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The Bulldog Bulletin Editor: Nicole Gorman nj.gorman12@gmail.com Principal’s Corner Dear Westview Families, Thank you for choosing Westview as the school for your child. We pride ourselves on creating an educational community of kindness, respect and engaged learning. This year will offer us some unique challenges as we have students attending in person learning on different days and some learning at home in the Digital Academy. In any model, we will begin by getting to know each other, establishing routines and procedures and beginning our first academic units of study in literacy and math and rotations in library, art, gym, and music. Staff have also been reaching out to parents to introduce themselves and share how the learning will look this year. We have many new staff to introduce you to in this first newsletter edition. We are practicing new safety protocols and I have observed smiles behind face coverings, twinkling eyes, and sensed joy in being back at school. Yes, these are unprecedented times; we may need to pivot into other learning models during the year; we will become proficient in using zoom and knowing when to mute; we are learning to navigate a pandemic and use tools like Seesaw and Schoology. This will indeed be a transformational year with opportunities for us to learn essential skills, problem solve and find creative ways to communicate. COVID-19 has highlighted that schools are vital to our society. We are committed to providing meaningful, connected experiences at Westview. Kids are resilient. Let’s continue to practice patience and kindness as we journey through this year together. In Unity, Tami
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Welcome New Staff Sarah Singleton, Kindergarten
To get to know the new Westview Elementary staff,
the Bulldog Bulletin has asked them to respond to 1. Tall, love to laugh, adventurous
the following questions: 2. Sunshine, chocolate and Target
1. Three words to describe you: 3. I have taught for the last 10
2. What are some of your favorite things? years in Burnsville, and am
excited to be a WV Bulldog this
3. What would you like the Bulldog community to
year.
know about you?
4. I drove school bus in college.
4. What is one fun fact that people would be
surprised to hear about you?
Felicia Holbrook, First Grade
Aspen Lair, Kindergarten
1. Curious, friendly, caring
1. Loud, energetic, outgoing 2. First grader enthusiasm,
2. My dogs, shopping and nature! animals, books
3. That I am SO excited to be a 3. I am so excited to be here!
Bulldog and work alongside the 4. You would never know by how
staff and students. much I love animals now, but I was very afraid of
4. I grew up on 80 acres in Lakeville! dogs as a kid.
Lauren Schweich, Kindergarten Alison Rossow, Third Grade
1. Enthusiastic, caring, organized 1. Passionate, diligent, expressive
2. Working with kids, my family and 2. St. Croix River, sunrises, my
friends, my dog, trying new restaurants
front stoop and cheesecake.
and being outside.
3. I am so excited to join the Westview
3. I live three miles away from
community! I am a passionate educator that cares deeply school; I have a great bulldog
about my students and their growth as learners and poster for my (digital)
individuals. I know I am joining a school community that classroom; and I really love third grade.
feels the same way! I spent my high school years growing
up in Apple Valley and am so happy to be "home" again.
4. I have learned from a professional manure
4. I’m an identical twin! My sister Mary is one minute older
applicators to publish books for farmers.
than me.
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Welcome New Staff Jaime Mobilia, CIP
See page two for the questions asked. 1. Funny, driven, competitive
2. Hanging out with friends and
Courtney Spang, Third Grade family, working out and being
outside.
1. Outgoing, compassionate,
3. I am from Ely, MN
determined
4. I have my principal license and am working
2. Running, Yoga, family, friends,
towards my director of special education license.
dark chocolate
3. I student taught at Westview
and could not be more excited Emily Eich, Resource
to be back as a third grade teacher. Outside of 1. Patient, kind, organized
school I love to spend time with my family and
2. Starbucks, my family,
teach group fitness classes at Lifetime Fitness. I
WESTVIEW!
got a puppy in March, named Birdie!
3. I am so excited to be back
4. I am getting married this October and will be
working at Westview
changing my name to Courtney Crist.
4. I have eight month old
twins!
Katrina Villella, Nurse
1. Compassionate, honest, Lizabeth Kyser
organized
1. Positive, active, funny
2. I enjoy baking and exploring
new hiking trails with my 2. Biking, spending time
family outdoors with my family,
reading
3. I am just a phone call or email
away. Please do not hesitate to reach out with 3. I am new to 196 but I have
any questions or concerns. I am here to support taught Reading Recovery in the past. I have also
and help your family navigate through this year! taught EL and I have a passion for equitable
teaching practices.
4. I used to perform show water-skiing with the
Twin Cities River Rats on the Mississippi River in 4. I have only met one other Lizabeth in my life. She
Minneapolis. was a gate agent at the airport and I was the first
Lizabeth she’d met, too!
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Welcome New Staff
See page two for the questions asked.
Marta Karstedt, Clerk
1. Patient, kind, artistic
2. Time with family, reading, nature, School Supply Kit Update
children
3. I am very excited to be here we just This year, PTO offered a new option for purchasing
school supplies through the company 1st Day School
moved from Wisconsin. I knew immediately coming
Supplies. When we committed to them, no one knew
into the school that it had a great vibe, getting to
that this pandemic would be coming, that kids would
meet the staff and teachers the last couple of days be returning late, that assessments would look so
has reaffirmed my initial impression. different, and that needs in our classrooms and at
4. We have hosted eight different exchange students home might change. Despite all this, 1st Day School
from France, Spain and China. Supplies met and exceeded our expectations. Supplies
were delivered at assessments as promised, and even
with changing lines of delivery and availability for some
Carla Sinz, 4th Grade of the items (like disinfecting wipes and facial tissue)
the needs were met. Certainly many parents who
1. Fun, organized, loquacious
didn't use 1st Day School Supplies may have had a
2. Working out, being with my friends harder time finding wipes, for example. For parents
and family, baking, having fun! who opted in to this program, it meant that you didn’t
3. I have been teaching 4th grade and have to worry about sourcing these supplies while
doing everything else that is necessary to get ready to
working with teachers on their professional
go back to school – either hybrid or distance learning.
development in ISD 196 for 20 years. I am married You could count on the specific things requested by the
and we have two adorable little girls. teachers being delivered and ready to use! The average
4. I have never had a bloody nose. cost for a box of supplies was approximately $45,
although obviously varied by grade. Ordering was
online and easy – no searching for the school lists, no
Sara Byrne, PARA shipping costs, no driving all over to multiple stores.
1. Happy, patient, friendly The time and energy saved for parents was great, and
the cost was still very reasonable. There was even an
2. Animals, music, listening to option to order additional items, like t-shirts or
podcasts backpacks, to even further streamline the process. We
3. I’m looking forward to had almost 100 kids from our population of
approximately 400 use the service. Next year, we hope
meeting everyone.
to be back to a more “normal” school year and with
4. I helped sub in the cafeteria at Westview. that, we hope to see use of this program grow!
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PTO Pit Stop
Events, Reminders & Information about the Westview PTO
Info about PTO Follow PTO on Social Crayon & Marker
Media Recycling Program
Westview PTO is committed to
providing the best educational
Follow the PTO on Social Media Our Recycling Program Marches
and social experience for students
Staying informed is more On!
and their families. The PTO exists
important than ever! The PTO is We are continuing our
to provide volunteer services and
here to keep you updated on sustainability efforts with our
to raise funds that help support
what’s going on at Westview. crayon, marker and plastic bag
students’ educational efforts. As a
Westview parent or guardian, you Check out the ways you can stay recycling program in the new
are already part of our PTO! in the loop: school year!
Next meeting date: Follow us on Instagram What can be recycled?
Sept. 21; 6-7 p.m. @westviewmnpto Broken and unusable crayons,
The first meeting may be in- markers (art markers, dry erase
“Like” our Facebook page markers, and highlighters), and
person or via Zoom. Make sure to www.facebook.com/
check Facebook and email for plastic bags can be sent with your
westviewmnpto child to school to recycle.
updates.
Spirit Wear—Look for more info Sign up for text alerts Can we participate if we opted
mid-Sept. for online ordering! through Remind by texting into Digital Academy?
@377gcd to 81010 If you are a virtual learner, you
can still contribute to our plastic
Meet Your New PTO Reach us by email at
bag recycling program by
westviewmnpto@gmail.com
Officers weighing your bags before you
drop them off at Target, Cub
Volunteers make the PTO Box Tops Foods, or any other store
possible, and our officers are accepting recyclable plastic. Just
Westview benefits from your box drop a message to
honored to serve alongside tops, and now it’s
Westview’s dedicated families westviewmnpto@gmail.com to
going digital! After
and staff to make 2020-2021 let them know how much your
shopping, all you
pawsitively amazing. Say hi when plastic weighed so we can include
need to do is scan
you see them around! your receipt within it in our school count.
14 days. Download
Michelle Doepke (President) the app first and Thank you for supporting
Sara Dziuk (Vice President) select Westview sustainability with our Bulldogs!
Erica Eggers (Treasurer) Elementary as your recipient. You
Jackie Siedel (Secretary) also get to see how much you’ve
donated throughout the year!
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Bulldog Paw Prints
Helpful Tips, Reminders & Information about the Westview School Com munity
Contact Info Changes Follow WV on Facebook 2020 Important Dates
Call the office or email Want to keep • Sept. 8-11
Sue.Bergemann@district196.org up to date on Scheduled student-teacher
or Lisa.Kissell@district196.org many things connection and orientation
with updates to your phone Westview? Be • Sept. 14
numbers, emails or addresses sure to like the First day of school
throughout the year. It is very Westview • Oct. 7
important we have the latest Elementary No school
information for everyone. Bulldogs
• Oct. 15-16
Facebook page at https://
No school
www.facebook.com/wvbulldogs.
Campus Portal Since there will not be a school • Nov. 6
calendar this year, you will want Conferences, no school
If you have not received your
to check either our Facebook • Nov. 26-27
Campus Portal access key, given
page, this bulletin and our Thanksgiving break, no school
out at assessment days, stop in or
call the office to obtain it. It will website at www.district196.org/ • Dec. 2
enable you wv for all the upcoming important No school
to follow dates. • Dec. 4
your child’s End of Trimester 1
attendance, • December 23-Jan. 1
update your Reporting Absences Winter break, no school
emergency Be sure to email
contact
information, as well as your own,
wv.attendance@district196.org Student Directory Info
or call 952-431-8380 to report
and once it’s complete you can your child’s absence. New to this school year, the
set up fee pay to pay your child’s If an absence is not called in, it is student directory will be specific
lunch online. Please visit the considered unexcused. to grade level. Each student will
Westview website: http:// It is important to alert the school receive a free copy of their
www.district196.org/wv and look if your child Is home with a specific grade level student
under the “Resources” tab. Click communicable disease. This directory provided by the
“For Parents.” This will bring you would include COVID-19, strep, Westview PTO. If you do not want
to the “For Parents” page that will pertussis, influenza, pink eye, your student/s information
allow you to access “Campus chicken pox, lice, scabies or fifth’s included, please complete the
Portal Login” under “Connected disease. 2020-21 Student Directory Opt-
Parents.” Out Form and turn into your
teacher by Friday, October 2nd.
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Community Connections
Connecting the Bulldog Community, One Paw at a time!
NEW Student Drop-Off & Pick-Up Area Summer Reading
Program in Review
NEW Student drop off and pick up Students will enter/exit door
information for parents and #3 (music/gym hallway This past summer over 70
busses this year! doors). Westview families participated in
For safety and social distancing
a Summer Reading Program,
purposes, we are implementing a LITTLE busses and daycare where children could select
new drop off and pick up system vans will drop off and pick up enrichment books at their current
for students who ride district in the BACK area (formerly reading level to read and return
school busses, daycare vans or parent drop off/pick up the following week. This program
arrive in a vehicle. area) and enter/exit through was a huge success with much
the cafeteria door, #7. positive feedback as seen
Parent pick up and drop off
below. Thanks to the many
will be IN FRONT of the SACC drop off and pick up will parent and staff volunteers who
school (formerly bus continue to be at the back area
area). Parents need to be kept us Bulldog STRONG all
and enter through the cafeteria summer long.
parked along the yellow curb door.
to load or unload “Program was great!!! My kids
children. Students will enter enjoyed it.”
the main front doors, #1. If Westview Garden Update
students arrive before 9:10, “I really appreciated this
The Westview Victory Garden had a great
they will stand on the sidewalk opportunity for my son, especially
season and produced many fresh
using 6 ft safe spacing. After vegetables for our Bulldog community to with everything else closed down.
school, students will stand in enjoy. The garden started as many small He really enjoyed getting new
family groups. Please do not seeds in March and it was fun to watch books every week.”
pull ahead to cut into the them sprout and grow all summer long. A
special thanks to Lorinda Miller,
“I just wanted to say thank you
line. Be patient and pull (to all involved) for providing this
Westview’s kitchen manager, for taking
forward as the line moves. As over the responsibilities of getting the opportunity this summer. It’s been
you exit the parking lot, there garden up and running this summer! She so helpful for my kids. I feel like
will be a designated right turn coordinated the volunteers and they have not lost their reading
lane and a straight/left turn communicated with everyone all summer skills as they otherwise may
lane. These will be painted long. Another huge thank you to all the
families who volunteered a week of their
have. We look forward to
onto the blacktop. participating again next year.”
summer to tend to the garden, weed, and
water. We wouldn’t have had vegetables
BIG busses will park and load “As a volunteer I so enjoyed the
without everyone’s help. Look for more
and unload in the parking lane communication next spring if you would excitement in the kids and the
on Garden View. Continued in like to get involved and help with the thankful, dedicated parents who
next column... garden in the summer of 2021! attended week after week.”
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Specialists Space
Welcome back from the Westview Specialist Team!
Art with Mr. Gorton Library Media with Mrs.
Theirl
Welcome to the 2020-2021 school
year! I can’t wait to see everyone Welcome back, Bulldogs! I can’t wait
again and meet some of you for to see you again, share some new
the first time! Here are some great books and lots of wonderful
things to help give you a better stories with you! Here’s what you can
idea about art this year. expect your Library Media class to
look like.
This year, we CAN’T: …BUT we CAN:
Sit next to our Still work together in This year, we CAN’T: …BUT we CAN:
classmates at tables the art room
All sit next to each Still have story time
Use all the art Work with a lot of other on the while sitting in new spots
supplies we normally other fun art supplies colored rug for in the library
use (Example: no story time or
scented markers) media/iPad lessons Still use our iPads for
media lessons
Gather together at Use those resources
Share all of the Still use some items from
resources in the one at a time
items from the the Maker Space and
room (Examples:
Maker Space or work on building
choice shelf, sink,
work on building individually
drying rack, pencil
with each other
sharpener)
Sit inside the Book Sit in other spots around
Clean-up as quickly Have a lot of class
Forest and read the library and read to
as usual. We will time for making art
aloud to each other ourselves
likely need more
time to properly Check-out books in Check-out books and
clean-up our projects exactly the same resources in a new way
way we have before and still be able to take
Do all the same kinds Still make cool art them home to enjoy!
of projects in the projects!
same ways
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Specialists Space
Welcome back from the Westview Specialist Team!
Physical Education with
Music with Ms. Bush Mrs. Buck
I am so excited to be with you in
Welcome back, Bulldogs! I am so
the music room again! Some things
excited to be working in person with
will look the same and some will be
you this year. Here’s what you can
different. Looking forward to our
expect P.E. to look like.
time together.
This year, we CAN’T: …BUT we CAN: This year, we CAN’T: …BUT we CAN:
Sing in the music Hum, use singing hand Participate in PE class Have PE outside on nice
classroom signs, and develop inner the way we have days.
hearing always done it and the Use the gym for PE.
way we are used to Challenge ourselves to
Share singing through
doing it. work hard and do our very
recordings and videos
best.
Hold hands for Lock eyes and mirror
Share equipment. (no Use equipment to learn
dances or games movements to make
stations, playing and practice our skills
connections with
catch, parachute, etc.) individually
classmates
Play games or sports Exercise, dance and
Play circle games Do independent movement where we touch each workout in our own
activities and body
other or get too close. spaces. Move in our own
percussion
(no tag, no partner or pathways for jogging,
Share instruments Use one instrument team activities) skipping, dribbling, etc.
and materials individually that can be Give high fives or fist Use words to compliment
disinfected bumps, hold hands or and encourage each other.
Have concerts Record music activities to hug each other.
show families what we
Sing along to music Listen to music in the
learned in class
being played in the gym. It motivates us to
Go on Field Trips Utilize technology to bring gym. work hard.
guests into our classes
Get drinks in the Bring water bottles when
Follow and create listening hallway. we are outside.
maps
Located and read notes on Use the playground Be active at home with our
the staff when other classes family.
Compose music
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