This is a reminder that if you signed your child up for the Commonwealth Mobile Oral Health Services program at Fort Meadow, services are scheduled for this Thursday, November 2nd, during school. If you have any questions, please reach out to our School Nurse, Jen LaPanne at 413-572-6544.
Dear Fort Meadow Families,
This is a friendly reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, October 25, we will be holding Parent-Teacher Conferences all day. Students will not attend school tomorrow. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Scagel
Principal
This week we hosted a special STEM Day (part of our STEM week), and had students from the Westfield High School 10th grade biomedical anatomy classroom running STEM activity stations. Special thanks to Ms. Busby and Ms. Ayers (PreK-4 STEM Coach) for planning and setting up the activities!
As part of its continuing work with the Westfield Police Department and ongoing training for students and staff, the Westfield School Department will conduct lockdown drills the week of Oct. 23-27, using the enhanced procedures of what is called ALICE, which stands for “alert, lockdown, inform, counter, evacuate.”
Christopher Rogers, director of operations and safety, said Westfield has been using the ALICE protocol since 2014-15.
“It’s research-based, and it provides our staff and at the upper grades our students the ability to make decisions in real time based on the information they have that is critical to their safety,” he said.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/10/westfields-public-schools-will-conduct-lockdown-drills-later-this-month.html
Three- and four-year-olds at the Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center enjoyed fall crafts at their Fall Fest on Oct. 12. According to Principal Jonathan Scagel, the school year is off to a good start, with close to 170 enrolled and a lot of peers.
Fort Meadow, which is tuition-free for all students this year, offers a language based, integrated preschool program for students ranging in age from 3-5 years. Each class has a maximum enrollment of 15 children, with a goal of eight children who are typically developing, called peers, and seven who have diagnosed special learning needs.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/10/westfields-fort-meadow-preschool-launches-busy-season-with-fall-fest.html
Students are really enjoying our Fall Fest activities today! Looking forward to seeing everyone at Open House tonight!
Click here for the latest Westfield Public Schools District Newsletter: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1997/WPS/3618809/WPS_NEWSLETTER_2023-Q1.pdf
PumpkinFest is back, rain or shine, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, on the athletic fields behind Amelia Park off South Broad Street in Westfield.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/10/westfield-on-weekends-pumpkinfest-promises-family-fun-amid-autumn-traditions.html
Good afternoon,
If you have already started the process of completing the Back to School Forms, please complete the forms and submit online. If you need assistance in completing the form, please contact the main office at your child's school.
Thank you,
Westfield Public Schools
A nationwide test of the emergency and wireless alert systems will be conducted Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. ET, when a message will be sent to all cellphones, TVs and radios.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a news release in August that a message that reads, “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed,” will be sent to all phones.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/national-emergency-alert-test-cell-phone-wednesday-text-rcna118468
Hello Fort Meadow Families,
If you are having difficulty completing the online Back to School Forms, we are here to help! Sarah Kotarski, administrative assistant for Central Registration, will be here at Fort Meadow this Wednesday, October 4th from 10:30-11:30am and 12:30-1:30pm to assist families.
If you would like to make a 15 minute appointment with Sarah to complete the forms, please email or call Becky Decker in the main office. Thank you.
Email: b.decker@schoolsofwestfield.org
School Phone: 413-572-6422
If you missed "Superintendent's Spotlight" yesterday, please click on the link below. This week, we met our Special Education Administrators and talked about some of the special education programming in the district. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXJRLwVJTMM
Our next SEPAC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 5 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Tiger's Pride Restaurant in Westfield Technical Academy. Please click on "view image" for more information. Thank you!
CALLING ALL LOCAL STUDENT ARTISTS!
The City Clerk's Office invites local students K‐12 to enter the Westfield Elections' Coloring Contest. The first of hopefully many coloring contests will be to design your own ‘I Voted’ sticker. Winning artwork will be used in Westfield Election materials, promotions and outreach and exhibited through the City. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2023. A completed entry form must accompany each sticker design. Official details and entry form can be found here: "I Voted" Sticker Design Competition | Westfield, MA - Official Website (cityofwestfield.org) Need a paper copy? Stop by the City Clerk's Office, 59 Court Street, Room 210 between 9AM-5PM.
https://www.cityofwestfield.org/895/I-Voted-Sticker-Design-Competition
Leaves are falling and Autumn is calling here at Fort Meadow. Working hard learning lively letters and painting leaves!
We are off to a great start of the year here at Fort Meadow! Everyone is making new friends and having fun playing and learning!
At the School Committee meeting on Sept. 18, Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski and School Business Administrator Shannon Barry asked members to approve the creation of a new Arts Gift Account, for monetary gift donations to the district earmarked for the arts.
Czaporowski said he was contacted by the trustees of the estate of Gerald Patrick, a Westfield alumnus who had a successful career as a professional artist and designer. The trustees said Patrick left a $100,000 donation to the arts programs in the schools in his will.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/09/estate-of-artist-raised-in-westfield-donates-100k-for-arts-in-city-schools.html