{"id":2237,"date":"2026-04-25T02:51:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2026-04-27T19:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T19:07:51","slug":"newsletter-april-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/2026\/04\/25\/newsletter-april-24-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: April 24, 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 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

Village Rhythm and Bingo!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to all that came out for VRB last night! We hope you had a great time; thanks for all your support. The kids had a great time and gained valuable work experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A special thank you to our AMAZING volunteers! We couldn’t do it without you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Spring Picture Day is Tuesday, April 28th.  Picture forms wient home today.  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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Family BBQ Lunch & Variety Show, May 7<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, May 7th, families are invited to join their students for lunch and a Variety Show for our 5th Six Week Celebration from 12:00-2:00. Please bring your ID to sign in<\/strong> and arrive at 12:00 to allow time to sign in. Lunch will be served until 12:45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please RSVP <\/strong>so Ms. Jennae knows how much food to prepare. We will also pre-print name badges for those that RSVP, so you can skip that line. If you purchase online, that will count as your RSVP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price is $5.50 for adults and $3.50 for siblings. WVMS student meals will be free of charge, but any family attending will need to pay for their meal. Exact change is appreciated, or you can buy your meal online here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Testing Begins Soon!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

State testing will begin next week. Please make sure your student shows up to school well rested and with a charged iPad!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 Ends Sunday!<\/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> <\/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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Hello Westside Village Families!Here are a few things to look out for this week: Important Dates: Apr 28: Spring Picture Day May 6: Village Council Meeting, 8:00\/8:15 May 7: Family BBQ & 5th Six Week Celebration, 12:00-2:00 May 19: WVMS Continue reading Newsletter: April 24, 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-2237","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\/2237","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=2237"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2242,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions\/2242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}