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Bulldog Blast April 2025

Sixth Edition
April 4, 2025
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Mrs. Sharkey, Principal 

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Dr. Ware, Acting Principal

Greetings, Bulldog Families!  Please see important information, school articles, volunteer opportunities, photo galleries, and calendar dates below.

  • Friday, April 4 - end of Quarter 3
  • Monday, April 7 - No Students - Teacher Work Day
  • Tuesday through Friday, April 8 - 11 - PTO Book Fair during school
  • Wednesday, April 9 - PTO Evening Book Fair
  • Friday, April 11 - Quarter 3 Report Cards are in ASPEN for view 
  • Sunday, April 13 - Art To Remember Orders -Deadline for free shipping and handling to the school 
  • Friday, April 18 - No Students - CCR Professional Development 
  • Tuesday and Wednesday, April 22 and April 23 - 5th Annual Book Club events during school
  • Friday, April 25 - WPES Movie Night (Student Council event)   

 

Don't miss the free shipping and handling for Arts To Remember deadline - Wednesday, April 9

The projects were handed back to the students this week.  The last day for Art to remember with FREE shipping and handling is 4/13/25. Afterwards, purchases are still available with a s/h charge.  Use the guidelines here for your order. 

Arttoremember.com

  1. Click ENTER ORDER CODE
  2. (at bottom) Click SEARCH MY CHILD’S Name
  3. Enter WEST POINT,NY
  4. Click West Point Elementary
  5. ADD name (red asterisks)  and click SHOP by their art from SPRING 2025

Ship to School:  Free shipping and handling is offered for all Art to Remember order forms and payment up until the extended deadline of 4/13/25. These orders are shipped to the school.

Late Orders - Shipped to Home: Families can continue to order all the way to 5/1 with shipping and handling fees applied to the order.  These are shipped to the home. 

Year-Round Orders: Families can place orders year-round starting 5/2 in off program ordering. The fundraising proceeds will benefit the next school year's Art to Remember annual event.  

 

The Blue Ribbon Showcase has a photo gallery with a YouTube link below. Check out how the WPES Morning News Broadcast club captured the open house with a roaming Google Meet to showoff each neighborhood's rich artifacts of Math and Literacy student samples. Here is the link to an excerpt captured by our student media specialists.  

Blue Ribbon Showcase Google Meet Excerpt

 

Have a great weekend!

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March Music Month

March is Music Month at DODEA schools, and it's a wonderful time for our students to shine! Throughout the month, WPES students engaged in a variety of exciting activities planned, including WPMS concert and music challenges. These events gave students the chance to showcase their musical talents and explore different genres and instruments. Music Month is not just about fun; it's also about highlighting the importance of music in fostering creativity, cultural awareness, and enhancing cognitive skills and emotional well-being. We hope your children enjoy these musical experiences and develop a deeper appreciation for the arts and the multi-faceted world of music.

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Computer Access/Internet Policy/Electronic Devices

Each student, together with the student’s parent or guardian (if applicable), shall acknowledge and sign Form 700, “Use of DoDEA Internet and Use of Information Technology Resources,” before he or she is assigned a user account. In accordance with Enclosure 4 of DoDEA Administrative Instruction 6600.01, “Computer Access and Internet Policy,” February 16, 2010, the following are required of all students:

  1. Students shall use DoDEA information technology (IT) resources, including computers, electronic mail, and internet access, only in support of education and for research consistent with the educational objectives of DoDEA;
  2. Students shall respect and adhere to all of the rules governing access to, and use of, DoDEA’s IT resources;
  3. Students shall be polite in all electronic communication;
  4. Students shall use courteous and respectful language and/or images in their messages to others;
  5. Students shall not swear, use vulgarities, or use harsh, abusive, sexual, or disrespectful language and/or images;
  6. Students who misuse DoDEA IT resources are subject to disciplinary measures; and
  7. Students’ accounts will be deactivated upon transition out of a DoDEA school.

The signed agreement (Form 700) is to be retained in the administrative office at the student’s school for the duration of the student’s enrollment. A copy will be provided to the student and, if applicable, the student’s parent or guardian.

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English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)/Language Services

An English language learner (ELL) is a student whose first language is not English and is in the process of acquiring English as an additional language. In accordance with DoDEA Regulation 2440.1, DoDEA’s English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Program is designed to teach ELLs to acquire English language and literacy proficiency through content. The ESOL Program builds students’ social, cultural, and academic skills so that identified ELLs succeed in an English language academic environment that provides access to college- and career-ready opportunities as their English-speaking peers.

The ESOL Program involves teaching listening, speaking, reading, writing, and study skills at the appropriate developmental and English language proficiency levels. This is accomplished by teaching language through a standards-based, high-quality academic content that pursues the student’s orientation within the United States culture. The ESOL Program’s instruction can be delivered in a variety of settings and program configurations. The scope and amount of ESOL instruction provided is determined by the student’s age, grade level, academic needs, and an English language proficiency evaluation. DoDEA’s ELLs may receive instruction both through the ESOL Program and within the main classroom setting.

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At the beginning of each course or grade level, every DoDEA teacher shall make available information regarding grading policy and course requirements to parents and students. This information will be provided to parents and students by the end of the first month of the school year or by the end of the first month of the semester in the case of a semester course.

If any student demonstrates unsatisfactory progress or achievement, teachers must notify parents with enough time to correct the deficiency. Notification must occur as soon as unsatisfactory achievement is evident, and not later than the midpoint of the nine-week grading period.

Timely and accurate reporting of student progress shall be accomplished for students in grades 4–12, using the approved DoDEA Electronic Gradebook (EGB) System. All assignments (e.g., quizzes, tests, examinations, homework, speeches, etc.) that are used to assess and report student progress shall be promptly evaluated and/or graded, posted in the EGB, and returned to the student. The normal period of evaluation and posting should be no longer than ten calendar days from the day the assignment is collected, with reasonable exceptions for large projects. At a minimum, one assignment or grade should be recorded per week in the EGB System. To create an account and access the EGB System, please visit the DoDEA SIS Gradebook for instructions.

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Bicycles, Skateboards, Scooters, Roller-Blades or Heelies

Students may ride bicycles to and from West Point ES. However, we do not encourage it, because it has been determined that traffic on Barry Rd. at arrival and dismissal times are not ideal conditions, due to traffic.

The following items are not allowed at school and will be confiscated and parents will need to pick them up:

  • Skateboards
  • Scooters
  • Roller blades
  • Roller skates
  • Heelies
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PK - 5 8:20 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  • All students must be in their classrooms by the tardy bell to be counted present.
  • Students arriving ten minutes past the start time are counted tardy.
  • Notify the school no later than 8:15 a.m. at WPES.Attendance@dodea.edu if a student will be tardy or absent.

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705B Barry Rd.
West Point, NY 10996-1196
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