West Elementary School Wall of Honor
The West Elementary community would like to recognize Veterans in our lives and in our community. If your family knows or has a connection to a Veteran, West would like to recognize them by having you complete a Veterans Star (See attached). Stars are due November 7th! Students in all grades have learned of this activity through the Student Council this week. Star
Let's Talk! Redistricting with DillingerRAD
Meet DillingerRAD on Thursday, November 14th
At our second "Let's Talk" session on redistricting, we will introduce DillingerRAD to the community. DillingerRAD is the consultant who will be supporting the district to analyze data in the redistricting process. They will provide recommended redistricting options to the district for consideration and the School Committee for a review and vote.
At this forum, DillingerRAD will:
· Share results from the first community survey
· Review current baseline district data
· Facilitate in-person discussions about challenges with the current school zones
· Encourage further conversation to gather additional feedback from the community
Dillinger Research and Applied Data Inc (DillingerRAD) is a Connecticut-based woman and veteran-led 501(c)3 nonprofit. DillingerRAD partners with youth-centered organizations to leverage data and tools they currently use to help students and youth succeed.
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West El Book Fair
West El will host the book fair November 4th- November 8th. Students will visit the book fair during their regularly scheduled library block. Accommodations will be made for students who have library on Tuesday as there will be no school. Families are invited to shop the book fair November 5th while attending parent/teacher conferences.