{"id":2257,"date":"2026-05-08T23:12:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:12:56","slug":"newsletter-may-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/2026\/05\/08\/newsletter-may-8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: May 8, 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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May 11: Coast Trip Chaperone Meeting, 8:30am OR 5:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

May 20: Coast Trip Permission Slips & Money Due<\/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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 9: Mystery Festival & Sixth Six Week Celebration, 4:30-6:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 10: 8th Grade Trip, Details TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 10: NO Early Release, 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

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Coast Trip, May 27-29<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

4th – 8th grade families: We are headed to the Oregon Coast May 27 – 29! The students will stay in Newport and meals will be at South Beach State Park (the group sites).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We love chaperones! Please fill out this chaperone interest form<\/a> and plan to attend a chaperone meeting on Monday, May 11 (one at 8:30am and one at 5:30pm, choose the one that’s best for you). Most chaperones stay in a hotel in Newport or book a campsite at South Beach State Park (there could be some room at the group sites; let us know if you are interested).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coast\u00a0Trip\u00a0information, permission slip packets and VRB credit vouchers came home today. We need all of the BLUE papers signed and returned<\/strong>. The cost is $225 this year.\u00a0 Those that sold tickets, worked VRB, babysat, or helped after school received a credit voucher and should deduct that amount from $225 to get the total owed.\u00a0 Feel free to call the office if you have questions or if you need a scholarship. Signed slips and money are due no later than Weds, May 20th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coast Trip Letter & Packing List<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coast Trip Permission Slip<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coast Trip Med Letter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coast Trip Kayaking Waiver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Testing Has Started!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

State testing began this 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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Friends of WVMS\/Bend Parks Summer Camp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Westside summer programs are a partnership between Friends of Westside and Bend Parks and Rec.\u00a0 Miss Lovely is our camp director. We are running 10 weeks of camp programs<\/a>! Activity number 206510.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please feel free to reach out to her directly for help with enrollment overrides.\u00a0 If you need single day options, if camps are full, if age requirements need adjusting, or you need a Friends scholarship consideration if you are not eligible through the BPRD scholarship program.\u00a0 Lovely can help you!\u00a0 541-419-8478.\u00a0 Happy Summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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: May 11: Coast Trip Chaperone Meeting, 8:30am OR 5:30pm May 19: WVMS Giveback Night at TEAL (Tea + Art Lounge) May 20: Coast Trip Continue reading Newsletter: May 8, 2026<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":762,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2257","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\/2257","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=2257"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2263,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257\/revisions\/2263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}