WESTBROOK NEWS & UPDATES
FEBRUARY 2023
Westbrook Elementary School
Email: dean.chynna@westside66.net
Website: https://ne50000555.schoolwires.net/Domain/19
Location: 312 Robertson Drive, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: (402)390-6490
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestbrookElementary/
Twitter: @westbrook66
Valentine's Day Party Information
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SAVE THE DATE - FAMILY BINGO NIGHT - MARCH 3rd
Family Bingo Night is a night full of fun, food, jokes, and Bingo! Save the date.
More info to come.....Enrollment Information
KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT FOR 2023-24
Kindergarten enrollment for District residents for the 2023-24 school year begins approximately Feb 1, 2023. Please check our website at westside66.org as soon as possible after Feb 1st to start your enrollment online.
Children entering kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before July 31, 2023. Parents may wait to enroll their child(ren) in kindergarten for an additional year. However, Nebraska law requires that child(ren) who reach the age of six prior to Jan 1st of the then current school year must be enrolled in school.
For questions about enrollment, please contact the Westside Welcome Center at 402-390-2100 or enrollment@westside66.net
KINDERGARTEN OPTION ENROLLMENT
If you live outside of the Westside district and have a child eligible for kindergarten in 2023-24 who has a sibling attending our schools through the Option Enrollment program, you must submit an option application for your kindergartener. The deadline to apply for Option Enrollment is 4:00 pm on March 15th.
In addition to kindergarten, you can apply for any other grade level by the same deadline, 4:00 pm on March 15th.
Option Enrollment forms can be completed using this link:
https://forms.gle/FvsmAEBqRpcePEKg9
Questions about Option Enrollment, please contact Student Services at 402-390-2107.
IN-DISTRICT TRANSFERS FOR 2023-24
Are you a District resident and would like your K-6 grade child(ren) to attend an elementary school in Westside other than the area where you live? The deadline to submit an In-District Transfer request for the upcoming school year is 4:00 pm on March 15th.
An In-District Transfer request form must also be completed for any child starting kindergarten next year who has a sibling attending an elementary school outside of their home attendance area.. The deadline to submit this request is also 4:00 pm on March 15th.
In district transfer forms can be completed using this link: https://forms.gle/EHgruZWb9MH1UBtH8
Questions about In-District Transfers, please contact Student Services at 402-390-2107.
EARLY ADMISSION FOR KINDERGARTEN
Children of District residents who wish to be tested for early entrance to kindergarten must turn 5 years old between August 1 and October 15, 2023.
For further information regarding early entrance testing, please contact Early Admissions at
402-390-3303.
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Buffett Institute Wildlife Encounters
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023, 06:00 PM
1312 Robertson Drive, Omaha, NE, USA
Buffett Institute Drop-In and Play Event
Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023, 05:00 PM
1312 Robertson Drive, Omaha, NE, USA
Westbrook Community Club Meeting
Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023, 06:30 PM
1312 Robertson Drive, Omaha, NE, USA
NO SCHOOL-Teacher Work Day
Friday, Feb 10, 2023, 08:30 AM
1312 Robertson Drive, Omaha, NE, USA
Polar Plunge
Dear WE-SIDE Unified Supporters,
Thanks for expressing your interest in supporting Unified Activities in Westside. Below is information on how to register as a plunger and information you can share for how to donate to support Westside’s Unified Activities.