West End Elementary

Tuesday is the Day!

School begins this week - Tuesday, August 1! It is going to be wonderful to have all of our students and families with us for the 2023-24 school year. in addition to all we will learn from each other, we have a lot planned for an amazing school year.

A reminder for our K4, K5, and new students, you will have the opportunity to practice walking into school this Monday, July 31 between 1:00 and 4:00. There will be a photo spot for picture taking. Due to safety concerns with the car line, all car riders should be dropped off though the car line each school day unless you have business in the office. We will always have folks available to help students get from the car, down the hall, and to their classrooms.

The first week or so of arrival and dismissal typically begin slowly. Help us be our best by reviewing Arrival and Dismissal Procedures.

Our goal at West End is to provide a safe environment coupled with an outstanding instructional program in order for each of our students to be the BEST they can be. We are excited to be on this journey with each of you!

As we go through the year, please let us know how we can help!

Angie Garrison, EdD

Principal

West End's Mission: Our West End Community maximizes students’ potential by providing instruction that builds our students’ knowledge, strengthens their skills, and develops in them career-ready characteristics for success in an ever-changing world.

Our teachers and staff have worked to create Be Your Best Behavior Matrix to share with our students so that everyone understands what behaviors are expected throughout the building. We would like to share this matrix with our families.

• Many of you have completed the Final Forms update! If you have not completed this update and need the email link sent to you again, please email Latoya Young.
• MySchoolBucks - Sign up for a MySchoolBucks account for online payments for tech fees, field trip fees, t-shirt sales, etc.

• All students K5-5 will be assigned a device for classroom and home use. Before sending the device home, a $25 Tech it Home user fee to cover accidental damage to the device, charging device, and carrying case should be paid. More information about the Tech It Home Fee.
• Schoology is a learning platform that allows parents to communicate with teachers, stay on top of student assignments, and monitor student progress (grades 3-5). Access Codes will come home the first week of school. Please let us know if you need help getting connected.
• Securly is a powerful tool designed to help parents monitor and set limits on their child's school-issued device. Please let us know if we can help with the program.

If you would like to volunteer, you will need to attend a 30 minute training session. Volunteer training sessions are included in the Family Events Calendar. Our first Volunteer Training of the Year will be Thursday, August 24, at 4:00 p.m. Please remember all field trip chaperones must be volunteer trained yearly and have an updated background check ($25) through the district. If you wish to chaperone a field trip, please complete this process well in advance of the field trip. (Note - The number of chaperones needed for a trip varies by trip. Teachers will work with trained volunteers to fill needed spots.)

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