West Point El. Parent Update

Happy New Year! We hope that 2025 is a great year for you and your families.

We are excited to welcome students back to school this Tuesday, January 7. January always seems to be a great month for learning. Students appreciate settling back into their routine after all the holiday celebrations. We look forward to sharing their progress at Parent Conferences, which will be at the end of the month on January 29-30. Please encourage your students to be at school each day and read at home each night. These habits are essential in helping them grow and progress.

Here are three important things to know for the coming week.

1. There is no school Monday, January 6 for Teacher Professional Day. Students' first day back will be this Tuesday, January 7.
2. Report Cards will be available on your myDSD account on Monday, January 6 at 4:00 p.m.
3. Our next PTA Meeting is this Friday, January 10 at 9:30 a.m. in the faculty room.

We hope you have a great week. Every day is a great day to be a Wildcat!

Sincerely,

Marjorie Conrad and Christie Bouy
Principal and Administrative Intern, West Point Elementary

• Monday, December 23 - Friday, January 3: Winter Break, NO SCHOOL

• Monday, January 6: Professional Day, NO SCHOOL

• Tuesday, January 7: Students return to school

• Tuesday, January 7: 2nd Term Report Cards available on myDSD

• Friday, January 10: Applications due in the office for first session of LEGO Mindstorms

• Friday, January 10: PTA Meeting, 9:30 a.m., in the faculty room

• Sunday, January 12-Wednesday, January 22: Parent Conference scheduler will be open on myDSD for parents to schedule parent teacher conferences

• Wednesday, January 15: Community Council, 5:30-6:30 p.m., in the conference room

• Monday, January 20: MLK Day, NO SCHOOL

• Thursday, January 23: Applications due in the office for second session of LEGO Mindstorms

• Wednesday, January 29-Thursday, January 30: Parent Conferences, EARLY OUT

Congratulations to our last December group of Principal Paw Award recipients! We love celebrating our students at our golden ears party and sharing the many ways they go above and beyond to be safe, respectful, responsible, and caring.

Congratulations to our students whose Reflections entries advanced to the Council Level. Of the 30 entries that were advanced from the school level, 22 students won an award, and 14 of those students are moving on to the Region Level for judging. We are very proud of our students!

We are buzzing with excitement because the Spelling Bee is here again! Here are some important dates.

The Class Spelling Bees will happen in February 2024 during class time. Individual teachers will schedule the dates for their classroom Bees.

Grade-Level Spelling Bee will be Wednesday, February 19, in the gym during school hours. More information and times will be sent out after winter break.

West Point Elementary School Spelling Bee will be held on Wednesday, February 26, at 4 PM in the gym – parents, friends, and family are welcome!

The North-End Semifinal will be in mid to late March, typically at Layton High School, with the grand finale on April 21, 2025, at Clearfield High School.

For any lingering questions or for some handy spelling bee tips and tricks, pop over to Mrs. Elcock's website: https://sites.google.com/dsdmail.net/wpedeep/spelling-bee.

We are excited to announce our Lego Mindstorms after-school enrichment class. Students who are fascinated with engineering and computer programming will love this class!

There will be two sessions for the class.

• The first session will be held Wednesday, January 15 and Wednesday, January 22. This session costs $10 and teaches basic programming skills. Applications are due on Friday, January 10. Please submit applications early. Late applications will not be accepted.
• The second session begins Wednesday, February 5 and runs through Wednesday, April 30. This session costs $35 and will involve students working in pairs for the competition. Applications are due on Thursday, January 23. Please submit applications early. Late applications will not be accepted.

See the attached flyer below for additional information.

Check out the list of books our 3rd-6th grade students are reading to prepare for this year's Battle of the Books! Be sure to ask them about the books they have been reading.

This week's manner is "Introduce Yourself" and aligns with our goal this month of including others. Everyone is responsible for helping others feel included, and introducing yourself to others helps others feel more included. It is also a good way to make new friends.

52 Modern Manners for Kids

We will continue to focus on the importance of inclusion during January as our LETTERing focus. Belonging and inclusion are the most important priorities in our district, and students will participate in fun activities that build a culture of belonging and inclusion in our school.

We are also beginning Game of the Week during recess this week. Each week one of our recess supervisors will teach interested students a new game and will play the game with them at recess throughout the week. This week's game is Hula Ball. We hope you will encourage your students to give it a try. This is a great way for students to have fun playing, make new friends, and include everyone.

As we begin a new term, please help your students commit to earning their brag tags for January. Students can earn an attendance brag tag if they have 0-1 absences for the month. They earn their reading brag tag by reading at home at least 18 days during the month.

Check out the fun courses being offered through Davis Community Education!

See what's for lunch at the following website: https://davis.nutrislice.com/menu/elementary-schools/lunch-2

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Email: mconrad@dsdmail.net
Website: https://westpointel.davis.k12.ut.us/
Location: 3788 West 300 North, West Point, UT 84015, USA
Phone: (801) 402-2750
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