West October News #4
Our Spooktacular Family Night is this Thursday, October 29th, 6:00 PM-7:00 PM. Wear your school-friendly costume for trick-or-treating! Find out more information HERE!
The Fall School Climate Survey is available for all adults who have a student at West. Please let us know what we are doing well with and what areas we can improve. Your input is greatly valued! Take the short survey HERE SURVEY LINK.
West Pumpkin Decorating Contest voting will happen this Tuesday and Wednesday! Winners will be announced on Friday’s morning announcements. Please plan to pick-up your student’s pumpkin at the end of the Spooktacular! Any pumpkins left at the end of the day on Friday, October 30 will be disposed of.
HPS is now offering preschool programming to families of three-year olds in the Holland Community! This is a perfect opportunity for kids with older siblings already attending a school in the district. Take a look!
This Week’s PBIS Focus Lesson is all about the bathroom! Help your student have POWER in the morning by watching today’s morning announcements!
West students begin each morning by watching and interacting with our virtual Daily Announcements. The announcements include jokes, celebrations, important information and more! Follow our Daily Announcements HERE.
Lego Party– This week our West students are celebrating AWESOME behavior with class Lego parties. Each classroom collectively saved 200 Power H tickets to earn the Lego Party. The Lego Party serves as the first monthly PBIS event that emphasizes students collaborating to achieve a common goal. This approach begins moving students toward more intrinsic motivation for positive behavior.
The next PBIS class celebration is a Gingerbread House Making Party! This is a huge undertaking for our staff, and we need YOU to pull it off. We will be collecting decorating items, looking for volunteers to help pre-make the gingerbread houses and looking for volunteers to help support the party day. The donation and volunteer links will go out next week! We are already collecting boxes of graham crackers. If you have a box to spare, send it in to the front office!
Coming up at West. . .
Holland Aquatic Center Swim Lessons– November 9- November 20: Witters, Schoettley, Murphy, Smith, and Klein
No School, Friday November 6!
Thanksgiving Break, No School, November 25, 26 and 27!
Volunteer at West
West PBIS Power Store Helper: Adults arrive at 12:45 PM and help run the store by supporting students as they shop for prizes using their earned Power H tickets. Sign up Here
Recess Rangers: Adults arrive at 11:00 AM and stay until about 1:00 PM. They spend time with students during lunch recess, help manage conflict peacefully, and model responsible behavior to students. SignUp Page
Traffic Aides: Adults arrive at 8 AM and stay until about 8:45 AM. They help manage the flow of car traffic in the front drop-off area. SignUp Page
Please remember that all volunteers must fill out the volunteer background check on our website at least one week ahead of time.
Thanks for your help and for getting involved!