Help make Westmeade TN's 1st Sustainability Magnet September - October Excitement!

Important Dates
​Sept. 13th Eat Out & preserve wild places!
Sept.18th Breakfast in the Classroom begins.
Sept. 19th - Picture Day RETAKES
Sept. 20th Rush Hashanah begins at Sunset
Sept. 21st PTA - 6:30 p.m.
            Come Plan for Fall Fest!
​Sept. 28th Bellevue Homecoming
Sept. 29th K - Field Trip to Gentry Farm
​Oct. 3 - K Literacy Night - 6:30 pm
​Oct. 6th - Planning Day - No students
​Oct. 9th- 13th - FALL BREAK
​Oct. 17th - Warner Park Field Trip 4th Grade
​Oct. 18th - Warner Park Field Trip 3rd Grade
​Oct. 19th - Picture Day - Retakes
                  4th Grade Performance - 6:30 pm
Oct. 23rd - Report Cards
Oct. 24th - Warner Park Field Trip 2nd Grade
Oct. 25th - Warner Park Field Trip 1st Grade
​Oct. 26th - Warner Park Field Trip K
​Oc.t 27th - Dragon Dash and Fall Festival
​Oct. 31st - Scary Story Day 

​Important Stories below...
​How to help your student succeed
Scary Stories on Oct. 31st
​Ellingtown Puppet Show delights kids
​Ecco Challenge 2017 
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Breese's bits & bytes

We hit the ground running on August 1st, and haven't looked back!  Our staff confronted many changes as they returned from their summer education and vacation adventures.  These included; 

• new gradebook software,
• recently changed student management system,
• recently upgraded phone system,
• new curriculum in reading (ELA),
• new standards for social emotional learning,
• a new report card, and just the challenges of starting a new year! 

​You also did a great job adjusting to our new drop-off and pick up patterns for picking your students up from school.

Over the summer we also had new floors installed as old asbestos tiles were removed. We are thankful to you for your patience as we continue to transition into the future! 

​Speaking of the future we also started working toward an ambitious goal.  Westmeade will be the first sustainability magnet in TN.

The time is now.  With the moving of Hillwood High School to its new location in Bellevue it is time to continue our march toward a sustainability curriculum and being a zero footprint school building.

Since I have been Principal we have consistently moved toward a curriculum that is driven by a dedication to nature and sustainable practice. . ​

Mr. Breese and son camping

To learn more about sustainability and the zero footprint concept check out this link and read more about how we came to this juncture in our history. Explore Sustainability at the top of this page!

Sept. 8th kicked off our Otis Spunkmeyer cookie sales.

​This is one of our major fund makers each year.  What a delicious way to earn money for the schools.  Please be sure that you pick up your cookie dough and kudos to the many mom's who help make this happen smoothly. 

Many ways to help your students keep up!

Family Portal

Nashville Public Library has a new resource for parents of young children. ReadyRosie provides short videos modeling activities for parents to do with their children, ages birth through 3rd grade.   Click on the

With Family Portal (www.mnps.org/familyportal.) families can see real-time class and assignment grades,  homework, test scores, upcoming due dates, attendance  information, discipline incidents and more. Click on the link to register and use!  It allows for better communication between teachers and families through emails and mobile alerts. Teachers can send messages to parents and they can post important news and announcements for families to see.
If you need assistance creating an account, contact your school’s front office or Anna King, anna.king@mnps.org.  

Eat Out Sept. 13th and give a  GREEN double blessing!

On Wednesday, September 13th you can help protect Tennessee land by dining at one of your favorite restaurants with friends and family. The Land Trust protects Tennessee land for you and your family to have places to bike, hike, fish, farm, eat locally, play, relax, be healthy and breathe deeply… forever.  Click here to see all participating restaurants! 

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Ellingtown delights Westmeade Students

​Ellingtown used African American Music and folktales to delight and educate!  The kids enjoy these performances from Nashville Public Library's internationally known puppetry program, Wishing Chair Productions. 

Scary Story Day - October 31st!

Students at Westmeade will again be treated to scary stories brought to you by the library.  These are traditional mostly southern stories which have been handed down over generations.  Some came through the slave traditions, while others are from Northern European sources.  
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There are many great Halloween tales to share and students can check them out.  Here is a link to a list of some of these stories.  

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Take the Eco Challenge 2017!