The World of Westwood Wolves

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

I want to say a huge thank you to all parents/caregivers who came to student-led conferences last week. I really appreciate so many of you who came on your scheduled day/time. Our teachers spent an extra 7-10 hours at school last week in order to meet with you, and it's worth it for you to know how your students are doing academically, socially, and behaviorally. If you did not attend your conference, you'll need to call the office Monday to find a time the teacher is available to meet.

This Tuesday, we have mobile food pantry (free food giveaway) beginning around 3:35 when the car line ends. Then, our kindergartners will be performing at 6:00- students should arrive at 5:30. They will go to their classrooms, and parents will head to the cafeteria to find seats. After the program is over, students will be taken back to their classrooms, and parents/families can pick them up there.

This Thursday, it's our monthly skate night at Roller City- come get your skate on!

We had to make a schedule change for spring pictures; both class pictures and individual pictures will now be Monday, March 27 (the Monday after Spring Break- we will send plenty of reminders!). We will hold on to any orders that have already been returned, and you can continue to send order forms/payment to school between now and picture day, pay online, or send it the day of pictures.

It's hard to believe this is the last week in the 3rd quarter, and we will be 75% of the way through the year- time flies when you're having fun! We do have several days of testing coming up, and Mrs. Tompkins has sent out communication about dates- you can also check with your child's teacher if you're wondering when to avoid appointments, etc. 1st graders who are English language learners will be taking the ELPA21 assessment Monday and Tuesday, and kindergartners Wednesday and Thursday.

I hope you all have a great Spring Break- this will be the last parent update until Sunday, March 26th.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Crumby

• Mar. 14- mobile food pantry; kindergarten program
• Mar. 16- skate night
• Mar. 20-24- spring break
• Mar. 27- spring picture day (class and individual)

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How should we behave at Westwood?

P- persevere

A- accept responsbility

C- calm myself and care for others

K- keep it safe

We are noticing a lot of our kids are late to school, checking out early, or not here at all- it makes us so sad for them to miss their learning and social time at school! In fact, as of Oct. 26th, we had 425 tardies and early checkouts just in October! The car line runs between 7:20-7:45; traffic is light until around 7:40. Every day, classes who are all here and on time (by 7:45) will earn a letter- when a class spells "West", there will be a fun surprise! We will continue on to spell "wood" and earn another surprise!

When students are late, they miss free breakfast (we always try to ask if they still need breakfast, but sometimes when it's busy in the office, it's hard to make sure). Also, every grade does some reading instruction first thing in the morning, so kids who aren't here on time miss that as well. Many students have a hard time coming in being ready to learn when they are upset or thrown off from being late. Please help us help our Wolves get off to the best start possible each day!

We are having some issues with arrival/dismissal. Students should not be dropped off in the middle of McRay or any surrounding streets- this is a huge safety concern. Also, when exiting the car line, it is right turn only (there are several signs, and the barrels are there). When a car sits at the exit waiting to turn left, it causes a major backup in the car line. One morning, the line could not move for several minutes due to one car not following the rules.

We appreciate all of you who follow procedures and rules set in place to keep everyone safe and make our car line run smoothly. Thank you!

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.

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