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Loved Ones Day Westpark will once again celebrate Loved Ones Day on Wednesday, November 25th. Please check with your child's teacher for activities planned for the day. Project Tomorrow Speak Up Survey Students, educators and parents are encouraged to take a brief survey that will help IUSD learn more about students’ use of educational technology, educators’ use of technology in the classroom, emerging trends, and strategies to promote 21st century skills. “Speak Up,” a national online research project facilitated by Project Tomorrow®, gives individuals the opportunity to share their viewpoints about key educational issues. Each year, findings are summarized and shared with national and state policymakers. Best of all, participating schools and districts can access their own results online, free of charge. The Irvine Unified School District will use this important data to guide its continuous improvement efforts and strategic planning, so please speak up! The survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and will be accessible through Friday, Dec. 18. Just click on the link below and type “survey2010” when asked for a password. To begin the survey, CLICK HERE Westpark 6th Grade Science Fair All sixth grade students are to bring their project backboardsand notebooks to the MPR on Monday, December 14th before school. Be sure to put your name on both the backboard and the notebooks.All backboards are to be removed on Wednesday, December 16, and carefully stored at home. Make sure that you keep your projects as winners of the fair will be announced in January.If there are any questions, please e-mail Mrs. Anthony at vanthony@iusd.org Many thanks to sixth grade scientists for all of their hard work! Science fair projects are open for viewing December 14-16.Come see these impressive investigations! 2010-2011 Calendar IUSD 2010-2011 School Calendar Due to a change in the start of school for traditional calendar schools, there are significant changes to the year round calendar for the 2010-2011 school year. Please note the fall, winter, and spring recesses. Winter recess is shorter than usual. Please note this now when planning any vacations; students will be expected to be in school up until December 22, 2010 and return on January 5, 2011. Thank you. Fall Recess: September 27, 2010-October 15, 2010 Winter Recess: December 22, 2010-January 5, 2011 Spring Recess: April 4, 2011-April 22, 2011
Hoops Classic Basketball Tournament Green Team Support the Westpark Green Team and IUSD's Recycling Efforts and help our Earth by collecting cans and plastic bottles at home and bringing them in to school! IUSD is not able to recycle plastic milk cartons and green glass, but water bottles and aluminum cans are welcome. Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse! Thank you for supporting Westpark and IUSD. So far our efforts have brought in $166.92 to Westpark-thanks to all! IUSD Budget Watch The State Budget Crisis continues to negatively affect public education. Please stay tuned to how it will affect IUSD's finances. See the link below for details. Health Services At Westpark we continually reinforce hand washing and smart coughing and sneezing habits. Please see the links below for posters we have displayed in our classrooms. You can print them out for home use as well! Additionally the Irvine Unified School District has set up a special webpage to help students, parents and employees learn more about the H1N1 flu, along with strategies for staying healthy this season. Please see the link below for this IUSD site: Juice it Up October-November Newsletter At Westpark School, our mission is to provide the highest quality education in a secure, positive and challenging environment for all students, fostered by a cooperative effort between school and community. For information on the Alternative Uniform Complaint Policy please click on the following link: |
