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THE WESTVIEW WORD
Westview Elementary
201 West Camp
Platteville, WI 53818
(608)342-4050
www.platteville.k12.wi.us
Early Release
Wednesday, December 14
12:30 Dismissal
know their after school plans.
Lost Mittens?
All items must be picked up before break as the building will be
closed during this time.
Delays and
Cancellations
Winter will soon be here and you know what that means:
the possibilities for snow, sleet, sub-zero temperatures and
school cancellations! Delays or cancellations due to severe
weather conditions for Platteville Public and Parochial
Schools will be broadcast on the following TV and radio
stations. You may also call 342-4016 for cancellation notices.
WPVL 1590 AM/107.1 FM - Platteville
KIYX 106.1 - Platteville
WGLR 1280 AM/97.7 FM - Lancaster
KAT 92.9 FM - Dubuque
KDTH 1370 AM - Dubuque
KGRR 97.3 FM - Dubuque
KLYV/KXGE 105 FM - Dubuque
WDBQ 102 FM—Dubuque
WJOD FM—Dubuque
WKOW 27 - Madison
WISC 3 TV - Madison
WMTV 15 - Madison
Are You
Moving?
Are you planning to move or
have you recently moved?
Please notify the school of address changes, phone number
changes or work number changes as quickly as possible. Please
help us keep our records up to
date to better
A SPECIAL thank you to the Greg and Kristin
Slack famliy for donating a new Christmas
tree and lights to Westview Elementary
School.
THANK YOU!
DECEMBER 2011
Please check the lost and found table located in the hall for lost clothing items
(hats, mittens, coats, sweatshirts, snow pants, boots, shoes, etc.) Items left at
school over the holiday break will be disposed of, so please make sure to check the
table before leaving for the holiday break.
JANUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER
Please make sure your children
Monday, December 5
P.T.O. Meeting at Middle School 6:30 p.m.
Monday, December 12
School Board Meeting at Middle School
Wednesday, December 14
Early Release Day—12:30 Dismissal
Friday, December 23—January 1
No School—Holiday Break
Tuesday, January 2
School Resumes
P.T.O. Meeting at Middle School
Monday, January 9
School Board Meeting at Middle School
Wednesday, January 11
Early Release Day—12:30 Dismissal
Monday, January 16
No School—Vacation Day
Friday, January 20
End of 2nd Quarter
Monday, January 23
NO SCHOOL—Teacher Professional Day
Thank you to everyone for your support and generosity of this very worthwhile project and for helping
our students become more aware of some of our
community families’ needs.
Cold Weather
Reminder
Thank you for your donations to the Westview Community Project, Operation Warm and Fuzzy and Jammin’
With Books. The goal of Operation Warm and Fuzzy
and Jammin’ With Books is to warm the hearts and spirits
of children who may be cold, lonely or forgotten as the
holidays approach and the weather turns cold.
Keeping in the spirit of things, students and staff participated in Westview Pajama Day on Friday, November
18th. Students came to school in pajamas, slippers and
robes and were able to take some time out of their busy
day to find a warm and comfy spot to enjoy a book. We
hope all students had time to think about what other children may be missing as they read a book in their warm
comfy pajamas at school.
Coats, hats, snow pants and
mittens are sure delightful
when the weather outside
is frightful.
Westview students go outside every day for recess,
weather permitting. Students are reminded to dress
according to the weather. Inclement weather requires appropriate footwear and outerwear. We
would like to avoid having students call mom or dad
at work to bring items to school, so please remind
your children to bring hats, gloves, snow pants, boots
etc. Also, a reminder about bringing their shoes to
school on days they wear their boots would be a plus.
Extra socks are also very helpful when their feet get
wet and cold!
Interactive Opera-tunity!
Seven third graders have been chosen to participate in the Interactive Opera workshop.
The seven students who have been selected are: Joshua Banfield, Jacob Bell, Millie Curran,
Geoffrey Erickson, Annabelle Etukudo, Seth Milsap and Isaac Vorwald. The opera is a shortened version of "The Pirates of Penzance" and is directed by Professor Susan Day at UWP.
The students were selected by Mrs. Rogers and have been working with UWP Music students Emily Neal and Michelle Kolkoski to learn their parts for the opera. University students as well as Middle School students are also part of the opera cast.
All Westview and Neal Wilkins students will be going to see a performance of the opera on Monday, December
19 at 10:00 a.m at the Middle School. There are also two evening performances on Dec. 8 and 9th at 7:30 p.m.
at the CFA Brodbeck Concert Hall. Admission is free for these performances. The Music Department will be
presenting excerpts from "The Magic Flute" and "Dialogue of the Carmelites" at the evening performances as
well.
Luanne Rogers
K-3 General Music
Westview Elementary School
Happy Holidays from
Westview
Elementary School
“Diego
P.T.O. Thank You
Thank you to the parents and the P.T.O. for the delicious meals that were provided to our teachers for
the Fall Parent Teacher Conferences. Also, thank
you for the refreshments provided for American
Education Week. They were greatly appreciated.
and Deputy Hottenstein”
The third graders read a story in their reading classes
called “Aero and Officer Mike” about a police officer
and his K-9 partner. After reading the story they had a
visit on November 16 from Grant County Deputy Ric
Hottenstein and his K-9 partner Diego! Deputy
Hottenstein shared lots of information about the
training required to be a K-9 dog and his partner. The
students had a chance to ask good questions about
what it is like to work with a dog as a partner.