{"id":2143,"date":"2026-04-17T18:19:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/?p=2143"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:19:52","slug":"newsletter-april-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/2026\/04\/17\/newsletter-april-16-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: April 16, 2026"},"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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Apr 23: Village Rhythm & Bingo (VRB), 5:30-8:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr 28: Spring Picture Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 6: Village Council Meeting, 8:00\/8:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 7: Family BBQ & 5th Six Week Celebration, 12:00-2:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 19: WVMS Giveback Night at TEAL (Tea + Art Lounge)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 25: NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day Holiday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 27-29: Coast Trip (4th-8th Graders)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 8: 8th Grade Moving On Celebration, 5:30-7:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 10: NO Early Release Weds, FULL School Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 11: Last Day of School (Early Release at 2:05)<\/p>\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

VRB is Next Thursday, Apr 23<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click here for Important VRB Info for 4th-8th Graders<\/a>! More information coming home soon (student jobs, times, expectations, etc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is VRB?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 21+ fundraiser at the Unitarian Church \u2014 equal parts fun, food, and community. We’ve handled the kids (childcare + dinner at WVMS), so you can show up, let loose, and actually finish a sentence. Join us Thursday, April 23rd from 5:30-8:30!

Your $50 admission ticket includes: Dinner catered by Parrilla, one set of BINGO cards (5 games), one drink ticket, and childcare with dinner for the little ones at WVMS.<\/strong>

Add-on extra BINGO cards, raffle tickets, heads or tails necklaces & golden tickets online or at the event. We suggest bringing cash! Cards are accepted but cash is easy and fast! <\/strong>

5:30 PM<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Doors open! Check in, mingle, grab a drink, snag your raffle tickets, extra BINGO cards, heads or tails necklaces and golden tickets.

6:00 PM<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Dinner is served

6:30<\/strong>\u00a0PM<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Game on! BINGO, raffle drawings throughout the night, a silly game of heads or tails and the BIG golden ticket reveal \u2014 one lucky winner takes home\u00a0$500 cash!<\/strong>\u00a0

8:30 PM<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Rock band closes out the night

Show up loud. Have a good time. Love your Village.\u00a0\ud83d\udda4

Click this link<\/a> to purchase your admission ticket and add-on packages or individual items to make check-in at the event a breeze. Every dollar goes right back to the Village. <\/strong> Can’t go but want to support? Buy a “supporter ticket”<\/a> aka, a donation to Friends of Westside Village.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure you name the 4th-8th grader that you want to receive credit<\/strong> when purchasing admission and supporter tickets!<\/strong>

This event is for 21+ only. Childcare is provided at Westside Village Magnet School with ticket purchase<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SMILE! Spring Picture Day, Apr 28<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Spring Picture Day is Tuesday, April 28th.  Picture forms will go home soon.  This is an optional picture day; only those that return their forms or order online BEFORE picture day will be photographed<\/strong>. Order with QR code below or go to mydorian.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2025-26 Oregon Statewide Tests (OSAS)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are links to the Annual Notice for Statewide Testing \u2013 this contains information about the testing and the Opt-Out Form.
OSAS Annual Notice and Opt-Out Form English 25-26
<\/a>OSAS Annual Notice and Opt-Out Form espa\u00f1ol 25-26<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have any questions about the test, please email Felicia at felicia.anderson@bend.k12.or.us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naglieri Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every year, the Bend La Pine School District administers the Naglieri Test to all 2nd grade students as well as 3rd \u2013 5th grade students new to the district. The Naglieri Nonverbal is a brief, nonverbal measure of general ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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News From Friends<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Earth Day Blue Bag Give Back!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve ever considered collecting your refundable cans and bottles for a good cause, now is the time and Friends of Westside Village is your cause! Bottle Drop will give 20% more back to Friends of Westside Village April 15-26<\/strong>. We have blue bags ready to go- come pick one (or a few) up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WVMS Giveback Night at Bend TEAL (Tea + Art Lounge)<\/strong>, May 19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Former Westside teacher, Sarah Swoffer, has opened a fabulous new spot downtown Bend called TEAL (Tea + Art Lounge)<\/a>. She invites our community to visit her space where we can slow down, sip intentionally and reconnect with creativity. TEAL will donate 20% of food and beverage sales back to Friends of Westside Village!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NexTrex Recycling Challenge<\/strong>, Collect Your Plastic Bags!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We’re at 435 pounds and counting!<\/strong> Keep collecting! Take it to your local spot that recycles plastic bags and let me know the weight! Fred Meyer, Walmart, Safeway on Century all accept bags. Or you can bring them to school and we’ll take them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello Westside Village Families!Here are a few things to look out for this week: Important Dates: Apr 23: Village Rhythm & Bingo (VRB), 5:30-8:30 Apr 28: Spring Picture Day May 6: Village Council Meeting, 8:00\/8:15 May 7: Family BBQ & Continue reading Newsletter: April 16, 2026<\/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-2143","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\/2143","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=2143"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2149,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143\/revisions\/2149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}