Westwood Elementary
News and Information for our Wildcat Community
Giving Thanks
Thank You to Our Community Partners!
The Jewish Coalition for Literacy (JCL) provides volunteers who are matched with selected students for additional reading practice each week.
The Rotary Club of Concord recently provided all of our 3rd grade students with new dictionaries. Our students were so excited, they even brought them out to recess! Volunteers from the Club also painted our US Map on the playground.
Junior Achievement of Northern California works closely with us to provide student programs that foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy skills.
Volunteers from New Hope Church provide a variety of services to our community, including organizing our emergency backpacks, preparing take-home book kits, and providing Thanksgiving meal baskets for families in need.
We Appreciate our Wildcats and Their Families!
I'd like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to our hard-working PFC Board members and committee chairpersons: Denise Huffman-Cruz, Meghan Dryden, Jenny Burnett, Jennifer Chambers, Angie Henricksen, and Sierra Kulak, who dedicate countless hours to improving the quality of education we provide to all of our students!
Shout Out to our Teachers and Staff!
Handbook Highlight
Visitors and Volunteers - Westwood welcomes guests, and would like to remind all of our visitors and volunteers that you must sign in/out in the front office when you arrive and when you leave campus. Classroom visitors must make prior arrangements with the teacher, with visits limited to 20 minutes. Visitors may not bring minor children, and must be accompanied by school staff if they are not cleared. Volunteers must be cleared through the school district, showing current TB clearance (within 60 days of application) and fingerprint clearance. Click here for more information.
Parent University Night
Parent University Night: Showing of Screenagers, Dec. 4th 7:00pm @ EDMS Come and learn about the effects of growing up with technology in the digital world. Screening will be followed by a panel Q and A as well as helpful, practical tips for parents and students. Students are encouraged to attend this with their parents.
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Mt. Diablo Unified School District
Mark Your Calendars!
- Scholastic Book Fair (December 2-6)
- Soul Shoppe Workshops (December 4)
- 4th Grade Field Trip to Los Vaqueros (December 6)
- Holiday Craft Fair (December 6)
- Parent-Teacher Conferences (December 9-20) - Grades 1-5 will be dismissed at 1:00 daily. Kindergarten students will keep their regular schedule. Reports of Student Progress will be distributed during the conference. Please communicate with your child's teacher to schedule a meeting.
- ELAC Meeting (December 13)
- Student Holiday Shop (December 16-20)
- School Site Council Meeting (December 16)
- Winter Concert - 1st & 2nd Grade (December 17)
- Winter Break (December 23-January 6)
- School Resumes (January 7)
Now Accepting School Site Council Nominations
ELAC and DELAC
Special Education Community Advisory Committee - Representative Needed
Nancy Klinkner, Principal
Westwood Elementary, established in 1958, is a K-5 public school in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, with an enrollment of 300 students. In addition to our 11 General Education classrooms, we also host 3 classes for students enrolled in our Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing program, and 2 classes for students with moderate/severe disabilities. We are a diverse and caring community, with a dedicated staff and amazing students!
Email: klinknern@mdusd.org
Website: westwood.mdusd.org
Location: 1748 West Street, Concord, CA, USA
Phone: 925-685-4202
Facebook: facebook.com/WestwoodElementarySchool
Twitter: @MDUSD_Wildcats