{"id":2324,"date":"2026-06-18T18:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/?p=2324"},"modified":"2026-06-18T18:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:53:22","slug":"newsletter-june-18-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/2026\/06\/18\/newsletter-june-18-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: June 18, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"WVMS<\/figure>
\n

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

<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

End of Year Message from Wendy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dear Westside Village Families,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for a fantastic year! Our students made huge progress in understanding and upholding dignity in each other and themselves. Our staff is very proud of the academic and social emotional progress the collective community has made. WVMS experienced fabulous peak moments this year\u2014from a range of fun and innovative learning experiences.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our school is focused on Thematic, Project-Based Learning and our students have soared in exploring and learning about the untold stories. The knowledge students gained was astonishing. The students created incredible projects integrating the arts and sciences. Please read your child\u2019s narrative; facilitators worked very hard on those and your child\u2019s Benchmark Card. Copy of How to Read My Child\u2019s Benchmark Card and Narrative<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of parent and community volunteer hours at our school was incredible, led by our new Friends Board President, Becky Dorman.  Our giving campaign earned enough to provide new materials, supplies, treats, healthy snacks, and playground, art and science supplies.  Thank you!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A big huge thank you goes out to our outstanding volunteers. We cannot continue to offer an educational program without our devoted volunteers. Many families and staff volunteered hours and gave up their free time to build our community. They are appreciated! Westside Village is looking forward to tapping into more of our family talent and time to continue to build a stronger Service-Learning focus in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know our students believe they can make a difference. They have the power and courage to create a better world and we have no doubt that they will succeed. We send out our best wishes for fun, success and happiness to our 8th<\/sup> graders as they move on to a new stage of their lives. We can\u2019t wait to hear about their adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have questions or ideas to share, please email Wendy (Ms. J) at wendy.winchel@bend.k12.or.us<\/a>. Wendy will be back at school the 3rd week of August. We want and love feedback and ideas to make our community stronger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope you have time this summer to get outside, hike, camp, play in the water, and relax. Have a fun-filled summer with reading, adventures, and time with family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be safe, have fun and have an outstanding summer!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take Care, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wendy & WVMS Staff<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Access Your Student’s Benchmark Card<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Benchmark Cards\/Report Cards are available in ParentVue<\/a>. Please call the office if you’d like a paper copy mailed to you. How to read your student’s Benchmark Card<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raffle Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Congrats to Benji, Aila and Alice! They were our lucky raffle winners! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer Lunch Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Westside Village will be one of the sites for FREE Summer Student Meals<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breakfast served from 8:15-8:45 and Lunch served from 11:00-11:45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer Activity Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click here for our Summer Activity Guide 2026<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News From Friends<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank You for a Great School Year!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Friends of Westside Village is so grateful for our community and the support we\u2019ve had throughout the school year. We wish all families a sunny and safe summer full of adventure and connection! See you in the fall!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks, Parrilla!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We received $991 from Parrilla for our last-day Giveback! Thanks so much for participating and a BIG thank you to Parrilla!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello Westside Village Families!Here are a few things to look out for this week: End of Year Message from Wendy Dear Westside Village Families, Thank you for a fantastic year! Our students made huge progress in understanding and upholding dignity Continue reading Newsletter: June 18, 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-2324","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\/2324","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=2324"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2328,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324\/revisions\/2328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}