Hello Westside Village Families!
Here are a few things to look out for this week:
June 6 Ghostbusters! The Westside Way – 8th Grade Play Evening Performance @ WVMS, 6:00pm
June 7 K-3 Field Trip to Shevlin Park
June 10 Welcome Adventure for our Rising & New 2024-25 WVMS Elders
June 10 8th Grade Celebration, 5:30-7:00pm, Please RSVP
June 13 Last 6 Week Celebration & Fair, 4:00-6:00pm
June 14 8th Grade Trip to Portland, 7:00am-10:00pm
June 17, 18 Water Fun at Westside
June 18 Last Day of School (Early Release, 2:05pm)
8th Grade Play: Ghostbusters! The Westside Way, June 6th
Our Elders have been hard at work on their original adaptation of Ghostbusters!
Thursday, June 6th- we will invite our Westside students to watch the play during school, after lunch.
Thursday, June 6th, 6:00pm- we invite all WVMS families and friends to join us for an evening performance of the play here at Westside Village. Rather than selling tickets, this year we are asking for donations at the door; whatever you choose to donate is ok!
Students involved with the play are invited to stay after school on Thursday and we will provide pizza for them.
K-3 Field Trip to Shevlin Park, June 7th
We will be taking our Kindergarten- 3rd grade students to Aspen Hall at Shevlin Park on Friday, June 7th. The students will participate in a nature study of the area. We’ll do a scavenger hunt, identify stream insects, birds, plants, etc. Bring a pair of water shoes if you want to get your feet wet and wear sunscreen!
Permission slips coming home today or find it here.
Well Wired ‘Healthy Tech Talk’ @ Highland, June 5th
Wondering when to give your child a smartphone and access to social media? Do you have questions about the impact of screens on kids’ brains & development? Join us for a Well Wired ‘Healthy Tech Talk’ to help you get answers to these questions (and more).
Led by co-founders, Ami Formica and Brooke Mues, Well Wired promotes conversation about healthy tech choices and delaying smartphones and social media until high school. We will discuss important data & information about today’s addictive tech; the youth mental health crisis; how big tech exploits the attentions of its youngest users; research & expert opinions; parenting tips; and healthy tech alternatives. Well Wired is dedicated to improving our children’s lives and strengthening support for parents in Central Oregon by offering community, discussion, and support around what is considered by many as the greatest parenting challenge of our generation.
This free event is for adults-only; however, children in 5th grade and up are welcome to attend if they are able to sit through the 1.5 hour talk. Sign-up required!
Welcome Adventure for our Rising & New 2024-25 WVMS Elders, Monday, June 10th
We will take our soon-to-be WVMS 6th graders and invite our new incoming middle school students to join us at Hollinshead Barn for a getting to know you day of fun and community building. We are excited to celebrate this group of students becoming Elders and welcome some new Elders too! Permission coming home today or find it here.
8th Grade Celebration, Monday, June 10th 5:30-7:00, Please RSVP!
8th grade families, mark your calendars- it’s time to celebrate these wonderful students heading off to high school! Monday, June 10th from 5:30 to 7:00, we invite you to join us for dinner and a celebration. Please RSVP to the office with the number attending for your student ASAP.
Last 6 Week Celebration & Restorative History Fair (Rewilding, Ingenuity, Survivance & Hope), June 13th
Come be the audience for the students’ research and projects at our Restorative History Fair on Thursday, June 13th from 4:00-6:00!
Students will share what they’ve learned about problems created by past decisions and actions in history and they’ll share their ideas for solutions.
As always, you’ll have an opportunity to connect with your student’s teachers and other families, enjoy a meal and some short performances.
End of Year Medication Pick Up
Please see letter from Nurse Susan here. All medications must be picked up by a parent by the last day of school, Tuesday, June 18th. Any medications not picked up will be discarded.