UPCOMING EVENTS:

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

NOVEMBER4th-9:30 AM-PTO Meeting-Le Peep Restaurant7th 4th Grade Music Program 6:00

5th Grade Music Program 7:0011th Veterans Day Program 2:3027th 2:06 Dismissal28th & 29th-NO School-Thanksgiving

DECEMBER2nd-6:30 PTO2nd-13th Winter MAP testing Window

Your child’s classroom teacher will communicate specific testing dates and times.

Winter Break Dec. 23rd- Jan. 2ndJan. 3rd No School-Teacher Inservice

JANUARYJan. 6th Students Return! 20th Inservice Day-No School for students27th 6:00 2020-21 Kindergarten Round-Up Parent

Meeting30th 2nd-6:00/3rd-7:00 Grade Music Programs31st Kindergarten Round Up 9:00-11:00 No School for current Kindergarten students

FEBRUARY3rd 6:30 PTO14th 2:15 Valentine Parties19th/20th Conferences-2:06 Early Dismissal

3:00-7:00 Conferences21st No School

To see dates beyond these...please go to the West Bay website to check the online calendar. Click here: West Bay Website

3220 South 188th Avenue OMAHA, NEBRASKA 402-289-9045

Please go to the West Bay website and scroll down to LUNCH to find the menus. You can also use this link to add money to your child’s lunch account.https://www.elkhornweb.org/parents/lunch/lunch-account/

WEST BAY WEB PAGE:https://www.elkhornweb.org/westbay/

West Bay PTO Website:http://westbaypto.com/

November 2019

Winter seems to have arrived already! Please send warm coats, hats and gloves to school with your child for walking club and recess. We will be going outside for fresh air as often as possible. We will monitor the weather each day. As long as the real feel temp is above 15 degrees we will try to go outside. Discretion will be used for icy conditions, high winds and heavy snows. Unfortunately, at times the playground is inaccessible during the winter months. Please email or call with any questions or concerns.

Jen ColtvetPrincipal

TIGER TICKET WINNERSThese students were caught doing something great at school! Students who follow the school rules 1. BE SAFE 2. BE RESPECTFUL & 3. BE RESPONSIBLE are rewarded and recognized with TIGER TICKETS. Each week these tickets are deposited in the office where we draw names for paw pencils or erasers and a certificate. Way to go Bengals!

KINDERGARTENJames Gallant Max NewmanMcKinley Lovewell Berlyn SchooleyRowynn Decker Kendall SharpEttie Rigg Everett RobertsBraxton Sublett-Adams Juliana HudnallWyatt Richter

FIRST GRADEAnastasia Pauley Kaylee BollJethro Johnson Liam ScearcyFreddy Kelley Ethan EnglundGemma Olechoski Hadley LathamBrady Belcher Pyper SongsterLivia Fochler Rylin AuchMatthew Wanzek London Brown

SECOND GRADEMace Elliott Addy FeeneyJack Pesek Finn ShippJett Josoff Kartik KakadeVictoria Brown Blair ZaversnikRyan Colvin Beckett SchooleyKayden Minton Max FaussOlivia Milone Miles Ogren

THIRD GRADELeyton Michaelis Sritan ReddyCamden Williams Gavin KonselNorah Rowan Jovi ThomallaYashaswi Narayandas Sam NeilyRylan Meier Colin JoslinHank Garvey Mairen WilliamsDempsey Richter Kaliyah Kelley

FOURTH GRADEOliver Shipp Jackson GeigerKayla Revas Kylie HollowayHunter Conkey Olivia KimJacoby Sneller Natalie OlsufkaOlivia Grennan Bella Miller

FIFTH GRADEEnzo Manzitto Hayden RichterMallory Gruwell Ava HurstBoston Pohlad Cameron CooperAlexa Taylor Grant PollardAyla Peterson Tate BertucciCohen Fisher

WEST BAY

Stay Connected with West Bay’s PTO

● Website: www.westbaypto.com ● Facebook: West Bay PTO ● Email: westbaypto@gmail.com

President: Tara ArnoldVice President: Mikhala FehringerTreasurer: Lisa FochlerSecretary: Kate ParsonsCommunity Liaison: Amy Swartz

PTO MEETINGMonday, November 4th, 9:30AM - Le Peep

Please join us for an off school site PTO meeting at Le Peep! After discussing school related topics, guest speaker Molly Seibel, RDT, LMNT will be presenting.

Monday, December 2nd the PTO meeting will be held in the West Bay Library at 6pm. Mrs. Eby will be presenting website resources & tech help for parents.

West Bay Elementary, along with all Elkhorn elementary & middle schools, are again partnering with Womenade of Elkhorn to support their Celebration of Giving project. West Bay families get to share the spirit of the holiday season by purchasing gifts from wish lists completed by local Elkhorn families identified as needing special assistance.

How to help:1. Sign-up to fulfill as many wishes as you are able on the sign-up genius you receive via email November 25th. All wishes asked of West Bay Elementary will be included on the sign-up genius. 2. Purchase & wrap the gift(s).3. Attach a sticky note referencing the "code" which can be found on the sign-up AND the gift description. (i.e. NF8 - Boy's size L sweatpant or NC-22 Walmart Gift Card $50) 4. Drop off the wrapped & labeled gifts before or after school on December 10, 11, or 12.

Help us make wishes come true! Please contact Katy Bode at 312-399-8520 with any questions.

YEARBOOKPHOTOS: The Yearbook Committee needs your help uploading photos for the Yearbook! Upload photos from your computer or phone. Access www.RePlayit.com or the ReplayIt App, upload photos, & identify names of students in the photo. Or, email pics to westbayyearbook@gmail.com.

YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST: November 22nd a flyer will be distributed about the Yearbook Cover Contest. Students are encouraged to draw & submit an entry for the yearbook cover. West Bay staff & teachers can not wait to see the creativity of our students! The 2019-2020 yearbook theme is “I learn. What’s your superpower?”. Entries due December 9th & the winner will be announced at the Winter Assembly.

ORDER: There is still time to order your yearbook by going to www.westbaypto.com.

HY-VEE RECEIPT CONTESTWest Bay will be having a November Hy-Vee receipt collecting contest by grade level. The grade with the most dollars in Hy-Vee receipts turned into school November 1st-29th will win an indoor recess game pack to be enjoyed during the cold winter months. Marked grade level bins are in the office.

CELEBRATION OF GIVING

OSCAR’S FAMILY FUN NIGHTDon’t miss the November Family fun night at Oscar’s on Tuesday, November 12th, 5-10pm. 10% of the proceeds will be donated to West Bay PTO!

Our Chipotle Family Fun Night made $561.81 and our Jimmy John’s Family Fun Night made $171.41! Thank you for participating!

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!Thank you Parent Teacher Conference Volunteers! Nichole Heinz, Kristen Brumbaugh, Lacey Farmer, Amy Snodgrass, Emily McLouth, Brandi Goeser, Amy Cerny, Cheyenne Robertson, Hannah Sneller, Jeanna White, Jessica Fauss, Julianne Weiss, Dawn Holmes, Katie Keber, Carolyn Armstrong Brown, Crystal Swafford, Kellie Wanzek, Tara Arnold, Katy Bode, Brenda Michalski, Jennifer Frey, Mark Michaelis, Nichole Heinz, Jama Smith, Anne Jackson, Deanna Marcelino, Teresa Bradley, Rebecca Gerrity, Lynn Griffis, Ellie White, Natalie Songster, Fallon Savage, Erica Gibson, Erin Gleue, Carie Kelsay. A special thank you to Chair, Maria Michaelis.

Thank you Book Fair Volunteers! Megan Meier, Rebecca Wilson, Stephanie Weaver, Cammie Neal, Fallon Savage, Shelly Fisher, Kristin Sass, Emily McLouth, Crystal Swafford, Katie Keber, Christy Lovewell, Jill Reikofski, Amy Toffle, Sarah Schieber, Lynn Griffis, Kristen Brumbaugh, Courtney Nelson, Jamie Agnew.A special thank you to Chairs Liz Borkowski & Rebecca Gerrity. Thank you Halloween Party Volunteers & to those that donated!

Be in the Know with

our PTO!

DID YOU KNOW?Want to know what your student's teacher likes to drink, favorite restaurant, birthday, and more? You can find out all of your "Teacher's Favorite Things" by clicking the link on www.westbaypto.com.

October Artist

Challenge Winners

Cora Heinz - 2ndLucy Mathis - 2ndNolan Whitham - 2ndCali Kerres - 2ndDrew Acosta-Trejo - 3rdBen Cerny - 3rdNolan Cooper - 3rdGraham Parsons - 3rd Aubree Peterson - 3rdLayla Bowers - 4th Kaylee Nieuwenhuis - 4thBailey Regier - 4thKate Wanzek - 4thDane Michalski - 4th

Artwork By Graham Parsons, 3rd Grade

Congratulations to Ananya Prassanna, 3rd grader in Mrs. Peterson’s class!

She is the winner of our School Spelling Bee. Ananya will represent West

Bay in the district bee, which will be held on November 21st. Good Luck,

Ananya!

November 2019

District Reminders

TECH SAVVY PARENT TIPS - SOCIAL MEDIA RED FLAGS TO LOOK FORAs the use of social media continues to be more frequent in adolescents, adults must remain continually vigilant in monitoring to ensure proper use of social platforms for the safety of youth.

When monitoring the social media use of a young adult, there are a few things to be on the lookout for and ways to combat them:

1) Age-inappropriate content: when using apps that feature user-generated content, users do not need to actually follow users posting explicit content in order to view it. To combat this occurrence, adults should explore the app themselves and attempt to determine how easily the information can be accessed prior to giving youth permission to use the app.

2) Location Tracking and Sharing: Apps such as Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram have the option of allowing users to turn on their location sharing settings, making a user’s location information available to others. Adults should assist in the setup of new social media apps for youth use and ensure location sharing settings are turned off in the settings to avoid sharing location information with individuals that should not have access to it.

3) Anonymity: While being anonymous doesn’t always lead to cyberbullying, it certainly gives a sense of “security” to those seeking to cause harm. Apps such as Whisper and YOLO should be carefully monitored to ensure your student is neither being bullied or participating in the bullying of others.

For more tips regarding youth social media use, visit www.commonsendmedia.org.

Elkhorn Public Schools Policy 507.13—Internet Safety Policy was written in compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act. Tech Savvy Parent tips are intended to inform and educate parents of technology that may be available to their students. Tips may feature apps that are educational as well as those that may be a cause for concern to parents.

SCHOOL MESSENGER - ARE YOU UP TO DATE?EPS uses a parent messaging system called SchoolMessenger to send emails and phone calls to parents, including information about school and activities cancellations. To ensure you are receiving important messages from your school and the District, please let the office know of any changes to your email addresses or phone numbers.