WPS is Hiring!
Be a part of Westfield Public Schools! We are hiring multiple positions across the district including substitute teachers, substitute nurses, classroom and 1:1 paraprofessionals, school custodians, and many more opportunities that can be found on our district website at www.schoolsofwestfield.org.
The Department of Mental Health has launched a new Behavioral Health Help Line that people can call or text at 833-773-2445. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in more than 200 languages. The help line can help individuals and families navigate the behavioral health system and access treatment, including mobile crisis services. Please click on the link below for more information.
https://www.masshelpline.com/
Reminder: Westfield Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 16 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Thank you.
Parents and guardians,
A letter went home with 6th grade students recently with information on an assembly taking place on Wednesday, January 11. The purpose of this assembly being conducted through the US Department of Justice Initiative is to teach students about safe online activities and to avoid child exploitation. The letter allows parents to opt their child out of the presentation. This assembly is only for 6th grade students. Please reach out to us at school if you prefer your child not attend the assembly. We will make alternate arrangements for your child.
For more information:
www.justice.gov/usao-ma/outreach/project-safe-childhood
Thanks,
Mr. Miller
Please note that our regularly scheduled School Committee Meeting on January 3, 2023, has been postponed until Monday, January 9, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you.
There will be no school for students starting Monday, December 26, 2022 - Monday, January 2, 2023, for the Holiday Recess. Schools will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Happy Holidays from all of us in the Westfield Public Schools!
Please click on the images below to read the second District Quarterly Newsletter of this school year. Happy Holidays from all of us in the Westfield Public Schools!
The Westfield Public Schools saw the Food Pantry's request for help and quickly created a "festive dress down day" to raise some money. All the schools and administration combined raised $1,089 for the pantry and had some fun while doing it. Here are a few pictures from the Intermediate school.
Happy Holidays from WIS! This week's Wacky Wednesday theme is to dress in festive holiday attire.
If you missed "Superintendent's Spotlight" this morning, click on the link below. This week, in the first half hour, we talked with staff from Westfield Intermediate School about their PBIS systems. In the second half hour, we caught up with Westfield's Director of Public Health Joe Rouse. We also recognized all of the cruciverbalists in our midst. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLIV6sY23vQ
Trimester 1 report cards will be going home with students today, Wednesday, December 7.
Please see the flier below for information on Westfield Youth Lacrosse registration.
Join us this Thursday, December 8 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. on WSKB 89.5 FM, WCPC cable channel 15, or westfieldtv.org for the next episode of "Superintendent's Spotlight". This week, in the first half hour, we will talk with Westfield Intermediate School Principal Greg Miller. In the second half hour, we will catch up with Westfield's Health Director Joe Rouse. Thanks for watching!
Today marks the end of Trimester 1 at WIS. Trimester 2 will start tomorrow, December 1, which means many students will be starting their new specials. We are hoping to send students home with paper copies of report cards by the end of next week. A message will be sent to parents when this happens. Thanks!
If you missed last week's "Superintendent's Spotlight", click on the link below. In this episode, our District Instructional Leadership Team explains our Multi-Tiered System of student Support. We also recognized National Play Monopoly Day. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Owb4DOsO4Y
The Westfield School Department’s Thanksgiving meal drive went into overdrive this year, with co-chairs Sue and Ralph Figy and Eileen and Jimmy Jachym ordering and delivering turkeys and all the fixings to a record-breaking 230 families this year, 80 more than anticipated.
Ralph Figy said the district coordinated with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield, which is providing 100 meals for area families. The school volunteers put together 230 meals, so that between them 330 families would receive meals.
https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/11/thanksgiving-effort-goes-into-overdrive-to-help-families-in-westfield.html
Share the Warmth Coat drive is ON!
From now until Dec. 14th, visit any of our participating members locations to make a donation to benefit Westfield Public School students.
With the weather turning cold and stormy this week, School Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski is getting ready for another season of deciding when to call a snow day.
It is not a call that he makes by himself, however.
“We look at the weather forecast, which is a pretty good guide, although not always 100% accurate,” he said. “We check with the Maintenance Department, the Westfield Police Department, [school Transportation Director] Pam Kortarski, who checks with the bus company, and area superintendents,” Czaporowski said. ”We try to make the call as early as possible to not inconvenience families.”
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2022/11/many-factors-influence-snow-day-call-westfield-school-superintendent-says.html
Please join us this week for the WIS Chorus and Band concerts. WIS Chorus is performing Tuesday, and WIS Band is on Wednesday. Both concerts start at 6pm in our school auditorium.
Tune in this Thursday, November 17, from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. on WSKB 89.5 FM, WCPC cable channel 15, or westfieldtv.org for the next episode of "Superintendent's Spotlight". This week, we are talking with our Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Director of Special Education, and our Director of Assessment and Accountability about our Multi-Tiered system of Support. Thanks for watching!
