{"id":1910,"date":"2025-11-21T00:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T00:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2025-11-21T00:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T00:14:33","slug":"newsletter-november-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/2025\/11\/21\/newsletter-november-20-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: November 20, 2025"},"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:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Nov 24-28: NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 3: Village Council Meeting, 8:00\/8:15 in Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 6: WVMS Winter Bazaar, 9:00-2:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 18: 2nd Six Week & Winter Solstice Celebration, 4:30-6:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 22-Jan 2: NO SCHOOL, Winter Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan 5: Choice Options Lottery and Area Change Request Opens<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Join Us for Our Winter Bazaar on Dec 6!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are excited to announce our Winter Bazaar and share some useful information with you all about the event and what to expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Winter Bazaar?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Winter Bazaar is a friendly gift market where both professional and student vendors can show off their creativity and sell their products. It’s a wonderful time to bring together our village and our greater community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theme for this year is: <\/strong>Sowing Seeds of Community<\/em><\/strong>. Our criteria is to create a product that is 50% made from earth\u2019s materials and\/or upcycled.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student Roles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students can create their own products independently or with a group, or they join a team at school and create products during school. It gives students a chance to create a business plan, experience baking, building, designing, and crafting. The criteria for being part of the Bazaar is that the products are made from at least 50% natural or upcycled materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If students choose to create and sell their own product, it is expected that the project be created at home, outside of school hours. We will assist students in creating their plan, reaching out to the school community for materials, and providing feedback. It is by no means a requirement for students to sell their own product; however it is a great learning opportunity. The week before the Bazaar, they may spend time at school in the afternoons working on the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If they cannot make their own, we have multiple teams at school that they can join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional Tables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcome professional artists, creators and community members to come sell their products at the Bazaar as well! Reach out to the front office if you are interested or know of someone interested in selling a product at the Bazaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pricing and Additional Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n