{"id":650,"date":"2024-01-04T16:55:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/?p=650"},"modified":"2024-01-08T19:18:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T19:18:02","slug":"newsletter-january-3-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/2024\/01\/04\/newsletter-january-3-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: January 8, 2024"},"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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Jan 2- Jan 19 Choice Options Lottery for Grades 1-12<\/strong>
Jan 2 – Mar 22 Choice Options Lottery for Kindergarten<\/strong>
Jan 10 Parent Meetings (VRB!) 8:00am\/4:40pm – Join the Committee!<\/strong>
Jan 11 WVMS Tour & Info Session, 5:15-6:30<\/strong>
Jan 15 NO SCHOOL, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday<\/strong>
Jan 15 MLK Day of Service @ WVMS 10:00am<\/strong>
Jan 18 WVMS Tour & Info Session, 5:15-6:30<\/strong>
Jan 19 Lottery for 1st – 12th Grades Closes <\/strong>
Feb 2 NO SCHOOL, Teacher Work Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parent Meeting: Join the VRB Committee!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We’re ready to start talking about Village Rhythm and Bingo (VRB), Friends of Westside Village’s annual fundraising event! We invite any families interested in becoming a part of our VRB Committee to attend one of two meetings this Wednesday, January 10th. Both will be in the library, 8:00am and 4:40pm. Attend the one that works for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Breakfast and Lunch Starting January 2nd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Very exciting news! Westside Village has qualified to be a CEP (Community Eligibility Provision) school which means that ALL of our students will get free lunch and breakfast starting January 2! Our eligibility in this program will last for 4 years. You can learn more about what it means to be a CEP school here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that students that would like a 2nd lunch or 2nd milk, etc, must pay for those items. Please make sure your student has money in their account to cover these items. If they do not have money available to cover it, they will not be allowed to receive those items. Thank you for your understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friendly Reminder About Pickup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The end of the school day at Westside Village is an important time for fitness and community. Therefore, we ask that between 3:00 and 3:35, students not be picked up from school unless there is an emergency.  If your student leaves early for a regular sports practice or activity, please arrange to pick them up at or before 3:00. This will decrease the burden on our staff at the end of the day. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choice Options Lottery is Open<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Choice Options Lottery opened on January 2nd.  Visit this link<\/a> for more information. If you know of any families that would be a good fit, send them our way! We will be hosting tours and info nights in January and March. Dates and times will be posted here as well as on our school website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember that all incoming siblings of Westside students MUST complete an application.  Current Westside Village students do not need to re-apply. New This Year:<\/em><\/strong> Entry into the Choice Options lottery, Dual Immersion lottery, and Priority Area Change Requests all require a current enrollment in a Bend-La Pine School for the school year requested. Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year opened on January 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words: Parents should enroll in their boundary school for 2024-2025. Once that enrollment has been processed, then they will be able to apply for the lottery through Parent Vue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t hesitate to call Marcie with any questions.  541-355-2001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO SCHOOL Jan 15th: Join our Day of Service 10am-12pm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 15th! <\/strong>We will be honoring MLK at Westside Village with a Day of Service. Our agenda for the day is weather dependent. We will either be inside the school or out in the garden. Please join us from 10am-12pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is Still Room in Session 3 Clubs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Session 3 Clubs are open- sign up here!<\/a> Pokemon and Drumming are full, but we have room in all other clubs. Please also sign your student up for January Before\/After Care if you need it (use same link)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello Westside Village Families!Here are a few things to look out for this week: Jan 2- Jan 19 Choice Options Lottery for Grades 1-12Jan 2 – Mar 22 Choice Options Lottery for KindergartenJan 10 Parent Meetings (VRB!) 8:00am\/4:40pm – Join Continue reading Newsletter: January 8, 2024<\/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-650","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\/650","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=650"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":681,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650\/revisions\/681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/westside.village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}