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Westgate Elementary Monthly Newsletter
April 5, 2019
Office/Attendance
mininni.patricia@westside66.net
Preschool/Club
April
2 - Vocal Music Festival WHS 7pm
9 - CC Mtg/Board Elections & Parent Advisory 6pm
16 - CC Meeting/Board Elections & Parent Advisory 6:00pm
19 - Teacher Comp Day - NO SCHOOL
19 - Godfather's Slice of the Pie 5-9pm
23 - Planet Sub Night 3-8pm
23 - Kindergarten Parent Meeting 6pm @ Westgate Library
26 - School Carnival 6-8pm
May
3 - 5th/6th gr. Band & Strings Concert @ Westgate 2:35pm
10 - Kindergarten Round-up 9:30-11:00 am14 - 5th/6th gr. Strings West /Fest @ WHS 7pm
14 - CC Mtg. & Parent Advisory 6pm
17 - Godfather's Slice of the Pie 5-9pm
24 - Last Day of School - 1:00pm Dismissal
Monthy Reminders
2nd - Tuesday of every month - Community Club Mtg. 6:00pm
3rd - Friday of every month - Godfather's Slice of the Pie 5-9pm
4th - Tuesday of every month - Planet Sub Night 3-8pm
Helpful Links
Westgate School Carnival
Cake Raffle sign up: http://tinyurl.com/y24ux7v7
Kids Heart Challenge
Dear Westgate Family's. Westgate student are currently participating in the Kids Heart Challenge as a way to help fundraise for the American Heart Association. The week before spring break your son/daughter should have received a packet with information on how to sign up and participate if you choose to. We will have a Heart Challenge event in class during the week of April 1st-5th during their scheduled PE time. At that point all funds will be due. If you have any questions please email me at weber.reed@westside66.net. Thanks for all you do.
7th Grade Requirements for Westside Middle School Students
7th Grade Requirements:
Physicals and Immunizations
From our Middle School Nurse:
Nebraska law requires all students entering 7th grade to have a complete physical (also fulfills the requirements for a sports physical).
• For those playing sports, physicals must be performed after May 1st; for all others, examinations must be performed after March 1st.
• A Tdap booster given after 10 years of age prior to entering 7th grade is also required.
Please call your health care provider to schedule your child's physical and immunizations (call now—appointments fill up fast). Once completed, we ask that you turn in your completed physical, along with immunizations,
to the ABC Building (909 S. 76th Street) before August 1st.
Please email questions to smith.melissaa@westside66.net.
Melissa Smith, RN, BSN, BS
Westside Middle School
Phone: 402-408-8652
Fax: 402-390-6454
Returning Student Registration
Be on the lookout in April for our Returning Student Registration process for current Westside students. Starting in mid-April, parents will be asked to login to their parent PowerSchool account and update information and permission forms for the 2019-2020 school year.
Completing these forms now will reduce—at least a little bit—the information overload parents face when school starts in August. Once you're finished, your child will be registered for the 2019-2020 school year. and we will have up-to-date contact information for back-to-school communication this summer.
Elementary Unified Activities - Unified Basketball
What Are Unified Activities?
The Special Olympics Unified Schools Program is a fast growing initiative that brings students with and without
intellectual disabilities together. This year we are excited to bring a Unified Basketball opportunity to our
schools.
Westside Community Schools is excited to offer our sixth Unified Activity this year, Unified Basketball.
Where: Paddock Road Elementary, 3535 Paddock Rd, Omaha, NE 68124
When: April 16, 2019 - 5:30-7:00pm
What: An hour of fun and friendship aimed at partnering peers while developing basketball skills.
RSVP Needed for Participation
If you and your child(ren) are interested in participating, please download the following linked informational flyer to learn more and to let us know if you are planning to attend.
Safety Patrol
NESA Testing
2019 Kindergarten Round Up!
We have a list of children who will be eligible for kindergarten next year. If you have a child who will be turning five years old on or before July 31, 2014 but haven’t received a call, or if you know of someone new to the neighborhood, please let Mrs. Mininni know. Soon she will be sending out important information about our parent meeting as well as Round Up Day for the children.
Kindergarten Parent Meeting
6:00pm-7:00pm
Kindergarten Round - Up
9:30am - 11:00am