Weekend Wire

08/21--VAPA

09/01--Labor Day--No School

09/25--VAPA

09/29--District Professional Growth Day--No School

10/02--VAPA

At Westwood, we use PBIS—Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports—to create a safe, supportive, and consistent learning environment for all students. Through PBIS, we teach and reinforce positive behaviors using our "Rules of the Road". These guiding principles help students understand expectations in all areas of the school and encourage positive choices both in and out of the classroom. Please see this attachment for more information.

Dear Westwood Families,

I am thrilled to introduce myself as the new Assistant Principal at Westwood Elementary! I come to you from Monterey Ridge Elementary, where I also served as Assistant Principal, and before that, I was a Teacher on Special Assignment and an elementary teacher right here in the Poway Unified School District. As a proud Rancho Bernardo High and San Diego State University graduate, I feel deeply connected to this community. My husband and I live nearby with our two wonderful kids—our 7-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son—and we love spending time with our extended family in San Diego. We're big Padres fans and enjoy everything this beautiful city has to offer. I am truly excited to join the Westwood community and look forward to working together to support our students and school.

Warmly,

Lauren LeMaster

Westwood Ambassadors is starting soon!

What: Ambassadors are in front of the school greeting students as they arrive, helping students get out of their cars safely, and helping direct foot traffic on the sidewalk.

Who: 3rd, 4th and 5th graders may apply

When: One morning a week will be assigned to each ambassador to be in front of the school.

Where: Be on campus no later than 7:15 on the assigned day.

How: Complete the yellow form that your classroom teacher provided, submit it to Mrs. Wilkinson (room G-20) by Tuesday, August 19th, no later than 8:30AM
Final selection announcements will be made on Friday Aug. 22.

Questions? Email Mrs. Wilkinson at mwilkinson@powayusd.com

Based on feedback from families and staff, the district is working on improvements to make the volunteer process more efficient and user-friendly.

While our new system is being finalized, we are still welcoming volunteers. For now, anyone interested in helping on campus can do so as a visitor until our updated process launches, tentatively scheduled for mid-September.

We encourage you to take this time to complete your TB assessment so you’ll be ready when the updated system is in place. We will share more details as we get closer to launch. You can learn more about this process by visiting the District website.

Thank you for your ongoing support. Our volunteers truly make a difference in the lives of our students.

Under California’s Universal Meals Program, all PUSD students continue to receive school breakfast and lunch meals at no cost. The Application for Free and Reduced-Price Meals, however, is still very important for meal reimbursement purposes and for LCFF funding. Because income eligibility guidelines change annually, families must reapply every year. Please encourage households to apply online at MySchoolApps.com, or to complete a paper application. Students that meet income criteria for free or reduced-price meal eligibility may qualify for additional benefits, such as discounts on after-school care, AP testing fees, transportation, home internet, and some utilities. Families with questions about the meal application should call PUSD Food and Nutrition at 858-668-2570.

2025-2026 Yearbooks are on sale now! Buy yours now to save 10% and to not have to worry about it at the end of the year.

To purchase a yearbook, use the following link:

https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1015978769242468

Bill Egan

Principal

Email: kholmes@powayusd.com
Website: https://westwood. powayusd.com
Location: 17449 Matinal Road, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: 858-487-2026
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WWESRoadrunners
Twitter: @RoadrunnersWwes

Nondiscrimination Philosophy and Policy Statement

The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is an equal opportunity employer/program and is committed to an active Nondiscrimination Program. PUSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information, please contact: Title IX/Equity Compliance Officer, James Jimenez, Associate Superintendent of Personnel support Services, Poway Unified School District, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128, 1-858-521-2800, extension 2121, jjimenez@powayusd.com. For students, you may contact Title IX Coordinator/504 Coordinator Jamie Dayhoff, Director of Attendance and Discipline, Poway Unified School District, 1-858-521-2840, jdayhoff@powayusd.com.