WV PTA Newsletter

We hope you enjoyed the Book Fair! Thank you to all of the volunteers and to those who came for Pastries and Parents and Literacy Night. We have some fun activities coming up this month, including a spirit night, the WV Night at the Drive-in, the Carnival and Halloween parties, so please read on to find out more.

The WV Family Directory will be going out soon to all PTA members! If you are not yet a PTA member, you can sign up here. There is also still time to submit your family's information.

A reminder that you can always find a list of upcoming WV activities on our website at westwoodviewpta.com!

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OCTOBER

National Walk/Bike to School Day ............................ October 2

WV Drive In Night @ 6:15pm ..................................... October 10

NO SCHOOL Prof. Learning ....................................... October 11

NO SCHOOL Teacher Work Day ................................ October 14

Spin Pizza Spirit Night 5:00-9:00pm ......................... October 16

Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00pm .............. October 17

NO SCHOOL Parent/Teacher Conferences .............. October 18

Choir Concert 5th & 6th grade .................................. October 22

WV Carnival 5:00-6:30pm .......................................... October 25

Fall Parties & Parade 2:00pm .................................... October 31

Halloween Parties 2:15pm ........................................ October 31

NOVEMBER

NO SCHOOL................................................................ November 1

Halloween Candy Drive ............................................. November 4

Chipotle Spirit Night 4:00-8:00pm ............................ November 6

Veteran's Day Assembly 2:00-3:00pm ...................... November 11

NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break ............................. November 25-29

DECEMBER

Class Photos and Picture Retakes ........................... December 5

Skate Night ................................................................ December 6

Winter Music Program 1st & 2nd Grade .................. December 12

Winter Parties 2:15-3:00pm ...................................... December 19

Early Dismissal @12:30pm ....................................... December 20

Winter Break .............................................................. December 23 thru January 6

Add these events directly to your calendar here or subscribe to the PTA calendar here.

Date: Thursday October 10

Place: Boulevard Drive-In, 1051 Merriam Lane, KCK

Price: $50/car (venmo @WWVPTA)

Plan to arrive around 6:15pm and get settled into your parking spot. You can sit in the back of your car for the movie with blankets and pillows or set up chairs to gather with friends. Before the movie starts, your kids can play on the playground, toss a football or run around with their friends. At 6:30pm, pre-ordered pizzas will be delivered. Dance party will start at 7:00pm and the movie will begin at 7:15pm!

Bring snacks and drinks with you!

You can purchase tickets by venmoing @WWVPTA.

Make dinner really easy and benefit Westwood View at the same time! A percentage of proceeds from dine in or carry out that night goes back to Westwood View. Tell your friends and neighbors too!

SPIN! Pizza

8224 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, KS 66208

5:00-9:00pm

Happy October little ghosts and goblins!!

It’s time to start planning for the amazing Westwood View carnival!!

Come for your favorites, but there will be new activities to love and adore! Please keep your eyes peeled for more information about the carnival and sign up to volunteer here.

5th grade will be serving sandwiches and chips. We can’t wait to see you in our Pumpkin Patch!!

Pre-K Halloween Party!

Date: Thursday, October 31st

Time: 1:15-1:45 PM

Location: Outdoor Cafeteria Space

Calling all 2025-2026 Future Kindergarten Students! Please join us for some Halloween fun at Westwood View! We will play a game, make a quick craft and hear a spooky story! Everyone attending is welcome to stay to watch the Westwood View students parade around the track at the back of the school at 2pm.

Costumes welcome! (Please no costumes with weapons) Pre-K students are welcome to stay to play on the playground after the parade with a supervising adult but will not be able to reenter the school to attend Halloween parties of older siblings.

If you know anyone will have a kindergartner next year, please ask them to fill out this Google form to be added to the mailing list.

Add your family's information to the directory here. SMSD requires that each family opt in to having their information published in a directory each year. If you are a member of PTA, you will receive access to the directory, but can enter your information even if you aren't a member.

Some notes:

• The sooner we have your info, the sooner we can send out the link to the electronic directory.
• You do not have to include address, email address or phone number if you don't want to.
• Please fill out a form for each of your children.
• If we have enough interest, we may have a printed option for a small charge.

To learn more about the reasons behind a phone-free school policy, what the current SMSD policy is, and what you can do, click here: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/11tWrsZdUaElb01-hq7fhr5uADHIDsLwfKqADWoLomlM/mobilebasic

If you would like to sign the petition in support of phone-free SMSD schools, please use this link AND SHARE this petition with parents, teachers and students (by Oct 28 if possible)! https://forms.gle/YGFoVWcRMZ6k1xrf9

Be an Informed Voter — State Board of Education Meet & Greet

All of us in SMSD will have a State Board of Education race on our ballot this year! Attend the upcoming meet & greet to learn about the importance of and the responsibilities of our Kansas State Board of Education. You’ll have an opportunity to hear from the candidates, meet with them, and ask questions.

Be an Informed Voter — State Board of Education Candidate Forum

The Johnson County Post for hosted a candidate forum for the State Board of Education candidates in districts 2 and 4 that cover most of the SMSD district. Watch the forum (or listen to it like a podcast) to learn where the candidates stand on issues impacting public education. Short on time? Fast forward through the candidates not on your ballot. View your sample ballot at myvoteinfo.voteks.org to learn which district/candidates will be on your ballot.

Don't miss this opportunity to become more informed on vouchers. Backpack Full of Cash, a documentary film narrated by Matt Damon, explores the impact of vouchers on public schools. Come to the viewing!

Save the date for the Veterans Day assembly on Friday Nov. 11th at 2pm.

Parents are welcome to attend, as well as any friends or family who are Veterans (pre-assembly reception for Veterans at 1:30pm). Be on the lookout for more details soon!

Hey, future Knights and Lancers!

Westwood View students will continue on to Indian Hills Middle School (the ‘Knights’) and Shawnee Mission East High School (the ‘Lancers’).

Upcoming Games and Competitions:

10/14 Indian Hills Middle School Football game - 6:00 & 7:30 vs Hocker Grove played at SMNorth Stadium.

10/18 Last Home HS Football game - 7:00 vs Olathe East played at SMNorth Stadium. Come early to watch the team run through the blow-up tunnel! Fun Fact: Jack Reeves #1 is the Quarterback and is a Westwood View Alum! This is his first year ever playing Quarterback and he’s doing great!

10/26 Varsity State Gymnastics Championships - 11am @ SMNW HS

11/7-9 SME Theater Fall Play - Androcles and The Lion

All HS sports schedules and details from Tennis to Soccer and more can be found here (click on View Schedules).

Upcoming Camps for Kids K-8:

10/11 SME Lancer Dancer Clinic 9am-12pm. Register here.

10/18 SME Little Lancer Cheer Camp 9am-12pm. Register here.

A FUN and cool way to help support the WV library! Sign up here or using the QR code above.

We have a new fundraising opportunity to replace Amazon Smile, which is no longer available. This is a seamless, easy way to support the WV PTA with purchases you are already making, at no additional cost to you. Please consider taking these steps to support the PTA today!

Go to Givebacks.com and click log in. Your Memberhub/Givebacks login will transfer over, or you can click on "I forgot my password" if you're having trouble logging in.

Click on the Give button at the top, select My Causes and Add a Cause. Search for Westwood View Elementary PTA and click the grey heart with the arrow next to it on the right and Add to My Causes. Then click on Wallet at the top and link your credit card(s). Now you'll be donating a portion of what you are already spending to WV PTA. The linked cards will do all the work; you don't have to do a thing. And, again, this is zero additional cost to you.

Get it now and no worries later! Order here!

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