Midweek update and May calendar.
Our energy team has been working hard this year to implement energy saving changes in our school. I am proud to say that hard work has paid off and our school will be receiving a $10,000 grant that we will be using to upgrade all of the water fountains at our school. We will also be sending home an energy saving kit with each student to help you save a little energy at home.
Thank you to Ms. York for leading this initiative.
Energy kits coming home with students today courtesy of our Energy Club and UpLift Energy Grant. See flyer for more details.
🎉💙 Westhills Families — Let’s Celebrate Our AMAZING Staff! 💙🎉
Next week is Staff Appreciation Week, and we are going ALL OUT to celebrate our incredible teachers and staff who are truly TOTALLY RAD!! 🐯
To help us show the love, we’re inviting students to join in the fun by participating in our 90s-themed dress-up days all week long!
🗓 May 4–8 Dress-Up Days:
🟡 Monday: Fresh Prince & Princess Day
🟣 Tuesday: Saved by the Bell Day (neon & funky patterns!)
🔵 Wednesday: Backstreet’s Back Day (denim + favorite 90s band tees)
🟢 Thursday: Clueless in the Classroom Day (plaid & preppy style)
🔴 Friday: Ice Ice Baby – 90s Rewind Day (bucket hats & fanny packs!)
We can’t wait to see our Tigers show their school spirit while celebrating the staff who make Westhills such a special place! 🐾💙
Let’s make it a week full of fun, appreciation, and LOTS of 90s vibes! ✌️📼🎶
Westhills Families,
Field Day is right around the corner, and our Parent Teacher Club (PTC) needs your help to make it a fun and successful event for our students!
We are looking for parent volunteers to assist with selling snacks during Field Day. Volunteers will be stationed outside under the covered area near the cafeteria and gym. It’s a great way to support our students while being part of the fun!
If you’re able to help, please sign up using the links below:
Monday, May 11 – 6th Grade Field Day
Westhills Elementary Parent Teacher Club: 6th Grade Field Day
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAEAF2BABFACF8-63787932-6thgrade
Tuesday, May 12 – 5th Grade Field Day
Westhills Elementary Parent Teacher Club: 5th Grade Field Day
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAEAF2BABFACF8-63788501-5thgrade
Wednesday, May 13 – 4th Grade Field Day
Westhills Elementary Parent Teacher Club: 4th Grade Field Day
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAEAF2BABFACF8-63788703-4thgrade
We truly appreciate your support in helping make Field Day a memorable experience for our students.
Mrs. Utterback, Principal
Westhills Elementary School
If you would like a yearbook, we have a few available for $35. Please send money to Mrs. Higgs while they last.
Good evening. Our 6th graders have been invited to attend the End of Year 6-8 Grade Dance at LMS. It will be held on Thursday, May 14 at LMS from 5-7.
It has been a great week of testing. Our ticket box is filling up because students are using all of their strategies and trying their best! I can't wait to see who wins the BIG 50inch Tv on May 8.
Snack cart tomorrow
$1.00
Hat Day tomorrow
4th and 5th grade parents,
Don't forget to order your pre-packaged school supplies for next year.
See the attachment for ordering details.
We have a few yearbooks available for purchase. They are $35.00. The money should be given to Mrs. Higgs. She will label it sold to your child and will be passed out the last full day of school.
Current 5-6 grade parents,
Free sports physicals will be offered to our students. See attachment to link to complete the paperwork required in order to get free physical. Fully printed forms are also available in the front office.
Let’s make it a great Friday!
Great news! Next school year WES 6th graders, current 5th graders, will be able to play middle school sports. YAY! This means they may attend the upcoming tryouts. Attached are flyers with more information. Also, you have an opportunity to get a free physical. Scan the QR Code to get access to the form. You may also pick up the form in the front office.
GO TIGERS!
Our PTC meeting tonight has been rescheduled to next Tuesday. Please see flyer attached
Families
Testing week is upon us. Our have worked hard all year and are ready!
There will be NO KONA ICE this week!
Please ensure students arrive to school before 7:50 each morning so they can be in their classes by 7:50 ready to move to testing locations.
If your child has a cell phone or smart watch that is not needed at school, please have them keep them home on testing days. We understand some students need them for after school communication and need to bring them to school.
Any electronic devices including smartwatches, cell phones, meta glasses, etc will be taken up before testing. We will be taking them all up and securing them with an admin during testing. They will be returned to students and secured in lockers after testing.
Attached you will find the weekly events newsletter, testing schedule, ways to help at home, lunch menu, upcoming Parent Meeting info, and a list of upcoming events that are now regular monthly calendar events. We hope this helps us all keep up with the busy end of the happenings.
Staff Appreciation week will be the week of May 4. A heartfelt hand written note from you and your child to your child’s teachers letting them know something specific you appreciate about them with a simple treat means so much to our teachers. No need to spend a lot of money. The little heartfelt tokens of appreciation go a long way to brightening a teachers day.
Getting ahead of the May Chaos:
We will be mailing out report cards again this year, if you wish for your child’s report cards again to be mailed home, please send a self addressed stamped envelope with your child’s name and homeroom teacher on it.
🐯 Westhills Families,
State testing begins next week, and we are so proud of the hard work our students have put in all year! This is their time to shine, and with your support at home, we can help them feel confident, calm, and ready to do their very best.
Below are a few simple ways you can set your child up for success—starting this weekend, the night before, and each morning of testing.
Big things are coming...
Families
Attached you will find the LMS tryout information and coaches contact information.
Please reach out directly to the coach if you have questions.
If no information is listed, that means no tryouts have been set. I will update as Mrs. Zajac sends them to me. Also, follow LMS Facebook page to stay up-to-date.
On May 15, we will host a Vaccination Day for our 6th Graders going to 7th Grade. That way you can go ahead and check that off your to do list. Information will be sent home closer to time.
Reminder: LMS has invited our 6th graders to their end of the year dance on May 12 from 5-7. It will be held at LMS.
Spanish versions included
Good evening, Westhills families. This week has been a busy week of celebrations and resetting expectations. We had three great nights of celebrating our students' accomplishments. Thank you to all who attended.
Today I met with each grade level during their specials time to reset expectations and a few celebrations.
Attached, you will see a few of the slides that we reviewed today. I want to make sure that you guys are also aware of what we discussed so you can help reinforce at home.
We also have some very cool competitions coming up where students can win BIG!
We also have some very cool competitions coming up where students can win BIG!
Families,
If your child received a summer camp acceptance packet and you have not returned it yet, please return it by Friday, April 10. After that date, students on the waiting list will be given any remaining spots.
Teachers, please make sure you are sending these to the office as soon as they come in.
Catch up on the latest district and school news in the April edition of the Marshall County Minute! https://app.smore.com/n/1tuy0
Happy Easter! Attached you will find our weekly newsletter, April calendar, and snack cart reminder.
Award ceremonies are this week. We ask that you stay for the entire ceremony to ensure respect is shown to all of our students who have worked hard for these accomplishments.
Our Parent Club is amazing. Just look what's coming up on Thursday!
