Click HERE to view this week's Wildcat Weekly for December 4, 2023. 
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Click HERE to view all School Board and Superintendent communication to WESD families.
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All School Talent Show Casting Call!
Casting calls are this week
This year, the student council is hosting a SCHOOLWIDE talent show. All TK-8 students can sign up to be a part of our performance this year. If you are interested in performing, sign-ups have started in classrooms.

We will have two casting call sessions this year. One for students in grades TK-4 on Thurs., Dec., 7 at lunch and one for students in grades 5-8 on Thurs., Dec., 14 at lunch. Students may sign up as a group or as individual acts. More details below

Save the date for the all-school talent show on Wed., Feb. 7 at 6pm. 
All-School Talent Show Info 
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Read-A-Thon
Dec. 4-13
Last year's first Read-a-Thon was a smashing success!  All funds went towards exciting library purchases and initiatives: a new book series, last spring's Read Around the World, and Kathryn Otoshi's recent author visit.  We hope even more students will participate this year, so mark your calendars now! Click below to find the schedule and details. 
2023 Read-A-Thon 

 

Holiday Book Fair
Week of Dec 11-15
Family Night: Wed., Dec. 13
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...BOOK FAIR! Our annual book fair returns Dec 11-15 in the WES library, hosted by Literati. We will have a curated selection of books for readers ranging from preschool to 8th grade and even a few adult bestsellers. The book fair will be open before school, during recess and lunch, and after school. We will host a family night on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Parent volunteers are needed. More info to come soon! 
2023 Holiday Book Fair 
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Regular School Board Meeting
December 12; 3:30pm; Wildcats
Full agenda & zoom link will be posted HERE. All WESD parents and community members are encouraged to attend this meeting and participate in the open session at 3:30pm. Past recorded meetings are posted HERE. 
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Facilities Needs & Solutions for Quality Education 
As part of our commitment to continue providing high-quality education, we have been studying our facilities needs. Our school is in need of critical repairs that extend beyond our everyday maintenance. Thank you to everyone who has weighed in with feedback over the past year.

Illness Protocol ... From School Nurse Abbe
This is a reminder about illness and when students should be kept home. While some students begin to first show symptoms of being ill at school, there are some students who are coming to school with significant symptoms of illness that should be at home. Click HERE to learn about "Stay At Home" symptoms and the protocol for returning to school after illness.

Appointment Pick Up & Visitor Policy Reminder
We need your support ensuring the safety of our students. If you are picking up your child during the day for an appointment, please sign him/her out at the front office. Our office team will notify the teachers. Please do not pick up directly from the playground during recess, lunch, etc. Also, if you are visiting/volunteering on campus, please sign in at the office and obtain a visitor's badge. 

No Dogs on Campus
Please do not bring your dogs to campus at ANYTIME — including after-school sports teams/clubs using the WES field, weekends and summer break. This is a school policy and large signs are posted at the entrances to campus. We have had a significant problem with dog waste on our fields and campus. It is also important to provide a clean and safe environment for our students, especially those with allergies and animal fears. Please use our beautiful Woodside trails to walk your dogs. More information HERE.