Dear West Elementary Families,
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Please read below for important information about the next few weeks.
West Elementary
Upcoming Events:
December 6- Project Westly Gifts Due
December 13- District Collaboration/Distance Learning Day
December 20- Winter Parties
December 21-January 6- Winter Break
January 7- 2nd Semester Begins
January 20- No School
January 31- District Collaboration/Distance Learning Day
Winter Parties- Our Winter Parties will be on December 20th. As a reminder, all treats for parties and celebrations must be commercially prepared. Treats must not contain peanuts or nut products on the ingredient label. All party treats must have an ingredients label. Also, if you plan to volunteer you will need to do the online Volunteer Training. Teachers will be sharing their party schedule times soon.
Project Westly- Project Westly is underway & gifts are due by Friday, December 6th. Please return all gifts unwrapped with the Project Westly tag included. Volunteers will be sorting gifts next week.
Trojan 20- It’s Trojan 20 time! Trojan 20 is the JPS Foundation's annual fundraising campaign for parents and guardians of Jenks students. Trojan 20 gives JPS parents/guardians an opportunity to support the programs available to their children through the JPSF by donating $20 for each child enrolled at JPS. Trojan 20 donations can be made by visiting the JPSF website at https://jenksfoundation.org/trojan-20/
Jog A Thon- Thank you to everyone for your incredible support this year for our Jog-A-Thon. This year we raised $38,258.78 overall!! Students across the site ran more than 50,000 miles!
Learner Profile Attribute of the Month: Open-minded
In the month of December, we focus on being open-minded. An OPEN-MINDED student knows that all people are different. They listen to the points of view of others and consider many possibilities before making a decision. They celebrate the differences that make all people unique.
Open-minded at home:
Encourage your child to try new things – new foods, new games and new activities.
Expose your child to different festivals, celebrations and traditions and be sure to present them in a non-judgmental way.
Encourage your child to really listen to others when they speak.
Introduce literature about many different cultures into your home library. Be sure that it is appropriate and reflects the culture in an appropriate way. What did they learn about other countries or cultures that they didn’t know before?
When you observe your child being open-minded, reinforce this positive behavior and use the Learner Profile terminology.
We hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
Amanda Moore, Site Principal
(918) 299-4415 ext. 5601
Ashley Rubey, Building D Principal (Kindergarten-Fourth Grades)
Building D - (918) 299-4415 ext. 5615
Tiffany McAdams, Building F Principal (First-Fourth Grades)
Building F - (918) 299-4415 ext. 6101
Carla Pugh, Building A Principal (Kindergarten-Fourth Grades)
Building A - (918) 299-4415 ext. 5652
Courtney Pruner, Building B Principal (Pre-Kindergarten-Kindergarten)
Building B - (918) 299-4415 ext. 5650