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Calling all 3rd and 4th Graders!

Save the date—the in person West School Variety Show is scheduled for Wednesday, February 9th at the Saxe Middle School Auditorium! Please help us showcase that “West’s Got Talent!” by participating in the show. Click here for more information, and to register your solo or group act by Monday, January 3rd. The West School community will be invited to enjoy this incredible performance! We will assess relevant Covid safety protocols as the event date approaches. Questions? Please contact Erin Marich and Jaime Smith at variety@westschoolptc.org.

Flannel Friday

West Wacky Winter Wear (winter sweater day)

West Warm Winter Loungewear (pajama day)

Holiday Assembly (early dismissal, 1:05pm)

9:30am Executive Board Meeting

(Snow Date Friday, January 7th)

Spirit Day

9:30am Joint Elementary PTC Meeting with Dr Luizzi (East School)

(Snow Date Tuesday, January 18th)

Holiday Vacation

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that Westy soon would be there! Today is the deadline to order Spirit Wear for holiday arrival! Click here to shop now.

Registration for the Winter Session of Before and After School Programming is open at now and will close on Monday, December 20th. Click here to see a list of offerings and to register. Winter classes will begin the week of January 17th.

When ordering your holiday cards this year, please consider purchasing them through Minted! From now through end of December, you will receive 20% off your order PLUS 15% of the proceeds will go back to West School with the code FUNDRAISEWEST.

Calling all inventors! West School's Math Night will be held on Tuesday, January 18th for grades K-4. This year's theme is Invention Convention! Is there a problem that your child wants to solve? If so, they'll have the opportunity to design and create an invention to solve it, which will be displayed around West School on Math Night! Have your child submit a proposal to our Math Specialist, Mrs. Willman (julia.willman@ncps-k12.org), about their planned invention, explaining their creation of the invention and what problem it solves!

Deadlines: Proposals due Wednesday, December 22nd. Visual of their invention (a prototype, diagram, etc) to bring with completed Reflection form (Reflection Forms for grades K-1 and grades 2-4) due Friday, January 14th. Visuals and responses will be displayed around the school for Math Night on Tuesday, January 18th! At this time, we are planning to hold the event in person! If trends/metrics require, we may need to revert back to a virtual event. All families entering West School will need to be masked while attending Math Night and we will be maximizing social distance whenever possible. Questions? Please email mathnight@westschoolptc.org.

Don't forget to log your at-home math minutes to win prizes! Mighty Math is voluntary and open to all West School students. The program is designed to encourage the practice of mathematics at home by recognizing students at school for their efforts. Click here to learn more about the program, including examples of Mighty Math activities and how to record minutes. Email mightymath@westschoolptc.org with questions!

Please join the West School PTC Instagram page @westptcnc ! You can learn important school information, and receive reminders and event recaps on the site. Please contact Carolina Castellano with any questions at socialmedia@westschoolptc.org.

At the Monday, December 6th BOE meeting, the West school Share-a-book donation for new library books was approved. NCHS principal Bill Egan and members of the Curriculum Committee gave an update on High School assessments. Superintendent Bryan Luizzi presented a Covid update, and the Board reviewed several committee charters. The next Board of Education meeting is Tuesday, December 20th. Questions? Email Meghan Gould at edurep@westschoolptc.org. The agenda and prior meeting minutes are here.

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), together with Connecticut

Children’s and the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is hosting a webinar on Thursday, December 16th from 5pm - 6pm to share the latest medical information for keeping students safe, healthy, and in school during the winter months. This session will address families’ most frequently asked questions about vaccinations, quarantining, mask wearing, social distancing, social-emotional supports, and other COVID-related health concerns. Register here. For further details.

Squash K-4 registration is open for the winter sessions! Session I begins December 4th and Session II begins January 29th. All levels are welcome. Head to www.ncsquash.com to learn more or click here.