West Point El. Parent Update

Week of May 4, 2025

Dear West Point Families,

We hope you enjoyed the beautiful spring weekend! Our last few weeks of school are quite busy. Please be sure to keep track of the Upcoming Dates section below. One thing we're excited about is our "Sweet Celebrations" positive behavior reward this Friday. Classes have set and met individual class behavior goals to earn this celebration. They will earn a yummy ice cream treat along with fun activities in place of this Friday's morning recess.

Here are three important things to know for the coming week.

1. Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is this week, May 5-9. We have the most amazing staff, and our PTA has planned some really fun ways to show appreciation this week. Staff "favorite things" were emailed on Thursday. Thank you for the many ways you express your gratitude to them!

2. Excellence Projects:

We are asking students to bring their Excellence Projects to school on Wednesday, May 7. Students will display their projects in their classrooms on Wednesday and Thursday.

On Friday students will move their projects to the gym where the projects will be displayed through Tuesday, May 13
Parents are invited to come view the Excellence Projects on Tuesday, May 13 from 4:00-6:30 p.m.
All projects will be sent home on Wednesday, May 14.
Teachers are sending individual class links to parents of students who are submitting a video or powerpoint. Please upload your student's project to that link. We will show the videos in their classrooms and will then play the videos in the gym.

3. Field Day:

Permission Slips have been sent home. Please be sure to sign the permission slip and return it to your child's teacher right away. Students cannot participate in Field Day if permission slips are not signed.

The PTA still needs parent volunteers to help with Field Day. Please use this link to sign up to help with an a.m. or p.m. shift if you are available to do so. Thank you to all who have already signed up to help!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EAEAA29A3F8C52-56447221-field

Every day is a great day to be a Wildcat!

Sincerely,

Marjorie Conrad and Christie Bouy
Principal and Administrative Intern, West Point Elementary

Upcoming Dates

Monday, May 5 - Friday, May 9: Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week
Thursday, May 8: Kindergarten program, 2:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9: "Positive Behavior Brings Sweet Celebrations" reward party for students
Friday, May 9: 3rd Grade Walking Field Trip to Loy Blake Park
Monday, May 12: 4th Grade Field Trip to the Planetarium
Tuesday, May 13: Evening of Excellence Projects 4:00-6:30, in the gym
Wednesday, May 14: Decathlon at North Davis Jr. High
Thursday, May 15: 6th Grade Field Trip to IMAX and HAFB Museum
Thursday, May 15: Last day of library - All library books need to be turned in by this date.
Thursday, May 15: Last day for preschool students
Monday, May 19: Magician Assembly
Monday, May 19: 5th grade afternoon celebration at the park
Monday, May 19: 3rd Grade Dance Party
Monday, May 19: Syracuse High Graduate Walk for those students who attended WPE
Tuesday, May 20: Field Day for K-6th grade students
Wednesday, May 21: 6th grade students vs. faculty kickball game
Wednesday, May 21: 6th grade students at the splash pad
Thursday, May 22: 6th Grade Graduation, 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, May 22: Last day of school, EARLY OUT
Friday, May 23: 4th term report cards available for parents on myDSD by 4:00 p.m.

Congratulations!

Weekly Principal Paw Award Recipients

Congratulations to our Principal Paw Award recipients this past week! We love celebrating our students at our golden ears party and sharing the many ways they go above and beyond to be safe, respectful, responsible, and caring. We also love that our new principal, Mr. Mudrow, was able to join the party!

Positive Behavior School Recognition

Congratulations to our awesome staff for earing the gold medal award for being a model school! There are three award designations available for schools. Each one has specific criteria that must be met to qualify. Model is the highest designation available!

Mindstorm Competition

Students and parents came together to celebrate our students' hard work at the WPE Mindstorm Competition. Thank you to Mrs. Hunzeker and Mrs. Christensen for sponsoring the Mindstorm Club this year.

Experience the Magic

May's LETTERING Focus - E for Excellence

We are excited to see our students' Excellence Projects this month! We hope you will join us on Tuesday, May 13 between 4:00-6:30 p.m. to view our students' work.

Magical Manners

We are going revisiting some of our favorite manners for the remainder of the year. This week's manner is, "Celebrate Others," which is an important friendship skill. This manner helps us show others we care about them and their successes. We don't say they got lucky or didn't deserve it. We get a chance to forget ourselves and see the good in others.

52 Modern Manners for Kids

PTA Information

Field Day

This year's Field Day is Tuesday, May 20. Teachers sent home a permission slip this past week for parents to sign. The permission slip must be signed and returned for students to participate. Please return it right away!

PTA is looking for volunteers to help with this event. If you are able, please use the link or QR code below to volunteer to help on that day. Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EAEAA29A3F8C52-56447221-field

School Information

Attendance Adds Up

Please be aware of your students' attendance and help them to be at school every day. We understand that students who are sick need to be home. However, missing a day of school here and there adds up quickly and puts students behind. Thank you for your support!