Hello Westside Village Families!
Here are a few things to look out for this week:
Nov 8 & 9 Dental Screenings
Nov 9 K-5 Field Trip to Skyliner Lodge
Nov 10 No School – Veteran’s Day Holiday
Nov 16 Family Thanksgiving Lunch, 12:00pm, please RSVP
Nov 20-24 No School – Thanksgiving Break
Dec 02 Winter Bazaar, 9:30am-3:00pm
Dec 04 Picture Retake Day
Dec 12 2nd Six Week Celebration & Winter Solstice Performances, 4:30pm
Dec 15 Winter Solstice Party (during the school day)
Dec 18-Jan 1No School – Winter Break
Boys Basketball
Nov 9 Bend Int’l School @ WVMS, 5pm
Nov 13 WVMS @ Pacific Crest Middle School, 6pm
Nov 15 WVMS @ Cascades Academy, 5pm
Nov 29 WVMS @ La Pine Middle School, 5pm
Dec 06 WVMS @ Three Rivers, 5pm
Dec 11 Bend Int’l @ WVMS, 5pm
Dec 13 WVMS @ Sky View Middle School, 6pm
Last Minute Field Trip Thurs, 11/9!
We have gotten approval to take a field trip on Thursday! We will be taking Centers, Youngers and Olders (K-5) to Skyliner Lodge to explore our own watershed; locating where our water comes from. We will use the forest as a vehicle to learn more about what a healthy watershed looks like.
We will hike, play a forest game, and write about our experience using our senses. Olders will practice leadership skills in leading their groups.
Permission slips will come home today. We are asking for a $2 donation to help with transportation costs.
We would love to have volunteers (must have approved background check) join us to help pass out snacks, walk with students, and run errands.
Curriculum & Fun
What a Fall we’ve had; lots of peak moments for students! Thank you families for supporting our fun, adventures, and learning.
Pumpkin Patch & Fun Run:
Inventerprise: We are excited to continue to work on our inventerprise project which is all about inventing something to help maintain life’s most precious resource, water! This has been challenging for students to come up with an idea that is novel and original. We can’t wait to learn more about individual and group ideas! Students will be sharing their ideas in a variety of ways including infographics, 3 minute videos, stop motion, posters, and models.
Winter Bazaar: As we get closer to the date of our Winter Bazaar we are working hard to craft business plans and finalize the goods we will be selling. Students are challenged to learn how to write a business plan for either a school product or their own product. Students will also apply algebra and number sense to help solve real world problems related to the Bazaar. It is so much fun to get into the entrepreneurial spirit and learn fabulous life skills of what it takes to design a business.
Reserve your professional table for the Winter Bazaar Saturday, December 2, 2023! Adult professional space is $30 and student professional spaces are $15. This event is sponsored by Friends of Westside Village, our nonprofit organization. This event is a creative and sustainable Gift Market for children, professional artists and craftspeople to sell and promote their products and connect with the community. All students have school opportunities to create crafts and baked goods.
Dental Screening 11/8, 11/9
Advantage Dental will be at our school November 8th (and possibly 9th, depending on number of participants) to provide dental services free of charge. Consent forms went home or they are available in the office. If you do not wish to have your student screened, there is no need to complete the form. ONLY students that bring back a completed form asking for services will be screened/serviced.
NO SCHOOL 11/10, 11/20-11/25
There is NO SCHOOL this Friday, 11/10 in observance of the Veterans Day Holiday and Mon-Fri, Nov 20-25 for Thanksgiving Break. Westside Art & Adventure Camp is available through Bend Park and Rec for Non School Days. Sign up here
Family Thanksgiving Lunch, 11/16
Thursday, November 16th 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 asap if you have not already. Price is $4.75 for adults and $3.50 for students or siblings. Cash and check accepted (no cards), or you can charge the amount to your child’s meal account. Please note that we are not able to extend the Free/Reduced status to adults or siblings eating with those students.
Donation Request
We are in need of old coffee/tea mugs that are in decent shape. Drop off at the office. Thank you!
Walking Field Trip Permission Slip
Every year, we take a few “walking field trips” that are within 1 mile of our school campus. This permission slip will give permission for each of those trips. These forms were sent out at the beginning of the year in emails and were also available at Open House and in the office lobby. If you don’t remember filling this out, please do so. Feel free to call and check to see if your student has one on file. Walking Field Trip Permission Slip