Thank you to our incredible school community for making this week’s cultural celebrations and performances such a memorable success! This year's Heritage Night included everything from vibrant vocal and dance performances to impressive instrumental presentations, our students shined brightly on stage.

Families created stunning displays representing countries from around the globe—including Israel, Belgium, India, China, Italy, Poland, Costa Rica, and many more. Each display offered students a chance to “travel the world” using their passports, collecting stamps and learning about diverse cultures along the way.

A heartfelt thank you to Mr. Steve Junkoski and his dedicated team of volunteers for organizing this meaningful and joyful event. Your time, effort, and creativity brought the world into our school and made it come alive for our students.

We’re thrilled to share that our Food Rescue Project had a successful first week! Thanks to the generosity of our school community, we collected 127 pounds of non-perishable food from our cafeteria, which has already been delivered to local food pantries to support those in need.

Our Student Council continues to lead the way—not only by organizing collections but also by teaching lessons on food insecurity and food rescue during their weekly visits to assigned classrooms. Their leadership and compassion are helping to build awareness and action across our school.

We are still looking for volunteers to help sustain this important work. If you're interested in supporting the project, please reach out—we’d love to have you join us! Sign up for a time slot via the SignUpGenius link (please note: all adult volunteers must be CORI checked. This involves filling out a simple 1 page form and presenting your ID at the school office. Takes a week to process.). .

· 2 volunteers at breakfast (8:30 AM - 9:10 AM)

· 2 volunteers at lunch (11:00 AM - 1:15 PM):

· 1 transport volunteer weekly

If you have any questions, please contact the program coordinator, Meredith Moody (eredithm3@gmail.com). Thank you!

Get ready—our Boosterthon fundraiser is just around the corner, and we’re gearing up for a fantastic event filled with school spirit, fitness, and fun! This is a wonderful opportunity for students to run with their classes, show their enthusiasm, and raise funds that directly support our school programs.

We invite all families to visit our PTO page to learn more about how you can support our efforts—whether it’s cheering on your runner, helping spread the word, or making a donation. Every step counts, and every dollar makes a difference!

Let’s lace up, show up, and boost our school together!

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week is May 5th-9th and we would like to show the amazing teachers and staff at our school just how much we love and support them! This year our theme is "Wicked/Oz" and we have some fun ideas for them. Throughout the week we will be providing them with special treats such as breakfast, lunch, snacks and a gift. If you would like to donate items or volunteer, please view link below. Let's show our teachers and staff a "WICKED" good . - West El PTO

Sign UP To Support Here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4EA9AC23AAFE3-56278636-west?useFullSite=true#/

Check out the exciting work our young mathematicians are completing. Our students in grades 3-5 are getting ready for Math MCAS next week , lets wish them well!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HneFNEowvSj13_HJHmAgI4UhpMuBiSum/view?usp=sharing