Westfield Elementary

Welcome to February! It may be the shortest month of the year, but we have packed it full of learning and excitement.

❄️ Fingers Crossed for Warmer Weather We are all hoping the groundhog brings us good news! We are keeping our fingers crossed for slightly warmer temperatures so we can get back outside for recess. The students (and teachers!) are definitely ready for some fresh air and time to run around.

💯 The 100th Day of School Can you believe it? We are approaching the 100th Day of School on February 10, 2026. This is always a huge milestone for our students as we celebrate 100 days of learning, growing, and making friends.

🧑🏻‍💻 A new resource for our 4th and 5th grade teachers is a thing called Blocksi. This is a Web Filter and screening teachers can help monitor students while using their Chromebooks in class. Some of the features are teachers can monitor a live feed of student laptop screens, close tabs on devices if students are not on what they should be on and push out information to the students. The middle school and high school have already been using this but our 4th and 5th grade are just getting started.

Our 4th and 5th graders are hard at work crunching numbers! We are excited to announce that students are currently preparing for the Math 24 Competition coming up later in February.

Students are meeting with Mrs. Miner, working in small teams. They aren’t just doing arithmetic; they are learning to see number patterns, building "flexibility" with numbers, and constructing multi-step equations where the final result must always equal 24..

Stay tuned for more specific dates and details as we get closer to the competition!

The PTO is doing a Calendar Donation fundraiser. Please see the image below for more details. Calendars were sent home in your child's Friday Folder in January. If you need a new calendar please let your child's teacher know and we will send a new one home. All money raised goes directly to the school playground fund.

If you have not signed your child up for Aftercare here is the link to the Google Registration Form. If you have already signed up there is no need to sign up again. If in an event you no longer need the service please contact the front office.

Noetic Math Challenge is a competition where students in each grade compete against other students across the country from their same grade.

On January 20, 2026 students from across the district in 4th and 5th grade participated in the 2nd District Spelling Bee. Students were selected based on their classroom spelling bees that were conducted in the month of January. The top two students had the opportunity to be in the District Spelling Bee. The top 5 students then advanced to the Regional Spelling Bee on January 27 at Portage High School.

• Monday, February 2- PTO Calendar Fundraiser Begins
• Thursday, February 5- Coffee Sale
• Friday, February 6- Hat Day Donation Day $1
• Tuesday, February 10- 100th Day of School
• Wednesday, February 11- 2 hour Early Release
• Thursday, February 12- PTO Sip & Paint Event at Tiffany's
• Friday, February 13- Valentine's Day Celebrations
• Wednesday, February 18- PTO Meeting 4:30PM
• Wednesday, February 18- School Board Meeting 6PM
• Friday, February 20- PJ Day Donation Day $1
• Thursday, February 26- Calendar Fundraiser Due
• Thursday, February 26- Parent Teacher Conferences 5-7:30PM
• Friday, February 27- No School for students- Staff Training

Please use the following link to a google feedback form for any event or service you would like to provide us your opinion on. We look to improve our events and family engagement and your feedback is welcome.

Brandy Miner: Elementary Principal

Email: brandy.miner@westfieldpioneers.org

Nichol Meinhardt: Associate Principal

Email: nichol.meinhardt@westfieldpioneers.org

New School Numbers:

Coloma Elementary – (608) 729-4759
Coloma Elementary Fax – (608) 893-6491
Oxford Elementary – (608) 807-2640
Oxford Elementary Fax – (608) 893-6531
Westfield High School Fax – (608) 893-7263
Numbers Remaining the Same:
Westfield Elementary – (608) 296-2224
Westfield Middle/High School – (608) 296-2141