Friday, September 26, 2025

Week of September 26

 


Calendar
Tuesday, October 7th--Picture Day
                                    --Randall Success Night 5:30 pm 
Friday, October 10th--West Homecoming Parade
Thursday, October 16th--No School for student/Teacher PD Day
Friday, October 17th--No School for students and staff- Mid Fall Break
Friday, October 24th- Randall Fun Run--5th Grade runs a 8:00 am
Friday, October 31st- Randall Fun Run rain date
Monday, November 3rd--No School for students--Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                        --Evening conferences
Tuesday, November 4th--No school for students/Conference Day
Thursday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins
Thursday, November 13th-Picture Retake Day
Wednesday, November 26th-Friday, November 28th--Fall Break
Monday, December 1st--No school for students--Teacher PD 
Friday, December 12th--Family Movie Night 6-8 pm Randall Cafeteria
Monday, Dec. 22nd-Tuesday, January 2nd--Winter Break
Monday, January 5th--School begins again!!!
Monday, January 19th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, January 30th--No school for students--Grade reporting day
Monday, February 2nd--3rd Quarter begins
Saturday, February 7th-- Glow Ball @ Franklin Elementary 5:30-7:30
Friday, February 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, March 2nd--No School for students--Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                   --Evening conferences
Tuesday, March 3rd--No school for students/Conference Day
Saturday, March 14th--Super Science Saturday
Monday, March 23rd-27th--Spring Break
Monday, March 30th--School begins again!!!
Monday, April 6th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Tuesday, April 7th--4th Quarter begins
Friday, May 8th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 25th--No school for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show
Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to......(tbd)
Tuesday, June 9th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)
Wednesday, June 10th--Last day of school!!!
                                       --5th grade field trip to Vilas Park  (11am -2 pm)


New News


Oldie, but Goodies
Math
  • This week the 5th grade math class continued to work with volume, multiplication strategies using ratio tables and partial products.
  • We continued our work with writing and solving numerical expressions.
  • We reviewed and assessed the first three units in Module 1.
  • Next week we will do some introduction of division strategies and do a quick assessment.  Division is a concept that will continue to reappear throughout the year.  We will focusing more on division in the second semester. 
  • Our Number Corner this month will focus on making connections between numbers written as fractions and decimals and start our work with volume in tangible and strategic ways. 
Literacy this week
  • We are continuing to work through Module 1/Unit 1. 
  • The texts we will be using are Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan and an abridged version of  the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 
  • We will be focusing on finding the gist of the text and expressing our learning in verbal and written communication.
  • This week we focused on looking closely at and summarizing various articles in the UDHR in a paragraph format. 
  • We continued to follow Esperanza's story as her and her family fled Mexico to the United States.  Ask your 5th grader to tell you about the story.
  • For our ALL block this week, we engaged in various reading skill activities that include: fluency work, summarizing, discussion, grammar and vocabulary.  
  • Each classroom is doing a read aloud as well!  Ask your 5th grader what book we are using.
Science 
  • Our first unit will be on Modeling Matter as we answer the question:
What happens when two substances are mixed together?
  • Our first chapter will focus on :  Why did the food coloring separate into different dyes?
SELS/Health lessons
  • What is SEL?  (Social Emotional Learning)
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Friday, September 19, 2025

Week of September 19

 


Calendar
Tuesday, October 7th--Picture Day
                                    --Randall Success Night 5:30 pm 
Friday, October 10th--West Homecoming Parade
Thursday, October 16th--No School for student/Teacher PD Day
Friday, October 17th--No School for students and staff- Mid Fall Break
Friday, October 24th- Randall Fun Run--5th Grade runs a 8:00 am
Friday, October 31st- Randall Fun Run rain date
Monday, November 3rd--No School for students--Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                        --Evening conferences
Tuesday, November 4th--No school for students/Conference Day
Thursday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins
Thursday, November 13th-Picture Retake Day
Wednesday, November 26th-Friday, November 28th--Fall Break
Monday, December 1st--No school for students--Teacher PD 
Friday, December 12th--Family Movie Night 6-8 pm Randall Cafeteria
Monday, Dec. 22nd-Tuesday, January 2nd--Winter Break
Monday, January 5th--School begins again!!!
Monday, January 19th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, January 30th--No school for students--Grade reporting day
Monday, February 2nd--3rd Quarter begins
Saturday, February 7th-- Glow Ball @ Franklin Elementary 5:30-7:30
Friday, February 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, March 2nd--No School for students--Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                   --Evening conferences
Tuesday, March 3rd--No school for students/Conference Day
Saturday, March 14th--Super Science Saturday
Monday, March 23rd-27th--Spring Break
Monday, March 30th--School begins again!!!
Monday, April 6th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Tuesday, April 7th--4th Quarter begins
Friday, May 8th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 25th--No school for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show
Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to......(tbd)
Tuesday, June 9th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)
Wednesday, June 10th--Last day of school!!!
                                       --5th grade field trip to Vilas Park  (11am -2 pm)


New News

Oldie, but Goodies
  • Students will need headphones and a computer mouse at school.  Please send this in as soon as you can--Thanks! 
  • We sent home a Digital Device Agreement with your 5th grader.  Please make sure this is signed and returned to school asap. Thanks!
  • If you know throughout the year that you will be gone on vacation, you will need to fill out this absence in Infinite Campus.  IN ADDITION, please let us know so that we are also in the know.  Thanks!
  • Here is our shameless plea to all parents/guardians.  We don't take many field trips during the year, but if things come up at the last minute and for the end of the year all day trip we really count on parents joining us.  If you think you might even consider this, please do the volunteer training now so we are not scrambling at the last minute. The training is good for only one year.  After that, you do need to re-apply, but it is a simple process after the first round of training.  Thank you!!  Volunteering Link
  • This is our weekly blog where we will update what we did that week, post information for families, update calendar events and other important information.  An updated blog will be posted every Friday.
  • If you are ever looking for past information, you will have access to all of our posts throughout the year. 
  • Food Service Menus can also be found at the following link - Menus
Math
  • This week the 5th grade math class continued to work with some vocabulary around multiplication as well as some new strategies involving multiplying by 10.  We also learned about and solved for surface area.
  • We continued our work with writing and solving numerical expressions.
  • We talked about and explored volume. 
  • Our Number Corner this month will focus on making connections between numbers written as fractions and decimals and start our work with volume in tangible and strategic ways. 
Literacy this week
  • We started Module 1/Unit 1 this week. 
  • The texts we will be using are Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan and an abridged version of  the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 
  • We will be focusing on finding the gist of the text and expressing our learning in verbal and written communication.
  • This week after we read a chapter in the book, we discussed which human rights were violated and why we felt that way. We also discussed, modeled, and practiced writing summaries based on our reading. 
  • For our ALL block this week, we did some literacy screeners and practice some of our routines for small group and partner learning. 
Science 
  • Our first unit will be on Modeling Matter as we answer the question:
What happens when two substances are mixed together?
  • Our first chapter will focus on :  Why did the food coloring separate into different dyes?
SELS/Health lessons
  • Problem Solving 
  • Standard Response Protocol
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Friday, September 12, 2025

West High Big Brothers Big Sisters

  Link to online form

OR

You can print the form below and return to school


Site-Based: Parent/Youth  Enrollment Form


Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability.


Parent/Guardian Information

Full Name:



Relationship to Child:



First

Last




Do you have legal custody of the child?  


Is there a person who shares legal custody of this child?      

If yes, are they aware and supportive of the child’s enrollment in the BBBS program?  ☐ Yes     ☐ No


Full Name:


Phone #:



Address:




Street Address

Apartment/Unit #







City

State

ZIP Code


Phone:


Email     



Cell provider:



Best Time to Call: ☐ Anytime   ☐ Daytime   ☐ Evening   ☐ Weekend  


Are you currently employed outside the home?   

  

Parent Place of Employment:


Work  Phone:



May we contact you (the parent/guardian) at the work number listed?      


Is there a person who shares legal custody of the child? If so, what is their full name?     






May we contact you (the parent/guardian) at the work number listed?      







Child/Little Information

Full Name:




Date of Birth:



First

Middle

Last




Gender:   ☐ Male   ☐ Female  ☐ Trans Male ☐ Trans Female ☐ Genderqueer/Nonbinary ☐ Prefer not to say


Preferred Pronouns:


Preferred Name:



Child Cell Phone:


Childd Emaill:



Child’s School:


Grade:




Race/Ethnicity 

(check all that apply)

☐American Indian or Alaska Native    ☐Asian Indian   ☐Japanese    ☐Korean    ☐Vietnamese    

☐Other Asian    ☐Filipino    ☐Chamorro     ☐Samoan    ☐Native Hawaiian     ☐Other Pacific Islander    ☐Hispanic – Cuban    ☐Hispanic – Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano   

☐Hispanic – Puerto Rican    ☐Hispanic – Other Latinx or Spanish origin    ☐Black or African American    ☐Middle Eastern or North African    ☐White or Caucasian    ☐Prefer not to say    

☐Some other race or origin – please list:

Nationality:



Child’s Living Situation:

☐ Two-parent household     ☐ One-parent household (☐Female / ☐Male)   

☐ Other relative of child (non-parent)    ☐ Foster Home     ☐ Group Home    

☐ Other:  



Does your child experience any of the following


Dietary Modifications :


Chronic Illness:


Physical Limits:


Behavioral Concerns:


Developmental Delays:














Emergency Contact Name:


Phone:


Relation to child:


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Thursday, September 11, 2025

Week of September 12

 


Calendar

Week of September 15th--Strings classes begin
Tuesday, October 7th--Picture Day
                                    --Randall Success Night 5:30 pm 
Friday, October 10th--West Homecoming Parade
Thursday, October 16th--No School for student/Teacher PD Day
Friday, October 17th--No School for students and staff- Mid Fall Break
Friday, October 24th- Randall Fun Run
Friday, October 31st- Randall Fun Run rain date
Monday, November 3rd--No School for students--Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                        --Evening conferences
Tuesday, November 4th--No school for students/Conference Day
Thursday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins
Thursday, November 13th-Picture Retake Day
Wednesday, November 26th-Friday, November 28th--Fall Break
Monday, December 1st--No school for students--Teacher PD 
Monday, Dec. 22nd-Tuesday, January 2nd--Winter Break
Monday, January 5th--School begins again!!!
Monday, January 19th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, January 30th--No school for students--Grade reporting day
Monday, February 2nd--3rd Quarter begins
Friday, February 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, March 2nd--No School for students--Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                   --Evening conferences
Tuesday, March 3rd--No school for students/Conference Day
Monday, March 23th-27th--Spring Break
Monday, March 30th--School begins again!!!
Monday, April 6th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Tuesday, April 7th--4th Quarter begins
Friday, May 8th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 25th--No school for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show
Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to......(tbd)
Tuesday, June 9th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)
Wednesday, June 10th--Last day of school!!!
                                       --5th grade field trip to Vilas Park  (11am -2 pm)


New News
  • Students will need headphones and a computer mouse at school.  Please send this in as soon as you can--Thanks! 

Oldie, but Goodies
  • We sent home a Digital Device Agreement with your 5th grader.  Please make sure this is signed and returned to school asap. Thanks!
  • If you know throughout the year that you will be gone on vacation, you will need to fill out a form in Infinite Campus.  IN ADDITION, please let us know. Thanks!
  • Here is our shameless plea to all parents/guardians.  We don't take many field trips during the year, but if things come up at the last minute and for the end of the year all day trip we really count on parents joining us.  If you think you might even consider this, please do the volunteer training now so we are not scrambling at the last minute. The training is good for only one year.  After that, you do need to re-apply, but it is a simple process after the first round of training.  Thank you!!  Volunteering Link
  • If you are ever looking for past information, you will have access to all of our posts throughout the year. 
  • Food Service Menus can also be found at the following link - Menus
Math
  • This week the 5th grade math class continued to work with some vocabulary around multiplication as well as some strategies such as doubling and halving.  
  • We worked with writing and solving numerical expressions.
  • We talked about and explored volume. 
  • Our Number Corner this month will focus on making connections between numbers written as fractions and decimals and start our work with volume in tangible and strategic ways. 
Literacy this week
  • We started Module 1/Unit 1 this week. 
  • The texts we will be using are Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan and an abridged version of  the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 
  • We will be focusing on finding the gist of the text and expressing our learning in verbal and written communication.
  • For our ALL block this week, we did some literacy screeners and practice some of our routines for small group and partner learning. 
Science 
  • Our first unit will be on Modeling Matter as we answer the question:
What happens when two substances are mixed together?
  • Our first chapter will focus on :  Why did the food coloring separate into different dyes?
SELS/Health lessons
  • Who Can I Turn To?/ My Trusted Adults
  • Creating Classroom Agreements
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Friday, September 5, 2025

Week of September 5

 

Calendar
Wednesday, September 3rd-School begins!!!
Week of September 15th--String begins
Tuesday, October 7th--Picture Day
                                    --Randall Success Night 5:30 pm 
Friday, October 10th--West Homecoming Parade
Thursday, October 16th--No School for student/Teacher PD Day
Friday, October 17th--No School for students and staff- Mid Fall Break
Friday, October 24th- Randall Fun Run
Friday, October 31st- Randall Fun Run rain date
Monday, November 3rd--No School for students--Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                        --Evening conferences
Tuesday, November 4th--No school for students/Conference Day
Thursday, November 6th--2nd Quarter begins
Thursday, November 13th-Picture Retake Day
Wednesday, November 26th-Friday, November 28th--Fall Break
Monday, December 1st--No school for students--Teacher PD 
Monday, Dec. 22nd-Tuesday, January 2nd--Winter Break
Monday, January 5th--School begins again!!!
Monday, January 19th-No school for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Monday, January 30th--No school for students--Grade reporting day
Monday, February 2nd--3rd Quarter begins
Friday, February 20th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, March 2nd--No School for students--Teacher planning/prep for conferences
                                   --Evening conferences
Tuesday, March 3rd--No school for students/Conference Day
Monday, March 24th-28th--Spring Break
Monday, March 30th--School begins again!!!
Monday, April 6th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Tuesday, April 7th--4th Quarter begins
Friday, May 8th--No school for students--Teacher PD day
Monday, May 25th--No school for Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 2nd--Talent Show
Thursday, June 4th--5th Grade Field Trip to......(tbd)
Tuesday, June 9th--Music Concert/Moving On Celebration (1:00 ish-2:30)
Wednesday, June 10th--Last day of school!!!
                                       --5th grade field trip to Vilas Park  (11am -2 pm)


New News
  • Here is our shameless plea to all parents/guardians.  We don't take many field trips during the year, but if things come up at the last minute and for the end of the year all day trip we really count on parents joining us.  If you think you might even consider this, please do the volunteer training now so we are not scrambling at the last minute. The training is good for only one year.  After that, you do need to re-apply, but it is a simple process after the first round of training.  Thank you!!  Volunteering Link
  • Students will need headphones and a computer mouse at school.  Please send this in as soon as you can--Thanks!
  • This is our weekly blog where we will update what we did that week, post information for families, update calendar events and other important information.  An updated blog will be posted every Friday.
  • If you are ever looking for past information, you will have access to all of our posts throughout the year. 

Oldie, but Goodies
  • This is a spot for information that families may still need from prior weeks. 
  • Food Service Menus can also be found at the following link - Menus
Math
  • This week the 5th grade math class was introduced to our first unit on Expressions, Equations and Volume. 
  • Our Number Corner this month will focus on making connections between numbers written as fractions and decimals and start our work with volume in tangible and strategic ways. 
Literacy this week
  • We will be jumping right into our first EL unit of the year based on Stories of Human Rights this coming Monday.  We will be using a variety of texts.  Our main texts will be the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan and an abridged version of  the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We will be focusing on finding the gist of the text and expressing our learning in verbal and written communication.
Science 
  • Our first unit will be on Modeling Matter as we answer the question:
What happens when two substances are mixed together?
  • Our first chapter will focus on :  Why did the food coloring separate into different dyes?
SELS/Health lessons
  • Hopes and Dreams
  • Healthy Me, Well Me
  • My Wellness Triangle
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