May Newsletter
Save the Date
Here are some important dates for May and June:
- May 5 - Grade 2 Field Trip - Paulus' Farm
- May 5 - PTO Meeting 6:30 pm
- May 14 - Grade 4 Field Trip - Washington DC
- May 15 - Grade 1 - Negley Park
- May 23 - Remote Learning Day
- May 26 - NO SCHOOL
- May 29 - Grade 4 Move Up Day
- May 30 - Kindergarten - Negley Park
- June 2 - Grade 2 Negley Park
- June 2 - PTO Meeting 6:30 pm
- June 3 - Field Day
- June 4 - Grade 4 - Negley Park
- June 5 - Grade 3 - Negley Park & Grade 4 - State Capitol
- June 6 - Last Day of School (no lunches served, no PM K or KAP)
Teacher Appreciation Week
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten registration has begun for the 2025-2026 school year. If you have a child who will be joining us in August 2025 for kindergarten, please visit the District’s registration page for directions on how to complete the enrollment process. By enrolling early, parents help us with staffing and class sizes to ensure a smooth start to the school year.
Substitute Positions
From our PTO
May 1 - Rita's Scoop Night from 5-7pm 10% of all sales go to PTO
May 5 - PTO Meeting from 6:30-7:30pm with special appearance by Dr. Granger from Fairview Intermediate School (FVIS), who will be in attendance until 7:15--4th grade families are strongly encouraged to attend!
May 5 - 9 - Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week ... show your support!
May 6 - Spirit Night at Chipotle from 4-8pm and make sure you mention (or show the flyer) you're from Washington Heights and 25% of our sales go to PTO
May 15 - Spirit Shop Order cut off to get by end of year (order forms coming home)
May 17 - Clothing Drive at W.H. from 11am-2pm
May 20 - FVIS PTO Meet & Greet from 5:30-6:30 ... Go to fairviewp.to/25peek to learn more and to RSVP
May 30 - 4th Grade Social TIME TBD
NEVER ENDS! Raise Right fundraiser--shop all year long by going to https://www.raiseright.com/enroll/RR-AVTND7SS2X !
A Note from the Library
April 25 - May 2
Students may borrow only one book.
After May 3rd
NO ONE MAY BORROW BOOKS.
ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE.
Power Packs
This school year, we are partnering with New Hope Ministries to provide food for families in need over the weekend. If you are interested in this program or have any questions, please contact our counselor, Mr. Connell at JConnell@wssd.k12.pa.us or contact him via Seesaw.
Breakfast and Lunches are Free!
That's right, every student eats for free this year at West Shore. This is made possible by Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the National School Lunch Program, which allows schools in low-income areas to provide meals at no cost to families.
Every school year, a variety of supportive opportunities are available for students based on household income. These include, but are not limited to: fee waivers for participation in after-school activities, e-rate funds that offset the cost of access to technology resources, along with additional state and federal grant funding for programs and resources to support students. Historically, the District used the Free and Reduced Meal Application to gather this data, but because the District is participating in CEP (free meals for all students) we need to use a separate application.
If you think you qualify for supports, please check out this link for more information.
Character Strong - Creativity
Creativity is using your imagination to create something new or solve a problem. I hope you take the time to talk with your child about our focus word during the month of May. I look forward to seeing our students practicing Creativity this month and every month!