August 1 Newsletter

UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT: Is there a FEE to ride the bus?

• Students in grades 7-12 are required to pay a $200.00 yearly fee by August 4. Registrations received after August 4 will incur a $25.00 late registration fee.
• Students who are entering Kindergarten through grade 6 ride the bus for free.

THE FORM AT THIS LINK must be completed for ALL students who will be riding a bus to and from school.

If you need a FEE WAIVER, you can complete the Waiver Form (the Free & Reduced Lunch Application). The online application can be found at this link.

Print applications for the FEE WAIVER can be accessed below:

• Free and Reduced Lunch Application (in English)
• How to Apply in Spanish 23-24
• Spanish Application 23-24
• How to Apply in Arabic with application 23-24
• Hot to Apply in Portuguese with application 23-24

For more information, go to www.myschoolbucks.com, or contact Michelle Rapoza at mrapoza@westportschools.org.

Dear Westport Community School Families:

I hope this first month of summer vacation has provided you time to share with loved ones and friends.

As we are but a month away from the start of our new school year, we wanted to send families information before the school year begins to make the transition to the new year as stress-free as possible.

To this end,

•Have you recently changed your email or phone number? Please make sure you have updated your information with the district.

•Do you have access to the SchoolBrains community portal?

•Updated health physicals documentation to building nurses.

Also, please check your email regularly, as we will send additional information in the coming weeks. For your reference, the 23-24 SY calendar is attached.

For your convenience, we have the following contact information below to assist you:

Updates to phone numbers and emails can be sent to:

wcsdist@westportschools.org

Help with SchoolBrains:

fpacheco@westportschool.org

As we move closer to the start of the 2024 school year, we will reach out further with pertinent information.

Thomas F. Aubin

Superintendent of Schools

Dear Westport Elementary School Families,

I hope that your summer is going well.

I am happy to have been appointed as the Principal of the Westport Elementary School.

Mrs. Duquette will be the Principal of the Macomber School. We will be collaborating throughout the school year as we work to build on our recent successes.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my first year working at WES and I am very excited about the upcoming school year.

As we proceed, we will be sending out a monthly newsletter in addition to updates at various times to keep all of our families informed about all things at WES.

Please let me know of any questions or concerns that you have so that I can assist in a timely manner.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Kevin Aguiar

Principal

KAguiar@westportschools.org

You can now pay for items such as transportation fees, athletic fees, student activity fees, pre-school tuition, Out of School Time tuition, and more.

To set up an account, go to www.myschoolbucks.com.

To sign in and access registration forms, go to www.myschoolbucks.com, and click on "School Forms."

Contact the office with questions @ 508.636.1075.

Want to make your shopping easy? Order here and have your child's supplies delivered right to school.

School code: WES003

Grade One Supplies 🏫

3 - Crayons 24 count, Crayola standard size

1 - Scissors, child size (Fiskars preferred)

12 - Glue sticks, Elmer's

2 - Highlighters

1 - Pencil box ,plastic( labeled with your ids name)

12 - Pencils, #2 yellow (sharpened)

1 - Broad tip markers, 10 count, low order black

1 - Expo dry eraser

1 - Notebook One-subject wide ruled (red)

4 - Pocket folders, plastic, (green, red, blue, yellow)

1 - Paper towel roll

1 - Box of tissue

1 - One-inch Binder, white

1 - Pkg Colored pencils,12-count

1 - Composition book (PK- grade 2 )

1 - Set of headphones for personal use (not ear buds)

1 - Container of baby wipes

1 - Container Clorox wipes

1 - Carton sandwich zip bags

1 - Carton gallon zip bags

Grade Two Supplies 🏫

1 - Composition notebook

3 - Large pencil erasers (pink block)

24 - Pencils #2 Ticonderoga (sharpened)

3 - Plastic pocket folders (red, blue, green)

2 - Boxes of tissues

12 - Expo low odor black fine tip markers

1 - Expo erasers

1 - Child's Fiskars scissors

2 - Crayola crayons (2 boxes - 24 count)

6 - Elmer's glue sticks

1 - Highlighter (any color)

1 - Paper towel roll

1 - Set of headphones and case or bag

2 - Container Clorox wipes

1 - Pencil box

Grade Three Supplies 🏫

1 - Pencil pouch, nylon, metal grommets for binder

2 - Boxes of pencils yellow #2 Ticonderoga, pre-sharpened, 12 CT

2 - Erasers, pink large, three-pack

1 - SchoolWorks by Fiskars scissors, 5", pointed

1 - Box of crayons, Crayola ,24 CT

1 - Box of colored pencils,24 CT

1 - Expo dry erase- 8 pack

1 - Glue sticks - 6 pack

1 - Binder, Avery 3- ring 1 white view front

1 - Plastic Pocket folders - no prongs (orange, green, blue, red, yellow and purple)

1 - Three-Subject wide ruled spiral notebook

1 - Box of tissues

1 - Pack of lined index cards

1 - On ear head phones

Last names A thru L - 1 roll paper towels

Last names M thru Z - 1 container of Clorox wipes

Grade Four Supplies 🏫

1 - Pencil pouch, nylon, metal grommets for binder

4 - Boxes of pencils yellow #2 Ticonderoga, pre-sharpened 12 CT

4 - Red pens

3 - Erasers, pink large

1 - Scissors, school work by Frisker's big kid 6

1 - Box of crayons, Crayola 24 CT

4 - Glue Stick, Elmer's

8 - Markers Expo dry erase

1 - Dry eraser

1 - PKG highlighter

2 - 3 Ring binders any color 1.5 inch

2 - 3 Ring binder any color 1 inch

1 - 2 Pocket folder any color

1 - Marbled rule wide composition book any color

2 - Packs of 8 big tab write and erase dividers

2 - Packages of paper 150 CT, wide ruled, white lined

1 - Box of tissues

Last name A-L 1 box of Ziploc gallon bags

Last name M-Z 1 box of sandwich bags

Lisa Kaminski, Director of Curriculum, at Lkaminski@westportschools.org

Felicia Pacheco, Registrar, at fpacheco@westportschools.org

Laura Charette, Principal WMHS, at Lhonohan@westportschools.org

Kevin Aguiar, Principal WES, at kaguiar@westportschools.org

Stacey Duquette, Principal MAC, at sduquette@westportschools.org

Wendy Miranda, Special Ed Coordinator 5-12, at wmiranda@westportschools.org

Nancy Tavares, Special Ed Coordinator Pre-K-4, at ntavares@westportschools.org

Shelly Morris, Athletic and Activities Director, at smorris@westportschools.org

Jennifer Chaves, Director of Out of School Time, at jchaves@westportschools.org