The Weekly News West Elementary
June 9, 2025
Be A Better You
For the 2024-2025 school year, West Elementary will be working on targeted practice on some “life” skills in addition to academics. Every week, we will practice a skill that will help us all be a little better. This week’s skill is BEING GRATEFUL.
Most people are pretty good at BEING GRATEFUL but a reminder never hurts. This week we will be practicing.
Keeping Practicing These "Be A Better You Skills"
9/23/24 -- Following Directions
9/30/24 -- Knowing your Feelings
10/7/24 -- Expressing your Feelings
10/14/24 -- Asking for Help
10/21/24 -- Ignoring Distractions
10/27/24 -- Self Talk - Flip the Script
11/4/24 -- Flexible Thinking
11/11/24 -- Reacting to Problems (AKA Size of the Problem)
11/18/24 -- Following the Group Plan
11/25/24 -- Being Grateful
12/10/24 -- Empathy
1/6/25 -- Sharing
1/13/25 -- Making Mistakes
1/20/25 -- Reacting to Problems (AKA Size of the Problem)
1/27/25 -- Accepting Consequences
2/3/25 -- Apologizing
2/10/25 -- Avoiding Trouble
2/24/25 -- Being a Good Sport
3/3/25 -- Understanding Autism and Neurodiversity
3/10/25 -- Joining In
3/17/25 -- What's the Topic?
3/24/25 -- Making Requests
3/31/25 -- Negotiations
4/6/25 -- The Power of Yet
4/21/25 -- Acceptance
4/28/25 -- Being a Good Sport
5/5/25 -- Ignore or Tell
5/19/25 -- Let it Go
6/2/25 -- Being Grateful
"Nurturing Our Full Potential"
School Supplies
Make back to school shopping so much easier -- check out our school store link:
http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/gs/75814
If you prefer to shop from our lists -- please visit https://www.wscschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=24431 for our complete lists. Please purchase what you can when you can from these supply lists. We will do our best to assist families, if funds for supplies are tight. Also, please know that tissues, wipes, and paper towels are optional supplies, and we greatly appreciate it if you could send these.
Record Breakers
We have had several school records broken lately!
Lorenzo Ceccarelli tied the 4th grade basketball shot at 27 points.
Penelope Groves set a new 75m dash time for 4th grade.
Rayna Skotarczak broke 2 records! The standing long jump and the triple jump for 4th grade!
At the District Grade 5 Track Meet the following records were set:
New Record
4 x 100 Relay 57.76 Samuel Bienias / Liam Brady / Nana Owusu / Parker Wolcott
Tied Record
Boys Long Jump 7' 3" William Krotz (West)
Special Thanks to Our Popcorn Poppers
Every other Tuesday a team of PTA volunteers pop popcorn for Popcorn and Paws! Thanks to these awesome volunteers. It takes a few hours each time to pop and bag this treat for 350+ students. Thank you for your time and always making Popcorn and Paws special. West Elementary has been doing this for 20+ years!
Library Students of the Month
Making Memories!
First Grade Career Day
Grade 5 Musical Theater at Shea's
Poetry Club's Night of Sharing
West Seneca Town Park Splash Pad Field Trip
Alphabet Countdown Across Grade Levels
Trojans Take Action -- East Senior Helpers in K and 1
Grade 5 Track Meet
Family Coming to Celebrate!
Miscellaneous Fun!
West Elementary's Mental Health Staff -- Contact Information
Ms. Elizabeth Caprio, School Social Worker
716-677-3166
Ms. Lisa Gill, School Social Worker
716-677-3261
Mrs. Nubia Cawthard, School Psychologist
716-677-3258
Mrs. Lea O'Malley, School Counselor
716- 677-3671
Save the Dates!
June
Friday 13th -- Dollar Day - Crazy Hair, Early Dismissal -- 11:30
Thursday 19th -- Juneteenth -- no school
Friday 20th -- Field Day
Monday 23rd -- Kindergarten Celebration of Songs, Early Dismissal - 12:30
Tuesday 24th -- Early Dismissal -- 12:30
Wednesday 25th -- Fifth Grade Moving Up Day, Early Dismissal -- 12:30
West Seneca Schools Mission
We are an educational community that encourages kindness, inspires confidence, and instills the belief that together we can achieve anything.