Westview Weekly

6 Fire Safety Talks for grades K, 1, 2, and 4

8 PTA Mum flower pick up

8 Parent Teacher Conferences, 4:00-7:30

9 Parent Teacher Conferences, 7:30-3:30

9 and 10 No School for Students

Parent Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, 10-8, 4:00-7:30 and Thursday, 10-9, 7:30-3:30. If a virtual or phone conference is needed, please contact your child's classroom teacher to make arrangements.

To schedule a conference, click on the following link https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Westview and sign up for the conferences with the correct staff members. The website is open for live sign-up and will close Monday, October 6th.

Please contact your child's teacher if you have questions about the sign-up process. If you do not have internet access, please send a note to your child’s teacher and a time will be scheduled for you. There is NO SCHOOL for students on Thursday, October 9th and Friday, October 10th.

Now in Effect:

· All e-bikes equipped with a throttle are prohibited from school campuses.

· All students in grades PreK–6 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to attend home football games, and remain with them while they are at the game.

These policy updates come in response to a concerning increase in students riding motorized bikes, often disregarding traffic laws, and consequently creating dangerous situations. Unfortunately, last Friday evening during halftime of the home football game, a Troy student was struck by a motorized bike outside the stadium gates. The student who was struck was transported to the hospital for treatment, and thankfully, sustained only minor injuries.

This incident, along with one previous at the end of last school year involving a student riding a motorized bike, has prompted us to revise our bike policy. As the district has communicated at the bottom of these emails the last several messages, and in partnership with our Police Department, e-bikes are not exempt from traffic laws. Riding recklessly, such as cutting through traffic lanes, riding on sidewalks, performing stunts, or failing to yield to pedestrians, is extremely dangerous and will not be tolerated.

Consequently, and going forward, any e-bikes found on campus will be confiscated, students will need to meet with school administration, and parents will be contacted.

Additionally, while we appreciate parental supervision at our football games, please understand that staff and law enforcement officers cannot monitor every area of the stadium at all times. Students should not leave and re-enter the stadium during the game.

Now in Effect:

· Students in grades PreK–6 must sit with their parents in the home stands.

· Students in grades 7 and 8 will remain in the bleachers in the West Endzone.

· Once a student leaves the game area, re-entry will not be permitted.

Thank you for your understanding and your support in ensuring the safety of all students and attendees.

The SOUPer Bowl Food Drive is happening again this year. Thank you in advance for any support you provide for our local community.

Go Avon Lake and thank you for supporting the CRS.

Third Grade students will take the English Language Arts Ohio State Test on the mornings of Wednesday, 10-15 and Thursday, 10-16. Thank you for having your child get a good night of rest the night before each testing day and breakfast the morning of testing day.

Parade - Parade will begin around 9:10 on 10-31. Students will exit the building through the bus doors and walk on the sidewalk around the bus loop and re-enter Westview through the front entrance. Families should stand in the grass or road of the bus loop or front circle entrance creating a clear path for the staff and students to walk on the sidewalk.

Costumes - Students are not required to wear costumes on October 31st, but students that do participate have the following guidelines:

1. Please choose a costume that does not reflect violence. Inappropriate “props” such as plastic swords, guns, knives, and weapons of any kind are not allowed – even if they are a part of your child’s costume.

2. Masks are permitted to be worn. If the mask your child has contains fluid or something that looks like blood to flow through it, do not send the fluid or container with the fluid to school.

3. If possible, students should wear their costume to school to be prepared for the morning parade.

4. All costumes should maintain the integrity of our school dress code.

Food - All food for the classroom events must be prepackaged and in the sealed wrapper with the exception of whole fruit or vegetables.

Students in the afternoon Kindergarten class will follow a schedule provided by the classroom teacher for their activities.

Thank you for following these guidelines to help ensure the safety of all our students.

Due to Parent Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, October 8th, students will not have choir practice after school.

Westview K-Kids will be holding a Sock-Tober sock drive in October. Details are below and thank you for considering to participate and help out the Socks+program.