Our hearts are full after a very busy week. We always enjoy sharing our students’ progress with all of our families. It was also a lot of fun to see all the special people in our students’ lives at the GRAND event last Wednesday. Thank you so much for sharing your student with us. It is our pleasure to partner with you. If you were not able to attend our Student Led Conferences, please make sure to call the office to reschedule. Our expectation is to have 100% participation. We look forward to hearing from you!

We would like to take a few minutes to introduce our office staff to you. Mrs. Griselda Aleman is our Registrar. Previously roles at Westwood include school secretary and Instructional Assistant. Mrs. Olga Acosta is our new Secretary. Mrs. Acosta was previously the Instructional Assistant in the Library and also used to do our front carline duty. She is now one of the friendly voices that answers our phone when you call. Both Mrs. Aleman and Mrs. Acosta are bilingual in English and Spanish.

This past week, Ms. Meria Samuel came on board as our Family Liaison and SFLP childcare worker. Ms. Meria is bilingual in English and Marshallese. We are delighted to have such a talented team serving our Westwood families!

Thank you for your support and partnership. We appreciate you being part of our PACK.

Mrs. Kimberly Crumby, Principal

Mrs. Martha Tompkins, Assistant Principal

We wanted to let anyone who ordered a school t-shirt know that our shirt order should be delivered in the next two weeks.

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

If you have not filled out a Free and Reduced form, you are welcome to come to the office to get a paper form or use the link below to take care of it online.

Our online payment system is now set up and ready to go. If you would like to pay for school supplies, buy a school T-shirt or pay for the Chromebook Insurance, please click on the box below and follow the directions. Make sure to add your student's name on every transaction.

NOTE: Please be aware that there is a service fee when paying online.

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, mtompkins@sdale.org

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