SNAC Nutrition Appreciation Week is the week of March 8-12,2010.  All students in all grades will be participating in the Spring Nutrition Appreciation program. Look on the SNAC tab for more information.    This week volunteers on the SNAC committee taught Nutrition Appreciation lessons to all grades through fun, interactive activities. First and Second Grades learned basic nutrition facts by playing "Nutrition Jeopardy"; Third Grade reinforced these facts with the " Food Pyramid Party" card game; Fourth Grade learned more detailed nutrition information in "My Pyramid Pursuit" while Fifth Grade learned about the link between nutrition and sports through "Sports Nutrition Baseball".  We'd like to thank all SNAC volunteers, teachers, Mr. Cullen and Mrs. Jensen for making this program possible. Finally, we thank the following stores for donating the delicious snack of assorted vegetables and dressing: Shoprite of Clark, Shoprite of Garwood, Stop & Shop, Westfield Farm, and Costco.

Philhower Fellowship for Elementary Teachers

Friday, April 9, is the deadline for nominations for the 18th annual Charles Philhower Fellowship award, sponsored by the Westfield Rotary Club, designated for a full-time elementary teacher in the Westfield Public Schools. Letters of nomination are invited from interested citizens, students and Westfield public school staff members and should be addressed to:  Charles Philhower Fellowship Committee of the Westfield Rotary Club, c/o Office of the Superintendent of Schools, 302 Elm Street, Westfield, NJ 07090, or e-mailed to rotaryphilhower@westfieldnjk12.org. Nominations should specify ways in which the teacher has demonstrated outstanding teaching, interest in children and continued pursuit of professional growth.  The teacher must be a full-time faculty member in grades K - 5 in the Westfield Public Schools for a minimum of five years.  The Fellowship recipient is honored at a Rotary luncheon and receives a grant to further professional growth or to enhance classroom activities for students.

Westfield Schools Budget Byte #1

The hard work of building the 2010-11 budget has begun.  As the Administration and Board move forward, the goal of controlling costs while striving for high student achievement continues to be a priority.  The most recent data, reported by the Department of Education, demonstrates that Westfield has been very successful in achieving that goal: (1) Westfield's per pupil cost of $11,781 is below the state average of $13,601; (2) Test results remain above average; and (3) 93% of the class of 2009 is attending college.  The Administration and the Board of Education will hold the first public presentation on next year's budget on March 9 at 8:00 PM at 302 Elm Street in Room 105.

Westfield PAL Cheerleading

Calling all girls entering 5th - 8th grade in Fall 2010!!Use your amazing Westfield spirit to cheer at the Sunday home football games this Fall at Kehler Stadium!  Tryouts for open spots ~ Monday, March 15th @ 7pm~Edison cafeteria.  Practices @ Surgent's Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 (April-June)  Camp to be held in the summer.  Contact Michelle DiFilippo to receive a tryout form and applicable fees.

FORMS FORMS FORMS

Tamaques is going green.  Forms will now be available on the website.  To get opening day and current forms please go to our 2009-2010 school year forms page. You can also access from the forms tab to the left and clicking on the 2009-2010 category.

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H1N1 Flu Clinics

From the health office - You may go to the Union County Website for a list of the upcoming flu clinics in Union County.  http://www.ucnj.org/home.cfm     Go to the site and click on the H1N1 (Swine Flu) clinic schedule toward the top center of the page.