Dear West Newton Families,

Thank you so much for over 97% attendance at our West Newton Parent-Teacher Conferences! We have such a close community of families, students, and staff! You also made our Book Fair a huge success which means our PTO will have money to purchase items for our classrooms. Our next PTO meeting will be on Tues., Nov. 1 at 5:30pm in the media center.

Students enjoyed “Fall Into Good Books” celebrations throughout the school on Friday. There is nothing like enjoying a good book on a crisp, autumn day! A reminder that we do not hold Halloween parties at school and students should not wear costumes to school on Oct. 31, please.

West Newton’s Veterans Day Celebration will be held on Friday, November 11 beginning at 8:30am in our gymnasium. This is a solemn yet joyful event as our students and staff honor our community’s Veterans. Please see more information about that event in this newsletter.

The West Newton staff continues to prepare our students to be “Tomorrow Ready”. Thank you so much for partnering with us in our students’ success and for sharing your children with us. #DecaturProud

With Tiger Pride,

Susan D. Strube

Principal

westnewtonelempto@gmail.com

NOVEMBER

Tuesday, November 1 ~ PTO Meeting @ 5:30pm

Wednesday, November 23 - 25 ~ Thanksgiving Break / NO SCHOOL

DECEMBER

Saturday, Decebmer 3 ~ Winter Wonderland from 9:00 - 1:00

Wednesday, December 21 - January 4 ~ Winter Break / NO SCHOOL

Popcorn is $.50 per bag. Popcorn money will be collected all week and the popcorn will be distributed during the students' lunch time. All proceeds benefit the Student Activity fund and the Staff Fund.

Popcorn Friday will take place every week with occasional announced exceptions throughout the school year!!

Decatur Township School Police Department, (DTSPD), in collaboration with the Drug Free Coalition, is excited to offer a new diversion program for students found to be in possession of tobacco products,

e-cigarettes, and or vaping devices. DTSPD has also partnered with our local courts in an effort to minimize the use of these products and devices on our campuses. Our students, if found with the aforementioned items, would be in violation of Indiana Code 35-46-1-10.5, Minor in Possession of a Tobacco Product or an Electronic Cigarette or 7.1-5-12-8 Smoking in a Prohibited Area. Each of these would be met with an Indiana citation, also known as a “Uniform Traffic Ticket,” (UTT). When submitted to the courts, the cost of the ticket for this violation is $170.50. This is an actual ticket and will affect your license or the ability to obtain one if left unpaid. Our objective however, is not to create financial hardship, but to have an opportunity to educate students and families on the dangers of vaping and tobacco products. Twice per month, DTSPD officers will present a 1-hour class for students who have opted to accept the terms of the diversion program. The cost of the class for a student attending alone is $75.00. If a student attends the class with a parent or guardian, the class is discounted at a cost of $25.00. Upon the completion of the class, the UTT, or citation, will not be referred to the courts, and there will be no record of the violation. A student may only participate in the program once per school year, and only twice throughout their entire school career.