December West Parent Updates

December 23 - 🔴 1/2 Day & Holiday Assembly with Choraleers Performance

December 24- January 3 - 🚫 No School

Happy Holidays 🕎 ❤️🖤💚🎄🎁 🎉 🥳

December 15 - 19 - Holiday Workshop

December 8 - PTO Meeting @ 7pm in the Cafeteria

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our families who attended Parent-Teacher Conferences before Thanksgiving! 🤝🍎

Your partnership makes such a difference for our students and is one of the many reasons West is such a special place.

Digital copies of report cards will be available the evening of December 4. 💻✨

You can access them through Skyward:

👉 Skyward Login: https://skyweb.conradweiser.org:446/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsFam/fwemnu01.w

If you have any issues accessing Skyward, please contact our main office — we’re always happy to help.

👉 Report Card Information Page: https://www.conradweiser.org/o/wes/page/report-cards

As winter weather rolls in, please keep your child’s FID packet somewhere safe and easy to find. 🌨️📚
If your child misplaces their paper copy, you can access the digital versions here:

👉 Message your child's teacher on SeeSaw!

For information on how the district makes weather decisions:

👉 Inclement Weather Page: https://www.conradweiser.org/o/wes/page/emergencyinclement-weather

Here’s a quick refresher on how FID days work:

• The superintendent will make the call for an FID day based on weather conditions.

• After that announcement, Ms Hoffman will send a follow-up message with reminders about completing the day’s assignments.

Thank you for helping make these days run smoothly! 💪😊

One of our favorite West traditions — the Holiday Workshop — is happening in mid-December! 🎄✨

Our PTO will be looking for parent volunteers to help make the event a success.

👉 PTO Facebook Page: CW West PTO https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14PY6bHYTHA/

Reminder: All volunteers must have clearances on file with the office before participating.

👉 CW Volunteer Page: https://www.conradweiser.org/page/community-resources-new

Winter break begins with a half day on December 23 and students return on January 5. ❄️⏰

We hope your family enjoys a festive, restful, and cozy holiday season! 🎁✨

Dear West Families,

As we head into December, I’ve been thinking a lot about how far we’ve come together this year. Our students continue to amaze us with their curiosity and resilience, our staff shows up every day ready to give their best, and you, our families, remain steady partners in your children’s education. I’m grateful for you.

December always brings a special energy to West. Classrooms feel a little cozier, hallways are filled with excitement, and I see small but powerful moments of kindness every day, students helping each other, staff going the extra mile, and families supporting from home. These are the things that define our school community.

As we move into the holiday season and our upcoming break, I hope you’re able to slow down, unplug a bit, and enjoy time with the people who matter most. The most meaningful gifts aren’t the ones we wrap, they’re the conversations at the dinner table, the laughs in the car, and the reassurance kids feel when they know the adults in their lives are in their corner.

Thank you for trusting us with your children and for being such an important part of Conrad Weiser West Elementary School. I’m proud of our community and excited for all that’s ahead.

Wishing you a December filled with joy, rest, and connection.

Enjoy the Season!

Christy J. Hoffman
Principal, Conrad Weiser West Elementary School

Head Lice is an itchy problem that is around every school year and here are some tips to avoid head lice:

• · Routinely check your child’s head – every week or so just go through your child’s hair to look for lice but also ticks if they have been outside.
• · Tell your child to keep their items: hats, scarfs, gloves/mittens, in their backpack or in their coat sleeves while they are in school.
• · We will try our best at school to not have your child engage in head-to-head contact with other students; everything from taking selfies to laying on the same pillow can lead to head lice moving from one person to the other.
• · Do not have your child share clothing or outerwear, especially hats, scarfs and coats. Also, don’t share items that go into your child’s hair, such as brushes, barrettes, headbands, combs, scrunchies, etc.
• · If your child does have head lice use a treatment that you can get at any store and the most important thing is to try to get all the nits (eggs) out of your child’s hair. You may have to do this over a few evenings. This may need to continue over a few weeks to ensure that recurrence has not happened.
• · Your child is fine to come to school after they have had a treatment and if you have any questions or need help, please call Mrs. Grieve at 610-693-8542 X4021.