Weekend Wire

02/27--Friday Flag

02/28--Foundation Gala (See Flyer Below)

03/05--VAPA

03/13--Friday Flag

03/16--Minimum Day--11:45 Dismissal

03/26--VAPA

3/27--Friday Flag

03/29--Foundation San Diego Soccers game

04/03--Spring Picture Day

Thank you for your continued partnership in keeping our campus safe and running smoothly. Recently, we’ve experienced a few traffic situations that have slowed dismissal and raised safety concerns. We truly appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain a safe, efficient process for all students, families, and staff.

Please take a moment to review and support the following expectations:

• Please follow posted traffic routes to help keep vehicles moving safely.
• To prevent congestion, avoid parking in red zones or leaving vehicles unattended.
• For everyone’s safety, please avoid U-turns in or near crosswalks.
• Our Safety Service Patrol students are doing important work—thank you for treating them with respect and kindness by stopping at signs, waiting at crosswalks, and following their directions.
• While Safety Patrol is on duty, please refrain from making left turns out of the parking lot.
• To help keep staff parking available, visitors and volunteers are asked to park in designated visitor spaces or on nearby streets.
• Please keep the area in front of the large gate at the end of the parking lot clear, as this space is reserved exclusively for buses.

Thank you for helping us keep our school community safe and orderly—we truly appreciate your support.

Dear Families,

This week, our school community will focus on the character strength of Humility. Humility means not seeking attention and letting your actions speak for themselves. Humble people understand their abilities and achievements without underestimating them. They can admit mistakes, accept advice, and are open to new ideas. They don't show off their successes or possessions.

Developing humility helps people reflect on how they can improve and work well with others. It allows them to grow and become valuable team members.

To practice and encourage the character strength of humility at home, please visit The Positivity Project’s mobile-friendly P2 for Families (available in English and Spanish), where you will watch a video together and discuss a quote and three questions. Below are links to this week’s P2 for Families lessons. Click on the grade level that best meets your child’s needs.

Pre-K–K

Thank you for your support!

Join us for our signature fundraiser supporting vital school programs and resources. This year’s Gala will take place at the Courtyard by Marriott Rancho Bernardo on Saturday, February 28, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Tickets and sponsorships include dinner, drinks, and the chance to support our onsite raffle and online auction.

We’ve partnered with San Diego Gymnastics to offer Westwood Kids’ Night Out at the same time as the Gala — so you can enjoy the evening worry-free! While you attend the Gala, your children will be well-supervised, enjoy pizza, and have fun playing games and activities with other Roadrunners.

Whether you’re joining us for the Gala, Kids’ Night Out, or both, tickets are available now. Click the link below to secure your spot for one or both of these fun-filled events!

WWESfoundation.org/events

Poway Unified New Student Enrollment for the 2026-27 school year begins on Monday, February 2, 2026 at 8:00AM and closes on Feb. 28th. Please forward this information to families new to the area or our school district. This enrollment period includes new students who will be enrolling in Preschool through High School.

We can’t wait to meet our new families! New Student Enrolment for Poway Unified School District is an online process. Packets are completed digitally using any computer, tablet or smartphone with an internet connection. Please contact your assigned school of residence to schedule an appointment if you do not have access to a device/internet or need assistance with completing the online enrollment packet.

The 2026-2027 school year is scheduled to begin for all students on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Welcome to PUSD! For more information about our schools and programs, visit our website.

If a school reaches near capacity for TK or Kindergarten, a lottery may be needed to determine student placement. To be included in the lottery (if required), families must submit their new student enrollment packets between February 2, 2026, and February 13, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. Only students who enroll during this period will be eligible. If a lottery is necessary at our school, families will be notified. The district conducts the lottery for each site.

The Poway Unified transfer window opens on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 8 a.m. If you live within the Poway Unified boundaries and want your child to attend a school different than your assigned school, submit your Intradistrict Transfer (IDT) request online through the Transfers page on the PUSD website. (This includes siblings of current students.) Please make sure to still enroll your child at their assigned school of residence when new student enrollment opens on Monday, February 2, 2026. Transfer requests can only be processed once your child is enrolled in their school of residence. The Intradistrict Transfer request window will close on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

Are you a poet and don't know it? Here's your chance to become a published poet in the Young American Poetry Digest. Please read the attached flyer for more details. All submissions must be postmarked by April 3, 2026.

We need your photos from the school year to make the yearbook amazing! Please upload your photos here: https://web.treering.com/school/231813/2025/school-content/school-photos and also purchase your yearbook, too!

If you have any questions, please reach out to Lisa Ducote at lducote@powayusd.com

Thank you!

If your child will be absent, please be sure a parent or legal guardian reports the absence.

You can report absences in one of the following ways:
📞 Attendance Hotline: 858-487-2059 (voicemail available)
📧 Attendance Email: wwesattendance@powayusd.com

When calling or emailing, please include the following information:

• Your child’s full name
• Teacher’s name
• Reason for the absence
• If your child is ill, please include symptoms or any confirmed illness (such as strep throat or influenza)
• Full name of the person reporting the absence
• Whether your child is expected to be absent for more than one day
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Please note that teachers are not able to report attendance information sent directly to them. With busy classroom schedules, many teachers may not see emails until the end of the school day.

Thank you for helping us keep our attendance records accurate and for supporting our school community!

• Complete the online application using the QR code (specific to Westwood Elementary).

• QR code will take you to our Application Page

• Complete all information

• Upload the following documents when you apply:

• A valid ID

• A current copy of your negative TB test result
  
  

• Please be patient as we carefully review each application to ensure the safety of our school community.

• If there are any errors or missing information, your application will be rejected and you will have to submit a brand new one. You can't edit the application after it is submitted.
  
  

If you volunteer occasionally—such as at the book fair, carnival, or other special events—you will continue to:

• Sign in as a visitor each time you are on campus

• Bring your ID with you every time you visit our school
  
  

We are so grateful for the time and care you give to our students. Thank you for helping us make Westwood a safe and welcoming place for all!

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
X: @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 Poway Unified School District, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128, 1-858-521-2800. For students, you may contact Title IX Coordinator/504 Coordinator, Poway Unified School District, 1-858-521-2840, .