The World of Westwood Wolves

We had a great short week at Westwood!

Thank you for your continued patience as we adjusted our dismissal time and location for walkers. I talked to the powers that be about getting a crosswalk put it on McRay and Dyer, and it sounds like the city will not be able to due to rules/regulations (there are so many!). So, we may have to adjust our plan one last time (we hope)- stay tuned!

It's hard to believe, but conferences are coming up at the end of this month. We will be sending home forms in Tuesday folders for you to tell your child's teacher your preferred two days and times to come to school. Your student will need to be with you as he/she will have something to share. Be sure and mark TWO choices as teachers are trying to schedule 20, 25, or 28 students. Also, if you don't return your form, you will be scheduled when the teacher can fit you in. It's better for everyone if you tell us when you can come!

We would love to see many of our Wolves and families at the Springdale schools back to school rally on Sept. 14th at Arvest ballpark! You can get in for free if you're the first 10,000 to enter, and you can even park for free if you let them know you're there with Springdale schools. All schools will have booths with fun things to do or see around the concourse, and the Naturals will play. The event starts at 5:00.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Crumby

Sept. 14- Back to school rally at Arvest Ballpark (all families invited- free for first 10,000 people)

Sept. 26-30- Conference and book fair week

Sept. 28- GRAND breakfast and books (celebration of grandparents or any special person who wants to come to school first thing in the morning)

Sept. 30- Chuck E. Cheese night (Fayetteville location, 3-9)

Our car rider lines are generally going much more smoothly- thank goodness! We just have a few issues that are still happening with which we need your help...

• No students should be on the porch before 7:20. There is no one on duty before 7:20, so if something happens on the front porch with students who are dropped off early, there is not an adult out there.
• It is illegal to use a cell phone in the school zone (the street or the car lines). Of course, if you are parked waiting for the line to start, scroll/talk/text away, but once the line starts, phones should be put away. I had to knock on several windows Thursday afternoon to get cars to pull forward b/c people were too busy on their phones and not paying attention. Also, with elementary children around, it's always best to be watchful when cars are moving.
• In the front line, students should exit cars in the morning/load in the afternoons only after the cars are in front of the crosswalk.
• It really slows down the line when parents get out of cars to unload/load kids. If your child is unable to unbuckle/buckle car seats, this is a great time to work on that skill for independence. Please say your goodbyes, fix hair, put things in backpacks, etc. before it's time to unload.
• You should pull forward as much as possible the whole way down the line (yes- even if it's raining). Sometimes, we would be able to fit one more car in to load if everyone would pull forward.
• The exit of the car line is right turn only- it backs up the entire line when someone ignores the multiple signs and attempts to turn left into traffic.

Thanks for your help to make our car line even faster (it's so much better than last week!).

We have a few shirts left from our Pack Meet- 11 youth medium, 2 youth large, 1 adult XS, a few adult large, and a few adult extra large. Shirts are $10 each, and you can send money with your student (labeled with what size you need) or come by the office. These will be first come, first serve.

The federal COVID relief program that made school lunches free for all students has expired, so we are back to lunch charges. If you think there's a chance you may qualify for free or reduced lunches, please go here and fill out the form online or return the paper forms we sent out in Tuesday folders last week. Lunch prices are $2.45 for full pay and .40 for reduced.

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!

You should have received a letter over the summer as a reminder to update your child's information in registration gateway. The instructions for logging in were in the letter. If you have not done that, your student does not have an updated AUA (Acceptable Usage Agreement) form that we must have to assign a device (iPad or Chromebook) to your child. You'll need to update that ASAP. Here is the link if you need it. You can also come to the office to use one of our iPads if that would help.

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

Principal- Kimberly Crumby, kcrumby@sdale.org

Assistant Principal- Martha Tompkins, mtompkins@sdale.org

Email: westwoodinfo@sdale.org
Website: https://westwood.sdale.org/o/westwood-elementary
Location: 1850 McRay Avenue, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: (479)750-8871
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestwoodWolves