Westwood Elementary

The excitement is building! Our Wonder Night countdown continues! 🚀✨ We’re getting closer to an evening packed with hands-on activities, creativity, and discovery for the whole family. Join us on Wednesday, April 15th from 5:30–7:00 PM for a night full of learning, laughter, and fun! Did we mention there will be FREE food too? 🍽️🙌 Our Wolves are ready to explore all things STEAM, and we can’t wait to share this special night with you. Be sure to mark your calendar. We’ll see you there!

This week we are celebrating Ms. Scantlin, our fantastic librarian! We just celebrated her for National Librarian Day, and the celebration just continues! 🎉 She is always so positive, smiling, and willing to help, creating a welcoming and fun environment for everyone who walks into the library. This year, she even transformed part of the library into outer space for Read Across America Week, making reading even more exciting for our students! 🚀✨ Ms. Scantlin is a true reader herself, always ready with great book recommendations for both students and staff — and she even helps lead a staff book club! 📖💛 She is so fun to be around and brings a genuine passion for books and learning to Westwood every single day. We are so lucky to have her! 🌟

The countdown is ON! ⏳🎉 We’re just days away from our exciting Wonder Night/STEAM Night happening on Wednesday, April 15th from 5:30–7:00 PM! Join us for an evening full of FREE food, hands-on learning, and tons of fun for the whole family. Get ready to explore, create, and discover through engaging STEAM activities that will spark curiosity and creativity in every one of our Wolves! 🐺✨ Mark your calendars—we can’t wait to see you there!

5th grade did a GREAT job performing their original play, "Despicable Me 67" yesterday at the Pack Pride Assembly! Mrs. Raines shared a link of the video for us to enjoy! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zS_FiE2ocREeJbM8QCy6H_o7MFeSFeMv/view?usp=sharing

Lights, camera, celebration! 🎬🍿 This week, we rolled out the red carpet for Assistant Principal Week by turning Mrs. Tompkins into the star of the show featuring her as the main character in different movies all week long! From start to finish, it was a fun-filled celebration that brought smiles, laughter, and a whole lot of joy to our students, staff, and of course, Mrs. Tompkins herself. We loved seeing everyone get in on the excitement and creativity. It truly made for a memorable week! Now it’s your turn to join in the fun, check out the posters below and comment with your vote for your favorite!  1-Encanto 2-Top Testing Coordinator 3-OBI-Tompkins-KENOBI 4-Captain Tompkins 5-"Mary" Tompkins

Mrs. Bell’s 2nd graders had a fantastic time getting creative with chalk pastels! After a Mystery Science lesson where they discovered that pandas eat only bamboo, students brought their learning to life through art. Using careful circles and ovals, they created their very own adorable chalk pastel pandas! We love seeing our Wolves combine science and creativity in such a fun way! 🐺🎨 #Springdalefamily

Today at our monthly PACK Pride assembly, we had the best time celebrating our Howling with Pride students along with our Safety awards, Specials awards and P.A.C.K Promise awards! These students continue to show what it means to be a Westwood Wolf each day and every day! We are so proud of our Wolves and love taking time to recognize their hard work and positive choices! #Springdalefamily

Here is our weekly family newsletter for the week of April 13th-17th, 2026: Lights, Learning, Wonder! Have a WONDERful week! https://app.smore.com/n/urnay

Don't forget it's Papa John's pizza night! Order from the Robinson location and use code DOUGH to get 30% off your regular priced order tonight!

Our 4th graders put on an incredible music performance this afternoon! We are so proud of the hard work, talent, and confidence they showed on stage. They truly sounded amazing! A huge shoutout to Mr. Stewart for his dedication and creativity. He not only worked tirelessly with our students, but also wrote the lyrics and composed the music himself!!! What an amazing experience for our students! #SpringdaleFamily

4th grade parents- reminder that students should be here at 5:30 for tonight's program. The doors will open at 5:30; students will go to classrooms, and families can go find seats in the cafeteria. See you soon!

We couldn’t let another day go by without celebrating someone who means so much to our school! This past Saturday was National Librarian Day, and we want to give a big shoutout to Ms. Kat Scantlin for everything she does for our students and staff. From helping our Wolves find the perfect book to creating a love of reading that lasts a lifetime, she truly makes our library the heart of our school. Thank you, Ms. Scantlin, for your kindness, dedication, and all the magic you bring to our library each and every day. We appreciate you more than words can say! #Springdalefamily

Our Wolves are making headlines! 🐺📰 This morning, our students were featured in the local newspaper for their incredible EAST projects showcasing creativity, innovation, and real-world problem solving. We couldn’t be more proud of the hard work and dedication they’ve put into making a difference! A huge shoutout to Mrs. Curzon for all she does to inspire, guide, and support our students every step of the way. Your passion makes an impact! #SpringdaleFamily

🌟💛 Superstar of the Week! 💛🌟 This week we are celebrating Mrs. Valdez, our amazing instructional facilitator! 📚✨ Mrs. Valdez works tirelessly behind the scenes to support both staff and students through interventions, thoughtful lesson planning, and helping strengthen reading instruction across our school. She is always full of creative ideas and is eager to jump in and help wherever she’s needed. 💛 Her passion for student success truly shines in everything she does. And we can’t forget — she is hands down the best dressed person in the building! 👗✨ We are so grateful to have Mrs. Valdez as part of our Westwood family! 🌟

On Wednesday, our teachers explored new strategies to support our multilingual learners from the ELLevation platform. The learning didn’t stop there. By Friday, Mrs. Vang had already put one of those strategies into action in her classroom… and as she said, “the rest was magic!" We love seeing professional learning turn into real classroom impact so quickly. Way to go, Mrs. Vang and class! #SpringdaleFamily

After reading Creepy Carrots, our students brought the story to life in the most creative way! In art class, they designed adorable carrot collages inspired by the book. From spooky to silly, each piece showed off their imagination and hard work. We love seeing literacy and creativity come together. #SpringdaleFamily

Here is our weekly family newsletter for the week of April 6th-10th, 2026: Lights, Learning Wonder! Have a WONDERful week!

https://app.smore.com/n/a7gz2

Here is our weekly family newsletter for the week of April 6th-10th, 2026: Lights, Learning Wonder! Have a WONDERful week!

https://app.smore.com/n/a7gz2

We have another exciting celebration this morning! Our Battle of the Books team is proudly representing our school at the district level! These students have worked incredibly hard, showing dedication, teamwork, and a true love for reading. We are so proud of all the effort they’ve put in and know they’re going to do amazing things! A big thank you to Ms. Scantlin for her time, support, and commitment in helping these students reach their goal. Good luck, Wolves, go show them what our PACK can do! #SpringdaleFamily

We're Howling with Pride over these students. They followed and kept our PACK promise! From Persevering, Accepting Responsibility, Calming themselves and Keeping it safe, our Wolves continue to lead the way and set a positive example for others! Way to go, Wolves, keep leading the pack! 🐾✨