Board meeting on Tues, 5/9 in WHS Cafe B. New Board members sworn in & Pres/VP elected at 6p; Board then moves into private session. Public portion resumes 7p with student/staff recognition. Agenda: https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2022-23. Livestream: https://bit.ly/BOELiveStream202223
Students in Mrs. Meade's Journalism class are hard at work composing the narrative for their documentary project. Groups are working collaboratively investigating topics such as: Why do people love dogs? Does having a sibling change your personality? and Health or Physical Education, what's more important?
Congratulations to Mrs. Morris and Mr. Jesse, this year's recipients of the Rotary Club of Westfield's Philhower and Steengrafe Awards. Full story: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1098510
It was great to spend the day with some future educators at Edison Intermediate today for Bring Your Child to Work Day!
Thank you to all who voted on the 2023-2024 school district operating budget on Tuesday. In case you missed Dr. González's email to the school community, it is posted on the Superintendent's page on the district website. https://bit.ly/SuperintendentMessages2022-2023
Budget Vote/Board Election next Tuesday, April 25! Lots of info on April Budget Vote website portal and under "Board Election" on website's Board tab. Please remember to vote; polls open from 7a to 8p. https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/april-vote-2023/budget-snapshot
Earth Day is fast approaching (It's April 22nd)! In celebration of Earth Day, Edison Intermediate School students participated in a district-wide poster contest sponsored by the Westfield Green Team. Congratulations to our Edison winner, Celine Zhang, for her wonderful poster that truly embodied the contest theme of "Invest In Our Planet." A special thank you to District Science Supervisor, Tom Paterson, and the Westfield Green Team for planning this poster contest.
Please note that the Board of Education meeting originally scheduled for tomorrow (Tues, 4/18) will be held on Thursday, 4/20 in WHS Cafe B, beginning at 7p. Agenda will be available at https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2022-23. Livestream at https://bit.ly/BOELiveStream202223
The Optimist Club is accepting nominations for its annual Intermediate School Outstanding Teacher Awards. Deadline is Friday, May 5. More information, including the online nominating form here: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1076963
Still time to attend a virtual community engagement session next Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday to learn more about the 2023-2024 school district operating budget before going to the polls on Tuesday, April 25. https://bit.ly/BudgetCommunityEngagement2023
We were thrilled to celebrate the students who received Edison Personal Best Awards today. These students were recognized by their teachers for contributing in positive ways to the culture and climate of our school through their character, behavior, and kindness. Congratulations to the students in each grade that were recognized for this award!
Students in Senora Lopac's seventh grade Spanish class show off their dance moves as they rehearse a song they composed to demonstrate the various relative direction terms in Spanish.
In-person community engagement session TONIGHT (Tues, 4/11) at 6 p.m. at Edison Intermediate School. Don't miss an opportunity to have your questions answered about the 2023-24 School District Operating Budget . https://bit.ly/BudgetCommunityEngagement2023
The March issue of The NEWS Letter includes budget and strategic planning updates, curriculum news with a focus on visual and performing arts and much more. Check it out here: https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/thenewsletter/the-news-letter/march-2023
Meet the candidates running for the Westfield Board of Education as the Parent Teacher Council (PTC) hosts a virtual Candidates Night on Thursday, April 13 from 7:30-9:30p. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/page/april-2023-school-board-election-information
Edison Intermediate School 8th grade students were incredibly fortunate to hear from Stephen Hill on both Wednesday, for a large group assembly, and Friday in smaller groups. Stephen shared his story of being addicted to opiods for ten years and the many mistakes he made as a teenager which led him down this path of addiction. Stephen then shared his inspiring journey to recovery.
At the 3/28 BOE meeting, the 2023-2024 school district budget was adopted, Board high school rep Patrick Lanza discussed the annual Week of Service and other happenings at WHS, Dr. González reviewed the unused snow day schedule, and more. https://bit.ly/BOESynopsisMarch282023
Schools are closed from April 3-10 for Spring Break and an unused Snow Day. Enjoy!
At last night's meeting, the Board adopted the final 2023-2024 school district operating budget which goes to Westfield voters on Tuesday, April 25. Don't miss the opportunity to have your questions answered! https://bit.ly/BudgetCommunityEngagement2023
Congratulations to our intermediate and high school student musicians and vocalists for their recent musical honors. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1053669
