Message from the Principal

Dear Westwood Families,

We’ve made it to the end of October! This final week of the month will be a busy and exciting one, full of celebrations, learning, and fun. We’re looking forward to our costume parades and Career Day this week—two wonderful opportunities for our students to celebrate, explore, and shine!

October can be a long month, but we’re so grateful for the continued support, energy, and partnership of our families. Thank you for helping make each day special for our students. As we look ahead to November, let’s continue to take care of ourselves and one another and stay focused on all the great things still to come!

Alesa Smith

Check out our weekly calendar to keep up-to-date of the latest Westwood events!

Monday, October 27:

• Pledge Leaders: Dominguez's Class

• Specials Day 3

• Red Ribbon Week- Wear Bright Colors

• Chorus 7:45-8:15am, Cantrell's Room

• Westwood Fitnessgram (5th Grade)

• Pre-K vision Screening

• Soccer & Success Starts 3:45-4:45

Tuesday, October 28:

• Specials Day 4

• C3

• Red Ribbon Week- Wear Tie Dye

• Westwood Fitnessgram (4th Grade)

• School-Based Flu Clinic

• Archery Team B 3:45-4:45

Wednesday, October 29:

• Specials Day 5

• Red Ribbon Week- PJ Day

• Soccer & Success 3:45-4:45

Thursday, October 30:

• Specials Day 1

• Red Ribbon Week- Westwood/Red Day

• Pre-K/K Costume Parade 10:15

Friday, October 31:

• No Specials

• Red Ribbon Week- Dress for your future career

• FCA 7:45-8:15, Souther's Room

• DHS Drama at Morning Drop Off

• Career Day

• 2:15 Snack Cart

• Kindergarten, SDC classes Fall Party- PM

• First Grade Fall Party 1:45-2:45 in the cafeteria

Exciting Playground Upgrade Coming!

Last year, our students voted for a long-lasting improvement—and they chose a playground upgrade!

Here’s what to expect:
A complete playground renovation in two phases:
• Phase 1: The field renovation (starting this week!)
• Phase 2: Updates to play structures, blacktop, and more

As we kick off Phase 1:
* Shrubbery will be removed
* The two back swings and a defective slide will be taken out
* Construction fencing is up around the playground perimeter to keep kids safe inside the play area

⚠️ Please note: There may be some days when students will not have access to the playground during recess. On those days, we will provide alternative recess options to ensure students still have fun and stay active!

We’ll keep you posted with updates throughout the construction—watch for the amazing transformation ahead!

Thank you for your support as we make our school an even better place to play and learn!

Cogratulations to the following students who had their artwork displayed at the North Georgia Fair! We are so proud of all of our artists!

PK:  Eli Jasso, Peyton Harris, Nell Barkley

K:  Elier Molina (3rd place), Luna Mertz, Zuri Snopek, Chris Morales, Tony Sanchez

1st: Brooks Lavelle, Owen Mata, Blythe Blackburn, Julian Ramirez, Isabelle Torres, Alliyah Hurtado, Coraline Amos (1st place)

2nd:  Martin Alarcon, Ana Smith, Lyda Douglas, Penelope Hutchins, Ellie Freeman, and all of Mrs. Staten's class (group project), Anderson Perez, Mateo Posada, Macallen Souther, Remi Kyker, Aiden Hunter

3rd:  Julian Ruiz, Jaden Craft, Victoria Aguilar, Nicholas Bender, Colton Edmonds, Zane Duarte (3rd place), Levi Humphries, Damian Paniagua (2nd place), Axel Ramirez

4th:  Brooklyn Satcher, Claire Bingham, Aubree Barnette, Levi Torres (1st place), Mason Rodriguez, Hannah Sliger, Lani Nelson, Marissa Hester (3rd place),  Leah Miles, Emery Cook, Avaloa Hayner, Benji Faulkner, Levi Owens (3rd place)

5th:  Juliet Brown, Thao Nguyen, Aiden Fraire, Carlos Flores, Bella Courson, Jonas Lipsey, Violet Wilson (3rd place), Daneysha Soto, Kinsey Austin, Izaya Duarte, Itzel Sanchez, Brentley Austin

Our 3rd grade students partnered with United Way for the grand opening of the Little Free Library at Westwood! Through REACH,these students will help keep the little free library filled with books, organized, and cared for. This is a great partnership and project and will help us continue to promote literacy at Westwood and throughout our community!

Our Pre-K through 2nd grade students enjoyed a morning of fun watching the Jonas program. There was lots of juggling and laughs. We are grateful for these additional opportunities for our students to enjoy and learn!

We enjoyed spending time with Grands & Friends for Book Fair and breakfast! Our families are such good partners in their students' learning. We had the best time with our special guests this week!

Click the link below to check out photos from Friday's morning drop off!

https://fb.watch/C_j2W00a4h/?mibextid=cr9u03

We love our partnerships with our secondary schools. A huge thank you to the Dalton High School Boys Basketball team for helping out with morning car duty and greeting students with enthusiam and excitement!

• Drop off is at 7:45 am in the front.

• Please bring your ID when checking out your student.

• All early checkouts must be done before 2:45 pm.

• If your student is a car rider, please have your tag displayed each afternoon.

• Please call the front office for any transportation changes.

• Please follow the traffice rules and procedures for both morning drop-off and afternoon dismissal.

• Please check your student(s)' folders and return any forms that need to be signed.

• Reach out if you have any questions. We are here to help!