{"id":2292,"date":"2026-05-29T17:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2026-05-29T19:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:17:02","slug":"newsletter-may-28-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/2026\/05\/29\/newsletter-may-28-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: May 28, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"988\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2023\/09\/WVMS-Volcano-Logo-Small--1024x988.jpg\" alt=\"WVMS Logo\" class=\"wp-image-159 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2023\/09\/WVMS-Volcano-Logo-Small--1024x988.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2023\/09\/WVMS-Volcano-Logo-Small--300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2023\/09\/WVMS-Volcano-Logo-Small--768x741.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2023\/09\/WVMS-Volcano-Logo-Small-.jpg 1269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#670c0c\"><strong><em>Hello Westside Vil<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>lage Families!<br>Here are a few things to look out for this week:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important Dates:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jun 3: Village Council Meeting, 8:00\/8:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jun 5: 5th Grade Move Up Day (for students, at school)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jun 8: 8th Grade Moving On Celebration, 5:30-7:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jun 9: Mystery Festival &amp; 6th Six Week Celebration, 4:30-6:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jun 10: 8th Grade Trip to Kah-Nee-Ta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jun 10: NO Early Release, FULL School Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jun 11: Last Day of School (Early Release at 2:05)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jun 11: Last Day Giveback at Parrilla!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here for the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bend.k12.or.us\/westside\/news-events\/calendar\"><strong><em>WVMS School Year Calendar<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5th Grade Move Up &amp; Welcome for New WVMS Elders, Jun<\/strong> 5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We are very excited to celebrate our 5th grade students moving up to middle school, aka becoming an Elder, during school on Friday, June 5th. (This event is for the students only, parents do not need to attend).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll start at 8:30 for a pancake breakfast in the garden followed by a quest and treat. We will join the rest of the school&#8217;s activities after our festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8th Grade Celebration, Jun <\/strong>8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">8th grade families, mark your calendars- it\u2019s time to celebrate these wonderful students heading off to high school!&nbsp; Monday, June 8th from 5:30 to 7:00, we invite you to join us for dinner and a celebration. <strong>Please RSVP<\/strong> to the office with the number attending for your student by Monday, June 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mystery Festival &amp; 6th Six Week Celebration<\/strong>, Jun 9 + RAFFLES!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Come be the audience for the students\u2019 research and projects at our Mystery Festival on Tuesday, June 9th from 4:30-6:30!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As always, you\u2019ll have an opportunity to connect with your student\u2019s teachers and other families, enjoy a meal and some performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Plus&#8230; we have 3 great RAFFLES you can enter! <strong>All students will receive 1 free raffle ticket to put in the raffle jar of their choosing. Additional raffle tickets will be<\/strong> <strong>$2 each<\/strong> and can be purchased in the office with cash, check or card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Raffle 1: Hayden Homes Amphitheater Package<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/hayden-homes.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2304\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5028075548749362;width:407px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2 General Admission tickets to a concert this season<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Clear crossbody concert bag<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hayden Homes refillable Nalgene water bottle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Raffle 2: Cuppa Yo for Me &amp; Three<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"147\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/cuppa-yo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2303\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.3334836866636595;width:406px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/cuppa-yo.png 343w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/cuppa-yo-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Trip to Cuppa Yo for you and three of your friends the last week of school<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Raffle 3: Skateboard Package<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"151\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/board-house-Medium.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2307\" style=\"width:403px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/board-house-Medium.jpeg 334w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/board-house-Medium-300x136.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>4-pack skateboard lessons with Board House Society<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Board House Society swag bag<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Tactics skateboard<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8th Grade Trip to Kah-Nee-Ta, Jun 10<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We will visit the community of Warm Springs for our 8th grade trip this year. This day trip is a long standing tradition to celebrate their hard work and community friendships.The museum will be our first stop for a brief morning visit to learn about the indigenous cultures of the past. Next, we\u2019ll visit Kahneeta Resort for a picnic lunch and afternoon fun at the water park. Kahneeta also offers mini-golf and other dry land games. On our way home we will stop for an early dinner at the food carts in Madras and return to school by 7:00pm. We will provide some snacks for the day and a sack lunch for students that request one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Permission slips will come home next week. The cost of this trip is $10 plus $20 cash for dinner. Payment can be made with cash, check or card in the office and we will have a link available for payment soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Last Two Days of School Dismissal Times<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, June 10th will be a FULL school day<\/strong>; students will be dismissed at 3:35 pm. The last day of school, <strong>Thursday, June 11th, will be EARLY RELEASE<\/strong>; students will be dismissed at 2:05 pm.&nbsp; There will be no after care on the last day of school this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">End of Year Medication Pick Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">All medications must be picked up by a parent\/guardian by the last day of school, Thursday, June 11th. Any medications not picked up will be discarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Come Get Your Lost &amp; Found<\/strong> Items!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Starting on Monday and weather permitting, the lost and found will be outside until the end of the year.&nbsp; Come by any time and take a look!&nbsp; We will be donating any items not claimed by June 11th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>News From Friends<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/01\/image.png 225w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/01\/image-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The School Support &amp; Community Committee Wants to Hear From Families!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The SSC Committee, made up of fellow Westside parents, is gathering ideas and feedback from families to help shape what support and connection look like at Westside next year. <strong>Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts using the link below by June 8th, and you&#8217;ll be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to Nancy P&#8217;s Bakery!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfSzyAlz-3Skm1PXDeA0M9-jwMCy5BHYSMcXHkHiWI4eN6ffQ\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=116900596759268187080\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/oeDqh3ksZ3yEFARhttps:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfSzyAlz-3Skm1PXDeA0M9-jwMCy5BHYSMcXHkHiWI4eN6ffQ\/viewformM7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Thank you! \u2014 The School Support and Community Committee, Friends of Westside Village<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friends of WVMS\/Bend Parks Summer Camp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Westside summer programs are a partnership between Friends of Westside and Bend Parks and Rec.&nbsp; Miss Lovely is our camp director. We are running <a href=\"https:\/\/register.bendparksandrec.org\/webtrac\/web\/search.html?module=AR&amp;search=Yes&amp;keyword=SCWK3FD&amp;finderID=campfinder&amp;templateID=&amp;spotsavailable=0\">10 weeks of camp programs<\/a>! Activity number 206510.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Please feel free to reach out to her directly for help with enrollment overrides.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Lovely can help you!&nbsp; 541-419-8478.&nbsp; Happy Summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Community Give Back Day at Par<\/strong>rilla, Jun 11<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrate the last day of school with a meal that gives back! Parrilla is hosting a Community Give Back Day on Thursday, June 11th \u2014 20% of every sale goes straight to Westside Village. Bring the family, skip the dishes, and make your dinner do double duty for the Village. Mark your calendars and spread the word!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/Parrilla-Give-Back-Poster-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/Parrilla-Give-Back-Poster-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/Parrilla-Give-Back-Poster-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/Parrilla-Give-Back-Poster-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/Parrilla-Give-Back-Poster-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/Parrilla-Give-Back-Poster-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/files\/2026\/05\/Parrilla-Give-Back-Poster.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Westside Village Families!Here are a few things to look out for this week: Important Dates: Jun 3: Village Council Meeting, 8:00\/8:15 Jun 5: 5th Grade Move Up Day (for students, at school) Jun 8: 8th Grade Moving On Celebration, <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/2026\/05\/29\/newsletter-may-28-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Newsletter: May 28, 2026<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/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-2292","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\/2292","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=2292"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2313,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292\/revisions\/2313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}