Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the diversity of Spanish speaking nations and heritages. The Department of States, recognizes, “the contributions and the important presence of Hispanic and Latin Americans in the U.S” (15 Sep. 2023). The celebration begins in the middle of the month due to countries having their independence days near the 15th of September.
As a way to celebrate the diverse cultures within Concord West Side, we will highlight some of them via music as it plays in the background during the breakfast period. The music will play in the morning for the weeks of October 2nd and October 9th.
On Friday, October 6th, students are able to wear traditional clothing that represents their heritage. All are welcome to participate in this event. We will end the celebration with a sports jersey that is of a national team on the following Friday, October 13th.
Below are the fliers with the main events.
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El Mes de la Herencia Hispana es un momento para celebrar la diversidad de las naciones y herencias hispanas. El Departamento de Estado, reconoce, "las contribuciones y la importante presencia de hispanos y latinoamericanos en los Estados Unidos" (15 de septiembre de 2023). La celebración comienza a mediados de mes debido a que los países tienen sus días de independencia cerca del 15 de septiembre.
Como una forma de celebrar las diversas culturas dentro de Concord West Side, destacaremos algunas de ellas a través de la música mientras suena de fondo durante el período de desayuno. La música sonará por la mañana durante las semanas del 2 y 9 de octubre.
El viernes 6 de octubre, los estudiantes pueden usar ropa tradicional que representa su herencia. Todos son bienvenidos a participar en este evento. Terminaremos la celebración con una camiseta deportiva que es de un equipo nacional el viernes siguiente, 13 de octubre.
A continuación se muestran los folletos con los eventos.
Thank you for making it a great first full week at Concord West Side!
Parents, please see email for live links on the Family Newsletter.
KINDERGARTEN parents!
Join us for our first-ever KINDERGARTEN Readiness Workshop at West Side on Monday, August 14th from 5:00 - 5:30 pm during our annual Ice Cream Social Event.
4:00 - 5:00 Ice cream social event (come and go anytime)
5:00 - 5:30 KINDER readiness workshop (be prompt) Spanish session available!
5:30 - 6:00 Kinder welcome in classrooms (be prompt)
Register now! Childcare provided from 5:00 - 5:30
CWS is gearing up to head back to school next Wednesday, August 16th!
We are looking forward to seeing our West Side families on Monday night, August 14th for our annual Ice Cream Social!
Book Bus 2023 was a success! Thank you to Mrs. Aukerman, Ms. Bohn, and Mrs. Robledo for bringing new books to our neighborhoods to promote summer reading!
A special thank-you to our parents for making summer reading a priority!
Come join us for the last Book Bus event of the summer today, July 18!
Join us for Book Bus on Tuesdays!
We are hiring an ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL for South Side Elementary School. APPLY or SHARE with your friends!
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We're hiring teachers for the 2023-2024 school year. APPLY or SHARE with your friends!
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DEADLINE APPROACHING: We are accepting transfer students for the 2023-2024 school year in the following grade levels: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 5, Grade 7, and Grade 9. The deadline to enroll is FRIDAY, MAY 26!
Enroll online today: https://concordschools.com/enroll
Concord Kindergarten Roundup is NEXT WEEK! East Side and Ox Bow will be held April 19, and South Side and West Side will be held April 20. Both events will be held from 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Save time by enrolling your child online today at www.concordschools.com/enroll! #ConcordPride
Confidence, creativity and friendship are what Camp Invention is all about! Save $15 when you register your child for STEM summer learning at Concord Ox Bow. You won’t want to miss this! Use SUM15 to save. More info: invent.org/mylocalcamp
Mark your post-Spring Break calendars! The next free Triple P Parent Night is at Concord East Side on Thursday, April 13, at 6:00 p.m. The topic is strategies to help children (ages 2-12) cope with stress and disappointment. Child care will be provided! #ConcordPride
Mark your post-Spring Break calendars! The next free Triple P Parent Night is at Concord East Side on Thursday, April 13, at 6:00 p.m. The topic is strategies to help children (ages 2-12) cope with stress and disappointment. Child care will be provided! #ConcordPride
Four of our fabulous fourth graders recently received a “Knowledge is Dynamite” award from the Kiwanis Club of Elkhart!
From left, Kayiona Talley (South Side), Sajia Henagan (East Side), Cynthia Guzman (Ox Bow), and Perla Navarro (West Side). Each school nominated a student to receive the award.
ABOUT THE AWARD
"‘Knowledge is Dynamite" is an award that celebrates a child’s realization that education and hard work is a GOOD thing, that effort in the classroom and work at home bring accomplishment, that learning and knowledge has so much potential power it is like the explosive dynamite. We honor kids that are good leaders, who are kind, respectful, hard-working, diligent and an overall great kid. This may not be the child that gets the best grades or is picked first at recess for a game, but this is someone that makes the teachers day a good one, even on the bad days, and someone that you would all be proud to represent your school outside of your walls.
Stu from the South Bend Cubs visited West Side today for our kickoff to National Reading Month! Ask your student about their March reading goal! When students meet their goal, they earn a FREE ticket to a South Bend Cubs game in May; more info to come!
#ConcordPride!
The Energy Well in Goshen is partnering with Concord Community Schools to offset student lunch debt!
Concord supporters can use the link below to purchase a $10 ticket and go to the Energy Well on Saturday, March 11, to spend your ticket on a smoothie, tea, bomb, or coffee (or, if you aren't in town that day, you can gift it to a loved one)! For every $10 spent, the Energy Well will donate $4 to cover the cost of student meal debt.
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We are deeply appreciative of the support of community partners like the Energy Well -- and grateful for your support of this initiative! #ConcordPride
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The next Triple P night is Thursday, March 2 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Concord Junior High and the topic is Setting Healthy Screen Time Guidelines. Childcare will be provided!
The Indiana Learning Lab offers help to parents wishing to support their children with literacy, mathematics, digital tools, and more. In addition to resources, the Indiana Learning Lab offers weekly live workshops and community forums for families! Learn more: https://inlearninglab.com/
Our next free Triple P Parent Night is Thursday, February 2. It is focused on raising confident, competent children and will take place at Concord Ox Bow Elementary starting at 6:00 p.m.
Childcare will be provided! We hope to see you there. #ConcordPride
