Mrs. Farmer’s Fun Facts

Westside School and the South-West Family Resource Center will be hosting a program on Monday,December 12th for grandparents and other relatives raising their grandchildren. We are looking forward to showing our appreciation to these families and hopefully lending them any support or resources they need.

Thursday at 2:00 we will be having a school wide sing along!

Friday will be Polar Express Day. All classes will have the opportunity to watch Polar Express and enjoy some hot chocolate provided by our PTO!

Trustworthiness is our character trait for October. Each class will participate in activities and discussions during the month about telling the truth, showing integrity, and being loyal. Intermediate grades will also relate trustworthiness to habit 3 (working first, then playing).  

October 6th – Wulfe Brothers

October 7th @ 9:00 Testing Awards

October 10-14 -  Fall Break

October 18 – Camo Day

October 19 – Hat Day

October 20 Maroon and White Day

October 19 and 20 – Parent/Teacher Conferences

October 21 – Fall Pictures and sock day

DIBELS results will be coming home with report cards at the end of the nine weeks. If you should have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me at school!

This year every student will be taking DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) three times throughout the year. Our first screening dates are this coming Monday and Tuesday. The screening will help us see how our students are performing and allow us the intervene earlier to help students who might be falling behind. The screening will also allow us to see how we are performing as a school. The screening will take each student around 6 to 10 minutes to complete. Students will be taking DIBELS in the library where we will have a team of staff administering the screening.  

The first week of school is over and what a great week! It was so fun to see all the students! The first week was spent learning procedures and getting into the swing of things again. There are going to be some changes this year for me concerning guidance class. Westside and all elementary schools in the district are having art this year. Due to this, I have been taken out the special switches. I will still be having guidance class, but it will be once per month. The following will be the topics we will cover. As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or would like to discuss something with me, don't hesitate to give me a call at school.

September – Bullying

October – Trustworthiness

November – Respect

January – Responsibility 

February – Fairness

March – Caring

April – Child Abuse Prevention Packets

Third, fourth, and fifth graders will have the opportunity to participate in a "Round-Up" on June 1st from 9:00-11:00. The round-up will consist of classes rotating between booths. Games or activities will be set up at each booth. Parent volunteers are needed and a note went home with 3rd-5th graders about this. Please send this note back with your child if you are able to help out. It will hopefully be great weather. Keep your fingers crossed!!!!

May 27: Westside Fun Day

May 31: K-3 Field Day

June 1: 4-5 Field Day

June 2: Awards Day

June 3: Last Day for Students

Here are a few things we discussed in guidance class to reduce stress and be healthy during testing.These are great tips for any time, but worth reminding students of these simple things!

1. Get a good night's rest.

2. Eat a healthy breakfast to start your day strong!

3. Wear comfortable clothes.

4. Don't stress over the test, just remember to do your personal best!

This week and next week K-2nd will be covering citizenship in guidance.

Third, fourth, and fifth graders will be focusing on stress management and relaxation techniques.