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Westwood View School (www.smsd.org)

4935 Belinder Ave, Westwood, KS 66205

(913) 993-5800

Kathy Keith, Principal kathykeith@smsd.org

Twitter: @wwvpythons

Mission: Together We Succeed!

We would like to welcome all of our new and returning families to another start of the school year! The Python News will be emailed to all families monthly and will contain important information for WV families.

We believe in creating an open avenue for communication between school and home. The Python News is only one of these avenues. We also have a twitter account and a school website that will be updated throughout the school year. Please access these sites to keep in touch with all of the news and events taking place at Westwood View.

School Hours: 8:10am -3:10pm

Students may enter the building at 8:00am.

August

10 Teacher Assignments will be available on Skyward

14 Ice Cream Social 4:30-6:00pm - All family members are invited

(Meet your teacher and drop off supplies in classrooms, clearly labeled with grade and name. If you ordered supplies they will be on your student's desk the first day of school)

15 Classes begin, Grades 1-6 (12:30 Early Dismissal)

15 & 16 Kindergarten Conferences

17 Kindergarten begins (full day)

22 Back to School Night - Parents/Guardians attend, no students

(1st-3rd 5:00pm) (4-6th 6:00pm)

WV Website Calendar

Principal Kathy Keith

Secretary Jodi Mcatee

Support Staff John Sheahan

Nurse JoAnn Blevins

Social Worker Jami Hamilton-Ansley

Intervention Support Annie Campbell

Instructional Coach Lori Heinze

Building Sub Jan Lyons

Kindergarten

Erin Flint

Emily Hoffman

1st Grade

Jessica Brockmeier

Emma Vogt

Susannah Cone

2nd Grade

Jessica Jankowski

Rachel Pruett

Annie Jurgensmeyer

3rd Grade

Jana Winkelbauer

Caroline Cherry

4th Grade

Emily Fox

Sarah Harvey

Zoey Olson

5th Grade

Amanda Jessee

Paige Riekhof

6th Grade

Angie Hutton

Jill Kading

Specials

PE Corey Roscetti

Art Paige Crosswhite

Music Matt Mirsch

Library Annie Campbell & Maggie Vallette

Special Education

Resource Teacher Cindy Waeckerle

Speech Teacher Kelsey Kohn

School Psych Laine Guerry

OT Teacher Tracey Bredford

https://www.smsd.org/about/departments/food-service/menus

Parents will be able to eat lunch with your student starting Sept. 5th. If you are bringing outside food, you may only include your student due to allergies and keeping our students safe.

Food Service will continue to offer healthy and appealing options for all students next school year. The meal prices are below.

Elementary $2.85

Secondary $3.00

Reduced $0.40

Adult Visitor $4.30

Families will be able to complete a child nutrition meal benefit application to see if they qualify for free or reduced-priced meals. The information and link regarding the meal benefit application will be a part of the parent online verification process as well as be available on the Food Service web page after July 1st. Food Service encourages families to apply as soon as the application is available in July so any meal benefits families qualify for will be processed by the start of the school year.

Families are encouraged to check their student’s current food service account balance on School Café - https://www.schoolcafe.com/SHAWNEEMISSION. Payments to a student’s food service account can be done by check or cash at the school, credit card online through eFunds ($3 fee) or by calling the Food Service office (no fee). Student account balances (positive or negative) do roll over to the next year – even if the student switches schools within the district.

Lunchroom Procedures for WV Café

Arrival/Dismissal Procedures 23-24

Skyward Access

The below link will take you to the Skyward page where you can log in and access all digital forms that need to be signed. The Student Handbook is on the district webpage. A link is provided below. Check out the tutorials on how to do different things in Skyward. Digital forms need to be signed before students can receive their ipads or get their pictures/address published in the student directory.

https://www.smsd.org/families/skyward

Student Handbook 23-24

You will be able to join WV PTA during our Ice Cream Social. Digital Westwood View Elementary Phone Directories will be included in your membership. All student names will be included in the directory unless you check the digital form in Skyward for nonphoto or published information.

Parents must be on our MVP list in order to volunteer. MVP training is approved for three years before you have to renew your training. There are many trainings throughout the year Jamie Hamilton is our MVP coordinator, feel free to call her with any questions at 993-5856. See the information below for more details.

My Volunteer Pal (MVP) program is the volunteer program for all Shawnee Mission Schools. MVP connects adult volunteers with students ages Pre-Kindergarten to age 18. Volunteer Pals choose from a range of in-school activities, including:

• Mentoring
• Serving as a lunch buddy
• Classroom or school volunteer
• Sharing special talents or career interests
• Tutoring
• Being a friend who listens
• Overnight chaperones for Shawnee Mission School District-approved field trips
• Chat ‘n Chew
• Watch Dogs
• School field trips

Volunteers enjoy flexible schedules, and all activities take place on school grounds during school hours, with the exception of field trips. If there are additional questions concerning the MVP program, please call Ms. Hamilton at 913-993-5856.

MVP Resources

The fee schedule, as approved by the Board of Education, lists required fees, school meal prices, and optional fees. High school and middle school course fees can be found in the program planning guides.

2023-24 FEE SCHEDULE

Shawnee Mission partners with eFunds for Schools to collect online payments for school fees and meals. Families have the option to pay by credit card, debit card or have funds electronically withdrawn from their checking account.

E-FUNDS - PAY ONLINE

E-FUNDS INSTRUCTIONS

ABCD Calendar

SMSD Welcome Back Resources