Mustang Bulletin

This week is the last stretch of state testing! Our students have done an incredible job and we are proud of their hard work! This week students in grades 3-8 will take math part 1 and 2. Please ensure that your child has a good night of rest and eats breakfast each morning or that they visit the cafeteria for their breakfast. Breakfast begins at 8:15 and ends at 8:40.

Please encourage your child to do their best to work out the math problems using their scratch paper and take their time on their assessments. They will get challenging problems but they are prepared! Reminding them to take their time and break the problem down to fully understand what they're being asked to solve is positive and reassuring! Our kids are so smart and hard-working! We got this!

If you know that your child will be absent on a day of their scheduled test we ask that you alert their teacher right away so that we can plan accordingly for a make-up session.

Please do not schedule any early pick-ups when your child is testing. It is best to keep them home if there is an unavoidable appointment. If they are absent we will schedule a make-up session.

Please refer to the testing calendar below for specific grade-level dates.

Thank you for your support of your child's academic growth this year!

Mrs. Schubert

Principal

Parent Reminders for Testing:

• ALL students will need plug-in headphones that connect to their Chromebook. NO wireless allowed.
• Do not sign your child out on testing days. Please make all appointments for another day or later in the day.
• Week of April 1st-3rd- ALL students are required to bring a sack lunch or they may buy a sack lunch from the cafe.

We want to express how grateful we are for our incredible PTSA Exectutive Board and their families. Months were spent planning and creating the incredible Dollar Auction! We are also grateful for all of the families that donated to the baskets, created the baskets, and for everyone that attended the event! We are so very thankful for all of the support!

Thank you!

~West Wing Staff

2 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR TAX CREDIT DONATION:

ONLINE at: K-8 & High School Online Donations

MAIL or DROP OFF to the School of Your Choice: DVUSD 2023-24 School Address List

Forms can be downloaded here, and checks can be mailed to the school of your choice. Your tax credit receipt will be mailed back to you. Your tax credit goes directly to the school you choose, not to the state or district.

• Our Parental Input Classroom Environment Form is now available on our website for the 24-25 school year. This form will still be active until April 12 when we will make our first draft for class lists.
• Please Update Emergency Contacts With The Office, If They Are Not Listed In Your Contacts They Cannot Have Contact With Your Student.
• We cannot sign out kids 15 minutes before dismissal (3:15 is the cutoff).
  
• Reminder we cannot do deliveries to classrooms or call classrooms except for glasses or chromebooks. Phone messages only delivered to students at 2:30. If there is a pick up change, please call our office before 2:30.
• For those who are interested in volunteering in classrooms and/or attending field trips, you will need to attend a one time district volunteer training (class locations and times can be found at www.dvusd.org). If you have already taken the training you must come in to the front office to update your information, this must be done every year.

Please be sure to bring your ID into the office when you check-in. All volunteers and visitors are scanned in and a sticker is printed for you to wear while on campus. Please stop in the office to scan your badge when you depart campus. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

Mr. Hix and the Band program will be selling Gatorade, Chips and Candy during Field Day on Friday, April 12th. The concessions booth will be part of the Field Day rotation for the grade levels participating in Field Day on April 12th. A two item purchase limit will be enforced. Each item will cost $2.00. Students should bring no more than $4.00. Only cash will be accepted. Chip options will include Cheetos, Doritos, Funyuns, popcorn and more! Candy options will include Nerds ropes, Jolly Rancher Gummies, Sour Patch Kids and Airheads. Thanks for your support of the West Wing Band program!

Click on the picture for the form to sign up.

For the next month, our campus will focus on respecting each other's physical, emotional, and social boundaries. We are talking each day about respecting personal space, aplogizing when we make a mistake, and accepting apologies so that we can all learn from the situations we encounter in life.

• Treat others the way you want to be treated
• Communicate effectively
• Work together
• Listen attentively
• See something, say something

Monday, April 15th , 2024

• 7:30-8:30 - Boys Basketball Practice

• 7:30-8:30 - Chess Emporium (Library)

• 9:00-11:00 State Testing 3rd, 7th & 8th Math Part 1

• 3:30-5:30 - Girls Basketball Practice

• 3:30-5:30 - Spiritline Practice

• 3:45-4:45 - Band Conservatory Club (Band Room)
  

Tuesday, April 16th

• 7:30-8:30 - Boys Basketball Practice
• 9:00-11:00 - State Testing 3rd, 7th & 8th Math Part 2
• 4:15 - 7th & 8th Basketball (WW @ Gavilan Peak)

Wednesday, April 17th

• 7:30-8:30 - Boys Basketball Practice
• 9:00-11:00 - State Testing 4th, 5th & 6th Math Part 1
• 9:00-1:00 - 1st Grade Field Trip (Odysea Aquarium)
• 3:35-4:35 - Young Rembrandts (Art Room #114)
  

• 3:45-4:45 - Band Conservatory Club (Band Room)
• 4:15 - 7th & 8th Grade Basketball (Stetson Hills @ WW)

Thursday, April 18th

• 7:30-8:30 - Boys Basketball Practice
• 7:45-8:30 - Student Council Officer Meeting
• 9:00-11:00 - State Testing 4th 5th & 6th Math Part 2
• 3:30 - Newsies Dress Rehearsal (MPR)
  
• 3:45 - PTSA Meeting (Library)
• 7th & 8th Basketball (BYE)

Friday April 19th

• 7:30-8:30 - Boys Basketball Practice (MPR)
• 7:45-8:30 - General Council Meeting (Science Lab)
• 9:00-10:30 - Field Day For 4th, 5th & 6th Grades
• 9:00-11:00 - State Testing Make Ups
  
• Mustang Store During Lunch Recess
• 2:00-3:15 - Newsies Performance (MPR)

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