Westfield Virtual School

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.

Dear WVS Families and Students, Welcome back! Happy New Year to all! MCAS retests are coming up so if your high school student needs to take these, you will be receiving additional notifications from WVS very soon so be on the lookout for those! Thanks! Dr. O.

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.

Hello WVS Families, We wish everyone a very happy and relaxing holidays! Our offices are closed until we re-open on 1/3/2023. See you in the new year! -Dr. O. & Staff

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.

Dear WVS Students and Families, We hope you have a restful and safe holiday break! Be on the lookout for an email from us this week with a SPECIAL DOUBLE EDITION of our newsletter! Thanks! -Dr. O.

Hello WVS Families! Today is our in-person meetup at the Westfield Athenaeum from 1:00-2:30 The Athenaeum is located at 6 Elm St in Westfield. There is limited parking in their parking lot, so please keep in mind street parking or other public parking, such as street parking and the Stop & Shop parking lot, may be utilized. This meetup will entail a story in the activity room (basement level of the Children's Library), then we will learn about the library and get a tour, and we will finish with the opportunity to sign up for a library card if your child does not have one, as well as browse for books and have free time to explore the library. As with all our meetups, this is not a drop off event and parents need to chaperone their child(ren). For students who are attending virtually, we are setting up a livestream for the story, and have a virtual tour of the athenaeum that will be available in google classroom streams. If you have any questions, you can reach us at (413)564-9572. We look forward to seeing you there! Thank you, The WVS Team

For anyone who is concerned about a loved one or who wants to learn more about a growing problem and the local resources available to help, Westfield Technical Academy at 33 Smith Ave., Westfield, is hosting a talk on “Preventing Accidental Overdose: Counterfeit Pills and What You Need to Know” on Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. This free event facilitated by the Hampden County district attorney’s office will provide education and awareness on easy access to counterfeit pills and other drugs online, and is intended for parents and caregivers, community members and organizations. WTA adjustment and substance abuse counselor Kristine Hupfer said she and Carrie Ann Fiordalice, her counterpart at Westfield High School, have been concerned about how much the drug culture has changed, even in the past few years, and want to help parents and guardians understand the trends. https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/11/info-session-at-westfield-tech-will-focus-on-preventing-accidental-overdoses.html

Greetings Westfield Virtual School Families, We are so happy to welcome you back from Thanksgiving break. We hope everyone is coming back today feeling rejuvenated and ready for the next few weeks of learning before the December break. Below are a few updates and some information for you: We have planned our next in-person meetup to be an indoor event at the Westfield Athenaeum! On Friday, December 2nd, we will meet in the activity room in the children’s library for a story, and then learn all about the athenaeum and take a tour. The meetup will take place from 1:00-2:30pm. Picture day photo packages have arrived and are ready for pickup! Picture retakes day is December 14th from 9:00am-12:00pm for anyone who missed picture day or would like retakes. Here is a flyer with info on the next SEPAC meeting on Thursday December 1st: https://5il.co/1l6c3 Check out the flyer for the Title I December Family Night: Science Behind Superheroes on 12/06/22, hosted by Mad Science. It will be held at Munger Hill: https://5il.co/1l6cb For grades K-8, Trimester 1 grades close on Wednesday 11/30. Please reach out to your teachers if you have any questions on grades. Report cards will be available on December 7th. We hope you have a great first day back! Sincerely, The WVS Team

Please join us for our next SEPAC meeting on Thursday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Tiger's Pride Restaurant at Westfield Technical Academy. Please click on the image for more information. Thank you.

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

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!

If you missed "Superintendent's Spotlight" this morning, please click on the link below. This week, we recognized Sesame Street Day. We also talked about the results from our Youth Risk Behavior Surveys administered to students in grades 8, 10, and 12 last spring. Thanks for watching! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qODyYic7Urg