School principals and business leaders brainstormed about how they can help students prepare for careers at the Nov. 28 meeting of the Westfield Education to Business Alliance.
Area businesses have been working with teachers to provide students with hands-on learning opportunities and share information about career opportunities in their fields through the Adopt a Classroom program.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/11/westfield-school-business-leaders-brainstorm-on-how-to-link-students-to-careers.html
Holi-daze
Presented by Mad Science of Western New England and sponsored by Westfield Public Schools
Date: Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Where: Munger Hill Elementary School
33 Mallard Ln. Westfield, MA 01085
Please email Sarah Kotarski at
s.kotarski@schoolsofwestfield.org
to register
The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce’s Share the Warmth Coat Drive to benefit the children in Westfield public schools from pre-kindergarten to grade 12 will continue through Dec. 15.
In the spirit of giving, the Chamber is asking for new or gently used winter coats of all sizes. Hats, snow pants, boots, gloves, mittens and scarves are also welcome, along with donations of new socks and new undergarments.
Drop-off locations, all of which are in Westfield, include the Chamber office at 16 N. Elm St.; the Westfield schools office at 94 N. Elm St., Suite 101; Amelia Park Arena, 21 S. Broad St.; Shortstop Bar & Grill, 99 Springfield Rd.; Anytime Fitness, 415 E. Main St.; Results in Wellness, 93 Springfield Rd., Suite B; Richard’s Jewelers, 146 E. Main St.; Cannabis Connection, 40 Westfield Industrial Park Rd.; Betts Plumbing & Heating Supply, 14 Coleman Ave.; Westfield Bank, 300 Southampton Rd.; Rehab Resolutions, 1111 Elm St.; and Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport’s terminal building at 110 Airport Rd.
School Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski said he is thankful that the Chamber’s new director Amanda Waterfield and Chamber members are still supporting the coat drive.
“I love that the Chamber wants to continue doing this with us, and how the community comes together to support our students. This is the seventh year we’ve been doing this, and we never end up with leftover clothing,” Czaporowski said.
The coats and other winter clothing go to whatever school has pupils who need them. He said a lot of the clothing goes to the elementary kids, and adult sizes go to the clothing closets at both high schools.
Czaporowski said the schools added snow pants to their wish list this year, because it is one of the items that students often don’t have.
“I used to love making igloos. When I would go sit in my igloo, I loved having snow pants,” he said.
Czaporowski said schools are seeing the effects of price inflation on some families’ ability to purchase warm clothes for their students. He said the schools will accept both new and gently used clothing, because sometimes kids grow out of their clothes so quickly they do not show a lot of wear. The schools are asking that any undergarments and socks that are donated be new.
The clothing is also offered to new families that come to Westfield, some from milder climates. Czaporowski said when a new student comes in, the topic of adequate winter clothing is worked into the conversation.
“It’s also good for our recent immigrants to Westfield,” he said.
The final collection will take place at the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce Holiday Breakfast, 7-9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at East Mountain Country Club, 1458 E. Mountain Rd. Czaporowski said the Westfield High School Chorus will perform holiday tunes at the breakfast.
For more information or to sign up for the breakfast, visit www.westfieldbiz.org or call 413-568-1618.
https://www.thereminder.com/Localnews/westfield/westfield-schools-coat-drive-continues-through-mid/
If you missed "Superintendent's Spotlight" this morning, click on the link below. This week we spoke with Devin Streeter from the Gandara Center about all the programs and services available to Westfield students and families. Their Family Resource Center is located on 16 George Street in Westfield, and they can also be reached at 413-417-2020 if you would like to learn more. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1dlbJ4BaVM
Mrs. Madden has started at Paper Mill. She was greeted this morning with lots of smiles by students. Please join Paper Mill in welcoming Mrs. Madden to our school community!
Pick up for all Lyman Pie/Cookie Dough orders will be held on Thursday November 9th at the school. We are asking for all orders to be picked up between 4:45-5:45pm.
These items will need to be refrozen once they are picked up.
Our first trimester event is coming! In celebration of our countless blue paws earned, Gold Classroom Certificates and Positive Peer referrals, we are having a scavenger hunt! Students in K-2 will go hunting on on November 14th and 3rd and 4th grade will be going on Friday, November 17th.
Please be advised of our changes to the dismissal- all walkers will be dismissed by grade level. This is to ensure the safety of our students.
If you missed the latest "Superintendent's Spotlight" this morning, please click on the link below. This week, we spoke with Westfield Technical Academy's School Resource Office Bryan Turgeon about school safety, threat assessments, and our most recent safety drills. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WazZZHC4gIY
Paper Mill's phones are down. We are not able to receive calls or make phone calls out.
Please do not send your children in Halloween costumes on October 31st. Students should come dressed as they normally do.
Please be advised our phone lines are down.
Paper Mill students and staff would like to thank our PTO for our amazing Fall Festival. Students and Families had a wonderful evening of Fall Fun. Thank you PTO for creating such a fun, well organized event.
Tomorrow begins our Paper Mill Merchandise Sale. This sale allows you to show your support for Paper Mill. There are sweatshirts and T-shirts available for purchase. Flyers are going home tomorrow with students.
Picture Day is October 26th. Bring your smiles to school!
Parent Teacher conferences are taking place on October 25th. If you would like to set up a conference, please reach out to your child's teacher. Due to the conferences, October 25th will be an early release at 12:15.
As part of its continuing work with the Westfield Police Department and ongoing training for students and staff, the Westfield School Department will conduct lockdown drills the week of Oct. 23-27, using the enhanced procedures of what is called ALICE, which stands for “alert, lockdown, inform, counter, evacuate.”
Christopher Rogers, director of operations and safety, said Westfield has been using the ALICE protocol since 2014-15.
“It’s research-based, and it provides our staff and at the upper grades our students the ability to make decisions in real time based on the information they have that is critical to their safety,” he said.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/10/westfields-public-schools-will-conduct-lockdown-drills-later-this-month.html
Click here for the latest Westfield Public Schools District Newsletter: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1997/WPS/3618809/WPS_NEWSLETTER_2023-Q1.pdf
PumpkinFest is back, rain or shine, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, on the athletic fields behind Amelia Park off South Broad Street in Westfield.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/10/westfield-on-weekends-pumpkinfest-promises-family-fun-amid-autumn-traditions.html
Fall is in the air! Well, it may still feel like summer, but school is in full swing. We just concluded our Penny Wars fundraiser and the students enjoyed filling the buckets and the friendly competition among grade levels. We raised $1,326.47 for our Paper Mill PTO. Thank you to everyone who donated to this fun event!
