Westside Elementary
September 2019 Newsletter
Important Dates
September
- 2nd - Labor Day - No School
- 6th - Spirit Day
- 6th - Grandparent's Day 2:15 pm
- 16th - Picture Day
- 24th - Culver's Share Night
- 30th 6:30 pm - F.A.S.T. Meeting in the library
Thank you for an amazing start to the school year! The students have settled in and are working very hard and learning new material every day. I am excited to see what this year has in store for all of us!
Mrs. Baumann
Principal
Happiness Is ….. Cookies With Grandparents!
Friday, September 6th
2:15-3:15 pm
Grandparents will visit classrooms, enjoy cookies in the gym, and have their picture taken with their grandchild. It is sure to be a fun afternoon! Notes were sent home and RSVPs were due August 27.
Morning Drop Off
Reminder:
- Students can be dropped off at 7:50 a.m. on the blacktop. That is the time that supervision is outside.
- If your child is eating breakfast at school, they can be dropped off and enter the west doors at 7:45 am.
- Students will not be allowed to enter the building through the main entrance in the morning.
- If your student arrives to school after the 8:05 start time, they may come in the main entrance.
- Students can come in the main entrance on days that are inside line-up days (rain, cold weather). There are signs hung at the main entrance, so you know if we have an inside day.
Thank you for your cooperation!
After School Dismissal
Thank you for your patience with after school pick up. We have a lot of traffic around the school and we need to ensure all of our students are safe. Please do not stop your vehicle in the middle of the street and ask your child to run into the street to get into the car. This is dangerous for your child and creates a back-up of traffic. Pull over into a parking area and have your child enter the vehicle at that time. Our 4th graders have begun Safety Patrol and will be helping cross students at each corner. Be aware of their presence and allow students to cross at the cross walks.
New Box Top App
THE NEXT GENERATION OF BOX TOPS IS HERE.
Box Tops is changing to fit today's families. The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school's earnings online.
How does the new program work?
At its core, the program structure and purpose remain the same – to help schools get what they need. The main difference is how you’ll earn – instead of clipping, all Box Tops will be earned digitally via receipt scan.
You’ll now download the new and improved, user-friendly Box Tops app, register and select a school, and then scan an eligible receipt containing Box Tops products. You’ll earn 10 cents for each Box Tops product purchased plus extra earnings for any Bonus Box Tops opportunities. The app will automatically add Box Tops to your school’s earnings online, giving visibility to see how you are supporting your school in real-time.
What about the products I buy that still have clippable Box Tops on them?
Clip those Box Tops! We will continue to accept Clipped Box Tops until they expire, as long as they are validly submitted by your school’s coordinator. So keep sending them to your school!
More good news: you can ‘double dip’ during the packaging transition by clipping the physical Box Tops AND scanning your receipt with those participating items.
Please note, a few brands are not participating in the ‘double dip’. Receipts with these items will return a message in the App that they are ‘clip only’ with a reminder to submit the physical Box Top from the package to their participating school.
Our family often shops online; how will that work?
Great news! If you shop for groceries online, you can now submit your email receipts from select retailers to earn Box Tops for your school. To ensure that earnings are properly credited to your account:
1. Make sure you have a Box Tops for Education account (you can create one via the Box Tops app or website)
2. Forward your email receipt to receipts@boxtops4education.com using the same email that’s associated with your BTFE account
3. Box Tops will be credited within 10 business days – view your earnings detail in the MY EARNINGS section of the app or website
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Reminders
Westside Calendar
http//norfolkpublicschools.org
7:45 am - Breakfast served in gym, enter through playground doors
8:00 am - First bell rings
8:05 am - Tardy bell rings
3:15 pm - Dismissal bell rings (M, T, Th, F)
2:00 pm - Dismissal bell rings (W)
Classroom Rules
Fundraiser 2019-2020
Box Tops
Office Max
Shoparoo
Westside Elementary School
Email: angiebaumann@npsne.org
Website: http://www.norfolkpublicschools.org/schools/westside-elementary/
Location: 1703 Phillip Avenue, Norfolk, NE, United States
Phone: (402) 644-2561
Twitter: @WestsideElem