{"id":1118,"date":"2024-09-11T22:54:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T22:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2024-09-13T18:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T18:20:47","slug":"newsletter-september-11-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/2024\/09\/11\/newsletter-september-11-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: September 11, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello Westside Vil<\/em><\/strong>lage Families!
Here are a few things to look out for this week:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Important Dates:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sept 16-18 Rescheduled Elder Camping Trip<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sept 19 Dental Screening (Optional)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sept 19-27 Goal Setting Conferences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sept 27 Picture Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 2 Village Council Meeting 8:15<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 9-11 5th Grade Camp Tamarack Outdoor School<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 9-11 8th Grade Backpacking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 17 First Six Week Celebration, 4:30-6:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Click here for the full WVMS School Year Calendar<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrival Time Reminder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just a reminder: Our doors open at 8:35am (8:20am for breakfast) unless your child rides the bus or is signed up for Extended Care (see below to sign up).<\/strong> We staff our programs based on the number of sign-ups. It is essential that our attendance counts are accurate for the safety of students and sustainability for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elder Camping (Take Two) 9\/16-9\/18<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are hoping our Elders will be headed to Simtustus Lake Mon, 9\/16 to Weds, 9\/18. We will keep you posted and appreciate your patience while we navigate this crazy weather! Students should arrive to school at 8:15am on Monday morning so that we are ready to leave NO LATER than 9:00am. Our busses have to be back for their routes and cannot wait for late students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Permission slips<\/a> and an informational letter<\/a> will come home the first week of school.  The cost is $50 per student.  Payment is due Friday, 9\/13.  Payments can be made in the office with cash, check or card, or you can pay on the Friends of Westside Village website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dental Screening 9\/19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Advantage Dental will be at our school September 19th to provide dental services free of charge<\/strong>.  Consent forms went home last week 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal Setting Conferences 9\/19-9\/27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Westside Village starts off the school year with Goal Setting Conferences.  These are student-parent-teacher conferences.  Call the office to schedule if you haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picture Day is 9\/27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Smile!  Dorian Studios will be at our school for fall pictures on Friday, September 27th.  All students will be photographed.  Order forms went home last week and are available in the office, or you can order online.  Find more information HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speech Screening K-3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hearing screenings for all kindergarten and 3rd grade students will be held within the first few weeks of school.  Kindergarteners also participate in speech and language screenings.  If you wish your child to not participate in the screenings, please contact the school.  You will only be notified of the results of the screening if your child needs further assessment by a specialist.  If you are not notified, you can assume your child passed the screening. Expect results, as needed, within 2-3 weeks after the screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes From Your Classrooms:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Centers (K-1st)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have loved welcoming the Centers back to school this week!  We have been learning about our community and working on lots of name art. New students have also enjoyed music and drama at Little Duck Camp.We have loved welcoming Centers back to school this week! We have been learning all about our community and working on lots of name art. In math, we are practicing numbers, collecting data, and making graphs. In language arts, we are reading stories together and making connections. New students have also enjoyed music and drama at Little Duck Camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North and South (2nd-5th)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wow, what a fabulous start to the school year! Upstairs, we have begun our math, language arts, and thematic rotations. Students have been learning our systems and expectations for our school community culture, as well as participating in identity and get to know you activities. Please be sure to schedule your student-led goal setting conferences if you haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elders (6th-8th)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week the Elders learned some of our routines around math and language arts. We reflected in our Response Journals about the picture book Be You<\/em> and tried out some math puzzles in our MSEI logs. We brainstormed iPad expectations for school. We learned about our community by playing a bunch of get-to-know-you games and taking surveys about reading and math.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News From Friends<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Session 1 Extended Care, Clubs, Sports Signups are Closing Friday 9\/13! Drop In Still Available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Please sign up for Extended Care, Clubs, and Sports if you are interested and haven\u2019t already. Visit www.friendsofwestside.com<\/a>. Sign ups for Session 1 will close Friday, September 13th. Drop in will still be available. 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hello Westside Village Families!Here are a few things to look out for this week: Important Dates: Sept 16-18 Rescheduled Elder Camping Trip Sept 19 Dental Screening (Optional) Sept 19-27 Goal Setting Conferences Sept 27 Picture Day Oct 2 Village Council Continue reading Newsletter: September 11, 2024<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":762,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/762"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1118"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1127,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118\/revisions\/1127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}