Westridge Wildcat News
April 9, 2021
TAG Testing Moved to the 2021-22 School Year
Please feel free to connect with our building TAG Coordinator, Mrs. Swanson at swansona@loswego.k12.or.us if you have any questions.
Picture Day!
- Hybrid students will have pictures taken during their normal in person class time.
- School pictures for LO Online students will be on April 13th from 4:00-4:30pm here at the school in the gym by Dorian Photography.
LO Online Students only: To ensure we are maintaining social distancing guidelines, please sign up for a time slot to have your child's picture taken. Picture day sign up for Westridge LO Online Students (This sign up is for LO Online students ONLY.)
Please note that retakes will not be done at the school this year, but you can make arrangements to have them done at the Dorian studio.
You have the ability to order pictures online by visiting dorianstudio.com and searching for
Westridge Elementary. Your online order can be placed before and up to four (4) days after picture
day.
After the 4-day grace period expires, a personalized access key will be sent home with picture
delivery. A $7 shipping and handling fee will be added to all orders made with a personalized
access key and orders will ship directly to your home.
Thank you Brigid Halloran!
Yearbook Pictures Deadline is April 9th!
Coding Club with Mrs. Bates
Coding Club-- Announcement
Our next coding club is on 4/16 at 11:15am.
Lunchtime Social Groups with Mr. Kieser
Kindergarten-Mondays 11:30-12:00
2nd grade-Tuesdays 11:30-12:00
4th grade-Thursdays 11:30-12:00
Students can use these instructions to access the Zoom link through their Clever account, or you can use this link directly:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i4cz2YAZa6bU9ufr5Tak98Umu-1Ge3_bPYMUizX9urA/edit
Counselor's Corner - News you can use from Mr. Kieser
Dear Westridge parents, on April 5th I presented at the PTSO meeting on the topic of building problem-solving skills between parents and children. We recorded the presentation to make it available to everyone. My hope is that this information helps you begin building a systematic approach to solving problems, as well as teaching your child vital problem-solving skills. Below is a link to the presentation, and a PDF of the slides with live links to all of the resources mentioned in the talk. If you have any questions, please contact me at kieserg@loswego.k12.or.us.
PTSO Problem-Solving Presentation
Gary Kieser, MA, LPC
School Counselor
Westridge Elementary School
503-534-2371, ext. 3932
LOSD Distance Learning Resources
Mystery Science Kits still available!
New Student Registration for 2021-22 School Year
Registration for the 2021-22 school year will begin soon.
- January 20, 2021 for registering new students enrolling into grades 1–12 who have never enrolled in Lake Oswego before and returning students enrolling into grades 1–12 who are not currently enrolled but will re-enroll for next year.
- February 24, 2021 for registering new students enrolling into kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year.
- Students who are currently attending LOSD during the 2020-21 school year do not need to register for the 2021-22 school year.
LOSD is pleased to offer online registration through its parent portal, ParentVUE (contact your resident school for help with logging in). See the Registration & Verification page of the LOSD website for guidance.
Wednesday Workshops for LOSD Elementary Students
Through a partnership with the Lake Oswego Schools Foundation, LOSD is pleased to offer another term of Wednesday Workshops enrichment classes to create more connection experiences for our LOSD elementary students only and offered free of charge.
Wednesday Workshops will run for 6 weeks from April 21, 2021 to May 26, 2021. Classes are scheduled from 9:15-10:15 a.m. and 10:30-11:30 a.m. and can accommodate both the AM and PM cohort schedules.
Wednesday Workshops sign up is through LOSD Community Schools and features fun, high-quality third-party instructors in science, robotics, engineering, art, world languages as well as activity classes in leadership, movement, writing, acting and more.
Please click here to go to the Wednesday Workshops landing page on the LOSD website for more information and to register for a class.
VIRTUAL PTSO GENERAL MEETING
We are so excited to to see the Westridge campus filling with returning students, teachers, and staff. We look forward to re-connecting with many of you again in the days and weeks ahead, and we hope you'll be able to join us for our next virtual PTSO general meeting. During this meeting, we will be joined by Gary Kieser, student counselor, who will discuss "Problem-Solving between Children and Parents: a System for Collaboration." Mr. Kieser will cover three methods of solving short and long term problems with resources to use at home.
Monday, April 5
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
JOIN WITH ZOOM
Meeting ID: 850 3039 9559
Passcode: 617894
If you would like to review minutes from previous meetings, you can find them at https://www.losdschools.org/Page/2439.
Donating to Westridge PTSO
The Westridge Elementary PTSO (Parent Teacher Student Organization) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization run by parent volunteers. Through parent and community donations, we help to fund field trips, technology, and over 30 school programs each year for the enrichment of Westridge students.
While in the midst of the ongoing COVID pandemic, we find ourselves in an especially unique position this year. Many of our community members have experienced financial hardships as a result of the pandemic. We realize that it may not be viable for your family to donate to our annual fundraiser, and thus, we are not hosting one during this academic year.
While our school year looks quite different this year, the need for resources to enrich the academic experience of each and every student is still very real. Therefore, we are still gratefully accepting donations. If you are in a position to donate and able to take advantage of your employer's corporate matching program, we encourage you to participate in giving. Your donations are incredibly valuable and allow us to support our teachers and students.
Thank you for considering donating to support our Westridge students. If you would like to donate at this time or at any time during the school year, please visit Tinyurl.com/wildcatfund.
PTSO Fundraiser: Minted
Reminder - Closed Campus
No Dogs on Campus
Thank you for your cooperation.
Bias and Racial Incident Reporting Form and Information
On November 16, 2020, the LOSD School Board approved the ALL Students Belong Policy which prohibits the display of hate symbols and the use of hate speech in our school community. This is another step forward in our efforts of becoming an anti-bias and anti-racist organization and living up to the District’s core values of equity and inclusion. The All Students Belong Policy makes it clear that hate will not be tolerated nor accepted in our schools. We encourage students to stand against hate by interrupting and reporting any bias and/or racist incident that they witness or personally experience.
We want LOSD schools to be a safe, welcoming, and loving space where all students have the opportunity to be themselves and thrive socially and academically. If you have witnessed or experienced any harm directed to any student, teacher, or staff member based on perceived or actual identity, you can report to your administrator, a trusted staff member, by using the new elementary Incident Report or anonymously to SafeOregon.
ODE State Assessment Notice
Westridge Elementary
Email: kari.montgomery@loswego.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.losdschools.org/wr
Location: 3400 Royce Way, Lake Oswego, OR, USA
Phone: (503) 534-2371