The Westsider- January 17, 2025

Monday, Jan. 20 - NO SCHOOL - MLK Day

Tuesday, Jan. 21 - Character Council Meeting after school

Thursday, Jan. 23 - 4th Grade Art Club after School

Friday, Jan. 24 - Popcorn Friday (Mrs. Kugel)

Friday, Jan. 24 - Character Council Spirit Day - PJ day

Hello Westside families,

This week has been quite the whirlwind with our varying winter temperatures! Students (and staff) have been grateful for the days we have been able to get outside, even when it is in short increments. This week we also worked on diagnostic testing for our kindergarten students, and will work with 1st grade readers on similar assessments next week. Your kindergarten and 1st grade student's AIMSWeb+ results will be shared with you on Friday, January 24th.

You will see a link below in the Resources & Reminders section about our Student Handbook and policies around attendance in the River Falls School District elementary schools. Students get 4 Ill days per semester, and 10 parent excused absences per year. Here is a wonderful handout from Attendance Works with some other related information. I wanted to take a quick moment to remind you not only about district policy, but also just to let you know your student is missed when they are not here! Please let us know if there is anyway our staff can support your student getting to school everyday, we are here to help!

Have a fantastic weekend!

With kindness,

Rachel

Please take a moment to read this letter from the Co Directors of Academic Services about the upcoming winter screening window. In addition to the information in this letter about K-3 benchmark screening, 4th and 5th grade students will be screened utilizing the FastBridge screener in reading and math. If you have any questions about the upcoming screeners, please feel free to reach out to your student's teacher or Mrs. Mader.

Cooperation is working together with others to achieve a common goal. It's about listening, compromising, and being a good team player.

• Passing the basketball to a teammate who has a better shot than you do.

• Working on a science fair project with a classmate.