Hello Westside Village Families!
Here are a few things to look out for this week:
May 16 New Incoming K-5 Orientation, 5:00-6:00
May 20 Coast Trip Chaperone Meeting, 5:30
May 22 WVMS Night at Mountain Burger!
May 27 NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day Holiday
May 29-31 Coast Trip, 4th-8th Graders
June 3 River Restoration Field Trip (Olders/Elders not in Play)
June 6 Ghostbusters! 8th Grade Play Evening Performance, Time TBD
June 7 K-3 Field Trip to Shevlin Park
June 10 5th Grade Move Up and Welcome Adventure for our new WVMS Elders
June 10 8th Grade Celebration, 5:30-7:00pm
June 13 Last 6 Week Celebration & Fair, 4:00-6:00
June 14 8th Grade Trip, Details to Come
June 17, 18 Water Fun at Westside
June 18 Last Day of School (Early Release, 2:05pm)
Thank you so much for all the flowers, food, fruit, and love that came staff’s way last week! It was appreciated!
Congratulations to Mr. Gabe and Ms. Kelly D for being our Excellence in Education Award Winners!
The Coast Trip is May 29th-31st!
Lots of info went out last week about our annual coast trip for 4th-8th graders. Your student should have brought home a packet that includes a letter with information, a packing list, permission slip, medication form, kayaking release, and their VRB paycheck if they worked or sold tickets. The funds earned at VRB are applied to the cost of the trip, which is $200 this year. Feel free to check in with the office if you have questions or if you’d like to know your student’s balance owed. All forms and money is due by Monday, May 20th. Cash, check, card or Paypal is accepted. Scholarships are available, please call the office or email [email protected] to request.
An email went out on Friday 5/10 with all of the forms linked, as well as a chaperone interest form. Please fill out this form if you are interested in volunteering at the coast! There will be a chaperone meeting Monday, May 20th at 5:30 in the library.
Session 6 Clubs is Open!
It’s not too late to register for the last session of clubs! We are keeping most of our same clubs from session 5 and are also adding some fun new ones to the mix. We are excited to offer a Honey Bee club and a disc sports club! Register for clubs at www.friendsofwestside.com/programs. Clubs will run from May 6 – June 14.
May Before and After Care
Register for May Before and After care at www.friendsofwestside.com. Cost for May Before and After Care is $264 and $88 for before school only. As usual, we offer a $60 discount towards a club with your purchase of May before and after care. If you are on a scholarship, please reach out to Ms. Lovely for your May discount code (541) 419-8478.
WVMS Night at Mountain Burger, Weds, May 22nd
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 22nd! Plan to have dinner at Mountain Burger and earn money for our school! Mountain Burger has agreed to give 10% of sales ALL DAY on May 22nd back to Friends of Westside Village! Can’t wait to see you there!
8th Grade Play: Ghostbusters!
Our Elders have been hard at work on their original adaptation of Ghostbusters. The week of June 3-7 will be all about the play for our Elders. The 3rd and 4th will be rehearsals during school. The 5th will be a special performance at school for Westside students. The 6th will be a daytime performance for neighboring schools and an evening performance (Time TBD) for our families and the public! Tickets will go on sale soon!
Whychus Creek Restoration Adventure Olders & Elders (not in the play), Monday, June 3rd
We have an exciting opportunity for all students to do some river restoration! We are so grateful for our partnership with the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council to organize a few projects on various water sources in our area. We will take a total of 3 trips over the next month. Our last trip is Monday, June 3rd. We will be taking Olders and any Elders not involved in the play to Sisters to help with riparian planting, pulling invasive weeds, and cleaning up trash near Whychus Creek. We will continue to learn about healthy watersheds and what it means to be a steward of the river.
5th Grade Move Up & Welcome Adventure for New WVMS Elders, Monday, June 10th
We will take our soon-to-be 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 slips to come.
8th Grade Celebration, Monday June 10th
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 by Monday, June 3rd.
Bend-La Pine Schools Learning Levy
Have you voted? Learn about the Bend-La Pine Schools 2024 Proposed Learning Levy here.