Last Day Newsletter

Posted June 29, 2023

We are so proud of our students, staff and parent community who made this 2022-23 year so memorable. 

We are also very proud of our Grade 8 Graduates.  It has been a pleasure to watch them grow and we know you will do great things as you head to highschool and beyond. Congratulations!

Information about upcoming High School Orientations can be found here. 

We would like to wish Mrs. Warnholtz a wonderful retirement. Mrs. Piercey, Ms. Recalis and Mx. Whitcome we wish you good luck at your new school.

News regarding school is constantly being updated. We will continue to communicate with families when information becomes available. Please continue to check your email and our website for updates.

Have a wonderful summer!

Sincerely,

The Westwood Staff

We thank the following Long Term Occasional Staff that have been with us this past year!

• Brandon Shirk
• Cheyenne Bell 
• Tanya Ponsen
• Sarah Francis 
• Hailey Leite

Staffing will continue over the summer months for September 2023.

School Year Calendar Dates to Note:

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 FIRST Day of School                   

Tuesday September 12th @ 6:30pm School Council Meeting (more info will follow in September)

School Calendar : https://www.ugdsb.ca/westwood/calendar/monthly 

Board Calendars :https://www.ugdsb.ca/schools/school-year-calendars/

Parent Council would like to send a big thank you to all the staff, parents and students of Westwood who have worked so hard to support us this year. We look forward to working with you all again in the 2023/24 school year as we continue to support learning and the community.

First Day of School Procedures:

On September 5th, staff will meet students outside (back of the school) by the appropriate signs (ie. Grade 3 area). Once the bell has gone, teachers will call out names and take their new class into the school.  There will be many staff outside to help with any questions. An information booth will be located outside to help with any questions.

Kindergarten students will go directly to the back of the school near the Kindergarten doors where they will be greeted by their educators. 

If it rains, students will meet in the gym and organization will take place from there.

Please understand that these class assignments are final. Please do not call the school to have your child moved. Staff have spent days developing classes based on a detailed set of criteria, focused on student learning and success. We take this process very seriously and do our best to plan for the success of all of our students.

In this complex process we take the following into account:

• Learning partners
• Ability groupings – learning groups
• Needs of students
• Separating some students due to relationship issues depending on the number of classrooms
• Behavioral needs / dynamic between students
• Combined classrooms are not steamed (for example, a 1/ 2 split is not high achieving 1 ‘s and low achieving 2’s ) 

Looking Ahead

Before you know it you will hear back-to-school advertisements and receive shopping flyers filled with school supplies. The following information may be helpful for you to make decisions when that time comes. We provide all students with supplies such as pencils, erasers, paper and notebooks.  It is not necessary for parents to purchase these. Other supplies such as scissors, glue sticks, rulers, markers and crayons are in all classrooms to be shared among students.

Some children prefer to have their own supplies to keep in their desks. If you choose to purchase items for your child, we recommend the following:

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