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Posted Date: 1/27/25 (7:02 PM)
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Griffin Gazette

January 2025


Dear Families,

As January comes to a close, I want to thank you for your efforts in supporting strong attendance this month. Being present and on time every day makes a significant difference in your child’s learning, growth, and connection to our school community. While we’ve seen great progress, we still have work to do to ensure all students are in school and ready to learn. That said, it’s important to remember that students should stay home if they have a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea to help keep our school healthy. Let’s keep building those routines and making attendance a priority as we head into February. Remember, every day counts! If there’s anything we can do to support your family, please reach out—we’re here to help. Together, we can keep our Griffins soaring!

Warm regards,
Principal Powell and Principal Potis
West Hills STEM Academy Principals



Community Connections

We L💙V E our Community Partners!

Costco Reading Program

Thank you Costco for continuing to support our community and students. Costco reading program started more than 20 years ago. Their employee volunteers will be supporting West Hills students for the rest of the year!

We L💙V E our Community Partners!



We Are Learning...

 
  • Phonics: Segmenting, blending and rhyming
  • ELA: Comprehension
  • Writing: Opinion statements
  • Math: Measurement
  • SEL: Perseverance

 

  • Phonics/Foundational Skills: Small groups based on individual student needs to fill gaps, maintain learning, and extend learning to include blending CVC words, digraphs and blends, letter names and sounds, vowel teams, etc.

  • ELA: Independent and group work that aligns with student needs

  • Writing: Legibly writing sentences from models with capitalization and punctuation.

  • Math: Using multiple strategies to complete mixed addition and subtraction word problems through 10, including story problems with math drawings.

  • SEL: Perseverance - Pushing yourself to work through challenges and obstacles. ”I can do it, if I put my mind to it!”

 
  • Phonics: long vowel sounds
  • ELA: Main topic, prefixes
  • Writing: Informational paragraph
  • Math: adding 2 and 3 digit numbers with regrouping
  • SEL: Perseverance
 
  • Phonics: 3 letter blends
  • ELA: Ask and Answer Questions, authors point of view
  • Writing: Opinion writing
  • Math: Adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers
  • SEL: Perseverance

 
  • ELA: Finding the main idea and writing a summary using nonfiction text
  • Writing: Informative summaries about Seoul S. Korea
  • Math: Multiplying and dividing multi digit numbers
  • SEL: Identifying big emotions and ways to regulate when those big emotions happen

 
  • ELA: Finding the main idea and writing a summary using nonfiction text
  • Social Studies - Researching: The different regions of the United States, the 13 colonies and the colonization of North America
  • Math:  Multiplying and dividing fractions
  • SEL: Identifying big emotions and ways to regulate when those big emotions happen
 
  • Phonics: Rhyming with picture books
  • ELA: Family Book Study: Wishtree
  • Writing: Citing sources, using text evidence
  • Math: Mastery of quick math facts
  • SEL: Perseverance in academics and life

 

Upcoming Events

1/27 Best Dental Clinic

1/29 Best Dental Clinic

1/30 Best Dental Clinic

1/31 Non Student Day

2/14 No School - Snow Make up Day

2/17 Presidents Day - No School

2/19 Choir at Bremerton High School 5:30 PM

2/20 PTA Meeting 5 PM

3/28 Non Student Day

4/3 Conferences - No School

4/4 Conferences - No School

4/7-4/11 Spring Break - No School 

5/26 Memorial Day - No School

6/17 Last Day of School 



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The Bremerton School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Carol Bailie at 360.473.1026, or the Section 504 Coordinator, Mark Mayfield at 360.473.4702. Mailing address: 134 Marion Avenue North, Bremerton, WA 98312.


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