All three classroom wings met their Right to Read Week reading goals last week! As a reward for their hard work, they enjoyed a visit from Inspiration Station, the new hands-on museum coming soon to Circleville. Student volunteers were challenged to build a foam dinosaur skeleton without instructions and test their handwashing skills under the black light! Thank you, Pickaway County Community Foundation (PCCF), for visiting with our students today and gifting them with a foam puzzle of their own!
Mark your calendars! Westfall Elementary's DARE Graduation Ceremony will be held Wednesday, March 27, at 1:45 PM to ensure all participating 5th-grade students are recognized for their efforts. Families are welcome to attend this event.
REMINDER: There will be NO SCHOOL Thursday, March 28 - Tuesday, April 2, for Spring Break. Classes will resume on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
To kick off the last quarter of the school year, Westfall Elementary held an assembly to review behavior expectations in the lunchroom, restroom, and hallway as we continue our focus on demonstrating "Mustang PRIDE." PRIDE stands for Prepared, Respectful Individuals, Determined to Excel.
The Westfall High School Band and Color Guard greeted students with a performance. At the end of the review, five students selected for consistently demonstrating positive behavior were invited to “feed the principals” some lunch. Unable to use their hands, Mrs. Patterson and Ms. Wolfe were spoon-fed spaghetti, cereal, and cake for dessert - not to forget juice to wash it all down!
We look forward to continuing to show off our PRIDE as Westfall Mustangs!
Enrollment in the Westfall Preschool is full for the 2024-2025 school year. Thank you for your interest in our program. We're looking forward to welcoming our new Mustangs in the fall!
CURRENT Kindergarten Families: Due to the screening process for prospective 2024-2025 kindergarten students, there will be NO SCHOOL for all current kindergarten students on the following Fridays: April 26, May 3, and May 10. Preschool and Grades 1-5 will continue as scheduled.
The Pickaway County Board of Developmental Disabilities visited our first-graders today, offering several activity stations based on Justice Sonia Sotomayor's inspiring story' Just Ask: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You. ' This story, which celebrates differences and promotes inclusivity, served as a wonderful platform for our students to work together and learn about each other.
Like the book, the activity stations provided opportunities for students to learn a new language (sign language!), challenge their senses, and rely on their classmates to solve puzzles, fostering a sense of unity and mutual respect.
We're Cultivating Curiosity about Agriscience! Join us tomorrow, March 20, from 5:30-7:00 PM for an evening filled with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). Enjoy pizza, crafts, experiments, AI Chatbots, codable drones & prizes at Westfall Elementary!
We celebrated the start of Right to Read Week with a visit from special guest readers, Deputy Hamlin, and the Westfall High School Varsity Baseball Team.
5th-graders interested in joining the WMS Band next year, please visit https://tinyurl.com/35y7bjye to reserve a time slot for Instrument Fitting tomorrow, March 19. If you have an instrument that your student plans to use, please bring it to the appointment to have inspected.
Don't forget to order your yearbook! Orders are due by March 25. To order, send in the order form with cash or check, or order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com.
REMINDER: Spring pictures are tomorrow, March 19! Order forms are coming. home this week. You can also order online at mylifetouch.com and enter the Picture Day ID: EVTSQTMXW for individual pictures or to order a class picture use the code: EVTZ7D787.
If you have a child who will be five years old on or before July 31, 2024, they are eligible to attend Kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year. Please call the Westfall Elementary Office at (740) 986-4008 to schedule an appointment.
Join us at the Pickaway County Library for Preschool Fest and Art Show on Tuesday, March 19, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. This special event is perfect for young children and families to celebrate creativity and imagination. Explore a variety of art displays and fun activities!
WES is participating in Right to Read Week from March 18-22. We are doing spirit days as well as a reading challenge per grade level, where students can track the minutes that they read each day. Keep an eye out for Read-a-thon sheets coming home soon too. We hope you'll join us!
Yesterday, Westfall Elementary participated in the iSee program, an Ohio Children’s Vision Initiative from the Ohio Optometric Association that provides eye exams and glasses to students.
During our clinic, Brian Stewart, a State Representative, stopped by to see the initiative in action! Thank you, Mr. Stewart, for stopping by, and thank you, Dr. Army and staff, for providing excellent care for our students!
Families of 5th-graders interested in joining the WMS Band next year:
Please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BADAB28A0FEC16-47931762-band?fbclid=IwAR2nxwvpr-sRdWFaYX80dZLHJ7qs0iSJb2g2Ok43OSWNgcv4UpkDWfgG82A#/to reserve a time slot for Instrument Fitting on March 19.
We have an abundance of items on our lost and found table, and we’d like to return them to their owners. Please remind students to check the table for items they might have misplaced.
Items left behind at the end of the day on Tuesday, March 19, will be donated.
We're Cultivating Curiosity about Agriscience!
Join us on March 20 from 5:30-7:00 PM for an evening filled with Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. (S.T.E.A.M.) with pizza, crafts, experiments, AI Chatbots, codable drones & prizes at Westfall Elementary!
Congratulations to our February Mustang PRIDE Students of the Month!
Logan Harber, Boone Cline, Landry Joseph, Kane Jones, Laynee Willis, Beau Beavers, Rayley Stamey
