From the office Westridge Wildcat Pawprints

Westridge Wildcat Pawprints
May 2012
From the office
Dear Westridge Families,
Inside This Issue
1
From the office
2
Summer Camps
2
May Calendar of
Events
3
Westridge PTO
4
EPSF
5
PE News
May is here! The end of another fantastic year at Westridge
Elementary is near! The last student day is the 23rd. We will
have an 11:30 dismissal.
May is also full of opportunities for the Westridge community
to enjoy time together at school. The carnival is Friday, May
4th. Field Day is Friday the 18th from 9:00-2:30. A new event
this year, 5th grade graduation, will be held on Tuesday, May
22nd at 1:00. The Talent Show will be held on May 22nd as well
starting at 2:00. It will be held in the gym and everyone is
invited to come on out and see our kids’ wonderful talents on
display!
The summer months are a great time for kids to get outside,
enjoy some time with family and to relax from another
demanding school year. In order to make the next school
year less demanding, please set aside some time each day
for your child or children to read or be read to! Don’t stop
with just reading, talk about it as well. Ask your child about
the characters in the book and ask him or her about certain
words and their meanings. Making time for this will go a long
way in preparing your child for the next school year! Don’t let
them tell you they are too old to read with mom or dad! It
isn’t true! There isn’t a fifth grader in this building that doesn’t
like being read to!
Look at the new Elkhorn Public Schools website:
www.elkhornweb.org
www.elkhornweb.org/westridge/
As always, please contact me if you have any questions,
comments or concerns at 402.289.2559 or email at
tsidders@epsne.org.
Troy Sidders
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Summer Camp Information
ThThe Westridge Wildcat
Pawprints is a monthly ELKHORN SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS 2012
newsletter published by
During the summer, Elkhorn coaches offer a variety of
the staff and volunteers of
Westridge Elementary summer sports camps for athletes of all ages. If your student
School,- Elkhorn Public is interested in learning a new sport or improving their skills,
Schools in Elkhorn,
please check out a listing of sports camps at our website
Nebraska. Article
submissions are due on www.elkhornweb.org. Click on “Elkhorn Summer Sports
the 20th of each month.
3100 N. 206th Street
Elkhorn, NE 68022
Westridge Principal
Troy Sidders
tsidders@epsne.org
Secretary
Carol Campbell
ccampbell@epsne.org
Contact: 289-2559 for
more information.
www.elkhornweb.org
Camps” to view information and download registration
flyers. Students will not be bringing home hard copies of
these flyers, so please check the website if you're interested
in summer sports camps.
May Calendar of Events
www.elkhornweb.org/westridge/
May 1st—6:30: PTO Meeting
May 4th—5th grade bowling @ 1;00
May 4th—Westridge Carnival from 5:00-8:00
May 7th—kindergarten zoo field trip
May 8th—6th Grade Orientation @ EMS @7:00
May 9th—2nd grade to Rose Theater
May 10th—Dairy Queen night
May 11th—8:30-Family Circles
May 11th—6:00-Movie Night
May 15th—3rd grade Elkhorn Walking tour
May 17th—EMS Jazz Band and Show Choir @ 8:30
May 18th—Field Day at 9:00
May 22nd—5th grade graduation @ 1:00
May 22nd—Talent Show @ 2:00
May 23rd—Last Day for students; dismissal @ 11:30
Staff Birthdays:
25th: Kathy Weber
28th: Kathy Burney
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May News from…
PTO Meeting
The next Westridge PTO meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, May 1st at 6:30. The meeting will be held
in the library.
Members of National Honor Society will provide
childcare.
Remember if you have any questions regarding
the PTO or the events we sponsor, please feel free
to email Toni Nichols at stnichols@cox.net.
Sincerely,
Toni Nichols
Westridge PTO President
stnichols@cox.net
Other PTO happenings…
Upcoming Meetings:
Westridge PTO is on Facebook!
Have a Facebook account? Look for the Westridge
PTO on Facebook and request us as a friend. This will
be a place to go for news, related events and
happenings!
May 4th: Westridge Carnival!!!!
Key Information
1) The last Dairy Queen family night is
Thursday, May 10th. Dairy Queen is
located at 17101 Lakeside Hills Plaza. 10%
of all purchases from 5 - 8 pm will go to
Westridge. There is a coupon on the
Smartcards for buy one treat, get the
second free.
2) Sign up link for the carnival—The Carnival is
right around the corner and we need your help!
Go to the following link to sign up!
3) mysignup.com/westridge_elementary
The following businesses sponsored the
wonderful free t-shirts each Westridge
student received this year. Please thank them
by patronizing their businesses.
Sam
and
Louie”s,
American
Interstate
Bank,
Douglas
County
Post­Gazette,
McArdle
Grading,
Custon
Inc.,
Bill
Black
@CBS
Homes,
Mrs.
Joni’s
Cuddlebugs,
BDB
Waterproofing
&
Foundation
Repair,
Elkhorn
Chiropractic,
and
Haver’s
Service
Center
…the Westridge PTO
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