friday.  Find it here if you haven’t seen it yet: Centers/Elders Youngers/Olders  Cost is $8 or what you can afford.  You can pay with cash or check in the office or with the Friends Paypal Link.  

If your student will not be here on that day, please let us know.  
If you’d like to volunteer, please indicate that on the permission slip.  Remember that all volunteers MUST be approved through the district prior to the trip.  Visit this page if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.  Applications usually take about a week to process, but could take longer over the holidays.

Lost and Found will be Donated over Break

December/January Before & After Care + Session 3 Clubs

Session 3 Clubs are open- sign up here! You can also sign up for December and January Before/After Care on this link.  Clubs will run from December 11th-February 1st. There are options Monday-Friday! Before School care starts at 7:30am Monday-Friday.

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