WV PTA Newsletter

We hope you enjoyed the Book Fair! Thank you to all of the volunteers and to those who came for Pastries with Parents and Literacy Night. We have some fun activities coming up this month, including a Skate Night, the Carnival and Halloween parties, so please read on to find out more.

The WV Family Directory will be going out soon to all PTA members! If you are not yet a PTA member, you can sign up here. There is also still time to submit your family's information for the directory (and there's more information below if you have questions).

A reminder that you can always find a list of upcoming WV activities on our website at westwoodviewpta.com! Also, the most recent newsletter is always linked on the website header and footer so you can easily find it.

Your WV PTA

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OCTOBER

Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day 7:50am ................... October 8th

NO SCHOOL Prof. Learning ....................................... October 10th

Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00pm .............. October 16th

NO SCHOOL Parent/Teacher Conferences .............. October 17th

Skate Night 5:00-7:00pm ........................................... October 17th

WV Carnival 5:00-6:30pm .......................................... October 24th

Fall Parade 2:00pm .................................................... October 31st

Fall Parties 2:15pm .................................................... October 31st

NOVEMBER

NO SCHOOL ............................................................... November 3rd

Halloween Candy Drive ............................................. November 4th

NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break ............................. November 24-28th

DECEMBER

Skate Night ................................................................ December 5th

Winter Music Program 1st & 2nd Grade .................. December 11th

Winter Parties 2:15-3:00pm ...................................... December 18th

Early Dismissal 12:30pm .......................................... December 19th

NO SCHOOL Winter Break ........................................ December 22nd thru January 5th

Add these events directly to your calendar here or subscribe to the PTA calendar here.

Walk, bike or roll to school this Wednesday and meet us on the playground for donuts at 7:50 am!

It’s almost carnival time!! Grab your friends and join the race to Westwood View-opoly!

The stakes are low and the price is always right for some fun!!

Friday, October 24th: 5:00-6:30pm

You can stroll along Broadway Boulevard or park yourself on Park Place, all FREE of charge this year! But we do ask you to take a CHANCE and volunteer to help the activities run smoothly and add to our COMMUNITY CHEST by bringing school snacks that we will collect and donate to our Shawnee Mission Sister school!

Please also bring two 2-liter bottles of soda OR 1-2 packages of (pre-packaged) sweet treats for the Soda Toss and Cake Walk. Those can be dropped off in the school office Oct. 20-24.

WV PTA is putting together a school and class directory with Google forms - so anyone who wants to be included can fill out this form.

Some notes:

The sooner we have your info, the sooner we can send out the link to the electronic directory.
You do not have to include address, email address or phone number if you don't want to.
Please fill out a form for each of your children.
If we have enough interest, we may have a printed option for a small charge.

The WV social worker is providing MVP training during conferences on October 16th and 17th. MVP training is for volunteers that will be solely/directly responsible for the supervision of a student or students (other than their individual child/children) such as chaperoning field trips or leading break-out groups for a teacher. MVP certification is good for 5 years. If you are unsure if yours is up to date, please email Stevi Lorson (stevilorson@smsd.org) and she can let you know!

Sign up for MVP training here

Wondering how to stop eating all your kids' leftover Halloween candy? Please drop off any extra candy in the front office. We are collecting candy to set out for the teachers throughout the year when they need a quick sweet treat!

Attention All Westwood View Artists!

The deadline for submissions to this year's "Reflections Art Contest" is October 27th. Acceptable art mediums include: dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts. More information, submission forms, and other FAQ's can be found at https://www.smac-pta.org/reflections. The 2025-2026 theme is "I Belong". Please have your artist fill out a submission form and include an artist's statement on how their art work relates to this year's theme. Once your child's submission is ready, please email or text Whitney Logan at wrobertslogan@gmail.com / 773.331.0517 and she will collect all art projects on or before October 27th.

Reminder to all WWV Families to join the PTA! And don't worry, signing up for PTA does not mean committing to volunteer shifts or donations! Three easy steps:

1. Create a Givebacks account if you don't already have one: https://westwoodview.givebacks.com/

2. Pay for your PTA membership (and remember, joining the PTA doesn't mean volunteering or committing to any events!) https://westwoodview.givebacks.com/store (Not sure if you already bought one? Email erinmhenry@gmail.com or ptawwv@gmail.com to confirm!)

3. Join the lists that pertain to your kids: https://www.givebacks.com/communication/11414b74-758e-4ece-9bb9-bb0765598608/status - this way you'll be sure to receive emails for classroom parties, teacher appreciation, etc!

A FUN and cool way to help support the WV library! Sign up here or using the QR code above.

We have a new fundraising opportunity to replace Amazon Smile, which is no longer available. This is a seamless, easy way to support the WV PTA with purchases you are already making, at no additional cost to you. Please consider taking these steps to support the PTA today!

Go to Givebacks.com and click log in. Your Memberhub/Givebacks login will transfer over, or you can click on "I forgot my password" if you're having trouble logging in.

Click on the Give button at the top, select My Causes and Add a Cause. Search for Westwood View Elementary PTA and click the grey heart with the arrow next to it on the right and Add to My Causes. Then click on Wallet at the top and link your credit card(s). Now you'll be donating a portion of what you are already spending to WV PTA. The linked cards will do all the work; you don't have to do a thing. And, again, this is zero additional cost to you.