Newsletter: November 07, 2025

Important Dates:

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Join Us for Our Winter Bazaar on Dec 6!

We are excited to announce our Winter Bazaar and share some useful information with you all about the event and what to expect.

What is the Winter Bazaar?

The Winter Bazaar is a friendly gift market where both professional and student vendors can show off their creativity and sell their products. It’s a wonderful time to bring together our village and our greater community.

The theme for this year is: Sowing Seeds of Community. Our criteria is to create a product that is 50% made from earth’s materials and/or upcycled.

Student Roles

Students can create their own products independently or with a group, or they join a team at school and create products during school. It gives students a chance to create a business plan, experience baking, building, designing, and crafting. The criteria for being part of the Bazaar is that the products are made from at least 50% natural or upcycled materials. 

If students choose to create and sell their own product, it is expected that the project be created at home, outside of school hours. We will assist students in creating their plan, reaching out to the school community for materials, and providing feedback. It is by no means a requirement for students to sell their own product; however it is a great learning opportunity. The week before the Bazaar, they may spend time at school in the afternoons working on the product.

If they cannot make their own, we have multiple teams at school that they can join.

Professional Tables

We welcome professional artists, creators and community members to come sell their products at the Bazaar as well! Reach out to the front office if you are interested or know of someone interested in selling a product at the Bazaar.

Pricing and Additional Information:

• Students that are creating their own products can rent a table/space at the Bazaar for $15. Students need to fill out a permission slip for this and bring their money to the office.

• Professional (Adult) tables are $35.  Buy a table and sell your product for a profit! Call or email the office today to reserve your table.

• A percentage of the profits from table/space rentals will go to a nonprofit organization that the student leadership team will choose.

• We also need students at the Bazaar helping us out with running the Friends of WVMS booths. Students are signing up at school and need to commit to a shift.

• If your student cannot make it to the Bazaar, they will still participate in making items to be sold at the Friends of Westside Village Booths.  There is no need to rent a table unless your student(s) would like to sell their own items for a profit.

• Volunteers needed (both at school starting soon and day of the event)!  Google Form coming soon!

• Materials needed at school for student projects (list of items needed coming soon).
  

NO SCHOOL Days in November/December

Nov 11:

NO SCHOOL in observation of the Veterans’ Day holiday. We would like to give our thanks to those that have and continue to serve our country. Thank you!

Nov 24-28:

NO SCHOOL for Thanksgiving Break. We hope you are able to enjoy some time with your loved ones, rest, and get outside in nature.

Friends of WVMS is offering camp for these days (Mon-Wed).  Sign up through Bend Parks and Rec!

Dec 22-Jan 2:

NO SCHOOL for Winter Break. We hope you are able to enjoy some time with your loved ones, rest, and get outside in nature.

Friends of WVMS is offering camp for these days (excluding Dec 25, 26, 31 and Jan 1).  Sign up through Bend Parks and Rec!

Picture Retake Day is Nov 13

If you missed picture day or would like a new image, retake day will be next Thursday, November 13th. If you already ordered and want a new picture taken, please be sure to return your original picture packet to the photographer on retake day. If you have not ordered yet and would like to, order forms are available in the office or you can order online up to 2 days after retake day. Get more info here.

College & Career Day, Nov 20

It’s that time of year again! November 20th is College and Career Day in Bend-La Pine Schools. Westside Village encourages students to explore the multitude of pathways available to students after they graduate high school. This is a K-12 day! We want all students to be dreaming about what options they have after they leave our schools and striving to meet their infinite potential.

Family Thanksgiving Lunch, Nov 20

Thursday, November 20th we will be serving “Thanksgiving Dinner” at school at lunch time. Families are invited to join their students for lunch. Please bring your ID to sign in and arrive at 12:00 to allow time to sign in. Please RSVP so Ms. Jennae knows how much food to prepare. (If you purchase your ticket online, this will act as your RSVP). We will also pre-print name badges for those that RSVP. Price is $5.50 for adults and $3.50 for siblings. Exact cash and check accepted day-of (no cards), or you can prepay here. WVMS student meals will be free of charge, but any family attending will need to pay for their meal.

News From Friends

Blue Bags Holiday Give Event, Nov 15-Dec 2

Bottle Drop is matching 20% of Blue Bag proceeds from Nov 15 – Dec 2! Let’s collect those cans! Get a blue bag from the office and drop at the redemption center between those dates, OR just bring your bags of cans/bottles (blue or regular) to the office and we’ll do it for you! You can also donate funds directly from your Bottle Drop account!

Community Clean Up Day, Nov 11

The Giving Campaign

Wow! We’re almost there! Because of our incredibly generous community, we have raised over $9,500! We are so close to reaching our goal of $10,000! One more push and we’ll reach the top – and maybe even go beyond?!

If you haven’t yet donated, consider making a contribution to help us earn money to support these amazing opportunities:

Your Donation Helps Us Achieve These Goals:

·  Healthy snacks — fueling our students so they can keep their learning lava flowing.

·  Visiting artists, scientists, and athletes from our community — sparking creativity and inspiration.

·  Dishwashing staff — so we can keep things sustainable and say goodbye to disposable dishware.

·  New risers for our Upstairs Community — helping our kids rise to the occasion.

·  A new dog waste station — so our neighborhood pups can keep doing their part to keep the campus clean and tail-waggingly welcoming.

·  Student scholarships — ensuring every kid can join clubs, adventures, and ignite their passions!

Your donation is 100% tax-deductible and super easy to make:

• Donate online at www.friendsofwestside.com
• Mail a check (made out to Friends of WVMS) to:
  Westside Village Magnet School, 1101 NW 12th St, Bend, OR 97703

👉 Click here to donate and spark your support!

WVMS Night at Burgerville, Nov 17

Put burgers, fries and shakes on the menu for Monday, November 17th, because we hope to see you at Burgerville! Show the flyer below or mention Westside Village and they’ll give 20% back to our school between 4:00pm and 7:00pm!