Westfield Arrow
Aiming to Keep You Informed
OCTOBER 29, 2021
From the Office
The halls at Westfield were filled with fun and creative costumes today celebrating Halloween and the switch to Fall. Tonight, the fun continues with our Fall Dance from 6:00 - 8:00pm. We appreciate our Student Council and PTO joining together to sponsor tonight's festivities!
If you have yet to schedule a Parent-Teacher Conference and would like to do so, please refer to the Grade Level News section in today's Arrow for access to each teacher's available times and to schedule a conference. Monday, November 22nd from 1:00 - 8:00pm is a designated Parent-Teacher conference day, however teachers may use a window of time between November 15th - December 3rd to schedule conferences with parents.
8th Graders - PSAT testing make-up date
Lake Park HS is coordinating a make-up testing date of November 20th. If you were unable to test on 10/23, please contact Lake Park to confirm a time for make-up testing.
End of 1st Quarter
Today is the end of the 1st quarter. Students will start in their new Exploratory class on Monday. Please check PowerSchool to see your child's next class.
Messages from District 13
Beginning this week, District 13 has changed to a new system for delivering messages to families, called Swift Reach.
School Improvement Goals for 2021-2022
On Monday, 10/25, we presented our School Improvement (SIP) goals to the D13 Board of Education (BOE). This year, our 3 main areas of focus are: Student Academic Success, Social-Emotional Learning, and Standards-Based Grading. If you would like to see more details related to our goal areas, the metrics used to measure each area, and the supports we have in place, please reference this SIP slideshow used as part of our SIP presentation to the BOE.
Have a wonderful weekend & a safe and fun Halloween!
Stefan Larsson
Principal
Amanda Vreeland
Assistant Principal
WARRIOR OF THE WEEK
Each week the staff recognizes students for demonstrating outstanding character based on attitudes or actions that fall under the Character Counts Pillars and our WARRIORS Mission and Vision: '"We are W.A.R.R.I.O.R.S.; our mission and vision for the future is for all staff and students to be Welcoming, Ambitious, Respectful, Responsible, Innovative, Optimistic, Reflective and Successful."
UPCOMING DATES
Please visit our Google Calendar for all activities and schedules!
- Anti-Bullying Month: October 1st-31st
- Quarter 1 Ends: October 29th
- All-School Costume/Fall Party/Dance: October 29th, 6-8pm (see info below)
- Bloomingdale Trick-or-Treat: October 31st, 3-7pm
- Roselle Trick-or-Treat: October 31st, 4-8pm
- Quarter 2 Begins: November 1st
- Texas Roadhouse PTO Fundraiser: November 1st (see flyer below)
- Election Day: November 2nd
- Clocks "Fall Back"/Daylight Savings Ends: November 7th
WESTFIELD THIS WEEK
7th Grade: Circular Plot Structures
Club Create Pumpkin Carving
Westfield Interact Club Visits Erickson
Classroom Trick or Treating w/ Mrs. Vreeland & Mr. Larsson
8th Grade Study of Lung Diseases
Halloween Costumes!
Grade Level News:
The teams will update these weekly during the school year with news and any upcoming information.
>SIGN UP FOR CONFERENCES BY CLICKING ON THE TEAM TO SCHEDULE A CONFERENCE WITH SOME OR ALL OF YOUR STUDENT'S TEACHERS<
Conference Sign-up for Specialists:
STUDENT INFORMATION
Boys Basketball Tryouts and Info
PARENT INFORMATION
Students Will Need Their PE Shirt Soon
- Students will start changing for PE class in early November. This year, the students are only required to change into a PE shirt; however, they do have the option to purchase PE shorts, bring their own athletic shorts, or simply wear the pants/shorts they wear to school that day.
- PE shirts and shorts are $10 each and can be purchased: through your PushCoin account or write a check to Westfield Middle School and have your child give the payment to their PE teacher.
- If you purchased a uniform for the 2020-2021 school year, the money has been refunded to your PushCoin account and you will need to purchase a new uniform. If you purchased a uniform for the 2021-2022 school year, you do not need to purchase another uniform. If you are unsure if you have received a refund or have purchased a uniform, please check your PushCoin account.
- Students will receive their PE uniform the first week of November, so please have this purchased by then.
Cross Country Team Pictures
Hot Lunch at School? Order Online Here
Please use this link for ONLINE ordering information:
Questions? >>Email Linda Korbel at sasha0708@yahoo.com
Info for Parents: 24/7 Online Student Tutoring
1. Parent Webinars [English | Spanish] - 45-minute live sessions for parents
2. Parent Handout PDF - helpful to print and handout at parent meetings
3. Pre-Recorded YouTube [English | Spanish] - helpful resource for parents
Order a Westfield Yearbook Today
Yearbooks will be delivered in May 2022 so that students can get signatures from teachers, friends, etc.
If you need a School Code: 1014041382501890
FROM THE WESTFIELD NURSE
If Your Child Wants to Tryout for Westfield Sports
- For 7th and 8th graders to be eligible to play sports, they need only a current sports physical on file with the Nurse. Students CANNOT attend tryouts without a current physical on file.
- All 6th graders automatically are able to try out for sports with their State-mandated, full physical on file with the Nurse.
- Questions? Email our Nurse, Mrs. Jones at bjones@sd13.org
Thank you!
FROM WESTFIELD TECHNOLOGY
Chromebook Trouble?
If you need assistance from the Technology Department, please have your student use this link to request support:
Students: Please log out of your Chromebook and log back in daily
See this video on how to log in and out of your chromebook.
Otus Student Progress for 6th & 7th Grade Parents
Get the Parent PowerSchool App
Similar to the PowerSchool Parent Web Portal, parents can download the PowerSchool Mobile App from the App store on your iOS device or the Play Store on your Android device. Simply search for “PowerSchool” to find and install the mobile app on your smartphone or tablet.
- After downloading the mobile app to your device, connect the Mobile App to the correct PowerSchool server for Bloomingdale School District 13, by entering our unique, four-character code: G M K T
- You can also search for Bloomingdale SD13 by district or school name.
- The PowerSchool Mobile App will display your child(ren)’s schedule and assignments.
- PowerSchool Mobile app users can also enable Push Notifications to receive alerts when attendance is recorded or a final grade changes. To setup notifications within the app: Tap Account, then tap Notifications to configure the notifications you want to receive. Use the slider icons to turn the notifications on or off.
- Note: Parents must have a PowerSchool Parent Web Portal account created and students linked to their account before using the PowerSchool Mobile App. Click here for instructions on how to create a parent Portal account.
'How-To' for Parents/Guardians:
FROM THE WESTFIELD SOCIAL WORKER
Want to give someone a shout out?
Teenage Depression and Anxiety
Reminders
Social-Emotional Supports
If you feel that your child is struggling on a social-emotional level, please do not hesitate to contact our Social Worker, Mrs. Sheila Zagotta,
Academic Supports
Paper is academic support that connects students in grades 1-8 to a live, human tutor in that content area via chat. Please see this video for Parent Information on Paper tutorial for more information. (Papel para Padres en Español)
Daily Attendance
Please contact the Main Office at 630-529-6211 or email Laurie Spejcher to report any student absences. This will help us to keep accurate records of every student present in our building. Thank you!
Quarantining due to Close Contact
A Close Contact is anyone with whom the confirmed COVID case had close contact, within 3 feet, for at least 15 minutes throughout the course of 24 hours. Exposure on a bus must include everyone who sat within 3 feet of the confirmed or probable COVID case for 15 minutes or longer. At lunch, with masks removed, close contacts are anyone within 6 feet for 15 minutes or longer.
Westfield Middle School does not have to exclude all students in a classroom from attending school because a student in the classroom tested positive for COVID...Only those students who were Close Contacts with the confirmed student will be required to quarantine for 14 days. It is important for students to wear a mask & maintain 3-feet of social distance from others at all times.
If your child is quarantining at home:
A Remote Learning Support Teacher (RLST) will provide two and a half hours (2 ½) of daily contact for students using Google Meets.
A RLST will email each student and their parent/guardian with the link to join the support sessions.
Students are expected to work independently on their school work in conjunction with the 2 ½ hours of direct contact they receive from our RLST.
- Student work will be made available by each of their classroom teachers.
- Students and their parents/guardians should stay in regular contact with each teacher to determine the best method to access materials and resources.
- Individual teachers may exempt students from portions of the work that is missed or provide alternative activities for lessons that are difficult to recreate at home.
- Students will receive extended time to complete school work upon their return to the classroom.
The Glenbard Parent Series
Join other parents, high school and middle school students, and professionals to learn about issues facing today’s youth such as Student Social Skills and Anxiety, Rethinking Parental Pressure.
The Glenbard Parent Series engages top experts, parents and school staff to become proactive and informed in pursuit of the mutual goal to strengthen our communities. Programs are free and open to the public.
Local Food Pantry at Bloomingdale Church
Roselle Community Food Pantry
WESTFIELD'S PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO)
WANTED: Parent Volunteers for Hot Lunch
Board Contacts for Westfield PTO
Vice-President: Linda Baker, parent of a 6th grader sasha0708@yahoo.com
Secretary: Loriann Hoyle, parent of a 6th grader hoylefamily04@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Ranna Kothari, parent of 6th & 8th graders ranna3@yahoo.com
Volunteering is Back!
- Westfield Parents and Guardians! Sign up to volunteer for school year 2021-2022.
- CLICK HERE to fill out what you would like to do.
- Questions? Email Loriann Hoyle or Linda Baker for information.
PTO Membership Dues
- All-school parties
- Teacher appreciation
- Scholarships
- Field Trips
- Student awards
BLOOMINGDALE PARK DISTRICT
WESTFIELD SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION
How-To Videos
Gmail:
- How to delete all email (6th grade)
- How to appropriately write an email
- You can only email other sd13.org email addresses
- Creating Bookmarks
- Starring and snoozing Emails
Google Classroom:
- How to Join Classroom(with Code)
- How to Join with Teacher Invite
- Check Stream and classwork page
- How to Turn in assignments
PowerSchool: Coming Soon
- Logging in
- Checking grades
- Seeing assignments
- Comments from Teachers
FlipGrid:
Chromebook: