LMS Baseball tryouts. Mark your calendars

Please help us with fundraising as we work to provide every student a Westhills shirt this year.

Join us Tuesday, August 18 @ 5:00 for our Parent Club meeting. We will be discussing what it means to be a Title 1 school and how that funding supports our students.

Come join the fun! Also, Parent Club meeting Aug. 18 @ 5:00. We would love to see you there!

🍪 Don’t Forget Your Cookie Grams! 🐅💙 There’s still time to send a sweet surprise to your child or a Westhills staff member who is making an impact! 🍪 2 for $6 ⏰ Order by Thursday, August 13 at 9:00 AM 💙 Delivery is Friday, August 14! Scan the QR code on the flyer to order!

Please help our Parent Club purchase a WES shirt for every student.

🐅 WESTHILLS ELEMENTARY FAMILY NEWSLETTER August 10–14, 2026 TIGERS ROAR Every Student. Every Lesson. Every Time. • Better Together. ⸻ 💙 MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL WES Families, What a wonderful start to the school year! It has been so much fun welcoming our Tigers back and seeing our hallways and classrooms filled with students again. Thank you for your patience and support as everyone settles into new routines. Each day, arrival and dismissal are getting smoother, students are learning expectations, and most importantly—learning is underway! We are excited about the year ahead and grateful to have our families partnering with us. It truly is Better Together! 💙 Mrs. Carrie Utterback Principal ⸻ 📅 IMPORTANT DATES August 10 — 🐾 Specials Day 3 August 10 — 🏫 School Board Meeting August 11 — 🐾 Specials Day 4 August 12 — 🐾 Specials Day 5 August 13 — 🐾 Specials Day 6 August 13 at 9:00 AM — 🍪 Cookie Gram Order Deadline August 14 — 🐾 Specials Day 1 August 14 — 🍪 Cookie Gram Delivery August 17 — 🚗 Car Tags Sent Home August 18 at 5:00 PM — 💙 PTC Parent Club Meeting August 27 — 📸 Picture Day August 27 — 🏫 Parent Orientation 4th Grade: 5:00–6:00 PM 5th Grade: 5:30–6:30 PM 6th Grade: 6:00–7:00 PM ⭐ The first 20 minutes of each grade-level orientation will be a meeting with administration. ⸻ 📣 IMPORTANT REMINDERS 🚗 CAR TAGS New car tags will come home with students on Monday, August 17. Additional car tags may be purchased for $2.00 each. Please have your car tag displayed and visible during afternoon dismissal. This helps us keep dismissal safe, organized, and moving efficiently. 💻 CHROMEBOOKS Chromebooks will be distributed to students soon! Chromebook insurance is $15.00. ⚠️ Online registration must be completed before a student can be issued a Chromebook. If you have not completed your child’s online registration, please do so as soon as possible to avoid a delay in receiving a device. ⸻ 🍪 SEND A COOKIE GRAM! Help us spread a little sweetness at WES! 💙 Families may purchase a Cookie Gram for their child and/or a staff member who is making an impact. 📎 Order information is attached to this newsletter. Deadline to Order: Thursday, August 13 at 9:00 AM Cookie Gram Delivery: Friday, August 14 Don’t miss your chance to send a sweet surprise to someone special at WES! ⸻ ⏰ SCHOOL HOURS Doors Open: 7:00 AM School Begins: 7:45 AM Dismissal Begins: 2:45 PM Please make sure your child knows how they are getting home each afternoon before they arrive at school. ⸻ 🐯 BETTER TOGETHER Thank you for trusting us with your Tigers each day. We are looking forward to another great week of learning, growing, and making memories together! 💙 TIGERS ROAR! Respectful • Organized • Accountable • Responsible Every Student. Every Lesson. Every Time. Better Together.

🍪 Make Someone’s Day a Little Sweeter! 🐅💙 Send a Beverly Ann’s Cookie Gram to surprise your child or a Westhills staff member who is making a difference! 💙 🍪 2 for $6 | Delivery: Friday, August 14 📲 Order by Thursday, August 13 at 9:00 AM using the QR code on the flyer! A sweet way to show someone you’re thinking of them! 🍪💙

Check out all of the back to school news and information in the August Marshall County Minute! https://app.smore.com/n/khwc8

Thank you all for an amazing first day and start to our school year. Besides a few transportation issues, everything went fabulous. Students were smiling and teachers were too! I hope you are getting a run day of your child's day with an expression of excitement or if they are like us, a little bit of exhaustion too. Please make sure your child knows exactly how they are getting home each afternoon before they leave home. If they have a hard time remembering, have them write it down and put it in their backpack. Dismissal will get better and faster once everyone understands the procedures. Attached is more specific information to help arrival and dismissal run more smoothly on Wednesday. Please pass it along to a friend who may not get my messages yet!

Tomorrow is our first day of school and we are all excited.

Please see the attached Memo for important information regarding hours, arrival, dismissal, online registration, forms coming home, school kits purchased from PTO and so much more.

Use this link to check out Bus Routes and times. Please let make sure your child knows what bus they will ride home tomorrow, before they get to school. https://www.mcstn.net/page/transportation

We look forward to seeing all or our students tomorrow. Remember, dismissal begins at 11:15 tomorrow.

Breakfast will be served, but there will be no lunch tomorrow. Both will be served starting Wednesday.

There will be no Tiger Academy this year. Please look for PowerHour forms to come home tomorrow or Wednesday. These should be returned ASAP. PowerHour coordinators this year are: Jason.Donahue@mcstn.net and Micah.Anderson@mcstn.net. Please reach out to them with any questions.

🐅 Westhills Meet & Greet is Tonight! 🐅 We can’t wait to welcome our Westhills Tiger families back tonight! Doors open at 5:00 PM. You may enter through either the 4th Grade Morning Entrance or the Main Entrance. As you make your way through the building, be sure to stop by the front hallway, where you’ll find: * 🐾 Westhills PTO * 🐾 Westhills Clubs * 🐾 4-H * 🐾 Communities In Schools * 🐾 Art * 🐾 Chorus * 🐾 School Counseling * 🐾 Administration (We’re excited to answer questions and celebrate the start of a great school year with you!) Online Registration will take place in the cafeteria. 💻 Important: Online registration must be completed before students can be issued a Chromebook. 📋 Homeroom rosters will be posted in two locations on each grade-level hallway. 🎓 6th Grade Families: Students should report to their homeroom teacher first to pick up their schedule before visiting their other teachers. We are so excited to see everyone tonight and kick off another amazing year together! See you at 5:00 PM! 💙🐅 Every Student. Every Lesson. Every Time. Better Together.

We will have new school hours this year: 7:45-2:45. Doors will still open at 7:00am. See attachment for more details.

We hope you can join us! Class lists will be posted in hallways. Doors open at 5:00pm.

Families, If you’re looking for a fun way to celebrate the new school year or just want to get the kids out of the house, here’s a great opportunity! 🎉 

⚠️ FINAL COUNTDOWN ⚠️ 2 DAYS LEFT to order your EduKit at the lowest pricing! Don’t become a “Summer Scrambler”: 

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Enjoy all of the end of the year highlights in the June edition of the Marshall County Minute! https://app.smore.com/n/dkxge

Report card pick up is available between 7:15-1:00 Wednesday, May 28-June 5. They will be available in the front office. Please know your child's homeroom teacher. If you sent in an envelope, they will be mailed out this week. Happy Memorial Day and first full week of summer. If you signed up for Camp Marshall, summer camp, it will begin on June 1. Please send questions the camp coordinators: Anne.Hardison@mcstn.net Adrienne.Shelton@mcstn.net They are no longer accepting applications. The only exceptions are current 3rd grade students who have been notified based on their TCAP scores. 💙 Mrs. Utterback

Thank you for an amazing year. See you July 30 at our Back to School Meet and Greet! 💙Mrs. Utterback