Principal Jean Bevevino/Asst. Principal Marcia Hyma
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 The OLSAT (Otis Lennon School Ability Test) will be administered on Tuesday, October 21 for Grades 3 and 5. This test measures the abstract thinking and reasoning ability of our students. Grade 3 will also be taking a Practice Test on Thursday, October 16. Please be sure you have your children here on those days of testing.
The ISAT test will be administered to all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students from March 2 - 13 of 2009. Please use your calendars and plan ahead for this testing period. Avoid scheduling doctor's appointments or other conflicts during that time. We encourage you to have your children well-rested and have a healthy breakfast during that testing period. Grades 3, 4, and 5 will all be tested in reading and math. Grade 4 will also be tested in science. Writing will be given to l Grades 3 and 5. Thank you for helping keep those dates available.
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Parent Teacher Conferences |
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 Parent Teacher Conferences will be held all day on Monday, November 24, as well as the morning of Tuesday, November 25. These conferences are held each year to discuss your child's progress and to work together to help your child have a successful year. Unless requested by your child's teacher, children do not attend the conferences. You can expect to receive the date and time of your conference after the first week of November. We look forward to seeing you then. "Hand in Hand Together We Can."
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 Families and friends are invited to attend our outdoor Halloween/Fall Parade (weather permitting) on Friday, Oct. 31st, at 2:15 p.m. You are cordially invited to watch this fun event. In the event that the weather does not cooperate, the parade will be moved indoors to the gym and multipurpose room. You will be asked to enter and exit the building through Exit #8 between the gym and the cafeteria. Following the parade, please exit through Exit #8. Children grades 1 - 5, who wish to dress in costume for the parade/party, may bring their costumes to school in a bag labeled with their names. Be sure that the children may dress themselves. Kindergarten students are the exception. They may come to school dresesed in their costumes. Thank you for your help in making this a fun and exciting day for our students.
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What's Happening in the Library? |
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 We had a great first Family Library Night in September with many new families signing up for library cards. All West families are invited and encouraged to come to the library from 7:00-8:00 p.m. the third Thursday of each month (except December and May) to check out books. Each family can check out up to six books for two weeks, which can then be returned to school with students. The remaining Family Library Night dates are: Oct. 16th, Nov. 20th, Jan.15th, Feb. 19th, Mar. 19th and April 16th. Each Family Library Night (which we call FLN here at West) will include book checkout time (about 25 minutes), a story read aloud by a West staff member, and drawings for free books--so don't forget to sign up when you come!
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Educational excellence for all students is our passion and commitment.