Dear Westwood Families,

First of all, we would like to thank you for a wonderful school year. You have been a big part of making this year a success. Though this is our last newsletter of the year, we still have two days left of school. Tuesday is going to be so much fun since Coach McGraw has an Oz-some Field Day planned for our students.

As we look ahead to next year, please take a few minutes to read over the same note that went home last week. We have our PACK Meet ‘n Greet already scheduled for Thursday, August 8th from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Until then, please remind your students to read during the summer. The Public Library has lots of activities scheduled for the summer. We will continue to share information on our Facebook page as well as our school page. And don't forget, our school is a site for Summer Meals. Please review the flyer below for more information.

Wishing you a wonderful Summer! Stay safe.

Mrs. Kimberly Crumby, Principal

Mrs. Martha Tompkins, Assistant Principal/Parent Facilitator

Important Dates:

May 27th-Memorial Day-NO SCHOOL

May 28th-Field Day

May 29th-Last Day of School

Free virtual summer camp opportunity: Check out the #LifeSkillsNow summer camp, packed with 100 videos from experts teaching all sorts of life skills. If your kids would be interested in cooking, gardening, bike maintenance, how to make money this summer, and much more, register the whole family for free here:

All parents/guardians need to complete an online information update at the beginning of each school year. This information is used to effectively communicate with you and your student(s). This information is critical to your child’s health, safety and well-being.

Using this link ( https://rgupdate.sdale.org/) you will be asked to log in and verify your child’s information. You will need their 9 digit student id for user name and their birthdate as the password (xx/xx/xxxx). This should be repeated for each enrolled child.

NOTE: A note will be coming home for students who still need to take care of this update. If you have questions, please call Ms. Griselda at 479-750-8871

TEXTS: Click here to fill out a very short form that will add you to our text list. We use text messages to send out these weekly parent updates and reminders. We know texts are a convenient way to communicate for many of you, so please add yourself to the list by filling out this form. Multiple members of the same family can use it and each receive texts. If your phone number changes, you'll need to complete the form for your new number.

PHONE CALLS: We also send out phone calls through an automated system; you will receive these calls if your phone number is correct in Registration Gateway. If your number changes, you can update the information in Registration Gateway, or call the office to update.

SOCIAL MEDIA/WEBSITE: The weekly parent update and other announcements/stories are also posted on our school's Facebook page and website. We are working on activating our school's Instagram account also- we'll let you know when that's up and running.

PAPER NOTES: We also send out paper notes at times; most of these will be sent in folders that come home every Tuesday. Every now and then, we need to send information on other days, so it's a great practice to check the backpacks each afternoon/evening.

We don't want you to miss any information, so we put things out in lots of ways!

Crosswalk Safety Car/Bus Rider Safety

Crosswalk safety is important every month!

Distracted Driving(English)

Distracted Driving(Spanish)

Distracted Driving (Marshallese)

Crosswalk Safety Video

This year's school day schedule is the same as last year. As a reminder, our office is open from 7:20 am to 4:30 pm. We open the doors to our building at 7:20 am and school starts right at 7:45 am. Dismissal is at 3:10 pm every day except Wednesday when we have early dismissal at 1:50 pm.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Car Riders:

• If you have students in grades Kindergarten through 2nd grade, your students will need to be dropped off and picked up in the front of the building.
• If you have students in grades 3rd-5th your students will need to be dropped off and picked up on the east side of the building.
• For the safety of all students, please have their car tag hanging on the rear view mirror as we are continuing to use the same dismissal procedures as the last couple of years.
• Teachers and support staff will be available to help students find their way to their classroom the first few days of school.

Walkers:

• Once again this year, students who are walkers or bike riders will be dismissed on the far side of the fence on McRay Ave.
• We ask that parents do not congregate inside the fence for our students' safety.
• We will continue to have a cross guard at the corner of McRay Ave. and Carlton St.
• We ask that students and their families refrain from crossing in front of the building on McRay Ave.

We appreciate your patience as we work through all of these items on the first days of school. Our students' safety is our number one priority. We cannot do it without your help!

Westwood Elementary empowers all learners to grow in a safe and positive environment to launch a lifetime of learning.

Mrs. Kimberly Crumby, Principal, kcrumby@sdale.org

Mrs. Martha Tompkins, Assistant Principal/Parent Facilitator, mtompkins@sdale.org

Email: westwoodinfo@sdale.org
Website: https://westwood.sdale.org/
Location: 1850 McRay Avenue, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: 479-750-8871
Facebook: Westwood Elementary