Westwood Intermediate/Middle School
Westwood Families,
Next week the Junior Panther Mentors have planned spirit days to end the 2024 calendar year and to start trimester 2 with a spirit of Panther Pride. Here is the lineup:
- Monday, December 16: Comfy Cozy Day
- Tuesday, December 17: Twinning Day – dress alike or in MN Twins gear
- Wednesday, December 18: Wacky Tacky Day
- Thursday, December 19: Team Color Day
- Friday, December 20: SLP Spirit Day
Report cards are available to families in Campus Parent Portal. If you have questions, please connect with your child’s teacher.
Our next family pulse check is tomorrow, Thursday. Watch for email/text and take a moment to share your experiences. We share bright spots with our staff and take every piece of feedback into account. Thanks for taking the time. It only takes a minute.
It feels like winter has arrived this year. All fifth and sixth graders go outside for recess each day when the weather permits. Students in grades 7 and 8 have a choice to go out for recess. However, on some days due to staffing, all students go out. All students should have a jacket, hat and gloves or mittens.
Enjoy the rest of your week,
Tom Larson
Principal
Share Your Voice: Next Pulse Check is Thursday, December 12
Our next pulse check is coming your way tomorrow, Thursday, December 12. You will receive a text message and email with a few simple questions asking for feedback on your experience with school. Watch for the messages from our partner, Possip, and make sure to reply - in your preferred language - to the brief survey and help keep us updated on your experience. You can choose to share your name - or stay anonymous. We do appreciate when people share their names in case there is a need to follow up. It all takes less than a minute.
Coat/Hat/Mitten Drive
- What: For community service, we would like to collect new coats, hats and mittens to be distributed to Westwood families in need
- When: Now until January 5
- Where: Drop off items at Westwood
Have you ordered a yearbook?
Orders may be placed online at Westwood Yearbook Order Here or scan the QR code (see attached). Questions may be directed to Kristine Powell at kpowel@district16.org.
Life at a Trading Post during the Fur Trade
Students in Ms. Robasse and Ms. Davé's class enacted a Trading Post to experience what it was like to barter for goods during the Fur Trade. Students were invited to bring items that they wanted to trade with others, negotiate their value, and make decisions about trading for important resources. It was a fun experience!
From paper plants to community circles
The paper plants on the wall are all different and filled with students’ hopes and dreams. In another room, there is a student signed poster with the class rules. In another space, Tuesday mornings are circle time. Across Spring Lake Park Schools, specific, intentional strategies and practices like these are creating a learner-centered environment.
A learner-centered environment is a space where students feel seen, heard, valued – that they belong. It’s a space to safely develop and practice skills like working together and treating each other with respect and kindness. It’s a place of shared responsibility where each member supports and feels supported in learning.
Teachers across grade levels and schools dip into a shared collection of strategies, tools and resources to support the social, emotional and behavioral development and management practices that create a safe, learner-centered environment.
Take a peek into four strategies that put learners at the center.
