Family News

Taste of Curriculum will be held on Thursday the 25th from 4-6 pm.

This is a time for you to come to the school, and learn more about your child's day to day experiences while they are at school. You will have time to visits your child's classrooms, meet their teachers and learn about what will be happening in the room throughout the year. Teacher may talk to you about the importance of daily attendance, remember Here Today, Ready for Tomorrow! We will have people who can help you get signed up for DOJO; so you can easily communicate with your child's teacher. Parent Portal, so you can see your child's grades, including report cards, attendance and discipline. First View app for bus riders, so you can see exactly where your child's bus is at all times, similar to the Uber view. This assistance will be on the first floor.. We are also running a raffle for parents who are signed up for all the apps and have shared their email with us for a $100 gift card to Amazon. As always we will be highlighting dishes from the kitchen. Each floor will have one dish so we encourage you to visit the entire school.

Community groups will be in the Atrium for you to learn more about what they do.

The YWCA will be there that might accepting applications.

We successfully completed 4 fire drills last week, your students did great.

We practice so that if we have a real emergency, our students are prepared. Each year we need to conduct:

• Fire Drills
• Lock Down Drills
• Early Release Drill
• Shelter in place Drills

Please reassure your student that these drills are to practice, and nothing to be afraid of.

Transportation is controlled by BPS, and if you have questions you can reach out to them directly with questions. In order to build the routes for our buses BPS takes all students at the school into consideration, and gives each student who is more than .7 miles away a bus route. If you receive a letter from Buffalo with a bus route, and you do not want your child to ride that bus, please let the school know. If you don't tell us to not put them on the bus, we will be putting them on the bus. A simply call to the office, or note sent into the teacher is enough to make sure we do not put them on the bus.

If you want to make a change for a particular day, please make sure you have contacted the school or teacher by 12:30. Changes called in after that may not be abled to be processed in time.

If you need to pick up your child early, you must do so before 1:30. No child will be released from 1:30 until 2:00 pm.

You must utilize our school pass number system for picking up your students. If you do not have a number please contact your child's teacher or the office so we can get you your students number. Please do not come into the office to request your child, unless you have not been given a school pass number.

All walkers are released at 2:00 pm. Students need to walk on Westminster when they leave the building. Due to the buses being on East Amherst we want to ensure our students are safe as they walk home, and with the buses it can be dangerous.

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In order to help build our community, we require our students to follow our uniform dress code. Our dress code helps create a safe and orderly environment, instills discipline, and eliminates the competition and distractions caused by varied dress styles. Students are expected to arrive in uniform every day. Students are REQUIRED to remain in their uniform for the entire school day, including lunch periods.

Tops: Navy Blue School Logo Top - Please purchased through our on-line system. https://www.westminsterccs.org/families/uniforms/

• WCCS Embroidered short sleeve polo ($16)

• WCCS Embroidered Sweatshirt ($18)

Bottoms: Khaki or Navy (color)

• Uniform or Dress Pants*

• Uniform or Dress Shorts*

• Uniform Jumper

• Uniform or Dress Skirt*

Dress Pants - do not include denim, ripped material, leggings, or jeggings. Dress pants would be made of cotton, polyester blend, or wool.

Dress Shorts - must be made of dress pant materials and have at least a 7-inch inseam; the bottom must be hemmed (no cut-offs).

Dress Skirts - must be made of dress pant materials and have at least a 9-inch inseam; the bottom must be hemmed (no cut-offs).

Short-Sleeve Polo shirts - students should not wear any visible shirt underneath their polo. If students are cold, they can wear a school sweatshirt.

Clothing that is ripped, cut, slashed, or has holes, is prohibited, even on dress-down days. Clothes with rips that are filled underneath are not allowed.

Footwear: Shoes or Sneakers

• Rubber Bottom Shoes - appropriate for running and playing

• Cotton, leather, or man-made leather, solid uppers

• Shoes must have enclosed heels and toes.

• No sandals, slides, slippers, high heels, house shoes, moccasins, boots, flip-flops, foam rubber body shoes, or Crocs are allowed.

• These footwear requirements are due to safety issues.

Orders made online can be picked up from 8-11 or 1-3 Monday through Friday. Online orders can also be given to the child directly, saving you a trip to the school. If you need to pay cash, please bring exact change and follow the above hours.

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September 25th - Taste of Curriculum 4-6, OPEN HOUSE

September 27th - BPS High School fair @ McKinley High School 9-Noon

October 3rd - Awards Ceremony for all students in grades 4-8 who scored proficient on a NYS assessment. Parents are invited to attend.

October 8th - Good for Neighborhood, ENL Parent Orientation, High School Fair 4:00-5:30

October 15th - Unity Day - Students wear orange shirts to support anti-bullying.

October 21st - Parent Meeting (PAC) 5:00-6:00 pm, in person or join by ZOOM

October 29th - Trunk or Treat - 4:00-5:30

October 31st - Dress Up Day

November 4th - No school for students, parent teacher conferences, 7:30-2:15

November 5th - High School Application Night, come to the school and complete your child's application to ensure they do not miss the BPS deadline. 5:00-6:30

November 7th - End of First Quarter - Report Cards will be published to portal 1 week later.

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With your support, we look forward to building on our school’s 30-year history

of educating our community’s children. With your help, we can grow our pride!