Westside Pack Post
March 2024
Principal's Message
February was a busy month and March is looking to be just as busy. Our students are working so hard as they learn and grow. Student growth on both Istation and iReady is looking great and we are excited to see how much they grow these last three months of school. Thank you for all of your support both at school and at home. Education is a team effort and we are grateful to work with such an amazing community at Westside.
Kelsey Anderson
Principal at Westside Elementary
March Dates to Remember
March 7 - Spring Pictures (individual and class pictures)
March 7 and 8 - Parent Teacher Conferences
March 8 - At-Home Learning Day
March 11-15 - Spirit Week
March 15 - FAME
March 18-22 - Spring Break (no school)
Late Start Fridays
Parent Teacher Conferences and At-Home Learning Day
We are excited for our second round of parent teacher conferences this week! By now, you should have received a note with your assigned conference day and time. Conferences will be held Thursday, March 7, after school and Friday, March 8, during the day. If you have questions about your conference time, please reach out to your child's teacher or call the Westside office at (208) 525-7666.
Friday, March 8, is an At-Home Learning Day to accommodate for parent teacher conferences. This week, students will receive work to be completed on Friday and returned to school on Monday, March 11. If you have questions, please reach out to your child's teacher.
Spirit Week
March 11-15 will be Spirit Week at Westside! We are also conducting a fundraiser that same week. Our 6th grade student leaders have been working with Bikers Against Bullies to get Westside a Buddy Bench for the playground. Bikers Against Bullies will be donating a Buddy Bench to Westside and our students would like to pay it forward by raising funds for another school to receive a Buddy Bench. Here is the schedule for Spirit Week and the fundraiser:
- Monday, March 11 - Pennies for Sports (dress up in sports gear and bring pennies)
- Tuesday, March 12 - Super Heroes Bring Nickels (dress up as a super hero and bring nickels)
- Wednesday, March 13 - Dimes a Day Helps the Career Stay (dress up as your future career and bring dimes)
- Thursday, March 14 - Have you ever read a book? I've only read a quarter! (dress up as your favorite book character and bring quarters)
- Friday, March 15 - Wear Yellow! Wear Blue! Bring Green, we need that too! (wear Westside colors and bring dollars)
The two classes (one in K-3 and one in 4-6) who collected the most money will win a celebration!
FAME
School Funding
Just a quick reminder that part of our school funding each year is based on the percentage of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch. This funding is used for classroom paraprofessionals who work with small groups of students who need intervention or extension. We are so grateful for all they do to support student learning! It is crucial that all families fill out the free and reduced lunch form so we can continue receiving this funding. Even if your child doesn't eat school lunch, please fill out the form. The form should be filled out once per year, or when your financial circumstances change. You can list multiple siblings on the same form, so no need to do separate forms!
More information and the link to fill out the form can be found here: https://www.ifschools.org/domain/40
PTO Announcements
- March 5 - PTO Meeting 2:45 at Westside
- March 14 - Chick-Fil-A Fundraiser 5:00 to 7:00
- April 10 - Homestead Pizza Fundraiser
- April 19 - Young Einstein Day
- May 6-10 - Teacher Appreciation
- May 9 - Twisted Sugar Fundraiser 4:00 to 8:00
- May 31 - Field Day
Attendance
Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures
Blue - drop off and pick-up zone
Yellow - crosswalks
Green - park and walk your student to their door
Title 1 at Westside
Counselor's Corner
For the month of March, we will focus our lessons on the character trait respect. In order to learn about respect, we will discuss following the golden rule, being accepting of others' differences, being courteous to others, dealing peacefully with anger, insults, and disagreements, and being considerate of others feelings by listening to their point of view. We will be doing some role playing and participating in active listening activities to help students see how they can show respect to others. I'm looking forward to working with your students as they learn and grow in the area of respect this month.
Mrs. Gallagher
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Mrs. Anderson
Email: andekels@sd91.org
Website: https://www.d91.k12.id.us/16/home
Location: 2680 Newman Drive, Idaho Falls, ID, USA
Phone: (208) 525-7666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrskelseyanderson/