Principal Wheeler’s Weekly Update 11-15-24
Principal Wheeler’s Weekly Update 11-15-24
Hello Viewlands Families!
November family conferences are quickly approaching. Our goal is always to have conferences with 100% of our students. The conference is an opportunity for the teacher to share your child’s learning profile within the learning standards, while also discussing your child’s goals and how you can support their skills at home.
A few highlights from my visits in classrooms and with students this week: helping the Green Team 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders support our school by cleaning up garbage from our playground and campus area; listening to 2nd graders describe what they were doing while coding; reading in the library with some 4th and 5th graders; and hearing from the kindergarteners about their walking fieldtrip and the record number of salmon they saw on their walk.
Your children are bright, inquisitive, and creative thinkers. We will continue to seek ways to make every student feel known, valued, and empowered through the year.
In Partnership,
Carrie Wheeler | Viewlands Principal
November Family Conferences and Fall Elementary Progress Reports
Teachers have been reaching out to families to schedule your family conference. We are offering in-person conferences at the school, but if your family prefers or if it is easier for your family to have a virtual conference on TEAMS or phone, the teacher can accommodate this. If you haven’t already scheduled your conference, please reach out to your child’s teacher as soon as possible. Our goal is to have 100% participation in the fall family conference.
A reminder that the fall elementary progress reports will be sent home Wednesday, November 20th in the red home-school folders. Viewlands completes the fall elementary progress report a little earlier than the end of the 1st trimester to align it with November conferences. This allows families an opportunity to see the format of the progress report, ask questions, and create that connection between conferences and the progress report as tools for communicating about student learning progress.
Understanding Progress Report Family Communication English
Understanding Elementary Progress Report Family Communication_Spanish
VEPTSA
Updates and Messages from our VEPTSA Partners:
Mr B farewell tributes – Send in by Monday, Nov 18!
Let’s honor and celebrate Mr. B, our beloved art teacher, as he prepares to say farewell to Viewlands. We are collecting tributes to share with him. Please submit any photos of artwork from Mr B’s class, a special notes for Mr. B, or a brief video message by this Monday, Nov 18. Upload files to this shared folder. If you have any questions or issues submitting, please reach out to hello@viewlandsptsa.org.
Salmon Celebration and Walk – Saturday, Nov 23, 11am – Next week!
Join us for our annual salmon celebration at Carkeek park. This year we will visit with the Carkeek Salmon Stewards on Saturday, November 23. The event starts at 11am. You can walk with a group from Viewlands starting at 10:30am or meet us at the event at 11am. And…Ollie the Viewlands Orca will be visiting from 11:30am-12:30pm.
Give Big at Chuck’s & Winter Drive – Wednesday, Dec 4, 5-8pm – Save the date!
Save the date! Our annual Give Big at Chuck’s fundraiser is Wednesday, December 4, 5-8pm. Chuck’s Hop Shop Greenwood will be giving a $5k match for donations made that day. We are also combining this event with our annual Winter Drive, to collect grocery store gift cards and new books for Viewlands families in need. Stay tuned for the Amazon book list and grocery store gift card donation page.
Important Upcoming School Calendar Dates
- Saturday November 23rd 11AM Salmon Celebration and Walk
- Monday November 25th-Tuesday November 26th -No School, Family Teacher Conferences
- Wednesday November 27th-Friday November 29th – No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
- Friday December 20th – EARLY DISMISSAL at 1:25PM
- Monday December 23rd-Friday January 3rd – No School, Winter Break