Happy May Westside Parents and Families! FSA testing begins this week (see schedule below) and we are excited for our students to SHOW what they KNOW! Please ensure they are getting a good night's sleep, eating a healthy breakfast and ON TIME for school.

Brick & Mortar Students:

May 4th- 4th-6th FSA Reading Session 1

May 5th- 4th-6th FSA Reading Session 2

ELearning Students: *Must take assessments ON CAMPUS*

May 6th- 4th-6th FSA Reading Session 1

May 7th- 4th-6th FSA Reading Session 2

Happy Staff Appreciation Week to our hard-working team at Westside! If your family would like to share the love and let them know how much you appreciate them, you can either follow the guide below OR create your own way to make them feel special. Don't forget the Activity Team, ESE/Speech/Language, Counselors, Child Care, and any other staff who positively interacts with your child.

• Family Note of Appreciation- Handwrite a note of thanks to your favorite staff member and/or child's teacher.

• Sweet Treat- Send in a sweet treat to child's teacher and/or staff member.

• Student Art- Have your child create a portrait or creative piece of art to show how much their teacher and/or staff member means to them.

• Salty Snack- Surprise your teacher and/or staff member with a salty snack today!

• Special Gift- family choice of a special gift or treat for your favorite staff member and/or child's teacher.

Thank you for your continued support of Westside and your child!

• Quarter page: $25
• Half page: $50
• Full page: $100

Spots are going fast, so please reach out to Mrs. Woodbury via email listed below. Use subject line: "Planner Ad". Thank you! Email: Woodbury.Stephanie@BrevardSchools.org

Mrs. McKinney, our Physical Education teacher, uses different modes of learning to grow the whole child! First, her Walk to Success group uses BrainBall materials to teach CVC words. Next, her Kindergarten class participated in Backyard Yoga during the nutrition class with Mrs. Shelby from the University of Florida Nutrition program. Last, she helped the Brevard After Care students work on our circular flower garden.

Ms. O'Neill's Kindergarten class learned about elephants and made elephant headbands for the letter E. Did you know that elephants are the largest land mammal and take dust baths to cool down their bodies? Learning about elephants was EXCELLENT! Then, they made Friendship necklaces for Fun Friday activity for letter F.

Students in Mrs. Burchinal’s 5th grade class participated in critical-thinking activities. They had to devise a way to save Sam (gummy worm) who is on a capsized boat (cup) by putting a life- preserver (gummy saver) around him. Unfortunately, they could NOT touch Sam, the boat, or the life-preserver in the process! The online students watched and offered ideas on how to save Sam.

“How would you solve it?” First Graders in Ms. Dickson's class demonstrated different ways to solve the same type of problem. These students used their strategies and creativity to show what they know!

Sixth Grade students in Ms. Dawkin's class reviewed math by playing the game of Clue to figure out “who kidnapped the teacher?” All clues were given by correctly solving math equations. In ELA, students reviewed reading comprehension by working in groups and playing 4 corners. Groups went to the corner they believe went with their correct answer.

Registration for Brevard's Summer Camps is now OPEN!

June 7th-July 30th (closed July 5th)

6:30a-6:30p

Weekly Tuition $103 (10% sibling discount)

Daily Drop In Rate $40

Registration fee $10 per child

Field Trips are additional cost

Elementary Schools Hosting:

Andersen, Columbia, Enterprise, Longleaf, Meadowlane Primary, Stevenson, Surfside and Viera