Upcoming Events
Today
- Board of Education Meeting2/2/2012
2/6/2012
2/10/2012
2/14/2012
A Tradition of Excellence
Welcome to Westside Community Schools, located in the heart of Omaha Nebraska. Westside is a nationally-acclaimed public school district - one of the very best in the United States. Our superior staff, administration and Board of Education are committed to excellence in education for all students. Westside Community Schools provides high academic and behavioral expectations in a caring, friendly environment. We are proud of our strong record of success.
2012 Board of Education Caucus
The Westside Community Schools will host its 2012 Caucus on Thursday, February 2 at 7p.m. The Caucus will be held at the Westside High School auditorium, 8701 Pacific Street. The purpose of the Caucus is to select candidates for the Board of Education. Persons who choose to vote for candidates during the day rather than participate in the Caucus may vote between 8:00a.m. and 5:30p.m. at Westside High School. Voting booths will be located at the main entrance of the high school. All registered voters residing in the Westside school district are eligible to participate. Individuals living outside the Westside district as well as non-registered voters are welcome to attend the Caucus. If you have any questions, please contact Kent Kingston at (402) 390-2242.
Board of Education Meeting January 29
The Westside Board of Education will meet at the ABC Building, 909 South 76th Street, on Sunday, January 29, 2012; Board Meeting including Executive Session at 2:00p.m. An agenda is available for public inspection at the ABC Building.
Student In-District Transfer Request for 2012-13 School Year
To request a 2012-13 in-district transfer for your K-5th grade student, click here.
PLC Schedule
Beginning August 17, on every Wednesday throughout the school year, students will be dismissed early to allow time for the teachers to collaborate in professional learning communities. This change will not impact instructional time in the classroom. To download the professional learning communities or PLC's schedule for the 2011-2012 school year, click here.
Automated Phones Messages
You may occasionally experience problems receiving messages from our automated phone system. We want to ensure that you hear every phone message we send you. To help with this, we’ve listed the following suggestions:
1. If you pick up a live call and hear silence or an incomplete message, press 1 and the entire message will repeat itself.
2. If you receive an answering machine message that is incomplete, go to www.alertnowmessage.com. Type in either your phone number or your e-mail address and you’ll be able to listen or view messages from the past 15 days. Please use a browser other than Safari (such as Explorer or Firefox) to retrieve these messages.
3. For other troubleshooting suggestions, click here to download a tip sheet.
2012-2013 Open Enrollment Applications are Now Available
The Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy counties has announced the start of the 2012-2013 Open Enrollment application process. Click here for more information. The deadline for Open Enrollment is March 15.
Kindergarten Registration for District Residents
District residents who have a child who will be 5 years old by July 31, 2012, should register their child for entrance into kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year. For more information click here.
Kindergarten Registration for Non-District Residents
Parents who live outside the Westside District and have a child who will be 5 years old by July 31, 2012 must complete an Open Enrollment Application to be considered for entrance into Westside’s kindergarten program. Click here for more information.
Happening in Our District
Paddock Students Learn The Science of Goo
Paddock Elementary fourth-graders investigated The Science of Goo with Jim Woodland, the Director of Science Education at the Nebraska Department of Education. During their inquiry the students mixed cornstarch and water to create the goo, which they then studied for changes in shape, consistency and texture. The lesson tied in with the Blue Man Group's visit to Omaha. Click here to see a slideshow.
Spelling Bee
The District spelling bee was held on December 2nd at the Community Conference Center. The competition included 33 students in fifth through eighth grade. Each building held their own competition and sent their winners to the District competition. The first place elementary winner and first place District winner was Karin Berg from Swanson. Karin will represent Westside Community Schools at the 81st Midwest Spelling Bee at Creighton University on March 10th.
Caring K-Kids
Paddock Road’s K-Kids group provided some community service during the months of November and December. The group decorated Halloween treat bags for Heartland Family Services and made turkeys for the Hospice House. In December, they rang bells for the Salvation Army at Nebraska Furniture Mart and went caroling at the Hospice House.
The Spirit of Giving
Teaching her class that “it’s better to give than to receive”, Katie Mason’s first-graders at Oakdale Elementary put together gift bags for the second-graders in Kathy Taylor’s class at OPS’s Liberty Elementary. The boys’ bags included football banks, Hotwheels, and noise putty. The gift bags for the girls had journals, pens and pencils, and nail polish. Both sets of bags included 10 books for each child, lunch boxes, hats, gloves, socks and of course some yummy treats!
Westgate Students "Hit the Books!"
Third through sixth graders at Westgate Elementary kicked off their reading program "Hit the Books"! Representatives from the Omaha Storm Chasers came and spoke to the students about how to earn a day at a Storm Chasers game. They brought Casey, their team mascot, to help get the students fired up to read!
How to Set Up PowerSchool Single Parent Sign On Account
In
PowerSchool,
parents/guardians
can
now
set
up
a
single
login
to
view
all
of
their
childrens’
accounts
and/or
create
separate
parent
accounts.
Instructions are available here.
