WESTVIEW’S BUZZ

A Note from your Principal

Dear Parents,

Again this year we will be using a curriculum called Second Step to help us think about,

develop, and practice positive social skills. Research tells us that children who learn

appropriate social skills and then use the skills are more likely to get along with others

and do well in school.

The Westview staff will continue to assist the students to:

G: Get Ready to Learn

R: Respect Me, Respect You

E: Everyday My Best

E: Excellent Choices

N: Notice Good Deeds

You will find our pledge posted in various locations throughout the building. The Second Step program takes this one

step further. Students will have lessons that teach empathy, impulse control & problem solving, and anger

management.

Empathy.

Empathy means identifying and understanding others’ feelings in order to be a more caring person. Caring about

others gives us a reason to want to solve problems so that others are not hurt.

Impulse Control and Problem Solving.

Managing emotions can be challenging. Most students could benefit by learning to slow down and think through

options when faced with difficult situations or problems. We will teach students a five step process to solve

problems:

1. What is the problem?

2. What are some solutions?

3. For each solution, ask: Is it safe? How might people feel? Is it fair? Will it work?

4. Choose a solution and use it.

5. Is it working? If not, what can I do now?

Anger Management.

Students will learn that conflicts are a normal part of life. Everyone gets angry at times.

Anger is not a bad emotion, but what a person does when angry can be a problem.

Students will be taught what to do when they are angry.

1. How does my body feel?

2. Calm down. Take three deep breaths. Count backward slowly. Think nice thoughts.

Talk to yourself (tell yourself to calm down).

3. Think out loud to solve the problem (using the problem solving steps).

Think about it later.

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October 2013 NEWSLETTER

Westview Elementary

1707 S.W. A Street

Richmond, IN 47374

(765) 973-3445 ~ (765) 973-3714 fax

Office Hours

7:15 am—3:30 pm

School Hours

M, W, Th, F ~ 7:50-2:40

Tuesday ~ 7:50-1:40

Principal: Tammy Rhoades

Secretary: Tammy Thompson

Clerical: Carolyn Martin

Nurse: Lisa Bowersock

CIS: Cindy Cook

WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY NEWS October 2013

October DATES TO REMEMBER 4th– Kdg to Wesler’s Orchard 7th - 4th gr. To Civic Hall for The Science of Magic 8th - PTO Mtg @ 6:30pm 15th - School Skate 18th - Kdg Tobacco Prevention Program 21st - 23rd - P/T Conferences 21st - 23rd - Book Fair 21st - 23rd - Dismiss @ 1:40 24th - 25th - No School - Fall Break 28th - Spooky Reading Night 5:30 - 6:30pm

In addition to the skills above, students in grades 3 and 4 will also have lessons from a program called Steps to

Respect. The lessons are from the unit Bullying Prevention

We will have a monthly word that is being shared throughout the community: September- Courage, October-

Honor, November-Wisdom, December- Joy, January- Knowledge, February-Courtesy, March-Forgiveness,

April-Humility, May-Endurance.

We know that you will want to join us in helping students develop these skills by reinforcing some of them at

home when appropriate. Thank you for everything you do to make Westview a great place.

A reminder that you can access Richmond Community School board minutes, up-to- date information about

Richmond Community Schools, and information about Westview Elementary and other schools in the district

by visiting our web site at www.rcs.k12.in.us

You can also access our ISTEP+ data by visiting the Indiana Department of Education web site at

www.doe.state.in.us. I want to take a minute to celebrate our ISTEP+ scores in grades 3 and 4. Our scores fol-

low and are quite impressive from my perspective:

Instructional time is valuable. We ask that you make any needed arrangements for after-school pick-up before

your child leaves in the morning. We do not want to interrupt learning unless it is an emergency.

Tammy Rhoades, Principal

Grade Math English/Language

Arts

3rd 89.6% 93.8%

4th 84.8% 90.9%

WESTVIEW

October 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

Kdg - Field Trip

to Wesler’s Or-

chard

5

6 7

4th grd - Civic

Hall for The

Science of Magic

8

Pto Mtg

6:30-7:00

9 10 11 12

13

14 15

School Skate

5:30-7:30

16 17 18

Kdg - Tobacco

Prevention

Program

19

20 21 Book Fair

2:00 - 6:00pm

P/T Conferences

Dismiss @1:40

22 Book Fair

1:45 - 3:00pm

P/T Conferences

Dismiss @1:40

23 West End Bank

7:15-7:45am

Book Fair 1:45 -

3:00pm

P/T Conferences

Dismiss @ 1:40

24 25 26

27 28

Spooky

Reading Night

5:30 - 6:30pm

29 30 31

NO SCHOOL

Fall Break

NO SCHOOL

Fall Break

WESTVIEW

October 2013 Lunch & Breakfast Menu

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1 2 3 4

7 8 9 10

11

14 15 16 17 18

21 22 23

24 25

28 29 30 31

Biscuit n gravy

Cinnamon Roll

Cherry Frudel

Breakfast Pizza

Sausage Muffin

Biscuit n Gravy Whole Grain Poptarts Breakfast to Go

Muffin Loaf Breakfast Pizza

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Domino’s Cheese Pizza

Mixed Salad/Spr of Cheese

Baby Carrots/Pear Cup

Nacho Spikers

Milk

Lasagna Roll Up

Marinara Sauce

Mixed Salad/Spr Of Cheese

French Breadstick

Petite Banana

Milk

Cheeseburger/Bun

Buttery Green Beans

Baby Carrots

Cold Fruit Punch

Milk

WG Pepperoni Pizza

Mixed Green Salad

Baby Carrots

Applesauce/

Milk

Brd. Fish Nuggets

Deli Roaster

Baby Carrots

Fresh Orange Slice

Scooby Doo Snack

Milk

Shred. Pork BBQ

Round Bun

Baked Beans

Coleslaw

Mandarin Orange Cup

Milk

Honey BBQ Chicken Nuggets

Garden Salsa Sun Chips

Buttery Peas

Baby Carrots

Cold Apple Juice Cup

Milk

Combo Meat w/cheese

Round Bun

Baby Carrots/Fruitable Juice

Peach Cup

Milk

Brd. Chicken Patty/Bun

Buttery Green Beans

Grape Tomatoes

Cold Apple Juice

Milk

Popcorn Chicken

Vegetable Rice

Celery Sticks/

Orange Raisels

Milk

Mini Chicken Corn Dogs

Buttery Broccoli

Baby Carrots

Cold Orange Juice

Chorties

Milk

Beef Sloppy Joe/Bun

Deli Roaster Potatoes

Baby Carrots

Petite Banana

Milk

Breakfast Wrap

Breakfast to Go

Breakfast Pizza

Muffin Loaf Breakfast To Go

Chicken Tenders

Dinner Roll/Baked Beans

Celery Sticks

Very Berry Fruitable

Milk

Wild Mike’s Pizza

Mixed salad/Spr. Of Cheese

Celery Sticks/Grapes

Heartzels

Milk

Grilled Chicken Patty

WG Soft Round Bun

Crinkle Cut Fries

Baby Carrots

Cold Applesauce Cup

Milk

Taco in a bag

Refried Beans

Buttery Corn/Baked Tostitos

Lettuce/cheese

Petite Banana

Milk

Turkey Hot Dog/Bun

Black Beans/Salsa

Baked Lays

Cold Orange Juice Cup

Milk

Roast Turkey

Mashed potatoes/gravy

Dinner Roll

Baby Carrots/Grape Juice

Sherbet Push Up

Milk

Bosco Sticks

Marinara Sauce Cup

Mixed Salad/Spr. Of Cheese

Cold Fruit Punch

Baked Cheetos

Milk

PBJ Gramwich

Cheese Cubes

Baked Tostitos

Southwest Dip

Celery Sticks/Apple Slices

Milk

Breakfast to Go Skillet Omelet

Muffin Loaf Breakfast to Go

Biscuit n gravy

WG Cheese Pizza

Mixed Salad /Spr. Of Cheese

Baby Carrots/Pear Cup

Heartzels

Milk

NO SCHOOL

Fall Break

NO SCHOOL

Fall Break

WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY NEWS October 2013

Our school has joined the My Coke

Rewards for Schools program. That

means by drinking Coca-Cola products,

we can all earn My Coke Rewards

points and donate them to support our

school.

mycokerewards.com/schools

Enroll your Marsh Fresh IDEA card,

O’Malia’s CouponPlus card or Main

Street Market Reward$ card and help

our school earn FREE educational

equipment every time you shop.

www.marsh.net

Please Join us for our PTO

meeting.

Tuesday

October 8th

6:30pm

@

Westview Cafeteria

PTO Meetings will be on the 2nd

Tuesday of Each Month!

Be Our Friend!! Find us on Facebook

Earn a Pizza Party!!

Each class can earn a pizza party from

Little Caesars Pizza. Just send in the

“Proof of Purchase” tabs from each

box and once your child’s class collects

100 they will get a free pizza party!!!

Immunizations

Is your child up to date?

Please take a moment to be sure that your child is up to date on their immunizations. The guidelines are as follows: 3 to 5 years old - 3 Hep B (hepatitis B), 4 DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis), 3 Polio (inactivated Polio), 1 MMR (measles, Mumps, Rubella), 1 Varicella Kindergarten - 3 Hep B, 5 DTaP, 4 Polio, 2 MMR, 2 Varicella, 2 Hep A** Grades 1 to 5 - 3 Hep B, 5 DTaP, 4 Polio, 2 MMR, 2 Varicella **Vaccinations are strongly recommended, but not required, for school entry for the 2013-2014 school year.

WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY NEWS October 2013

Hello Westview!

The Road to Success program has started off great this year. We have many students reading every day BUT we

need every student reading every day! Westview’s school reading goal is 80% participation every week. Right

now we are at 53% participation. Our Week 1 leader was Mrs. Barth’s class with 75% participation and our Week

2 leader was Mrs. Thompson’s class with 73% participation. I know with your help we can reach our school goal.

Please have your child read or read to them 7 nights a week and make sure to fill out and return their Road to

Success folder every Monday. If they read 5 nights a week they get one ticket to enter into the weekly drawing for

prizes and if they read 7 nights a week they get two tickets to enter into the weekly drawing for prizes. Remember

every 8 weeks we have a drawing for one of the Road to Success grand prizes: a bike, a scooter or an iPod

Shuffle. Please make sure that your child reads so that they can be included in the drawing for these awesome

prizes!

Melissa Jean, Library Paraprofessional

Scholastic Book Fair

Oct 21 - 23

Monday 2:00 - 6:00pm

Tuesday & Wednesday 1:45 - 3:00pm

This book fair will help buy new books for our library!

School Mission Targeting Excellence… Encouraging, Learning, Growing!

School Vision

Westview Elementary School, in partnership with parents and the community, will achieve:

Academic excellence

Respectful, responsible behavior

Motivation and confidence

Creative problem solving

Good citizenship for our community, nation, and world.

School Belief Statements:

Westview School will be a high-performing, well-respected school that will make the community proud. Westview students will experience appropriate, research-based instruction.

Each student's potential, abilities and interests will be enhanced by his or her learning experiences.

Westview students will understand the value of education, learning and personal responsibility.

Westview students will be prepared to be successful members of the community.

Westview’s curriculum will be aligned to Indiana academic standards and common core standards.

Westview Elementary School-Wide Expectations/Motto

Get Ready to Learn

Respect Me, Respect You

Everyday My Best

Excellent Choices

Notice Good Deeds

Spirit and Pride Sweatshirt & T-Shirt order

It is not to late to order sweatshirt and t-shirts. You can go to spiritandpride.com or call 1-800-854-4452.

Our school ID#8895

Westview PTO September 2013 Minutes

Official Business Westview PTO met in the Westview Cafeteria on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 6:30pm. The meeting began

with PTO President, Amy Holiday called the business meeting to order.

Introduction of officers: Amy Holiday-President, Tekeyla Pennington-Vice President, Kristen Brunton-Treasurer,

and Linda Shepherd-Acting Secretary.

Student of the month will be changed to trimester. Teachers may select more than one student. All teachers are

encouraged to participate. This includes creative arts teachers and special needs teachers. Students will be

recognized on November 12th, February 11th and May 13th.

School skates will be on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 with Fairview. It was noted that we made

money from the skates since we combined with Fairview last year.

The book fair will be held during the 3 day week of parent/teacher conferences. The dates are October 21st-23rd.

More information will follow after Amy’s meeting with Scholastic. Volunteers will be needed for both the day

and evening hours that the fair will be open.

There will be a collection competition of Box Tops held during the month of October ending on the 23rd. The win-

ning classroom will receive an ice cream party. We receive 10 cents per Box Top. This is a good way for the

PTO to make money for our school. We are still collecting Campbell’s Labels for Education UPCs and Tyson

Project A+ labels however they are not included in the competition.

Volunteers are needed for the kindergarten vision screening on September 27th at 12:15. Two people have volun-

teered and Mrs. Harrison will assist in getting at least two more.

There was a discussion of possible alternative times for the PTO to meet. One suggestion was a day after school

right after the kids are dismissed. There will be more discussion of this.

Secret Santa will be held again this year. Possible vendors will be researched. Mrs. Shepherd and Mrs. Harrison

volunteered to help shop for items if we decided not to use a vendor.

It was agreed to give each teacher $100 for necessary supplies for the classroom. A form will be created for teach-

er to complete and attached the receipts to before being reimbursed.

The Kid Fest parade on Sept. 21st was brought up for discussion. It was tabled for next year due to the short time

frame to organize Westview students and families walking in the parade.

PTO will send their information home on fluorescent green paper.

An alternative fund raising idea was brought to the meeting by Marielle Sullivan. The idea is to have wreaths

made by grade levels and then raffled off at the high school. This would be coordinated by PTOs throughout

the district. Further information and discussion will be needed before any decisions are made.

Next PTO Meting will be October 8th @ 6:30PM.

Meeting was adjourned. Submitted by Linda Shepherd, Acting Secretary

WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY NEWS October 2013