West November News #2
Who is swimming this week? Find out in this week's West newsletter!
Holland Aquatic Center Swim Lessons– The first session of Swimming lessons at the Holland Aquatic Center begin today, November 9, and run through November 20. The classrooms swimming in the first session are Mrs. Klein, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Smith, Miss Schoettley, and Mrs. Witters.
Below are some suggestions to help make swimming lessons successful:
HAC provides all swimsuits and towels.
Wear easy on and off clothing like stretch pants, track pants or sweatpants, pull on shirts without buttons, crocs or slip on shoes.
Students with long hair should come to school with it braided or pulled into a ponytail. You may also want to send a brush for your student to use.
You may want to send a plastic grocery bag with extra socks and underwear just in case items get wet by mistake.
Power H Winter Gear Store: HPS students and families can shop for FREE winter gear items on Wednesday, November 18, 4:30-6pm.
NEW coats
NEW snow pants
NEW boots
NEW hats
NEW gloves
New location: Third Reformed Church | 111 W 13th St. The event is open to all HPS Families and all items are FREE. Items available while they last.
We are partnering with Downtown Holland again this year to collect items for the Power H Shop. Families can donate NEW winter items before Monday, November 14 at shops in Downtown Holland!
Christmas Assistance Applications: Applications for The Salvation Army’s Christmas Assistance Program are being accepted. They provide gifts for children 0-17 and food for a holiday meal. To apply, visit SAANGELTREE.ORG or call 616-392-4461 with questions.
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!
West’s Attendance is ROCKING and we are going to keeping it ROLLING this month! November’s Attendance Goal– Schoolwide attendance of 94% or higher every day! Each day West has 94% or higher, we earn a feather on our West turkey. If we earn 12 feathers or more, our school earns a COMFY DAY!
If you are having any barriers getting your child to school, please contact us 616-494-2350 and ask for a member of our attendance team.
This Week’s PBIS Focus Lesson is all about the bus! 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.
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. Check out this link to donate and volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EADA728A6FD0-67108126-west
Power Store Donations– Our West Power H Store is stocked with a wide range of items that students can “purchase” with their saved tickets. Students LOVE visiting the store!! We are always looking for volunteers to help run the store and donations of prizes! Please visit these links if you are available to help– Power H Store Volunteer Sign Up and Power H Store Wish List
Coming up at West. . .
Friday, November 13: 3, 4, 5th graders visit the Power H Store
Thanksgiving Break, No School, November 25, 26 and 27!
Thursday, December 17: Gingerbread House Classroom Reward
Thursday, December 18: Half-Day of school
Friday, December 19 - Friday, January 1: Winter Break
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.