Newsletter: May 7, 2025

Important Dates

Click here for the full WVMS School Year Calendar.

Coast Trip, May 27-29

4th – 8th grade families: We are headed to the Oregon Coast May 27 – 29!

Coast Trip information/permission slip packets and VRB credit vouchers came home this week. The cost is $225 this year.  Those that worked VRB should deduct their credit amount from $225 to get the total owed.  Feel free to call the office if you have questions or if you need a scholarship.

Find all of the forms linked below, as well as a Chaperone Interest Form for those of you interested in joining us!  Three forms should be signed and returned: permission slip, medication letter (allows us to give emergency treatment and any over-the-counter medications that you approve) and the kayaking release form.

Coast Trip Letter and Packing List

Coast Trip Permission Slip – please sign and return

Coast Trip Medication Letter – please sign and return (EVEN IF YOUR STUDENT DOESN’T HAVE MEDS)

Beaver Creek Kayaking Release of Liability – please sign and return

Chaperone Interest Form

There will be a chaperone meeting Monday, May 12th at 5:30 in the library for all those interested in volunteering.

Incredible Opportunities for Next Year

We are so excited for some upcoming Changes to the 2025-26 School Year!

Thank you to the families that filled out our Youth Truth Survey. It gave us some ideas to start our work towards school improvements!

We have been assigned a School District Counselor. This is exciting news for our team. We will have some extra support to provide direct and indirect services to students, families, and staff to support their academic, social, and emotional well-being. This will help our Westside Village Community navigate challenges.

Elders (middle school students) have some exciting opportunities next year! We are thrilled to partner with Caldera’s Youth Program which connects middle school students to mentors to “explore creativity, nature-immersed experiences, intensive community based experiences with guidance on how to harness their creativity.” Mentors will meet once a week starting in October. They will have the opportunity to go to camp on Blue Lake in Sisters. There they will experience “awe and wonder, applied creativity, dependability, safety, failure and resilience, self-reflection, intercultural connection,” and so much fun! You can find out more at caldera.org

More opportunities include:

• Service Learning and Leadership Opportunities
• More Technology and Coding
• Higher Level Spanish Classes
• Continue High Quality Music Classes
• More Adventure and Environmental Science

MOD Pizza Fundraiser, May 21

Join us for some pizza on May 21st and support Friends of Westside Village! We are having a MOD Pizza Fundraiser at the 110 NW Sisemore St location. 25% of ALL DAY sales will be donated back to Friends of Westside Village (you must show flyer or tell them you’re with Friends of Westside Village)! Tell your friends, family and neighbors to mark their calendars for pizza on Wednesday, May 21st!

Meet The Author

Rosanne Parry, author of A Wolf Called Wander, will be visiting Westside Village on May 23rd! Books can be pre-ordered to be signed and delivered to school!

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].

News From Friends

Session 6 Extended Care & Clubs started Monday, May 5

It’s time to sign up for Session 6 Extended Care & Clubs, which began Monday, May 5!

Visit www.friendsofwestside.com to sign up today.

Is Anyone a CPA or Know of One?

Friends of Westside Village, a non-profit 501(c)(3), desperately needs a CPA to do our taxes.  The person that we’ve used for years has retired and we’ve been unable to find someone that is willing to take on the (very easy) job.  Please consider helping us out if you or someone you know can!  Call or email Ms. Marcie in the office.

Doors Open for Breakfast at 8:25

Students that are not enrolled in Before Care should not arrive at school before 8:25am.  Need to drop off before 8:25? Visit www.friendsofwestside.com to enroll! Thanks for your cooperation.