📚 Drop Everything and Read Day! 📚
On Thursday, November 20, we’re celebrating the joy of reading with DEAR Day — Drop Everything and Read!
Students are invited to wear camouflage or orange as we turn our school into a community of readers! 🧡💚
Our classrooms and reading rooms will be buzzing with special activities to celebrate books, stories, and the love of reading. 📖
On Thursday, November 20, we’re celebrating the joy of reading with DEAR Day — Drop Everything and Read!
Students are invited to wear camouflage or orange as we turn our school into a community of readers! 🧡💚
Our classrooms and reading rooms will be buzzing with special activities to celebrate books, stories, and the love of reading. 📖
West Side students and staff are collecting donations for the unhoused in our community who attend Heaven's Kitchen on Tuesday nights. Please see the attached flyer for the requested items. Items are due by November 14. Thank you!
It is almost time for our West Side Christmas programs! Here are the dates and times for each grade level:
Kindergarten (Woodard, Bartok, and Reynolds)-December 11th at 12:30 pm
Kindergarten (Tuttle, Bailey, Cockrum, and McGuire)-December 11th at 1:15 pm
First Grade (Nyberg, Smithpeters, and Hunt)-December 9th at 9:00 am
First Grade (Martin, Luce, Smothers, and Fromm)-December 9th at 9:45 am
Second Grade (Bradley, Cox, and Huelsmann)-December 11th at 9:00 am
Second Grade (Fifer, Lambert, and Russell)-December 11th at 10:30 am
Students can wear anything that is Christmas-themed. Parents will be able to sign their child out after the program.
Kindergarten (Woodard, Bartok, and Reynolds)-December 11th at 12:30 pm
Kindergarten (Tuttle, Bailey, Cockrum, and McGuire)-December 11th at 1:15 pm
First Grade (Nyberg, Smithpeters, and Hunt)-December 9th at 9:00 am
First Grade (Martin, Luce, Smothers, and Fromm)-December 9th at 9:45 am
Second Grade (Bradley, Cox, and Huelsmann)-December 11th at 9:00 am
Second Grade (Fifer, Lambert, and Russell)-December 11th at 10:30 am
Students can wear anything that is Christmas-themed. Parents will be able to sign their child out after the program.
West Side Menu change for Tuesday 10/28 and Thursday 10/30!
Tomorrow is PICTURE DAY!!
You can order online by going to inter-state.com/order and using order code 0096NWN!
You may also stop by the West Side Office for a form!
You can order online by going to inter-state.com/order and using order code 0096NWN!
You may also stop by the West Side Office for a form!
Paragon fundraiser items will be delivered to the school on October 16. All money is due October 23. Thank You!
There will be no school for students from Friday, October 10, through Monday, October 13. School will resume on Tuesday, October 14. Thank You
We are hosting a fundraiser for students who may not have money for our Book Fair, scheduled for the last week of October. Teachers and staff have been challenged to a pumpkin decorating contest. Students can bring coins or dollars to vote for their favorite pumpkin. We will collect money from October 14 to October 29. Thank you for your support!
Picture Day is Monday, October 20, 2025!
Order forms have been sent home with students!
You can also order online by going to inter-state.com/order and using order code: 0096NWN
Students are allowed to dress up as their favorite book character on Friday, October 31. However, we do not permit masks, props that resemble weapons or depict violence, fake blood, or any costumes or props that are considered scary, as we have young children who may be easily frightened.
There has been a lunch menu change for Tuesday, Sept 30 and Wednesday, Oct 1!
We are on an early dismissal schedule for Friday, September 26. Kindergarten students must be picked up at 11:10 a.m., and first- and second-grade students must be picked up at 11:15 a.m.
Picture Day is coming!
West Side Picture Day will be on Monday, October 20, 2025!
Order forms and order codes will be sent home soon!
West Side Picture Day will be on Monday, October 20, 2025!
Order forms and order codes will be sent home soon!
EARLY DISMISSAL ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, FOR THE HOMECOMING PARADE:
KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS MUST BE PICKED UP AT 1:10 P.M. FIRST AND SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS MUST BE PICKED UP AT
1:15 P.M. FOR OUR EARLY DISMISSAL
KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS MUST BE PICKED UP AT 1:10 P.M. FIRST AND SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS MUST BE PICKED UP AT
1:15 P.M. FOR OUR EARLY DISMISSAL
If you haven't turned in your Paragon Fundraiser order forms, the office must have them by 9:00 AM on Friday, September 12.
Boys and girls K-5 are invited to join Scouts!
The Scouts will be at the Harrisburg Park Kiwanis Shelter on Thursday, September 11 from 6:00-7:00!
📢 Parents/Guardians: Please check your PowerSchool forms!
Form #3 – Parent/Guardian Emergency Contacts must have a ✅ green check mark next to it to show it has been resubmitted. This is a very important form for student safety and communication.
If your Form #3 does not have a green check mark, please complete it as soon as possible. Thank you for helping us keep our records up to date!
Form #3 – Parent/Guardian Emergency Contacts must have a ✅ green check mark next to it to show it has been resubmitted. This is a very important form for student safety and communication.
If your Form #3 does not have a green check mark, please complete it as soon as possible. Thank you for helping us keep our records up to date!
Homecoming Spirit Week is September 15-19!
After the Labor Day holiday, we will begin our regular dismissal schedule.
👉 Starting Tuesday, Sept. 2:
Kindergarten will dismiss at 2:30 pm
1st & 2nd grade will dismiss at 2:35 pm
Thank you for your support as we transition into our regular routine! 💜🤠
👉 Starting Tuesday, Sept. 2:
Kindergarten will dismiss at 2:30 pm
1st & 2nd grade will dismiss at 2:35 pm
Thank you for your support as we transition into our regular routine! 💜🤠
First and second grade will dismiss at 1:35 pm, and kindergarten will dismiss at 1:30 pm until Labor Day.
