From the Office

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend Curriculum Night yesterday! Our staff truly enjoyed meeting all of you and making connections with the parents and guardians of our students. We hope you also enjoyed seeing the newly renovated classrooms and Library. We are grateful to the community for supporting these upgrades! If you have any follow-up questions from the teacher presentations, please feel free to reach out to your child's teacher at any point throughout the school year. Thanks again for spending the evening with us!

Cross Country Season

This morning, our Cross Country coaches hosted our 2nd annual Family Run. It was wonderful to see so many parents, siblings, family members and staff able to join our cross country team members on such a beautiful morning. We appreciate the support! Thank you to our coaches, Mr. Buchholz, Mr. Stamatakos, and Mr. Volkman for organizing this fun event!

This Monday, September 28th we will be hosting Roselle and Wood Dale for a home meet at Circle Park. Our Warrior-athletes are off to a great start this season and we know they would love to have you there cheering them on. We hope to see you there!

Fall MAP Testing Make-ups

Make-up testing will continue into next week. Students will be contacted by our staff and provided with a quiet location to complete MAP tests they may have missed this week.

About Your Child's Medication:

The district's medication administration policy mandates that all medication administered by the Nurse requires a Medical Doctor's order. This includes over-the-counter medications; students may NOT keep over-the-counter meds in their backpacks or in their lockers--including cough drops, Advil, etc. This is an important safety concern!
If your incoming 6th grader requires an inhaler, Epi-Pen, or any oral medication, please obtain the medication form and appropriate health care plan from your physician when your child has their mandated, 6th grade physical exam.
Questions? Please email the Westfield Nurse at WFHealthOffice@sd13.org

DOCTOR MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION FORM
PARENT MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION

Scan Receipts for Education All Year-Round!

Westfield Middle School collects Box Tops for Education™.

All you need is your phone!

Download the Box Tops app
Use the app to scan your store receipt within 14 days of purchase
The app will identify Box Tops products on your receipt and automatically credit your school’s earnings online

Twice a year, Westfield will receive a check for whatever the school needs!

Questions? Please don’t hesitate to contact the PTO at westfieldmpto@gmail.com Thanks for your support!!

Student Attendance Reminders

School Day Hours:

8:30am - 3:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays

8:30am - 3:00pm on Wednesdays

Students are guided into the building by staff between 8:10 - 8:20am and are expected to be seated in their 1st period class at 8:30am. All classes on M,Tu,Th,F are 44 min with a 3 min passing period. Lunchtime, Flextime, & Study Hall for all grades are between 11:38 - 12:22pm on M,Tu,Th,F and between 11:24 - 12:08pm on Wednesdays. Students will be dismissed from school at 3:30pm (3:00pm on Wednesdays). All students attend the following courses: ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, PE, & Exploratory.

ATTENDANCE EMAIL FOR LATE OR ABSENT STUDENTS: wfattendance@sd13.org

Standards & Expectations for Student Behavior
Westfield Student Handbook
Social Worker, Sheila Zagotta (szagotta@sd13.org)
School Counselor, Lindsay Fenton (Lfenton@sd13.org)

Honors Recognition - ARROW Awards

Students who demonstrate excellence in a combination of academics, citizenship, and effort will be recognized throughout the year by their teachers and awarded an ARROW ribbon for their achievement. The A in ARROW represents Academic achievement, the R's represent Respect & Responsibility to reflect citizenship, and the O and W represent being On target and displaying a great Work ethic in regards to working towards individual goals.

Staff members collaborated to nominate a list of students for the 1st trimester to be added to our yearly Arrow Award list. All students who are selected will receive an ARROW Award ribbon prior to winter break and their names will be displayed in our main hallway. Each trimester the staff will collaborate to recognize additional students and more names will be added to the yearly list.

Trimester Progress Reports

Trimester Progress Reports are available through Alma. At the end of each Trimester, the office will notify parents that the latest progress report is available in Alma. To access the Progress Report, please go to westfield.getalma.com and on the left hand side, select your child’s name. Then select the “Report Cards” tab. Underneath this tab, you will see a Trimester 1 Progress Report PDF. This will show you your child’s current progress for the school year.

E-Learning

During the school year, there is a possibility that District 13 will utilize our D13 E-Learning Plan 2024-2027 in the event of an emergency school closing due to severe weather or other circumstances that may arise. Winter weather increases the likelihood of school closures, so we are asking all Westfield parents, guardians, students, and staff to review the Westfield E-Learning Schedule & the D13 E-Learning Plan 2024-2027 in order to be prepared if we implement an E-Learning day.

Teachers will also be reviewing the Westfield E-Learning schedule with students in classes, along with the expectations for an E-Learning Day. The D13 E-Learning Plan does account for the possibility that some students may not have access to the internet and/or the ability to attend classes on an E-Learning day, therefore students will have up to 3 days to complete any work that was assigned on an E-Learning day.

From the District Office

The Working Families Tax Cuts allows parents, guardians and other authorized individuals to establish a new type of individual retirement account for their children, called Trump Accounts. The account is for a child who has not turned age 18 before the end of the calendar year in which the election is made and has a valid Social Security number.

The account features a pilot program contribution of $1,000 for children born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028, and who are U.S. citizens with a valid Social Security number.

Learn more about Trump Accounts and how they work at Trump Accounts - Jumpstarting the American Dream