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  • 2020-21 Westonka Community Preschool 

    Attached is all the information you will need to know in order to register for preschool at Westonka.

    Here are Important Dates to Keep in Mind:

    • December 16-February 5 - Turn in your paperwork to either the Early Learning Center or the Shirley Hills Early Learning site. The following forms need to be completed and submitted prior to approval of your child's preschool contract.
    • January 15 - Parent Information Night at 6:15pm in the Hilltop Media Center.  Please enter through the Early Learning Center doors.
    • January 22 - Online Registration opens at 8am.
    • January 29 - Preschool contracts for current preschool families, ECFE weekly class families and district staff begin to be approved in the order in which they were submitted if all forms are completed and turned in.
    • February 5 - Preschool contracts begin to be approved in the order in which they were submitted if all the forms are completed and turned in.

    If you have questions regarding preschool, you may contact Sarah Grimm, the Early Childhood Coordinator at 952-491-8580 or grimms@westonka.k12.mn.us.

    To obtain the forms, please call:

    Tammy Miller, Shirley Hills Early Learning site

    952-491-8480 ormillert@westonka.k12.mn.us

    Lisa Morast, Early Learning Center site

    952-491-8576 or morastl@westonka.k12.mn.us

     
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  • Want to know more about Early Childhood Screening?  

    Click here -- to take you to more information.

    Follow these directions to sign up online:

    1. Type "Screening" in the browser bar of the web page.
    2. Select the date you'd like to sign up for.
    3. Choose the time that you'd like to sign up for.

    Click here to take navigate you to the Online Registration System or click the above tab that says "Register Online".

    SCREENING DATES:

    September 14 & 28 

     

     

     
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    Westonka Community Theatre is excited to offer a new acting opportunity for youth ages 7-17, who are invited to participate in the first Children’s Playhouse production of “Phantom of the Music Room.” Auditions will be held Monday, Feb. 3, from 3:45 to 6:45 p.m. in the Mound Westonka High School Little Theater.

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  • Schools Host Collection Drives for WeCAN

    Students at every school in the Westonka School District embraced the holiday spirit throughout December by collecting a variety of items for families served by the Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN). Additionally, staff members at the schools and the Educational Service Center also participated in WeCAN's Adopt-A-Family program.

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  • Westonka Schools Name Teachers of the Year

    Westonka Education Minnesota surprised five Westonka Public Schools educators in November with their respective schools' top teaching award. Congratulations to Westonka’s 2019-2020 building Teachers of the Year: Christie Latterner from Westonka Early Learning, Bobbie Jo Tronsgard from Shirley Hills Primary School, Klair Hans from Hilltop Primary School, Jessica Lunski from Grandview Middle School and Sara Schwartz from Mound Westonka High School.

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  • Sponsor a Child's School Meals During Westonka Foodies' Angel Fund Drive

    The annual Westonka Foodies Angel Fund Drive begins Monday, Nov. 11, and runs through Dec. 31, 2019. The Angel Fund is used to pay breakfast and lunch meal account charges for students who may otherwise go without meals during the school day.

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  • DECA Hosts Trick-or-Trot 5K for WeCAN

    Mound Westonka DECA is partnering with Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN) to host a 5K and Fun Run on October 26. This event will take place in and around the MWHS Commons area. Registration and packet pick-up will begin at 8:30 a.m. The 1-Mile Run Fun will begin at 10 a.m., followed immediately by the 5K around 10:15 to 10:30 a.m. Following the race, snacks will be provided to all runners as race and costume winners are announced.

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  • Update Your Family's Contact Information to Receive School Alerts

    At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, Westonka Schools will be conducting a test of its parent/staff notification system. The district asks that all families use Skyward Family Access to ensure that we have the most current phone numbers and email addresses in the event of a weather-related closing or other announcement.

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