The Magic of Wonder!

Dear Westwood Families,

We had so many celebrations this week, starting with celebrating Mrs. Santillo for Counselor week. The Read-A-Thon kick off went great and on Wednesday, we celebrated students who received the Pack Pride Awards during our Pack Pride Assembly. We are very proud of our Wolves and we love to share these celebrations with you.

We also want to send a quick reminder that students need to be fever free for 24 hours in order to come back to school after being sick. We are working hard to keep everyone safe and healthy during this ever changing weather time.

Have a WONDERful week!

Mrs. Kimberly Crumby, Principal

Mrs. Martha Tompkins, Assistant Principal/Parent Facilitator

Upcoming Dates:

February 12-24-Cans for Kids Drive

February 14-School-wide PJ Day! Westwood Dance at 5:30 pm

February 17-Teacher PD-NO School

February 20-Skate Night

March 4-Kindergarten Performance

March 10 & 11-Student Led Conferences

March 10 to 14-Book Fair

If you would like to skip the long line to check in to the building for Valentines Parties on Friday, February 14th at 2:15, you can complete the form below. You must complete the form by end of the day February 13th. Please complete one form per visitor.

Si desea evitar la larga fila para registrarse en el edificio para las Fiestas de San Valentín el viernes 14 de febrero a las 2:15, puede completar el formulario a continuación. Debe completar el formulario antes del final del día 13 de febrero. Por favor complete un formulario por visitante.

Read-A-Thons actually get your reader excited about reading and it gives friends and family the opportunity to encourage your child to read even more.

Our Read-A-Thon starts Monday February 3, 2025!

About one week before our Read-A-Thon starts we will send home instructions on how to activate your reader's personal page. This is where you will be able to view and record their progress.

We encourage you to activate your reader’s account today by clicking on https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323738383532/1 and following the simple instructions.

We've chosen Read-A-Thon because it will not take much of your time, gives your child a reason to read and helps in the development of stronger reading skills.

We hope EVERYONE participates.

TEXTS: Click here to fill out a very short form that will add you to our text list. We use text messages to send out these weekly parent updates and reminders. We know texts are a convenient way to communicate for many of you, so please add yourself to the list by filling out this form. Multiple members of the same family can use it and each receive texts. If your phone number changes, you'll need to complete the form for your new number.

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!

This year's school day schedule is the same as last year. As a reminder, our office is open from 7:20 am to 4:30 pm. We open the doors to our building at 7:20 am and school starts right at 7:45 am. Dismissal is at 3:10 pm every day except Wednesday when we have early dismissal at 1:50 pm.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Car Riders:

• If you have students in grades Kindergarten through 2nd grade, your students will need to be dropped off and picked up in the front of the building.
• If you have students in grades 3rd-5th your students will need to be dropped off and picked up on the east side of the building.
• If you have children in K-2 and 3-5, they will use the front car rider line.
  
• For the safety of all students, please have their car tag hanging on the rear view mirror as we are continuing to use the same dismissal procedures as the last couple of years.
• Teachers and support staff will be available to help students find their way to their classroom the first few days of school.

Walkers:

• Once again this year, students who are walkers or bike riders will be dismissed on the far side of the fence on McRay Ave.
• We ask that parents do not congregate inside the fence for our students' safety.
• We will continue to have a cross guard at the corner of McRay Ave. and Carlton St.
• We ask that students and their families refrain from crossing in front of the building on McRay Ave.

We appreciate your patience as we work through all of these items on the first days of school. Our students' safety is our number one priority. We cannot do it without your help!

Westwood Elementary empowers all learners to grow in a safe and positive environment to launch a lifetime of learning.

Mrs. Kimberly Crumby, Principal, kcrumby@sdale.org

Mrs. Martha Tompkins, Assistant Principal/Parent Facilitator, mtompkins@sdale.org

Email: westwoodinfo@sdale.org
Website: https://westwood.sdale.org/
Location: 1850 McRay Avenue, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: 479-750-8871
Facebook: Westwood Elementary