Johnson County Westside Elementary

Would you like to send someone special at the Elementary a Candy Gram? Senior Beta can help you out! You can choose from the famous $1 candy bars (creamy caramel, roasted almond, crispy rice, milk chocolate) or two lollipops. Plus a variety of phrases are available to choose from! All orders and exact amount of money are due no later than Thursday, February 3. All elementary students should have received an order form. Just fill it out and return with the correct change to your child's teacher! Senior Beta members will take care of the rest!! Thanks for your support of Westside Senior Beta!

Literacy development starts early in life and is highly correlated with school achievement. We are excited to announce a new reading rewards program for our students at Westside Elementary with the Inchy the Bookworm Vending Machine. With the addition of our Inchy the Bookworm Vending Machine, we hope to build a partnership with students and families to find new and exciting ways to instill a love of reading. Congratulations to Maci Bartmier as our very first student to turn in a reading log and earn a token to get a book from our new vending machine.

Get those kiddos in bed, school starts early tomorrow! Spring semester begins tomorrow. We will see you bright and early! #jcwestside #westsiderebels #meetthechallenge

Well that is a wrap! Fall semester is done! Way to go Westside students & families!! Please enjoy the break and we are looking forward to a great spring semester! See you January 3rd, 2022! Merry Christmas!! From your JC Westside Administration, Teachers, and Staff. #jcwestside #johnsoncounty #meetthechallenge #arkansas

Miss Ost's class had fun at Christmas Tree Lane

Frosty came by to help in the car line!

Mrs. Carter’s class enjoyed Christmas Tree Lane!!

Ms. McCarley’s class had a blast at Christmas Tree Lane!!

Dear Parents and Guardians, please make plans to attend our Parent and Family Engagement meetings. The high school will host one on December 6th at 6:30 in the High School Cafeteria. The elementary will host one December 7th at 6:30 in the Elementary Cafeteria. #jcwestside #johnsoncounty #meetthechallenge #arkansas #parentandfamilyengagement

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our JC Westside students, families, and friends. May your day be filled with blessings. We are thankful for you! #westsiderebels #jcwestside #johnsoncounty #meetthechallenge #arkansas #thanksgiving

Preschool Student of the Month: Caleb Qualls

Fifth Grade Students of the Month: Katie Jones, Brieann Cole, Zoey Myers

Fourth Grade Students of the Month: Abba Weathers, Bella Engleman

Third Grade Students of the Month: Destiny Hern, Kaydence Johnson, Jackson Estep-Galvan, Adelie Yates

Second Grade Students of the Month: Kambrie Ragsdale, Max Sisk

First Grade Students of the Month: Rylann McCormick, Asher Dunlap, Titus Chrisman

Kindergarten Students of the Month: Nora Vaught, Jamelyn Kimberling, Jaycee Morrow

Dear Parents, I am so excited to announce that WES school will be participating in the BOOK IT! program this year! BOOK IT! is a fun reading incentive program sponsored by Pizza Hut that runs through March. Each month, I'll send a reading log with your students. For every book or 20 minutes they read outside of school hours, they may color a slice of pizza and record the title. Students can read by themselves, read aloud to someone, or listen to a story. Once this has been done 20 times, send it back to school and your child will receive a coupon for a free personal pan pizza to be redeemed at Pizza Hut! If you have any questions about the BOOK IT! program, please contact Mrs. Fields (jfields@westsiderebels.net) Happy Reading! -Mrs. Fields

During the month of November, the Elementary School will be hosting a non-perishable food drive to help support our district’s backpack program. Each week this program distributes food for the weekend to dozens of students who are in need. The food distributed is kid friendly and can be prepared without much effort for the child. The PK-2 and 3-5 classes who bring the most non-perishable food items will be awarded with a popcorn party on December 2nd. The competition will run from Monday, November 1st through Tuesday, November 30th. Below is a list of food items often distributed, but any individually wrapped, non-perishable food will be appreciated. For competition purposes, each food item brought will count as one. For example; a 24 pack of Ramen Noodles would count as 24 toward the overall class total. The High School FFA will be assisting the elementary with their food drive. In addition to the other items listed we will also collect the following for the backpack bags for Thanksgiving week: Boxes/Bags of cereal Jars of peanut butter Jelly Saltines/Ritz crackers Cans of pringles Any Donations will be appreciated and can be sent down to the Ag Building. I can send kids to pick up any donations. Thank you in advance for supporting our school! ramen noodles pudding cups mashed potato cups canned soup (with pop top) macaroni and cheese cups fruit snacks pop tarts ravioli (with pop top) vienna sausages cereal (small boxes) peanut butter and crackers granola bars cheese and crackers microwaveable popcorn fruit cups #jcwestside #westsiderebels #meetthechallenge

Mrs. Nichols' class had some slimy fun!