The World of Westwood Wolves
Unleashing the Power of Our Pack- #PackPower!
Westwood's Mission:
January 29, 2023
From the principal's office...
Thank you so much for your flexibility as we experienced our first AMI day of the year last Wednesday. I know it can be very difficult for parents, and I really appreciate you doing your best to help your children complete their work at home. I have to use google to remind me of all the things I forgot about geometry to help my 15 year old on AMI days!
I know there were a lot of upset parents around the district when it was announced we would have school Thursday; just know our superintendent, Dr. Cleveland, does not make decisions lightly. He and our maintenance director and several others were out driving the roads around Springdale at 3:45 Thursday morning to make sure we didn't need need to change course. Student safety is always our first priority!
We celebrated the 100th day of school Friday- it's hard to believe! Our kindergartners did lots of fun things to mark this milestone day. Thank you, kindergarten teachers!
We do have more winter weather in the forecast for this upcoming week- the meteorologists are talking about ice this time- yikes! If winter weather starts during the school day, you don't have to call the office to find out what's going on- if school happens to close early, we will send out a group text, phone call, and post it on our website and social media. It will be posted on the district's website and Facebook page as well. You can also find school closure information on any of the local news channels or their websites. We will wait for direction from the district about whether we should send devices home in case of an AMI (alternative methods of instruction) day. Stay tuned!
Parents of 5th graders- if your student is going to Helen Tyson for middle school, they would love your input on what opportuniites you are interested in for your child. Please click here to complete a brief survey. Mr. Scott would really appreciate your insight!
We hope you have a great week!
Mrs. Crumby
Upcoming Dates/Events:
- Jan. 31- Bible club begins
- Feb. 7- mobile food pantry food giveaway
- Feb. 14- Valentine class parties 2:15 (parents/families invited- come by the office early to get your "fast pass" visitor sticker)
- Feb. 17- Westwood Get Your Glow On school dance
- Feb. 20- no school (teacher learning day)
- Feb. 21- 4th grade program (rescheduled from 2/7 due to the lost school/practice days)
We are part of the PACK!
How should we behave at Westwood?
P- persevereA- accept responsbility
C- calm myself and care for others
K- keep it safe
Information shared previously...
Can each class spell Westwood?
When students are late, they miss free breakfast (we always try to ask if they still need breakfast, but sometimes when it's busy in the office, it's hard to make sure). Also, every grade does some reading instruction first thing in the morning, so kids who aren't here on time miss that as well. Many students have a hard time coming in being ready to learn when they are upset or thrown off from being late. Please help us help our Wolves get off to the best start possible each day!
Car rider help...
We appreciate all of you who follow procedures and rules set in place to keep everyone safe and make our car line run smoothly. Thank you!
How do I receive information from Westwood?
PHONE CALLS: We also send out phone calls through an automated system; you will receive these calls if your phone number is correct in Registration Gateway. If your number changes, you can update the information in Registration Gateway, or call the office to update.
SOCIAL MEDIA/WEBSITE: The weekly parent update and other announcements/stories are also posted on our school's Facebook page and website. We are working on activating our school's Instagram account also- we'll let you know when that's up and running.
PAPER NOTES: We also send out paper notes at times; most of these will be sent in folders that come home every Tuesday. Every now and then, we need to send information on other days, so it's a great practice to check the backpacks each afternoon/evening.
We don't want you to miss any information, so we put things out in lots of ways!
Does your child want to use a device at school?
About us
Assistant Principal- Martha Tompkins, mtompkins@sdale.org
Email: westwoodinfo@sdale.org
Website: https://westwood.sdale.org/o/westwood-elementary
Location: 1850 McRay Avenue, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: (479)750-8871
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestwoodWolves