West Side Newsletter

About five years ago, the West Side staff (with the help of Stacy Utterback) created a core values tree, complete with vision and mission statements. These tree posters are hanging throughout the halls and classrooms of West Side. Every week during morning announcements, I like to highlight one value and share a bit about that value. Teachers piggyback off of this, and our guidance counselor does as well in her classroom guidance lessons. So far this year, we have worked on Collaboration, Confidence, Respect, and Relationships. We will finish September with Character and Commitment. In October, we will highlight Inspire, Independence, Engagement, and Achievement. If you want to help at home, ask your student what he or she has learned about this week's core value. We believe these values are transformative, and we look forward to our kids' growth as we continue to highlight them!

Brian Gunderson

West Side Principal

These students have been chosen by their teachers and have been demonstrating West Side's Core Values.

Stay connected with the NEW Washakie1 app

Washakie County School District #1 purchased a new District App called "Washakie1"

1. Go the your App Store on your phone

2. Search for "Washakie1" - it will pop up with our black Warrior "seal"

3. Download the app - follow the instructions on the screen to install

Monster Mash 2023

Saturday, October 28th

Community Center

Time to be determined soon

Homework club is Monday to Thursday after school until 4:15. Students can ride the bus home, but it only goes to the school nearest to them or the Learning Center.

Here is our schedue:

Walk

Read for 20 minutes

Work on spelling

Misc. Work

Clean up

October Guidance topics will include:

• Continuing Citizenship lessons regarding the following...
• Digital Footprints - Internet Safety and the trail we leave behind
• Respect
• A visit from the Washakie Coalition Prevention and W-Club kids from Worland High School (either in Oct. or Nov.)

I encourage you to continue these conversations with your kids and also to play games with them daily (even for just 20 min)! They love the connection, it is fun, it builds relationships, and it is easier for them to talk to you about important things.

Heather Rollema

K-12 School Counselor

Wyoming Sugar every year gives a sugar beet to the 5th grade class to be creative with. The pictures above show some of our students creativity this year. Ezra Peck from Mrs. Hunter's class was the overall winner this year.

October 3 - WE PTO 5:30 at West Side

October 11 - Fire Prevention Day

October 13 - End of 1st Quarter 😀

October 16, 17, 18, 19 - Parent Teacher Conferences

October 20 - Fall Festival - NO SCHOOL

October 23 - School Board Meeting

September 20 - October 3

8:30 - 9:30

September 20 - October 3

9:30 - 10:30

October 3 - October 16

8:30 - 9:30

October 3 - October 16

9:30 - 10:30

October 17 - October 31

8:30 - 9:30

October 17 - October 31

9:30 - 10:30