Mustang Bulletin

Please join us on Wednesday, March 5 from 5:00-6:00 pm for our STEAM into Kindergarten Night. We will begin in the library for a short persentation where families will learn all about our kindergarten program directly from our teachers. We will then head to the kindergarten classrooms for open house filled with fun and station activities for our future Mustangs! You do not want to miss this event!

Our students attended the Suns Leadership retreat with the Arizona Association of Junior High Student Councils. Each year we compete in different areas, Leadership, Academic Achievment, School and Community Involvement, and School Spirit! Our students will attend the State Convention in May and hope to achieve the distiguished recognition as Master Council! Keep up the hard work! A huge thank you to our advisor, Ms. Carpenter!

Parent Reminders for Testing:

• ALL students will need plug-in headphones that connect to their Chromebook. NO wireless allowed. Teachers will be reaching out to parents to send in a set of headphones.
• Do not sign your child out on testing days. Please make all appointments for another day or later in the day. If an appointment cannot be avoided please let your teacher know as soon as possible so that we can already plan a make up day for your child.
• Week of April 1st-3rd- ALL students are required to bring a sack lunch or they may buy a sack lunch from the cafe.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of fun and discovery at our PTSA S.T.E.A.M. Night! Experience hands-on activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics, explore exciting student exhibits, and enjoy interactive games for all ages. Plus, don’t miss our amazing raffles—featuring fantastic prize baskets—with winners announced at 6:30 PM, just before we wrap up the night with a movie under the stars! Delicious food trucks will be on-site, so come hungry and ready for a great time. This is a must-attend community event—everyone is welcome!

Our kindergarten students learned so much about how the Earth travels around the sun and their shadows this past week!

Please consider making a tax credit donation to West Wing School. Deciding to direct your tax dollars to your child's school is an incredible way to impact our school.Tax credits will be especially helpful next year as we cut our budget due to the M&O override failure.

We are so proud of our Mighty Mustangs and for their dedication to demonstrating respect, compassion, and integrity!

Students in Mrs. Swingle's class solved problems on their vertical whiteboards during a recent math lesson. Mrs. Schifferer supported students as they determined how to solve mulitplication word problems involving fractions.

Spring Pictures are Monday, March 10!

Order your yearbook now.

The price of yearbooks go up to $50 for in-person sales the last week of school.

Please support our PTSA by downloading the Givebacks App! It makes buying tickets to events a breeze! With our upcoming Family STEAMpede it is a must have!

You can earn money for our organization when you shop at Walmart, DollarTree, TripAdvisor, Sephora, Verizon, GNC, and so much more! Please consider checking it out to support our school at places you already shop!

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. Volunteers, like all adults, are role models for children. Therefore volunteers are expected to demonstrate good character and ethical behavior. Please do not engage in any behavior or activity that may cause harm to themselves or others. In addition, physical contact is not encouraged and should be limited to brief encouraging behaviors such as a "high five" or handshake. Please take your lead from staff and dress appropriately for the job you are doing. Casual clothing is fine; However, be neat and professional. No Spaghetti straps, bare midriffs or backs, or negative t-shirts. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

Now You Can Access Your Family’s Immunization Health Records:

Quite often, I have family members call to ask me if I can send them a copy their child’s immunization record; to retrieve a record from previous years when their child went to West Wing School. Their intent is to use these records for college admissions, a passport, a new job, etc.

Please be advised that you will now have access to these records by utilizing the Arizona Department of Health Services. Just follow the links provided below:

Please note that patient information provided on MyIR needs to match exactly what is in the state record site. If MyIR cannot match someone’s information, then they need to contact Arizona Department of Health Services at 602-542-1025 or complete a request on the Immunization

Record Request Portal

If you have any other questions, please reach out to me.

Nurse Jan

Phone: 623-376-5010

Email:Jan.Rey@dvusd.org

Monday, March 3rd

• Day 2 For Specials
• 7:45-8:30 - Chess Emporium (Library)
• 3:45-4:45 - Honor Choir Conservatory (Choir Room)
• 3:45-4:30 - 5/6 Band Conservatory Club (Band Room)

Tuesday, March 4th

• Day 3 For Specials
• 7:30-8:30 - Day Break Chorus (Chorus Room)
• 7:45-8:45 - Year Book Club (Mrs. Coak's Room)
• 9:00-2:00 - Kindergarten Field Trip (Wildlife World Zoo)
• 3:35-4:35 - Mad Science (Science Lab)

• Day 4 For Specials
• 3:30-4:30 - Young Rembrandts (Art Room)
• 3:45-4:30 - 7/8 Band Conservatory Club (Band Room)
• 5:00-6:00 - Kindergarten Night (Kinder Playground)

• Day 5 For Specials
• 5:00-5:30 - Parent Meeting For Basketball

• Day 6 For Specials
• 8:45-9:15 - Student Stampede
• 6th Grades Greek Fest
• 11:00-1:00 - Penny Wars (during student lunches)
• 2:00 Early Dismissal

During our 2:00 pm dismissal time teachers meet in together and we call these Collaborative Team meetings. West Wing is a PLC school (Professional Learning Community). Our 90 minute early release days support planning for student learning, interventions, and targeted support. This time is invaluable to our teachers, and our students, as it gives critical time to our teacher teams to design skill-based instruction and assessments, review student progress data, and design supports and interventions. Learn more about what happens in PLC at DVUSD.org/PLC.

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