Westwood Weekly Update
October 15, 2021
Message from Mr. Kish
It is difficult to imagine that we are ending the first quarter of the school year on October 22nd. I look forward to seeing many of you at our parent/teacher conferences on October 28-29. If you have not signed up for a time with your child's classroom teacher, please do so soon.
Thank you for your continued support of all that we do a Westwood Elementary School. Please feel free to contact me anytime with questions or concerns!
Mr. Kish
Upcoming Dates
October 22 - End of 1st Quarter
October 28 - Halloween Parties (See information below)
October 28-29 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (Virtual and In-Person)
October 29 - Westwood Fall Festival - Patterson's Fruit Farm 12-4
November 5 - Picture Retake Day
Westwood Halloween Procedures
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Costume Parade: 2:15-2:45 p.m.
Weather permitting students will parade outside the perimeter of the Westwood school building.
Parents will be directed to stand on the sidewalk in front of the school. Students will exit the 1st-grade side doors, walk down the sidewalk and reenter the building at the KG side doors.
In case of inclement weather, guests may enter the front doors and line up around the perimeter of the gymnasium for the indoor parade. Please note that all visitors MUST adhere to the same costume guidelines as students, should adults choose to dress up for the costume parade. Furthermore, all adults must adhere to our WG mask guidance and sign-in procedures.
Classroom parties will be from 2:45-3:15 p.m. Only the homeroom parent (assigned by PTO) and party helpers arranged by the homeroom parent will be permitted to attend the classroom party. (total of 3 unless discussed with Mr. Kish) The office staff will have a list of parents who are helping with parties. All helpers MUST sign in.
Please communicate with your child’s homeroom teacher if you do not want your child to participate in the party and parade, as an alternate location/activity will be available.
COSTUME GUIDELINES (costumes are optional)
All staff reserve the right to ask students and visitors to change costumes in a manner acceptable for the school. Students are expected to wear a costume compatible with the WG mask guidance.
No weapons of any kind are permitted.
Each person must be easy to identify.
Costumes may not include blood, mutilated, or severed body parts.
Dress code rules pertaining to appropriate bodily coverage still apply.
Students need to come to school prepared with all costume parts. Students need to be able to get dressed with little or no assistance from the teacher. If they do not come to school dressed in costumes, they will have 5 minutes to change. If a student must wear parts of his/her costume to school, he/she must be able to fully participate in class and focus on learning. He/she needs to be able to sit comfortably in his/her seat and participate in recess.
Students will not be allowed to spray paint hair or face paint while at school.
Total covering of face with hoods is not permitted.
Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is COMING back into the school!
Who? All students can shop at the Book Fair during their class’s scheduled time slot (days/times coming soon)! Parents can also shop online at the Scholastic store or Virtual Fair.
Visit https://www.scholastic.com/bf/westwoodfallbookfair21 for more info.
What? The fan favorite Book Fair is BACK in school!
Where? Located in the Library
When? November 8-12
Why? Buy books to enhance your child’s love of reading and help our school earn $ to purchase even more great books!
Save the dates and look for more details to come soon about volunteer opportunities and classroom time slots!
Westwood Elementary School
Email: jm.kish@westg.org
Website: https://www.westg.org/westwoodelementary_home.aspx
Location: 13738 Caves Road, Novelty, OH, USA
Phone: (44) 729-5990
Twitter: @WestwoodWG