Newsletter: February 5, 2025

Important Dates

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Friendship Day Activities

Valentine’s Day is celebrated at WVMS by celebrating healthy friendships and kindness. This is always an emotional time for students. Some children have unrealistic expectations with relationships. We really try to help everyone build relationships, reach out to those that they do not know as well, and have fun with friends. We DO NOT promote this as a romantic adult event.

Friendship Day at School, Friday, February 14th

-We remind our community that this day is about healthy friendships, not romantic love or the commercialism around the day.  It’s about having fun, being a great friend, and enjoying festivities.

-Please do not feel pressured to send Valentine cards.  If you do, please do not put names on the cards.  Students will make bags at school to collect any treats being passed out.

-If your child has a special gift for someone, please try to do it outside of school. In school, this can make other students feel excluded.

-Students can make big posters to share with communities, buy a small treat for their community (something that has at least 50 for each upstairs community, 50 for Centers, and 75 for Elders), write quotes to put in bags, pencils, erasers, (preferably something that is not single use plastic).

You all are invited to a Friendship Day Tea and mini performance at 3:00! If you can make it, great. If not, please do not worry. This is a no-pressure event!

Youngers & Olders Ice Skating Wednesday, February 12th

Youngers and Olders will be Ice Skating on Wednesday, Feb 12th to celebrate friendship!  Permission slips wet home this week, or find it attached here.  The cost is $7 per student (can be paid with cash, check or card in the office or with this link). We will start our day with a walk to the Pavilion!  We will leave right at 8:35.  We will arrive back at school around 11:45/12:00.  Please make sure your student knows their shoe size or write it on their hand so that skate fitting will go smoothly and quickly and we can get more skating in!

Centers & Elders Ice Skating Thursday, February 13th

Centers and Elders will be Ice Skating on Thursday, Feb 13th to celebrate friendship!  Permission slips went home this week, or find it attached here.  The cost is $7 per student (can be paid with cash, check or card in the office or with this link).  We will have an early lunch and walk to the Pavilion, leaving school around 12:30/12:45.  We will arrive back at school around 3:15/3:30.  Please make sure your student knows their shoe size or write it on their hand so that skate fitting will go smoothly and quickly and we can get more skating in!

Choice Options Lottery is Open

Visit this link for more information. If you know of any families that would be a good fit, send them our way! We will have one more info night. Info Night: March 6th (Tour at 5:15, Info Session at 5:30).

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

The lottery for 1st-12th grade has closed, but applications are still being accepted. The lottery for Kindergarten will close on March 21st.

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 2025-2026 is open.

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

No School Days for February-March

Feb 17:
NO SCHOOL for Presidents Day Holiday

Mar 24-28:
NO SCHOOL for Spring Break

Friends of Westside Village offers Non School Day Camp for these days.  Sign up through Bend Parks and Rec.

2024-25 Oregon Statewide Tests (OSAS)

This school year our 3rd through 8th grade students will take the Oregon Statewide Tests. Parents have the right to opt their child out of the English Language Arts and/or the Math tests. We have made it a mission to be creative and smart about how we administer the OR Statewide Tests. We are not going to make students sit for hours at a time testing; we are going to offer them fun snacks, breaks when needed, and all the support we can give. We would like to take this opportunity to turn this challenge into a fun and meaningful experience. 

Here are links to the Annual Notice for Statewide Testing – this contains information about the testing and the Opt-Out Form.
OSAS Annual Notice and Opt-Out Form English 24-25
OSAS Annual Notice and Opt-Out Form español 24-25

If you have any questions about the test, please email Felicia at [email protected].

Hiring Substitutes

News From Friends

Session 4 Extended Care & Clubs start Monday, Feb 3

Session 4 Extended Care and Clubs start Monday, February 3rd! Visit www.friendsofwestside.com.

If you need a scholarship, please fill out an application and get your paperwork to the front office asap. Once you are approved you will receive a code that is valid for the whole year.

Logo Goods

Buy your WVMS Logo Goods!  We have T shirts and hoodies available for purchase in the office.  Adult and child sizes available.  Come check it out and show your Volcano spirit!